Introduction
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is the sequel to the wildly popular Naruto and Naruto Shippuden series. It focuses on the next generation of ninja, primarily Naruto Uzumaki’s son, Boruto Uzumaki, as he navigates his own path in a world where technology and shinobi traditions collide. The anime explores Boruto’s struggles with his family legacy, friendships, and various threats to the Hidden Leaf Village.
Debuted in April 2017, Boruto continues the rich world-building and intense action the Naruto franchise is known for. Unlike its predecessors, Boruto has a very high number of filler episodes, often diverging significantly from the manga source material. This has made a filler guide especially useful for viewers wanting to focus on the core storylines.
What is Filler and Canon in Anime? Canon Episode (Watch) : In anime, canon episodes are those that follow the original storyline from the manga or light novel — they are directly adapted from the source material and are essential to the main plot.
Filler Episode (Skip) : These episodes are anime-original content that does not appear in the manga. These episodes are often created to give the manga time to progress ahead of the anime, and while some fillers offer fun side stories or extra character moments, others can feel disconnected from the main narrative. Knowing which episodes are canon and which are filler helps viewers decide whether to watch everything or skip directly to the core storyline.
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Stats
Total Episodes: 293 (as of August 2025)First Air Date: April 5, 2017Last Air Date: Ongoing (latest episode aired August 2025)Filler Episodes: 16-17, 40-41, 48-50, 67-69, 96-97, 112-119, 138-140, 152-156, 231-232, 256-258
Filler Episode Guide
Episode Number Episode Title Skip / Watch Air Date 1 Boruto Uzumaki!! Watch 2017-04-05 2 The Hokage’s Son…!! Watch 2017-04-12 3 Metal Lee Goes Wild! Watch 2017-04-19 4 A Ninjutsu Battle of the Sexes! Watch 2017-04-26 5 The Mysterious Transfer Student! Watch 2017-05-03 6 The Final Lesson! Watch 2017-05-10 7 Love and Potato Chips! Watch 2017-05-17 8 The Dream’s Revelation Watch 2017-05-24 9 Proof of Oneself Watch 2017-05-31 10 The Ghost Incident: The Investigation Begins! Watch 2017-06-07 11 The Shadow of the Mastermind Watch 2017-06-14 12 Boruto and Mitsuki Watch 2017-06-21 13 The Demon Beast Appears! Watch 2017-06-28 14 The Path That Boruto Can See Watch 2017-07-05 15 A New Path Watch 2017-07-12 16 Crisis: The Threat of Failing! Skip (Filler) 2017-07-19 17 Run, Sarada! Skip (Filler) 2017-07-26 18 A Day in the Life of the Uzumaki Family Watch 2017-08-02 19 Sarada Uchiha Watch 2017-08-09 20 The Boy with the Sharingan Watch 2017-08-16 21 Sasuke and Sarada Watch 2017-08-23 22 Connected Feelings Watch 2017-08-30 23 Bonds Come in All Shapes Watch 2017-09-06 24 Boruto and Sarada Watch 2017-09-13 25 The Turbulent Field Trip!! Watch 2017-09-20 26 The Mizukage’s Successor Watch 2017-09-27 27 A Shinobi Bout of Friendship Watch 2017-10-04 28 Declaration of War Watch 2017-10-11 29 The New Seven Ninja Swordsmen!! Watch 2017-10-18 30 The Sharingan vs. The Lightning