Naruto Bingo is a race against a two-minute clock. The board has twelve squares, each with a rule such as Konohagakure, Uchiha Clan, Jōnin, Fire Release, Medical-nin, Sharingan, Deceased or Power 80+. Characters arrive one at a time, and for each one you tap a square they fit. Fill all twelve before the timer hits zero and you have a bingo.

The board and the order of characters are the same for everyone on a given day, separately for each era, and the queue is arranged so that a full board is possible early on. Some squares only exist in one era. Shippuden boards can ask for the Akatsuki, Kumogakure, Amegakure, the Uzumaki Clan, the Allied Forces, the Mist Swordsmen, jinchūriki, Sage Mode or senjutsu, while the Sound Four only appears on Part I boards.

The current character's portrait is shown above the board. Tap any empty square whose rule they match. The character fills that square and the next one appears.

A correct placement adds eight seconds to the clock, which can build up to a maximum of four minutes. A wrong tap takes eight seconds away, and the same character stays in play. If a character does not fit any open square, or you are not sure, press Skip to move on to the next one at no cost.

Filling all twelve squares wins the day, and signed-in players are ranked on the daily leaderboard by the time they had left. If the clock runs out first, the result shows how many squares you filled. There is one board per day per era, and a new one arrives at midnight UTC.

Protect the broad squares. Rules like Male, Alive, No Clan or Konohagakure match a large part of the roster, while Byakugan, Kage or Sound Four match very few. When a character fits both a rare square and a broad one, always use the rare one, because the broad square will find another taker soon.

Skip instead of gambling. A wrong tap costs eight seconds but Skip costs nothing, so when you are unsure whether someone is a Genjutsu user or which chakra natures they have, pass. Confident correct taps, on the other hand, add eight seconds each, so fast placements actually extend your run.

Know which characters are multi-talented. Powerful characters often list several chakra natures and techniques, so a Kage or an Akatsuki member can usually cover a nature square, while weaker genin are ideal for Power 40-. Leave the hardest square for last and skip freely until the right character comes along.