StorylineNaruto is a classic tale. There is a boy, there is a girl, and there is an anti-hero. The boy in question is an orphan, Uzumaki Naruto, who begins life like any other kid - carefree and crazy!! He lives in a village where everybody has been trained to ignore him. To compensate, he tries to be as loud and noticeable as possible - especially when the girl is around.
The girl in question is Haruno Sakura. Sakura is very much unimpressed with the loudmouthed Naruto, but instead spends all day dreaming about our anti-hero, Uchiha Sasuke. Sasuke comes from a long line of great ninjas, but his mysterious big brother massacred his entire clan, leaving Sasuke the sole survivor.
The story begins with the group as kids, and trainee ninjas. It follows them on their adventures, letting us watch them grow as humans as well as warriors. Over the course of 244 chapters, and many adventures, they meet vicious foes, forge strong friendships and being to learn what it means to be an adult as well as a ninja.
Over time, as with all relationships, our group of three begin to split apart and discover their own path. Sasuke sets off on his own journey of discovery, dark secrets and desperate revenge, Sakura continues to advance in medicinal and all-round skills , eventually bringing her to the attention of Tsunaide, the head of their village, who takes her on as an apprentice. Naruto especially grows over the course of the series, leaving his immature persona behind and battling to find a way to save his friends and a village that has grown to love him.
Where will things lead to? How will our characters cope? Their story continues in the second series, Naruto Shippuden.
There is much to gain from reading Naruto. There is a whole word to explore, inhabitted with many different characters, some crazy and some down to earth. For fans of manga action, there are numerous techniques called 'jutsu' to memorise, and a variety of fighting styles, philosophies, dilemmas, battles, and a vast array of characters to meet and fall in love with - from the hard-hitting Rock Lee, a man on a mission to prove there is a place in the world for taijutsu ninjas, the enigmatic Gaara, a being in absolute control of a force of semi-sentient sand, the enigmatic Kakashi, who is tasked with trying to control and teach Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura in the ways of the world, to the ever cool Shikamaru, a gifted teenager to whom everything is "troublesome", without a doubt, there is a character here for everyone.
The girl in question is Haruno Sakura. Sakura is very much unimpressed with the loudmouthed Naruto, but instead spends all day dreaming about our anti-hero, Uchiha Sasuke. Sasuke comes from a long line of great ninjas, but his mysterious big brother massacred his entire clan, leaving Sasuke the sole survivor.
The story begins with the group as kids, and trainee ninjas. It follows them on their adventures, letting us watch them grow as humans as well as warriors. Over the course of 244 chapters, and many adventures, they meet vicious foes, forge strong friendships and being to learn what it means to be an adult as well as a ninja.
Over time, as with all relationships, our group of three begin to split apart and discover their own path. Sasuke sets off on his own journey of discovery, dark secrets and desperate revenge, Sakura continues to advance in medicinal and all-round skills , eventually bringing her to the attention of Tsunaide, the head of their village, who takes her on as an apprentice. Naruto especially grows over the course of the series, leaving his immature persona behind and battling to find a way to save his friends and a village that has grown to love him.
Where will things lead to? How will our characters cope? Their story continues in the second series, Naruto Shippuden.
Overview
There is much to gain from reading Naruto. There is a whole word to explore, inhabitted with many different characters, some crazy and some down to earth. For fans of manga action, there are numerous techniques called 'jutsu' to memorise, and a variety of fighting styles, philosophies, dilemmas, battles, and a vast array of characters to meet and fall in love with - from the hard-hitting Rock Lee, a man on a mission to prove there is a place in the world for taijutsu ninjas, the enigmatic Gaara, a being in absolute control of a force of semi-sentient sand, the enigmatic Kakashi, who is tasked with trying to control and teach Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura in the ways of the world, to the ever cool Shikamaru, a gifted teenager to whom everything is "troublesome", without a doubt, there is a character here for everyone.
