In "Naruto, V01" by Masashi Kishimoto, the story follows Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja with dreams of becoming the strongest leader of his village, the Hokage. However, Naruto is an outcast, shunned by villagers who fear him due to the dangerous fox spirit sealed within him. Undeterred, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery, friendship, and training. Alongside his peers, Sakura and Sasuke, and under the guidance of his mentor Kakashi, Naruto learns the value of perseverance, teamwork, and believing in oneself, all while confronting the challenges of his past and the trials of ninja life. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Naruto .

This book has been graded for interest at 13-17 years.

There are 192 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2008 by Viz Media .

Author/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan. After spending time in art college, he won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his manga Karakuri ("Mechanism"). Kishimoto decided to base his next story on t