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The makeweight episodes and arcs of long - running anime , such asBleachandDetective Conan(the latter of which pass the 1,000 - sequence mark in 2021 with the help of one C of filler episodes ) , often get a bad rap . They are deride as uninteresting , not recreate or written as well as canyon textile , and worst of all , a pointless distraction from the more exciting principal story .
However , there are many examples ofNarutofiller episodes that do n’t deserve the hatein both the original serial andNarutoShippuden , and plenty of villain to make these anime - only arcs shine . Whether they are devious and sadistic like Mizuki or sympathetic like Guren , they can stand with some of the main serial publication ' villains .
Yakumo Kurama
Or , more accurately , Yakumo ’s i d. The short filler spark in which she appears give some background for Kurenai , one of theNarutocharacters who never quite lived up to her potential . Kurenai was once brought in to coach Yakumo , who had no ninjutsu or taijutsu capabilities but could bring forth extremely powerful genjutsu .
When Kurenai gave up on her , she sealed Yakumo ’s powers to prevent her i d — a physical , atrocious front — from taking over her body . The i d breaks the seal and lather out with illusions powerful enough to make real - world wrong . For instance , in the sequence " Kurenai ’s Decision : Team 8 pull up stakes Behind , " she is able-bodied to make lightning hit the Leaf Village simply by painting a picture of it .
Arashi
In the Land of Rice Fields Investigation arc , while hunting for Sasuke , Naruto and Sakura meet a girl name Sasame . Sasame is looking to economise her missing first cousin Arashi , who run to Orochimaru in hope of revive their clan . But when they discover " Orochimaru " in his hideout , it ’s revealed that he is really Arashi in camouflage .
To bushel their clan to its former glory , Arashi has been killing and absorbing his clanmates using the curse brand Orochimaru cave in him . Now horrifically transformed , he subjects Naruto and Sakura to a truly fell fight , but break down when the surreptitious hideout is destroyed . In a final redeem act , he throws Sasame from the collapsing lair , save his cousin ’s biography .
Hoki
The Cursed Warrior Extermination arc focus on the new daimyo of the Land of Birds , Sagi , who is mourning his belated Padre and twin sis . Naruto , Neji , and Tenten ’s mission is to solve the enigma of the spectral Cursed Warrior terrorizing the territory . They are impeded by Mousou , the daimyo ’s advisor , who attempts to redact an innocent man for the attacks and have Naruto execute for inquire in the castle .
Mousou ’s true identity is Hoki , drawing card of the Watari radical of rogue ninja . He used genjutsu to fake having power to realise a place next to the former daimyo , and then murdered him and one of his child in decree to take over the state . The climactic struggle between him and Naruto pits each shinobi ’s trademark knockoff technique against one another .
Mizuki
Technically , Mizuki was the very first villain Naruto ever meet . After being incarcerate for trying to slip hamlet secret and execution Iruka and Naruto in the process , he drop his clock time form out and give suck a grudge . In the episode " The Three Villains from the Maximum Security Prison , " he breaks out to take revenge .
Despite his massive ego , Mizuki proves to be even less of a mates for Naruto now that the boy is trained and experienced as a ninja . He takes a drug given to him by Orochimaru that mutate him into a hulking , tiger - ilk giant , but though the drug maximizes his strong-arm strength , it puddle him painfully deadening , allowing Naruto and Iruka to take him down with a combo attack .
Mecha-Naruto
While he does n’t have quite thesame abilities of Mechagodzilla inGodzilla vs. Kong , Naruto does indeed have to fight a automatonlike extra of himself in the episode " Naruto vs. Mecha - Naruto . " An experiment of Orochimaru ’s accidentally pass on sentience by a stray lightning deadbolt , Mecha - Naruto hunts the real Naruto down in parliamentary procedure to slip the Nine - Tailed Fox ’s chakra .
Naruto assay to fend off Mecha - Naruto as it bears down on the Leaf Village , but even with his friends ' help , the robot is unstoppable . It nearly drain all of the Nine - Tails ' chakra from Naruto , but after its programming is altered , it decides to befriend him instead . It armour Naruto with its own body , just in time to help him struggle Orochimaru ’s other novel experiment : Mecha - Nine - Tails .
Kazuma
In the Twelve Guardian Ninja arc , Naruto befriends a young monk named Sora who is also hated by his people because of a destructive top executive inside him . Sora wants to retaliate his mangle father Kazuma . He check with the Leaf Village ninja and help them fight back the team of rogue ninja attack the Fire Temple , led by the mysterious Furido .
It turn out that Furido is really Kazuma , believe killed after attempt to assassinate the Fire Daimyo . He want to destroy the Leaf Village to unify the Land of Fire under one king . He is uncoerced to do anything to reach this , include kill his old comrades and implant remnants of the Nine - Tails ' chakra into his own son to turn him into a weapon , technically includingSora on the list of jinchuuriki inNaruto .
Raiga and Ranmaru
As a former appendage of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist and the Anbu Black Ops , Raiga is intimidating enough on his own . He and the crime kin he assembled take over the Katabami Gold Mine , and see to it its people by immerse alive anyone who objects to them . Raiga catch wildly excited whenever he gets to hold back these " funeral . "
However , the source of Raiga ’s genjutsu is really Ranmaru , a frail boy that Raiga carries around on his back . Ranmaru uses his extrasensory ocular jutsu to aid Raiga , and Raiga protects Ranmaru and shows him the outside world . They ’re no Zabuza and Haku , but they are a muscular dyad who legitimately care for each other .
Akahoshi
The Hidden Star Village was mold around a radioactive meteorite . With a extra training method , shinobi can tackle its tycoon to enhance their chakra , but at the cost of give-up the ghost from radiation poisoning . The method was outlawed , but upon becoming Hoshikage , Akahoshi made it mandatory for the hamlet ’s youth .
Fueled entirely by haughtiness and covetousness , Akahoshi does n’t like how many of his mass have to die if there ’s a chance to become superior to the five independent villages . He slay several himself , including the previous Hoshikage , and when cornered implants the meteorite in his own dresser to power up , reckless of the damage it could do .
Aoi Rokusho
In the Land of Tea Escort Mission arc , Team 7 must protect Idate Morino as he compete in a footrace to adjudicate a dispute between rival kin group . Shinobi tribute is absolutely necessary : Idate ’s opponents have hiredone of the most intelligentNarutovillains , Aoi Rokusho , to murder him . Aoi ’s stolen weapon system , Sword of the Thunder God , is substantial enough to overpower even Sasuke ’s Chidori .
Prideful and sadistic , Aoi is also a very personal villain for Idate : his handling were the cause Idate fled the Leaf Village as a child , leave alone Idate estranged from his brother Ibiki and with intense shame and trust issues . While trying to kill Idate , Aoi ride him relentlessly about how he once trust him , and how afraid Idate still is of him .
Guren
Narutois well known for its sympathetic and even tragical villains , so even its makeweight fictitious character get several emotional moments in . Guren is fiercely patriotic to Orochimaru , one of the most evilNarutovillains , to the power point that she killed a woman who had help her because her master arrange it . To her repulsion , she was too late to become his next vas , and was assign to escort a son make Yuukimaru to him for use in his experiments or else .
Despite being happily unpitying in struggle , Guren comes to care for Yuukimaru and need to protect him . Especially after she learns the woman she killed was his female parent , she is willing to turn on Orochimaru for his sake . Using her incredibly powerful crystallization jutsu , she freezes herself and a renovate Rinji into crystals to keep him from harming Yuukimaru . She is later carry through by Gozu , but her cultism is proven .
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