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Naruto: Omnibus #24
Naruto (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 24
The epic ninja adventure that became a global phenomenon!
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!
With the Infinite Tsukuyomi finally activated, the ninja world is plunged into darkness. But worse still is that Kaguya has been resurrected. With Naruto and Sasuke working together, they have the power to seal her away for good. But just when it seems that the ninja world can find true peace, one more obstacle appears. With their differing ideals on the line, Naruto and Sasuke will determine the future of the world in this final fight!
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!
With the Infinite Tsukuyomi finally activated, the ninja world is plunged into darkness. But worse still is that Kaguya has been resurrected. With Naruto and Sasuke working together, they have the power to seal her away for good. But just when it seems that the ninja world can find true peace, one more obstacle appears. With their differing ideals on the line, Naruto and Sasuke will determine the future of the world in this final fight!
608 pages, Paperback
Published October 2, 2018
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Masashi Kishimoto
1,202 books3,968 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 22, 2024
This manga played a crucial role during a challenging period in my life, and it will always hold a special place in my heart. I can confidently say that this manga is perfect for me. As my very first read in the genre, it significantly shaped my perspective, and growing up with it provided immense comfort. I genuinely appreciate every single character, including the villains, and that’s rare. The plot is nothing short of amazing, both then and now.
This is an absolute masterpiece, and I wish it never ended because every arc was phenomenal.
This is an absolute masterpiece, and I wish it never ended because every arc was phenomenal.
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, 2018
The final volume. What a journey! I had never read a series longer than 20 volumes and this is some thing I had followed for many years. I finally read it, I understand why Naruto is more popular than Bleach and why this series even had a spin-off of its own that features his son. Naruto will stay in my heart for a long time as one of the manga series worth collecting and keeping.
February 12, 2021
isso aqui vai ser tipo uma review de toda a saga de NARUTO, não apenas do final pois preciso colocar pra fora...
eu não exagero qndo digo q ter terminado esses mangás é pra mim um sonho realizado. desde q eu parei de ler os capítulos online há tantos anos atrás (por motivos de q nem me lembro), sempre q o assunto 'naruto' surgia na minha mente ou à minha volta batia aquela tristeza e meio q uma aceitação de q jamais leria pq "teria q começar tudo de novo" ou "não queria começar no primeiro volume, mas por onde será q é seguro recomeçar sem achar q tô perdendo detalhes?". além de q daria um trabalhão achar um meio agradável pra ler pois sem condições ler no mínimo 600 capítulos de mangá numa tela LCD. Enfim 2021 chegou e por fim deu tudo certo com os arquivos e a forma de consumi-los.
NARUTO é uma história de fantasia bem classicuda e bem fácil de me agradar, com um mundo vasto, um sistema de magia complexo, personagens cativantes e uma arte q me agrada demais. não tem pq eu chover no molhado aqui, mas me reconectar a esse universo foi muito gratificante e recompensador. tendo lido praticamente tudo de uma só vez (recomecei a partir dos duelos do exame chunin), não me senti enrolado ou entediado em praticamente momento nenhum, porém pra quem acompanhou a saga semanalmente deve ter sido frustrante em certos momentos rs. Gaara, Naruto, Tsunade, Obito... não imaginava sentir tanto por vários dos personagens, e fico muito grato por isso.
não é uma série perfeita, tem vários elementos q faltam muito pra elevar NARUTO a um patamar mais atemporal, por exemplo as personagens femininas, q, em comparação com a variedade absurda de homens, são pouco exploradas e tem arcos próprios muito fracos, ou nenhum, Tsunade e Sakura sendo a exceção, mas não tão satisfatória. 700 capítulos e não tivemos um arco próprio e bem definido sequer pra Sakura??? pra mim é um pouco revoltante. o escopo da saga certamente permite isso, já q vários homens secundários tem arcos próprios ao longo do mangá. sobre LGBTs nem comento, não tem um viadinho nessa porra??? tenha dó.
surto de lado, uma característica bem própria da narrativa de NARUTO são as reviravoltas infinitas q permeiam os combates: um poder q dá lugar a outro poder q é derrotado por um outro outro poder e assim sucessivamente. às vezes isso é muito interessante, mas pode cansar, como eu de fato fiquei um pouco cansado durante a 4ª Guerra Ninja, mas nada grave. é o estilo da história e me adaptei.
felizmente esse foi mais um capítulo q fecho na minha vidinha, realmente considero NARUTO algo q me marcou durante a infância, q abandonei, q sempre esteve no meu subconsciente, mas q agora finalmente concluo e me dou por satisfeito!!! rumo a BORUTO!!!!!!!!!!
