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The Confession: A Novel


Kushina is the mother of Naruto and the lover of Minato.

Kushina is a ninja from the former Whirlpool country. She is the mother of Naruto, and her lover is Minato Namikaze, the Yondaime Hokage. She had long red hair and she is a beautiful woman. Most of Naruto's ninja skills and personality come from his her. When Tsunade and Jiraiya talked about her, they described her as a talkative tomboy whom became more and more beautiful as she grew up, and also had a jutsu-style like Naruto's.
One day after completing his book, Jiraiya one of the legendary Sannin and Minato's teacher, decided to take a visit while Kushina was pregnant. Jiraiya had given them a copy of his his book about an outstanding ninja, the character in the story being named " Naruto," and he sought their opinions.

The story was like Jiraiya's autobiography, so Minato decided to name his son " Naruto" and Kushina approved, and Jiraiya. was flattered and honored and asked if that made him Naruto's godfather and asked if they were sure, and they were very sure; they wanted their son to be just like Jiraiya.
When the Kyubi came and attacked the village the day Naruto was born, and Minato sacrificed himself to seal the demon in Naruto to save the village. What happened to Kushina is unknown, but Naruto was alone.


While Naruto was battling the Kyubi in his mind for control, Naruto was winning but the Kyuubi's hatred was starting to overpower Naruto, until Kushina appeared. Naruto initially believed Kushina to be the Kyuubi's true form, or a trick of some sort, but he realized that she's his mom because she acts like him. She then binds the Kyuubi in chains so that her and Naruto can talk, saying that Minato sealed both a piece of himself and her in Naruto to help as much as they could for Naruto to control the Kyuubi. Naruto was happy that she was pretty and wondered what he would look like with red hair, and then asked her how she and Minato fell in love. Kushina began to tell Naruto about when she first moved to Konoha, she was a little chunky in the face and the boys made fun of her, calling her "Tomato," and she beat them all up for it which earned her a new nickname, "The Bloody Habanero." And when she first saw Minato, she thought he was just a flakey girly-boy and looked down on him. That is until the Cloud village kidnapped her for her special chakra, she pulled out strands of her hair so she could be found, but it was only Minato who noticed it and saved her, that's when she fell in love with him.

Their conversation gave Naruto a new resolve and fter Naruto successfully took control of the Kyuubi, Kushina revealed shocking news, that she was the previous host of the Kyuubi, and she starts to explain everything to Naruto. She was originally from the Whirling Tides village, the Leaf village and the Whirling Tides village had close ties since the Uzumaki clan were related to the Senju clan and it was customary for Senjus and Uzumakis to marry, even the first Hokage`s wife was Mito Uzumaki and was the Kyuubi's first host. The Whirling Tides village were famed for their powerful sealing jutsus and the Uzumakis were known for their strong lifeforces and longevity. She was chosen to be the Kyuubi's new host as a little girl when Mito was close to dying. She then revealed that her pregnancy was attempted to be kept secret, and on the night of her birth, she was taken to a secret location guarded by a seal and some Anbu. Madara appeared, dispatched the Anbu and passed through the barrier. He knew that the seal containing the Kyuubi would weaken during labor and attempted to get the Kyuubi. He took baby Naruto and tried to bargain Naruto's life for the Kyuubi, he threw Naruto in the air and was about to stab him but Minato saved him only to realize that Madara placed explosive seals on Naruto's blanket and quickly got Naruto out of the blanket and fled from the hut which blew up, and Kushina was taken by Madara. Minato placed his Flying Thunder God on Kushina but didn't get there before the Kyuubi was released, Kushina however survived because of her strong life force. Minato brought her back to their home with Naruto and went back to stop Madara...
Madara arrived at the edge of the Leaf village and summoned the Kyuubi there and it started going berserk. Minato appeared on the Hokage monument and stopped the Kyuubi's chakra blast, Madara tried to sneak up on him but Minato reacted instantly and tried to stab Madara, but it passed through him and Madara tried to warp Minato away, but he teleported to safety. Madara followed after where he revealed long chains shackled to his wrists and charged at Minato, he went through Minato and wrapped Minato in the chains, but Minato teleported away. Madara and Minato then charged at each other again, this time Minato threw a kunai which went through Madara's face, but just as Madara grabbed Minato to warp him away, Minato teleported to the kunai he threw and slammed Madara from behind with a Rasengan.
Madara survived the Rasengan and leaped away, with his left arm injured. Unknown to him is that Minato placed a Flying Thunder God seal on his body and instantly stabbed him and placed another seal on Madara's body nullifying his control over the Kyuubi. Madara left promising that the Kyuubi will be his again, and that the world will bow to him. Minato raced back to Konoha in time to stall the Kyuubi from using a chakra blast by summoning Gamabunta to attack it, Minato then teleported it away to Kushina's and Naruto's location. Kushina used her chakra chains to bind the Kyuubi and wanted to drag it back into her and die, but Minato remembered Jiraiya's words about a destined child and a revolution, so Minato believed that Naruto would save the world from Madara and used the Reaper Death Seal to place half of the Kyuubi's chakra in Naruto and the other half in himself, and to seal a little bit of himself and Kushina in Naruto so that they could all see each other one day.
After the story, Kushina apologized for not being there for Naruto as he grew and burdening him with the Kyuubi, but Naruto said he's happy that they're his parents and he knows how much they love him. With that, Kushina fades away.

