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Naruto: Omnibus #10
Naruto (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 10
Naruto is a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He's got a wild sense of humor, but Naruto is completely serious about his mission to be the world's greatest ninja!
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!
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!
576 pages, Paperback
First published January 6, 2015
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Masashi Kishimoto
1,177 books3,936 followersMasashi Kishimoto (岸本斉史 Kishimoto Masashi) is a Japanese manga artist, well known for creating the manga series Naruto. His younger twin brother, Seishi Kishimoto, is also a manga artist and creator of the manga series O-Parts Hunter (666 Satan) and Blazer Drive. Two of his former assistants, Osamu Kajisa (Tattoo Hearts) and Yuuichi Itakura (Hand's), have also gone on to moderate success following their work on Naruto.
Kishimoto's first work as a manga artist was Karakuri (カラクリ?), which he submitted to Shueisha in 1995. This earned him the Weekly Shōnen Jump's monthly "Hop Step Award" in 1996, granted to promising new manga artists. This was followed in 1997 by a pilot version of Naruto (NARUTO－ナルト－), published in Akamaru Jump Summer. In 1998, Kishimoto premiered as a Weekly Shōnen Jump artist with a serialized version of Karakuri in Weekly Shōnen Jump, but it proved unpopular and was canceled soon after. In 1999, a serialized version of Naruto began publication in Weekly Shōnen Jump and quickly became a hit.
Kishimoto's first work as a manga artist was Karakuri (カラクリ?), which he submitted to Shueisha in 1995. This earned him the Weekly Shōnen Jump's monthly "Hop Step Award" in 1996, granted to promising new manga artists. This was followed in 1997 by a pilot version of Naruto (NARUTO－ナルト－), published in Akamaru Jump Summer. In 1998, Kishimoto premiered as a Weekly Shōnen Jump artist with a serialized version of Karakuri in Weekly Shōnen Jump, but it proved unpopular and was canceled soon after. In 1999, a serialized version of Naruto began publication in Weekly Shōnen Jump and quickly became a hit.
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July 10, 2016
It was so much fun to get back into reading naruto again. This volume does a time jump and we see that the cast has aged five years. When one of their friends Gaara is kidnapped, Naruto and his team are on a rescue mission.
I love the action in this series. I'm so excited for the next volumes.
I love the action in this series. I'm so excited for the next volumes.
August 24, 2025
"to share one's feelings with others isn't weakness...it's strength"
oh man I was not expecting so much lore dump after this time jump that I felt like bogged down the front half of this and there is A LOT happening right now. Also, I cannot stand Deidara
oh man I was not expecting so much lore dump after this time jump that I felt like bogged down the front half of this and there is A LOT happening right now. Also, I cannot stand Deidara
April 2, 2021
This book keeps the pressure on! Come on, read it, and stop breathing for like 200 pages. So good!
September 15, 2020
This is a review of the entire series.
Once upon a time, the spirit of an evil Nine Tailed Fox wreaked havoc on Konohagakure; the Village Hidden in the Leaves, killing hundreds of honorable ninja in the skirmish and leaving many children without homes or parents. The Fourth Hokage (leader of the village) unleashes a forbidden jutsu (magic spell/ninja ability) to seal the spirit of the evil fox into the body of a newborn baby named Naruto at the cost of his own life. He did this in the hopes that the boy could one day learn to master the power of the demonic spirit and use it to protect the village and become a great hero of the people.
Unknown to the citizens of the Leaf, the Nine Tailed Fox was being controlled by an even more powerful adversary, a legendary rogue ninja that plans to wage war against the entire world from the shadows. The identity of the mysterious ninja that attacked the Leaf Village using the Nine Tails died with the Fourth Hokage, and he used what remained of his life to gift Naruto with the power of one day being able to stop this evil ninja and a clan of outlawed S-rank criminals called the Akatsuki from committing mass genocide against the many hidden villages and clans of the world.
Because of the evil spirit sealed inside him, Naruto grew up hated by the other children of the village because they believe him and the Nine Tails to be one and the same. They believe he’s a ticking time bomb waiting to go off, waiting for the perfect moment to kill them all just like the Nine Tails killed their parents and families. Shunned, dehumanized and treated like dirt, Naruto vows to become the greatest hokage the world has ever seen so that he can receive the love and acknowledgement he never got as a child.
On top of the Nine Tails power and the will to never quit, Naruto also possesses the uncanny ability to turn everyone he meets into a potential comrade. He brings out the best in his peers and tries his hardest to make his enemies see the errors of their ways. He disobeys the rules and ignores cultural traditions to try and make changes to the world and break the eternal cycle of war and hatred through his own methods. His determination is infectious to friend and foe alike. He earns himself the respect he deserves by overcoming one impossible obstacle at a time.
Naruto encounters many fascinating and terrifying ninja over the course of his journey to become hokage. Among them are Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto’s best friend and rival who is driven by the vengeful lust to murder his elder brother after he wiped out their own clan in cold blood. Sasuke warms up to Naruto, but his hatred and trauma are dangerous forces that threaten to break his moral code as a ninja and destroy his reputation among his peers.
Kakashi Hatake is a notorious copycat ninja that survived one of the most brutal and devastating wars in history as well as the Nine Tails attack on the Leaf Village. He becomes Naruto and Sasuke’s mentor and teaches them a great number of valuable lessons about surviving in the dangerous world of rogue ninja, bloodthirsty assassins and clans ruled by corruption.
Jiraiya is a perverted yet wise sage who taught the Fourth Hokage everything he knew and he’s regarded as a god among shinobi that’s famous for his heroic actions in the second great ninja war. He takes an interest in Naruto and raises him as a father figure to carry on the legacy of the Fourth Hokage to prepare him for the many dangerous people that want to use his power for their own nefarious purposes.
The Akatsuki is one such group of wicked ninja. Among them are Sasuke’s brother Itachi who murdered his clan and possesses many dangerous techniques involving illusions, psychological torture and elemental manipulation. Sasori who controls poisonous puppets with magical threads, Orochimaru who mastered the forbidden arts of reanimation and quasi-immortality, Deidara who fights from afar using detonating clay and many other deadly foes.
The entire series chronicles Naruto and his fellow ninja comrades growing through countless trials and tragedies. There are hundreds of unique jutsus, clans, and techniques which lead to some very intense, creative and strategic battles between skilled ninja with diverse abilities that don’t always match up evenly. There are clan based abilities such as the Aburame clan’s ability to control insects, the Yamanaka clan’s ability to jump into other people’s minds and control their bodies and the Inuzuka clan’s ability to bond with wolves that learn to mimic their master’s battle skills. Then there’s ocular genetic abilities such as the sharingan which allows the user to create psychological illusions, copy their enemy’s abilities and manipulate elemental energy. The byakugan allows the user to read their enemies vital points and detect their spiritual energy from faraway. The rinnegan grants control over space and gravity and so on.
