Naruto must decipher the cryptic last words of his beloved mentor What did Jiraiya find out about the leader of the Akatsuki that was so important he had to hide it in code? & can Naruto stand a fighting chance against those who managed to take down one of the Three Great Shinobi? ...

Volume 46 in the bestselling Naruto series from Viz Media & Simon & Schuster 192 pages 0 Kishimoto Masashi ...

Finally face-to-face with his ultimate nemesis Naruto finds out there's way more to the true Pain than he could have ever imagined As the consequences of the tumultuous politics of the past come to light an unexpected turn of events put a new ninja in power in Konoha & the first act by the new leader will change Naruto's world forever ...

Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention a knack for mischief & sealed within him a strange formidable power His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi & irritate his teammates intense Sasuke & witty Sakura but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure! In the course of their training student ninjas Naruto Sakura & Sasuke have fought deadly assassins learned incredible feats of magic & martial arts & danced along the brink of death Now they're facing the most terrifying challenge of all exams The three ninjas-in-training have signed up for the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams which they must pass if they ever want to advance to the rank of full-fledged shinobi They learn too late how grueling & dangerous the exams are If the tests of skill stealth & battle prowess don't kill them their fellow junior ninja will & since the three pass or fail as a group they're only as strong as their weakest link Naruto! ...

Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention a knack for mischief & sealed within him a strange formidable power His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi & irritate his teammates intense Sasuke & witty Sakura but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure! Through Naruto's pluck & a healthy dose of luck Naruto Sasuke & Sakura passed the written portion of their Journeyman Ninja Selection Examsbut that was only the beginning They're now in the thick of the exam's second portion held in the aptly named Forest of Death & instructor Mitarashi Anko has promised to cut the number of advancing teams by half! Each team is turned against the others using stealth & cunning to purloin the scrolls they need to pass the test while trying to survive the forest's many perils & if that's not enough there's a mysterious imposter among the students who has it in for Sasuke! ...

Naruto is a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief He's got a wild sense of humor but Naruto is completely serious about his mission to be the world's greatest ninja! The ninja war approaches its climax as Obito & Madara manage to awaken the powerful beast known as Ten Tails Standing in their way is Naruto & the Allied Shinobi Forces However the entire war may be turned upside down when Sasuke succeeds in doing what many thought was impossible! ...

Naruto is a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief He's got a wild sense of humour but Naruto is completely serious about his mission to be the world's greatest ninja! Even as the Shinobi Alliance's resolve begins to falter in the face of Obito's overwhelming power Naruto refuses to give in But how can he turn the tables with the odds so stacked against him? Can Naruto & Saskuke work together long enough to lead the ninja world to victory? ...

Deep within the Forest of Death the site of the second stage of the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams Naruto Sasuke & Sakura are still reeling from Orochimaru's attackand now they must battle this unrelenting monster's minions the mysterious Sound Ninja As the fight rages on Sasuke struggles with the strange force growing inside of him spreading like an infection from the curse-mark Orochimaru burned into his neck that could leave him deador send him on a bloodthirsty quest for power & time is running out for the student ninja to collect the scrolls they need to pass the test! ...

Naruto is a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief He's got a wild sense of humor but Naruto is completely serious about his mission to be the world's greatest ninja! With Naruto out of commission Guy steps up to fight against the powerful Madara Guy is willing to give up his life to defeat Madara but will that be enough? & can the others save Naruto in time? ...

Naruto is a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief He's got a wild sense of humor but Naruto is completely serious about his mission to be the world's greatest ninja! With the Infinite Tsukuyomi activated & Kaguya resurrected the ninja world is in the greatest peril it has ever faced Can Naruto Sasuke & Sakura work together to defeat this terrible menace? ...