Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood

Naruto Novel

by Masatoshi Kusakabe, Masashi Kishimoto, Milka Ivana (Translator)

Naruto yang memiliki prestasi akademik buruk tapi memiliki mimpi besar itu berhasil lulus dari Akademi Ninja. Ini langkah pertamanya sebagai seorang ninja! Saat sedang bersemangat-semangatnya karena diminta melakukan misi besar pertama berupa pengawalan, musuh luar biasa kuat yang ditakuti sebagai Iblis menyerang mereka di tengah perjalanan!! Apakah Naruto dan rekan-rekannya memiliki kesempatan menang?

Genres: Manga, Light Novel, Fantasy, Fiction, Adventure, Novels, Action

306 pages, Paperback

First published November 21, 2006

About the author

Matatoshi Kusakabe (aka 日下部 匡俊;（Kusakabe Masatoshi), es un novelista japonés conocido por sus adaptaciones de grandes mangas.

Reviews

[Whiteraven191 · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a mostly servicable adaptation of the first four volumes of the manga. It doesn't really add much to the existing story. Also, some of the writing was not very good. I don't know if I should blame the original author or the translator for that, but there were moments where I'd read a sentence and think to myself, "Really, that's the best way you could come up with to express that?"

[Jerry Xu · Rating 4 out of 5]

The fourth Hokage(the leader of the Hidden Leaf Village) had fought against the nine tailed fox and died while sealing it up in a baby named Naruto. When Naruto became 12, he was the prankster and the outcast of the village but he had become a ninja from the academy after saving his teacher from an enemy ninja and when he became a ninja, he got into a squad and his squad consists of him, Sasuke(somebody he hates), Sakura(somebody he loves), and Kakashi(the squad leader that he has no info about) and they do a lot of D-rank missions suitable for their rank. When they got assigned their first C-rank mission, they had to assist a man named Tazuna to his village, they've met ninjas trying to kill him but the squad had managed to defeat them but there was one ninja which they had trouble difficulty killing whos name is Zabuza and Kakashi trained the squad while he's training. Zabuza came back to attempt to assasinate Tazuna and the squad again but the squad was ready to fight back. Zabuza had his apprentice with him and he had almost killed Naruto and Sasuke if it weren't for the fact that the nine tailed fox's spirit gave Naruto the power to defeat Haku and in the end, both Zabuza and Haku died and Tazuna had finished his famous bridge named "The Great Naruto Bridge."
The reason why I wanted to read this book was because I am a Naruto fan and I was interested in reading Naruto in graphic novel for a change and not manga.
The reason why I finished this novel was because I wanted to see the difference between Naruto with words rather than Naruto with pictures and turns out, the difference wasn't too great but when I see differences I feel like if I learn things that many other people don't know which gives me a feeling of achievement so I wanted to try to get more feelings of achievement by reading the whole book.
I would recommend this book to Joyce and Tim because even though they aren't a Naruto fan, they're anime and manga adorers so reading this book can make them see manga in a different point of view (words) so I think they would like to try something different for a change.

[Kevin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about a boy named Naruto. His dream, to become the strongest ninja in the world! His first mission is to protect Tazuna from an evil individual called Zabuza. Naruto and his friends are out classed but they stay strong and fight together.

I took this book out of the shelf because it looked really interesting. I read Naruto in manga, but it seemed really cool that there was a novel version.
I finished this book because it was action packed and every bit of it was really exciting.
I think my brother would like to read this book because it has a lot of fighting scenes and it is also funny.

[Wan Norjihan Abdullah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Walaupun sudah baca dalam karya asal, manga, dan juga telah berkali-kali tonton animenya, ceritanya masih dapat menyentuh hati. Penulis dan penterjemah buku ini melakukan kerja yang baik sekali melalui gaya penceritaan yang menarik dan tidak lari dari konsep dan idea asal.

[Jacob Nelson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is fantastic

[Gabrielle ✿ · Rating 5 out of 5]

i remember sobbing in the wee hours of the morning reading this in fourth grade

[Samuel Finley · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's basically a light novel rehash of vols 1-4, but I'm still a big fan of the events within those vols. The Zabuza fight is one of my favs. The writing is simple, and definitely translated with younger readers in mind. I read this for the first time when I was 12 and am now rereading it at 23. It hits different, but it was still a good time for light reading after a full day at my job. But tbh, without the nostalgic attachment, I'm not sure I would enjoy it as much. Basically, if you don't already like Naruto, it probably won't keep your attention too long.