On top of having countless unique abilities, nearly every character has a tragic backstory that makes them sympathetic and relatable, even the nastiest of the villains have well-explored reasons for following the paths they do and becoming the way they are. One of my favorite aspects of the series is how well it explores the physical, emotional and psychological effects war can have on society and culture as well as the survivors and future generations that are forced to live in them. How it breeds racism and cultural disputes, how it inspires hatred in orphaned children and war veterans robbed of their homes toward foreign nations, as well as how this eventually leads to further death, war, poverty and destruction. Learning to forgive the ones you hate to prevent further conflict and damaging the world for future generations even further is a major theme throughout the story.
Being a massive 700 chapter series, it’s not too surprising that there’s some plot holes and consistency issues. A rule might be stated regarding the requirements and usage of a certain jutsu or ability only for that rule to be repeatedly broken 400 chapters later. Sometimes the characters and rules contradict themselves, sometimes the chronology of certain events and historical facts don’t match up perfectly, the lore and general backstory go through several retcons that change the philosophy and power scaling of the characters and the scope of world-building; the final arc especially drags on and breaks a lot of the logic and rules that the story spent the whole series setting up, etc...
Naruto’s far from perfect, but I remember it very fondly for being one of the first series that introduced me to things like manga and Japanese entertainment in general. It was one of those childhood classics like Dragon Ball, Inuyasha, Yu Yu Hakusho and Rurouni Kenshin. The series grew up with me and I can’t help but feel grateful to it for introducing me to hundreds of other franchises that I’m still a huge fan of to this day and I continue to find many new ones on the regular. Naruto's journey from a clownish, disrespected outcast into a talented, well-loved and admired hero is a memorable one.
Once upon a time, the spirit of an evil Nine Tailed Fox wreaked havoc on Konohagakure; the Village Hidden in the Leaves, killing hundreds of honorable ninja in the skirmish and leaving many children without homes or parents. The Fourth Hokage (leader of the village) unleashes a forbidden jutsu (magic spell/ninja ability) to seal the spirit of the evil fox into the body of a newborn baby named Naruto at the cost of his own life. He did this in the hopes that the boy could one day learn to master the power of the demonic spirit and use it to protect the village and become a great hero of the people.
Unknown to the citizens of the Leaf, the Nine Tailed Fox was being controlled by an even more powerful adversary, a legendary rogue ninja that plans to wage war against the entire world from the shadows. The identity of the mysterious ninja that attacked the Leaf Village using the Nine Tails died with the Fourth Hokage, and he used what remained of his life to gift Naruto with the power of one day being able to stop this evil ninja and a clan of outlawed S-rank criminals called the Akatsuki from committing mass genocide against the many hidden villages and clans of the world.
Because of the evil spirit sealed inside him, Naruto grew up hated by the other children of the village because they believe him and the Nine Tails to be one and the same. They believe he’s a ticking time bomb waiting to go off, waiting for the perfect moment to kill them all just like the Nine Tails killed their parents and families. Shunned, dehumanized and treated like dirt, Naruto vows to become the greatest hokage the world has ever seen so that he can receive the love and acknowledgement he never got as a child.
On top of the Nine Tails power and the will to never quit, Naruto also possesses the uncanny ability to turn everyone he meets into a potential comrade. He brings out the best in his peers and tries his hardest to make his enemies see the errors of their ways. He disobeys the rules and ignores cultural traditions to try and make changes to the world and break the eternal cycle of war and hatred through his own methods. His determination is infectious to friend and foe alike. He earns himself the respect he deserves by overcoming one impossible obstacle at a time.
Naruto encounters many fascinating and terrifying ninja over the course of his journey to become hokage. Among them are Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto’s best friend and rival who is driven by the vengeful lust to murder his elder brother after he wiped out their own clan in cold blood. Sasuke warms up to Naruto, but his hatred and trauma are dangerous forces that threaten to break his moral code as a ninja and destroy his reputation among his peers.
Kakashi Hatake is a notorious copycat ninja that survived one of the most brutal and devastating wars in history as well as the Nine Tails attack on the Leaf Village. He becomes Naruto and Sasuke’s mentor and teaches them a great number of valuable lessons about surviving in the dangerous world of rogue ninja, bloodthirsty assassins and clans ruled by corruption.
Jiraiya is a perverted yet wise sage who taught the Fourth Hokage everything he knew and he’s regarded as a god among shinobi that’s famous for his heroic actions in the second great ninja war. He takes an interest in Naruto and raises him as a father figure to carry on the legacy of the Fourth Hokage to prepare him for the many dangerous people that want to use his power for their own nefarious purposes.
The Akatsuki is one such group of wicked ninja. Among them are Sasuke’s brother Itachi who murdered his clan and possesses many dangerous techniques involving illusions, psychological torture and elemental manipulation. Sasori who controls poisonous puppets with magical threads, Orochimaru who mastered the forbidden arts of reanimation and quasi-immortality, Deidara who fights from afar using detonating clay and many other deadly foes.
The entire series chronicles Naruto and his fellow ninja comrades growing through countless trials and tragedies. There are hundreds of unique jutsus, clans, and techniques which lead to some very intense, creative and strategic battles between skilled ninja with diverse abilities that don’t always match up evenly. There are clan based abilities such as the Aburame clan’s ability to control insects, the Yamanaka clan’s ability to jump into other people’s minds and control their bodies and the Inuzuka clan’s ability to bond with wolves that learn to mimic their master’s battle skills. Then there’s ocular genetic abilities such as the sharingan which allows the user to create psychological illusions, copy their enemy’s abilities and manipulate elemental energy. The byakugan allows the user to read their enemies vital points and detect their spiritual energy from faraway. The rinnegan grants control over space and gravity and so on.
On top of having countless unique abilities, nearly every character has a tragic backstory that makes them sympathetic and relatable, even the nastiest of the villains have well-explored reasons for following the paths they do and becoming the way they are. One of my favorite aspects of the series is how well it explores the physical, emotional and psychological effects war can have on society and culture as well as the survivors and future generations that are forced to live in them. How it breeds racism and cultural disputes, how it inspires hatred in orphaned children and war veterans robbed of their homes toward foreign nations, as well as how this eventually leads to further death, war, poverty and destruction. Learning to forgive the ones you hate to prevent further conflict and damaging the world for future generations even further is a major theme throughout the story.
Being a massive 700 chapter series, it’s not too surprising that there’s some plot holes and consistency issues. A rule might be stated regarding the requirements and usage of a certain jutsu or ability only for that rule to be repeatedly broken 400 chapters later. Sometimes the characters and rules contradict themselves, sometimes the chronology of certain events and historical facts don’t match up perfectly, the lore and general backstory go through several retcons that change the philosophy and power scaling of the characters and the scope of world-building; the final arc especially drags on and breaks a lot of the logic and rules that the story spent the whole series setting up, etc...
