JAPAN AUTHOR · NINJA · GRAPHIC
Masashi Kishimoto
Masashi Kishimoto (岸本 斉史, Kishimoto Masashi; born November 8, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist. His manga series, Naruto, which was in serialization from 1999 to 2014, has sold over 250 million copies worldwide in 46 countries as of May 2019. The series has been adapted into two anime and multiple films, video games, and related media. Besides the Naruto manga, Kishimoto also personally supervised the three anime films, Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie, The Last: Naruto the Movie and Boruto: Naruto the Movie, and has written several one-shot stories. In 2019, Kishimoto wrote Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru which ended in March 2020.
Most acclaimed
Naruto, vol. 21
"Tsunade sends a team to hunt down the conflicted Sasuke, who's made a terrible choice of new teammates. Are Naruto, Neji and the others capable of beating the Sound Four?" -- Back cover.
Naruto 5
When Naruto sees Sasuke dead, he realizes that ninjas are weapons and are trained to kill. His rage fuels the fox spirit within him and allows him to beat Haku and avenge Sasuke.
Naruto 3-in-1
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! It's been two years since Naruto left to train with Jiraiya, and his first mission sends him to the Hidden Sand to help rescue Gaara. As both Gaara and Naruto come face to face with the Akasuki, Sakura takes her place at the front of the fight to save them. With Granny Chiyo at her side, she must battle Sasori, who can create golems from the undead. But Granny Chiyo is a puppet master too--only it could be Sakura's strings she's pulling!