TIMELINE
The following timeline is based on the anime and manga. Landmark dates in bold, estimated dates in italics, regular font for notes and pretty close estimates. Any corrections or suggestions, please contact us. Note that Naruto is 12 years old at the start of the anime when he takes his nina registration picture.
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Sep |
Milk is dated 9/10 - manga v1 |
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Oct |
Naruto B-day 10/10 Oct 15 - 1st meeting of genin - anime ep 3 |
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May |
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Wave Country Mission (1 month) |
Rest 1 week, leave 2 weeks after Zabuza's death, rt travel about another week | |
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Jun |
last week in June, Sand team arrives |
Return from Wave Mission |
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Jul |
July 1st chuunin selection exam - ep 20, manga v4 | 7/1 3:30-4:30 is the first exam, 2nd is 7/2 3PM - 7/7 3PM | 2nd Exam |
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Aug |
Aug 11 - exam finals ep 59 |
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Sep |
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about 9/21 autumnal equinox -Sakura with ohagi, Itachi vs Sasuke |
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Oct |
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Naruto & Jiraiya find Tsunade |
ep87 15 tick marks on tree; Jiraiya 26 stamps on card, 1 per day? | |
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| Dec | Sasuke leaves Konoha |
PAST: *Kishimoto discrepancies
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YEAR |
EVENTS - Documented |
EVENTS - Estimated |
Notes |
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-60 |
Konoha established by First and Second Hokages |
Third becomes Hokage candidate at about 8 years old |
After 1st Great Ninja War? |
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-30 |
Tsunade loses Dan and brother |
2nd Great Ninja War? | |
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-20 |
Kakashi becomes Chuunin at 6 |
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-18 |
Hatake Sakumo's death |
2nd Great Ninja War? | |
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-17 |
Zabuza becomes genin at 9* |
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-16 |
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Water Country Genocide of blood lines | |
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-15 |
Haku born |
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-14 |
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Orochimaru leaves (left before Kakashi got the sharingan) |
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-13 |
Kakashi becomes a jounin, gets Sharingan eye at 13 yrs old, Obito dies also 13 yrs old |
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-12 |
Naruto Born, fox demon sealed, 4th Hokage & Iruka's parents die |
Yondaime assumes Hokage position | |
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-11 |
Zabuza kills Mist genin* |
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-10 |
Mist Village changes exam rules* |
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-9 |
Alliance with Thunder Country, Hinata turns 3, Neji gets cursed seal, Neji's father Hizashi dies |
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-8 |
last time all Akatsuki met |
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-7 |
Itachi becomes chuunin at age 10. Half a year after becoming a chuunin, Itachi goes on a mission to enlist in the Anbu.* |
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-6 |
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Zabuza gets exiled Orochimaru leaves Akatsuki* |
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-5 |
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Zabuza finds Haku |
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-4 |
Itachi becomes Anbu captain at 13*, Sasuke enrolls in academy, Itachi kills family |
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-3 |
Kaiza meets Inari |
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-1 |
Kaiza gets killed |
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0 |
Start of show Naruto is 12 |