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Naruto [ナルト] #31
Naruto nº 31/72
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192 pages, Paperback
First published December 26, 2005
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Masashi Kishimoto
1,202 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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November 20, 2020
Very powerful volume. A noble sacrifice by Chiyo
March 27, 2016
Couldn't stop reading it, since I started reading it 14 years ago. I tried to watch the anime but the fillers just kept killing the mood for me. A great ending for a great manga, and I am glad to see how the story ended.
January 1, 2016
No matter how many times I re-read this volume or watch the full fight of Sasori and Sakura and Chiyo in the anime, it's always really cool and suspenseful, watching everything unravel from the beginning to the end. Even though I knew that the enemy was bound to die, the backstory of him is really sad, and how he died was also really sad.
May 13, 2024
فووووقالعادهههه😼😼😼😼
آکاتسوکی رو نابود میکنیم😎👊
هر صفحهش آدرنالین خالص بود😈
آکاتسوکی رو نابود میکنیم😎👊
هر صفحهش آدرنالین خالص بود😈
January 28, 2016
It's really great to see how the characters have changed over their two years of training. Sakura's finally upheld her promise to become great and she's really turned into someone amazing, and even Kakashi learned some new tricks. It would be nice to see a little more development from Naruto since he seems to be using the same attacks and strategies as he did before, but there is a hint that he's learning to control his power more.
Similarly, it's also nice to get a better look at the Akatsuki and some of the people that Naruto and the others will be facing off against.
Similarly, it's also nice to get a better look at the Akatsuki and some of the people that Naruto and the others will be facing off against.
October 2, 2015
And this is the point in the series where I start to get teary-eye.
September 10, 2019
فقط اون تیکههای epic بعد از جنگ که میان خیلی نتیجهگیری خفن و مرامی/اخلاقی کنن بعد یهو انقدر لاین سکسیست حینش میگن کل مودت به فنا میره:) حیف واقعا
ولی مال ۱۵ سال پیشه..اونم ژاپن مردسالار..بگذرد.
ولی مال ۱۵ سال پیشه..اونم ژاپن مردسالار..بگذرد.
May 2, 2022
8.5/10 stars
This was fun! I really enjoyed Sakura's team-up with Granny Chiyo, and Sasori proved a worthy opponent. There's more tragedy in here than usually, too, with Kishimoto showing clearly how the old ways were hurting the very people that created and maintained them, almost to the point of extinction. I appreciate that hope in Naruto that customs and beliefs can be changed, and that the future may be better than the past.
This was a really cool volume, filled equally with action and slow, thoughtful moments, and because of that balance it managed to accurately depict the stakes of the deadly game between Orochimaru, the Akatsuki, and the shinobi villages.
This was fun! I really enjoyed Sakura's team-up with Granny Chiyo, and Sasori proved a worthy opponent. There's more tragedy in here than usually, too, with Kishimoto showing clearly how the old ways were hurting the very people that created and maintained them, almost to the point of extinction. I appreciate that hope in Naruto that customs and beliefs can be changed, and that the future may be better than the past.
This was a really cool volume, filled equally with action and slow, thoughtful moments, and because of that balance it managed to accurately depict the stakes of the deadly game between Orochimaru, the Akatsuki, and the shinobi villages.
July 20, 2019
This was an epic finale that highlights some of the best parts of each of our heroes. The action sequences were incredible and really showed how scary the Akatsuki are. I think Naruto's part was the less impressive of it all and unfortunately distracted me from fully enjoying Sakura's battle. At least the emotional scenes were perfectly executed.
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Yours truly,
Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/
August 4, 2015
Sasori versus Sakura and Granny Chiyo, continued. What the hell have they gotten themselves into? Sasori has got to be one of the strangest and creepiest of the Akatsuki, or at least one of the most fantastical. His weird transformation also makes me sad and pity him, too. It's pretty horrible.
Great fight scene.
Great fight scene.
September 21, 2022
Powerful conclusion to an amazing arc. Lady Chiyo and the Sakura we've had in those 4 volumes prove Kishimoto can actually write female characters if he wants to or if his ediors allow him to 🙃.
Their fight with Sasori remains, probably, the best one in the entire series (and my 2nd favorite after the battle of the Sannin), while Sasori is himself a masterclass on how to properly write overpowered characters and add depth to their personalities.
