This is why long-running shows like 'Naruto' and 'Naruto Shippuden' create episodes that aren't canon and add little to nothing to the storyline. Still, given the low cost and efficient process for making anime, at some point a given series will probably get ahead of its source material. Masashi Kishimoto, artist and creator of the ' Naruto' manga, worked insane hours to churn out compelling comics regularly. Still, any anime that makes it to 500 episodes is going to have some filler.įiller is a necessary evil to keep your favorite anime on the air long enough to tell the full story from its source manga.

It winds through Naruto getting next-level powerful and joining his friends for the future of humanity in the Fourth Great Shinobi War. The series starts off with the criminal organization Akatsuki making big moves to take down the jinchuriki hosts of the legendary tailed beastscon.

'Naruto Shippuden' is a complex anime masterpiece where one dynamic story arc leads to another, coming together to create Naruto's compelling hero's journey.

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