Ultimate Naruto Shippuden Filler Guide – Skip or Watch

Introduction

Naruto Shippuden is the thrilling sequel to the original Naruto anime, continuing the journey of Naruto Uzumaki as he matures into a formidable shinobi. Produced by Studio Pierrot and based on Masashi Kishimoto’s best-selling manga, the series picks up after a two-and-a-half-year time skip, with Naruto returning to the Hidden Leaf Village stronger and more determined than ever to bring back his friend Sasuke and protect his village from dangerous threats.

Premiering in 2007, Naruto Shippuden quickly gained massive popularity worldwide thanks to its intense battles, deep emotional arcs, and memorable characters. However, like its predecessor, the anime contains a significant amount of filler episodes. These fillers were created to give the manga time to progress, but for binge-watchers or fans focused only on the main story, knowing which episodes to skip can save dozens of hours.

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.

Naruto Shippuden Stats

• Total Episodes: 500
• First Air Date: February 15, 2007
• Last Air Date: March 23, 2017
• Filler Episodes: 57-71, 91-112, 144-151, 170-171, 176-196, 223-242, 257-260, 271, 279-281, 284-295, 303-320, 347-361, 376-377, 388-390, 394-413, 416-417, 422-423, 427-450, 464-468, 480-483

Filler Episode Guide

Episode Number	Episode Name	Skip / Watch	Air Date
1	Homecoming	Watch	2007-02-15
2	The Akatsuki Makes Its Move	Watch	2007-02-15
3	The Results of Training	Watch	2007-02-22
4	The Jinchuriki of the Sand	Watch	2007-03-01
5	The Kazekage Stands Tall	Watch	2007-03-15
6	Mission Cleared	Watch	2007-03-29
7	Run, Kankuro	Watch	2007-03-29
8	Team Kakashi, Deployed	Watch	2007-04-12
9	The Jinchuriki’s Tears	Watch	2007-04-12
10	Sealing Jutsu: Nine Phantom Dragons	Watch	2007-04-19
11	The Medical Ninja’s Student	Watch	2007-04-26
12	The Retired Granny’s Determination	Watch	2007-05-03
13	A Meeting With Destiny	Watch	2007-05-10
14	Naruto’s Growth	Watch	2007-05-17
15	The Secret Weapon is Called….	Watch	2007-05-24
16	The Secret of Jinchuriki	Watch	2007-05-31
17	The Death of Gaara!	Watch	2007-06-07
18	Charge Tactic! Button Hook Entry!!	Watch	2007-06-21
19	Traps Activate! Team Guy’s Enemies	Watch	2007-07-05
20	Hiruko vs. Two Kunoichi!	Watch	2007-07-19
21	Sasori’s Real Face	Watch	2007-07-26
22	Chiyo’s Secret Skills	Watch	2007-08-02
23	Father and Mother	Watch	2007-08-02
24	The Third Kazekage	Watch	2007-08-09
25	Three Minutes Between Life and Death	Watch	2007-08-16
26	Puppet Fight: 10 vs. 100!	Watch	2007-08-23
27	Impossible Dream	Watch	2007-08-30
28	Beasts! Alive Again!	Watch	2007-09-13
29	Kakashi Enlightened!	Watch	2007-09-27
30	Aesthetics of an Instant	Watch	2007-09-27
31	The Legacy!	Watch	2007-10-18
32	Return of the Kazekage	Watch	2007-10-25
33	The New Target	Watch	2007-11-08
34	Formation! New Team Kakashi!	Watch	2007-11-15
35	An Unnecessary Addition	Watch	2007-11-22
36	The Fake Smile	Watch	2007-11-29
37	Untitled	Watch	2007-11-29
38	Simulation	Watch	2007-12-06
39	The Tenchi Bridge	Watch	2007-12-13
40	Nine-Tails Unleashed	Watch	2007-12-20
41	The Top-Secret Mission Begins	Watch	2007-12-20
42	Orochimaru vs. Jinchuriki	Watch	2008-01-10
43	Sakura’s Tears	Watch	2008-01-17
44	The Secret of the Battle!	Watch	2008-01-24
45	The Consequences of Betrayal	Watch	2008-01-31
46	The Unfinished Page	Watch	2008-02-07