Personality



According to Jiraiya, Kushina is veru wacky and sometimes boyish. Her personality is mostly like her son. Actually, some of her characteristics such as the jutsus that she uses were similar to Naruto's. But as she matures, she became level headed, cheerful and optimistic.

Characteristics



Real Name
English: Uzumaki Kushina
Japanese: うずまきクシナ
Blood Type: B
Birth date: July 10
Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Height: 165 cm
Weight: 47 kg

Naruto 515 Raw Spoilers and Predictions



Status: PREDICTION
by: Tyrannos

Chapter 515: Travel to the Stone!

Kabuto begins revealing his master scheme and Yamato isn't thrilled that hes going to be poked at. Madara walks off in agreeing to Kabuto's request.

Meanwhile, the Tsuchikaze decides that moving Naruto and Bee to the Stone Country is best for now, since the Island had been discovered. They tell Naruto they going to a new spot to do research, but he realizes Yamato is missing. Aoba says that he had to return back to Konoha to handle some "personal affairs" and Naruto falls for it, much to the shagrin of the others.

Madara returns and walks up to Sasuke, whose bandages are soon to be taken off. Sasuke is itching for a fight.
____________________________________________________________
Status: PREDICTION
by: Gakure

Naruto 515: The Re-union.

-Madara’s Lair-

Madara: Then get to work. My left eye is hungry for battle.

Kabuto: Roger that.

Madara: Let’s see what this Hashirama imitation can give us. (As he picks Yamato up and activated his SG only to later let go of Yamato and covering his SG eye with his hand)

Zetsu and Kabuto:!!!

Madara:. What an enormous resistance. You really have Hashirama’s powers. It’s been a long time since I felt this sensation. But your luck has run out since I now have the powers that trounce anything. (As he picks Yamato up and activated his RG)

Yamato: Ummmmhhhhhhh!!!!

Madara: I see. There seem to be a little detail left out of Kisame’s report. (Thinking: How did Naruto get that seal directly on himself. I better hurry. If Naruto knows its purpose and how to use it, it is over for even someone like me)

Sasuke: And what will that be?

Madara, Zetsu, Kabuto: !!!!!!

Madara: Oh, you were listening the whole time? Don’t worry, just an ignorable detail.

Sasuke: Kabuto is here too. Whatever. Am ready, take me to Naruto.

Madara: Humph….Sasuke, I thought I told u patience is the key to winning this battle and also your fight with Naruto. Without proper consideration, even with your power, you will get slaughtered before you even get to see Naruto. Be patience for a little more while. As for Kabuto, things have changed a little and now he is part of us.

