Updated April 4, 2022 by sheynanigans
Naruto is an anime set in the universe of jutsus, ninja, abilities, legendary spirits, and mystical ninja arts. It revolves around the main character, Naruto Uzumaki, as reflected by the title of the anime itself. Naruto, along with his friends inside the story, aspires to be the best ninjas of their village that is hidden in the leaves, or the village of Konoha.
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Naruto is apparently based on a manga with the same title and is overly famous. It is named as one of the most popular both in the anime and manga scene. It is no doubt, a well-recognized work, with its plot that tackles not just pure fantasy, but also dwells with the inter relationships of the characters, their families, and their value for sacrifices, hardwork, and restoration.
In the story, Naruto’s development from a juvenile orphan to an adult was focused, as expected because he is the main character. Along his journey, the life of everyone around him, his friends, teachers, and the village people, were also highlighted and given appropriate emphasis.
We’ve seen him battle a challenge on redeeming himself and gaining the respect he deserves from the people who surround him. Along with that, we’ve seen Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno with Naruto, going on various journeys with their teacher or sensei, Kakashi Hatake. We’ve come along Naruto and his friends battle against deeper dilemmas such as love, loyalty, betrayal, and pain through their growth and maturity.
Aside from the anime series, due to popular demand and the surge of aspiration for contents related to it, Naruto produced a total of 11 separate movies, connected and co-existing in Naruto, Naruto Shippuden, and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. At this moment, we will provide a very useful guide to aid your ninja interests and create a chronological and seamless guide for Naruto Movie watch order.
As much as we don’t want to spoil you, this section may contain significant information, as the movies are connected to the series. Additionally, this will serve as your one-stop destination, because we will not just give you the watch order of the 11 Naruto movies, but we will also give you all-in information about everything you have to know before you watch the movies and even the series. Just sit back and relax. We got you on this one!
HOW TO WATCH NARUTO MOVIES
ABOUT THE MANGA
Naruto is a manga that was originally released in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999. Weekly shonen jump is basically a manga magazine popular for its shounen anthology. It is managed by Shueisha and is one of the best-selling magazines for manga, as well as one of those that stayed in the industry for so long ever since its first operation on August 1 of 1968.
Naruto, during its time on Weekly Shonen Jump, hurried directly towards the fan favourite and most popular list, and to date, Naruto strongly held the top spot as one of the most popular manga being read not just in all of Japan, but in the whole world.
The life adventures of Naruto Uzumaki as a student ninja in the village of Konoha have reached different languages all over the world and were translated in different languages including Chinese, French, German, Korean, and of course, the universal English. In fact, the popularity of Naruto has already reached the regions of North America where the original magazine was translated into English, and the anime was aired in the popular kids channel Cartoon Network under animated series, and as expected, it is also rated highly.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The creator of the smash hit Naruto manga is Masashi Kishimoto. He is formerly affiliated to the creator of Dragonball Z, Akira Toriyama. Their past relationship as colleagues was reflected on some of the similarities in the style and theme of Naruto and Dragonball Z, not to mention the fact that both manga are also well-received and highly recognized by manga enthusiasts and manga readers.
Just like the Dragonball Z, Naruto manga displays characters that are unique and distinct, which makes them hard to forget. Moreover, Kishimoto made the whole manga with a massive touch of time-stopping fight scenes and mystic ninja arts which triggers goosebumps in a good and exciting way. Plus, the setting is very specific and is very original that stays in the reader’s memory.
Masashi Kishimoto was awarded the monthly Hot Step Award by the Shueisha that manages the Weekly Shonen Jump. It is considered as the most prestigious award given by the company for new talents that exhibit exceptional performance.
ABOUT THE STORY SUMMARY
Naruto in general, focuses on the life story of the title Naruto Uzumaki, who is a teenage ninja student in the village of Konoha or the village of the hidden leaf. Having no parents since he was born, being an orphan created prejudice and he is criticised by most. However, this gloomy situation didn’t stop him from aspiring to be a ninja. He also maintained his humorous self but he is undeniably under performing as a student in Konoha. His marks and grades on performances and skills were mediocre and he is also the topic of every adult in the village.
What makes Naruto a cut above the rest? Well, his deep, dark secret is that he contains the legendary Kurama or the Kyubi (Nine-Tailed Fox Demon), who, 15 years ago, brought havoc and destruction to the land of Konoha.
The whole story revolved around the development of Naruto and the people around him—a transition where Naruto grows from a mischievous young boy to a husband, and as someone worthy enough to be next Hokage or the leader and protector of the Village of the Hidden Leaf.
