Skip from 281 to 321. Status: Messy, but essential. Watch 321-346, then skip 347-361 (filler), then watch 362-375, then skip 376-377 (filler), then watch 378-421, then skip 422-423 (filler), then watch 424-479.

Dattebayo.

It is the curse of the long-running shonen giant. You sit down, ready to watch Naruto finally become Hokage, only to find yourself on episode 189... watching a family of ninja try to capture a runaway ninja ostrich. Yes, an ostrich.