MASASHI KISHIMOTO
Naruto
2014-09-22
Twelve years before the events at the focus of the series, the nine-tailed demon fox attacked Konohagakure. It was a powerful demon indeed; a single swing of one of its nine tails would raise tsunamis and flatten mountains. It raised chaos and slaughtered many people, until the leader of the Leaf Village - the Fourth Hokage - defeated it by sacrificing his own life to seal the demon inside a newly-born child. That child's name was Naruto Uzumaki
Naruto the Movie
2011-12-12
The weirdo has returned! Ok for the most part these are exact clips from the movies, no joke. They didn't redraw any of the scenes, they just clipped up the footage and put text bubbles in. So if you were looking for a cool manga version of the movies, you shall be disappointed. But if you want to know the entire plot of a 45+ min movie in under 20 mins worth of manga, this is precisely meant for you.Ani-manga analogues to the Naruto theatrical release movies.Volume 01 - Ninja Clash in the Land of SnowNaruto is thrilled when he is sent on a mission to protect his favorite actress, Yukie Fujikaze, on the set of her new movie, The Adventures of Princess Gale. But when the crew ventures out to film in the icy, foreboding Land of Snow, Yukie mysteriously flees! Naruto and his squad set off to find her... unaware that three Snow Ninja lie in wait, with a sinister purpose that will force Yukie to face her hidden past!Volume 02 - Legend of the Stone of GelelOn a beach in the Land of Wind, Sunagakure ninja, with Gaara and Kankuro among their ranks, engage a group of armored warriors. Elsewhere, Naruto, Sakura, and Shikamaru complete a mission to find a lost ferret. On their way back, they are attacked by a group of armored warriors under the direction of a young knight. The knight and Naruto's battle results in them being knocked unconscious and carried by a stream. When they awake, the knight, Temujin, and takes Naruto to his leader, Haido, who wishes to establish a utopia. However, his true motive, conquering the world by finding the source of Gelel, or life energy, are eventually revealed.