47	Infiltration: The Den of the Snake!	Watch	2008-02-14
48	Bonds	Watch	2008-02-28
49	Something Important…	Watch	2008-03-06
50	The Picture Book’s Story	Watch	2008-03-13
51	Reunion	Watch	2008-03-20
52	The Power of the Uchiha	Watch	2008-03-20
53	Title	Watch	2008-04-03
54	Nightmare	Watch	2008-04-03
55	Wind	Watch	2008-04-17
56	Squirming	Watch	2008-04-24
57	Robbed of Sleep	Skip (Filler)	2008-05-08
58	Loneliness	Skip (Filler)	2008-05-08
59	A New Enemy	Skip (Filler)	2008-05-15
60	Impermanence	Skip (Filler)	2008-05-22
61	Contact	Skip (Filler)	2008-05-29
62	Teammate	Skip (Filler)	2008-06-05
63	The Two Kings	Skip (Filler)	2008-06-19
64	The Jet-Black Signal Fire	Skip (Filler)	2008-07-03
65	Lockdown of Darkness	Skip (Filler)	2008-07-03
66	Revived Souls	Skip (Filler)	2008-07-10
67	Everyone’s Struggle to the Death	Skip (Filler)	2008-07-24
68	Moment of Awakening	Skip (Filler)	2008-07-31
69	Despair	Skip (Filler)	2008-07-31
70	Resonance	Skip (Filler)	2008-08-07
71	My Friend	Skip (Filler)	2008-08-14
72	The Quietly Approaching Threat	Watch	2008-08-21
73	Akatsuki’s Invasion	Watch	2008-08-28
74	Under the Starry Sky	Watch	2008-09-04
75	The Old Monk’s Prayer	Watch	2008-09-11
76	The Next Step	Watch	2008-09-25
77	Climbing Silver	Watch	2008-09-25
78	The Judgment	Watch	2008-10-02
79	Unfulfilled Scream	Watch	2008-10-02
80	Last Words	Watch	2008-10-16
81	Sad News	Watch	2008-10-23
82	Team Ten	Watch	2008-10-30
83	Target: Locked On	Watch	2008-11-06
84	Kakuzu’s Abilities	Watch	2008-11-13
85	Terrifying Secret	Watch	2008-11-20
86	Shikamaru’s Genius	Watch	2008-12-04
87	When You Curse Someone, You Dig Your Own Grave	Watch	2008-12-04
88	Wind Style: Rasen Shuriken!	Watch	2008-12-11
89	The Price of Power	Watch	2008-12-18
90	A Shinobi’s Determination	Watch	2008-12-25
91	Orochimaru’s Hideout Discovered	Skip (Filler)	2009-01-08
92	Encounter	Skip (Filler)	2009-01-15
93	Connecting Hearts	Skip (Filler)	2009-01-22
94	A Night of Rain	Skip (Filler)	2009-01-29
95	The Two Charms	Skip (Filler)	2009-02-05
96	The Unseeing Enemy	Skip (Filler)	2009-02-12
97	The Labyrinth of Distorted Reflection	Skip (Filler)	2009-02-19
98	The Target Appears	Skip (Filler)	2009-02-26
99	The Rampaging Tailed Beast	Skip (Filler)	2009-03-05
100	Inside the Mist	Skip (Filler)	2009-03-12
101	Everyone’s Feelings	Skip (Filler)	2009-03-26
102	Regroup!	Skip (Filler)	2009-03-26
103	The Four-Corner Sealing Barrier	Skip (Filler)	2009-04-09
104	Breaking the Crystal Style	Skip (Filler)	2009-04-09
105	The Battle Over the Barrier	Skip (Filler)	2009-04-16
106	Red Camellia	Skip (Filler)	2009-04-23
107	Strange Bedfellows	Skip (Filler)	2009-04-30
108	Guidepost of the Camellia	Skip (Filler)	2009-05-07
109	Cursed Seal Counterattack	Skip (Filler)	2009-05-14
110	Memory of Guilt	Skip (Filler)	2009-05-21
111	Shattered Promise	Skip (Filler)	2009-05-28
112	A Place to Return To	Skip (Filler)	2009-06-04
113	The Serpent’s Pupil	Watch	2009-06-11
114	Eye of a Hawk	Watch	2009-06-18
115	Zabuza’s Blade	Watch	2009-06-25
116	Guardian of the Iron Wall	Watch	2009-07-02
117	Jugo of the Northern Hideout	Watch	2009-07-09
118	Formation!	Watch	2009-07-23
119	Kakashi Chronicles: A Boy’s Life on the Battlefield, Part 1	Watch	2009-07-30
120	Kakashi Chronicles: A Boy’s Life on the Battlefield, Part 2	Watch	2009-07-30
121	Assemble	Watch	2009-08-06
122	The Hunt	Watch	2009-08-13
123	Clash!	Watch	2009-08-20
124	Art	Watch	2009-08-27
125	Disappearance	Watch	2009-09-03