Naruto’s far from perfect, but I remember it very fondly for being one of the first series that introduced me to things like manga and Japanese entertainment in general. It was one of those childhood classics like Dragon Ball, Inuyasha, Yu Yu Hakusho and Rurouni Kenshin. The series grew up with me and I can’t help but feel grateful to it for introducing me to hundreds of other franchises that I’m still a huge fan of to this day and I continue to find many new ones on the regular. Naruto's journey from a clownish, disrespected outcast into a talented, well-loved and admired hero is a memorable one.
May 28, 2021
Alright, so I just finished the colossal 700 chapters of Naruto and here is how this is going to go. I will be breaking down my review for each, and yes, each arc of Naruto throughout it's run. I will be ignoring what volumes and I will be speaking with spoilers. So If you're at all interested in this story that ended six years ago. Please keep aware of this and only read the arcs you have finished.
That being said, this is a reread for me. I actually decided to reread them as the 3-in-1 volumes as they're much cheaper. I probably had 10 volumes already of the story so I didn't repurchase so my collection is a little incomplete. However, this reread was a lot of fun and I enjoyed a lot. I'll be doing this in a certain bullet point style because there's so much story to cover I really just want to point out my like's and Dislikes for each Arc. As well as Individual ratings.
Part One
Prologue - Land of Waves Arc - Chapter 1-33: Rating: 7/10
-So I love the land of waves arc. Anyone who says they weren't instantly hooked once they reached this point has got to be full of themselves. This arc does so much to set up the world, the themes, everything that Naruto would become.
-Unfortunately, what prequels this is absolute hot garbage.
-Now, I didn't think this when I began the reread because it has been over a decade since I've explored this section of the story. But let me tell you, these first 5 chapters are probably some of the worst in any shonen I've ever seen. To be fair, most first chapters in shonen usually aren't stand out. I've often expressed how they're really edited and refined to express the exact image that the magazine wants them to be. Once they actually get a chance to strut their stuff (if they sell well) then that's when we see most shonens come into their own.
-However, you would have to be younger than 5 to enjoy and find the slapstick comedy in the first five chapters to be digestible whatsoever. It's so cringeworthy I can't believe I ever was okay with it. Konohamaru is the worst character in creation. Most of the Naruto characters are pervs. Sasuke and Sakura's introductions are laughable at best. Well, they're not laughable. I WISH they had been, but nope.
-I love Naruto's power system. I may even go so far as to express I think it's actually my favorite power system pre-final arc. I love how thought out and detersive it is.
-Zabuza is a great antagonist. Gato is very easily hateable and Haku is great too.
-I really just am blown away how fast the pacing is. The tactics are clever and fun.
-Overall, the prologue really pulled this arc down for me. If you'd separate them. The prologue chapters would be a 4/10 and the Land of waves would be 10/10
Chunin Exams Arc - Chapter 34-114: Rating: 10/10
-10/10 arc. Nothing for me to say. Except that I personally would have liked to have seen the finale of the tournament. We didn't even get past the first round before everything kinda went haywire.
Konoha Invasion Arc - Chapter 115-138: Rating: 9/10
-I don't have a lot of bad to say outside of the sense that a lot of ninja's didn't really show their stuff. Primarily Kakashi, Jiraiya, etc. Because of this, the invasion really never felt like it would succeed. Sure, the Hokage's death was very expected and a tragedy. However, no one else we knew was wounded. The plan itself just really fell flat.
Search for Tsunade arc - Chapter 139-171: Rating: 7/10
-Yeah, this one surprised me.
-I remember this one being the most painful arc in part one. Not only is long, but it's also mostly a glorified training arc.
-With new eyes and a better appreciation for story and characters I have come away enjoying this arc much more.
-Tsunade is a phenomenal character and probably one of the only female characters in Naruto I can say that about.
-Naruto's journey to learning the Rasengan was also a lot more comprehensive now that I'm an adult. (and not reading scans)
-Also, Itachi was introduced in this arc and HOT DAMN THIS GUY WAS COOL
Sasuke Retrieval Arc - Chapter 172-238: Rating: 10/10
What can I say? 10/10 once again. Perhaps the Neji fight was a bit too long, but it never felt that way.
-The fights were all great. The themes were spot on and holy lawrd the emotion. *Chef's kiss.
Kakashi Gaiden - Chapter 239-244: Rating: 6/10
-Meh, I don't like this arc that much. I don't have a great reason. It's a flashback arc. But it came at such a weird point in the story. Like, no one was asking for it in this particular moment.
Part Two
Kazekage Rescue Arc - Chapter 245-281: Rating: 8/10
-This was another arc, like the Tsunade arc that I didn't enjoy. At this point, I was a weekly reader and It is a nearly 40 chapter arc. Maybe as a kid I felt like there was just too much talking and too much establishing what they were doing. Another key factor was that Naruto's growth, despite it only being roughly two and a half years was still rather unimpressive. I mean, he could do a big rasengan.
-What I neglected to understand was that this was mostly a reference point to show us just how much the kids have grown in less than 3 years time. The kids actually went from not being able to land a single attack on base Kakashi with no Sharingan, to with one less member, defeating Kakashi and completing the bell exam. That's tremendous progress. Another thing I neglected was just how much focus was put on Naruto mastering the nine-tails power. It was a pretty small feat as i read this as a teenager, but having reread the material back to back I noticed that far more emphasis was put on Naruto's lack of control. His ability to bring out some of Kurama's chakra was only enough to give him a short boost that put him above Neji. When facing Sasuke and he got a one tailed cloak, he actually succumbed to the 9 tails and lost himself. Now he's able to call upon three tails all by himself.
-The sasori fight is legendary. I love Chiyo as a character which before I just kinda was indifferent to her. This would also feature Team Guy and that was exciting as we hadn't seen those characters in some time. Though, really they didn't have much to do besides fight themselves in this.
-Overall, the arc loses points for me because of how centered around the Sasori fight it seemed. Yet, half the other events of the arc felt secondary when I compared them. Gaara's emotional climax and revelation was great. Naruto's growth was great. Learning about the sand was great. But this arc had to establish a lot and I just remember those chapters of them running through the forest and just text filling the pages from panel to panel. Not saying action was vital, just that we spent too much time talking about Jinchurki. It was clear that Kishimoto was now ready to establish these terms he set up. But I felt he could have presented it in a more organic fashion then just an info dump.
Sasuke and Sai Arc - Chapter 282-310: Rating: 6/10
-This arc is really conflicting. On one hand, it has probably one of the most hype conflicts in the entire series to this point. Naruto 4 tails vs Orochimaru was absolutley insane and it still holds up. The emotional tension of Naruto losing himself and not caring because it's orochimaru and he's spent so long hating this guy was fantastic.