Their fight with Sasori remains, probably, the best one in the entire series (and my 2nd favorite after the battle of the Sannin), while Sasori is himself a masterclass on how to properly write overpowered characters and add depth to their personalities.
June 10, 2022
An epic end to the battle between Naruto’s gang and the Akatsuki. The ending of Sasori’s battle in particular was wonderful and the end to Gaara’s arc here? Incredible. This series is truly awesome now!!
May 12, 2020
Slay queen Granny Chiyo😍🥺
March 16, 2021
What a phenomenal opening arc to part 2. Now to continue on so I can eventually get to my next favorite arc!
June 1, 2024
Deidara is stronger than Sasori bc if Sasori was stronger, he would’ve done god’s work and killed off Sakura, making my life so much more enjoyable
November 29, 2016
And yet again I'm stuck reading Naruto instead of Firstlife or sleeping xD<3 Love it and Gaara and Naruto is my absolute favorites!! <3<3
May 31, 2022
i wont ever get tired of saying how much i love gaara and naruto !!! THEY ARE SO PRECIOUS TO ME MY BABIES
January 9, 2021
i love sakura
April 6, 2021
A good finale piece. This wrapped up the story line nicely. I never like a resurrection plot point, but I do like that there were consequences to do it.
October 6, 2022
Sasori is such a good character. He did not have much time in this series, but he certainly stole the show for the time he had. Kishi is great at conjuring sad backstories.
June 27, 2024
Granny got me crying in the club… again!
June 9, 2021
Haha, Deidara turned out to be a cheeky bastard! Well played! 😂 Granny Chiyo sacrificed herself for the new generation. I love how Naruto is changing the people by melting their hearts along the way. Way to go, Uzumaki!
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September 28, 2011
I decided to read this book because i love reading manga, especially action packed one's like Naruto.
Naruto is an ongoing Japanese manga series about a boy named Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become a Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of all. Through the adventure, he gains friends and enemies but still works very hrad to persue his dreams of becoming the Hokage.
Naruto Vol.31 completes the 'a graphic novel' category on the bingo board.
There wasn't anything that i specifically liked about this book as it is a continuation from Nruto Vol.30 and so it's the same story.
There wasn't anything that i didn't like about this book because i've always liked Naruto and sometimes even watch it.
I recommend this book or series to people that don't think that reading backwards is crazy and also to people that enjoy amazing adventures using fast paced action to make the story even more interesting.
Naruto is an ongoing Japanese manga series about a boy named Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become a Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of all. Through the adventure, he gains friends and enemies but still works very hrad to persue his dreams of becoming the Hokage.
Naruto Vol.31 completes the 'a graphic novel' category on the bingo board.
There wasn't anything that i specifically liked about this book as it is a continuation from Nruto Vol.30 and so it's the same story.
There wasn't anything that i didn't like about this book because i've always liked Naruto and sometimes even watch it.
I recommend this book or series to people that don't think that reading backwards is crazy and also to people that enjoy amazing adventures using fast paced action to make the story even more interesting.
March 4, 2016
This volume starts off with Chapter 272: Chiyo vs. Sasori...!!
We continue with the battle between grandmother and grandson. Both have legendary puppetry skills, and has now come to a deadly violent showdown. Sakura also continues to assist Chiyo with her physical prowess.
Don't miss out on this amazing battle.
Cheers and Happy Reading!
We continue with the battle between grandmother and grandson. Both have legendary puppetry skills, and has now come to a deadly violent showdown. Sakura also continues to assist Chiyo with her physical prowess.
Don't miss out on this amazing battle.
Cheers and Happy Reading!
January 30, 2014
This volume seems to conclude the "let's save Gaara" storyline, and I thought it did so quite well. As usual I really enjoyed the ladies' fight, the Puppet Master being a very good opponent - and the resolution quite suiting.
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March 3, 2016this books show wean sakura fights Sasori from the Akatsuki and sasori grand mother fights her grandson and she is good at puppet Jutsu and she kills Sasori with the puppets he made wean he was little.
July 24, 2015
Some parts I didn't like but overall this was a beautiful volume. I would have cried but my family are around me so.......
December 1, 2016
Sasori's backstory is so touching! A complicated and interesting character! My favourite after Itachi and Neji!
March 19, 2014
If you like animated fighting read just for you
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.
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