126	Twilight	Watch	2009-09-10
127	Tales of a Gutsy Ninja ~Jiraiya Ninja Scroll~ Part 1	Watch	2009-09-24
128	Tales of a Gutsy Ninja ~Jiraiya Ninja Scroll~ Part 2	Watch	2009-09-24
129	Infiltrate! The Village Hidden in the Rain	Watch	2009-10-08
130	The Man Who Became God	Watch	2009-10-08
131	Honored Sage Mode!	Watch	2009-10-15
132	In Attendance, the Six Paths of Pain	Watch	2009-10-22
133	The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant	Watch	2009-10-29
134	Banquet Invitation	Watch	2009-11-05
135	The Longest Moment…	Watch	2009-11-19
136	The Light & Dark of the Mangekyo Sharingan	Watch	2009-11-19
137	Amaterasu!	Watch	2009-11-26
138	The End	Watch	2009-12-03
139	The Mystery of Tobi	Watch	2009-12-10
140	Fate	Watch	2009-12-17
141	Truth	Watch	2009-12-24
142	Battle of Unraikyo	Watch	2010-01-07
143	The Eight Tails Vs. Sasuke	Watch	2010-01-14
144	Wanderer	Skip (Filler)	2010-01-21
145	Successor of the Forbidden Jutsu	Skip (Filler)	2010-01-28
146	The Successor’s Wish	Skip (Filler)	2010-02-04
147	Rogue Ninja’s Past	Skip (Filler)	2010-02-11
148	Heir to Darkness	Skip (Filler)	2010-02-18
149	Separation	Skip (Filler)	2010-02-25
150	The Forbidden Jutsu Released	Skip (Filler)	2010-03-04
151	Master and Student	Skip (Filler)	2010-03-11
152	Somber News	Watch	2010-03-25
153	Following the Master’s Shadow	Watch	2010-03-25
154	Decryption	Watch	2010-04-08
155	The First Challenge	Watch	2010-04-08
156	Surpassing the Master	Watch	2010-04-15
157	Assault On the Leaf Village!	Watch	2010-04-22
158	Power to Believe	Watch	2010-04-29
159	Pain Vs. Kakashi	Watch	2010-05-06
160	Mystery of Pain	Watch	2010-05-13
161	Surname Is Sarutobi! Given Name, Konohamaru!	Watch	2010-05-20
162	Pain to the World	Watch	2010-05-27
163	Explosion! Sage Mode	Watch	2010-06-03
164	Danger! Sage Mode Limit Reached	Watch	2010-06-10
165	Nine Tails, Captured!	Watch	2010-06-17
166	Confessions	Watch	2010-06-24
167	Planetary Devastation	Watch	2010-07-01
168	Fourth Hokage	Watch	2010-07-15
169	The Two Students	Watch	2010-07-22
170	Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage’s Legacy, Part 1	Skip (Filler)	2010-07-29
171	Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage’s Legacy, Part 2	Skip (Filler)	2010-07-29
172	Meeting	Watch	2010-08-05
173	Origin of Pain	Watch	2010-08-12
174	Tale of Naruto Uzumaki	Watch	2010-08-19
175	Hero of the Hidden Leaf	Watch	2010-08-26
176	Rookie Instructor Iruka	Skip (Filler)	2010-09-02
177	Iruka’s Ordeal	Skip (Filler)	2010-09-09
178	Iruka’s Decision	Skip (Filler)	2010-09-16
179	Kakashi Hatake, the Jonin in Charge	Skip (Filler)	2010-09-30
180	Inari’s Courage Put to the Test	Skip (Filler)	2010-10-07
181	Naruto’s School of Revenge	Skip (Filler)	2010-10-14
182	Gaara’s Bond	Skip (Filler)	2010-10-21
183	Naruto: Outbreak	Skip (Filler)	2010-10-28
184	Deploy! Team Tenten	Skip (Filler)	2010-11-04
185	Animal District	Skip (Filler)	2010-11-11
186	Ah, the Medicine of Youth	Skip (Filler)	2010-11-18
187	Gutsy Master and Student: The Training	Skip (Filler)	2010-11-25
188	Record of the Gutsy Ninja Master and Student	Skip (Filler)	2010-11-25
189	Sasuke’s Paw Encyclopedia	Skip (Filler)	2010-12-02
190	Naruto and the Old Soldier	Skip (Filler)	2010-12-09
191	Kakashi Love Song	Skip (Filler)	2010-12-16
192	Neji Chronicles	Skip (Filler)	2010-12-23
193	The Man Who Died Twice	Skip (Filler)	2011-01-06
194	The Worst Three-Legged Race	Skip (Filler)	2011-01-13
