Naruto, Volume 01: The Tests of the Ninja (1997)

by Masashi Kishimoto

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Series: Naruto (1)

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Comic and Graphic Books. Fantasy. Young Adult Fiction. HTML: Twelve years ago the Village Hidden in the Leaves was attacked by a fearsome threat. A nine-tailed fox spirit claimed the life of the village leader, the Hokage, and many others. Today, the village is at peace and a troublemaking kid named Naruto is struggling to graduate from Ninja Academy. His goal may be to become the next Hokage, but his true destiny will be much more complicated. The adventure begins now! Rated: T NARUTO © 1999 by Masashi Kishimoto/SHUEISHA Inc.… (more)

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I don't really think I'm the target demographic for "Naruto", but even then I thought I might enjoy it a little more than this? The art feels haphazard, busy, and is difficult to follow at times, and the characters are just super one-dimensional...sadly, there was nothing in this that felt exciting to me. I truly can't fathom reading more of this series, let alone another 70 . O.O (

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deborahee | Feb 23, 2024 |

Story: 6 / 10
Characters: 9
Setting: 9
Prose: 6 (

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MXMLLN | Jan 12, 2024 |

2.5

The story is rushed and underdeveloped, the art/choreography is at times confusing (at its worst nonsensical), and the exposition relies far too heavily on dialogue, often inserting lengthy explanations at awkward times, seriously hindering the pacing.

Despite all this, it's quite readable and occasionally amusing. It boggles the mind though to think that this is one of the most highly acclaimed mangas of all time. (

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TheScribblingMan | Jul 29, 2023 |

I just got off of binge-reading 7 volumes of One Piece and this is SO better: charming character design (they're so cool!), faster-paced fights, better humor, and more mature themes. I say One Piece is for 10-year-old's? I'll say Naruto is for 14-year-old's!

Key Takeaways:
-It doesn't matter if you're born in a bad place, what matters is who you are. "He isn't the nine-tailed fox, he is Izumaki Naruto."
-Finding acceptance and being recognized above external factors is an active process you work towards. (

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AvANvN | Jun 23, 2023 |

Reading this series again feels like im talking to an old friend. (

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Thorne9795 | Jun 24, 2022 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Masashi Kishimoto	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Tsuji, Miyuki	Übersetzer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Naruto (1)

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Naruto (3-in-1 Edition), Volume 1: Training Day by Masashi Kishimoto

Naruto Box Set 1, Volumes 1-27 by Masashi Kishimoto (indirect)

Shonen Jump Graphic Novels Power Pack, Vol. 1 (Contains Volume I of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, One Piece, Shaman King, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and YuYu Hakusho) by Shonen Jump

NARUTO Massiv 15 by Masashi Kishimoto

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Naruto, Volume 01: The Tests of the Ninja

Original title

NARUTO―ナルト― 巻ノ一「うずまきナルト!!」

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Naruto, Volume 1: Uzimaki Naruto

Original publication date

1997

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Naruto Uzumaki

Nine-Tailed Demon Fox

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Naruto (2002 | IMDb)

Naruto: Shippûden (2007 | IMDb)

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Es war einmal ein Fuchsungeheuer mit neun Schwänzen.

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Comic and Graphic Books. Fantasy. Young Adult Fiction. HTML:

Twelve years ago the Village Hidden in the Leaves was attacked by a fearsome threat. A nine-tailed fox spirit claimed the life of the village leader, the Hokage, and many others. Today, the village is at peace and a troublemaking kid named Naruto is struggling to graduate from Ninja Academy. His goal may be to become the next Hokage, but his true destiny will be much more complicated. The adventure begins now! Rated: T

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This book is about a boy named Naruto. He is a trouble-maker turn ninja. It is rumered that he is the nine-tailed cat that destroyed their village. He has a really big temper. He is challenged by an elite ninja. He is unable to defeat him so Sukura, Susuke, and naruto are destined to fail ninja academy!

My favorite part of the book was when Naruto tryed to eat the lunches, and the elite was sitting right above him. I also liked Naruto's special transformation :)

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