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Naruto: Omnibus #15
Naruto (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 15
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!
As the battle against the Tailed Beast-targeting Akatsuki rages on, the heroic sibling battle between Sasuke and Itachi eventually concludes. Though Sasuke has achieved his lifelong goal, Madara reveals Itachi’s real motivations. With the truth revealed, Sasuke sets out to destroy Konoha!
As the battle against the Tailed Beast-targeting Akatsuki rages on, the heroic sibling battle between Sasuke and Itachi eventually concludes. Though Sasuke has achieved his lifelong goal, Madara reveals Itachi’s real motivations. With the truth revealed, Sasuke sets out to destroy Konoha!
576 pages, Paperback
Published July 5, 2016
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Masashi Kishimoto
969 books3,994 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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September 17, 2021
As much as this one hurts, it's one of the best parts of the story. Leading up to even more greatness. Can't wait to order the next volume🤩
October 5, 2021
Things are really heating up.
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.
October 14, 2019
Itachi's true intentions are revealed, Madara furthers his role as puppet master, and Sasuke swears to destroy Konoha. On top of that Naruto finds out about Jiraiya's death (goes into a state of despair), gets taken in as an apprentice of the frogs at Mount Myoboku, and manages to go into Sage Mode. Sasuke tries to capture the eight-tails jinchiriku, and Pain of the Akatsuki attacks Konoha.
Basically a lot happened, but we can constantly sense Kishimoto building up the story to epic battles in future volumes. There is a constant flow of actions with close to no breaks, especially since there are parallel timelines and even if one is calm the other one is bound to be filled with fighting to the death.
I'm excited to see what happens next, and there is bound to be a battle between Naruto and Pain (I'm pretty sure), which is gonna be incredible.
Basically a lot happened, but we can constantly sense Kishimoto building up the story to epic battles in future volumes. There is a constant flow of actions with close to no breaks, especially since there are parallel timelines and even if one is calm the other one is bound to be filled with fighting to the death.
I'm excited to see what happens next, and there is bound to be a battle between Naruto and Pain (I'm pretty sure), which is gonna be incredible.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 10, 2021
Various spoilers ahead. As the battle between Itachi and Sasuke concludes, we get the build up, or most of it anyway, for the coming arc. That of Sasuke and the rest of the Akatsuki destroying Konohagakure. Itachi set everything up for there to be peace after he completed his mission in destroying his entire clan but Sasuke seems to want revenge and is gladly going against his brother's wishes. Itachi's death broke my heart and I feel worse about his demise than Jiraiya's, truth be told. Naruto is learning how to become a sage with the help of the toads and has already surpassed Jiraiya in his training.
I don't much get as to whether killer bee escaped the akatsuki and how the 8 tails was somehow captured anyway. I'm sure we'll get more info in the coming book. On the other hand, Kakashi and Tsunade are doing a great job at defending their village from Pain in my opinion however we don't yet know what Pain is. The revelation that Uchiha Madara is still alive shocked me to the core though having been spoiled I know that this isn't exactly the case. Killer Bee was a great addition to the storyline and I am glad we got to see him in action as he is in complete sync with the 8 tails as is Naruto with Kurama.
I don't much get as to whether killer bee escaped the akatsuki and how the 8 tails was somehow captured anyway. I'm sure we'll get more info in the coming book. On the other hand, Kakashi and Tsunade are doing a great job at defending their village from Pain in my opinion however we don't yet know what Pain is. The revelation that Uchiha Madara is still alive shocked me to the core though having been spoiled I know that this isn't exactly the case. Killer Bee was a great addition to the storyline and I am glad we got to see him in action as he is in complete sync with the 8 tails as is Naruto with Kurama.
March 13, 2023
Another amazing volume! Spoilers ahead.
The Itachi revelation was phenomenal. Setting aside the ethics and morality of his choice, it was a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. Knowing that he planned everything in such a way as to shield his little brother and make him Konoha's hero is very touching. I loved how his dialogue ended up foreshadowing the big reveal. Very clever.
The fight against Bee was very fun too. I enjoyed the arc of Naruto training to master Sage Mode.
Overall this volume had some very gorgeous panels. Kishimoto really excels in drawing two-page panels.
The Itachi revelation was phenomenal. Setting aside the ethics and morality of his choice, it was a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. Knowing that he planned everything in such a way as to shield his little brother and make him Konoha's hero is very touching. I loved how his dialogue ended up foreshadowing the big reveal. Very clever.