ABOUT THE NARUTO ANIME SERIES
Before Naruto was adapted into the anime it is today, it was first released as a series of manga that ran from the year 1999 up to the year 2014. Later on, it was released as a bulk in the form of a book, before being broadcasted eventually as an anime series available on televisions. The Naruto series released 220 episodes that aired from the year 2002 up to the year 2007. It was followed by the Naruto Shippuden series with a whopping 500 episodes that aired from 2007 which is the year of the end of the Naruto series, and continued until the year 2017.
ABOUT NARUTO MOVIES
Aside from the previously released series of Naruto and Naruto Shippuden, the Japanese animation studios Pierrot created 10 additional movies in which the first 3 exists on several parts of the Naruto series, while the remaining seven took place on several parts of the Naruto Shippuden series. Aside from that, Naruto’s adventure continues with the life of his son Boruto Uzumaki in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.
ABOUT THE MAIN CHARACTERS
In Naruto series and even in the movies, there are three highlighted main characters, all under the supervision of sensei Kakashi of Team 7. These are Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno. It is very important to know each of them for they play significant roles not just in the entire series but also in the movies.
Naruto Uzumaki is the main protagonist of the anime, obviously, because aside from the title itself, the story revolves around his life, and his adventures, struggles and development. The village people see him as trouble, and as a ninja, he always fails in terms of his skills and performance, that’s why every ninja in the village of the hidden leaf sees him as someone who cannot do anything correctly. He is an orphan ever since he is a baby, and this triggers the thought to him that people of the village are hating or discriminating him because of that.
What Naruto doesn’t know is that Kurama, the nine-tailed fox demon or the legendary “Kyubi” who once set the village on the verge of extinction, was imprisoned inside his body, and that makes the people fear him.
Naruto Uzumaki
Naruto Uzumaki is the main protagonist of the anime, obviously, because aside from the title itself, the story revolves around his life, and his adventures, struggles and development.
The village people see him as trouble, and as a ninja, he always fails in terms of his skills and performance, that’s why every ninja in the village of the hidden leaf sees him as someone who cannot do anything correctly. He is an orphan ever since he is a baby, and this triggers the thought to him that people of the village are hating or discriminating him because of that.
What Naruto doesn’t know is that Kurama, the nine-tailed fox demon or the legendary “Kyubi” who once set the village on the verge of extinction, was imprisoned inside his body, and that makes the people fear him.
Sasuke Uchiha
Sasuke Uchiha is a ninja known for his unpredictable mood swings and cold image. He is a cut above the rest because he always manages to claim the top position of the class and that his performances in terms of ninja skill and art execution are top-notch. That is the main reason why he is the complete opposite of Naruto. However, Sasuke’s cold composure is a reflection of his past. Although he is not an orphan like Naruto, he carries a very dark past that no one could imagine. Itachi, his own older brother, was the one responsible for the death of all the members of their clan, and that secret is something Sasuke hides behind his cold composure and a face that rarely smiles.
Sakura Haruno
Sakura Haruno, being a girl, proves that gender is not a hindrance to surpass the abilities of the other two main characters of the story. Known for her hair which has the distinct color of a Sakura flower, she possesses a massive amount of discipline, intelligence, and focus, which allows her to have an advantage over Naruto and Sasuke despite her lacking in terms of strength and ninja talent.
RELEASE ORDER
Here are the 11 Naruto films based on the order of release which coexist with the original series. We dissected the movies into 3 series of the anime in which it took place namely Naruto, Naruto Shippuden, and Boruto: Naruto Next Generation.
NARUTO
1. Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
Release Date: This was released on August 21, 2004.
Main Plot: Naruto, along with his friends and team, were tasked to protect a popular actress named Yukie from being captured.
Summary: Naruto, with Sasuke and Sakura, together are named as Team 7, were set on a mission connected to Yukie Fujikaze as ordered by their Kakashi sensei. Yukie is a princess who disguised herself as an actress, and Naruto along with his team, was tasked to protect and prevent her from being captured. Her name was later revealed as Princess Koyuki Kazahana of the island named as the Land of Snow. This movie happened after the 101st episode of the Naruto series, and also highlighted the relationship between Naruto, his teammates, and their family dynamics.
2. Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
Release Date: This was released on August 6, 2005.
Main Plot: Naruto, together with Shikamaru and Sakura must battle against evil forces and prevent them from using a powerful stone.