eu não exagero qndo digo q ter terminado esses mangás é pra mim um sonho realizado. desde q eu parei de ler os capítulos online há tantos anos atrás (por motivos de q nem me lembro), sempre q o assunto 'naruto' surgia na minha mente ou à minha volta batia aquela tristeza e meio q uma aceitação de q jamais leria pq "teria q começar tudo de novo" ou "não queria começar no primeiro volume, mas por onde será q é seguro recomeçar sem achar q tô perdendo detalhes?". além de q daria um trabalhão achar um meio agradável pra ler pois sem condições ler no mínimo 600 capítulos de mangá numa tela LCD. Enfim 2021 chegou e por fim deu tudo certo com os arquivos e a forma de consumi-los.
NARUTO é uma história de fantasia bem classicuda e bem fácil de me agradar, com um mundo vasto, um sistema de magia complexo, personagens cativantes e uma arte q me agrada demais. não tem pq eu chover no molhado aqui, mas me reconectar a esse universo foi muito gratificante e recompensador. tendo lido praticamente tudo de uma só vez (recomecei a partir dos duelos do exame chunin), não me senti enrolado ou entediado em praticamente momento nenhum, porém pra quem acompanhou a saga semanalmente deve ter sido frustrante em certos momentos rs. Gaara, Naruto, Tsunade, Obito... não imaginava sentir tanto por vários dos personagens, e fico muito grato por isso.
não é uma série perfeita, tem vários elementos q faltam muito pra elevar NARUTO a um patamar mais atemporal, por exemplo as personagens femininas, q, em comparação com a variedade absurda de homens, são pouco exploradas e tem arcos próprios muito fracos, ou nenhum, Tsunade e Sakura sendo a exceção, mas não tão satisfatória. 700 capítulos e não tivemos um arco próprio e bem definido sequer pra Sakura??? pra mim é um pouco revoltante. o escopo da saga certamente permite isso, já q vários homens secundários tem arcos próprios ao longo do mangá. sobre LGBTs nem comento, não tem um viadinho nessa porra??? tenha dó.
surto de lado, uma característica bem própria da narrativa de NARUTO são as reviravoltas infinitas q permeiam os combates: um poder q dá lugar a outro poder q é derrotado por um outro outro poder e assim sucessivamente. às vezes isso é muito interessante, mas pode cansar, como eu de fato fiquei um pouco cansado durante a 4ª Guerra Ninja, mas nada grave. é o estilo da história e me adaptei.
felizmente esse foi mais um capítulo q fecho na minha vidinha, realmente considero NARUTO algo q me marcou durante a infância, q abandonei, q sempre esteve no meu subconsciente, mas q agora finalmente concluo e me dou por satisfeito!!! rumo a BORUTO!!!!!!!!!!
May 28, 2021
Alright, so I just finished the colossal 700 chapters of Naruto and here is how this is going to go. I will be breaking down my review for each, and yes, each arc of Naruto throughout it's run. I will be ignoring what volumes and I will be speaking with spoilers. So If you're at all interested in this story that ended six years ago. Please keep aware of this and only read the arcs you have finished.
That being said, this is a reread for me. I actually decided to reread them as the 3-in-1 volumes as they're much cheaper. I probably had 10 volumes already of the story so I didn't repurchase so my collection is a little incomplete. However, this reread was a lot of fun and I enjoyed a lot. I'll be doing this in a certain bullet point style because there's so much story to cover I really just want to point out my like's and Dislikes for each Arc. As well as Individual ratings.
Part One
Prologue - Land of Waves Arc - Chapter 1-33: Rating: 7/10
-So I love the land of waves arc. Anyone who says they weren't instantly hooked once they reached this point has got to be full of themselves. This arc does so much to set up the world, the themes, everything that Naruto would become.
-Unfortunately, what prequels this is absolute hot garbage.
-Now, I didn't think this when I began the reread because it has been over a decade since I've explored this section of the story. But let me tell you, these first 5 chapters are probably some of the worst in any shonen I've ever seen. To be fair, most first chapters in shonen usually aren't stand out. I've often expressed how they're really edited and refined to express the exact image that the magazine wants them to be. Once they actually get a chance to strut their stuff (if they sell well) then that's when we see most shonens come into their own.