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 3 out of 5]

400 - 2018

[Afreen Alam · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a nostalgic trip down the memory lane! I wish there were more arcs like the land of waves.

[autumn wind · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Naruto, but I didn't like the writing style.

[Nanien · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ternyata bagus juga kalo dijadiin bentuk novel ya. Secara emosi masih kerasa banget, apalagi ini masih bagian awal cerita

[Klara Woodson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Non allarmiamoci vedendo le due magre stelline che ho deciso di assegnare a questo libro. Se c'é una cosa che amo, quella è Naruto. Seguo sia l'anime che il manga da circa nove anni, sin dalla tenera età di otto anni, quando per la prima volta ho visto l'amato volto di Gaara e me ne sono perdutamente innamorata. Da allora non ho fatto altro che guardare Naruto, leggere Naruto e comprare innumerevoli prodotti firmati 'Naruto'. Amo tutto ciò che abbia a che fare con quest'incredibile opera d'arte. Quindi, non direi esattamente che il libro non mi sia piaciuto. La storia è praticamente una descrizione dei primi volumi del manga, arricchito qui e lì da qualche descrizione più o meno interessante degli stati d'animo dei personaggi o del loro aspetto fisico. Non c'é niente di male, ma non c'é neanche niente di nuovo o intrigante. E' a posto, un libro perfettamente innocente senza colpe particolari, se quello che si cerca è effettivamente una descrizione a parole di quello che i disegni descrivono in una sintesi di maggiore impatto sul lettore. Frasi come 'La mano destra, più affilata si qualsiasi lama, affondò nella carne e tagliò le ossa, attraversando il nemico da parte a parte, con un fiotto di sangue' sono d'effetto, ma purtroppo hanno un impatto molto minore rispetto all'immagine stessa del manga. L'atmosfera e le situazione sono comunque di seconda mano, e il tutto perde di consistenza e di effetto.
Una altro grosso problema è la traduzione. Mio Dio, la traduzione! Sono convinta che il magnifico traduttore (to' guarda, aveva persino due collaboratori) stesse cercando di trasmettere quella sintattica melodia che caratterizza la meravigliosa lingua giapponese. Concordo, imitare lo stile dell'autore è importante, magari cercando anche di imitarne i suoni e la breve sintassi di profondo e musicale impatto. Si tratta chiaramente di un fine molto nobile, e suppongo che abbiano proceduto con frasi molto brevi, un linguaggio piuttosto moderno (per tentare l'approccio con i bambini e gli adolescenti, principali destinatari del prodotto), cercando di rendere la lettura il più scorevole possibile. Va tutto benissimo. Il problema è quando, cercando di raggiungere il loro fine, il traduttore inserisce parole come 'Narutooo' o passando senza il minimo preavviso o un semplice filo logico dalla narrazione ai pensieri dei personaggi, espressi in corsivo. Sono scelte che farebbe un bambino di dodici anni, ma che un lettore di dodici anni leggerebbe con confusione e noia. Solo perché un libro è destinato ai bambini, non vuol dire che deve essere scritto in maniera infantile.
Ripeto: amo Naruto, questa storia va bene ed è fedele (forse un po' troppo) al fumetto, ma francamente non spenderei una seconda volta ben dieci euro per una semplice descrizione del manga, arricchita qua e là da una traduzione immatura e vagamente irritante.
Ma, nel suo complesso, è un libro adeguato, che serve il suo scopo. Non mi lamento, ma credo che ci potessero offrire qualcosa di più.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Questions to ask yourself before reading this: Do you already enjoy Naruto? Are you okay with essentially a retelling of the anime with small amounts of additional details?

If so.....pick this up and read it. If not skip it. I like different mediums. So, I didn't mind this. But the additions are minor. It doesn't add much to the story. But if you just want to read about Naruto and Co. this will work.

[Juan Cabrera · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is like the manga books the only difference is that this is a book in words no pictures. this book is good for kids that like naruto and read at the same time.

[Dead · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's awesome!

[Mamadou]

This book is awsome and I want to read it

[Michele · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story was really good