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Naruto: Omnibus #5
Naruto (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 5
The world's most popular ninja comic just got bigger with this collection of Naruto volumes!
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!
Containing volumes 13, 14 and 15 of Naruto!
The final battle of the Chunin Exam is at hand, with Sasuke and Gaara facing off in the arena. Later, Naruto, Sakura and Shikamaru are on a top priority mission to track down Sasuke and the Sand ninja. Back at the village, the Third Hokage is still trapped in Orochimaru's impenetrable barrier. And the tension between Naruto and Gaara builds. As Gaara continues to mutate, Naruto prepares for the fight of his life!
Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen audiences.
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!
Containing volumes 13, 14 and 15 of Naruto!
The final battle of the Chunin Exam is at hand, with Sasuke and Gaara facing off in the arena. Later, Naruto, Sakura and Shikamaru are on a top priority mission to track down Sasuke and the Sand ninja. Back at the village, the Third Hokage is still trapped in Orochimaru's impenetrable barrier. And the tension between Naruto and Gaara builds. As Gaara continues to mutate, Naruto prepares for the fight of his life!
Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen audiences.
568 pages, Paperback
First published May 7, 2013
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About the author
Masashi Kishimoto
1,138 books3,966 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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December 17, 2020
okay this one is my favourite so far, so amazing! Gaara's backstory is so tragic, the story about his aunt almost made me tear up omg
July 30, 2018
Entertained from beginning to end. This volume has been such a roller coaster. There was none stop action as we jump back into the story right in the middle of the fighting. Shikamaru was a huge breakout character for me in this volume since I appreciate him so much after this. I also like Shino who got a chance to show off more which is great since he had been sidelined for so long.
The main antagonist Garra keeps shining as such a cool and creepy character. He is honestly one of my favorite villains so far into the series due to his unique powers and story. This volume also did something that was much necessary, showed Garra's past and how he became such a "monster". The poor kid, no wonder he doesn't trust anybody.
The Orochimaru mission and storyline is also quite good. We see two characters make appearances that I thought would never happen. The relationship between these two characters to the third Hokage made the battle even more intense. The third Hokage is also really cool and showcased a lot of the skills that have earned him that title. I thought Orochimaru would do more things, but I guess that Jutsu was big enough.
The best part of the series that keeps developing with great quality is the relationship between the characters. The more we go into the storyline the more the interactions between the characters become more important and hold more weight. The writing is just magnificent, Kishimoto is a very talented writer. In addition, he is also a great artist since this manga has shown such a mastery level of sketching and creativity. The art is impeccable and the action scenes are actually comprehensible. Lastly, total random though, Sasuke's outfit in this volume was killer, the fashionista in me was living.
This volume is a transition piece to a big finale. The series just keeps getting better and bolder.
The main antagonist Garra keeps shining as such a cool and creepy character. He is honestly one of my favorite villains so far into the series due to his unique powers and story. This volume also did something that was much necessary, showed Garra's past and how he became such a "monster". The poor kid, no wonder he doesn't trust anybody.
The Orochimaru mission and storyline is also quite good. We see two characters make appearances that I thought would never happen. The relationship between these two characters to the third Hokage made the battle even more intense. The third Hokage is also really cool and showcased a lot of the skills that have earned him that title. I thought Orochimaru would do more things, but I guess that Jutsu was big enough.
The best part of the series that keeps developing with great quality is the relationship between the characters. The more we go into the storyline the more the interactions between the characters become more important and hold more weight. The writing is just magnificent, Kishimoto is a very talented writer. In addition, he is also a great artist since this manga has shown such a mastery level of sketching and creativity. The art is impeccable and the action scenes are actually comprehensible. Lastly, total random though, Sasuke's outfit in this volume was killer, the fashionista in me was living.
This volume is a transition piece to a big finale. The series just keeps getting better and bolder.
November 10, 2025
I remember watching this in the anime and it's one of my favourite parts of the story. Not as good as Naruto vs Neji but I remember Orochimaru vs The Hokage!!
It really showcases how vile Orochimaru is and just how creepy his powers are!!
It really showcases how vile Orochimaru is and just how creepy his powers are!!
May 1, 2025
I've read up to volume;
#15; with an average rating of: ★★★★☆ 4.1/5
I've always thought sasuke vs gaara was a bit meh because it was over shadowed by the sound/sand invasion. I liked how they did it. I remember the hype I felt the first time I saw that arc.
