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Naruto: Omnibus #14
Naruto (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 14
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 Deidara vs. Sasuke, but even Deidara’s Ultimate Art may be no match for the all-powerful new Sasuke. The battle culminates in a giant explosion, leaving members of Team Kakashi concerned, especially when Karin cannot sense Sasuke’s chakra. Plus, deep inside the Land of Rain lies an Akatsuki secret that sheds doubt on the organization’s true intentions, as well as their mysterious leader, Pain.
It’s Deidara vs. Sasuke, but even Deidara’s Ultimate Art may be no match for the all-powerful new Sasuke. The battle culminates in a giant explosion, leaving members of Team Kakashi concerned, especially when Karin cannot sense Sasuke’s chakra. Plus, deep inside the Land of Rain lies an Akatsuki secret that sheds doubt on the organization’s true intentions, as well as their mysterious leader, Pain.
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First published April 5, 2016
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Masashi Kishimoto
1,197 books3,953 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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March 7, 2023
*Spoilers ahead*
This volume was amazing. Great art aside, it houses the start to the best arcs of Naruto, in my humble opinion.
Jirayha's death was a very nice send-off to the character. Tragic, but also bittersweet. The fight against the Six Paths of Pain was quite good, and both the flashbacks with the orphans and with Minato and Kushina were incredibly touching.
I won't lie, Itachi is my favourite character in Naruto, so reading through the fight with Sasuke was entertaining. The genjutsu stand-off, the shuriken duel plus the lore on the Mangekyo, were all very cool. We also got our first look at Amaterasu! Overall an awesome first phase of their fight.
This volume was amazing. Great art aside, it houses the start to the best arcs of Naruto, in my humble opinion.
Jirayha's death was a very nice send-off to the character. Tragic, but also bittersweet. The fight against the Six Paths of Pain was quite good, and both the flashbacks with the orphans and with Minato and Kushina were incredibly touching.
I won't lie, Itachi is my favourite character in Naruto, so reading through the fight with Sasuke was entertaining. The genjutsu stand-off, the shuriken duel plus the lore on the Mangekyo, were all very cool. We also got our first look at Amaterasu! Overall an awesome first phase of their fight.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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.
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.
June 6, 2017
Omg this was so good. So much amazing things happen. And some really sad things to. My favorite part was the part that we got to see more of sasuke. I know he's kind of a bad guy now. But he is still my favorite character. He had such an interesting story in his volume.
One of my favorite fights was with Deidars. I love the idea of him fighting sasuke, because of his desperation to prove a point to itachi. That his power is art. So instead of fighting itachi he fights sasuke. I think it's kind of ironic.
The ending of this manga really had me. I can't wait to see what will happen next.
At this point sasuke is fighting his older brother Itschi. I'm so excited for that fight but also really scared for it.
One of my favorite fights was with Deidars. I love the idea of him fighting sasuke, because of his desperation to prove a point to itachi. That his power is art. So instead of fighting itachi he fights sasuke. I think it's kind of ironic.
The ending of this manga really had me. I can't wait to see what will happen next.
At this point sasuke is fighting his older brother Itschi. I'm so excited for that fight but also really scared for it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 18, 2025
Alright, we've reached the volume count of Dragon Ball! Still thirty more volumes to go...?!
So I've read two omnibus collections of Bleach since the last Naruto omnibus I read, over a year ago. Weird. I don't get it. I figure I would have prioritized Bleach, but I didn't...?
I was, for some reason, following a plot breakdown on TVTropes to see which arcs are in which volumes, to guide my purchases so I'm not buying too many books at a time, but also so I'm not caught in the middle of an arc by only grabbing so many at once. On this page, the Itachi Pursuit Arc leads into the Pain Arc, which takes a few volumes. But on the manga's fan wiki, the major arcs are broken down further, and Itachi Pursuit is followed by "The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant," then something like "Fated Battle Between Brothers," then Pain's attack on Konoha. Since the battle between Sasuke and Itachi seems to have little to do with Pain, I think I will prefer the wiki's division of arcs. As such, this omnibus collects the entire Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant, bookended by bits of two Sasuke arcs.
