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? ...

Finally face-to-face with his ultimate nemesis Naruto finds out theres 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 Narutos 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 team-mates intense Sasuke & witty Sakura but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure! The battle between former best friends Sasuke & Naruto grows even more fierce. Will Sasuke risk everything even Narutos life to obtain the power of the Mangekyo? ...

Naruto is a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. Hes got a wild sense of humor but Naruto is completely serious about his mission to be the worlds greatest ninja! As the five leaders of the strongest villages in the ninja world meet to discuss the fate of their universe
- & how to deal with the ever-looming threat of the rogue organization the Akatsuki
- plan are made that will affect Naruto deeply. The new Hokage leader of Narutos village is not afraid to make the final end move against Narutos old pal Sasuke.

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It's been two years since Naruto left to train with Jiraiya. Now he reunites with his old friends to find out he's still not the most accomplished of his former teammates. But when one of them is kidnapped it's up to Naruto to prove he's got the stuff to save them! ...

The first half of Volume 27 covers the end of Part One of Naruto. We catch up on all the ninjas that took part in the Sasuke Retrieval mission & we find out what all our favourite ninjas plan to do over the two & a half years before the time-skip. Part One then ends with a chilling image of what is to come in Part Two. The second half however is what makes this book unique. It covers the story of how Kakashi got his Sharingan. A heartbreaking & yet deep insight into how Kakashis personality was shaped to be what it is now. ...

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! ...

Naruto impresses the Allied Shinobi Forces with his newfound strengths but his comrades are not going to leave this final battle against the forces of Tobi (aka Uchiha Madara) up to Naruto alone. As they rush to assist their friend old pals like Sakura vow to stand by Naruto till the end. In the midst of all this... Sasuke returns. & this time he's intent on taking out Naruto once & for all. ...

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! With only a few matches left to be fought in the preliminaries to the third portion of the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams the highly anticipated bout between mysterious Sand ninja Gaara & intense earnest Konoha ninja Rock Lee begins. Will Gaara's bloodlust & his strange powers of sand manipulation be too much for Lee to handle? Or could Lee prove that dedication & an amazing work ethic are enough to make him a splendid ninja? ...

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! Now preparing for the finals of the Chunin Selection Exams Naruto studies with naughty new mentor Jiraiya & struggles to harness the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox chakra locked within him. Meanwhile other ninja villages are forming secret alliances against Konohagakure... ...