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Naruto [ナルト] #64
Naruto, Vol. 64: Ten Tails
With the masked man's identity revealed as Obito, Kakashi's resolve is severely shaken. It will be up to Naruto to inspire his old master to continue the fight. But when Ten Tails is finally awakened, will the entire ninja world be doomed?
192 pages, Paperback
First published April 4, 2013
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Masashi Kishimoto
1,177 books3,937 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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October 29, 2022
Obito is wrong about a lot of stuff, especially when it comes to his goals and unnecessarily cruel Machiavellian actions, but I have to agree with him when it comes to : it felt anticlimactic, empty, totally pointless. And with that, Naruto is back to being Jesus after he's had a pretty consistent streak of great moments in the last couple of volumes. The Allied Shinobi Forces jutsu was pretty amazing, thou.
August 14, 2015
Always love. Can't say the same for the anime. :)
The whole alliance is in on the battle now, and Naruto, once again, has outstripped all the previous hokoges. Fun stuff.
The whole alliance is in on the battle now, and Naruto, once again, has outstripped all the previous hokoges. Fun stuff.
December 20, 2016
I love it and I wanna strangle Tobi!!! Why Neji!!! I hate that and I just wanna cry!!
August 2, 2022
A volume dedicated to a large-scaled war filled with characters united by a vision. Naruto suddenly evolves in unimaginable ways as the driving force for countless people and even as a ninja, his progression is through the roof. There's a major death that really fuels everything too (wish that character had more stories in the previous volumes but... oh well). Let's see who will survive this onslaught now.
December 18, 2022
8/10 stars
A pretty good volume, some solid fights, and the allied shinobi force jutsu is really super impressive. I was drawn into this volume, as the stakes couldn't be higher, but there's still no resolution in sight - Madara's just too overpowered, and behaves rather like an embittered child than a real, purposeful villain. The death of one of the main characters seemed rather underdeveloped, and not entirely fair - I guess it's Kishimoto attempt to show the carnage, but with so many characters coming back to life in somewhat recurring fashion, the emotional impact of this particular death is feebler than expected. I'm almost at the point when I feel that a character not coming back to life is an outlier, displaying a rather selfish behavior (well, with the exception of Jiraya, as his was one of the few deaths that were actually meaningful - and Minato and Itachi, but those two do come back, so...).
That said, I still enjoyed this volume a lot. Naruto has matured admirably, and while his power creep turned in those last few volumes into something of a power sprint at the speed of light, I guess that's inevitable when you overpower your archvillain as much as Kishimoto did Madara.
A pretty good volume, some solid fights, and the allied shinobi force jutsu is really super impressive. I was drawn into this volume, as the stakes couldn't be higher, but there's still no resolution in sight - Madara's just too overpowered, and behaves rather like an embittered child than a real, purposeful villain. The death of one of the main characters seemed rather underdeveloped, and not entirely fair - I guess it's Kishimoto attempt to show the carnage, but with so many characters coming back to life in somewhat recurring fashion, the emotional impact of this particular death is feebler than expected. I'm almost at the point when I feel that a character not coming back to life is an outlier, displaying a rather selfish behavior (well, with the exception of Jiraya, as his was one of the few deaths that were actually meaningful - and Minato and Itachi, but those two do come back, so...).
That said, I still enjoyed this volume a lot. Naruto has matured admirably, and while his power creep turned in those last few volumes into something of a power sprint at the speed of light, I guess that's inevitable when you overpower your archvillain as much as Kishimoto did Madara.
August 18, 2013
Arghhhhh!!! It kills me having to wait for these chapters to be released. My husband just laughs at me, because I get so excited when one is finally released and then read it so fast. And then the waiting game is all over again. lol.
There is one particular chapter in this volume that made me break down and cry like a big baby, and even now as I write this my eyes tear up. RIP to an awesome Shinobi. :(
There is one particular chapter in this volume that made me break down and cry like a big baby, and even now as I write this my eyes tear up. RIP to an awesome Shinobi. :(
January 18, 2022
I CANT DP THIS AT 2 AM HELLO SOMEBODY HOLD ME WHY I CRY!!!! SEEING KURAMA SO PROUD OF NARUTO AND TELLING MINATO AND KUSHINA THAT NARUTO HAS BECOME THE MAN THAT THEYVE ENVISIONED IS MSKING ME SO EMOTIONAL AT 2 IN THE MORNING GOD BLES
October 21, 2013
I just had to add this volume because it confirms what us NaruHina fans have been dreaming of since the Chunnin exams. NaruHina is canon, people!