-On the other hand...this arc also heavily features Sai. And et's just cut to the chase. Sai is probably my least favorite character in all of Naruto. I think he's just a really poorly written character. I understand his purpose. I understand what he was meant to imply and communicate with the reader, but I just really thought it was done in the most generic and boring way. I am not a fan of Sai. He really, really dragged this arc down for me.
Hidan and Kakuzu Arc - Chapter 311-342: Rating: 7.5/10
-Yet again another arc I thought I'd hate. Mainly because when I read them when they came out, I realized just how awful the scans were. Hidan and Kakuzu probably cussed more than any two characters in the scanlations. Not that it was awful, I just thought it didn't properly convey the information.
-I do think this is kind of the arc that kind of made me realize why I didn't love part 2 my first time around. Well, not as much as part 1 I should say. The expansion of the world and the lore take a heavy backseat in the last arc and this arc. We barely learn about the world in which these ninjas fight in. We don't even learn anything about the villages of our antagonists. Which I felt was a huge misstep.
-This was a training arc I really enjoyed as well. I felt like maybe I just didn't enjoy training arcs when I was younger because DBZ used them so heavily but this was done very well. Shikamaru's character growth in this was also fantastic.
-This arc loses points for not making Hidan and Kakuzu even remotely interesting characters as well as not expanding on the world. It DID expand on the power system which was great but still. This Arc had 3 beats. Battle where Asuma dies. Naruto's training. Battle where they beat the akatsuki. No other nuisance.
Itachi Pursuit Arc - Chapter 343-402: Rating: 9/10
-What can I say? fans were waiting for this conflict forever. And it did not disappoint.
-The reveal at the end was also fantastic.
-Where this arc loses points is everything to do with Naruto. Naruto's role, his mission with the other team to track Sasuke was...really not needed here. It felt extra. I would have rather had naruto be exempt or perhaps do something else. This was just a lot of wasted pages. I understand Itachi had to interact with Naruto to give him the crow, but this could have been done earlier in one of the previous arcs. Perhaps Kazekage when they actually fought his clone.
Pain Invasion Arc - Chapter 403-449: Rating: 10/10
-I gave this a 10/10 but I am still salty about the reviving everyone who died jutsu. I get it. I just personally would have preferred if the story didn't make that decision. It felt like Konoha just didn't really try hard to fight Pain. The anime made this feel coherent which is why I gave the arc in the manga a pass.
Five Kage Summit - Chapter 450-488: Rating: 5/10
-Well, that's a weird deal ain't it? This is probably my least favorite arc. Danzo is a poor villain. The Gokage are silly and at the end of the day this is just one big set up for the next arc. I felt like we should have met all the kage beforehand. I felt that the country of random not mentioned Samurai was weird. Why are Suigetsu and Jugo still around? It just really fell flat. the end was kinda cool, and it has probably my fabvorite moment where Sasuke goes coocoo banana's and stabs Karin, but still. It also teased another Naruto/Sasuke fight and didn't deliver. So boo.
Fourth Shinobi World War Arc - Chapter 489-700: Rating: 7/10
-Okay! Okay Okay! This arc has so many highs and so many lows.
-The ending is perfect imo. Everything after the seal Kaguya and have their final battle, the conclusion. all of it brought tears to my eyes. Loved it. Love love loved it.
-The first half of the war felt like a series of battles where no one died and no consequences were met outside of 40k random shinobi we never knew. This could have been done better.
-Naruto's training arc with Bee was painful. Taming the 9 tails was cool. I understand why it had to happen. But It just drags. I wish it would have been condensed.
-Naruto vs Obito is great.
-Madara arriving and fighting the Kage was great.
-God the Kabuto fight is too long. This fight is nearly two volumes long and Kabuto is just trash.
-So many things didn't make sense in this arc. Madara uses Susano'o with no eyes? Obito never dies? Kakashi's ghost double Mangekyo w/ perfect Susano'o????
-7/10 is probably really high for how many bad things. But so many good things happened I just gave it the general average. It could have been a lot better.
This was a really good time. I never looked at Naruto as a poorly written series like I did with Bleach so this was a blast from the past. Also, revisiting some of the older arcs I didn't enjoy as much and finding new enjoyment in them was really endearing.
That being said, this is a reread for me. I actually decided to reread them as the 3-in-1 volumes as they're much cheaper. I probably had 10 volumes already of the story so I didn't repurchase so my collection is a little incomplete. However, this reread was a lot of fun and I enjoyed a lot. I'll be doing this in a certain bullet point style because there's so much story to cover I really just want to point out my like's and Dislikes for each Arc. As well as Individual ratings.
Part One
Prologue - Land of Waves Arc - Chapter 1-33: Rating: 7/10
-So I love the land of waves arc. Anyone who says they weren't instantly hooked once they reached this point has got to be full of themselves. This arc does so much to set up the world, the themes, everything that Naruto would become.
-Unfortunately, what prequels this is absolute hot garbage.
-Now, I didn't think this when I began the reread because it has been over a decade since I've explored this section of the story. But let me tell you, these first 5 chapters are probably some of the worst in any shonen I've ever seen. To be fair, most first chapters in shonen usually aren't stand out. I've often expressed how they're really edited and refined to express the exact image that the magazine wants them to be. Once they actually get a chance to strut their stuff (if they sell well) then that's when we see most shonens come into their own.
-However, you would have to be younger than 5 to enjoy and find the slapstick comedy in the first five chapters to be digestible whatsoever. It's so cringeworthy I can't believe I ever was okay with it. Konohamaru is the worst character in creation. Most of the Naruto characters are pervs. Sasuke and Sakura's introductions are laughable at best. Well, they're not laughable. I WISH they had been, but nope.
-I love Naruto's power system. I may even go so far as to express I think it's actually my favorite power system pre-final arc. I love how thought out and detersive it is.
-Zabuza is a great antagonist. Gato is very easily hateable and Haku is great too.
-I really just am blown away how fast the pacing is. The tactics are clever and fun.
-Overall, the prologue really pulled this arc down for me. If you'd separate them. The prologue chapters would be a 4/10 and the Land of waves would be 10/10
Chunin Exams Arc - Chapter 34-114: Rating: 10/10
-10/10 arc. Nothing for me to say. Except that I personally would have liked to have seen the finale of the tournament. We didn't even get past the first round before everything kinda went haywire.
Konoha Invasion Arc - Chapter 115-138: Rating: 9/10
-I don't have a lot of bad to say outside of the sense that a lot of ninja's didn't really show their stuff. Primarily Kakashi, Jiraiya, etc. Because of this, the invasion really never felt like it would succeed. Sure, the Hokage's death was very expected and a tragedy. However, no one else we knew was wounded. The plan itself just really fell flat.
Search for Tsunade arc - Chapter 139-171: Rating: 7/10
-Yeah, this one surprised me.