Summary: Naruto, with Sakura and Shikamaru, found themselves battling for the powerful stone of Gelel. It is a mineral stone that is so powerful, it attracts even the interests of the forces of evil. Specifically, the stone has the capacity to grant its holder the power identical to the ability of a half human half tailed beast which is a legendary creature in the story.
The power of the stone is at par with that of the Jinchuriki and must be protected from the hands of those who long it for bad things. With the stone of Gelel, the user may have regenerative power as well as the possibility of a slowed aging or eternal youth. It was originally under the supervision of a clan, but the continued battles to rule over its power sparked the clan’s extinction, and Team 7 is now there to contain its power. This movie happened after the 160th episode of the Naruto series.
3. Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
Main Plot: Naruto and his team, along with Rock Lee, were on action to the Land of the Moon to protect its prince.
Summary: Sakura and Naruto of Team 7, along with their Kakashi sensei as well as Rock Lee, embarked on a mission to safely escort and deliver Hikaru Tsuki and his father Prince Michiru back to their home, the Land of the Moon. This is classified as their B-ranked mission and along the way, Naruto and his companions must teach the prince the value of humility. However, through their journey, they are bound to meet and fight with Ishidate, a hired mercenary aimed to assassinate the prince, his son, and those who aid them.
The Minister Shabadaba was found to be the one responsible for this bold move. This movie took place after the 196th episode of the Naruto series.
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN
1. Naruto Shippuden The Movie
Release Date: This was released on August 4, 2007.
Main Plot: The priestess Shion is in a battle against an evil demon to save the world. Naruto, on the other hand was tasked to protect the priestess in order to aid her in her mission as well as for him to dodge the possibility of his death as predicted.
Summary: As Naruto’s life was prophesied to end in a battle with a monster, he was tasked to aid the Priestess Shion to fight against the evil demon, Moryo. Moryo threatens to destroy the world as well as the very existence of Naruto with the prediction of his death. Shion has the ability to defeat Moryo and prevent its spirit from destroying the world, and with that, Team 7 and Naruto was tasked to protect Shion at all costs and have her destroy the evil force, protect humanity, and prevent the death of Naruto. The film happened after the end episode of the Naruto Shippuden series.
2. Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds
Release Date: This was released on August 2, 2008.
Main Plot: A surprise attack from the Land of the Sky set Naruto and his team on action along with a boy named Amaru.
Summary: Naruto with his team that consists of Hinata and Sakura faced a challenge that requires them to work alongside Amaru. He is the boy who warned the village of Konoha about the violent plan of the Land of the Sky for a bloody attack.
This was rooted back when Konoha and the Land of the Sky battled during the Second Great Ninja War. The plan of the Land of the Sky is being driven by vengeance and Naruto along his team are set to halt this. Amaru, on the other hand, came from a village that was also destroyed, and this leaves Naruto, Hinata, and Sakura for another task on discovering why Amaru’s village was destroyed.
This movie took place after the 71st episode of the Naruto Shippuden series.
3. Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
Main Plot: A ninja war is just on the corner following the disappearance of four ninjas that guard the Hidden Villages of Rock, Cloud, Mist and Sand.
Summary: Four ninjas bearing the ability of kekkei genkai, started to disappear. They were guardians of the Hidden Villages of Rock, Cloud, Mist and Sand.
The significance of this happening is that Naruto and the Team 7’s sensei, Kakashi, also bear the ability of kekkei genkai and they are most probably the next target for disappearance. This left Naruto and his team with the mission to protect their sensei at all costs, and to find the missing ninjas and solve the mystery, as it could spark the Fourth Great Ninja War.
This movie happened right after the 121st episode of the Naruto Shippuden series.
4. Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
Release Date: This was released on July 31, 2010.
Main Plot: Caught up in a time travel incident, Naruto was pushed back to the time in Loran City, through a chakra that encaged him. This gives Naruto the chance to travel backwards to his own time and has a higher chance to see what was in the past that can potentially save what’s in store for the future.
Summary: Mukade, a ninja in which the Team 7 were sent to capture, created a dilemma for Naruto and Yamato. Their mission to confine the ninja resulted in them being shot back 20 years behind the present.
In order for them to manage getting back into the present as safely as possible, they would need the aid of the Fourth Hokage of that time, as well as the younger version of their sensei, Kakashi.
By the end of the story, Naruto and Yamato, along with their teammates’ memories were erased, which makes the storyline in this movie insignificant throughout the series. This movie exists after the 143rd episode of the Naruto Shippuden series.
5. Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison
Release Date: This was released on July 30, 2011.
