Each of these nations has “hidden villages,” settlements home to schools for ninja, where they master the mystical powers that they wield in battle. Naruto is set in the world of the “Five Great Shinobi Nations.” Uzumaki Naruto hails from Hi no Kuni, the “Land of Fire”-one of the five nations named for classical elements. The story Kishimoto has told over the past 15 years has been an epic one. Naruto wrapped up with its 699th and 700th written installments, carried back-to-back in the issue of Shōnen Jump that went on sale on November 10. © Kishimoto Masashi, Scott/Shūeisha, TV Tokyo, Pierrot courtesy 2014 Naruto the Movie Production Committee.) Battles and Beasts on a Grand Scale In the end, though, Sasuke leaves for more sinister pursuits, leading to his final battle with Naruto. Uzumaki Naruto, at right, and Uchiha Sasuke begin the series as uneasy friends and rival students at the same ninja academy. “When I first met the editors,” he continues, “I only knew one thing about my manga: that I wanted Naruto and Sasuke to end the work with a climactic confrontation.” Usually, you don’t need much more than one or two full-length bound volumes worth of material.”
“The writer doesn’t have much time to prepare for those weekly deliveries and really polish the work. If you make it past that stage, you’ve got about two months until your series kicks off in the magazine.” While this is the answer every manga creator hopes to hear, in general, it means only that an order has been placed for a short story arc. “With a magazine like Shōnen Jump,” explains Kishimoto, “you produce three issues’ worth of your material that’s up for consideration, and the editors decide whether to publish you based on that.
“When I first created Naruto,” says the veteran artist, “I was just setting out myself to become a mangaka, and I projected my own fierce desire to be recognized by those around me on my character.”Īt the time, of course, there was no way of knowing that this character would gain incredible recognition around the world over his decade-and-a-half-long run. In the 15 years that have elapsed since then, Kishimoto has created an entire life for his protagonist-Uzumaki Naruto, a student at a ninja academy whose mediocrity in his studies belies his deep inner capabilities. Its serialization began in 1999, when creator Kishimoto Masashi was just 25 years old. Naruto is an exceptionally long-lived manga series.
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