It has unfortunately been too long (like, over a year) since I've read the previous omnibus, so I cannot speak too confidently on my opinion of the Itachi Pursuit Arc as a whole. If memory serves, the gathering of the Hebi took up a good chunk of the chapter count, and it was mostly just setting things up by introducing new characters. I can't remember when Sasuke ate Orochimaru, or whatever happened there. Might have been in the Bridge Arc? If it was in Itachi Pursuit, then more points to the arc. But, anyway, Sasuke versus Deidara was a great fight, being functionally the climax of the arc, if we're saying Sasuke vs. Itachi is a separate arc entirely, so Itachi Pursuit is good overall, and the manga as a whole is still great.
The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant is actually wonderful. Maybe the fight against Pain isn't as great as other fights, but the flashback to Minato naming his son after a character in Jiraiya's roman-a-clef made me cry on the toilet. That is, I read this omnibus in three sittings, one volume per, all three sittings being on the toilet. "Shittings," you could say. Jiraiya's actual death didn't get me too much, mostly because I knew about it beforehand. I will, however, say it felt more impactful than Asuma. But it was physically difficult to read the flashback scene because my eyes were too blurry. I also may have been choking up, but I was eating a Life Saver while using the toilet and I actually did swallow a piece, so that might have been what happened there....
The Fated Battle Between Brothers hasn't ended yet, but it's probably the sickest fight in the manga so far. The Genjutsu fuckery is funny in a Bleach way. I think I've seen criticism of the two-page spread of shuriken spam, but I thought it was greatly choreographed. The weird fractioning of Sasuke's face in the page of Tsukuyomi was very interesting as well. Hyped to see where this goes (which I'm pretty sure is Itachi's death?).
****
Volume 40: The conclusion of Sasuke vs. Deidara, ending in Deidara's death, and presumably Sasuke and Tobi's, but not really. Kiba picks up Sasuke's scent, so the Konoha ninja start pursuing the Hebi. Naruto briefly meets Itachi. Sasuke briefly meets Itachi shortly afterward. Both cases are clones. We see Pain and Konan, our new Akatsuki pair for the next arc. Tobi is revealed to be alive, and seems to be Pain's boss even though Pain is otherwise believed to be the leader of the Akatsuki, and also claims to be Madara. Jiraiya goes to the Land of Rain in search of Pain. The volume ends with the reveal that Pain has at least six bodies.
Volume 41: This is basically just Jiraiya fighting three of Pain's bodies, after a bit of a scuffle against Konan. We learn Jiraiya once trained Konan, Nagato, and some other kid who looks exactly like Jugo (but isn't) for three years, and received a prophecy from one of the Toads that one of his disciples will bring great change to the world (it's obviously gonna be Naruto, not Pain). Nagato was a kid with the Rinnegan who seems to have become Pain. Jiraiya uses Sage Mode to show off his ability to the reader, and also so Kishimoto can foreshadow Naruto learning it better. The volume ends with Pain revealing he has six (rather than three) bodies, and can also recover from fatal wounds.
Volume 42: This is pretty much just Jiraiya dying then Sasuke fighting Itachi. Jiraiya realizes Pain is using bodies of people Jiraiya has fought before. He gets ganked by five Pains after defeating one. We get a very moving flashback. At some point, the Hebi run into Kisame, who stops all but Sasuke - Suigetsu challenges Kisame to some sparring since they know each other, but we don't see any of it. Naruto and the other Konoha ninja run into Tobi and fight him a bit, but nothing important happens other than the simple fact that Naruto's attacks phase through Tobi. Itachi gives Sasuke a history lesson on Madara, functionally setting him up as the final boss of the manga (which is arguably true, arguably not), including a lesson on the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, which requires stealing your brother's eyes to gain limitless Mangekyo (otherwise you go blind from overuse of the Dojutsu). The fight ends with Itachi activating Amaterasu.
So I've read two omnibus collections of Bleach since the last Naruto omnibus I read, over a year ago. Weird. I don't get it. I figure I would have prioritized Bleach, but I didn't...?
I was, for some reason, following a plot breakdown on TVTropes to see which arcs are in which volumes, to guide my purchases so I'm not buying too many books at a time, but also so I'm not caught in the middle of an arc by only grabbing so many at once. On this page, the Itachi Pursuit Arc leads into the Pain Arc, which takes a few volumes. But on the manga's fan wiki, the major arcs are broken down further, and Itachi Pursuit is followed by "The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant," then something like "Fated Battle Between Brothers," then Pain's attack on Konoha. Since the battle between Sasuke and Itachi seems to have little to do with Pain, I think I will prefer the wiki's division of arcs. As such, this omnibus collects the entire Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant, bookended by bits of two Sasuke arcs.
