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Naruto
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Junko Takeuchi
Naruto Uzumaki (voice)
220 eps
Noriaki Sugiyama
Sasuke Uchiha (voice)
220 eps
Chie Nakamura
Sakura Haruno (voice)
220 eps
Kazuhiko Inoue
Kakashi Hatake (voice)
220 eps
Hidekatsu Shibata
Hiruzen Sarutobi (3º Hokage) (voice)
220 eps
Koichi Tochika
Neji Hyuga (voice)
220 eps
Masashi Ebara
Might Guy (voice)
220 eps
Yōichi Masukawa
Rock Lee (voice)
220 eps
Yukari Tamura
Tenten (voice)
220 eps
Ryoka Yuzuki
Ino Yamanaka (voice)
220 eps
Unsho Ishizuka
Zabuza Momochi
52 eps
Showtaro Morikubo
Shikamaru Nara (voice)
220 eps
Kentaro Ito
Choji Akimichi (voice)
220 eps
Shinji Kawada
Shino Aburame (voice)
220 eps
Nana Mizuki
Hinata Hyuga (voice)
220 eps
Kohsuke Toriumi
Kiba Inuzuka (voice)
220 eps
Hideo Ishikawa
Itachi Uchiha (voice)
62 eps
Tomoyuki Dan
Kisame Hoshigaki (voice)
62 eps
Akira Ishida
Gaara (voice)
158 eps
Toshihiko Seki
Iruka Umino (voice)
220 eps
Nobutoshi Canna
Kabuto Yakushi (voice)
220 eps
Kujira
Orochimaru (voice)
168 eps
Hochu Otsuka
Jiraiya (voice)
116 eps
Keiko Nemoto
Shizune (voice)
62 eps
Mayumi Asano
Haku (voice)
52 eps
Daisuke Egawa
Dosu Kinuta (voice)
156 eps
Keijin Okuda
Zaku Abumi (voice)
104 eps
Akiko Koike
Kin Tsuchi (voice)
104 eps
Romi Park
Temari (voice)
220 eps
Ikue Otani
Konohamaru Sarutobi (voice)
106 eps
Tessyo Genda
Kyuubi (voice)
54 eps
Takeshi Watabe
Gamabunta (voice)
54 eps
Jurota Kosugi
Asuma Sarutobi (voice)
220 eps
Masako Katsuki
Tsunade (voice)
62 eps
Rumi Ochiai
Kurenai Yuhi (voice)
220 eps
Yasuyuki Kase
勘九郎（配音）
220 eps
Junko Midori
Koharu Utatane (voice)
52 eps
Hiroaki Hirata
Genma Shiranui (voice)
1 eps
Tomohiro Tsuboi
Izumo Kamizuki (voice)
1 eps
Tomoyuki Kouno
Kotetsu Hagane (voice)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Naruto actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Naruto reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The story
What it's about
Naruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 220 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20022 episodes
Best episode · S00E01 Find the Crimson Four-Leaf Clover!
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
200252 episodes
7.3IMDbDeep within the Hidden Leaf Village, young ninja Naruto Uzumaki carries sealed inside him the Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit, which once almost destroyed the village. Always an outcast because of his secret, now Naruto battles alongside his teammates Sasuke and Sakura to prove to himself and everyone else that he's the greatest ninja ever. But he's got a long list of challenges to face before he gets there!
Best episode · S01E48 Gaara vs. Rock Lee: The Power of Youth Explodes!
Season 2 · Unannounced
Season 2
52 episodes
7.4IMDbBefore the final round of the Chunin Exam, Naruto receives some special training from the legendary Toad Sage, Jiraiya. When the battles resume, Naruto is ready, but what about Sasuke? He's about to face the one ninja no one, not even Naruto thinks he can beat. But in the midst of everything, a sinister plot is set in motion, and the Village Hidden in the Leaves finds itself under attack!
Best episode · S02E84 Roar, Chidori! Brother vs. Brother!
Season 3 · Unannounced
Season 3
54 episodes
7.3IMDbNaruto returns from his training journey eager to see his friend Sasuke. But Sasuke has only one thing on his mind: his quest for revenge against his older brother. His unquenchable thirst for power knows no bounds, and soon he is lured from the Leaf Village by Orochimaru's minions, the Sound Four. Determined to get him back, Shikamaru and Naruto put together a team of the top genin in the village to go after him, and the chase begins!
