is this the best way to structure the story of naruto: Naruto
Rebuild 1: Academy Days (N.1; NS.176-178, 248-249, 257, 350, 389, 480-482)
● NS.248-249, 350, 452 -- Birth of Naruto; Nine-Tails attack on Konoha
● NS.480 -- Naruto, pre academy, being looked down on by the villagers
● NS.257 -- Naruto, pre academy, questions the Third about his parents
● NS.481 -- Sasuke, pre academy, spends time at home
● NS.480 -- Hinata, pre academy, meets Naruto
● NS.481 -- Sakura, pre academy, meets Ino; develops a crush on Sasuke
● NS.176-178 -- Iruka is assigned to Naruto's academy class; Naruto learns Sasuke is a survivor
● NS.389 -- Hinata/Hanabi during the academy
● NS.482 -- Naruto, Shikamaru, and Choji bond after class
● N.001 -- Naruto graduates the academy
Rebuild 2: Team 7 (N.2-5, 101; NS.181, 189, 191, 194-195, 389, 469)
● NS.389 -- Hinata vs Hanabi
● N.002 -- Naruto takes his ID photo; meets Konohamaru
● N.003 -- Team 7 is grouped
● N.004-005 -- Kakashi's test
● NS.181 -- Team 7 escort a ninja ostrich back to his village
● NS.195 -- Team 7 aids Team 10 on a rescue mission
● N.101 -- Gotta see, gotta know, Kakashi sensei's true face!
● NS.191 -- Team 7 spy on Kakashi's date
● NS.469 -- Gotta see, gotta know, Kakashi sensei's true face 2!
● NS.189 -- Team 7 aid Sasuke in collecting a paw print
● NS.194 -- Naruto and Sasuke get tied together and have to rescue Sakura
Rebuild 3: Land of Waves (N.6-19; NS.257, 266)
● N.006-019 -- Land of Waves
● NS.266 -- Kakashi has a flashback of Naruto mentioning that he liked Haku/Zabuza
○ NS.257 -- clips of the arc
Rebuild 4: Chunin Exams (N.20-25, 27-80; NS.192, 258-259, 273-274, 390, 431, 482)
● N.020-025 -- Chunin Exams, testing
● NS.390 -- Hinata tells Hanabi she will be participating in the Chunin Exams
● N.027-036 -- Chunin Exams, forest of death
● NS.431 -- Sasuke saves Karin
● NS.258 -- clips of the forest of death
● N.037-051 -- Chunin Exams, preliminaries
● N.052-058 -- Chunin Exams, break
● NS.273-274 -- Choji being trained by Asuma
● N.059-067 -- Chunin Exams, finals
● NS.390 -- Hanabi witnesses Naruto defeat Neji
● N.068-080 -- Konoha Crush
● NS.192 -- Neji during Konoha Crush
● NS.482 -- Gaara's backstory
○ NS.259 -- clips of the arc
Rebuild 5: Search for Tsunade (N.80-96)
● N.080-096 -- Search for Tsunade
○ NS.259 -- clips of the arc
Rebuild 6: Sasuke Retrieval (N.98-100; N.107-136; NS.118, 196, 259, 260)
● N.98-100 -- Tsunade returns to Konoha
● NS.196 -- Sasuke begins down the path of Anakin
● N.107-118 -- Sasuke Retrieval arc
● NS.118 -- Kimimaro says goodbye to Jugo
● N.119-136 -- Sasuke Retrieval arc
○ NS.259-260 -- clips of the arc
Naruto Gaiden
Rebuild 1: Land of Rice Fields (N.136-141)
Rebuild 2: Mizuki Strikes Back (N.142-147)
Rebuild 2: Search for the Bikochu (N.142, 148-151)
Rebuild 3: Curry of Life (N.152-157)
Rebuild 5: Misc Missions (NS.306, 309-310)
● NS.306 -- Neji trains Hinata; Naruto, Sakura, and Neji try to find medicine
● NS.309-310 -- Team 7 and Team 10 try to rescue Tatewaki's children
Rebuild 6: Kurama Clan (N.203-207)