It has unfortunately been too long (like, over a year) since I've read the previous omnibus, so I cannot speak too confidently on my opinion of the Itachi Pursuit Arc as a whole. If memory serves, the gathering of the Hebi took up a good chunk of the chapter count, and it was mostly just setting things up by introducing new characters. I can't remember when Sasuke ate Orochimaru, or whatever happened there. Might have been in the Bridge Arc? If it was in Itachi Pursuit, then more points to the arc. But, anyway, Sasuke versus Deidara was a great fight, being functionally the climax of the arc, if we're saying Sasuke vs. Itachi is a separate arc entirely, so Itachi Pursuit is good overall, and the manga as a whole is still great.
The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant is actually wonderful. Maybe the fight against Pain isn't as great as other fights, but the flashback to Minato naming his son after a character in Jiraiya's roman-a-clef made me cry on the toilet. That is, I read this omnibus in three sittings, one volume per, all three sittings being on the toilet. "Shittings," you could say. Jiraiya's actual death didn't get me too much, mostly because I knew about it beforehand. I will, however, say it felt more impactful than Asuma. But it was physically difficult to read the flashback scene because my eyes were too blurry. I also may have been choking up, but I was eating a Life Saver while using the toilet and I actually did swallow a piece, so that might have been what happened there....
The Fated Battle Between Brothers hasn't ended yet, but it's probably the sickest fight in the manga so far. The Genjutsu fuckery is funny in a Bleach way. I think I've seen criticism of the two-page spread of shuriken spam, but I thought it was greatly choreographed. The weird fractioning of Sasuke's face in the page of Tsukuyomi was very interesting as well. Hyped to see where this goes (which I'm pretty sure is Itachi's death?).
****
Volume 40: The conclusion of Sasuke vs. Deidara, ending in Deidara's death, and presumably Sasuke and Tobi's, but not really. Kiba picks up Sasuke's scent, so the Konoha ninja start pursuing the Hebi. Naruto briefly meets Itachi. Sasuke briefly meets Itachi shortly afterward. Both cases are clones. We see Pain and Konan, our new Akatsuki pair for the next arc. Tobi is revealed to be alive, and seems to be Pain's boss even though Pain is otherwise believed to be the leader of the Akatsuki, and also claims to be Madara. Jiraiya goes to the Land of Rain in search of Pain. The volume ends with the reveal that Pain has at least six bodies.
Volume 41: This is basically just Jiraiya fighting three of Pain's bodies, after a bit of a scuffle against Konan. We learn Jiraiya once trained Konan, Nagato, and some other kid who looks exactly like Jugo (but isn't) for three years, and received a prophecy from one of the Toads that one of his disciples will bring great change to the world (it's obviously gonna be Naruto, not Pain). Nagato was a kid with the Rinnegan who seems to have become Pain. Jiraiya uses Sage Mode to show off his ability to the reader, and also so Kishimoto can foreshadow Naruto learning it better. The volume ends with Pain revealing he has six (rather than three) bodies, and can also recover from fatal wounds.
Volume 42: This is pretty much just Jiraiya dying then Sasuke fighting Itachi. Jiraiya realizes Pain is using bodies of people Jiraiya has fought before. He gets ganked by five Pains after defeating one. We get a very moving flashback. At some point, the Hebi run into Kisame, who stops all but Sasuke - Suigetsu challenges Kisame to some sparring since they know each other, but we don't see any of it. Naruto and the other Konoha ninja run into Tobi and fight him a bit, but nothing important happens other than the simple fact that Naruto's attacks phase through Tobi. Itachi gives Sasuke a history lesson on Madara, functionally setting him up as the final boss of the manga (which is arguably true, arguably not), including a lesson on the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, which requires stealing your brother's eyes to gain limitless Mangekyo (otherwise you go blind from overuse of the Dojutsu). The fight ends with Itachi activating Amaterasu.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 25, 2019
😭😭😭😭 my heart hurts 💔
November 29, 2021
I wasn't expecting that... Jiraiya, why you of so many others? Sasuke finally faces Itachi and it seems as though Sasuke has the upper hand but the battle is not yet over. Madara Uchiha is apparently still alive and the Akatsuki are having the time of their lives. Pain is still a mystery but the Mangekyou and the Tsukuyomi are slowly having their secrets revealed. The battle between Deidara and Sasuke was underwhelming at best. We'd seen that battle many times prior and I never much liked Deidara anyway. I'm glad he exploded himself.
