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The epic ninja adventure that became a global phenomenon!
About the author
Author/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Like many kids, he was first inspired to become a manga artist in elementary school when he read
Dragon Ball. After spending time in art college, he won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his story
Karakuri. After considering various genres for his next project, Kishimoto decided on a story steeped in traditional Japanese culture. His first version of
Naruto, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits; his final version, which debuted in
Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999, quickly became the most popular ninja manga in the world. The series would also spawn multiple anime series, movies, novels, video games and more. Having concluded the series in late 2014, Masashi Kishimoto has kept himself busy this year with the side story
Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring and writing the story for the latest
Naruto movie,
Boruto: Naruto the Movie, both of which will focus on the title character's son, Boruto.
Summary
It's been two years since Naruto left to train with
Jiraiya, and his first mission sends him to the Hidden Sand to help rescue
Gaara. As both Gaara and Naruto come face to face with the Akasuki, Sakura takes
her place at the front of the fight to save them. With Granny Chiyo at her side,
she must battle Sasori, who can create golems from the undead. But Granny Chiyo
is a puppet master too - only it could be Sakura's strings she's
pulling!
For teen audiences.
