Naruto is a long-running franchise filled with tons of episodes and several movies. While it's possible to watch just the show and get the full picture, the movies make great additions if your craving more Naruto content alongside the hundreds of episodes.

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Unsure of what order to watch Naruto in? Here, we are going to take a look at how to watch all of Naruto in order, including the movies of the franchise. We'll also go over if these movies are canon to the main story or not. This will not include Boruto, as this is technically a different show with many new characters.

All Naruto Episodes

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Naruto is split into two parts; original Naruto and Naruto Shippuden. These parts go together, with Shippuden being a direct sequel. Below, you can check out the episodes in each part.

Original Naruto

Season

Episode Range

Episode Total

1

1-35

35

2

36-83

48

3

84-131

48

4

132-179

48

5

180-220

41

Naruto Shippuden

Season

Episode Range

Episode Total

1

1-32

32

2

32-53

21

3

54-71

18

4

72-88

17

5

89-112

24

6

113-143

31

7

144-151

8

8

152-175

24

9

176-196

21

10

197-221

25

11

222-242

21

12

243-275

33

13

276-295

20

14

296-320

25

15

321-348

28

16

349-361

13

17

362-372

11

18

373-393

21

19

394-413

20

20

414-458

45

21

459-479

21

22

480-500

21

When To Watch The Naruto Movies

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Now, let's look at when you should watch the Naruto movies. Below, you can find each movie in the franchise, as well as when you should watch them in relation to the anime episodes.

Movie

When To Watch

Canon?

Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow

After episode 101 (original)

No

Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel

After episode 160 (original)

No

Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom

After episode 196 (original)

No

Naruto Shippuden the Movie

After episode 32 (Shippuden)

No

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds

After episode 71 (Shippuden)

No

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire

After episode 126 (Shippuden)

No

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower

After episode 143 (Shippuden)

No

Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison

After episode 196 (Shippuden)

No

Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie

After episode 251 (Shippuden)

No

The Last: Naruto the Movie

After episode 493 (Shippuden)

Yes

Boruto: Naruto the Movie

This is technically about Boruto, but it came out while Shippuden was still airing.

You can watch this after completing Naruto Shippuden.

Yes

As you can see, almost all of these movies are not canon. As such, it's perfectly acceptable to just watch the two parts of the anime without watching a single Naruto movie. You won't be missing out on crucial content, as the non-canon movies feel a bit like really long filler episodes.

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