-I remember this one being the most painful arc in part one. Not only is long, but it's also mostly a glorified training arc.
-With new eyes and a better appreciation for story and characters I have come away enjoying this arc much more.
-Tsunade is a phenomenal character and probably one of the only female characters in Naruto I can say that about.
-Naruto's journey to learning the Rasengan was also a lot more comprehensive now that I'm an adult. (and not reading scans)
-Also, Itachi was introduced in this arc and HOT DAMN THIS GUY WAS COOL
Sasuke Retrieval Arc - Chapter 172-238: Rating: 10/10
What can I say? 10/10 once again. Perhaps the Neji fight was a bit too long, but it never felt that way.
-The fights were all great. The themes were spot on and holy lawrd the emotion. *Chef's kiss.
Kakashi Gaiden - Chapter 239-244: Rating: 6/10
-Meh, I don't like this arc that much. I don't have a great reason. It's a flashback arc. But it came at such a weird point in the story. Like, no one was asking for it in this particular moment.
Part Two
Kazekage Rescue Arc - Chapter 245-281: Rating: 8/10
-This was another arc, like the Tsunade arc that I didn't enjoy. At this point, I was a weekly reader and It is a nearly 40 chapter arc. Maybe as a kid I felt like there was just too much talking and too much establishing what they were doing. Another key factor was that Naruto's growth, despite it only being roughly two and a half years was still rather unimpressive. I mean, he could do a big rasengan.
-What I neglected to understand was that this was mostly a reference point to show us just how much the kids have grown in less than 3 years time. The kids actually went from not being able to land a single attack on base Kakashi with no Sharingan, to with one less member, defeating Kakashi and completing the bell exam. That's tremendous progress. Another thing I neglected was just how much focus was put on Naruto mastering the nine-tails power. It was a pretty small feat as i read this as a teenager, but having reread the material back to back I noticed that far more emphasis was put on Naruto's lack of control. His ability to bring out some of Kurama's chakra was only enough to give him a short boost that put him above Neji. When facing Sasuke and he got a one tailed cloak, he actually succumbed to the 9 tails and lost himself. Now he's able to call upon three tails all by himself.
-The sasori fight is legendary. I love Chiyo as a character which before I just kinda was indifferent to her. This would also feature Team Guy and that was exciting as we hadn't seen those characters in some time. Though, really they didn't have much to do besides fight themselves in this.
-Overall, the arc loses points for me because of how centered around the Sasori fight it seemed. Yet, half the other events of the arc felt secondary when I compared them. Gaara's emotional climax and revelation was great. Naruto's growth was great. Learning about the sand was great. But this arc had to establish a lot and I just remember those chapters of them running through the forest and just text filling the pages from panel to panel. Not saying action was vital, just that we spent too much time talking about Jinchurki. It was clear that Kishimoto was now ready to establish these terms he set up. But I felt he could have presented it in a more organic fashion then just an info dump.
Sasuke and Sai Arc - Chapter 282-310: Rating: 6/10
-This arc is really conflicting. On one hand, it has probably one of the most hype conflicts in the entire series to this point. Naruto 4 tails vs Orochimaru was absolutley insane and it still holds up. The emotional tension of Naruto losing himself and not caring because it's orochimaru and he's spent so long hating this guy was fantastic.
-On the other hand...this arc also heavily features Sai. And et's just cut to the chase. Sai is probably my least favorite character in all of Naruto. I think he's just a really poorly written character. I understand his purpose. I understand what he was meant to imply and communicate with the reader, but I just really thought it was done in the most generic and boring way. I am not a fan of Sai. He really, really dragged this arc down for me.
Hidan and Kakuzu Arc - Chapter 311-342: Rating: 7.5/10
-Yet again another arc I thought I'd hate. Mainly because when I read them when they came out, I realized just how awful the scans were. Hidan and Kakuzu probably cussed more than any two characters in the scanlations. Not that it was awful, I just thought it didn't properly convey the information.
-I do think this is kind of the arc that kind of made me realize why I didn't love part 2 my first time around. Well, not as much as part 1 I should say. The expansion of the world and the lore take a heavy backseat in the last arc and this arc. We barely learn about the world in which these ninjas fight in. We don't even learn anything about the villages of our antagonists. Which I felt was a huge misstep.
-This was a training arc I really enjoyed as well. I felt like maybe I just didn't enjoy training arcs when I was younger because DBZ used them so heavily but this was done very well. Shikamaru's character growth in this was also fantastic.
-This arc loses points for not making Hidan and Kakuzu even remotely interesting characters as well as not expanding on the world. It DID expand on the power system which was great but still. This Arc had 3 beats. Battle where Asuma dies. Naruto's training. Battle where they beat the akatsuki. No other nuisance.
Itachi Pursuit Arc - Chapter 343-402: Rating: 9/10
-What can I say? fans were waiting for this conflict forever. And it did not disappoint.
-The reveal at the end was also fantastic.
-Where this arc loses points is everything to do with Naruto. Naruto's role, his mission with the other team to track Sasuke was...really not needed here. It felt extra. I would have rather had naruto be exempt or perhaps do something else. This was just a lot of wasted pages. I understand Itachi had to interact with Naruto to give him the crow, but this could have been done earlier in one of the previous arcs. Perhaps Kazekage when they actually fought his clone.
Pain Invasion Arc - Chapter 403-449: Rating: 10/10
-I gave this a 10/10 but I am still salty about the reviving everyone who died jutsu. I get it. I just personally would have preferred if the story didn't make that decision. It felt like Konoha just didn't really try hard to fight Pain. The anime made this feel coherent which is why I gave the arc in the manga a pass.
Five Kage Summit - Chapter 450-488: Rating: 5/10
-Well, that's a weird deal ain't it? This is probably my least favorite arc. Danzo is a poor villain. The Gokage are silly and at the end of the day this is just one big set up for the next arc. I felt like we should have met all the kage beforehand. I felt that the country of random not mentioned Samurai was weird. Why are Suigetsu and Jugo still around? It just really fell flat. the end was kinda cool, and it has probably my fabvorite moment where Sasuke goes coocoo banana's and stabs Karin, but still. It also teased another Naruto/Sasuke fight and didn't deliver. So boo.
Fourth Shinobi World War Arc - Chapter 489-700: Rating: 7/10
-Okay! Okay Okay! This arc has so many highs and so many lows.
-The ending is perfect imo. Everything after the seal Kaguya and have their final battle, the conclusion. all of it brought tears to my eyes. Loved it. Love love loved it.
-The first half of the war felt like a series of battles where no one died and no consequences were met outside of 40k random shinobi we never knew. This could have been done better.
-Naruto's training arc with Bee was painful. Taming the 9 tails was cool. I understand why it had to happen. But It just drags. I wish it would have been condensed.
-Naruto vs Obito is great.
-Madara arriving and fighting the Kage was great.
