Survival Begins
Episode 399 · Naruto Shippuden
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Filler or Canon?
No — Naruto Shippuden Episode 399 is filler. It's anime-original and has no impact on the main story. Safe to skip if you only want canon. A Chunin-Exams filler beat — the survival stage echoing the Forest of Death; tense but non-canon and self-contained.NEXT CANON → SHP EP 414 · On the Brink of Death
Series
Naruto Shippuden
Episode
399 / 500
Status
Filler
Arc
2nd Chunin Exams
2ND CHUNIN EXAMS · EP 394–413 · 20 EPISODESYOU ARE HERE · 6 OF 20
Episode Summary
Survival begins launches the filler Chunin Exams' survival stage, the candidates tested in a wilderness trial echoing the Forest of Death. The episode delivers the anime-original survival phase — competitors against terrain, each other and the clock — within the sealed frame. Sealed inside its filler walls, it advances the tournament's most dangerous stage. Competent and tense, the survival trial is engaging in its bubble and outside the timeline, a diversion echoing Part 1's iconic exam without touching the canon war.
Frequently Asked
What arc is it in?
It's part of the 2nd Chunin Exams arc.
Can I skip it?
Yes, you can safely skip it without missing main story.
2nd Chunin Exams · Ep 394–413 · 20 episodes
394The New Chunin ExamsFiller395The Chunin Exams BeginFiller396The Three ChallengesFiller397Shikamaru's DecisionFiller398The Night Before the Second ExamFiller
399Survival BeginsFiller
400Taijutsu UserFiller401The UltimateFiller402Escape vs. PursuitFiller403Unwavering GutsFiller404Tenten's TroublesFiller405The Two TrappedFiller406My Own PlaceFiller407The Yamanaka Clan: Secret NinjutsuFiller408A Cursed PuppetFiller409The Two Their BacksFiller410The Hidden PlotFiller411The Targeted Tailed BeastFiller412Neji's JudgmentFiller413Hopes Entrusted to the FutureFiller720 episodes — canon, mixed, filler and best animation moments.
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