Now for Kishimoto wrap up all this crazy-ass fighting so Naruto (and Hinata) can finally get their happy ending.
Now for Kishimoto wrap up all this crazy-ass fighting so Naruto (and Hinata) can finally get their happy ending.
July 8, 2021
Ten tails transformed itself and then killed some of the renowned Konoha Shinobi. Because the battle is going on even now, the Allied Shinobi don't even have time to grieve over lost comrades. Meanwhile, the whereabouts of Sasuke's new destination is still unknown at the moment.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 23, 2022
A bit of a slower chapter, but still interesting. Some many people have started dying....
June 28, 2022
Absolutely epic and stunning. WOW!
July 10, 2017
Naruto, Bee, Kakashi, and Guy are being pushed to their limit against the forces of Obito and Madara. Things turn from bad to worse when Ten Tails is revived. However the Allied Shinobi Forces arrive to aid in the final deciding battle. Also one of my favorite character dies defending Naruto, RIP Neji!!!
November 26, 2020
Talk about epicness, this might be it, we finally have the big battle, as they are fighting the ten tails its becoming difficult and the tailed beasts need to rest and in that moment his other allies appear to aid him but then again the Juubi's power is a lot and its becoming difficult and they suffer great losses, but they endure and give it their all but when Neji dies, something awakens inside Naruto and he is able to share his chakra with everyone else and thus gain an edge and they all use their power to attack the Juubi and sorta gain an upper hand again, meanwhile Sasuke and co search and seems to have found something. This volume had such great emotional moments and impact and loss and that moment between Hinata and Naruto was everything <3. Plus Kurama praising Naruto and how he has surpassed his parents was wow.
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January 14, 2015
Collects Chapters #608-617
Chapter 608: "Kakashi's Resolve!"
Chapter 609: "The End"
Chapter 610: "Juubi"
Chapter 611: "Arrival"
Chapter 612: "The Shinobi Alliance Technique!!"
Chapter 613: "The Head"
Chapter 614: "To You"
Chapter 615: "Unbreakable Bonds"
Chapter 616: "Those Who Dance in the Shadows"
Chapter 617: "Those Who Dance in the Shadows, Part 2"
Biggest fight I've ever seen
Chapter 608: "Kakashi's Resolve!"
Chapter 609: "The End"
Chapter 610: "Juubi"
Chapter 611: "Arrival"
Chapter 612: "The Shinobi Alliance Technique!!"
Chapter 613: "The Head"
Chapter 614: "To You"
Chapter 615: "Unbreakable Bonds"
Chapter 616: "Those Who Dance in the Shadows"
Chapter 617: "Those Who Dance in the Shadows, Part 2"
Biggest fight I've ever seen
November 1, 2019
❤️Naruto represent a important part of my life. Cada episódio de naruto contiene un aprendizaje. Claramente no te lo puedes perder, te va a gustar, tiene acción, drama, relleno, entre otros.❤️
August 5, 2020
The development between Naturo and Kurama! My heart 😭
June 1, 2021
Let's not mention this cover
August 7, 2021
5 stars for Kurama cause he is hilarious.
April 14, 2025
Purée donc on a : Ino qui dévie la trajectoire de l’Orbe de Jubi pour sauver tout le monde en effectuant la transposition sur Obito; Hinata qui grâce au chakra de Kurama dégage un bras de Jubi en une seule paume et Madara dit qu’elle est redoutable; Ino again qui effectue une deuxième fois sa transposition sur Obito; Hinata qui replace l’épaule de Naruto avec le poing souple; Neji qui se sacrifie; le QG qui se fait détruire…..purée voilà ça c’est du tome vive les femmes
December 24, 2022
Obito and Madara's interactions with Naruto do not feel like two wise old adults lecturing a child about the futility of life when they keep reaching down to his level and insulting him like children. It's so funny to see. "No point increasing the number of heads if they're all empty." Sasuke also had something to say about Naruto's use of the shadow clone jutsu being a sign of him being a lonely loser. Damn, the Uchiha really hate that jutsu- maybe because of its creator…
I'm apparently a sucker for teamwork. I'll clown every shonen character for harping on about friendship, comrades and teamwork but when I see it in action, I just can't help but be swayed. Maybe working with others doesn't have to be excruciating. Gyuki and Kurama working together? Best teamwork we've seen from brothers and long overdue. Kurama synching with Kakashi to make use of the kamui's weaknesses? Inter-species cooperation has reached new heights. The allied shinobi forces coming in with Ino-Shika-Cho, the top team, at the forefront? Managed to wring joy out of a non believer like me. Kurama working together with Naruto is the best thing that's happened in a while. They took down, seemingly, the ten-tails so efficiently with Shikaku at the helm, even Madara was impressed and surprised! Everything he and Obito have spouted about never ending hatred might not be true…
Obito is desperate to get to Naruto because that's the young him and he needs to convince himself that what he says is true, he even wants Naruto to join them. The disciple is not so strong in his faith as he initially seemed. That's why he speaks to Naruto on his level, he needles at him like a playground bully. Because he and Naruto are the same, both have scarred faces and hearts broken too young. Because he let his comrades die and so inevitably will Naruto. That's why he did what he did.