Rebuild 7: Menma (N.213-215)
Rebuild 4: Ultimate Weapon (N.216-220; NS.388)
● N.216-220 -- Ultimate Weapon arc
● NS.388 -- Gaara tells Kankuro he wants to become Kazekage
Rebuild 5: Departure (NS.14, 155, 187-188; NS.Movie 3)
● NS.014 -- Jiraiya teaches Naruto how to break Genjutsu (timeskip)
● NS.187-188 -- Jiraiya teaches Naruto how to break Genjutsu; Jiraiya and Naruto go on a mission
● NS.155 -- Jiraiya teaching Naruto his way to peace (timeskip)
● NS.Movie 3 -- Kakashi at Obito’s grave
Kakashi Gaiden
Rebuild 1: Obito Uchiha (NS.119-120, 415-417, 483)
● NS.483 -- Young Kakashi declines dinner with Obito/Rin
● NS.415-417 -- Team Minato is formed
● NS.119-120 -- Kakashi is promoted to Jonin; Obito's death
Rebuild 2: ANBU Days (NS.349-359)
Rebuild 3: Team 7 (NS.179, 360-361)
● NS.360 -- Kakashi becomes a teacher
● NS.179, 361 -- Kakashi is assigned to Team 7
Naruto Shippuden
Rebuild 1: The New Chunin Exams (NS.155; 394-413)
● NS.155 -- Jiraya teaches Naruto his ideals
● NS.394-413 -- The new Chunin Exams
Rebuild 2: Kazekage Rescue (NS.1-32, 422)
● NS.001 -- Naruto returns
● NS.422 -- Naruto agrees to teach Konohamaru the rasengan
● NS.002-032, 422 -- Kazekage rescue arc; Konohamaru completes the first step
Rebuild 3: Tenchi Bridge (NS.33-53, 263, 422)
● NS.422 -- Naruto gives Konohamaru his next task
● NS.033-053 -- Tenchi Bridge arc
● NS.236 -- Sai and Shin backstory
Rebuild 4: Twelve Guardian Ninja (NS.54-71; NS.423)
● NS.054-056 -- Naruto begins to learn wind chakra nature
● NS.423 -- Naruto teaches Konohamaru wind chakra nature
● NS.057-071 -- Twelve Guardian ninja arc
Rebuild 4: Hidan and Kakuzu (NS.71-89, 92, 423)
● NS.071-081 -- Asuma Hidan and Kakuzu
● NS.423 -- Konohamaru mourns Asuma
● NS.423 -- Konohamaru learns the rasengan
● NS.082-089 -- Team 10 vs Hidan and Kakuzu
● NS.092 -- Sasuke continues his training
Rebuild 6: Three-Tails (NS.89-112)
Rebuild 5: Hunt for Itachi (NS.89-90, 92, 113-118, 121-126, 129, 133-143, 152, 325)
● NS.089-090 -- manga content
● NS.092 -- manga content
● NS.113-118 -- Sasuke forms Hebi
● NS.325 - Itachi/Kisame capture Four-Tails
● NS.121-126 -- Sasuke vs Deidara
● NS.129 -- manga content
● NS.133-143 -- Sasuke vs Itachi
● NS.152 -- Sasuke turns in the Eight Tails
● NS.155 – Fake Eight Tails is sealed
● NS.156 – Taka deals with spy
● NS.156 – Raikage assembles team
● NS.204 – Killer Bee runs off
Rebuild 6: Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant (NS.126-134, 253, 347, 483)
● NS.127 -- Jiraiya learns sage techniques (pre-2nd ninja war)
● NS.483 -- Jiraiya decides to strive for world peace (2nd ninja war)
● NS.128 -- Jiraiya raises Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan (2nd ninja war)
● NS.253 -- Jiraiya teaches Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan as a frog
● NS.347 -- Jiraiya hears word of his students from Kakashi
● NS.128 -- Jiraiya hears that his students have all died; trains Minato
● NS.126 -- Jiraiya tells Tsunade he has a lead on Pain
● NS.129-134 -- Jiraiya vs Pain