195	Team 10’s Teamwork	Skip (Filler)	2011-01-20
196	Drive Towards Darkness	Skip (Filler)	2011-01-27
197	The Sixth Hokage Danzo	Watch	2011-02-10
198	Five Kage Summit’s Eve	Watch	2011-02-10
199	Enter the Five Kage!	Watch	2011-02-17
200	Naruto’s Plea	Watch	2011-02-24
201	Painful Decision	Watch	2011-03-03
202	Racing Lightning	Watch	2011-03-10
203	Sasuke’s Ninja Way	Watch	2011-03-17
204	Power of the Five Kage	Watch	2011-03-24
205	Declaration of War	Watch	2011-03-31
206	Sakura’s Feelings	Watch	2011-04-07
207	The Tailed Beast vs. The Tailless Tailed Beast	Watch	2011-04-14
208	As One’s Friend	Watch	2011-04-21
209	Danzo’s Right Arm	Watch	2011-04-28
210	The Forbidden Visual Jutsu	Watch	2011-05-05
211	Danzo Shimura	Watch	2011-05-12
212	Sakura’s Resolve	Watch	2011-05-19
213	Lost Bonds	Watch	2011-05-26
214	The Burden	Watch	2011-06-02
215	Two Fates	Watch	2011-06-09
216	High-Level Shinobi	Watch	2011-06-16
217	The Infiltrator	Watch	2011-06-23
218	The Five Great Nations Mobilize	Watch	2011-06-30
219	Kakashi Hatake, The Hokage	Watch	2011-07-07
220	Prophecy of the Great Lord Elder	Watch	2011-07-21
221	Storage	Watch	2011-07-28
222	The Five Kage’s Decision	Watch	2011-07-28
223	The Young Man and the Sea	Skip (Filler)	2011-08-04
224	The Ninja of Benisu	Skip (Filler)	2011-08-11
225	The Cursed Ghost Ship	Skip (Filler)	2011-08-18
226	Battleship Island	Skip (Filler)	2011-08-25
227	The Forgotten Island	Skip (Filler)	2011-09-01
228	Fight! Rock Lee!	Skip (Filler)	2011-09-08
229	Eat or Die! Mushrooms from Hell	Skip (Filler)	2011-09-22
230	Revenge of the Shadow Clones	Skip (Filler)	2011-09-29
231	The Closed Route	Skip (Filler)	2011-10-06
232	The Girls Get-Together	Skip (Filler)	2011-10-13
233	Naruto’s Imposter	Skip (Filler)	2011-10-20
234	Naruto’s Favorite Student	Skip (Filler)	2011-10-27
235	The Kunoichi of Nadeshiko Village	Skip (Filler)	2011-11-03
236	Friends You Can Count On	Skip (Filler)	2011-11-10
237	Ah, My Hero Lady Tsunade!	Skip (Filler)	2011-11-24
238	Sai’s Day Off	Skip (Filler)	2011-12-01
239	The Legendary Ino-Shika-Cho Trio	Skip (Filler)	2011-12-08
240	Kiba’s Determination	Skip (Filler)	2011-12-15
241	Kakashi, My Eternal Rival!	Skip (Filler)	2011-12-22
242	Naruto’s Vow	Skip (Filler)	2011-12-28
243	Land Ahoy! Is This the Island of Paradise?	Watch	2012-01-05
244	Killer Bee and Motoi	Watch	2012-01-12
245	The Next Challenge! Naruto vs. The Nine Tails!!	Watch	2012-01-19
246	The Orange Spark	Watch	2012-01-26
247	Target: Nine Tails	Watch	2012-02-02
248	The Fourth Hokage’s Death Match	Watch	2012-02-09
249	Thank You	Watch	2012-02-09
250	Battle in Paradise! the Odd Beast vs. the Monster!	Watch	2012-02-16
251	The Man Named Kisame	Watch	2012-02-23
252	The Angelic Herald of Death	Watch	2012-03-01
253	The Bridge to Peace	Watch	2012-03-08
254	The Super Secret S-Rank Mission	Watch	2012-03-15
255	The Artist Returns	Watch	2012-03-22
256	Assemble! Allied Shinobi Forces!	Watch	2012-03-29
257	Meeting	Skip (Filler)	2012-04-05
258	Rivals	Skip (Filler)	2012-04-12
259	Rift	Skip (Filler)	2012-04-19
260	Parting	Skip (Filler)	2012-04-26
261	For My Friend	Watch	2012-05-03
262	War Begins!	Watch	2012-05-10
263	Sai and Shin	Watch	2012-05-17
264	Secrets of the Reanimation Jutsu	Watch	2012-05-24
265	An Old Nemesis Returns	Watch	2012-05-31
266	The First and Last Opponent	Watch	2012-06-07
267	The Brilliant Military Advisor of the Hidden Leaf	Watch	2012-06-21