(ps. i've always hated that sasuke outfit)
#15; with an average rating of: ★★★★☆ 4.1/5
I've always thought sasuke vs gaara was a bit meh because it was over shadowed by the sound/sand invasion. I liked how they did it. I remember the hype I felt the first time I saw that arc.
(ps. i've always hated that sasuke outfit)
January 24, 2023
!!!!!!
August 22, 2020
These are all entertaining, but this one was above the others I read. Can’t wait to start the next!
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.
November 25, 2017
The series continues to be absolutely amazing. Sasuke faces Gaara, the demon of the village of Sand. He is not like Naruto, they both have very real demons inside of them, but Naruto never gave in to the demon. Gaara has been consumed by it making him a lethal enemy. It takes Sasuke and Naruto everything they've got to even get close to his strength.
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.
December 23, 2023
The sound effect VIZ uses when Kankuro's puppet head drops out of the air is "fap." I thought that was funny.
Anyway, this is the first stretch of the Naruto manga that's more or less "new" to me. With this, and going onward, my knowledge of the story is based on truncated versions from video games, rather than actually seeing it in anime or manga in real-time. I knew many of the story beats, but apparently not everything. I didn't know the Third Exam just comes to a screeching halt during Sasuke's battle with Gaara. I didn't know Orochimaru resurrected the First and Second Hokage with Edotensei; I did know they were in games, but I assumed it was either simple fanservice / secret characters, or maybe there was some flashback to show them doing something. Uh, I guess I also didn't know Naruto versus Gaara happened right after Orochimaru doing this thing, assuming instead that the events happened concurrently. Pretty neat: the Sound guys who will return in the last pre-timeskip arc make appearances here. Also unexpected. So quite a lot of effort is made to set Orochimaru up as something like a possible "final boss" - or, at worst, a Freeza-tier "potential final boss," should the manga not continue after his defeat.
On one hand, I respect how Kishimoto's story feels "bigger" by having threads weave in and out as certain later arcs are set up, but on the other hand I feel he's a little too stilted sometimes. Orochimaru was introduced in, like, Volume 6? Maybe late Volume 5? And he's been plotting the Konoha Crush since then, holding on through the duration of the Chūnin Exams, with the Third Exam (including preliminary rounds) acting as a major diversion while he kinda just chills in the background with Kabuto. The Sound Four appear here, whom I know to become major sub-bosses later on. And I know Orochimaru and Kabuto will last quite a while into the series (I think surviving into Boruto as well?). Oh, and Shukaku's existence, plus the Kyūbi's, would lead toward what I believe is a major part of the post-timeskip story. But then you also have shit like the Third Exam only having three fights out of the scheduled eight(?). And Orochimaru and Hiruzen's fight seems to conclude coincidentally in time to allow the whole thing with Gaara to take the entire focus, as its own phase of this new arc.
Something I wanted to do earlier, but... kinda just didn't: I'd like to take a moment to assess the Chūnin Exams as an arc. As a whole, the arc is likely the "peak" of the series, at least pre-timeskip. That is, the manga is very strong in this arc, plus (perhaps more importantly) it is mostly very Nostalgic to me, even if my personal experience kinda stops before the official Third Exam starts. I think you could probably break this arc up into six phases: the intro that brings us new characters with the Sand trio, Otonin, Kabuto, and all the new Konoha kids; the First Exam; the Second Exam; the Third Exam prelims; the month of training; and what little of the proper Third Exam we actually get to see. It's hard to really rate the Intro because it's mostly general setup. The main thing, for me, is the brief Lee versus Sasuke scuffle. I guess Kakashi's challenge for Sakura is kinda important, but it would feel like it mattered more if Sakura got to do more shit overall - as it is, it kinda just works toward the Ino fight. The First Exam is pretty great as a non-combat thriller, but I kind of just assume there will be nothing else like it later in the manga, so it also feels like it's just a small phase. The Second Exam is actually probably my favorite bit of the arc, and I wouldn't have minded if we spent more time in the Forest of Death. The Third Exam prelims are, as mentioned above, more nostalgic to me than the "real" Third Exam, and I'd say they remain stronger overall because... well, we get more than three fights. The main draw of a tournament arc should be for strong dudes to fight each other, but most of the fighting is seen before the official bracket. The training is pretty good, if we consider it limited to Naruto and Jiraiya, but if we expand it to include "training" Gaara's edginess to lay groundwork for the Konoha Crush Arc (as well as subsequent character development), then it's a bit better overall - I just kinda wish Sasuke's training wasn't limited to tons of flashbacks during the Third Exam's fight with Gaara. The Third Exam itself... uh, peaks immediately with Naruto versus Neji. Shikamaru versus Temari is good, but... a lot of it is a) Kishimoto telling you how smart Shikamaru is, and b) showing us Temari's skills which are not actually news for the characters themselves, which is only really annoying because it's not like she's doing anything mind-blowing.
