Ninja villages, ranked missions and a loud outcast determined to lead one of them: Masashi Kishimoto's first volume sets the whole series in motion.
This 192-page paperback opens the English run of Naruto in the original right-to-left format, introducing the academy system, the teacher-student structure that shapes so much of the story, and the ninja techniques the series would spend years expanding. The early chapters move quickly between comedy and genuine stakes, and the art is looser and scrappier here than in later volumes, which many long-time readers consider part of its charm.
What readers get:
• The opening chapters of the Naruto manga in English
• 192 pages bound right to left as first published
• A natural entry point for readers new to the series
• Looser, scrappier early artwork than the later volumes
Good for young adult and adult readers starting the series from the beginning, published by VIZ Media: SHONEN JUMP and stocked at Boipoka.