-God the Kabuto fight is too long. This fight is nearly two volumes long and Kabuto is just trash.
-So many things didn't make sense in this arc. Madara uses Susano'o with no eyes? Obito never dies? Kakashi's ghost double Mangekyo w/ perfect Susano'o????
-7/10 is probably really high for how many bad things. But so many good things happened I just gave it the general average. It could have been a lot better.
This was a really good time. I never looked at Naruto as a poorly written series like I did with Bleach so this was a blast from the past. Also, revisiting some of the older arcs I didn't enjoy as much and finding new enjoyment in them was really endearing.
January 12, 2018
The mission to save Gaara initiates as he is kidnapped by the Akatsuki. Guy's and Kakashi's teams are sent out to try and save him, but face many challenges on the way. Granny Chiyo has few tricks up her sleeve and a newfound respect for the Konohagakure shinobi.
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May 29, 2024
At long last, I finally reach post-timeskip Naruto! Yay!
Well, kinda; I'd read the introduction of Sai in one of VIZ's Shōnen Jump magazines, and something with post-timeskip Ino, which may have been the same set of chapters in that issue. But, otherwise, this is basically new to me. Oh, wait, I also read a bit of a volume featuring Killer B in a Target store. But now otherwise!
So two years have passed since Sasuke defected to Orochimaru's side for MOAR POWUR. Naruto has been training with Jiraiya and Sakura has been training with Tsunade, while Sasuke gets his bussy prolapsed by the bad-guy Sannin member. Somewhat conveniently (for the plot, and for action), the new Kazekage, Gaara, is kidnapped by a pair of new (to us) Akatsuki, Deidara and Sasori, giving Naruto and Sasuke something to do almost immediately upon their reunion. Kishimoto wastes no time with this new arc, which I have to say so far is already one of my favorites just for how energetic it is. This omnibus is jam-packed with fights, all of them pretty good. Hoping I have the order right, and that I'm not missing one: Gaara versus Deidara; Kankuro versus Sasori; Guy and his team versus Kisame; Kakashi and his team versus Itachi; Sakura and Chiyo versus Sasori; Naruto and Kakashi versus Deidara. And I guess also Guy and his team fighting clones of themselves, but that barely matters here.
Coming back from the two-year timeskip, and the first real battle we see is actually Gaara versus Deidara (and Kankuro versus Sasori, but it's mostly off-page). Naruto himself, the title character, actually doesn't get a fight at all in Volume 28, unless you count his new little training session with Kakashi and Sakura. In fact, in this whole three-volume stretch, Naruto doesn't get too much time to shine, beyond showing he can now do one-handed (that is, clone-less) Rasengan, as well as a new Super Move involving a clone to make Odama Rasengan (basically just a giant Rasengan). We do see Naruto's whiskers activate a few times, but he hasn't (yet) used his One Tail Form.
I say the fights here are at least "pretty good" because a few (I guess technically half the major fights in the omnibus) aren't as great as the others. Guy's team versus Kisame is mostly hard-carried by the comedy that crops up a bit. Guy not remembering Kisame is hilarious ("I feel like we've met before..."). Kisame himself does more stuff than we've seen him do in Part 1, but some of his new tricks are just Zabuza techniques: Water Clones and Water Prison. The shark jutsu could be argued as a babby version of the Water Dragon, at a stretch.
Kankuro versus Sasori is mostly off-panel. Naruto and Kakashi versus Deidara doesn't get too much focus because the simultaneous Sasori fight is the major setpiece here.
But holy fuck! Sakura actually gets a fight! Like, other than the glorified cat-fight that was her Chūnin Exam match against Ino! Major improvement on her character, Sakura's training under Tsunade means she can actually do stuff now. That is, she has insane Taijutsu because of the Chakra control she learned from her sensei. Sakura was always said to have good Chakra control, but now Kishimoto actually shows us. Hoping she gets more to do as the manga progresses. I kind of doubt it, but still!
Miscellaneous thoughts:
Did hoodless Kankuro always have Naruto hair?
The crease in the two-page spread of Guy's Asakujaku kinda fucks up a bit and hides Guy....
Sakura's flat butt on the cover of Chapter 265...! 🥵
Sakura's fallen-down pose in Chapter 267 (page 474)...! 😋
Psych Gaara
Well, kinda; I'd read the introduction of Sai in one of VIZ's Shōnen Jump magazines, and something with post-timeskip Ino, which may have been the same set of chapters in that issue. But, otherwise, this is basically new to me. Oh, wait, I also read a bit of a volume featuring Killer B in a Target store. But now otherwise!
So two years have passed since Sasuke defected to Orochimaru's side for MOAR POWUR. Naruto has been training with Jiraiya and Sakura has been training with Tsunade, while Sasuke gets his bussy prolapsed by the bad-guy Sannin member. Somewhat conveniently (for the plot, and for action), the new Kazekage, Gaara, is kidnapped by a pair of new (to us) Akatsuki, Deidara and Sasori, giving Naruto and Sasuke something to do almost immediately upon their reunion. Kishimoto wastes no time with this new arc, which I have to say so far is already one of my favorites just for how energetic it is. This omnibus is jam-packed with fights, all of them pretty good. Hoping I have the order right, and that I'm not missing one: Gaara versus Deidara; Kankuro versus Sasori; Guy and his team versus Kisame; Kakashi and his team versus Itachi; Sakura and Chiyo versus Sasori; Naruto and Kakashi versus Deidara. And I guess also Guy and his team fighting clones of themselves, but that barely matters here.
Coming back from the two-year timeskip, and the first real battle we see is actually Gaara versus Deidara (and Kankuro versus Sasori, but it's mostly off-page). Naruto himself, the title character, actually doesn't get a fight at all in Volume 28, unless you count his new little training session with Kakashi and Sakura. In fact, in this whole three-volume stretch, Naruto doesn't get too much time to shine, beyond showing he can now do one-handed (that is, clone-less) Rasengan, as well as a new Super Move involving a clone to make Odama Rasengan (basically just a giant Rasengan). We do see Naruto's whiskers activate a few times, but he hasn't (yet) used his One Tail Form.
I say the fights here are at least "pretty good" because a few (I guess technically half the major fights in the omnibus) aren't as great as the others. Guy's team versus Kisame is mostly hard-carried by the comedy that crops up a bit. Guy not remembering Kisame is hilarious ("I feel like we've met before..."). Kisame himself does more stuff than we've seen him do in Part 1, but some of his new tricks are just Zabuza techniques: Water Clones and Water Prison. The shark jutsu could be argued as a babby version of the Water Dragon, at a stretch.
Kankuro versus Sasori is mostly off-panel. Naruto and Kakashi versus Deidara doesn't get too much focus because the simultaneous Sasori fight is the major setpiece here.