Rebuild 7: Six Tails (NS.144-151)
Rebuild 7: Pain Invasion (NS.128, 130, 143, 152-169, 172-175, 204, 252-253, 346-348, 390)
● NS.128 -- manga content
● NS.130 -- manga content
● NS.143 -- manga content
● NS.152-156 -- Naruto learns sage mode
● NS.157-162 -- Invasion of Pain
● NS.163-169 -- Naruto vs Pain
● NS.390 -- Hanabi learns that Hinato stood up against Pain
● NS.172-173 -- Naruto vs Nagato
● NS.172 -- Nagato's parents die; meets Yahiko and Konan
● NS.346 -- Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan forms Akatsuki
● NS.347 -- Akatsuki attempts to work with Hanzo
● NS.253 -- Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan face Hanzo
● NS.173 -- Hanzo forces Nagato to kill Yahiko
● NS.348 -- Hanzo betrays Akatsuki and forces Nagato to kill Yahiko
● NS.272 – Pain kills Hanzo
● NS.174 -- Naruto convinces Nagato
● NS.252 -- Konan takes Nagato and Yahiko's bodies
● NS.175 -- Naruto returns to the village
● NS.204 -- manga content
Naruto Senjou
Rebuild 1: Five Kage Summit (NS.175-176, 178-181, 197-216, 423, 431)
● NS.423 -- Konohamaru shows Naruto his old things
● NS.176 -- Raikage sends ninja to the leaf
● NS.178-181 -- manga content
● NS.197-216 -- the Five Kage summit
● NS.431 -- Karin backstory
Rebuild 2: Jinchuuriki Confinement (NS.217-222, 243-256)
● NS.217-222 -- the Five Kage move to isolate Naruto/Bee
● NS.243-256 -- War preparations
Rebuild 3: 4th Shinobi World War (NS.251, 256-257, 261-278, 280, 282-285, 288-289, 296-310,
316-319, 321-348, 350-351, 357-359, 362-375, 378-388, 391-393, 414-415, 417-421, 424-427, 451-463,
464-468, 470-479) *do not use ED15*
● NS.256 – manga content
● NS.257 -- manga content
● NS.261 -- War begins
● NS.262-263 -- Kankuro/Sai vs Edo Sasori/Deidara
● NS.264 -- Kabuto explains Edo Tensei
● NS.265-266 -- Kakashi vs <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED_PERSON>
● NS.267 -- Edo Kage are summoned
● NS.268-270 -- Darui vs Edo Kinkaku/Ginkaku
● NS.272 -- Mifune vs Edo Hanzo
● NS.273-274 -- Team 10 vs Edo Asuma
● NS.275 -- Naruto escapes confinement
● NS.276 -- Choji vs Gedo Statue; Night 1
● NS.277/328 -- Naruto confronts the Nine Tails
● NS.278 -- Medical center attacked by Zetsu
● NS.280 -- Edo Deidara escapes
● NS.282-283 -- Naruto/Bee vs Tsunade/Ay
● NS.284 -- Sai vs Edo Jinin; Day 2
● NS.285 -- Kakashi's unit battles
● NS.288 -- Kakashi/Gai vs Edo Kushimaru/Jinpachi
● NS.289 -- Omoi vs Edo Ameyuri
● NS.296-297 -- Gaara vs Edo Kazekage
● NS.298-299 -- Naruto/Bee vs Edo Itachi/Nagato
● NS.300-302 -- Gaara's unit vs Edo Kage
● NS.303-305 -- Sasuke Retrieval Team vs Edo Sound 4
● NS.306 -- Neji/Hinata fight
● NS.307-308 -- Yugao vs Edo Hayate
● NS.309-310 -- Naruto vs Edo Tatewaki
● NS.316-317 -- Temari's unit vs Edo Torune
● NS.318 -- B vs Edo Fukai
● NS.319 -- Kankuro/Mifune vs Edo Chiyo/Kimimaro
● NS.321 -- Edo Madara arrives
● NS.322-323 -- Shinobi Forces vs Edo Madara
● NS.324-330 -- Naruto vs Tobi/Edo Jinchuuriki; Sasuke approaches the battlefield; Night 2
● NS.331 -- Sasuke learns about the war