-However, you would have to be younger than 5 to enjoy and find the slapstick comedy in the first five chapters to be digestible whatsoever. It's so cringeworthy I can't believe I ever was okay with it. Konohamaru is the worst character in creation. Most of the Naruto characters are pervs. Sasuke and Sakura's introductions are laughable at best. Well, they're not laughable. I WISH they had been, but nope.
-I love Naruto's power system. I may even go so far as to express I think it's actually my favorite power system pre-final arc. I love how thought out and detersive it is.
-Zabuza is a great antagonist. Gato is very easily hateable and Haku is great too.
-I really just am blown away how fast the pacing is. The tactics are clever and fun.
-Overall, the prologue really pulled this arc down for me. If you'd separate them. The prologue chapters would be a 4/10 and the Land of waves would be 10/10
Chunin Exams Arc - Chapter 34-114: Rating: 10/10
-10/10 arc. Nothing for me to say. Except that I personally would have liked to have seen the finale of the tournament. We didn't even get past the first round before everything kinda went haywire.
Konoha Invasion Arc - Chapter 115-138: Rating: 9/10
-I don't have a lot of bad to say outside of the sense that a lot of ninja's didn't really show their stuff. Primarily Kakashi, Jiraiya, etc. Because of this, the invasion really never felt like it would succeed. Sure, the Hokage's death was very expected and a tragedy. However, no one else we knew was wounded. The plan itself just really fell flat.
Search for Tsunade arc - Chapter 139-171: Rating: 7/10
-Yeah, this one surprised me.
-I remember this one being the most painful arc in part one. Not only is long, but it's also mostly a glorified training arc.
-With new eyes and a better appreciation for story and characters I have come away enjoying this arc much more.
-Tsunade is a phenomenal character and probably one of the only female characters in Naruto I can say that about.
-Naruto's journey to learning the Rasengan was also a lot more comprehensive now that I'm an adult. (and not reading scans)
-Also, Itachi was introduced in this arc and HOT DAMN THIS GUY WAS COOL
Sasuke Retrieval Arc - Chapter 172-238: Rating: 10/10
What can I say? 10/10 once again. Perhaps the Neji fight was a bit too long, but it never felt that way.
-The fights were all great. The themes were spot on and holy lawrd the emotion. *Chef's kiss.
Kakashi Gaiden - Chapter 239-244: Rating: 6/10
-Meh, I don't like this arc that much. I don't have a great reason. It's a flashback arc. But it came at such a weird point in the story. Like, no one was asking for it in this particular moment.
Part Two
Kazekage Rescue Arc - Chapter 245-281: Rating: 8/10
-This was another arc, like the Tsunade arc that I didn't enjoy. At this point, I was a weekly reader and It is a nearly 40 chapter arc. Maybe as a kid I felt like there was just too much talking and too much establishing what they were doing. Another key factor was that Naruto's growth, despite it only being roughly two and a half years was still rather unimpressive. I mean, he could do a big rasengan.
-What I neglected to understand was that this was mostly a reference point to show us just how much the kids have grown in less than 3 years time. The kids actually went from not being able to land a single attack on base Kakashi with no Sharingan, to with one less member, defeating Kakashi and completing the bell exam. That's tremendous progress. Another thing I neglected was just how much focus was put on Naruto mastering the nine-tails power. It was a pretty small feat as i read this as a teenager, but having reread the material back to back I noticed that far more emphasis was put on Naruto's lack of control. His ability to bring out some of Kurama's chakra was only enough to give him a short boost that put him above Neji. When facing Sasuke and he got a one tailed cloak, he actually succumbed to the 9 tails and lost himself. Now he's able to call upon three tails all by himself.
-The sasori fight is legendary. I love Chiyo as a character which before I just kinda was indifferent to her. This would also feature Team Guy and that was exciting as we hadn't seen those characters in some time. Though, really they didn't have much to do besides fight themselves in this.
-Overall, the arc loses points for me because of how centered around the Sasori fight it seemed. Yet, half the other events of the arc felt secondary when I compared them. Gaara's emotional climax and revelation was great. Naruto's growth was great. Learning about the sand was great. But this arc had to establish a lot and I just remember those chapters of them running through the forest and just text filling the pages from panel to panel. Not saying action was vital, just that we spent too much time talking about Jinchurki. It was clear that Kishimoto was now ready to establish these terms he set up. But I felt he could have presented it in a more organic fashion then just an info dump.
Sasuke and Sai Arc - Chapter 282-310: Rating: 6/10
-This arc is really conflicting. On one hand, it has probably one of the most hype conflicts in the entire series to this point. Naruto 4 tails vs Orochimaru was absolutley insane and it still holds up. The emotional tension of Naruto losing himself and not caring because it's orochimaru and he's spent so long hating this guy was fantastic.