Main Plot: Bearing the blame for a crime he did not even commit; Naruto was confined in a prison that is very impossible to escape. His plan to free himself sent him on a personal task to find worthy and loyal allies to help him break out.
Summary: Falsely accused of threatening the life of the Fourth Raikage, Naruto was arrested and convicted in Konoha, and was sent as a detainee of the Blood Prison or the Hozuki Castle. The prison head named Mui placed the Sky Prison Control Seal on Naruto and he was stripped of his fox-chakra. Moreover, the castle is considered as one of the most inescapable prisons in Konoha, which makes his escape an impossible feat.
On his time inside, he decided to find trustworthy companions to aid his escape and eventually clear his name from the false accusation. This movie happened after the 196th episode of the Naruto Shippuden series.
6. Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
Release Date: This was released on July 28, 2012.
Main Plot: Naruto and Sakura were transported by Tobi to an alternate reality world using a limited Tsukuyomi. This led Naruto and Sakura to meet their friends who are opposite of the real ones, in self, life, and their situations.
Summary: Closely similar to the movie What if by Marvel, Naruto and Sakura were transported by Tobi into a world of alternate reality, using a limited Tsukuyomi. In there, Naruto and Sakura met the polar opposites of their friends and themselves. Imagine Sakura being an orphan instead of Naruto and Naruto having a complete family, as well as Sasuke not leaving the village of Konoha. This movie follows the 251st episode of the Naruto Shippuden series.
7. The Last: Naruto the Movie
Main Plot: Toneri Otsutsuki, who is affiliated with Hamura Otsutsuki, has caused the moon to come down near the Earth. Set two years after the Fourth World War of Shinobi, Naruto was tasked to stop Toneri from doing so.
Summary: Suggested by the title itself, this is the last movie from the Naruto Shippuden series as well as in the franchise of the anime Naruto. In this movie, Naruto and his team found out that the moon is falling down nearer on Earth with the risk of collision, and it is an effect caused by Toneri Otsutsuki which is a descendant of Hamura Otsutsuki, the twin brother of The Sage of Six Paths.
Toneri’s goal is to abduct Hinata, but he was mistaken. Instead, Hanabi, the sister of Hinata, was the one he kidnapped. The movie ends with Hinata and Naruto getting married, forming a family of four with their two children, Boruto and Himawari. This took place after the 493rd episode of the Naruto Shippuden series.
BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS
1. Boruto: Naruto the Movie
Release Date: This was released on August 7, 2015.
Main Plot: Set on a generation several years post Shinobi War—Boruto, the son of Naruto, with Sarada Uchiha and Mitsuki will face the Chunin exams.
Summary: Sasuke and Sakura’s daughter, Sarada, as well as Orochimaru’s son, Mitsuki, assembled a team with Boruto, Naruto and Hinata’s son. Sasuke and Boruto made a journey towards another parallel dimension to save Naruto after he gave himself up to end the two evil forces who are going after the Nine-Tailed Fox within him.
Although this really isn’t a Naruto movie, it does serve as a prequel to Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. The world’s jinchuuriki are being killed, implying that Naruto Uzumaki would face this danger shortly. Boruto, his son, and Sasuke Uchiha, a longtime friend, will be the only people capable of saving him. This movie is set following Naruto Shippuden’s last episode and prior to Naruto: Naruto Next Generations.
NARUTO MOVIES IN FULL DETAIL (SPOILERS ALERT)
Yes, we had a glimpse of the 11 Naruto movies in the previous section, as well as their release date, the main plot, the summary, as well as its placement from the series Naruto, Naruto Shippuden, and Boruto: Naruto Next Generation. However, as a treat to the readers who are very excited to know what happens within each of the movies, this section is dedicated for you.
This section may contain significant spoilers and you can freely skip this part if you don’t wanna be spoiled.
From here, we will know each of the movie’s plot in full detail, its duration, and who directed it. If you are ready, let’s not waste our time and dive directly. We will not include the Boruto: Naruto Next Generation because it is the first from the Boruto series and we don’t wanna completely spoil the fun. Let’s start!
NARUTO THE MOVIE: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
Movie duration: 1 hour and 23 minutes
Movie Director: Tensai Okamura
Plot in full details: Kakashi sensei of team 7 gathered Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to watch a film as a form of preparation for an upcoming mission. The film stars Yukie Fujikaze and will be shown in cinemas. Their mission disclosed the true identity of Yukie as Princess Koyuki Kazahana from the Land of Snow. She was disguised as Yukie and she is playing the role of Princess Gale in the film.