An issue with Naruto as a series is the way side characters are just dropped. Part one gives us incredible characters like Lee and Neji and we rarely see them again after their pivotal moments in the hero's life. Of course, Naruto is a story about Naruto; it's his name, his story. But it had such a wide cast of characters that were introduced. Only a handful have longevity. The ones that fade away show up again just to die.
Neji!!! "Because you called me a genius" What Naruto fan doesn't know these words by heart? What was the literary purpose of him dying? Naruto could see that so many comrades died, but perhaps it had to be someone closer? Was it to bring Hinata and him together? Well then I'd rather he live without romance. It's sad that it had to be Neji and he had to go out the way his father did. He could have LIVED freely. There are other important deaths as the brains of the shinobi force, Shikaku and Inoichi included, are wiped out. It's strategy 101. Both parents part with hopeful hearts given to their children. Shikaku was a parent who we saw impart true wisdom to his child. It's time for the new gen to take the lead.
Every villain team, or any team/group in general, falls apart because of internal bickering. There's always hope for the heros when you can see that the villains aren't in sync and there's space to wheedle in and drive them apart. A house divided will not withstand the power of Naruto's will. Obito seems to actively dislike Madara and Madara believes he is surrounded by idiots and can rely only on himself. They don't even have the same plan on how to use ten-tails and the tie binding them is tenuous at best. Who's really holding the cards: Obito or Madara. There was no way they weren't going to betray each other. It happens all the time, Villain group downfall 101.
Obito makes the mistake of triggering Naruto with discussion of "bonds." The two Uchiha spend more time lecturing Naruto and Co than actively fighting as they use the ten tails instead. But to mention bonds? Don't they know Naruto's been having that same argument with another Uchiha for years? He's already got his comebacks, learnt from all his teachers, family and friends to contend with that argument.
Naruto gets slapped awake by Hinata when he starts faltering because his philosophy has become hers and it cannot waver after they've already lost Neji. He performs the ultimate jutsu, sharing his and Kurama's power with everyone, they truly are bound. They strike the ten-tails together in bird formation. The bird Neji has apparently reincarnated into. Now seeing Kishimoto's sketches of older Neji just makes the pain and waste worse.
The ten-tails just get uglier. First it's a conical shelled crab, now it's a starved alien bulbasaur. How horrid.
I, and everyone else to be honest, always felt that the war arc was overdraw. However, I don't find it so this time. Maybe it's because I've grown up and I've got more patience or I can appreciate different things. Or maybe it's because I've got other responsibilities so when I do get time to read, it's always a relief. What is getting a bit repetitive is Obito's lecture. He's saying the same thing over and over again everytime he speaks.
We take a short sojourn to see what Sasuke's up to. Apparently he's having trouble keeping Naruto off his mind. Those pesky bonds.
I'm apparently a sucker for teamwork. I'll clown every shonen character for harping on about friendship, comrades and teamwork but when I see it in action, I just can't help but be swayed. Maybe working with others doesn't have to be excruciating. Gyuki and Kurama working together? Best teamwork we've seen from brothers and long overdue. Kurama synching with Kakashi to make use of the kamui's weaknesses? Inter-species cooperation has reached new heights. The allied shinobi forces coming in with Ino-Shika-Cho, the top team, at the forefront? Managed to wring joy out of a non believer like me. Kurama working together with Naruto is the best thing that's happened in a while. They took down, seemingly, the ten-tails so efficiently with Shikaku at the helm, even Madara was impressed and surprised! Everything he and Obito have spouted about never ending hatred might not be true…
Obito is desperate to get to Naruto because that's the young him and he needs to convince himself that what he says is true, he even wants Naruto to join them. The disciple is not so strong in his faith as he initially seemed. That's why he speaks to Naruto on his level, he needles at him like a playground bully. Because he and Naruto are the same, both have scarred faces and hearts broken too young. Because he let his comrades die and so inevitably will Naruto. That's why he did what he did.