What's the consensus on when the Chūnin Exam Arc ends and the Konoha Crush Arc begins? I guess I'd say the moment Kabuto casts the genjutsu? So it's actually in the middle of a chapter...?
I was tempted to rate this slightly lower, I guess for a general lack of proper "Nostalgia," but Gamakichi convincing his father to help Naruto, plus the later transformation into the Kyūbi, increased my HYPE.
Anyway, this is the first stretch of the Naruto manga that's more or less "new" to me. With this, and going onward, my knowledge of the story is based on truncated versions from video games, rather than actually seeing it in anime or manga in real-time. I knew many of the story beats, but apparently not everything. I didn't know the Third Exam just comes to a screeching halt during Sasuke's battle with Gaara. I didn't know Orochimaru resurrected the First and Second Hokage with Edotensei; I did know they were in games, but I assumed it was either simple fanservice / secret characters, or maybe there was some flashback to show them doing something. Uh, I guess I also didn't know Naruto versus Gaara happened right after Orochimaru doing this thing, assuming instead that the events happened concurrently. Pretty neat: the Sound guys who will return in the last pre-timeskip arc make appearances here. Also unexpected. So quite a lot of effort is made to set Orochimaru up as something like a possible "final boss" - or, at worst, a Freeza-tier "potential final boss," should the manga not continue after his defeat.
On one hand, I respect how Kishimoto's story feels "bigger" by having threads weave in and out as certain later arcs are set up, but on the other hand I feel he's a little too stilted sometimes. Orochimaru was introduced in, like, Volume 6? Maybe late Volume 5? And he's been plotting the Konoha Crush since then, holding on through the duration of the Chūnin Exams, with the Third Exam (including preliminary rounds) acting as a major diversion while he kinda just chills in the background with Kabuto. The Sound Four appear here, whom I know to become major sub-bosses later on. And I know Orochimaru and Kabuto will last quite a while into the series (I think surviving into Boruto as well?). Oh, and Shukaku's existence, plus the Kyūbi's, would lead toward what I believe is a major part of the post-timeskip story. But then you also have shit like the Third Exam only having three fights out of the scheduled eight(?). And Orochimaru and Hiruzen's fight seems to conclude coincidentally in time to allow the whole thing with Gaara to take the entire focus, as its own phase of this new arc.
Something I wanted to do earlier, but... kinda just didn't: I'd like to take a moment to assess the Chūnin Exams as an arc. As a whole, the arc is likely the "peak" of the series, at least pre-timeskip. That is, the manga is very strong in this arc, plus (perhaps more importantly) it is mostly very Nostalgic to me, even if my personal experience kinda stops before the official Third Exam starts. I think you could probably break this arc up into six phases: the intro that brings us new characters with the Sand trio, Otonin, Kabuto, and all the new Konoha kids; the First Exam; the Second Exam; the Third Exam prelims; the month of training; and what little of the proper Third Exam we actually get to see. It's hard to really rate the Intro because it's mostly general setup. The main thing, for me, is the brief Lee versus Sasuke scuffle. I guess Kakashi's challenge for Sakura is kinda important, but it would feel like it mattered more if Sakura got to do more shit overall - as it is, it kinda just works toward the Ino fight. The First Exam is pretty great as a non-combat thriller, but I kind of just assume there will be nothing else like it later in the manga, so it also feels like it's just a small phase. The Second Exam is actually probably my favorite bit of the arc, and I wouldn't have minded if we spent more time in the Forest of Death. The Third Exam prelims are, as mentioned above, more nostalgic to me than the "real" Third Exam, and I'd say they remain stronger overall because... well, we get more than three fights. The main draw of a tournament arc should be for strong dudes to fight each other, but most of the fighting is seen before the official bracket. The training is pretty good, if we consider it limited to Naruto and Jiraiya, but if we expand it to include "training" Gaara's edginess to lay groundwork for the Konoha Crush Arc (as well as subsequent character development), then it's a bit better overall - I just kinda wish Sasuke's training wasn't limited to tons of flashbacks during the Third Exam's fight with Gaara. The Third Exam itself... uh, peaks immediately with Naruto versus Neji. Shikamaru versus Temari is good, but... a lot of it is a) Kishimoto telling you how smart Shikamaru is, and b) showing us Temari's skills which are not actually news for the characters themselves, which is only really annoying because it's not like she's doing anything mind-blowing.
