{"product_id":"naruto-vol-9-paperback","title":"Naruto, Vol. 9 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMasashi Kishimoto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe world's most popular ninja comic!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNaruto 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! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe student ninja unleash their signature moves as the preliminaries to the third phase of the Ch甁in Exams continue. The heated, one-on-one battles bring out the best and the worst in the young ninja fighting to move on to the finals. When Hyuga clan members Neji and Hinata are pitted against each other, will old family grudges make their duel more vicious than the rest?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor\/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Like many kids, he was first inspired to become a manga artist in elementary school when he read \u003ci\u003eDragon Ball\u003c\/i\u003e. After spending time in art college, he won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his story \u003ci\u003eKarakuri\u003c\/i\u003e. After considering various genres for his next project, Kishimoto decided on a story steeped in traditional Japanese culture. His first version of \u003ci\u003eNaruto\u003c\/i\u003e, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits; his final version, which debuted in \u003ci\u003eWeekly Shonen Jump\u003c\/i\u003e in 1999, quickly became the most popular ninja manga in the world. The series would also spawn multiple anime series, movies, novels, video games and more. Having concluded the series in late 2014, Masashi Kishimoto has kept himself busy this year with the side story \u003ci\u003eNaruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring\u003c\/i\u003e and writing the story for the latest \u003ci\u003eNaruto\u003c\/i\u003e movie, \u003ci\u003eBoruto: Naruto the Movie\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which will focus on the title character's son, Boruto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42154448846983,"sku":"9781421502397","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/22fd0a588e933cf6799dbc3bd4d6d853.webp?v=1733228800","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/naruto-vol-9-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}