Blade, Kiba the Fang! Watch 2017-10-25 31 Boruto and Kagura Watch 2017-11-01 32 The Quest for Souvenirs Watch 2017-11-08 33 The Super Beast Scroll Slump! Watch 2017-11-15 34 The Night of the Shooting Stars Watch 2017-11-22 35 The Parent Teacher Conference! Watch 2017-11-29 36 The Graduation Exam Begins! Watch 2017-12-06 37 A Shinobi’s Resolve Watch 2017-12-13 38 Formation of the Three-Man Squad? Watch 2017-12-20 39 The Path Lit by the Full Moon Watch 2017-12-27 40 Team 7: The First Mission! Skip (Filler) 2018-01-10 41 Strength in Unity Skip (Filler) 2018-01-17 42 A Ninja’s Job Watch 2018-01-24 43 The Byakuya Gang Surfaces! Watch 2018-01-31 44 Shikadai’s Doubts Watch 2018-02-07 45 Memories from the Day of Snow Watch 2018-02-14 46 Go! The Crest of Night Strategy Watch 2018-02-21 47 The Figure I Want to Be Watch 2018-02-28 48 The Genin Documentary Skip (Filler) 2018-03-07 49 Wasabi and Namida Skip (Filler) 2018-03-14 50 The Chūnin Exams: The Recommendation Meeting Skip (Filler) 2018-03-21 51 Boruto’s Birthday Watch 2018-03-28 52 Sasuke’s Shadow Watch 2018-04-04 53 Himawari’s Birthday Watch 2018-04-11 54 Sasuke and Boruto Watch 2018-04-18 55 The Scientific Ninja Tool Watch 2018-04-25 56 Rivals, Gather! Watch 2018-05-03 57 The Reason I Can’t Lose Watch 2018-05-10 58 The Tournament Begins! Watch 2018-05-17 59 Boruto vs. Shikadai Watch 2018-05-24 60 The Hidden Leaf vs. The Hidden Sand Watch 2018-05-31 61 The Iron Sand User: Shinki Watch 2018-06-07 62 The Ōtsutsuki Invasion Watch 2018-06-14 63 Sasuke’s Secret Weapon Watch 2018-06-28 64 Rescuing Naruto! Watch 2018-07-05 65 Father and Child Watch 2018-07-19 66 My Story! Watch 2018-07-26 67 Super Chōchō Butterfly Mode! Skip (Filler) 2018-08-02 68 Super Chōchō Kiss Mode! Skip (Filler) 2018-08-09 69 Super Chōchō Love Upheaval! Skip (Filler) 2018-08-16 70 The Other Side of Anxiety Watch 2018-08-23 71 The Hardest Rock in the World Watch 2018-08-30 72 Mitsuki’s Will Watch 2018-09-06 73 The Other Side of the Moon Watch 2018-09-13 74 The Enemy, Ino–Shika–Chō! Watch 2018-09-20 75 The Trials of Ryūchi Cave Watch 2018-09-20 76 Incurring Wrath Watch 2018-10-07 77 A Fierce Enemy: Garaga’s Ferocious Attack! Watch 2018-10-14 78 Everyone’s Motives Watch 2018-10-21 79 Reunion with Mitsuki Watch 2018-10-28 80 Mitsuki’s Friend Watch 2018-11-04 81 Boruto’s Wish Watch 2018-11-11 82 Infiltrating the Hidden Stone Village Watch 2018-11-18 83 Ōnoki’s Justice Watch 2018-11-25 84 Ōnoki’s Thoughts, Kū’s Thoughts Watch 2018-12-02 85 The Heart Stone Watch 2018-12-09 86 Kozuchi’s Will Watch 2018-12-16 87 The Sensation of Living Watch 2018-12-23 88 Clash: Kokuyō! Watch 2019-01-06 89 A Piercing Heart Watch 2019-01-13 90 Mitsuki and Sekiei Watch 2019-01-20 91 Ōnoki’s Will Watch 2019-01-27 92 A New Ordinary Watch 2019-02-03 93 Parent and Child Day Watch 2019-02-10 94 A Heaping Helping! The Eating Contest! Watch 2019-02-17 95 Tactics for Getting Along With Your Daughter Watch 2019-02-24 96 Blood, Sweat, and Namida Skip (Filler) 2019-03-03 97 Shikadai’s Decision Skip (Filler) 2019-03-10 98 The Cursed Forest Watch 2019-03-17 99 Jūgo and the Curse Mark Watch 2019-03-24 100 The Predestined Path Watch 2019-03-31 101 Jūgo’s