An issue with Naruto as a series is the way side characters are just dropped. Part one gives us incredible characters like Lee and Neji and we rarely see them again after their pivotal moments in the hero's life. Of course, Naruto is a story about Naruto; it's his name, his story. But it had such a wide cast of characters that were introduced. Only a handful have longevity. The ones that fade away show up again just to die.
Neji!!! "Because you called me a genius" What Naruto fan doesn't know these words by heart? What was the literary purpose of him dying? Naruto could see that so many comrades died, but perhaps it had to be someone closer? Was it to bring Hinata and him together? Well then I'd rather he live without romance. It's sad that it had to be Neji and he had to go out the way his father did. He could have LIVED freely. There are other important deaths as the brains of the shinobi force, Shikaku and Inoichi included, are wiped out. It's strategy 101. Both parents part with hopeful hearts given to their children. Shikaku was a parent who we saw impart true wisdom to his child. It's time for the new gen to take the lead.
Every villain team, or any team/group in general, falls apart because of internal bickering. There's always hope for the heros when you can see that the villains aren't in sync and there's space to wheedle in and drive them apart. A house divided will not withstand the power of Naruto's will. Obito seems to actively dislike Madara and Madara believes he is surrounded by idiots and can rely only on himself. They don't even have the same plan on how to use ten-tails and the tie binding them is tenuous at best. Who's really holding the cards: Obito or Madara. There was no way they weren't going to betray each other. It happens all the time, Villain group downfall 101.
Obito makes the mistake of triggering Naruto with discussion of "bonds." The two Uchiha spend more time lecturing Naruto and Co than actively fighting as they use the ten tails instead. But to mention bonds? Don't they know Naruto's been having that same argument with another Uchiha for years? He's already got his comebacks, learnt from all his teachers, family and friends to contend with that argument.
Naruto gets slapped awake by Hinata when he starts faltering because his philosophy has become hers and it cannot waver after they've already lost Neji. He performs the ultimate jutsu, sharing his and Kurama's power with everyone, they truly are bound. They strike the ten-tails together in bird formation. The bird Neji has apparently reincarnated into. Now seeing Kishimoto's sketches of older Neji just makes the pain and waste worse.
The ten-tails just get uglier. First it's a conical shelled crab, now it's a starved alien bulbasaur. How horrid.
I, and everyone else to be honest, always felt that the war arc was overdraw. However, I don't find it so this time. Maybe it's because I've grown up and I've got more patience or I can appreciate different things. Or maybe it's because I've got other responsibilities so when I do get time to read, it's always a relief. What is getting a bit repetitive is Obito's lecture. He's saying the same thing over and over again everytime he speaks.
We take a short sojourn to see what Sasuke's up to. Apparently he's having trouble keeping Naruto off his mind. Those pesky bonds.