268	Battleground!	Watch	2012-06-28
269	Forbidden Words	Watch	2012-07-05
270	Golden Bonds	Watch	2012-07-19
271	Road to Sakura	Skip (Filler)	2012-07-26
272	Mifune vs. Hanzo	Watch	2012-08-02
273	True Kindness	Watch	2012-08-09
274	The Complete Ino-Shika-Cho Formation!	Watch	2012-08-09
275	A Message from the Heart	Watch	2012-08-16
276	Attack of the Gedo Statue	Watch	2012-08-23
277	Unison Sign	Watch	2012-08-30
278	Medic Ninja in Danger	Watch	2012-09-06
279	White Zetsu’s Trap	Skip (Filler)	2012-09-13
280	Aesthetics of an Artist	Skip (Filler)	2012-09-20
281	The Allied Mom Force!	Skip (Filler)	2012-09-27
282	The Secret Origin of the Ultimate Tag Team!	Watch	2012-10-04
283	Two Suns	Watch	2012-10-11
284	Helmet Splitter: Jinin Akebino!	Skip (Filler)	2012-10-18
285	User of the Scorch Style: Pakura of the Sand!	Skip (Filler)	2012-10-25
286	Things You Can’t Get Back	Skip (Filler)	2012-11-01
287	One Worth Betting On	Skip (Filler)	2012-11-01
288	Danger: Jinpachi and Kushimaru!	Skip (Filler)	2012-11-08
289	The Lightning Blade: Ameyuri Ringo!	Skip (Filler)	2012-11-15
290	Power: Episode 1	Skip (Filler)	2012-11-22
291	Power: Episode 2	Skip (Filler)	2012-11-29
292	Power: Episode 3	Skip (Filler)	2012-12-06
293	Power: Episode 4	Skip (Filler)	2012-12-13
294	Power: Episode 5	Skip (Filler)	2012-12-20
295	Power: Episode Final	Skip (Filler)	2013-01-10
296	Naruto Enters the Battle	Watch	2013-01-17
297	A Father’s Hope, a Mother’s Love	Watch	2013-01-24
298	Contact! Naruto vs. Itachi	Watch	2013-01-31
299	The Acknowledged One	Watch	2013-02-07
300	The Mizukage, the Giant Clam, and the Mirage	Watch	2013-02-14
301	Paradox	Watch	2013-02-21
302	Terror! the Steam Imp	Watch	2013-02-28
303	Ghosts from the Past	Skip (Filler)	2013-03-07
304	The Underworld Transfer Jutsu	Skip (Filler)	2013-03-14
305	The Vengeful	Skip (Filler)	2013-03-21
306	The Heart’s Eye	Skip (Filler)	2013-03-28
307	Fade Into the Moonlight	Skip (Filler)	2013-04-04
308	Crescent Moon Night	Skip (Filler)	2013-04-11
309	The A-Rank Mission: Food Fight!	Skip (Filler)	2013-04-18
310	The Fallen Castle	Skip (Filler)	2013-04-25
311	Prologue of Road to Ninja	Skip (Filler)	2013-05-02
312	The Old Master and the Dragon’s Eye	Skip (Filler)	2013-05-09
313	Rain Followed by Snow, with Some Lightning	Skip (Filler)	2013-05-16
314	The Sad Sun Shower	Skip (Filler)	2013-05-23
315	Lingering Snow	Skip (Filler)	2013-05-30
316	The Reanimated Allied Forces	Skip (Filler)	2013-06-06
317	Shino vs. Torune	Skip (Filler)	2013-06-13
318	A Hole in the Heart: the Other Jinchuriki	Skip (Filler)	2013-06-20
319	The Soul Living Inside the Puppet	Skip (Filler)	2013-06-27
320	Run, Omoi!	Skip (Filler)	2013-07-04
321	Reinforcements Arrive	Watch	2013-07-18
322	Madara Uchiha	Watch	2013-07-25
323	The Five Kage Assemble	Watch	2013-08-01
324	The Unbreakable Mask and the Shattered Bubble	Watch	2013-08-08
325	Jinchuriki vs. Jinchuriki!	Watch	2013-08-15
326	Four Tails, the King of Sage Monkeys	Watch	2013-08-22
327	Nine Tails	Watch	2013-08-29
328	Kurama	Watch	2013-08-29
329	Two-Man Team	Watch	2013-09-05
330	Promise of Victory	Watch	2013-09-12
331	Eyes That See in the Dark	Watch	2013-09-19
332	The Will of Stone	Watch	2013-09-26
333	The Risks of the Reanimation Jutsu	Watch	2013-10-03
334	Sibling Tag Team	Watch	2013-10-10
335	To Each Their Own Leaf	Watch	2013-10-24
336	Kabuto Yakushi	Watch	2013-10-31
337	The Izanami Activated	Watch	2013-11-07