Reinforcements Watch 2019-04-07 102 Melee! Watch 2019-04-14 103 Migration Season Watch 2019-04-21 104 The Little Roommate Watch 2019-04-28 105 A Wound on the Heart Watch 2019-05-05 106 The Steam Ninja Scrolls: The S-Rank Mission! Watch 2019-05-12 107 The Steam Ninja Scrolls: The Dog and Cat War! Watch 2019-05-19 108 The Steam Ninja Scrolls: The Haunted Inn! Watch 2019-05-26 109 The Steam Ninja Scrolls: Potato Chips and the Giant Boulder! Watch 2019-06-02 110 The Steam Ninja Scrolls: The Resurrection Hot Springs! Watch 2019-06-09 111 The Steam Ninja Scrolls: Mirai’s King! Watch 2019-06-16 112 The Chūnin Selection Conference Skip (Filler) 2019-06-23 113 The Qualities of a Captain Skip (Filler) 2019-06-30 114 X Cards Proxy War! Skip (Filler) 2019-07-07 115 Team 25 Skip (Filler) 2019-07-14 116 Konohamaru and Remon Skip (Filler) 2019-07-21 117 Remon’s Secret Skip (Filler) 2019-07-28 118 Something That Steals Memories Skip (Filler) 2019-08-04 119 Konohamaru’s Ninja Way Skip (Filler) 2019-08-11 120 With Sasuke as the Goal Watch 2019-08-18 121 The Entrusted Mission: Protect the One-Tails! Watch 2019-08-25 122 The Puppet Battle! Watch 2019-09-01 123 Urashiki Returns Watch 2019-09-08 124 Decision Time Watch 2019-09-15 125 Boruto and Shinki Watch 2019-09-22 126 Shukaku’s Trick Watch 2019-09-29 127 Make-Out Tactics Watch 2019-10-06 128 Urashiki’s Target Watch 2019-10-13 129 The Village Hidden in the Leaves Watch 2019-10-20 130 Genin, Assemble! Watch 2019-10-27 131 The Power of the Nine-Tails Watch 2019-11-03 132 Jiraiya’s Assignment Watch 2019-11-10 133 A Village Without Sasuke Watch 2019-11-24 134 The Power to See the Future Watch 2019-12-01 135 The Last Battle, Urashiki Watch 2019-12-08 136 Crossing Time! Watch 2019-12-15 137 The Samurai Exchange Student Watch 2019-12-22 138 Hiashi’s Birthday Skip (Filler) 2019-12-29 139 The Terror! Enko Onikuma Skip (Filler) 2020-01-12 140 The Mind Transfer Jutsu that Lost to Potato Chips Skip (Filler) 2020-01-19 141 The Shinobi Prison: Hozuki Castle Watch 2020-01-26 142 A Test of Willpower Watch 2020-02-02 143 The Criminal Targeting Kokuri Watch 2020-02-09 144 Kokuri’s Secret Watch 2020-02-16 145 Breaking Out of Hōzuki Castle Watch 2020-02-23 146 Executing the Prison Break! Watch 2020-03-01 147 The Fateful Moonlit Battle Watch 2020-03-08 148 A New Mission!! Watch 2020-03-15 149 Friends!! Watch 2020-03-22 150 The Value of a Hidden Ace Watch 2020-03-29 151 Boruto and Tentō Watch 2020-04-05 152 Developing One’s Medical Ninjutsu Skip (Filler) 2020-04-12 153 Harmony in Gold Skip (Filler) 2020-04-19 154 Himawari’s Ninja Trial Session Skip (Filler) 2020-04-26 155 Mitsuki’s Rainy Day Skip (Filler) 2020-07-05 156 I Can’t Stay in My Slim Form Skip (Filler) 2020-07-12 157 Kara’s Footprints Watch 2020-07-19 158 The Man Who Disappeared Watch 2020-07-26 159 The Hashirama Cell Watch 2020-08-02 160 To the Land of Silence Watch 2020-08-09 161 The Castle of Nightmares Watch 2020-08-16 162 Escaping the Tightening Net Watch 2020-08-23 163 The Pursuers Watch 2020-08-30 164 The Forbidden Jutsu of Death Watch 2020-09-06 165 The Quadruplets’ Duty Watch 2020-09-13 166 Death Match Watch 2020-09-20 167 Their Decision Watch 