Best episode · S03E133 A Plea from a Friend
Season 4 · Unannounced
Season 4
62 episodes
7.1IMDbIn the Village Hidden in the Leaves, there are few things Naruto and Choji love more than a steaming bowl of Ichiraku ramen, and when the daughter of the owner is kidnapped, they're on the case. Then, missions for the Leaf ninja lead them to the Land of Bears after a fallen meteorite and the Land of Greens to protect a princess. When an evil ninja who's after the princess gets in their way, it's Naruto's life on the line!
Best episode · S04E189 A Limitless Supply of Ninja Tools
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E48
Gaara vs. Rock Lee: The Power of Youth Explodes!
The second-to-last match finally arrives! Rock Lee must face down the mysterious and dangerous Gaara, a ninja who is said to have never been truly injured in a fight before.
- Directed by Toshiyuki Tsuru
- Written by Satoru Nishizono
S01E50
The Fifth Gate: A Splendid Ninja Is Born
The match between Gaara and Lee draws to an end as Lee unleashes his ultimate move. But will even this be enough to defeat Gaara? Even if Lee does make it out in one piece, even more shocking news awaits him.
- Directed by Mitsutaka Noshitani
- Written by Satoru Nishizono
S03E133
A Plea from a Friend
Naruto proves to be too much for Sasuke to handle as Naruto fights back with renewed vigour. Finally acknowledging Naruto's strength, Sasuke puts on his forehead protector, symbolizing both as equals. But when Sasuke's Sharingan is upgraded to level 3, the tables turn on Naruto. Just when all hope seems lost for Naruto, he undergoes a startling transformation, but will it be enough?
- Directed by Atsushi Wakabayashi
- Written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa
S01E49
Lee's Hidden Strength: Forbidden Secret Jutsu!
As the battle between Lee and Gaara continues, Gai remembers how hard Lee used to train and how Lee has pretty much no ninjutsu or genjutsu skills. Lee is also a dropout, like Naruto. In order to defeat Gaara, Lee will have to use the move Gai forbade him to use.
- Directed by Hayato Date
- Written by Satoru Nishizono
S01E08
The Oath of Pain
With Kakashi captured, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura must defend against Zabuza's attacks. Naruto realizes that working together with Sasuke may be the only way to save Kakashi. Will the combined effort of the two be enough to free Kakashi and defeat Zabuza?
- Directed by Rion Kujo
- Written by Akatsuki Yamatoya
S01E19
The Demon in the Snow
Thinking of Haku, Naruto angrily confronts Zabuza, but he learns that cruel reality is the fate of a ninja.
- Directed by Toshiyuki Tsuru
- Written by Akatsuki Yamatoya
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S04E219
The Ultimate Weapon Reborn
- Directed by Akira Shimizu
- Written by Junki Takegami
S04E218
The Counterattack!
- Directed by Yukio Okazaki
- Written by Yasuyuki Suzuki
S04E217
Sand Alliance With The Leaf Shinobi
- Directed by Hayato Goda
- Written by Yasuyuki Suzuki
S04E216
The Targeted Shukaku
- Directed by Kiyomu Fukuda
- Written by Junki Takegami
S04E214
Bringing Back Reality
- Directed by Atsushi Nigorikawa
- Written by Shin Yoshida
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Kouhei Urasawa
Writer
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Shin Yoshida
Writer
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Junki Takegami
Writer
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Satoru Nishizono
Writer
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Akatsuki Yamatoya
Writer
Katsuyuki Sumisawa
Writer
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Michiko Yokote
Writer
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Yasuyuki Suzuki
Writer
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Yuka Miyata
Writer
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Tamotsu Mizukoshi
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Kouhei UrasawaWriter
- Shin YoshidaWriter
- Junki TakegamiWriter
- Satoru NishizonoWriter
- Akatsuki YamatoyaWriter
- Katsuyuki SumisawaWriter
Direction
- Yoshinori OdakaDirector
- Mitsutaka NoshitaniDirector
- Kazuyoshi YokotaDirector
- Atsushi TakeyamaDirector
- Yoshihisa MatsumotoDirector
- Masaaki KumagaiDirector
Music
- Toshio MasudaOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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