Editing Naruto (section)

{{Short description|Japanese manga series by Masashi Kishimoto}}
{{About|the manga series|the anime|Naruto (TV series){{!}}''Naruto'' (TV series)|the [[title character]]|Naruto Uzumaki|other uses}}
{{Distinguish|text=[[Naruhito]], the emperor of [[Japan]]}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image        = NarutoCoverTankobon1.jpg
| alt          = Naruto Uzumaki doing a hand sign while there is a scroll in his mouth.
| caption      = First {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volume cover, featuring [[Naruto Uzumaki]]
| ja_kanji     = {{ruby-ja|NARUTO|ナルト}}
| genre        = <!-- Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them as and not on personal interpretations. Limit of the three most relevant genres in accordance with [[MOS:A&M]]. -->
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = manga
| author       = [[Masashi Kishimoto]]
| publisher    = [[Shueisha]]
| publisher_en = {{English manga publishers
| AUS = [[Madman Entertainment]]
| [[Northern America|NA]]/[[United Kingdom|UK]]|[[Viz Media]]
}}
| demographic  = {{Transliteration|ja|[[Shōnen]]}}
| magazine     = [[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]
| magazine_en  = {{English manga magazine
| NA =  {{ubl|[[Weekly Shonen Jump (American magazine)|Weekly Shonen Jump]]|[[Shonen Jump (magazine)|Shonen Jump]]}}
}}
| imprint      = [[Jump Comics]]
| first        = September 21, 1999
| last         = November 10, 2014
| volumes      = 72
| volume_list  = List of Naruto volumes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title        = Anime television series
| content      =
* ''[[Naruto (TV series)|Naruto]]'' (2002–07)
* ''[[Naruto (TV series)#Part II: Shippuden (2007–17)|Naruto: Shippuden]]'' (2007–17)
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{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title        = Media franchise
| content      =
* [[List of Naruto media|List of ''Naruto'' media]]
** [[List of Naruto media#Films|List of ''Naruto'' films]]
** [[List of Naruto video games|List of ''Naruto'' video games]]
** ''[[Boruto]]''
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'''''Naruto'''''{{efn|[[Japanese language|Japanese]]: {{Ruby-ja|NARUTO|ナルト}}}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Masashi Kishimoto]]. It tells the story of [[Naruto Uzumaki]], a young [[ninja]] who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. The story is told in two parts: the first is set in Naruto's pre-teen years (volumes 1–27), and the second in his teens (volumes 28–72). The series is based on two [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot manga]] by Kishimoto: ''Karakuri'' (1995), which earned Kishimoto an honorable mention in [[Shueisha]]'s monthly ''Hop Step Award'' the following year, and ''Naruto'' (1997).

''Naruto'' was serialized in Shueisha's [[Shōnen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga]] magazine ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' from September 1999 to November 2014, with its 700 chapters collected in 72 {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes. [[Viz Media]] licensed the manga for North American production and serialized ''Naruto'' in their digital ''[[Weekly Shonen Jump (American magazine)|Weekly Shonen Jump]]'' magazine. The manga adapted into two [[anime]] [[Naruto (TV series)|television series]] by [[Pierrot (company)|Pierrot]] and [[Aniplex]], which ran from October 2002 to March 2017 on [[TV Tokyo]]. Pierrot also developed 11 animated films and 12 [[original video animation]]s (OVAs). The franchise includes [[light novel]]s, video games, and trading cards developed by several companies. The story of ''Naruto'' continues in ''[[Boruto]]'', where Naruto's son [[Boruto Uzumaki]] creates his own ninja path instead of following his father's.

''Naruto'' is one of the [[List of best-selling manga|best-selling manga series]] of all time, having {{formatnum:250}} million copies in circulation worldwide. It has become one of Viz Media's best-selling manga series; their English translations of the volumes have appeared on ''[[USA Today]]'' and ''[[The New York Times]]'' bestseller list several times, and the seventh volume won a [[Quill Award]] in 2006. Reviewers praised the manga's character development, storylines, and action sequences, though some felt the latter slowed the story down. Critics noted that the manga, which has a [[coming-of-age]] theme, makes use of cultural references from [[Japanese mythology]] and [[Confucianism]].