The Unmasking
Episode 324 · Naruto Shippuden
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Filler or Canon?
Naruto Shippuden Episode 324 is mixed canon/filler — it contains canon manga material with some anime-original padding. Worth watching to follow the story. A Tobi-mystery canon beat — the masked architect's identity under pressure, the war's deepest question tightening toward revelation.
Series
Naruto Shippuden
Episode
324 / 500
Status
Mixed Canon/Filler
Arc
4th War: Climax
4TH WAR: CLIMAX · EP 322–377 · 56 EPISODESYOU ARE HERE · 3 OF 56
Episode Summary
The unmasking confronts the mystery of Tobi as the war's masked architect faces scrutiny that threatens to reveal who he truly is. The episode advances the canon arc's central enigma — the man claiming to be Madara, his identity the war's deepest question, his mask the barrier between the alliance and the truth. The pressure to unmask him mounts. It's a canon war beat of escalating revelation, the Tobi mystery tightening toward the answer that will recontextualize the entire conflict and the Uchiha tragedy behind it.
Frequently Asked
What arc is it in?
It's part of the 4th War: Climax arc.
Can I skip it?
No, it contains canon story material you should watch.
4th War: Climax · Ep 322–377 · 56 episodes
322Madara UchihaS+Manga Canon323The Five Kage AssembleManga Canon
324The UnmaskingMixed Canon/Filler
325Jinchuriki vs. Jinchuriki!Manga Canon326Four Tails, the King of Sage MonkeysManga Canon327Nine-TailsMixed Canon/Filler328KuramaMixed Canon/Filler329Two-Man TeamBManga Canon330The Promise of VictoryMixed Canon/Filler331Eye in the DarkMixed Canon/Filler332A Will of StoneManga Canon333The Risks of the Reanimation JutsuManga Canon334Sibling Tag TeamManga Canon335Everyone is a CloudManga Canon336Yakushi Kabuto, Rogue NinjaBManga Canon337The IzanagiManga Canon338The IzanamiMixed Canon/Filler339I Will Always Love YouManga Canon340Edo Tensei: Release!Manga Canon341Orochimaru ReturnsManga Canon342The Secret of the Transportation JutsuManga Canon343Who Are You?Manga Canon344Senju and UchihaManga Canon345I'm in HellS+Manga Canon346World of DreamsMixed Canon/Filler347Creeping ShadowFiller348New AkatsukiFiller349A Mask That Hides the HeartFiller350Minato's DeathFiller351Hashirama's CellsFiller352The Rogue Ninja OrochimaruFiller353Orochimaru's Test SubjectAFiller354Their Own PathsFiller355The Targeted SharinganFiller356A Shinobi of the LeafBFiller357An ANBU UchihaFiller358Coup d'ÉtatBFiller359The Tragic NightFiller360The Jonin SquadFiller361Team 7's First MissionFiller362Kakashi's ResolveMixed Canon/Filler363The Allied Shinobi Forces JutsuAManga Canon364What Fills the HoleManga Canon365Those Who Dance in the ShadowsManga Canon366The All-KnowingManga Canon367Hashirama Senju, the Ultimate ShinobiManga Canon368Era of Warring StatesManga Canon369My True DreamManga Canon370Sasuke's AnswerManga Canon371HoleManga Canon372Something to Fill the HoleManga Canon373Team 7, Assemble!Manga Canon374The New Three-Way DeadlockManga Canon375Kakashi vs. ObitoS+Manga Canon376The Directive to Take the Nine-Tails!Filler377Naruto vs. Mecha NarutoFiller720 episodes — canon, mixed, filler and best animation moments.
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