

Since then, he trained to become a ninja and forms a bond with Sasuke Uchicha and Sakura Haruno, who accompanied him throughout his journey. His father dies in the process, and the event was only revealed to him when he was 12 years old. When he was a baby, a Nine-Tailed Demon Fox attacked the village, but Naruto's father defeats it by sealing into Naruto's body.

Hokage is what the villagers call their leader. Naruto hails from the fictional village Konohagakure, where his father was once the Fourth Hokage. Naruto has spawned 11 movies, 11 original video animations (OVA), novels, video games, trading cards, and other merchandises such as shirts, accessories and school supplies. An english version also aired from 2009 to 2011 on Disney XD, and transferred to Toonami in 2014. The popularity of the series paved the way for other multimedia franchises such as an anime TV series which aired in Japan from 2005 to2009.

Weekly Shonen Jump featured the serialized manga from 1999 to 2014. A third book about his adult years also followed. The titles of the manga are Kishimoto: Karakuri and Naruto released in 19 respectively. The first of the one-shot manga follows the life of the main protagonist during his pre-teen years and the second one, during his teenage years. The series is an adaptation of two one-shot manga written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. Naruto Uzumaki’s journey to becoming a Hokage is the center of the Naruto manga and anime series.