● NS.332-333 -- Five Kage vs Edo Madara; Sasuke meets Edo Itachi
● NS.334-339 -- Sasuke/Edo Itachi vs Kabuto
● NS.451 -- Itachi's childhood; the birth of Sasuke
● NS.452 -- Itachi during the Nine-Tails attack; graduates from the academy
● NS.453 -- Itachi awakens his Sharingan
● NS.454 -- Itachi trains with Shisui; Itachi joins ANBU
● NS.357 -- Itachi joins ANBU; goes on a mission with Kakashi; Itachi reports to the Uchiha; Itachi
reads the stone monument
● NS.455 -- Shisui kills himself; Itachi awakens his MS
● NS.358 -- Shisui gives Itachi his eye, then kills himself; Itachi awakens his MS; Itachi thinks of
what to do next
● NS.455 -- Itachi is told of the Uchiha coup; Itachi reports the coup to the Hokage; Danzo gives
Itachi an ultimatum
● NS.359 -- Itachi kills his clan; warns Danzo not to touch Sasuke; meets with the Third Hokage
● NS.455 -- Itachi recruits Obito; Uchiha massacre; Itachi joins Akatsuki
● NS.456 -- Itachi and his original Akatsuki partner; Orochimaru confronts Itachi; Itachi is partnered
with Kisame
● NS.251 – Itachi and Kisame meet
● NS.457 -- Itachi during the Akatsuki's early days; Third Hokage's death; Itachi returns to Konoha
● NS.458 -- Itachi learns of Sasuke and Naruto
● NS.340 -- Edo Tensei is released
● NS.341 -- Sasuke revives Orochimaru; Tobi begins to revive the Juubi
● NS.342-343 -- Naruto vs Tobi; Tobi's identity revealed
● NS.344 -- Edo Madara joins Obito
● NS.345-348, 350-351, 385-386 -- Obito's backstory/perspective
● NS.362 -- Naruto/Kakashi vs <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED_PERSON>/Obito; Juubi is revived
● NS.363-365 -- Shinobi Forces vs Juubi; Sasuke/Orochimaru revives the Hokage
● NS.366-370 -- Edo Hashirama tells Sasuke a story
● NS.371-372 -- Kakashi vs Obito; Sasuke arrives
● NS.373-374 -- Team 7 vs Juubi
● NS.375 -- Edo Madara forces Obito to revive him; Obito absorbs the Juubi
● NS.378-388 -- Naruto vs Jin Obito
● NS.391-393 -- Madara becomes Juubi's Jin; kills Naruto/Sasuke
● NS.414 -- Sakura/Karin attempt to stabilize Naruto/Sasuke
● NS.415, 417 -- Obito shows up to help stabilize Naruto
● NS.418-420 -- Gai vs Jin Madara; Naruto meets Sage of Six Paths
● NS.464-468 -- Indra/Ashura's backstory
● NS.421 -- Naruto is revived
● NS.424-425 -- Naruto/Sasuke vs Jin Madara
● NS.426-427 -- Jin Madara begins the Infinite Tsukuyomi
● NS.451 -- Naruto and Sasuke are protected from Infinite Tsukuyomi
● NS.458 -- Black Zetsu betrays Madara; Kaguya is revived
● NS.459 -- Naruto/Sasuke vs Kaguya
● NS.460-462 -- Kaguya's backstory
● NS.463 -- Naruto/Sasuke vs Kaguya 2
● NS.464 -- Hagoromo tells the Edo Kage a story
● NS.468 -- Hagoromo finishes his story
● NS.470-474 -- Naruto/Sasuke vs Kaguya 3
● NS.475-479 -- Naruto vs Sasuke
Naruto Hiden
Rebuild 1: Sasuke Shinden (NS.484-488)
Rebuild 2: Shikamaru Hiden (NS.489-493)
Rebuild 3: Naruto's Wedding (NS.494-500)
Extra 1: Itachi Shinden (NS.451-454, 357, 455, 359, 456, 457-458, 339)
Naruto Next-Generations
Rebuild 1: Naruto Gaiden (B.19-24)
Rebuild 2: Chunin Exams (B.51-66)