Naruto recap: the story so far

No. 01 · 2002 · Series

Naruto recap

Naruto Uzumaki, a loud prankster shunned by the village because the Nine-Tailed Fox that attacked it twelve years earlier is sealed inside him, dreams of becoming Hokage. He graduates from the Academy into Team 7 under Kakashi Hatake, with Sasuke Uchiha, the gifted last survivor of a clan massacred by his brother Itachi, and Sakura Haruno. In the Land of Waves arc, they protect a bridge builder from the rogue ninja Zabuza and his loyal student Haku. In the Chunin Exams arc, the rogue ninja Orochimaru puts a curse mark on Sasuke, Naruto beats the arrogant Neji Hyuga, and the Sand Village's Gaara, host of the One-Tailed beast, fights Sasuke. Orochimaru and the Sand invade the Leaf, and the Third Hokage dies stopping him, while Naruto beats Gaara and reaches him as a fellow outcast. Naruto travels with the sage Jiraiya to bring back Tsunade as the Fifth Hokage, while Itachi and the Akatsuki come after the Nine-Tails. Hungry for power to kill Itachi, Sasuke leaves to join Orochimaru, and Naruto's friends chase him.

How Naruto ends

In the Sasuke Retrieval arc, Naruto catches Sasuke at the Valley of the End and they fight; Sasuke wins, spares Naruto, and leaves for Orochimaru. Naruto vows to bring him back. After a long run of filler episodes, Naruto leaves the village to train with Jiraiya for two and a half years, which leads into Naruto Shippuden.

No. 02 · 2007 · Series

Naruto Shippuden recap

Naruto returns two and a half years later. In the Kazekage Rescue arc, the Akatsuki capture Gaara, now the Sand's Kazekage, and extract his beast; Naruto's team chases them, and the elder Chiyo gives her life to revive him. Sai and Captain Yamato join Team 7, and they find Sasuke with Orochimaru, but he is out of reach. Akatsuki's Hidan and Kakuzu kill Kakashi's friend Asuma, and Shikamaru takes revenge. Sasuke kills Orochimaru, forms his own team, and kills Itachi, then learns that Itachi killed the clan on the village's orders and protected him; Sasuke turns his hatred on the Leaf. Jiraiya is killed by Pain, Akatsuki's leader, who destroys the Leaf; Naruto, trained as a sage, beats him and persuades the man behind him, Nagato, to revive the dead. The masked man Tobi declares the Fourth Great Ninja War. The ninja nations unite against Tobi, revealed as Obito, Kakashi's old friend, and the revived Madara Uchiha, who want to trap the world in an eternal dream. Neji dies, and Naruto and Sasuke gain power from the Sage of Six Paths. Madara casts the dream, but is betrayed by the goddess Kaguya, who is sealed by Naruto and Sasuke.

How Naruto Shippuden ends

Sasuke announces he will kill the other Kage and rule alone. He and Naruto fight at the Valley of the End until both lose an arm. Sasuke finally accepts defeat and they release the world from the dream. Sasuke leaves on a journey of atonement, Kakashi becomes Sixth Hokage, and the last episodes show Naruto and Hinata's wedding.

No. 03 · 2014 · Film

The Last: Naruto the Movie recap

Two years after the war, the moon starts falling toward Earth. Toneri Otsutsuki, a descendant of the Sage of Six Paths' brother who lives on the moon, believes humanity has corrupted the Sage's teachings by turning chakra into a weapon, and has decided to judge it. He kidnaps Hinata's little sister Hanabi and steals her eyes. Naruto, Hinata, Sakura, Shikamaru and Sai set out to rescue her through a portal to the moon's hollow interior. On the way, Naruto realises Hinata has loved him since childhood, and that he loves her too. Toneri wants Hinata as his bride, and she goes with him to reach her sister. Toneri uses Hanabi's eyes to awaken a powerful new eye, the Tenseigan.

How The Last: Naruto the Movie ends

Naruto beats Toneri with a single punch, Hinata takes back Hanabi's eyes, and the moon returns to its orbit. Toneri stays on the moon to atone. Naruto and Hinata confess their love and kiss.

Post-credits scenes

The end credits show Naruto and Hinata's wedding. In a post-credits scene, they are married with two children, Boruto and Himawari, setting up Boruto: Naruto the Movie.

No. 04 · 2015 · Film · optional

Boruto: Naruto the Movie recap

Naruto is now the Seventh Hokage, and his son Boruto resents him for missing family life because of his work. Boruto enters the Chunin Exams with Sarada Uchiha and Mitsuki, and Sasuke returns to the village with news of a threat. Boruto asks Sasuke to train him and learns the Rasengan. Wanting to beat his father, Boruto secretly uses a banned ninja tool, a glove that stores jutsu, in the exams, and Naruto disqualifies him. Two aliens of the Otsutsuki clan, Momoshiki and Kinshiki, attack the stadium to harvest chakra and kidnap Naruto. Boruto, Sasuke and the four other Kage go to another dimension to save him.

How Boruto: Naruto the Movie ends

Boruto and Naruto combine a giant Rasengan to defeat Momoshiki, who leaves a mark on Boruto's hand and warns of his future. Naruto tries to spend more time with his family, and Boruto decides to follow Sasuke's path to protect the village while Sarada becomes Hokage. Mitsuki reveals that he is the son of Orochimaru.

Post-credits scenes

The closing scene, with Mitsuki's reveal, is the film's only tease; the story continues in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.

No. 05 · 2017 · Series

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations recap

The anime opens with a flash-forward: an older Boruto stands against Kawaki, who says the age of shinobi is over, in the ruins of the village. Then it goes back to Boruto's Academy days. In the early arcs, Boruto and his classmates solve mysteries at the Academy, Mitsuki joins, and Boruto, Sarada and Mitsuki form Team 7 under Konohamaru. The Chunin Exams and Momoshiki's attack are retold from the film, and Boruto gets the Karma mark on his hand. He travels back in time with Sasuke and meets the young Naruto. Kawaki, a boy with the same mark, arrives fleeing the Kara organisation, and Naruto adopts him. Kara's leader, Isshiki Otsutsuki, captures Naruto and wants Kawaki as a host. Naruto uses a new mode, Baryon Mode, to beat Isshiki, which costs the life of his partner Kurama, the Nine-Tailed Fox, and Sasuke loses his Rinnegan. A new threat arrives: Code, a Kara member with Eida and Daemon. Momoshiki starts to take over Boruto's body.

How Boruto: Naruto Next Generations ends

Kawaki, determined to stop Momoshiki, kills Boruto. Momoshiki revives Boruto, losing his ability to take over his body, and Naruto stands by Kawaki. The final episode ends the first part with Boruto and Kawaki facing each other, echoing the opening flash-forward. The story continues in the Boruto: Two Blue Vortex manga.