-On the other hand...this arc also heavily features Sai. And et's just cut to the chase. Sai is probably my least favorite character in all of Naruto. I think he's just a really poorly written character. I understand his purpose. I understand what he was meant to imply and communicate with the reader, but I just really thought it was done in the most generic and boring way. I am not a fan of Sai. He really, really dragged this arc down for me.
Hidan and Kakuzu Arc - Chapter 311-342: Rating: 7.5/10
-Yet again another arc I thought I'd hate. Mainly because when I read them when they came out, I realized just how awful the scans were. Hidan and Kakuzu probably cussed more than any two characters in the scanlations. Not that it was awful, I just thought it didn't properly convey the information.
-I do think this is kind of the arc that kind of made me realize why I didn't love part 2 my first time around. Well, not as much as part 1 I should say. The expansion of the world and the lore take a heavy backseat in the last arc and this arc. We barely learn about the world in which these ninjas fight in. We don't even learn anything about the villages of our antagonists. Which I felt was a huge misstep.
-This was a training arc I really enjoyed as well. I felt like maybe I just didn't enjoy training arcs when I was younger because DBZ used them so heavily but this was done very well. Shikamaru's character growth in this was also fantastic.
-This arc loses points for not making Hidan and Kakuzu even remotely interesting characters as well as not expanding on the world. It DID expand on the power system which was great but still. This Arc had 3 beats. Battle where Asuma dies. Naruto's training. Battle where they beat the akatsuki. No other nuisance.
Itachi Pursuit Arc - Chapter 343-402: Rating: 9/10
-What can I say? fans were waiting for this conflict forever. And it did not disappoint.
-The reveal at the end was also fantastic.
-Where this arc loses points is everything to do with Naruto. Naruto's role, his mission with the other team to track Sasuke was...really not needed here. It felt extra. I would have rather had naruto be exempt or perhaps do something else. This was just a lot of wasted pages. I understand Itachi had to interact with Naruto to give him the crow, but this could have been done earlier in one of the previous arcs. Perhaps Kazekage when they actually fought his clone.
Pain Invasion Arc - Chapter 403-449: Rating: 10/10
-I gave this a 10/10 but I am still salty about the reviving everyone who died jutsu. I get it. I just personally would have preferred if the story didn't make that decision. It felt like Konoha just didn't really try hard to fight Pain. The anime made this feel coherent which is why I gave the arc in the manga a pass.
Five Kage Summit - Chapter 450-488: Rating: 5/10
-Well, that's a weird deal ain't it? This is probably my least favorite arc. Danzo is a poor villain. The Gokage are silly and at the end of the day this is just one big set up for the next arc. I felt like we should have met all the kage beforehand. I felt that the country of random not mentioned Samurai was weird. Why are Suigetsu and Jugo still around? It just really fell flat. the end was kinda cool, and it has probably my fabvorite moment where Sasuke goes coocoo banana's and stabs Karin, but still. It also teased another Naruto/Sasuke fight and didn't deliver. So boo.
Fourth Shinobi World War Arc - Chapter 489-700: Rating: 7/10
-Okay! Okay Okay! This arc has so many highs and so many lows.
-The ending is perfect imo. Everything after the seal Kaguya and have their final battle, the conclusion. all of it brought tears to my eyes. Loved it. Love love loved it.
-The first half of the war felt like a series of battles where no one died and no consequences were met outside of 40k random shinobi we never knew. This could have been done better.
-Naruto's training arc with Bee was painful. Taming the 9 tails was cool. I understand why it had to happen. But It just drags. I wish it would have been condensed.
-Naruto vs Obito is great.
-Madara arriving and fighting the Kage was great.
-God the Kabuto fight is too long. This fight is nearly two volumes long and Kabuto is just trash.
-So many things didn't make sense in this arc. Madara uses Susano'o with no eyes? Obito never dies? Kakashi's ghost double Mangekyo w/ perfect Susano'o????
-7/10 is probably really high for how many bad things. But so many good things happened I just gave it the general average. It could have been a lot better.
This was a really good time. I never looked at Naruto as a poorly written series like I did with Bleach so this was a blast from the past. Also, revisiting some of the older arcs I didn't enjoy as much and finding new enjoyment in them was really endearing.