Back to their mission, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura must protect the princess from those who want to capture her during the filming and preparation of her film. Before this conflict, a battle for the crown in the Land of Snow broke out, which caused Koyuki’s uncle, Doto Kazahana to kill her father, King Sosetsu.
During their mission, Doto Kazahana’s people attempted to kidnap the princess during her film preparations. They were protected with armours that bear chakra, however, the team 7 managed to prevent the princess from being captured, but they eventually failed to stop Doto Kazahana from killing the personal guards of Koyuki and capture her. This led Naruto to follow Doto and the Princess, but Naruto failed, and he was forced to wear something that prohibits him from using his own chakra.
It was revealed later on that Doto Kazahana is after a necklace given by Sosetsu to Princess Koyuki, believing that the necklace itself will open a fortress with treasures left behind by the late king. On the other hand, Kakashi, Sasuke and Sakura wasted no time and hurried after Naruto and the Princess to set them free, only to find out that the necklace was already in the hands of Doto and he fled with the Princess as a hostage while Naruto managed to escape.
While Kakashi has beaten Nadare Roga, one of Doto’s strong men, Sakura and Sasuke took care of the other two servants of Doto. Naruto was after Doto and the princess, and there, he duelled with him but was initially defeated.
The treasure was revealed to be a heat generator that would transform the whole Land of Snow into a springfield. Sasuke, catching up to the duel, has weakened Doto’s power through his Chidori. Approaching the end, Naruto killed Doto with his Rasengan and transformed the place into the Land of Spring where the Princess Koyuki will now rule. She remained to be a princess and an actress despite everything by the end of the movie.
NARUTO THE MOVIE: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
Movie Duration: 1 hour and 37 minutes
Movie Director: Hirotsugu Kawasaki
Plot in full details: Naruto and Sakuira, together with Shikamura, are following a mission to find the ferret, Nerugui. During their mission, a group of warriors in full gear with a knight named Temujin attacked them. Before this, Gaara and the sand ninjas battled with the same armoured warriors who attacked Naruto and his team. When Gaara was winning the battle, the warriors retreated into a battleship towards the sea.
Back to Naruto and Temujin, the battle between the armoured warriors and Naruto’s team resulted in a major explosion which caused Naruto and Temujin to blast on the edge of a cliff. Kahiko and Emina found the two and brought them into their caravan, which surprised Naruto and Temujin as soon as they woke up. Along with them is also Nerugui the ferret.
After the commotions earlier, a cathedral appeared out of nowhere. The bizarre thing is that it is moving, and through the building is a room filled with human bodies. Shikamaru decided to go find the mystery behind it, and there he found two men placing the human souls into what seems like an armoured body of soldiers.
There was a man named Haido in the cathedral and Temujin decided to introduce him to Naruto. Haido, Temujin, and Naruto discussed about the stone of Gelel, the source of energy of the moving caravan. And there, Haido revealed his desire to take the stone. Meanwhile, while Gaara managed to take down Ranke, Kamina escaped and Kahiko was rescued by Sakura and Shikamaru. Temujin and Naruto decided to go towards the shore where the commotion is happening. There, Temujin brought back his memories and reunited with the others.
Later on, Naruto confronted Haido. There, Haido revealed to Temujin that he was the one responsible for the death of Temujin’s parents. This made Temujin vulnerable and Haido took the chance to destroy his stone and kill him, but the soldiers came to rescue Temujin. This rendered Haido to fall into the rasengan of Naruto which eventually destroyed the Gelel stone as well as Haido.
With this, the Gelel mine lose its power, and Temujin totally destroyed the mine using the Space-Time Hole. In the aftermath, Temujin happily sailed away from the land and bid his farewell to his newfound friends in the person of Naruto and the others.
NARUTO THE MOVIE: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
Movie Duration: 1 hour and 35 minutes
Movie Director: Toshiyuki Tsuru
Plot in full details: A mission was placed in the hands of Team 7 headed by their sensei Kakashi. Composed of Naruto, Sakura, and Rock Lee, the group was tasked to protect Michiru and his son Hikaru Tsuki, while escorting them towards their home which is the Land of the Moon. It is an island shaped like a crescent and on their way, Hikaru found a friend in the form of Chamu the sabertoothed tiger who came from the circus claimed by the group.
