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I'm not new to the Naruto franchise. I'm also up to date with what's currently
going on (Madara vs Naruto & Sasuke). But I want to know the details of how
everything happened. From which episode should I start watching? I want to at
least start after the whole Pain storyline and around where the Fourth Ninja
War starts. Anyone got an idea on where I should start?


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Where should I start watching in the Naruto series?


Taking a look at the [Naruto arcs](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Arcs)
wiki articles I found [Fourth shinobi world war:
confrontation](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fourth_Shinobi_World_War:_Confrontation)
to be the arc you are looking for.

As this is the point where the 4th ninja war starts.

> It spans through volumes 55 to 59, or more specifically, covers chapters 516
> to 559 of the manga and episodes 261 to 270, and also picks from 272 to 289
> of the Naruto: Shippūden anime and later picks up from episodes 296 to 310,
> and 312 to 321. The six episodes of the Power arc, along with two others,
> were shown in the interim. This arc is preceded by the Fourth Shinobi World
> War: Countdown and followed by the Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax.

So you can either start at chapter 516 or if you prefer the anime, start at
episode 296 of Shippuuden to skip the pain arc, and jump straight into the
war.

I would however advice you to just watch it all. If you do not wish to watch
[17325 minutes of non-stop
anime](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/10076/1458). You can also take a look
at the [What can I skip](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/8788/1458) guide


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I recommend starting at the beginning. If you try skipping around, you'll miss
a lot of the key dynamics between the characters... even if there's a lot of
filler, sometimes the filler episodes contain more backstory than you'd
expect.


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