The fight against Bee was very fun too. I enjoyed the arc of Naruto training to master Sage Mode.
Overall this volume had some very gorgeous panels. Kishimoto really excels in drawing two-page panels.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 9, 2017
This is just getting better and better. This was also a big favorite of mine.
I love the fight between sasuke and itachi. It was strong and sad.
It was also sad when toby toiled the true story of itachi.
But sasuke is still being brainwashed and manipulated. He really doesn't see how the akatuski are using him.
Naruto finds out that his tethered is dead.
He goes to the frog and starts his new training.
And at the end kakashi is fighting pain. And we leave with another cliffhanger.
I'm so scared for this characters.
I love the fight between sasuke and itachi. It was strong and sad.
It was also sad when toby toiled the true story of itachi.
But sasuke is still being brainwashed and manipulated. He really doesn't see how the akatuski are using him.
Naruto finds out that his tethered is dead.
He goes to the frog and starts his new training.
And at the end kakashi is fighting pain. And we leave with another cliffhanger.
I'm so scared for this characters.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 3, 2020
tobi's half reveal is a really good moment. im just realizing that the more of the series i read, the more jumbled and kind of messy it becomes. there are a LOT of supporting characters--some obviously much better than others--and plot lines that involve them in different capacities; although its impressive that kishimoto was able to resolve the series at its finale, i can't help but feel like much of the middle third of part 2 could have been trimmed.
November 30, 2025
En este tomo recopilatorio tenemos desde la conclusion de la pelea de Itachi y Sasuke a la invasion de Pain a Konoha.
En este tomo vemos como Tobi le cuenta la historia de Itachi y todo lo que tuvo que cargar, vemos como Naruto se entera de la muerte de Jirayra y Pain consigió al ocho colas gracias a Sasuke y van a por el nueve colas.
Se viene varias peleas que me gustan como están animadas y el significado que conlleva. En su momento, por esta época decidí empezar a leer el manga.
En este tomo vemos como Tobi le cuenta la historia de Itachi y todo lo que tuvo que cargar, vemos como Naruto se entera de la muerte de Jirayra y Pain consigió al ocho colas gracias a Sasuke y van a por el nueve colas.
Se viene varias peleas que me gustan como están animadas y el significado que conlleva. En su momento, por esta época decidí empezar a leer el manga.
July 18, 2018
Một điểm đáng chú ý nữa mà các fan hâm mộ đã phát hiện ra, đó là hình ảnh của Cữu Vĩ Hồ Ly trong trang cuối đang say ngủ. Sự xuất hiện đột ngột và quá ít, chỉ trong một khung hình nhỏ ở cuối truyện khiến cho các fan dự đoán rằng sẽ có thể đây là gợi ý để mở thêm một bộ truyện về đời con của Naruto.
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April 4, 2020
We are starting to see the pieces come into place and some characters that had a very narrow pathway get a little more twists and turns that will complicate and make the story more dramatic. The fights were also really cool, RIP Itachi.
January 8, 2026
This was marvelously done. I loved the second part of Sasuke vs Itachi fight, which ended beautifully. When Orochimaru popped up I found it hilarious in a very intense moment.
Yet I would say that the manga did the explanation of Itachi's past was better done than the anime.
Yet I would say that the manga did the explanation of Itachi's past was better done than the anime.
August 1, 2017
This volume was so sad! And I can't get over how grown up all of the characters are. But poor Sasuke! And Naruto. My babies.
January 31, 2018
Another great naruto manga!!!😍
August 29, 2019
i thought this book was amazing because naruto in this no spoilers is amazing.
January 5, 2022
It was very good
August 26, 2024
Thank god for Naruto partly turning into a frog to give us a bit of levity in this arc.
September 8, 2025
"war is hell"
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October 8, 2025
This volume was nutso crazy!!! So much happened. Ugh I can’t believe jiraiya is dead :(
February 9, 2017
It started out well, with some plot elements being explain, instead of fights that are badly drawn so you do not know where people stand and what is going on exactly. But then it went back to the formula of training for the next big fight, introducing new characters, new powers and some overly explained minor elements (how to decipher a secret message. Sigh). Sill, I want to continue reading and find out what will happen.
November 13, 2018
La trama de Naruto crece exponencialmente al crecer sus personajes, hay muchos momentos donde sinceramente no tengo ninguna idea de cómo se va a desarrollar o solucionar los conflictos en los que se presentan. Hay muchas sorpresas y la historia se vuelve imprescindible.
August 27, 2016
su go i ...... dattebayo
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