Zetsu: So what should we do now?

Madara: We are going to scout some more and make our final preparation. The time has come. Sasuke, I am leaving u in charge of the base. Protect it with your life. (Goes near Kabuto and whispering: I have set a seal on Sasuke to activate should anything or anyone attack him. I won’t be lenient if you try anything)

Kabuto: Ku ku ku Still don’t trust me, I see. A deal is deal. 3km south west of Kumagakure. I’ve already made sure the Island has became immobile. Heads up, your old enemy Oonoki is part of the guards. Ku ku ku This should be interesting.

Madara: Zetsu A056 is yours. Use him. White Zetsu, stay behind and be my informant should anything else happen. Black Zetsu, let’s move out. (They warp)


-Madara’s other dimension-

Black Zetsu: Scouting, u say?

Madara: Naruto has somehow acquired the Heaven and Earth Seal, and it physically manifested when he was able to control the kyuubi.

Black Zetsu: What??? It is already a huge problem to us by him gaining control of the 9tails and now this?

Madara: That’s why we are here. We are going to capture them now. I need your help and you might die.


-kumo village-

Kazakage(Gaara): I should have gone instead. His mobility problem seems serious.

Raikage: Don’t worry, they won’t even find the Island much less beat Oonoki.

A cloud deciphering ninja approaches the kages panting his hearts out.

Kages: !!!

Bird Guy: Raikage sama. I have news. Akatsuki have found the island but not after Tsuchikaga sama got there. Orochimaru’s subordinate, Yakushi Kabuto is confirmed to be the one leading the attack. He escaped after failing to get any of the jinchurikis, but…………..

Mei: What is it?

Bird Guy: I think it will be better if u read it yourself. (As he puts the paper containing the info on the table)

Tsunade: Impossible, Yamato? He is a master at disguise and tracking, and one of our best. Edo Tensei, huh (Puts her thump in her mouth and begins to bite on it)

Mei: Oh my, this spells trouble

Tsunade: Call me Kakashi to ………

Raikage: No need. It will only weaken the head of the alliance. Oonoki is already there. He can protect the two of them.

Tsunade: If Akatsuki have Edo Tensei jutsu, then their battle prowess has gone up considerably. We have to change our approach. The jinks must fight upfront to draw Madara himself out.

Raikage, Gaara: No way.

Raikage: Our plan should be the same, only that we have to bring in ambush since they now know their location. Mizukage sama, your abilities are ok for this mission, right? You have to hurry.


-Inside the turtle-

Bee is consoling some of the animals which got hurt during the “earthquakes” as Naruto is trying desperately without succeeding to turn some of the animals which have fallen back up.

Naruto: Where is Yamato sensei when you need him!!!

Motoi and Aoba stays sulking outside whilst Tsuchikage and his guards enter the turtle. Bee and Naruto notice their headband and approached cautiously.

Naruto: Who are you.

Bee: Naruto, that’s the Tsuchikage sama yo. (Thinking: Backup, huh)

Naruto: But what is he doing here? And where are Yamato-sensei, Aoba-san and Motoi-san.

Naruto, Oonoki, Kuro, Akatsuchi, Bee:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dark Figure: Right here.

Two Black Zetsus showed up from nowhere and out of them came Motoi and Aoba unconscious.

Madara: (Pointing to Naruto and Bee) Yamato is with me and you two are next.
/end

What’s this Seal as Tsuchikage meets his old foe.

Source : http://naruto-spoilers.blogspot.com/

Naruto Kyubi


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The Top Ten Anime Girls, Sakura, But Which One?

Well the number one female anime / manga character on this list is kinda hard to figure out.
At number seven, we had Sakura from Naruto.
But, the name Sakura comes in at number one.
Is it Naruro's Sakura?
Or is it Sakura Kinomoto, from Cardcaptor Sakura?
That's the question.

sakura - naruto - anime - manga Is it Sakura Haruno from Naruto?

