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Naruto, Vol. 9

Naruto, Vol. 9

AdventureManga
Pages
208
Published
2001
Language
English
Prose complexity
1/10

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RivalsComing of Age

Genres

Adventure Manga Comics Fantasy Graphic Novels

About the author

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Masashi Kishimoto

Masashi Kishimoto (岸本斉史) is a Japanese manga artist, born 8 November 1974 in Nagi, Okayama Prefecture. He is the elder of identical twin brothers; his twin, Seishi Kishimoto, is also a manga artist. He studied at an art college after high school, and has named Akira Toriyama and Katsuhiro Otomo as formative influences. Naruto, his first serialised work, ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1999 to 2014 and has sold more than 250 million copies across 46 countries. He followed it with the single-v...

Frequently asked questions

  • Does this volume contain filler content?

    This volume consists entirely of original manga chapters written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto, which serve as the primary source material for the series. The filler episodes often discussed by fans are exclusive to the anime adaptation and do not appear in the original manga volumes.

  • Can I read this volume without having read the previous ones?

    The narrative is highly serialized and builds directly upon the events of the preceding volumes, making it necessary to read the series in order to understand the character developments and ongoing plot threads. Jumping into this volume would result in missing critical context regarding the tournament and the established relationships between the characters.