December 19, 2021
This volume made me sad especially since Neji passed on. He was a great character!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 4, 2024
My heart can’t handle anymore, Neji. Oh my gosh. Stop making such sad sad scenes, I am going to scream!!! But it was pretty badass to share the nine tails chakras with everyone so they can kick ass.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 22, 2024
Omg like what a heartwrencher
August 17, 2018
Love Loveeee Loveee Omg But whyyy Negi? 😭😭😭😭😭💕💕💕
June 5, 2023
We have finally gotten back to the meat of the war. In the past two volumes, we kind of went off track to learn more about the villains and their motivations for being in this war, which I felt was needed. We have seen some fighting here and there, but nothing too substantial to move the plot along. But in this volume, holy hell, are they trying to make up for it. We get some more insight into Kakashi's feelings about Obito and Rin, but I just wish we got to see this throughout more of the series. I think if we got to see more from Kakashi's perspective before this point and have him hint at his past, it would have given the Obito reveal more weight and been a great culmination of his feelings and his character arc. I really wished that we got to see more of Naruto and Kakashi tag-teaming Obito from both planes while Kakashi was in Obito's Kamui, so I hope that we get to see more of that at some point later on. Ten Tails is officially resurrected and just as I feared, it's turning into a kaiju manga. I haven't really read a lot of kaiju stuff, but I feel like all these big monsters fighting each other makes the fight harder to follow in an already complicated fight. Thankfully, the Allied Shinobi Forces gets there before Ten Tails can annihilate Naruto, Eight Tails, Guy and Kakashi. I'm so happy that all our heroes are finally fighting the same battlefront, it's so cool to see them all working together. But, just as things are finally starting to look up, they go haywire when Ten Tails evolves into its next stage and starts targeting nearby villages and eventually the Allied Shinobi Forces Headquarters. I really wasn't expecting Kishimoto to go in such a dark direction, especially so suddenly. I was expecting some sort of ex machina to come and save everyone at the Headquarters, but I'm glad that Kishimoto didn't go in that direction. Until now, we've only heard the number of people that have died in this war, all of which were no-name characters that had no impact on the story, but by taking out the brains of the Allied Shinobi Forces, the people that have been instrumental in each and every battle, impacts the very outcome of this war. The simple sequence of panels where Shikamaru is learning that his father is going to die and seeing his expression change across each panel was so gut-wrenching and amazing. You can feel the pain and grief throughout each panel, just to be followed by an explosion in the distance. It's such a hopeless situation and really show the reality of war in a way that we haven't seen yet. Not even a chapter later, Neji ends up giving his life to save Hinata and Naruto as his comrades are being slaughtered using Hashirama's jutsu. Neji's death was just another gut punch and we see Naruto falter ever so slightly. I think it was so interesting to see this, while Naruto has experienced loss before, but he's never seen one of his comrades die firsthand. In the past, Naruto has been called a fool for his childish beliefs and conviction, but he's never faltered like he did here. This is the first time his beliefs have ever really been challenged. But, thankfully, his comrades give him a pep talk and we finally get to see some interaction between Naruto and Hinata. While they haven't had much screen time together, I feel like their relationship progression throughout the series is much more believable than other romantic relationships in this series. I also thought it was pretty funny that Hinata's cousin JUST died and now she's getting flustered over Naruto holding her hand. After their pep talk, Naruto and Kurama finally have enough chakra and start giving it to everyone on the battlefield and things are, hopefully, looking up for the Allied Forces. In the teaser for the next volume, it says that we're going to see more of Hashirama and Madara's past, so that'll probably give us some insight into Madara's weakness.
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.
March 9, 2020
Seguimos con los tomos de la guerra y el maestro Kishimoto nos regala, nuevamente, un tomo bellísimo plagado de acción, evolución de los personajes, mucha emotividad y mucho simbolismo.
Tobi resultó ser Obito, y la pelea encarnizada entre Kakashi y Naruto contra Obito, está en su apogeo. La guerra da un giro interesante con la amenaza del renacimiento del Jubi, el diez colas.
Este tomo está lleno de acción, ya que los distintos personajes tienen que llevar sus habilidades al máximo para esta pelea, pero también está lleno de emoción porque los ideales de Obito, se enfrentan directamente contra los de Naruto. Para Obito, el y nuestro protagonista son lo mismo, ambos tenían grandes ideales de defender a sus compañeros, pero cuando Obito perdió a Rin, perdió toda la esperanza. El villano se empeña por crear tanto dolor para Naruto en este tomo, que también pierda su esperanza y se una a ellos. Estas escenas son muy emotivas y me gustó mucho ver la participación de Hinata con Naruto ya que aunque sabemos que terminarán juntos, el maestro Kishimoto sólo ha usado un par de momentos para construir su relación y estoy seguro que no es suficiente para justificarla. En este tomo nos dan tal vez el momento más importante para la relación de ellos y se aprecia.
Las habilidades de Naruto y sus demás compañeros también evolucionan considerablemente y el mismo Kyubi nos da una interesante reflexión sobre el crecimiento de Naruto y lo que sus padres seguramente esperaban de el.
Este tomo también tiene escenas interesantes de Shikamaru e Ino y sus padres, ambos grandes estrategas de Konoha. Las escenas de Shikamaru siempre son bienvenidas porque es un gran personaje que aunque no aparece mucho, cuando lo hace siempre es increíble.
Excelente tomo y parece que esta guerra aún está lejos de terminar, esperemos que no baje ni el ritmo ni la calidad ya que esta historia está llegando a su fin.