It looks like both of them have a loyal fanbase, and with both being named Sakura, how can I tell the difference?
I really hate ties, I like to see one clear winner, but the only thing I can think of is to call it a draw and list both Naruto's Sakura and Cardcaptor's Sakura as a tie for number one.


sakura - card sakura - sakura card - captor card sakuraIs it Sakura Kinomoto, from Cardcaptor Sakura?

This is kinda like DC comics and Marvel both having a character named Batman, and trying to figure out which companies character is the most popular.

Personally, I'd have to give the nod to Sakura Haruno from Naruto, but like I said Sakura Kinomoto seems to have just as much popularity.

sakura - cherry blossom Or is it this?

Of course since Sakura means Cherry Blossom, so maybe it's just that cherry trees are really popular.

The Top Ten Anime Girls, Sakura, But Which One? , posted to http://anime-times.blogspot.com/ on April 16th, 2010.

The Top Ten Anime Girls, Sakura

sakura, anime, naruto
I'm dead sexy.....

The seventh most popular anime girl is Sakura from Naruto.
Really?
I don't see it.
I guess she has a nice personality.

I mean even Masashi Kishimoto says he has had difficulty drawing her, resulting in her having a huge forehead.
But she ranked high enough to be number seven.

Naruto, part 7


Team 7 returns to Konoha to continue with their lives as regular Genin. One day, whilst playing with Konohamaru and his friends, Naruto meets two of the three Genin from Sunagakure (Hidden Sand) - Gaara, Kankuro and Temari - and learns that they are in Konoha to participate in the Chunin Selection Exams. Meanwhile Kakashi, Asuma and Kurenai all volunteer their teams for the exam also. Naruto is thrilled about the possibility of becoming a Chunin.

The first part of the exam is written, but it was not a test of knowledge as much as a test of information gathering and willpower. The first 9 questions were supposed to be cheated, where the Genin must use any techniques to find out the correct answer without being caught. Naruto, who did not realize this, went into a traumatic state in which he felt that he would cause his entire team to be eliminated, as he did not know the answer to any of the questions. Sasuke realizes that he, too, did not know the answers but immediately activates his Sharingan to copy someone else's answers. Sakura as a testament to her incredible intellect answers all of the questions quickly (a feat which the Examiner later said could not be accomplished at Genin level). The last question was do or die question: don't answer and your entire team fails the Chunin exams, answer and get it wrong and you stay a Genin forever. Naruto shows that he is not somebody who quits when he bursts out that he doesn't care if he stays a Genin forever, he will still become Hokage. The Genin who stayed behind all pass the first part of the Chunin exams (including Naruto, who didn't answer a single question on the exam but number 10.)

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Naruto, part 6


With the demon fox power that Naruto used, he proved to be too powerful for Haku. Seeing that he was unable to help Zabuza, Haku asked Naruto to kill him. Naruto protested and initially refused, but then decided to honor his request. However, Haku then noticed that Zabuza was in danger from Kakashi, so he stopped Naruto's attack and ran away to save Zabuza. Zabuza was being dominated by Kakashi, who used a Summoning Technique to immobilize him using his tracking dogs. As Kakashi was about to stab Zabuza with his Lightning Blade, Haku realized that Zabuza was in mortal danger and ran to save Zabuza by standing in front of him. Thus Kakashi stabbed Haku, Kakashi's hand going completely through Haku's heart. Everyone realizes now that Haku is dead. At first, Zabuza has no change in emotion and praises Haku as a good tool.

