It spans through volumes 1 to 4, or more specifically, covers chapters 1 to 33 of the manga and episodes 1 to 19 of the Naruto anime. This arc sees the formation of Team 7 and the completion of their first mission to the Land of Waves. Main article: Prologue - Land of Waves Prologue - Land of Waves ( プロローグ~波の国, Purorōgu - Nami no Kuni), known as the Lands of Waves Escort Mission ( 波の国要人護衛, Nami no Kuni Yōjin Goei) in the anime, is an arc from Part I of the series. In the manga, before the switch to the second part of the series, otherwise known as Naruto: Shippūden, the story of Kakashi Gaiden is told. The plot of Naruto is told during the first 238 chapters of the manga and all 220 episodes of the Naruto anime. 4.14.14 Konoha Hiden: The Perfect Day for a Wedding (Arc).4.14.13 Shikamaru Hiden: A Cloud Drifting in Silent Darkness (Arc).4.14.12 Sasuke Shinden: Book of Sunrise (Arc).4.14.10 Itachi Shinden Book: Light and Darkness.4.14.9 Jiraiya Shinobi Handbook: The Tale of Naruto the Hero.

4.14.8 In Naruto's Footsteps: The Friends' Paths.4.14.7 Kakashi's Anbu Arc: The Shinobi That Lives in the Darkness.4.12 Birth of the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki.4.10 Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation.4.9 Fourth Shinobi World War: Countdown.4.2 Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance Mission.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. The series would also spawn multiple anime series, movies, novels, video games and more. 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. After considering various genres for his next project, Kishimoto decided on a story steeped in traditional Japanese culture. After spending time in art college, he won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his story Karakuri. Like many kids, he was first inspired to become a manga artist in elementary school when he read Dragon Ball. 16 (Paperback):Īuthor/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan. 15 (Paperback):īoruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 14 (Paperback):īoruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 13 (Paperback):īoruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 28, 29 & 30 (Paperback):īoruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol.

Naruto: Sasuke's Story-Sunrise (Naruto Novels) (Paperback): This is book number 1 in the Naruto series.īoruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol.

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