It's sad to see how Itachi betrays Sasuke and never kept him alive out of the goodness of his heart but to steal his eyes to obtain infinite mangekyou. I feel bad for Sasuke but am rooting for Itachi because he is such a cool character and he's slowly going bling. His intelligence is unparalleled.
Naruto and his teammates are currently in a standstill against tobi who is apparently Obito, this hasn't been disclosed of course but spoilers, who I don't know much about either. Kisame does make an appearance and will go against the Hebi members while Sasuke decimates his older brother.
It's sad to see how Itachi betrays Sasuke and never kept him alive out of the goodness of his heart but to steal his eyes to obtain infinite mangekyou. I feel bad for Sasuke but am rooting for Itachi because he is such a cool character and he's slowly going bling. His intelligence is unparalleled.
Naruto and his teammates are currently in a standstill against tobi who is apparently Obito, this hasn't been disclosed of course but spoilers, who I don't know much about either. Kisame does make an appearance and will go against the Hebi members while Sasuke decimates his older brother.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 12, 2019
Things keep happening and I honestly don't know how Kishimoto keeps it up, but he does and it's great. Art wise I love the way certain attacks have a more traditional art style with the thick brush strokes, for example the Amaterasu, it sets it apart from the rest of the world and adds a sense of mystique to the scene.
The fight between Sasuke and Itachi is insane, the power they both possess and how they constantly keep stepping it up makes for an unpredictable fight that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat.
And of course the fight with Jiraiya... It hurts to read, and why couldn't he have taken someone else with him... (I know it wouldn't have worked, but still)
The fight between Sasuke and Itachi is insane, the power they both possess and how they constantly keep stepping it up makes for an unpredictable fight that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat.
And of course the fight with Jiraiya... It hurts to read, and why couldn't he have taken someone else with him... (I know it wouldn't have worked, but still)
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September 25, 2019
One of the best volumes so far hands down. From the Jiraiya and Pain fight to Sasuke and Deidara and Itachi. What a volume of making big moves and changes to the storyline. We have a clear big boss with Pain and learned a ton about the lore of Konoha and its founders. Excited to continue learning about this world and to see what comes next for our characters.
May 18, 2025
Se me hace mejor ponerle un 4 que un 5.
Es cierto que este tomo tiene LA derrota que hace llorar a chicos como a grandes pero también tiene el doble actuar de Tobi.
Si bien es mi tomo favorito tengo que recalcar que el tomo 42 es el que más me gusta porque orquesta todo para el mejor arco de shippuden a mi parecer.
El arco de Pain.
Es cierto que este tomo tiene LA derrota que hace llorar a chicos como a grandes pero también tiene el doble actuar de Tobi.
Si bien es mi tomo favorito tengo que recalcar que el tomo 42 es el que más me gusta porque orquesta todo para el mejor arco de shippuden a mi parecer.
El arco de Pain.
September 7, 2025
"wisdom...it's the only thing that makes growing old worth it"
I'm confused but also curious about all the new Akatsuki members, moreso how they are even alive, and I am also so worried for what the future holds but omg Sasuke is so cool. I also want to see more of the Konoha squads, I miss them
Cry Counter: 2
I'm confused but also curious about all the new Akatsuki members, moreso how they are even alive, and I am also so worried for what the future holds but omg Sasuke is so cool. I also want to see more of the Konoha squads, I miss them
Cry Counter: 2
July 30, 2017
The "Adventures of Jiraiya" type segment in the middle of this book definitely made it drag some, but I understood why we got that in the end. The feels are really starting to be felt.
October 31, 2020
not me forgetting that itachi and sasuke's fight and jaraiya's death happen RIGHT next to each other
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 7, 2020
Many tears. Much sadness.
April 19, 2021
自来也😭😭 アアアアア!!!!
June 1, 2022
I think this is one of the most intense volumes I have read of Naruto so far. Jiraiya vs Pain, Itachi vs Sasuke, there is a lot going on right now.
November 10, 2022
good story and has lots of plot twists
August 26, 2024
Shit is getting real bleak folks
Also the parent reveal ?? just so casually thrown in, I did not remember thats how it happened.
Also the parent reveal ?? just so casually thrown in, I did not remember thats how it happened.
September 28, 2025
Jiraiya dying….sasuke vs. itachi…..Shit is going tf down!!
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.
February 9, 2017
Confusing fights and many suprise characters we never heard of.
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