The great thing about Naruto is that it’s a pretty satisfying shonen series from beginning to end. The original anime adapts the first 27 volumes of the manga, which is when Naruto and his fellow ninjas are pre-teens.
The first part features some of the most iconic arcs and battles of the series and the pacing is great if you skip over most of the filler episodes.
If you love Naruto, then you can take comfort in the fact that Part II of the series, titled Naruto Shippuden, is just as good and finishes the story in a pretty satisfying way. Naruto Shippuden does a quick time skip and follows Naruto and his friends when they’re teenagers.
The follow-up managed to up the stakes and make the series a bit more mature, and almost every storyline was wrapped up.