As soon as they arrived at the Land of the Moon, it was ruled by Shabadaba, the betrayer who took away the crown for his personal desire and proclaimed himself as the king of the island. On the island, Rock Lee learned a new spell jutsu from the clan of Iga Bouga. In order to mourn for Hikaru’s grandfather inside the cave without getting caught by the people of Shabadaba, Korega aided the team to escape from the castle towards their destination.
Moving towards the shore, the team faced off three men of Shabadaba and caused a commotion. Unfortunately, the team failed to protect Michiru from being kidnapped and he was brought to the palace where Shabadaba is waiting.
In order to rescue Michiru, the team made use of their claimed circus to enter the castle where a commotion broke out. Kongo and Karenbana battled with Sakura and Rock Lee and they were defeated.
Michiru was eventually protected from falling and it was revealed that the true enemy was Ishidate who by this time, already petrified Shabadaba. However, Ishidate was eventually defeated using Naruto’s Rasengan, and Michiru claimed his rightful throne while the whole team headed back to Konoha for a successful mission.
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE
Movie Duration: 1 hour and 35 minutes
Movie Director: Hajime Kamegaki
Plot in full details: The movie kicked off with the death of Naruto by a monster. And the movie returned to what seems the original setting which is a few days before the incident in the opening scene. Moryo, a demon who desires to bring destruction, is being summoned by Yomi, who also offers himself as a home for Moryo’s spirit.
Shion, a priestess who once sealed the spirit away, is being viewed as the one with the greatest potential to confine the spirit for another time. Moryo, now inside Yomi’s body, created an army made of stone and ordered it to attack and destroy the world. He also raised 4 henchmen to stop Shion by ending her life. The Konohagakure, upon knowing about the news, deployed as many teams and ninjas as they could to delay the destruction.
In that matter, the team 7, composed of Naruto, Rock Lee, Sakura, and Neji were specially tasked to safeguard Shion while they are travelling towards the original body or form of Moryo which was sealed in the Shrine from their past encounter. On their way, the opening scene makes sense when Shion reveals that Naruto will be killed by a monster and that monster could possibly be Moryo.
On their continued travel, they were ambushed, and Shion appeared to be killed, which in fact is Taruho disguised as dead Shion. This is where Shion explained her power of creating ruse. On her exact death, Shion has the ability to travel back in time and have someone else die in her place with her face. Earlier, she used that ability to make the enemies believe she’s already dead.
Moving on, in the mountain where the original body of Moryo was confined, to their surprise, the army of stones are already waiting. Through the clone shadows of Naruto, Shion made it inside the mountain. Unfortunately, Yomi, bearing the spirit of Moryo, was already inside and Shion was already attacked.
Through the tricks of Moryo, a ritual is now being performed by Shion to reunite Moryo and his original body, but as soon as he ecaped Yomi’s body who fell into the hot lava fire, Naruto began to battle with Moryo. Shion was all set to sacrifice herself just to seal away Moryo and prevent Naruto’s death, but Naruto’s promise to protect her pulled her from the desperate act and with Naruto’s Rasengan, Moryo was killed.
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: Bonds
Movie Duration: 1 hour and 23 minutes
Movie Director: Hajime Kamegaki
Plot in full details: Way back when the Second Great Ninja World War broke out, the village of Konoha performed a devastating attack on the Land of the Sky. Fast forward, The Sky Country is now planning to get revenge by attacking the village of the hidden leaf. During this attack, Amaru and Doctor Shinno are going back to where their village is and they are being escorted by Naruto, Sakura, and Hinata. At the base of Sky Ninjas, their ships were already destroyed by Sai and Shino.
On the other hand, Sasuke was ordered by Orochimaru to help him accomplish his desired reincarnation by finding a man who can be of use. The village is now burning, and while searching for the villagers, a trap affected Doctor Shinno and Amaru, but Amaru recovered and continued to find missing villagers with the help of the remaining ones.
Reibi, a monster with no tail possessed Amaru and Naruto was about to transform into a kyubi, however, the chakra sealing away the powers of the nine-tailed fox demon resisted the urge of Naruto’s transformation. The same with Amaru, the Reibi failed to take over all of Amaru. All of these happened while Hinata was separated from the group.
It was later revealed that Doctor Shinno is a traitor, and he just used Amaru for the knowledge he could gain about the 15-year-old power of darkness as well as the secret scroll hidden inside the village. Before Doctor Shinno fell into the trap door, shortly after he activated the technique of body revival, Amaru was about to take his own life, but Naruto prevented him. Sasuke was able to get the scroll containing the reincarnation jutsu from Shinno before he eventually fell behind the trap door.