That being said, this is a reread for me. I actually decided to reread them as the 3-in-1 volumes as they're much cheaper. I probably had 10 volumes already of the story so I didn't repurchase so my collection is a little incomplete. However, this reread was a lot of fun and I enjoyed a lot. I'll be doing this in a certain bullet point style because there's so much story to cover I really just want to point out my like's and Dislikes for each Arc. As well as Individual ratings.
Part One
Prologue - Land of Waves Arc - Chapter 1-33: Rating: 7/10
-So I love the land of waves arc. Anyone who says they weren't instantly hooked once they reached this point has got to be full of themselves. This arc does so much to set up the world, the themes, everything that Naruto would become.
-Unfortunately, what prequels this is absolute hot garbage.
-Now, I didn't think this when I began the reread because it has been over a decade since I've explored this section of the story. But let me tell you, these first 5 chapters are probably some of the worst in any shonen I've ever seen. To be fair, most first chapters in shonen usually aren't stand out. I've often expressed how they're really edited and refined to express the exact image that the magazine wants them to be. Once they actually get a chance to strut their stuff (if they sell well) then that's when we see most shonens come into their own.
-However, you would have to be younger than 5 to enjoy and find the slapstick comedy in the first five chapters to be digestible whatsoever. It's so cringeworthy I can't believe I ever was okay with it. Konohamaru is the worst character in creation. Most of the Naruto characters are pervs. Sasuke and Sakura's introductions are laughable at best. Well, they're not laughable. I WISH they had been, but nope.
-I love Naruto's power system. I may even go so far as to express I think it's actually my favorite power system pre-final arc. I love how thought out and detersive it is.
-Zabuza is a great antagonist. Gato is very easily hateable and Haku is great too.
-I really just am blown away how fast the pacing is. The tactics are clever and fun.
-Overall, the prologue really pulled this arc down for me. If you'd separate them. The prologue chapters would be a 4/10 and the Land of waves would be 10/10
Chunin Exams Arc - Chapter 34-114: Rating: 10/10
-10/10 arc. Nothing for me to say. Except that I personally would have liked to have seen the finale of the tournament. We didn't even get past the first round before everything kinda went haywire.
Konoha Invasion Arc - Chapter 115-138: Rating: 9/10
-I don't have a lot of bad to say outside of the sense that a lot of ninja's didn't really show their stuff. Primarily Kakashi, Jiraiya, etc. Because of this, the invasion really never felt like it would succeed. Sure, the Hokage's death was very expected and a tragedy. However, no one else we knew was wounded. The plan itself just really fell flat.
Search for Tsunade arc - Chapter 139-171: Rating: 7/10
-Yeah, this one surprised me.
-I remember this one being the most painful arc in part one. Not only is long, but it's also mostly a glorified training arc.
-With new eyes and a better appreciation for story and characters I have come away enjoying this arc much more.
-Tsunade is a phenomenal character and probably one of the only female characters in Naruto I can say that about.
-Naruto's journey to learning the Rasengan was also a lot more comprehensive now that I'm an adult. (and not reading scans)
-Also, Itachi was introduced in this arc and HOT DAMN THIS GUY WAS COOL
Sasuke Retrieval Arc - Chapter 172-238: Rating: 10/10
What can I say? 10/10 once again. Perhaps the Neji fight was a bit too long, but it never felt that way.
-The fights were all great. The themes were spot on and holy lawrd the emotion. *Chef's kiss.
Kakashi Gaiden - Chapter 239-244: Rating: 6/10
-Meh, I don't like this arc that much. I don't have a great reason. It's a flashback arc. But it came at such a weird point in the story. Like, no one was asking for it in this particular moment.
Part Two
Kazekage Rescue Arc - Chapter 245-281: Rating: 8/10
-This was another arc, like the Tsunade arc that I didn't enjoy. At this point, I was a weekly reader and It is a nearly 40 chapter arc. Maybe as a kid I felt like there was just too much talking and too much establishing what they were doing. Another key factor was that Naruto's growth, despite it only being roughly two and a half years was still rather unimpressive. I mean, he could do a big rasengan.
-What I neglected to understand was that this was mostly a reference point to show us just how much the kids have grown in less than 3 years time. The kids actually went from not being able to land a single attack on base Kakashi with no Sharingan, to with one less member, defeating Kakashi and completing the bell exam. That's tremendous progress. Another thing I neglected was just how much focus was put on Naruto mastering the nine-tails power. It was a pretty small feat as i read this as a teenager, but having reread the material back to back I noticed that far more emphasis was put on Naruto's lack of control. His ability to bring out some of Kurama's chakra was only enough to give him a short boost that put him above Neji. When facing Sasuke and he got a one tailed cloak, he actually succumbed to the 9 tails and lost himself. Now he's able to call upon three tails all by himself.
