The Genius
Episode 452 · Naruto Shippuden
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Filler or Canon?
Naruto Shippuden Episode 452 is mixed canon/filler — it contains canon manga material with some anime-original padding. Worth watching to follow the story. An Itachi Shinden beat — the prodigy's gifts and isolation; mixed-canon depth on the genius whose talent shaped his sacrifice.
Series
Naruto Shippuden
Episode
452 / 500
Status
Mixed Canon/Filler
Arc
Itachi Shinden
ITACHI SHINDEN · EP 176–469 · 77 EPISODESYOU ARE HERE · 70 OF 77
Episode Summary
The genius traces young Itachi's prodigious gifts in the Shinden adaptation, the talent that set him apart and apart from peace. The episode deepens the novel's portrait — Itachi the genius, graduating early, mastering the Sharingan, carrying expectations that would crush an ordinary child. It's a mixed-canon beat of character depth, the genius's isolation and the seeds of his sacrifice, the gifts that made him the clan's pride and the village's instrument, enriching the canon tragedy with the novel's intimate view of a prodigy's burden.
Frequently Asked
What arc is it in?
It's part of the Itachi Shinden arc.
Can I skip it?
No, it contains canon story material you should watch.
Itachi Shinden · Ep 176–469 · 77 episodes
176Iruka the Novice TeacherFiller177Iruka's OrdealFiller178Iruka's DecisionAFiller179Kakashi Hatake, the Jonin-in-ChargeFiller180Inari's Courage Put to the TestAFiller181Naruto's School of RevengeFiller182Gaara's BondFiller183Naruto: OutbreakFiller184Deploy! Team TentenFiller185Animal DistrictFiller186Ah, the Medicinal Tonic of YouthFiller187Master and Student: The TrainingFiller188Record of the Ninja Leaf ScrollFiller189Sasuke's Paw EncyclopediaFiller190Naruto and the Old SoldierFiller191Kakashi Love SongFiller192Neji ChroniclesFiller193The Man Who Died TwiceFiller194The Worst Three-Legged RaceSFiller195Team 10's TeamworkFiller196Rush Toward DarknessFiller223Young Men and the SeaFiller224The Ninja of BenisuFiller225The Ghost ShipFiller226The Cursed IslandFiller227The Forgotten IslandFiller228Fight! Rock Lee!Filler229Eat or Die! Mushrooms from Hell!Filler230Revenge of the Shadow ClonesFiller231The Closed RouteFiller232The Girls' Get-TogetherFiller233Naruto's ImposterFiller234Naruto's Favorite PupilSFiller235The Kunoichi of the Hidden Village of Hot WaterFiller236Friends You Can Count OnFiller237Ah, the Myosuke of DestinyFiller238Sai's RestFiller239The Legendary Ino-Shika-Cho TrioFiller240Kiba's DeterminationFiller241Kakashi, My Eternal Rival!Filler242Naruto's VowFiller257MeetingFiller258RivalsFiller259RiftFiller260PartingFiller389The Beloved DaughterFiller390Hanabi's DecisionFiller422The InheritorFiller423The RivalFiller432The Loser NinjaFiller433The Search MissionFiller434Team JiraiyaFiller435PrioritiesFiller436The Man Who DiedFiller437The Forbidden JutsuFiller438The Cursed PuppetFiller439The Child of ProphecyFiller440The Caged BirdFiller441ReturnFiller442The Path of Mutual EngagementFiller443The Difference in PowerFiller444Leaving the VillageFiller445PursuersFiller446CollisionFiller447Another MoonFiller448ComradeFiller449The Shinobi UniteFiller450RivalFiller451To Being BornMixed Canon/Filler
452The GeniusMixed Canon/Filler
453The Pain of LivingMixed Canon/Filler454Shisui's RequestMixed Canon/Filler455MoonlightSMixed Canon/Filler456Darkness of the AkatsukiMixed Canon/Filler457PartnerMixed Canon/Filler458TruthMixed Canon/Filler469A Special MissionMixed Canon/Filler720 episodes — canon, mixed, filler and best animation moments.
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