"That’s more confusing than Sasuke’s revenge plans!"
A quiet evening in Konoha. Naruto, Sakura, and Shikamaru sit around a small table at a ramen stand, half-eaten bowls in front of them. A scroll lies open between them.
"Exactly. The actual episode count is 500. How you group them into ‘seasons’ depends on the broadcaster. In the original run, TV Tokyo broke it into 21 seasons—starting with the Kazekage Rescue arc and ending with the Last Story arc."
"…Mostly awesome."
(counts on fingers) "So if someone asks 'how many seasons,' the real answer is…?"
(flicks his forehead) "Even the filler?"
"Some say 20, some say 22. I’ve even seen 10 ‘parts’ on certain platforms."