338	Izanagi and Izanami	Watch	2013-11-14
339	I Will Love You Always	Watch	2013-11-21
340	Reanimation Jutsu, Release!	Watch	2013-11-28
341	Orochimaru’s Return	Watch	2013-12-05
342	Secret of the Transportation Technique	Watch	2013-12-12
343	Who Are You?	Watch	2013-12-19
344	Obito and Madara	Watch	2014-01-09
345	I’m in Hell	Watch	2014-01-16
346	World of Dreams	Watch	2014-01-23
347	Creeping Shadow	Skip (Filler)	2014-01-23
348	The New Akatsuki	Skip (Filler)	2014-01-30
349	Kakashi: Shadow of the ANBU Black Ops – A Mask That Hides the Heart	Skip (Filler)	2014-02-06
350	Kakashi: Shadow of the ANBU Black Ops – Minato’s Death	Skip (Filler)	2014-02-13
351	Kakashi: Shadow of the ANBU Black Ops – Hashirama’s Cells	Skip (Filler)	2014-02-20
352	Kakashi: Shadow of the ANBU Black Ops – The Rogue Ninja Orochimaru	Skip (Filler)	2014-02-27
353	Kakashi: Shadow of the ANBU Black Ops – Orochimaru’s Test Subjects	Skip (Filler)	2014-03-06
354	Kakashi: Shadow of the ANBU Black Ops – Their Own Paths	Skip (Filler)	2014-03-06
355	Kakashi: Shadow of the ANBU Black Ops – The Targeted Sharingan	Skip (Filler)	2014-03-13
356	Kakashi: Shadow of the ANBU Black Ops – A Shinobi of the Leaf	Skip (Filler)	2014-03-20
357	Kakashi: Shadow of the ANBU Black Ops – An Uchiha ANBU	Skip (Filler)	2014-04-03
358	Kakashi: Shadow of the ANBU Black Ops – Coup D’État	Skip (Filler)	2014-04-10
359	Kakashi: Shadow of the ANBU Black Ops – The Night of the Tragedy	Skip (Filler)	2014-04-17
360	Kakashi: Shadow of the ANBU Black Ops – Jonin Leader	Skip (Filler)	2014-04-24
361	Kakashi: Shadow of the ANBU Black Ops – Squad Seven	Skip (Filler)	2014-05-08
362	Kakashi’s Resolve	Watch	2014-05-15
363	The Allied Shinobi Forces Jutsu	Watch	2014-05-22
364	The Ties That Bind	Watch	2014-06-05
365	Those Who Dance in the Shadows	Watch	2014-06-12
366	The All-Knowing	Watch	2014-06-19
367	Hashirama and Madara	Watch	2014-07-03
368	Era of Warring States	Watch	2014-07-10
369	My True Dream	Watch	2014-07-24
370	Sasuke’s Answer	Watch	2014-07-31
371	Hole	Watch	2014-08-07
372	Something to Fill the Hole	Watch	2014-08-14
373	Team 7, Assemble!	Watch	2014-08-21
374	The New Three-Way Deadlock	Watch	2014-08-28
375	Kakashi vs. Obito	Watch	2014-09-04
376	The Directive to Take the Nine Tails	Skip (Filler)	2014-09-11
377	Naruto vs. Mecha Naruto	Skip (Filler)	2014-09-11
378	The Ten Tails’ Jinchuriki	Watch	2014-09-18
379	An Opening	Watch	2014-09-25
380	The Day Naruto Was Born	Watch	2014-10-02
381	The Divine Tree	Watch	2014-10-09
382	A Shinobi’s Dream	Watch	2014-10-16
383	Pursuing Hope	Watch	2014-10-23
384	A Heart Filled With Comrades	Watch	2014-10-30
385	Obito Uchiha	Watch	2014-11-06
386	I’m Always Watching	Watch	2014-11-13
387	The Promise That Was Kept	Watch	2014-11-20
388	My First Friend	Skip (Filler)	2014-11-27
389	The Adored Elder Sister	Skip (Filler)	2014-12-04
390	Hanabi’s Decision	Skip (Filler)	2014-12-04
391	Madara Uchiha Arises	Watch	2014-12-11
392	The Hidden Heart	Watch	2014-12-18
393	A True Ending	Watch	2014-12-25
394	The New Chunin Exams	Skip (Filler)	2015-01-08
395	The Chunin Exams Begin!	Skip (Filler)	2015-01-15
396	The Three Questions	Skip (Filler)	2015-01-22
397	One Worthy As A Leader	Skip (Filler)	2015-01-29
398	The Night Before the Second Exam	Skip (Filler)	2015-02-05
399	Demon Desert Survival	Skip (Filler)	2015-02-12
400	As a Taijutsu User	Skip (Filler)	2015-02-19