As the battle draws to an end, Gato arrives with his gang of hired thugs. He tells Zabuza that he never intended to pay him, even if Zabuza finished the mission. Gato then kicks Haku for breaking his arm earlier. This infuriates Naruto as he cries for Haku's death and says to Zabuza that Haku really cared about him and that he would die for him. Moved by his words, Zabuza confesses that he cared deeply about Haku and he begins to cry. With this realization, Zabuza asks Naruto if he can borrow one of his kunai. Naruto tosses one to him, and with the memories of Haku fresh in his mind, Zabuza grabs the kunai in his mouth and rushes to kill Gato. Gato runs behind his miniature army, but Zabuza rushes past all of them, killing many on the way, and eventually reaches Gato. Before he dies, Gato realizes that Zabuza really is worthy of the name "Demon of the Hidden Mist" as he sees a demonic silhouette of Zabuza. In the anime, Zabuza slashes Gato repeatedly and knocks him off the bridge and into the water below. In the manga, Zabuza decapitates him. Zabuza then stands still and gets stabbed in the back by the remaining henchmen. After a brief moment, Sasuke wakes up from the near death state Haku put him in. The shinobi gangs are then chased away, by Naruto & Kakashi producing many Shadow Clones and with the help of the villagers, who finally stand up for themselves. Zabuza's last request to Kakashi is to be buried next to Haku. After Naruto witnessed what happened to Haku and Zabuza, he decides to become a ninja in his own way, and defy the belief that ninja are merely tools of their villages.

After the team departs Tazuna decides to name the newly completed bridge the "Great Naruto Bridge"

Naruto, part 5


While genin are normally assigned D-Rank missions, Naruto insists on doing something more exciting and the Third Hokage agrees to send them on a C-Rank mission to escort Tazuna, a master bridge builder. During their mission, the team is attacked by two enemy Chunin, something that is not supposed to happen on C-Rank missions, and Naruto panics and freezes. Sasuke, however, deals with the attackers quite efficiently and rubs in his one-upping Naruto by calling him a "scaredy-cat." This name-calling, which Naruto would imitate many times later in the series, is a defining moment in the Naruto-Sasuke rivalry. After the attack, Naruto bleeds out the poison he received by stabbing his wound with a kunai and swears upon his pain to never freeze up and leave his friends to fend for themselves again. Kakashi then tells Naruto that if he looses any more blood, he'll die. Naruto starts panicking, but Kakashi tells Naruto to let him take a look at it. Kakashi is about to treat the wound when he sees that it's already healing. Kakashi then theorizes that this could be a power given to Naruto because of the Nine Tailed Fox.

Tazuna then explains the real mission: the Land of Waves has been taken over by a shipping magnate called Gato, and the only way to revitalize the economy is by building a bridge to the mainland that can bypass Gato's shipping monopoly. However, Gato does not want that to happen, and uses shinobi gangs to get what he wants. Thus Team 7's mission is to support and protect the bridge-building efforts that have been thwarted thus far.

Next, the team is challenged by Zabuza Momochi, who is one of the 7 Swordsmen of the Mist. Early in the battle, Kakashi is trapped in Zabuza's Water Prison Technique and unable to continue fighting. Left to fend for himself, Naruto attempts to run, but feels the pain in his left hand and remembers his earlier vow. In another defining point in Naruto and Team 7's development, Naruto conceives a plan to release Kakashi and Sasuke, with little apparent communication between the two, executes it perfectly. Kakashi, free again, demonstrates the abilities of the Sharingan, defeating Zabuza with both physical and psychological attacks. Though Zabuza should have met his end, he was saved by Haku, who was so skilled with needles that he made it seem as though Zabuza had died, and pretended to be a tracker ninja trying to kill Zabuza.

Team 7 undergoes chakra training, and this becomes another point of rivalry between Naruto and Sasuke, as they constantly challenge themselves to try to outdo each other, but instead end up helping and motivating each other to succeed. They also meet Inari, Tazuna's grandson, who is still brooding over the loss of Kaiza, whom he respected as his father and a local hero, but was killed by Gato.

Eventually, Zabuza and Haku return to make a do or die battle, with some experience as to how they should handle the Konoha ninjas. Haku reveals his Demonic Ice Mirrors jutsu, and completely overpowers Sasuke. Naruto joins the fight and through his own ignorance and impulsiveness gets himself trapped in Haku's jutsu, and is immediateley placed at Haku's mercy. During the course of the fight Sasuke awakens his Sharingan and saves Naruto by sacrificing himself. Naruto asks him why he did that and Sasuke just replied 'How should I know, my body just moved by itself' and then appears to die with 3 needles in his neck. Meanwhile, Zabuza is focused on finding a way to weaken Kakashi's Sharingan.

