Where can I watch Naruto Shippuden?

It streams on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Netflix. Pick whichever service you already subscribe to, since all three carry the series.

How many episodes is Naruto Shippuden?

The series runs 500 episodes, making it one of the longest single anime you can commit to. It's a genuine marathon, but the character arcs earn the investment.

Do I need to watch the original Naruto first?

Yes. Shippuden is a direct continuation, so watch the original Naruto first and the relationships, rivalries, and stakes here will carry their full weight.

What is Naruto Shippuden about?

It follows an older, better-trained Naruto as he fights to save his friend Sasuke and squares off against the Akatsuki, a group of dangerous rogue ninja whose plans threaten the whole shinobi world.

Naruto Shippuden

8.2TV · 500 eps · 2007

You can stream Naruto Shippuden on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Netflix, and across its 500 episodes it's the payoff the original series was quietly building toward. This is where the Academy's loudest screwup grows into a shinobi the whole world has to reckon with, and the drama, the losses, and the fights all scale up right along with him.

Rating

★ 8.2 /10

49K favorites

Ranked

#169

All time

Popularity

#24

About

Two and a half years after leaving Konoha to train, Naruto Uzumaki comes home older, sharper, and more driven than the kid who left. His core goal hasn't shifted: pull his friend Sasuke back from the darkness he walked into chasing power from Orochimaru. The path is steeper now, though, because a shadowy circle of elite rogue ninja known as the Akatsuki has ambitions of its own, and their plans put the entire shinobi world at risk.

Information

Japanese: NARUTO -ナルト- 疾風伝
Premiered: February 15, 2007
Episodes: 500
Duration: 23 min per ep.
Status: Finished Airing
Studio: Pierrot
Source: Manga
Themes: angst, drama, japanese production, love polygon, fantasy, speculative fiction

Seasons & Watch Order

Shippuden is the second half of Naruto's story, picking up after the events of the original Naruto series. If you're brand new, start with the first show (it's on our list below) so the reunions, rivalries, and long-set-up payoffs here actually land, jumping in cold means skipping the years of groundwork that make this stretch hit as hard as it does.

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