Shinno transformed into an energy-absorbing zero-tails, and Naruto, together with Sasuke, defeated him by overloading him with chakra which eventually destroyed the monster. Destroying the fortress and rescuing the villagers, their life came back to normal, and Sasuke returned to Orochimaru to hand over the scroll of reincarnation jutsu and continued his days of reflections and training.
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: The Will of Fire
Movie Duration: 1 hour and 36 minutes
Movie Director: Masahiko Murata
Plot in full details: Four ninjas bearing kekkei genkai abilities vanished. They are identified as guardians of the Land of water, wind, lightning, and earth. This is viewed as a potential cause for the fourth great ninja world war to break the peace, especially that the Land of Fire is rumoured to be playing behind the disappearances because it is the only land that has not lost any of its men with kekkei genkai abilities.
Nations are beginning to line their soldiers outside the borders of the land of fire because of the incident, and to avoid the war from breaking out at the corner, the Lord of the land blackmailed Konoha. He commands the capture of the real culprit through Tsunade in order for him to make sure that the village of the hidden leaf is not behind the incidents. He threatened Tsunade that their failure will cause the destruction of the village.
As the movie advances, it was found out that Hiruko, who abandoned Konoha after he learned about the technique called Chimera, was the one responsible for all the incidents. Chimera technique is a chakra and kekkei genkai absorbing jutsu, and Hiruko intends to use it to obtain the land of fire and its power, and ignite another great ninja world war with him already as an immortal by then. He intends to do it upon the upcoming solor eclipse.
The end of the movie showed Naruto defeating Hiruko with a rasenshuriken and rescuing his sensei Kakashi at Mount Shumi. Hiruko is known for his jutsu of chakra absorption but his failure to anticipate Naruto’s attack caused his death.
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: The Lost Tower
Movie Duration: 1 hour and 25 minutes
Movie Director: Masahiko Murata
Plot in full details: Naruto and Sakura, together with Sai and Yamato were on a mission to capture Mukade. Mukade wants to take over the whole domain of ninjas through the use of an ancient underground energy called ryumyaku. With that, Naruto’s team had a confrontation with Mukade in Loran, a very ancient ruins in the desert.
Minato Namikaze sealed the underground energy, but Mukade managed to deactivate it, unleashing the power of ryumyaku.
The chakra plunged Naruto and Yamato into the remote past, around 20 years ago, and there, they discovered the wickedness of Mukade disguised as Anrokuzan who have travelled through time even before and killed Seramu, the mother of Sara who is the Queen of Loran at the moment. Vowed to protect Sara, Naruto went on to follow Anrokuzan who had already created his own force of puppet ninja.
Kakashi, together with Minato, Shibi, and Choza, were on a mission to capture Anrokuzan and rescue the people led by Sara in Loran.
With great resistance, Anrokuzan turned into a puppet in full defense using the tower. Eventually, Anrokuzan was defeated by Minato’s Kunai that sealed and destroyed him after Sara disabled his defense and Minato bare his weakness.
The movie was left open-ended but the thing is that the ending doesn’t play any significant effect in the story. It stands alone as a movie.
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: Blood Prison
Movie Duration: 1 hour and 43 minutes
Movie Director: Masahiko Murata
Plot in full details: Naruto was wrongfully pointed as the one responsible for the attack against the Fourth Raikage. Without any explanations from his side, he was sent to be detained at the Castle of Hozuki in Konoha. One of the most secure prisons in the village of the hidden leaf.
In order to suppress his capabilities and his chakra, the head of the Hozuki Castle named Mui, placed a restricting Sky Prison Control seal on Naruto. Later on, Naruto found out that he was framed by Mui himself by using Kazan, a villager from Hot Water.
Naruto also found out that Muku, the son of Mui, was confined as a sacrfice ten years ago, sealed in the box of paradise. This information was handed to Naruto by Ryuzetsu, a Black Op member of Konoha.
Mui intends to use the chakra from the nine-tailed fox demon inside Naruto, to finally release his son. During the riot that broke out in the Hozuki Castle, although Mui successfully opened the box of paradise using Naruto’s chakra, Satori, a demon spirit used Muku’s body as a living host and attacked the Castle of Hozuki.
Unfortunately, Mui was heavily impacted by the attack and Naruto, together with his team, failed to take down the demon Satori. Using his last remaining energy, Mui used the same formula he performed in releasing Muku, and sealed Satori in his son’s body and confined them into the box of paradise.