-The sasori fight is legendary. I love Chiyo as a character which before I just kinda was indifferent to her. This would also feature Team Guy and that was exciting as we hadn't seen those characters in some time. Though, really they didn't have much to do besides fight themselves in this.
-Overall, the arc loses points for me because of how centered around the Sasori fight it seemed. Yet, half the other events of the arc felt secondary when I compared them. Gaara's emotional climax and revelation was great. Naruto's growth was great. Learning about the sand was great. But this arc had to establish a lot and I just remember those chapters of them running through the forest and just text filling the pages from panel to panel. Not saying action was vital, just that we spent too much time talking about Jinchurki. It was clear that Kishimoto was now ready to establish these terms he set up. But I felt he could have presented it in a more organic fashion then just an info dump.
Sasuke and Sai Arc - Chapter 282-310: Rating: 6/10
-This arc is really conflicting. On one hand, it has probably one of the most hype conflicts in the entire series to this point. Naruto 4 tails vs Orochimaru was absolutley insane and it still holds up. The emotional tension of Naruto losing himself and not caring because it's orochimaru and he's spent so long hating this guy was fantastic.
-On the other hand...this arc also heavily features Sai. And et's just cut to the chase. Sai is probably my least favorite character in all of Naruto. I think he's just a really poorly written character. I understand his purpose. I understand what he was meant to imply and communicate with the reader, but I just really thought it was done in the most generic and boring way. I am not a fan of Sai. He really, really dragged this arc down for me.
Hidan and Kakuzu Arc - Chapter 311-342: Rating: 7.5/10
-Yet again another arc I thought I'd hate. Mainly because when I read them when they came out, I realized just how awful the scans were. Hidan and Kakuzu probably cussed more than any two characters in the scanlations. Not that it was awful, I just thought it didn't properly convey the information.
-I do think this is kind of the arc that kind of made me realize why I didn't love part 2 my first time around. Well, not as much as part 1 I should say. The expansion of the world and the lore take a heavy backseat in the last arc and this arc. We barely learn about the world in which these ninjas fight in. We don't even learn anything about the villages of our antagonists. Which I felt was a huge misstep.
-This was a training arc I really enjoyed as well. I felt like maybe I just didn't enjoy training arcs when I was younger because DBZ used them so heavily but this was done very well. Shikamaru's character growth in this was also fantastic.
-This arc loses points for not making Hidan and Kakuzu even remotely interesting characters as well as not expanding on the world. It DID expand on the power system which was great but still. This Arc had 3 beats. Battle where Asuma dies. Naruto's training. Battle where they beat the akatsuki. No other nuisance.
Itachi Pursuit Arc - Chapter 343-402: Rating: 9/10
-What can I say? fans were waiting for this conflict forever. And it did not disappoint.
-The reveal at the end was also fantastic.
-Where this arc loses points is everything to do with Naruto. Naruto's role, his mission with the other team to track Sasuke was...really not needed here. It felt extra. I would have rather had naruto be exempt or perhaps do something else. This was just a lot of wasted pages. I understand Itachi had to interact with Naruto to give him the crow, but this could have been done earlier in one of the previous arcs. Perhaps Kazekage when they actually fought his clone.
Pain Invasion Arc - Chapter 403-449: Rating: 10/10
-I gave this a 10/10 but I am still salty about the reviving everyone who died jutsu. I get it. I just personally would have preferred if the story didn't make that decision. It felt like Konoha just didn't really try hard to fight Pain. The anime made this feel coherent which is why I gave the arc in the manga a pass.
Five Kage Summit - Chapter 450-488: Rating: 5/10
-Well, that's a weird deal ain't it? This is probably my least favorite arc. Danzo is a poor villain. The Gokage are silly and at the end of the day this is just one big set up for the next arc. I felt like we should have met all the kage beforehand. I felt that the country of random not mentioned Samurai was weird. Why are Suigetsu and Jugo still around? It just really fell flat. the end was kinda cool, and it has probably my fabvorite moment where Sasuke goes coocoo banana's and stabs Karin, but still. It also teased another Naruto/Sasuke fight and didn't deliver. So boo.
Fourth Shinobi World War Arc - Chapter 489-700: Rating: 7/10
-Okay! Okay Okay! This arc has so many highs and so many lows.
-The ending is perfect imo. Everything after the seal Kaguya and have their final battle, the conclusion. all of it brought tears to my eyes. Loved it. Love love loved it.