But holy fuck! Sakura actually gets a fight! Like, other than the glorified cat-fight that was her Chūnin Exam match against Ino! Major improvement on her character, Sakura's training under Tsunade means she can actually do stuff now. That is, she has insane Taijutsu because of the Chakra control she learned from her sensei. Sakura was always said to have good Chakra control, but now Kishimoto actually shows us. Hoping she gets more to do as the manga progresses. I kind of doubt it, but still!
Miscellaneous thoughts:
Did hoodless Kankuro always have Naruto hair?
The crease in the two-page spread of Guy's Asakujaku kinda fucks up a bit and hides Guy....
Sakura's flat butt on the cover of Chapter 265...! 🥵
Sakura's fallen-down pose in Chapter 267 (page 474)...! 😋
Psych Gaara
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Volume 28: Naruto's Homecoming!!, Chapters list:
245. "Naruto's Homecoming!!" (ナルトの帰郷!!, Naruto no Kikyō!!)
Eh.
246. "The Pair's Growth!!" (二人の成長!!, Futari no Seichō!!)
247. "Intruders in Suna" (砂への侵入者たち, Suna e no Shinnyūsha-Tachi)
248. "Suna's Welcome Attack…!!" (迎えうつ砂…!!, Mukaeutsu Suna…!!)
249. "As Kazekage…!!" (風影として…!!, Kazekage Toshite…!!)
Listen I love my murderbaby. Gaara Deserves Nice Things.
250. "New Team, First Mission!!" (新チーム、初任務!!, Shin Chīmu, Hatsuninmu!!)
251. "To Suna…!!" (砂へ…!!, Suna e…!!)
252. "Feelings, Running Wild…!!" (想い、駆ける…!!, Omoi, Kakeru…!!)
Ok the panels where Naruto and Gaara are portrayed are sublime. Even without knowing the story, just by looking at those panels you can see their heartbreak. But also their redemption.
253. "Reliable Reinforcements…!!" (頼れる加勢…!!, Tayoreru Kasei…!!)
Volume 29: Kakashi vs. Itachi!!, Chapters list:
254. "Brothers…!!" (兄弟…!!, Kyōdai…!!)
So seeing a woman wearing heels while their male counterparts have sensible shoes enrages me. So seeing a female frigging ninja wearing sandals (?) with a low heel is infuriating. Especially for this character who actually fights in this series...
255. "Approaching…!!" (接近…!!, Sekkin…!!)
256. "The People Blocking the Way!!" (立ちはだかる者たち!!, Tachihadakaru Mono-Tachi!!)
257. "Kakashi's EXP" (カカシの経験値, Kakashi no Keikenchi)
258. "Guy vs. Kisame!!" (ガイVS鬼鮫!!, Gai Bāsasu Kisame!!)
259. "Itachi's Power…!!" (イタチの力…!!, Itachi no Chikara…!!)
260. "Kakashi vs. Itachi!!" (カカシVSイタチ!!, Kakashi Bāsasu Itachi!!)
261. "Jinchūriki…!!" (人柱力…!!, Jinchūriki…!!)
262. "Raging Feelings…!!" (駆ける思い…!!, Kakeru Omoi…!!)
Volume 30: Granny Chiyo and Sakura, Chapters list:
263. "Getting Angry with a Loud Voice…!!" (大声で怒れ…!!, Ōgoe de Ikare…!!)
264. "Sasori's Art…!!" (サソリの芸術…!!, Sasori no Geijutsu…!!)
265. "Granny Chiyo and Sakura" (チヨバアとサクラ, Chiyo-Baa to Sakura)
266. "Sasori, Revealed…!!" (サソリ、現る…!!, Sasori, Arawaru…!!)
267. "Intense Determination…!!" (激しき決意…!!, Hageshiki Ketsui…!!)
268. "Puppet Master vs. Puppet Master!!" (傀儡師VS傀儡師!!, Kugutsushi Bāsasu Kugutsushi!!)
269. "What I Can Do…!!" (出来ること…!!, Dekiru Koto…!!)
270. "Miscalculation…!!" (誤算…!!, Gosan…!!)
271. "Unknown Power…!!" (未知の能力…!!, Michi no Chikara…!!)
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Volume 28: Naruto's Homecoming!!, Chapters list:
245. "Naruto's Homecoming!!" (ナルトの帰郷!!, Naruto no Kikyō!!)
Eh.
246. "The Pair's Growth!!" (二人の成長!!, Futari no Seichō!!)
247. "Intruders in Suna" (砂への侵入者たち, Suna e no Shinnyūsha-Tachi)
248. "Suna's Welcome Attack…!!" (迎えうつ砂…!!, Mukaeutsu Suna…!!)
249. "As Kazekage…!!" (風影として…!!, Kazekage Toshite…!!)
Listen I love my murderbaby. Gaara Deserves Nice Things.
250. "New Team, First Mission!!" (新チーム、初任務!!, Shin Chīmu, Hatsuninmu!!)
251. "To Suna…!!" (砂へ…!!, Suna e…!!)
252. "Feelings, Running Wild…!!" (想い、駆ける…!!, Omoi, Kakeru…!!)
Ok the panels where Naruto and Gaara are portrayed are sublime. Even without knowing the story, just by looking at those panels you can see their heartbreak. But also their redemption.
253. "Reliable Reinforcements…!!" (頼れる加勢…!!, Tayoreru Kasei…!!)
Volume 29: Kakashi vs. Itachi!!, Chapters list:
254. "Brothers…!!" (兄弟…!!, Kyōdai…!!)
So seeing a woman wearing heels while their male counterparts have sensible shoes enrages me. So seeing a female frigging ninja wearing sandals (?) with a low heel is infuriating. Especially for this character who actually fights in this series...
255. "Approaching…!!" (接近…!!, Sekkin…!!)
256. "The People Blocking the Way!!" (立ちはだかる者たち!!, Tachihadakaru Mono-Tachi!!)
257. "Kakashi's EXP" (カカシの経験値, Kakashi no Keikenchi)
258. "Guy vs. Kisame!!" (ガイVS鬼鮫!!, Gai Bāsasu Kisame!!)
259. "Itachi's Power…!!" (イタチの力…!!, Itachi no Chikara…!!)
260. "Kakashi vs. Itachi!!" (カカシVSイタチ!!, Kakashi Bāsasu Itachi!!)
261. "Jinchūriki…!!" (人柱力…!!, Jinchūriki…!!)
262. "Raging Feelings…!!" (駆ける思い…!!, Kakeru Omoi…!!)
Volume 30: Granny Chiyo and Sakura, Chapters list:
263. "Getting Angry with a Loud Voice…!!" (大声で怒れ…!!, Ōgoe de Ikare…!!)
264. "Sasori's Art…!!" (サソリの芸術…!!, Sasori no Geijutsu…!!)
