Naruto watch order
The series order is simple: Naruto, then Naruto: Shippuden, then Boruto. The films are where people get lost, so the list below places each of the eleven where it belongs, and marks the only two that are canon: The Last and Boruto: Naruto the Movie.
Everything here mirrors the curated Naruto track in the app, so the two answer with the same catalogue.
The series, in watch order
The whole story runs through these three, in this order.
- Series
Naruto 2002 - Series
Naruto: Shippuden 2007 - Series
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 2017
The films, in order, with placement
The first nine are self-contained side stories: watch them near their place in the series, or skip them freely. The last two are canon.
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Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow 2004 original series era -
Legend of the Stone of Gelel 2005 original series era -
Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom 2006 original series era -
Naruto Shippuden the Movie 2007 Shippuden era -
Bonds 2008 Shippuden era -
The Will of Fire 2009 Shippuden era -
The Lost Tower 2010 Shippuden era -
Blood Prison 2011 Shippuden era -
Road to Ninja 2012 Shippuden era -
The Last: Naruto the Movie 2014 canon; after the war arc, before the Shippuden finale -
Boruto: Naruto the Movie 2015 canon; its story is retold early in the Boruto series
Keep your place
I Like Movies, the free iPhone and Android app behind this page, carries a curated Naruto track: the same catalogue as above, in watch order, with your progress marked per film and per episode. Ratings and a watchlist come along for everything else you watch.
Questions people ask
Which Naruto movies are canon?
Two: The Last: Naruto the Movie, which sits between the end of the war arc and the Shippuden finale, and Boruto: Naruto the Movie, which starts the next generation's story. The other nine films are side stories no series arc depends on.
Can I skip the Naruto filler episodes?
Yes. Both series carry long stretches of anime-only filler, and skipping it changes nothing in the main story. Filler guides listing the exact episode ranges are easy to find; the honest summary is that the manga-canon episodes are the spine and everything else is optional.
Should I watch Boruto the movie or the Boruto series first?
Either works. The series retells the film's story in its early arcs with more detail, so pick one telling and do not feel obliged to watch both. The film is the tighter version.
When should I watch The Last?
After the Fourth Great Ninja War arc and before the final episodes of Shippuden: it is the bridge between the war and the epilogue, and the finale assumes it happened.
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