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Naruto: Tests of the Ninja v. 1 (Naruto (Paperback)) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Naruto: Tests of the Ninja v. 1Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention, a knack for mischief, and sealed within him, a strange, formidable power. His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi and irritate his teammates, intense Sasuki and witty Sakura, but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure.
Full description- Publisher: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
- Published: 01 August 2003
- Format: Paperback 192 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Graphic Novels: Manga | Fiction | Science Fiction | Graphic Novels
- ISBN 13: 9781569319000 ISBN 10: 1569319006
- Sales rank: 3,061
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A bright orange jumpsuit wearing Ninja? kay..
Naruto story starts on the day he was born, when a Nine Tailed Fox Demon attacks the Hidden Leaf Village which resulted in a lot of causalities and the death of the village leader, The Forth Hokage. The 4th sacrificed his life to seal the beast inside Naruto.
Years later Naruto is an untalented, troublemaking Ninja but innocent for his love of Ramen noddles and wares a bright orange jumpsuit...very Ninja
The jumpsuit wearing ninja's ambition is to become the ultimate figurehead of his society, the Hokage, believing that obtaining this position will attain him acknowledgment and respect from his fellow villagers, the opposite to the constant persecution he receives.
What makes him more special is that he has this ambition despite being in the dark surrounding the reason behind the prejudice he receives, as the Third Hokage forbid people to discuss it, the first chapter deals with issue and he does find it out the truth.
Supporting characters include Sasuke Uchiha, a young prodigy, who is popular with girls despite his cold persona and although they are at opposite ends of Ninja ability, they are considered rivals. Supporting female lead is Sakura Haruno , a girl that Naruto is attracted to but has a one sided love for Sasuke , which exacerbates Naruto and Sasuke's relationship. Finally the mentor of the group Hatake Kakashi, a talented yet mysterious ninja on account of his constantly covered face mask and leaving one eye exposed. Despite his lazy expression takes every opportunity to show how awesome he is.
Volume 1 servers as an introduction to the Ninja world's foundations, although I will say - don't bother trying to pinpoint what era this series is trying to emulate, as it shows odd bits of technology here and there, like refrigerators, in a supposed pre Meiji setting.
Sure the artwork isn't spectacular but readers are required to give pilot volumes a chance because the writer Kishimoto, most likely didn't receive the assistance he gets today.
But manga artwork is nothing without good narrative and Naruto is satisfactory. by Ryszard Heller
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