401	The Ultimate	Skip (Filler)	2015-02-26
402	Escape vs. Pursuit	Skip (Filler)	2015-03-05
403	Unwavering Gutsiness	Skip (Filler)	2015-03-12
404	Tenten’s Troubles	Skip (Filler)	2015-03-19
405	The Imprisoned Pair	Skip (Filler)	2015-03-26
406	The Place Where I Belong	Skip (Filler)	2015-04-02
407	The Yamanaka Clan: Secret Ninjutsu	Skip (Filler)	2015-04-09
408	The Cursed Puppet	Skip (Filler)	2015-04-16
409	Their Backs	Skip (Filler)	2015-04-23
410	The Hidden Plot Set Into Motion	Skip (Filler)	2015-04-30
411	The Targeted Tailed Beast	Skip (Filler)	2015-05-07
412	Neji’s Judgement	Skip (Filler)	2015-05-14
413	Hopes Entrusted to the Future	Skip (Filler)	2015-05-21
414	On the Brink of Death	Watch	2015-05-28
415	The Two Mangekyo	Watch	2015-06-04
416	The Formation of Team Minato	Skip (Filler)	2015-06-11
417	You’ll Be My Backup	Skip (Filler)	2015-06-25
418	The Blue Beast vs Six Paths Madara	Watch	2015-07-02
419	Papa’s Youth	Watch	2015-07-09
420	The Eight Inner Gates Formation	Watch	2015-07-23
421	The Sage of the Six Paths	Watch	2015-07-30
422	The One Who Will Inherit	Skip (Filler)	2015-08-06
423	Naruto’s Rival	Skip (Filler)	2015-08-06
424	To Rise Up	Watch	2015-08-13
425	The Infinite Dream	Watch	2015-08-20
426	The Infinite Tsukuyomi	Watch	2015-08-27
427	To the Dream World	Skip (Filler)	2015-09-03
428	Where Tenten Belongs	Skip (Filler)	2015-09-03
429	Killer Bee Rappuden, Part 1	Skip (Filler)	2015-09-10
430	Killer Bee Rappuden, Part 2	Skip (Filler)	2015-09-17
431	To See That Smile, Just One More Time	Skip (Filler)	2015-09-24
432	The Loser Ninja	Skip (Filler)	2015-10-01
433	The Search Mission	Skip (Filler)	2015-10-08
434	Team Jiraiya	Skip (Filler)	2015-10-15
435	Order of Priority	Skip (Filler)	2015-10-22
436	The Masked Man	Skip (Filler)	2015-11-05
437	The Sealed Power	Skip (Filler)	2015-11-12
438	The Rules or a Comrade	Skip (Filler)	2015-11-19
439	The Child of Prophecy	Skip (Filler)	2015-11-26
440	The Caged Bird	Skip (Filler)	2015-12-03
441	Returning Home	Skip (Filler)	2015-12-10
442	The Mutual Path	Skip (Filler)	2015-12-17
443	The Difference in Power	Skip (Filler)	2015-12-24
444	Leaving the Village	Skip (Filler)	2016-01-14
445	Pursuers	Skip (Filler)	2016-01-21
446	Collision	Skip (Filler)	2016-01-28
447	Another Moon	Skip (Filler)	2016-02-04
448	Comrade	Skip (Filler)	2016-02-11
449	The Shinobi Unite	Skip (Filler)	2016-02-18
450	Rival	Skip (Filler)	2016-02-25
451	Itachi’s Story – Light and Darkness: Birth and Death	Watch	2016-03-03
452	Itachi’s Story – Light and Darkness: The Genius	Watch	2016-03-10
453	Itachi’s Story – Light and Darkness: The Pain of Living	Watch	2016-03-17
454	Itachi’s Story – Light and Darkness: Shisui’s Request	Watch	2016-03-24
455	Itachi’s Story – Light and Darkness: Moonlit Night	Watch	2016-04-07
456	Itachi’s Story – Light and Darkness: The Darkness of the Akatsuki	Watch	2016-04-14
457	Itachi’s Story – Light and Darkness: Partner	Watch	2016-04-21
458	Itachi’s Story – Light and Darkness: Truth	Watch	2016-04-28
459	She of the Beginning	Watch	2016-05-05
460	Kaguya Otsutsuki	Watch	2016-05-12
461	Hagoromo and Hamura	Watch	2016-05-19
462	A Fabricated Past	Watch	2016-05-26
463	The No. 1 Most Unpredictable Ninja	Watch	2016-06-02
464	Ninshū: The Ninja Creed	Skip (Filler)	2016-06-09
465	Ashura and Indra	Skip (Filler)	2016-06-16
466	The Tumultuous Journey	Skip (Filler)	2016-06-30
467	Ashura’s Decision	Skip (Filler)	2016-07-07
