Naruto Vol. 1, The tests of the Ninja /

"In another world, ninja are the ultimate power--and in the village of Konohagakure live the stealthiest ninja in the world. But twelve years ago Konohagakure was attacked by a fearsome threat--a nine-tailed fox demon which claimed the life of the Hokage, the village champion. Today, peace has...

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Main Author: Kishimoto, Masashi, 1974- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language: English
Japanese
Published: San Francisco, CA : Viz, 2003.
Series: Naruto ; 1.
Shonen Jump manga.
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Summary: "In another world, ninja are the ultimate power--and in the village of Konohagakure live the stealthiest ninja in the world. But twelve years ago Konohagakure was attacked by a fearsome threat--a nine-tailed fox demon which claimed the life of the Hokage, the village champion. Today, peace has returned, and a troublemaking orphan named Uzumaki Naruto is struggling to graduate from the ninja Academy. His goal: to become the next Hokage. But unknown to Naruto and his classmates, within him is a terrifying force ..."--Cover.
Item Description: "This book reads from right to left"--Cover.
"This graphic novel contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen jump #2-5"--Title page verso.
Physical Description: 186 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm.
Audience: Rated T for teens.
ISBN: 9781569319000
1569319006
Author Notes: Author/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan. After spending time in art college, he won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his manga Karakuri (Mechanism). His first version of Naruto, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits; his final version, which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999, quickly became the most popular ninja manga in Japan. Kishimoto has written more than 70 volumes in the series, several of which, have made The New York Times Best Seller List.

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