2020-09-27 168 Training Begins! Watch 2020-10-04 169 A Joint Mission with the Sand Watch 2020-10-11 170 A New Rasengan Watch 2020-10-18 171 The Results of Training Watch 2020-10-25 172 A Signature of Fear Watch 2020-11-01 173 The Secret Behind the Underground Room Watch 2020-11-08 174 The Revival of the God Tree Watch 2020-11-15 175 Beyond the Limits! Watch 2020-11-22 176 Blockade the A-Un Gate! Watch 2020-11-29 177 The Iron Wall’s Sensing System Watch 2020-12-06 178 Our Fathers’ Example Watch 2020-12-13 179 Victor’s Scheme Watch 2020-12-20 180 The Assassin, Mugino Watch 2020-12-27 181 The Vessel Watch 2021-01-10 182 Ao Watch 2021-01-17 182 The Past Watch 2021-03-28 183 The Hand Watch 2021-01-24 184 Puppets Watch 2021-01-31 185 Tools Watch 2021-02-07 186 How You Use It Watch 2021-02-14 187 Karma Watch 2021-02-21 188 Awakening Watch 2021-02-28 189 Resonance Watch 2021-03-07 190 Escape Watch 2021-03-21 191 Stray Dog Watch 2021-03-21 193 Coexistence Watch 2021-04-04 194 The Uzumaki Household Watch 2021-04-11 195 A Vase Watch 2021-04-18 196 A Binding Force Watch 2021-04-25 197 Delta Watch 2021-05-02 198 Monsters Watch 2021-05-09 199 Overload Watch 2021-05-16 200 Becoming a Student Watch 2021-05-23 201 Empty Tears Watch 2021-05-30 202 The Cult Watch 2021-06-06 203 Surprise Attack! Watch 2021-06-13 204 He’s Bad News Watch 2021-06-20 205 Proof Watch 2021-06-27 206 The New Team Seven Watch 2021-07-04 207 Regeneration Watch 2021-07-11 208 Momoshiki’s Manifestation Watch 2021-07-18 209 The Outcast Watch 2021-08-01 210 Clues to Kara Watch 2021-08-08 211 The Chase Watch 2021-08-15 212 Amado’s Defection Watch 2021-08-22 213 True Identity Watch 2021-08-29 214 Predestined Fate Watch 2021-09-05 215 Prepared Watch 2021-09-12 216 Sacrifice Watch 2021-09-19 217 Decision Watch 2021-09-26 218 Partner Watch 2021-10-03 219 Return Watch 2021-10-10 220 Remaining Time Watch 2021-10-17 221 The Chunin Exams Resume Watch 2021-10-24 222 The Night Before The Final Round Watch 2021-10-31 223 Inojin vs. Houki Watch 2021-11-07 224 The Legend of the Monster Cat Watch 2021-11-14 225 Showdown Between Best Friends Watch 2021-11-21 226 Samurai vs. Science Watch 2021-11-28 227 Team 7’s Last Mission?! Watch 2021-12-05 228 Kawaki’s Path to Becoming A Ninja Watch 2021-12-12 229 Breach of Orders Watch 2021-12-19 230 A Wish Watch 2021-12-26 231 The Rusty Sword Skip (Filler) 2022-01-09 232 Captain Denki’s First Mission Skip (Filler) 2022-01-16 233 The New Team 7 Jumps Into Action Watch 2022-01-23 234 The Unleashed Villain Watch 2022-01-30 235 Infiltrating Dotou Island Watch 2022-02-06 236 Cut and Run Watch 2022-02-13 237 The Mobile Fortress Watch 2022-02-20 238 A Killer on the Ship Watch 2022-02-27 239 The Boy from the Isle of Shipbuilders Watch 2022-03-06 240 Ikada’s Dream Watch 2022-03-13 241 Ikada’s Secret Watch 2022-03-20 242 Seiren Watch 2022-03-27 243 Where I Belong Watch 2022-04-03 244 Rift Watch 2022-04-10 245 Funamushi’s Tenacity Watch 2022-04-17 246 A Heavy Loss Watch 2022-04-24 247 For Kagura Watch 2022-05-01 248 Another Fierce Battle Watch 2022-05-08 249 Burgeoning Hatred Watch 2022-05-15 250 The Blood of the Funato Watch 2022-05-22 251 Their Resolve Watch 