This article will give a list of all Naruto filler episodes to skip. Naruto is one of the most popular anime series of all time and is considered to be one of the Big 3 anime. The other two among the big three are Bleach and One Piece. The series has been airing since October 3, 2002, and has been an integral part of many childhoods.
Naruto Filler Episodes to Skip in the Anime
The Manga only started to be published in Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1999. Since the anime started airing in 2002, there wasn’t much material to have many episodes. Hence the anime started catching up to the manga and many filler episodes for Naruto anime had to be aired in order to wait for more manga material. The list of Naruto filler episodes is given below:
- Episode 26: Special Report: Live from the Forest of Death!
- Episode 97: Kidnapped! Naruto’s Hot Spring Adventure!
- Episodes 101 – 106: Land of Tea Escort Mission arc
- Episodes 136- 219: Land of Rice Fields Investigations arc
The list of Naruto Shippuden filler episodes is
- Episodes 57 – 71: Twelve Guardian Ninja arc
- Episodes 91 – 112: Three Tails’ Appearance arc
- Episodes 144 – 151: Six-Tails Unleashed arc
- Episodes 170 – 171: The Quest for the Fourth Hokage’s Legacy, Parts 1 & 2
- Episodes 176 – 196: Past arc: Locus of Konoha
- Episodes 223 – 242: Paradise Life on a Boat arc
- Episodes 257 – 260: Meeting to parting
- Episode 271: Road to Sakura
- Episodes 279 – 281: Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation arc
- Episodes 284 – 295: Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation arc
- Episodes 303 – 320: Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation arc
- Episodes 347 – 361: Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax arc
- Episode 376: The Directive to Take the Nine Tails
- Episode 377: Naruto vs. Mecha Naruto
- Episodes 388 – 390: Birth of ten-Tails’ Jinchuriki arc
- Episodes 394 – 413: Birth of ten-Tails’ Jinchuriki arc
- Episode 416: The Formation of Team Minato
- Episode 417: You’ll Be My Backup
- Episode 422: The One Who Will Inherit
- Episode 423: Naruto’s Rival
- Episodes 427 – 450: Birth of ten-Tails’ Jinchuriki, Jiraiya Shinobi Handbook: The Tale of Naruto the Hero, Itachi Shinden Book: Light and Darkness arcs
- Episodes 464 – 468
- Episodes 480 – 483: Love stories between the lead protagonists
If you are new to Naruto anime or rewatching the whole series again, then these are the few Naruto filler episodes that you can skip without any fear of missing out on the main plot. However, one can watch these filler episodes when the main plot gets too intense based on the viewer’s choice.
Where to watch Naruto anime?
Naruto anime is available to watch on various streaming platforms. The full anime is available to watch on the anime streaming platform Crunchyroll on a subscription basis. It is also available to watch on sites like Netflix and Hulu in select countries.
