Naruto

NARUTO―ナルト―

700 chapters

72 volumes

1999 – 2014

In the Hidden Leaf Village, Naruto Uzumaki aspires to become the Hokage, the village's strongest ninja. His dream is met with skepticism from the villagers, who have always treated him harshly. This mistreatment stems not from Naruto's loud personality or his early difficulties as a ninja, but because he carries a powerful demon within him—the Nine-Tailed Fox, sealed inside him at birth by the Fourth Hokage to protect the village from its destruction. Assigned to Team 7 alongside Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno, and led by the experienced ninja Kakashi Hatake, Naruto embarks on a journey that forces him to collaborate with others for the first time. Through intense training and dangerous missions, Naruto discovers the true value of teamwork and works to forge his own path toward becoming a respected ninja acknowledged by his community.

Information

Status: Finished
Format: Manga
Chapters: 700
Volumes: 72

Statistics

Rank: #754
Score: 8.10
Votes: 288,620
Members: 445,226
Favorites: 44,549

Authors

Kishimoto, Masashi

Serialized in

Shounen Jump (Weekly)

Adapted to anime

Naruto

Road of Naruto

Naruto (Shinsaku Anime)

Volúmenes & Capítulos72 vol · 703 ch

Volume 18 ch.

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Background

Naruto has sold over 250 million copies worldwide as of 2020, making it the 4th highest-grossing manga series of all time. It was nominated for the 19th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2014, and in the same year, Masashi Kishimoto was awarded Rookie of the Year in the media fine arts category by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. The series was published in English by VIZ Media under the Shonen Jump imprint from August 16, 2003, to October 6, 2015. In the last four months of 2007, the campaign titled Naruto Nation was launched, in which three volumes were published each month so that US releases would be closer to Japan's. The same practice was done in February through April of 2009, this time titled Generation Ninja. A 3-in-1 omnibus edition was later released. A box set containing volumes 1 through 27 was released on August 6, 2008, a set containing volumes 28 through 48 on July 7, 2015, and the final box set with volumes 49 through 72 on January 5, 2016. It was also published in Brazilian Portuguese by Panini Comics from May 2007 to June 2015; in German by Carlsen Verlag; and in French and Dutch by Kana. Numerous databooks, artbooks, novels, and fanbooks on the series have been released. Eight summary volumes featuring unaltered color pages, larger dimensions, and exclusive interviews, covering the first part of the series were released between November 7, 2008, and April 10, 2009.