468	The Successor	Skip (Filler)	2016-07-21
469	A Special Mission	Watch	2016-07-28
470	Connecting Thoughts	Watch	2016-08-04
471	The Two of Them…Always	Watch	2016-08-11
472	You Better…	Watch	2016-08-18
473	The Sharingan Revived	Watch	2016-08-25
474	Congratulations	Watch	2016-09-01
475	The Final Valley	Watch	2016-09-08
476	The Final Battle	Watch	2016-09-29
477	Naruto and Sasuke	Watch	2016-09-29
478	The Unison Sign	Watch	2016-10-06
479	Naruto Uzumaki!!	Watch	2016-10-13
480	Naruto and Hinata	Skip (Filler)	2016-10-20
481	Sasuke and Sakura	Skip (Filler)	2016-10-27
482	Gaara and Shikamaru	Skip (Filler)	2016-11-03
483	Jiraiya and Kakashi	Skip (Filler)	2016-11-10
484	Sasuke’s Story: Sunrise, Part 1: The Exploding Human	Watch	2016-12-01
485	Sasuke’s Story: Sunrise, Part 2: Coliseum	Watch	2016-12-08
486	Sasuke’s Story: Sunrise, Part 3: Fuushin	Watch	2016-12-15
487	Sasuke’s Story: Sunrise, Part 4: The Ketsuryugan	Watch	2016-12-22
488	Sasuke’s Story: Sunrise, Part 5: The Last One	Watch	2017-01-05
489	Shikamaru’s Story, A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark, Part 1: The State of Affairs	Watch	2017-01-12
490	Shikamaru’s Story, A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark, Part 2: Dark Clouds	Watch	2017-01-19
491	Shikamaru’s Story, A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark, Part 3: Recklessness	Watch	2017-01-26
492	Shikamaru’s Story, A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark, Part 4: Cloud of Suspicion	Watch	2017-02-02
493	Shikamaru’s Story, A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark, Part 5: Dawn	Watch	2017-02-09
494	Hidden Leaf Story, The Perfect Day for a Wedding, Part 1: Naruto’s Wedding	Watch	2017-02-16
495	Hidden Leaf Story, The Perfect Day for a Wedding, Part 2: A Full-Powered Wedding Gift	Watch	2017-02-16
496	Hidden Leaf Story, The Perfect Day for a Wedding, Part 3: Steam and Food Pills	Watch	2017-02-23
497	Hidden Leaf Story, The Perfect Day for a Wedding, Part 4: The Kazekage’s Wedding Gift	Watch	2017-03-02
498	Hidden Leaf Story, The Perfect Day for a Wedding, Part 5: The Last Mission	Watch	2017-03-09
499	Hidden Leaf Story, The Perfect Day for a Wedding, Part 6: The Outcome of the Secret Mission	Watch	2017-03-16
500	Hidden Leaf Story, The Perfect Day for a Wedding, Part 7: The Message	Watch	2017-03-16
500	Hidden Leaf Story, The Perfect Day for a Wedding, Part 7: The Message	Watch	2017-03-23

Watcher’s Tips

If you want to follow only the main plot of Naruto Shippuden, you can skip most fillers without losing key story details. However, some filler arcs — like the Twelve Guardian Ninja Arc or the Kakashi: Anbu Arc — add depth to certain characters and can be worth watching. Long filler stretches often occur between major story arcs, so a guide like this is essential if you’re planning a focused binge-watch.

Conclusion

Naruto Shippuden is a legendary anime that delivers some of the most emotional and action-packed moments in the shonen genre. While the filler episodes can sometimes break the pacing, they also provide additional character development and side stories that fans may enjoy. This filler guide is your perfect companion for deciding whether to watch every episode or focus solely on the core storyline. Bookmark it, share it with friends, and enjoy your journey through the world of Naruto.

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