Naruto's "hidden power" is revealed after he believed Haku killed Sasuke. Naruto loses control and is consumed by the demon fox's chakra. Its power is so immense that the chakra is visible. All of Naruto's wounds heal near-instantaneously, and Naruto's appearance changes; his eyes become red and slitted like a cat, his "whiskers" deepen, his fingernails grow long like claws and his canine teeth become sharper. He completely overwhelms his enemy with this power and speed.

Naruto, part 4


In order to officially obtain the rank of Genin, Academy students must undergo a field evaluation administered by a Jonin, who will be their squad leader should they pass. Students are organized into groups of three Genin, with a Jonin-sensei assigned to each team. Teams are chosen to balance skills and abilities. As such, Naruto, being the worst student, was paired with Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha, with Sasuke being the brightest one and Sakura being the best at quizes and tests but not stong in subjects like stamina and taijutsu. The other teams (that would pass) were Shino Aburame, Hinata Hyuga, and Kiba Inuzuka in Team 8 and Choji Akimichi, Shikamaru Nara, and Ino Yamanaka in Team 10.

Team 7's initial group chemistry was terrible: Naruto was infatuated with Sakura and detested Sasuke, Sakura was infatuated with Sasuke and detested Naruto, and Sasuke was a lone wolf who detested the both of them. Unfortunately for them, their Jonin instructor was Kakashi Hatake, who emphasized teamwork above all else.

Kakashi's field evaluation, considered the strictest of its type, is simple but difficult; in fact, he hadn't passed anyone during his time as a Jonin. All the Genin have to do to pass is take a bell from him using any means necessary before noon. Aside from the fact that three Genin are taking on a Jonin, Kakashi only has two bells on his belt, ensuring that one of them will fail. On top of that, the students are tricked into skipping breakfast. Those who get the bells get to eat, while the one who doesn't is tied to a post. The main purpose is not to test the Genin's skill, but rather their teamwork. Team 7's performance during the exam was terrible: Naruto fell into every trap Kakashi set, not bothering to be at all stealthy about his attacks, Sakura did nothing to help, even getting tricked by Kakashi's Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique genjutsu, and Sasuke didn't bother to help either of them, instead attacking on his own because he believed they would slow him down. All three failed to get a bell.

After their failure, Kakashi berates all three for their lack of teamwork. He eventually explained to them the purpose of the exam, and allowed them to eat in preparation for a second try. Naruto, who had stumbled upon the lunches Kakashi prepared and attempted to eat them, is tied to the post. After he left, Sakura and Sasuke realized that they'll need Naruto in top-shape if they're to retrieve the bells, and decided to feed him against Kakashi's wishes. Kakashi, of course, was watching the whole time and appeared in a giant blast of smoke, appearing quite furious. The three Genin claim that they're a team, and as such one person. Quickly changing his attitude, Kakashi lets them pass for figuring out the purpose of the exam. He also recites the exact message he was trying to get across - "In the ninja world, those who don't follow the rules are trash. That is true, but those who abandon their friends are worse than trash."

Naruto, part 2


Even though it debuted some time after the manga, the anime quickly caught up, since one anime episode usually covers one or two manga chapters. To prevent overlapping, the anime's producers tend to organize content from the manga chapters into long, uneventful sections followed by short bursts of action, sometimes adding filler content in between. By the time the Sasuke Retrieval arc ended in the anime (episode 135), the series was at a point where it was quickly gaining on the manga. At the conclusion of this arc, the anime immediately switched to anime-only filler episodes to allow the manga to broaden the gap once more. Most of the filler episodes are stand-alone stories, with a few being part of arcs that are several episodes long. The filler episodes lasted for 85 episodes, the duration of the first series. After the series moved back into manga-adapted episodes, it was renamed Naruto: Shippūden . The new series premiered on February 15, 2007.