265. "Granny Chiyo and Sakura" (チヨバアとサクラ, Chiyo-Baa to Sakura)
266. "Sasori, Revealed…!!" (サソリ、現る…!!, Sasori, Arawaru…!!)
267. "Intense Determination…!!" (激しき決意…!!, Hageshiki Ketsui…!!)
268. "Puppet Master vs. Puppet Master!!" (傀儡師VS傀儡師!!, Kugutsushi Bāsasu Kugutsushi!!)
269. "What I Can Do…!!" (出来ること…!!, Dekiru Koto…!!)
270. "Miscalculation…!!" (誤算…!!, Gosan…!!)
271. "Unknown Power…!!" (未知の能力…!!, Michi no Chikara…!!)
September 9, 2021
Is it just me or did anybody else want to see Sakura and Granny Chiyo lose against Sasori. That puppet master is Kishimoto's most overwhelmingly creative characters so far. These do just keep getting better regardless of whether 2 years have passed or not. I suppose this would be the shippuden section of the manga. I want to see way less of Sakura and more of Sasuke although I am disappointed that Gaara was abducted so easily by the akatsuki... can't wait to see how the story actually progresses and whether Naruto will be able to save the jinchuriki or not. Kankuro was also defeated rather easily and Sakura has only now begun to show her true colours after spending two years training as a medical ninja with the fifth Hokage, Lady Tsunade. Despite of this she is still pathetic and depended on Granny Chiyo to use her as a puppet against Sasori. Deidara must be one of the most annoying characters so far. It is well worth to say that I wasn't expecting Sasori to be an actual puppet himself! At this point, rating these omnibuses with stars would literally be pointless.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 8, 2025
This had a good and fun start which led to something darker. I found that the teenage Naruto and Sakura well done and I love how they were able to get the bells, which showed how cunning Naruto can be sometimes and yet I also found Sakura's display of raw strength to be incredible.
Yet I also liked how this volume established the threat that the Akastuki are and yet kept both the characters and readers aware of Orochimaru's presence and how Sasuke's situation has not changed and the deadline hanging over them all.
Then there was the fight at the end which was brilliantly drawn loke all the rest of the fights in their own unique way.
Yet I also liked how this volume established the threat that the Akastuki are and yet kept both the characters and readers aware of Orochimaru's presence and how Sasuke's situation has not changed and the deadline hanging over them all.
Then there was the fight at the end which was brilliantly drawn loke all the rest of the fights in their own unique way.
January 18, 2022
Naruto is back! All grown up, slowly becoming Jirayia Junior while Sakura becomes Tsunade Junior (I laughed when their respected mentors where like "please don't tell me you turned the kid into a mini version of yourself" while in the background said kids were acting exactly like they acted when they were kids).
I loved the battle, I loved seeing Sand again, I want Gaara to be safe, I can't even being to describe how satisfying was watching Sakura punch the enemies away (I have heard what fans say about Sakura, so I am keeping my expectations low but that just made watching destroy things much more satisfying).
I loved the battle, I loved seeing Sand again, I want Gaara to be safe, I can't even being to describe how satisfying was watching Sakura punch the enemies away (I have heard what fans say about Sakura, so I am keeping my expectations low but that just made watching destroy things much more satisfying).
June 4, 2024
This series is now really starting to find its stride. Three years have passed since the last volume, and Naruto has returned to his village a better ninja. We catch up with a few familiar faces, but before long, we learn that Garra has been kidnapped by the Akatsuki and Naruto and co set out to rescue him as part of their first real mission as ninjas.
Their are a few good scenes in this, but my absolute favourite was the fight at the end with Sakura and Granny vs. Sasori. Need to see where this goes ASAP.
Their are a few good scenes in this, but my absolute favourite was the fight at the end with Sakura and Granny vs. Sasori. Need to see where this goes ASAP.
June 2, 2017
It started out really happy. Everyone is so grown up. It's been almost 3 years since we met are characters last. Now they have more power and wisdom.
Sasuke is gone. But naruto and the others still have to find him in time.
Inn this volume gaara of the sand village is kidnapped. And it's up to naruto and his team to rescue him.
I'm excited to see how it goes. Time to read the next one.
Sasuke is gone. But naruto and the others still have to find him in time.
Inn this volume gaara of the sand village is kidnapped. And it's up to naruto and his team to rescue him.
I'm excited to see how it goes. Time to read the next one.
February 3, 2020
this book shows a turning point in the series and shows how all of the original Konoha 12 and the sand ninja have grown in the 2-year gap between vol 27 and 28.
June 2, 2021
This story has me completely hooked! I can’t stop!
July 1, 2021
Love the Sakura, sasori fight. Finally she shines
And two years have passed, so there is a lot of new things
And two years have passed, so there is a lot of new things
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July 26, 2023Major Sakura character development, return of the King(s) [Gaara, Rock Lee], more naruto-gaara parallels angst, the sand siblings learning to be siblings. Oh this timeskip has EVERYTHING for me
August 5, 2025
Eh. It’s a Natuto manga. There is fighting. Not much else this time.
August 30, 2025
Sakura & granny chiyo puppet fight goes crazy. I love that Sakura isn’t a meek ass bitch anymore, finally.
September 8, 2024
After a long break from this series, I am jumping back in and wow what a big start from this next chapter in these characters stories. The Akatsuki seems to be the big bads moving forward and I am excited. The organization is clouded in mystery and Kishimoto seems to be holding out on the villains reveals. So far our heroes are facing off against Sasori and Deidara who have taken Gaara captive. Overall I have some quick thoughts. After so many years in training, Naruto continues to be a hot-headed emotional character, I don't know if it's for the better or worse but I thought his character would grow with age a little more. Sakura, on the other hand, seems to have spent her time improving her skills and battle presence, talk about good character development for a character I cared little about previously. Can't wait to see the results of the battles in the next volume.
April 9, 2014
Naruto is Manga. I think that the term is self-explanatory. However, Kishimoto takes what works in his story about a young mischievous nobody that becomes the #1 most unpredictable ninja! An underlying theme to all of this is that he is always heart first, everything else later. His driving narrative is a story about the forces of friendship and how they can pull you out of any darkness and make you a better you.
November 13, 2018
La trama de Naruto crece exponencialmente al crecer sus personajes, hay muchos momentos donde sinceramente no tengo ninguna idea de cómo se va a desarrollar o solucionar los conflictos en los que se presentan. Hay muchas sorpresas y la historia se vuelve imprescindible.
January 19, 2023
Naruto, after the time skip, really ramps up the action and the memorable battles. The first part of the huge puppet ninjas is in this volume and it's GREAT.
February 24, 2015
Great story and characters.
August 27, 2015
Naruto has truly become uniquely powerful r and is getting even more powerful! In this installment to get to see just how powerful he has gotten and his new moves ! Would recommend.
January 2, 2016
:) :o BD XD why is this so freaking good?
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