2022-05-29 252 The Desire to Believe Watch 2022-06-05 253 Conflicting Feelings Watch 2022-06-12 254 The Spiral of Revenge Watch 2022-06-19 255 A Tricky Assignment Watch 2022-06-26 256 The Ultimate Recipe Skip (Filler) 2022-07-03 257 Konohamaru Becomes the Hokage?! Skip (Filler) 2022-07-10 258 The Uzumaki Family’s Hot Springs Vacation Skip (Filler) 2022-07-17 259 A Wound That Never Heals Watch 2022-07-24 260 Fireworks of Love Watch 2022-07-31 261 Kawaki Enters the Ninja Academy! Watch 2022-08-07 262 The Princess’s Tea Party Watch 2022-08-14 263 Bloom, Hana! The Teacher’s Gifts Watch 2022-08-21 264 The Seven Mysteries Investigative Team Forms! Watch 2022-08-28 265 Team Rivalry: Practical Skills Training! Watch 2022-09-04 266 Himawari Kidnapped! Watch 2022-09-11 267 Kawaki’s Cover Blown?! Watch 2022-09-18 268 Target: The School Festival Watch 2022-09-25 269 The Sneaking Shadow Watch 2022-10-02 270 Two Sides of the Same Coin Watch 2022-10-09 271 The Island of Treachery Watch 2022-10-16 272 Students Unite! Watch 2022-10-23 273 Farewell, Academy! Watch 2022-10-30 274 A Flightless Hawk Watch 2022-11-06 275 Into the Sky Again Watch 2022-11-13 276 Welcome to the Maze Watch 2022-11-20 277 Disappearing Lives Watch 2022-11-27 278 Musical Chairs Watch 2022-12-04 279 The Obstacle: Seven Watch 2022-12-11 280 Breakthrough Watch 2022-12-18 281 The Eighth Truth Watch 2022-12-25 282 Sasuke’s Story: Infiltration Watch 2023-01-08 283 Sasuke’s Story: Constellations Watch 2023-01-15 284 Sasuke’s Story: Secret Basement Watch 2023-01-22 285 Sasuke’s Story: Sky Descending to Earth Watch 2023-01-29 286 Sasuke’s Story: The Ring Watch 2023-02-05 287 Claw Marks Watch 2023-02-12 288 Captives Watch 2023-02-19 289 Qualification Watch 2023-02-26 290 Signs Watch 2023-03-05 291 Control Watch 2023-03-12 292 Craving Watch 2023-03-19 293 Farewell Watch 2023-03-26
Watcher’s Tips While Boruto: Naruto Next Generations has its share of filler episodes, skipping them entirely might mean missing out on fun character interactions, lighthearted moments, and side stories that expand the world beyond the main plot. If you’re watching for the core storyline and canon events, focus on manga-adapted episodes. However, if you’re a fan who enjoys seeing more of Boruto’s daily life, friendships, and village adventures, some fillers can be a nice break from the intense arcs. Consider mixing in a few highly-rated fillers for a more balanced viewing experience.
Conclusion
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is a sprawling continuation of the Naruto saga, but it’s important to note that a large portion of the anime consists of filler episodes that do not directly advance the manga storyline. This filler-heavy nature means that fans interested solely in the core plot should carefully use filler guides like this to avoid unnecessary episodes. However, some filler arcs do provide interesting side stories and character moments that expand the world of the Hidden Leaf Village. Whether you want a comprehensive viewing experience or a focused manga-based narrative, this guide will help you decide which episodes to watch.
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