Transcription: " Date ni okureta wake ja nai! Kyūkyoku ōgi - Chidori tanjō!!" ( Japanese: だてに遅れたわけじゃない!究極奥義·千鳥誕生!!) Bikōchū Search Mission (Episodes 148 to 151): In hopes of finding the Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto and Team 8 look for the bikōchū beetle. Naruto's Prologue - Land of Waves arc covered the first 19 episodes of the show. Team 7's first serious mission led them to encounter Zabuza and Haku—the most well-liked villains in the series. Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden have 295 filler episodes. The original Naruto series ran from 2002 to 2006 and was spread across five seasons. The first series had a total of 220 episodes. The first series also had a reported total of 90 filler episodes, which accounts for 41% of the content. This is a very high number of filler episodes, as it indicates that almost half of the show was not canon. This arc features a greater focus on Team 8's leader Kurenai Yuhi. The arc also centers around Yakumo Kurama is the last remaining member of the Kurama clan.

Cursed Warrior Extermination Mission (Episodes 162 to 167): Naruto, Neji, and Tenten travel to the Land of Birds to investigate and deal with a mysterious ghost. With a 43% filler rate, Shippuden has multiple lengthy anime-only filler story arcs to enjoy – or not! The anime series adds multiple story arcs following the conclusion of the canon episodes with the Kaguya Otsutsuki Strikes arc. Transcription: " Daini shiken sutāto! Mawari wa minna teki darake!" ( Japanese: 第二試験スタート!周りはみんな敵だらけ!) Being 44% filler, Naruto has an abundance of filler story arcs to consume. The series is almost split in half chronologically between canon arcs and filler arcs, with the majority of the filler episodes and arcs appearing in the last half of the series (after episode 135), though there are a handful of filler episodes sprinkled in before that. Canon Story Arc List Naruto (Uncut) Collection 04 (Eps 39–52)". madman.com.au. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.

Prologue – Land of Waves Escort Mission (Episodes 1 to 19): In the opening arc, Naruto joins Team 7 to complete a mission to the Land of Waves. Mitsuki disappears. Boruto, Sarada, and Team 10 follow him to Iwagakure to know his true intentions.

Sasuke travels far from the Land of Fire to an astronomical observatory. He and Sakura go undercover in search of information on the Sage of Six Paths, but end up discovering a plot already in motion. A disagreement at the Five Kage Summit causes a schism in the alliance that could trigger the Fifth Great Ninja War. Elsewhere, Shikamaru is dealing with a schism of his own, with his family beginning to drift apart. Main article: Kakashi Gaiden Kakashi Gaiden ( カカシ外伝, Viz: Kakashi Chronicles, literally meaning: Kakashi Side Story), known as The Kakashi Side Story ~ A Boy's Life on the Battlefield ~ ( カカシ外伝～戦場のボーイズライフ～, Kakashi Gaiden ~Senjō no Bōizu Raifu~) in the anime, is an arc of the series, which functions as an intermission between Parts I and II of the manga. It was later adapted into two Shippūden episodes: 119 and 120. This arc explores how Kakashi Hatake gained his Sharingan. In the manga, it is preceded by the Sasuke Recovery Mission and followed by the Kazekage Rescue Mission. In the anime, this arc takes place in the middle of the Itachi Pursuit Mission.Transcription: " Doko ga chigau no sa!? Mushi tte onaji mienai ka" ( Japanese: どこが違うのさ!? 虫って同じに見えないか) Chūnin Exams (Episodes 20 to 67): Team 7 enter the Chūnin Exams where they meet new characters, including Orochimaru, Team Guy, the Rookie Nine and the Three Sand Siblings Code, together with his two allies Ada and Daemon, is on the move to take revenge for Isshiki's death. Uncertain if he wants to be the next Hokage, Kakashi Hatake goes on another mission to the Land of Waves to decide his future.