Trying to save Naruto using the Dragon Life Reincarnation, the Black Op member Ryuzetsu met her death with which her body and Mui’s, along with the sealed box were brought into the sea.
By the end of the movie, Tsunade cleared Naruto’s name from his team. And he was proven innocent since the beginning.
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
Movie Duration: 1 hour and 49 minutes
Movie Director: Hayato Date
Plot in full details: After their mission against a bunch of White Zetsus, Sakura had a serious confrontation with her parents which led her to make an excuse out of Naruto to get out of the situation. Naruto, after arguing with Iruka, encountered Tobi. Sakura was with Naruto when Tobi transported them into a parallel universe using the limited Tsukuyomi.
This parallel universe is something made of genjutsu reality that contains the people from their normal world who are complete opposites of who they really are.
It was found out that those people, including their family and friends in the parallel universe, are based on what they ideally imagine of them. These include a Sasuke variant who never left Konoha. Living parents for Naruto, and Sakura who is an orphan for so many years.
While they were inside the parallel universe temporarily enjoying what seems to be the ideal people based on their point of views, the Konoha village is being attacked by an unknown ninja in disguise who is discovered to be an accomplice of Tobi.
After a brief realization that everything inside is an illusion, Naruto rushed to save Sakura and get the Red Moon Scroll. However, with his beast with nine masks and with the help of the genjutsu form of Akatsuki and Itachi, the masked ninja easily resists the capabilities of Naruto.
The masked ninja was later revealed as the Menma Genjutsu reality version. This was all under Tobi’s plan as he personally possessed Menma and gradually absorbed the nine-tailed demon fox inside Naruto.
Before the nine-tailed fox energy was completely absorbed by the enemy, Sakura came in aid of Naruto and helped him regain his memory. This gave Naruto the time to save Sakura and undo everything, including the genjutsu based world as well as the posession of Menma by Tobi. In the real world, they realized the value of contentment and family, not just by blood, but with friendship.
The Last: Naruto the Movie
Movie Duration: 1 hour and 52 minutes
Movie Director: Tsuneo Kobayashi
Plot in full details: Naruto and his team found out that the moon is falling down nearer on Earth with the risk of collision, and it is an effect caused by Toneri Otsutsuki which is a descendant of Hamura Otsutsuki, the twin brother of The Sage of Six Paths. This was observed by Kakashi who is now the sixth Hokage, two years after the 4th Great Ninja World War where peace is now ruling the nations.
Toneri’s goal is to abduct Hinata, but because of Naruto’s resistance to his evil plan, he switches into another plan. Instead, Hanabi, the sister of Hinata, was the one he kidnapped. Toneri replaced his eye with that of Hinata in order for him to gain the Tenseigan ability from his ancestors. Afterwards, he offered a marriage proposal to Hinata, which she readily accepted for the sake of saving her sister.
Hinata eventually saved Hanabi, while Toneri repented his sins on the moon. Afterwards, Naruto tells Hinata that his late mother owns the scarf she was wearing and that he loves her, shortly after, Hinata also confessed her love towards him.
The movie ends with Hinata and Naruto getting married with their friends as witnesses, forming a family of four with their two children, Boruto Uzumaki and Himawari Uzumaki.
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF EVENTS
As a helpful guide for beginners, interested ninja brains out there, as well as the long time Naruto fans, here is a go-to watch order for your ease of watching and seamless switch from the first movie to another. As a matter of fact, the release date of all Naruto films including the Boruto sequel were arranged or released in the exact chronological order of events.
In case you are going to watch, just follow this exact order because this is actually it.
Naruto
- Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow – August 21, 2004
- Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel – August 6, 2005
- Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom – August 5, 2006
Naruto Shippuden
- Naruto Shippuden The Movie – August 4, 2007
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds – August 2, 2008
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire – August 1, 2009
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower – July 31, 2010
- Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison – July 30, 2011
- Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie – July 28, 2012
- The Last: Naruto the Movie – December 6, 2014
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
- Boruto: Naruto the Movie – August 7, 2015
CONCLUSION
Surely, Naruto is already a part of our youth, our adolescence, and our maturity. Just like the mystic ninja arts and seals from the movies, the anime was bonded in our bloods that watching every movie and film from it is already considered as a form of inherited culture. What more can a Naruto fan ask than a very helpful and informative guide to aid his/her watching experience. Hope this guide sees you well on your journey of diving deeper into the lives of our favorite and best ninja buddy Naruto, as well as his swift friends. Until the next Byakugan! Just kidding, times 2 times 2 times 2. Enjoy!