What's the consensus on when the Chūnin Exam Arc ends and the Konoha Crush Arc begins? I guess I'd say the moment Kabuto casts the genjutsu? So it's actually in the middle of a chapter...?
I was tempted to rate this slightly lower, I guess for a general lack of proper "Nostalgia," but Gamakichi convincing his father to help Naruto, plus the later transformation into the Kyūbi, increased my HYPE.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 8, 2021
Enjoyed this one because of how the final Chūnin examination between Sasuke and Gaara of the sand turned into a full fledged war between the village hidden in the sand and Konohagakure, the village hidden in the leaves. Orochimaru, the sounds ninja, disguised himself as the Kazekage and then locked the third Hokage in a cube and forced him to fight against the previously dead first and second Hokages. Orochimaru is truly evil and he experimented on living men when he was younger to identify a jutsu which would make him immortal. He seemingly succeeded however, the Hokage, despite being old is more cunning and manages to seal the first and second Hokages souls into himself basically a death wish however it is truly mesmerising and heartfelt how he, Sarutobi, prioritises Konohagakure and its citizens over himself. He also begins the process of defeating the sounds ninja by doing so too. In the meantime, Naruto, Sakura and Shikamaru follow Sasuke and Gaara and try to save Sasuke. Gaara unleashes the beast hidden within himself and we are also presented with a touching backstory of Gaara's childhood. It is truly saddening how he was despised by everybody and how he didn't really know how to control his impulses when people were angry towards him, he just killed them unintentionally hahaha. I was really impressed with how Naruto uses his trump cards in volume 15 as the story wasn't really about him in volumes 13 and 14. He manages to create dozens of clones of himself and even summons the huge toad Gamabunta who is convinced that he should help Naruto after the toad's son tells him that Naruto had saved his life and that the sand spirit was a bully. Now that I have all the series, I can continue reading it at my leisure without having to wait which trust me, I won't.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 4, 2021
***read via MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA (app on tablet)***
RTC (but also Gaara is one of my favourite characters even though he's a total psycho)
RTC (but also Gaara is one of my favourite characters even though he's a total psycho)
Volume 13: The Chûnin Exam, Concluded...!!, Chapters list:
109. "Tree Leaves, Dancing...!!" (木の葉、舞い...!!, "Konoha, mai...!!")
110. "At Long Last...!!" (いよいよ...!! "Iyo iyo...!!")
111. "Sasuke vs. Gaara!!" (サスケVS我愛羅!!)
112. "Sasuke's Taijutsu...!!" (サスケの体術...!! "Sasuke no taijutsu...!!")
113. "The Reason He Was Late...!!" (遅刻の理由...!! "Chikoku no ryū...!!")
114. "Violent Assault...!!" (強襲...!! "Kyōshū...!!")
115. "The Chûnin Exam, Concluded...!!" (中忍試験、終了...!! "Chūnin shiken, shūryō...!!")
116. "Operation Destroy Konoha...!!" (木ノ葉崩し...!! "Konoha kuzushi...!!")
117. "The Imparted Mission...!!" (下された任務...!! "Kudasareta ninmu...!!")
Volume 14: Hokage vs. Hokage!!, Chapters list:
118. "Detainment...!!" (足止め...!!, "Ashidome...!!")
119. "The Life I Wanted...!!" (オレの人生...!! "Ore no jinsei...!!")
120. "Hokage vs. Hokage!!" (火影VS火影!!)
121. "The Terrible Experiment...!!" (恐るべき実験...!! "Osorubeki jikken...!!")
122. "The Bestowed Will!!" (受け継がれてゆく意志!! "Uketsugarete yuku ishi!!")
123. "The Final Seal" (最後の封印 "Saigo no fūin")
124. "The Eternal Battle...!!" (永遠なる闘い...!! "Eien naru tatakai...!!")
125. "The Time of Awakening...!!" (目覚めの時...!! "Mezame no toki...!!")
126. "Off Guard...!!" (油断...!! "Yudan...!!")
Volume 15: Naruto's Ninja Handbook!, Chapters list:
127. "To Feel Alive...!!" (生の実感...!!), "Sei no jikkan...!!")
128. "Exceeding One's Limits...!!" (限界を超えて...!! "Genkai o koete...!!")
129. "To Hurt...!!!" (痛み...!! "Itami...!!")
130. "Love...!!" (愛情...!! "Aijō...!!")
131. "The Name Gaara...!!" (我愛羅という名...!! "Gaara to iu na...!!")