The anime generally remains true to the manga, usually changing only minor details (causes of death, loss of limbs, and other injuries have been lessened in the anime) or expanding on parts skipped by the manga, such as the fight between Tenten and Temari. The filler arcs, though unreferenced in the manga (save for a few scant scenes), deal with the breaks between manga volumes, which covers a short period before the Sasuke Retrieval arc and several months before the time skip. The filler arcs tend to cover the supporting characters, occasionally giving insight into an otherwise rarely seen character.

New episodes, animated by Studio Pierrot, air weekly on TV Tokyo in Japan during the Golden Time slot (Japan's equivalent of prime time in the US). As of October 5, 2006, it shows on Thursday nights. The series has also spawned four movies, Naruto the Movie, Naruto the Movie 2, Naruto the Movie 3, and Naruto: Shippūden the Movie scheduled to premiere on August 4, 2007. The first three are available on DVD.

On September 10, 2005, Naruto had its hour-long premiere in the U.S. on Cartoon Network's Toonami. The first episode of Naruto premiered in Canada on YTV on September 16, 2005. In the United Kingdom, Naruto premiered on Jetix on July 22, 2006. In Australia and New Zealand it premiered on Cartoon Network on September 27, 2006. It also began showing on Toasted TV on January 12, 2007, in Australia.

In its English anime release, Naruto was aired with a TV-PG rating in the US and a PG rating in Canada. More explicit episodes, such as Jiraiya's debut and the battle with Zabuza, have been given a TV-PG-DS or a TV-PG-V rating. References to alcohol, Japanese cultural differences, mild language, mild sexual situations, and even blood and death remain in the English version, though reduced in some instances. Other networks make additional content edits apart from the edits done by Cartoon Network, such as Jetix's more strict censoring of blood, language, smoking and the like.


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Naruto, part 1


Naruto is a manga by Masashi Kishimoto with an anime TV series adaptation. Its main character, Naruto Uzumaki, is a loud, hyperactive, adolescent ninja who constantly searches for approval and recognition, as well as to become Hokage, acknowledged as the leader and strongest of all ninja in the village.

The manga was first published by Shueisha in 1999 in the 43rd issue of Japan's Shonen Jump magazine. As of volume 36, the manga has sold over 71 million copies in Japan. VIZ Media publishes a translated version in the American Shonen Jump magazine. Naruto has become VIZ's best-selling manga series. To date, the first fourteen volumes are available. In order to catch up to the translated anime, VIZ plans to release volumes 16 to 27 three at a time over the months of September to December 2007.

The anime series, produced by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex, premiered across Japan on the terrestrial TV Tokyo network and the anime satellite television network Animax on October 3, 2002, and is still being aired. Viz also licensed the anime for North American production. Naruto debuted in the United States on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block on September 10, 2005, and in Canada on YTV's Bionix on September 16, 2005. Naruto began showing in the UK on Jetix on July 22, 2006. It began showing on Toasted TV on January 12, 2007 in Australia, although it could be watched on Cartoon Network in 2006. The first series lasted nine seasons, while the second began its first on February 15, 2007.

The series' length and popularity is comparable to that of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball, another popular action-oriented shōnen manga. Since its creation, Naruto has spawned a large number of fansites that contain detailed information, guides, and active forums. Some of the first and most popular sites targeted at English speaking audiences were established shortly after the first English manga volume was released in August 2003. Like many other manga and anime titles, Naruto has also spawned its own collectible card game.

Prior to the anime's North American debut in 2005, several scanlation and fansub groups translated the series and made it available for free download on the internet. Despite North American companies' perceived tendency to prosecute fansubbing groups more frequently than Japanese companies, there are some that have continued to translate new Naruto episodes due to the extremely large gap between the English and Japanese versions.

Volume 7 of the manga has recently won a Quill Award for best graphic novel in North America. In TV Asahi's latest top 100 Anime Ranking, Naruto ranked 17th on the list

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