-The first half of the war felt like a series of battles where no one died and no consequences were met outside of 40k random shinobi we never knew. This could have been done better.
-Naruto's training arc with Bee was painful. Taming the 9 tails was cool. I understand why it had to happen. But It just drags. I wish it would have been condensed.
-Naruto vs Obito is great.
-Madara arriving and fighting the Kage was great.
-God the Kabuto fight is too long. This fight is nearly two volumes long and Kabuto is just trash.
-So many things didn't make sense in this arc. Madara uses Susano'o with no eyes? Obito never dies? Kakashi's ghost double Mangekyo w/ perfect Susano'o????
-7/10 is probably really high for how many bad things. But so many good things happened I just gave it the general average. It could have been a lot better.
This was a really good time. I never looked at Naruto as a poorly written series like I did with Bleach so this was a blast from the past. Also, revisiting some of the older arcs I didn't enjoy as much and finding new enjoyment in them was really endearing.
September 8, 2024
The ending while satisfying felt very typical and safe. I did not expect something poetic or tragic, but it just felt very by the numbers. Despite that it managed to tie together a lot of cool story threads and give all the characters a moment to reflect on their journey. Seeing the time jump and where everyone landed was a cool little bit that of course eventually led to the whole Boruto thing. All in all the series is solid and popular for a reason, I loved it.
July 29, 2021
It was nice to see such a satisfying ending for all of Cell 7, even though the whole housewife thing is not a good look on Sakura. I can probably start with that complaint, cause there isn't much else to complain about. Previously in the series I thought Sakura was interesting, she had cool powers and though she wasn't as strong as the rest of her team she was still a very capable ninja. In this entire omnibus all she talked about was Sasuke, and how she loved him, which is pretty problematic considering he tried to kill her. Not just that but seeing her ending as one where she is at home taking care of her daughter while Sasuke is off doing his own thing is disappointing. Sasuke's travelling is not a problem at all, but give Sakura more of her own personality and identity, goals that don't relate to Sasuke.
Naruto has been a wonderful character to follow throughout this entire series, his ability to make friends is unrivalled, and though it can become slightly repetitive it is still heartwarming to see. Especially after Sasuke's and Naruto's final fight, how he manages to convince him that he doesn't need to be alone was a really nice way to end the whole war arc.
Two parts induced tears in this omnibus, when Obito died and got to be reunited with Rin, even coming back to help Kakashi again, and when Naruto was telling his dad what to tell his mom when he got back to the afterlife. They were beautiful scenes, but seeing Naruto lose his dad again hit where it hurt.
The art is stunning as per usual. A more traditional art style can be seen in some of the scenes with the Sage of Six Paths which was awesome. All of the fight sequences were super impressive, and the full page frames of certain clashes are breathtaking.
Kaguya was an interesting addition to the final fight, a greater power than Madara, forcing Naruto and Sasuke to work together without help from anyone else because no one was strong enough to get through that. The fact that they both had to live to defeat Kaguya added a great deal of suspense.
In general this was a great ending to a great series. Going to miss Naruto, though I know that there is the entire Boruto series as well, so won't be missing it for too long!
Naruto has been a wonderful character to follow throughout this entire series, his ability to make friends is unrivalled, and though it can become slightly repetitive it is still heartwarming to see. Especially after Sasuke's and Naruto's final fight, how he manages to convince him that he doesn't need to be alone was a really nice way to end the whole war arc.
Two parts induced tears in this omnibus, when Obito died and got to be reunited with Rin, even coming back to help Kakashi again, and when Naruto was telling his dad what to tell his mom when he got back to the afterlife. They were beautiful scenes, but seeing Naruto lose his dad again hit where it hurt.
The art is stunning as per usual. A more traditional art style can be seen in some of the scenes with the Sage of Six Paths which was awesome. All of the fight sequences were super impressive, and the full page frames of certain clashes are breathtaking.
Kaguya was an interesting addition to the final fight, a greater power than Madara, forcing Naruto and Sasuke to work together without help from anyone else because no one was strong enough to get through that. The fact that they both had to live to defeat Kaguya added a great deal of suspense.
In general this was a great ending to a great series. Going to miss Naruto, though I know that there is the entire Boruto series as well, so won't be missing it for too long!