132. "The Two... Darkness and Light" (二人...闇と光 "Futari... Yami to hikari")
133. "Those Who Are Strong...!!" (強き者...!! "Tsuyokimono...!!")
134. "Naruto's Ninja Handbook!" (ナルト忍法帖!! "Naruto ninpōchō!!")
135. "The Gale-Like Battle...!!" (嵐の如き戦い!! "Arashi no gotoki tatakai!!")
October 4, 2024
This was a good and well drawn and written volume which was utterly gripping and disturbing. It was funnier than I thought it was in places but this did well in making Orochimaru utterly terrifying and fuel for nightmares.
Yet I just could not help but feel sorry for Gaara regardless of what he had do w up until now. Which made me hate his uncle and the majority of the people around him. Yet empathize with the terror that his older sister has for him.
Yet the fights were all phenomenal and did well to not only be entertaining but also told a great story about a student gone dark trying to kill his Sensei (Voldemort will be envious) and two boys that were mirrors of each other with one that received love and one that did not. Which makes me eagerly await the conclusion to this arch.
Yet I just could not help but feel sorry for Gaara regardless of what he had do w up until now. Which made me hate his uncle and the majority of the people around him. Yet empathize with the terror that his older sister has for him.
Yet the fights were all phenomenal and did well to not only be entertaining but also told a great story about a student gone dark trying to kill his Sensei (Voldemort will be envious) and two boys that were mirrors of each other with one that received love and one that did not. Which makes me eagerly await the conclusion to this arch.
August 4, 2024
Shikamaru perdió su combate contra Temari. Sasuke llega tarde con Kakashi a su enfrentamiento contra Gaara.
Comienza el combate y en varios minutos, la aldea de la arena jodió todo a la mano de Orochimaru quien se escondía como el Kazekage.
El Hokage pelea contra Orochimaru y Sasuke busca a Gaara ya que se lo llevaron.
Este tomo marca un antes y un después en la vida de Gaara, en la de Naruto y en toda la villa de la hoja.
Comienza el combate y en varios minutos, la aldea de la arena jodió todo a la mano de Orochimaru quien se escondía como el Kazekage.
El Hokage pelea contra Orochimaru y Sasuke busca a Gaara ya que se lo llevaron.
Este tomo marca un antes y un después en la vida de Gaara, en la de Naruto y en toda la villa de la hoja.
July 31, 2025
"people still love more than they hate"
oof this one felt long and mainly because, possible hot take, I hate Gaara even more than I thought I did like broooo wrap it up and let's move on already. It was cool getting some backstory for the hokages, though, even though that battle was a little lame like definitely reminded me this is a SHONEN for sure until the final jutsu, that was pretty cool but also super op
oof this one felt long and mainly because, possible hot take, I hate Gaara even more than I thought I did like broooo wrap it up and let's move on already. It was cool getting some backstory for the hokages, though, even though that battle was a little lame like definitely reminded me this is a SHONEN for sure until the final jutsu, that was pretty cool but also super op
November 22, 2023
Everything about this omnibus. Every volume of omnibus 5 deserves 10 f-ing stars. It was so good. Finished this omnibus in two sittings. So worth it. I’m so hyped right now. An so emotionally invested with these characters. I need to know what happens next. ugh can’t wait eek 😱😯😊🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟
May 20, 2017
Can this get any more better. It's so amazing. I don't have any words for this beautiful piece of art.
May 31, 2017
This series just gets better and better as it goes on!
March 12, 2018
Okay that cliffhanger was totally not okay!! I mean, I'm lucky I know what happens or else I'd be tearing my hair out honestly.
November 30, 2018
This series just gets better and better with each book.
April 28, 2019
A Long garra match
May 8, 2020
Whelp, I feel bad for Gaara now.
July 18, 2020
Best book of the series yet. I really enjoyed this one.
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June 15, 2022weeping and screaming and crying and throwing up over Gaara
September 1, 2022
Good story and Art
February 13, 2023
Probably my favourite one so far, got to learn about Gaara's past and it left on a cliffhanger again
May 24, 2024
best one so far imo, gaaras backstory and the hokage vs hokage sequence had me in my feels
October 24, 2024
Starts at the end of Shikamaru’s match with Temari and ends with Naruto still fighting Gaara and third Hokage still fighting Orochimaru
January 11, 2025
From ninjas to kaiju—this one has it all!
May 17, 2025
OMG Garra's backstory is so sad man. I cried so much with that. this was a pretty good. Love the fight and the arc plus the art is great as well. I can't wait to read more!!!
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