Tobi resultó ser Obito, y la pelea encarnizada entre Kakashi y Naruto contra Obito, está en su apogeo. La guerra da un giro interesante con la amenaza del renacimiento del Jubi, el diez colas.
Este tomo está lleno de acción, ya que los distintos personajes tienen que llevar sus habilidades al máximo para esta pelea, pero también está lleno de emoción porque los ideales de Obito, se enfrentan directamente contra los de Naruto. Para Obito, el y nuestro protagonista son lo mismo, ambos tenían grandes ideales de defender a sus compañeros, pero cuando Obito perdió a Rin, perdió toda la esperanza. El villano se empeña por crear tanto dolor para Naruto en este tomo, que también pierda su esperanza y se una a ellos. Estas escenas son muy emotivas y me gustó mucho ver la participación de Hinata con Naruto ya que aunque sabemos que terminarán juntos, el maestro Kishimoto sólo ha usado un par de momentos para construir su relación y estoy seguro que no es suficiente para justificarla. En este tomo nos dan tal vez el momento más importante para la relación de ellos y se aprecia.
Las habilidades de Naruto y sus demás compañeros también evolucionan considerablemente y el mismo Kyubi nos da una interesante reflexión sobre el crecimiento de Naruto y lo que sus padres seguramente esperaban de el.
Este tomo también tiene escenas interesantes de Shikamaru e Ino y sus padres, ambos grandes estrategas de Konoha. Las escenas de Shikamaru siempre son bienvenidas porque es un gran personaje que aunque no aparece mucho, cuando lo hace siempre es increíble.
Excelente tomo y parece que esta guerra aún está lejos de terminar, esperemos que no baje ni el ritmo ni la calidad ya que esta historia está llegando a su fin.
December 6, 2023
I'm on the verge of tears. Why do that to us Kishimoto? So abruptly too. I suppose the Shippuden part will end when the war's over as I have 8 volumes left to read and it feels as though it's being dragged out on purpose. SPOILER ALERT, Neji deserved better but I suppose he lit the spark that Naruto required to win the fourth ninja war. It's insane how much the brat has matured and how strong he's become and I almost can't believe that I've been reading his tale slowly and steadily for about 6 years now! Madara and Obito sure are great villains yet they seem to be doing so little in contrast to the damage that's actually taking place. It's becoming confusing trying to keep up with all the shinobi and remember their exact intentions especially since Sasuke returns in the very last chapter with Orochimaru. I suppose I just don't want everybody to live in a dreamworld and perpetually think that everything's perfect. While that sounds tempting, it ironically removes the joy out of life as one would not be able to grow as a person with experiencing failure.
July 20, 2023
Kurama lanzando a Kakashi directo hacía Obito para que sea absorbido me da mil años de vida.
El Juubi es real, está aquí, es gigante y poderoso. La batalla entre él y toda la alianza shinobi está muy buena. Todos aportando lo suyo lo hace mejor.
Neji se sacrifica y muere para proteger a Hinata que estaba protegiendo a Naruto. No sé, siento que quizás no era necesario que pasara esto, podría haber visto a una cantidad grande de ninjas morir y luego Hinata le da un discurso parecido y ya. Me parece injusto porque me gusta Neji, para qué estamos con cosas.
Naruto le da el chakra de Kurama a todos y se volvieron muy poderosos así que la batalla continua.
El Juubi es real, está aquí, es gigante y poderoso. La batalla entre él y toda la alianza shinobi está muy buena. Todos aportando lo suyo lo hace mejor.
Neji se sacrifica y muere para proteger a Hinata que estaba protegiendo a Naruto. No sé, siento que quizás no era necesario que pasara esto, podría haber visto a una cantidad grande de ninjas morir y luego Hinata le da un discurso parecido y ya. Me parece injusto porque me gusta Neji, para qué estamos con cosas.
Naruto le da el chakra de Kurama a todos y se volvieron muy poderosos así que la batalla continua.
April 19, 2024
such a beautiful volume! i was (perversely) really hoping that one of the main cast members died because it would be a little inaccurate and unsatisfactory if only background characters died during the war. but i did not expect it to be neji! neji’s character arc has been so good so far and actually i think it was very fitting for him to die in the manner that he did, it linked back nicely to his father and tied his theme of freedom nicely together. also his symbolism with the bird! one of my favourite visual metaphors, as well as the last panel of the volume. off the back of neji’s death, new vigour has been born!! excited to see how this goes.
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