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November 26, 2020
two things about the final volume: 1) the final valley fight is one of the most iconic fights in all of anime. 2) there is absolutely ZERO basis for any of the relationships that form after the fourth great ninja war
anyway. i did it. naruto has always been close to my heart, and so going through it all over again was such a good time. noticing flaws like character depth, misogyny, and stale writing were occasionally bothersome, but on the whole, the series is very enjoyable. it has a complex exploration of familial trauma and interpersonal relationships that i greatly appreciated, and as plot threads are tied up—namely: itachi & sasuke vs kabuto, the hokage edotensei, obito’s reveal and redemption—the story becomes really succinct in its message.
favorite arc: chunin exams. biju training. akatsuki attack on konoha.
favorite characters: gaara, itachi, bee, tsunade, hashirama, deidara, rock lee.
favorite fight: sasuke v naruto (final), madara v gokage, kakashi v obito.
anyway. i did it. naruto has always been close to my heart, and so going through it all over again was such a good time. noticing flaws like character depth, misogyny, and stale writing were occasionally bothersome, but on the whole, the series is very enjoyable. it has a complex exploration of familial trauma and interpersonal relationships that i greatly appreciated, and as plot threads are tied up—namely: itachi & sasuke vs kabuto, the hokage edotensei, obito’s reveal and redemption—the story becomes really succinct in its message.
favorite arc: chunin exams. biju training. akatsuki attack on konoha.
favorite characters: gaara, itachi, bee, tsunade, hashirama, deidara, rock lee.
favorite fight: sasuke v naruto (final), madara v gokage, kakashi v obito.
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July 10, 20242 or 3 stars for the whole series.
I really liked the beginning, the worldbuilding and characters are pretty good overall (Rock Lee will forever have my heart). I think the time skip part was what ruined it for me as time skips often do.
Anyway, I was under the impression that the whole Naruto adventure would be about him and his unit travelling around the world and defeating different enemies, but it's basically just the same enemy group in the same location for most of the series, all while chasing after boring, unlikeable Sasuke when he was so not worth the trouble in my opinion. Talk about a letdown. I skimmed through the books of the Great War part cuz I just wanted to see who would die, and even that was anticlimactic. I might watch it someday to see if I am missing something, but I wouldn't count on it.
I really liked the beginning, the worldbuilding and characters are pretty good overall (Rock Lee will forever have my heart). I think the time skip part was what ruined it for me as time skips often do.
Anyway, I was under the impression that the whole Naruto adventure would be about him and his unit travelling around the world and defeating different enemies, but it's basically just the same enemy group in the same location for most of the series, all while chasing after boring, unlikeable Sasuke when he was so not worth the trouble in my opinion. Talk about a letdown. I skimmed through the books of the Great War part cuz I just wanted to see who would die, and even that was anticlimactic. I might watch it someday to see if I am missing something, but I wouldn't count on it.
July 18, 2018
Chú nhóc vẫn mang diện mạo giống cha mình với hai vết hằn (nhiều độc giả cho rằng đây là ria) trên má cùng tính cách nghịch ngợm, không sợ trời đất gì giống hệt Naruto lúc còn nhỏ. Không những thế, con gái của Sakura và Sasuke dường như cũng có cảm tình với chú nhóc, gợi ý đến một cuộc kết giao thông gia trong tương lai giữa bộ đôi Na-Sa.
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June 21, 2025Finally finished !!!!!!!!
Someone go tell 11 year old Carmen who used to read Naruto fanfics online that the series did eventually end!
I have a lot of issues with these final volumes, but I already ranted for 20 min at coworkers about them so we’ll leave it at that.
A mixed bag of an ending but a heck of a ride to get here.
Someone go tell 11 year old Carmen who used to read Naruto fanfics online that the series did eventually end!
I have a lot of issues with these final volumes, but I already ranted for 20 min at coworkers about them so we’ll leave it at that.
A mixed bag of an ending but a heck of a ride to get here.
October 4, 2020
One thing you've gotta admit about Kishimoto is that he knows how to write endings. If the path there in this final arc has been long and a bit messy, well, a little forgiveness for a
the person who needs to pump out 20 pages of comics every week for 15 years is appropriate.
the person who needs to pump out 20 pages of comics every week for 15 years is appropriate.
January 16, 2019
I can't believe it! I finally finished the last volume! It was as disappointing as the whole series, but at least it's finished!
June 29, 2019
Very satisfying!!
May 15, 2022
I loved this manga. I have watched the anime as well and I love both so much.
July 24, 2023
I will miss you, Naruto
December 17, 2025
I can’t believe I finished all 700 chapters of Naruto….
I have full body chills.
I have full body chills.
December 28, 2025
"it was love that can achieve everything"
all of that and they never kissed again :(
all of that and they never kissed again :(
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