Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26765014-20160506185901/@comment-1251315-20160506190400

I'd just watch the anime. It covers the manga in a more detailed manner and expands on many scenes that the manga does not include, although the pace is slower due to fillers. However, there are many useful fillers in the series, particularly in Shippuden, that expand on things that were just barely mentioned (example: Twelve Guardian Ninja (Arc)).

Also, not everyone hates fillers. I like some of them, but I don't always agree with every filler, but I don't go around hating on fillers just because they're filler, in fact I just don't watch episodes that I'm not interested in.