Power - Episode 1
Episode 290 · Naruto Shippuden
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Filler or Canon?
No — Naruto Shippuden Episode 290 is filler. It's anime-original and has no impact on the main story. Safe to skip if you only want canon. The opening of the franchise's most celebrated filler — skippable for story, but this is the arc animation fans cite when they say 'watch Power anyway.'NEXT CANON → SHP EP 296 · Naruto Enters the Battle!
Series
Naruto Shippuden
Episode
290 / 500
Status
Filler
Arc
4th War: Confrontation
Anim. Tier
S — Notable
4TH WAR: CONFRONTATION · EP 261–321 · 61 EPISODESYOU ARE HERE · 30 OF 61
Episode Summary
'Power', chapter one. This six-part anniversary project drops Team Kakashi into an anime-original investigation: the Hole, a village annihilated overnight, where Kabuto is field-testing his reanimation research on an entire population. The setup is pure detective horror — corpses that stand back up, a survivor child named Dokku, and clues pointing to a weaponized mass Edo Tensei. Broadcast as Shippuden's 500th-episode celebration, the arc exists to let the studio's best animators off the leash, and it shows from the first frame.
Frequently Asked
What arc is it in?
It's part of the 4th War: Confrontation arc.
Can I skip it?
Yes, you can safely skip it without missing main story.
4th War: Confrontation · Ep 261–321 · 61 episodes
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290Power - Episode 1SFiller
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