Naruto Chapter Books Series

Book 1

Now your favorite manga stories are available as chapter books from VIZ Media. Younger children will be captivated by these prose stories, divided into easy-to-read chapters and featuring illustrations from the manga. The VIZ Kids line of chapter books debuts with Naruto, the story of a plucky prankster with a powerful secret whose ultimate goal is to be the world's greatest ninja! Naruto's training to be a ninja. But he's having trouble keeping his jokester ways under control. He's causing all kinds of trouble at the Ninja Academy. His teachers think he's annoying. And Naruto himself thinks he's going to be the best ninja that ever lived. Only he'll have to prove to everyone that he's more than just the class clown first!

Book 2

Naruto: Chapter Book, Vol. 2

by Masashi Kishimoto

Published 7 October 2008

After graduating from Ninja Academy, Naruto makes new friends, pretty and smart Sakura and the moody Sasuke. He also meets his new sensei, Kakashi. Naruto's jokester ways may not help him to keep up with his talented new pals. If he wants to be the best ninja ever, he's going to have to work for it!

Book 3

Naruto: Chapter Book, Vol. 3

by Masashi Kishimoto

Published 4 November 2008

Naruto and his friends from the Ninja Academy get their first mission. They have to protect a man named Mr. Tazuna, a famous bridge builder, while they escort him to the village where he'll be working on his next project. That means Naruto gets to leave the Village Hidden in the Leaves for the first time in his life. But the world outside Konoha is a big and scary place. And Naruto's about to meet his first real enemy, Zabuza, the Demon of the Mist, who is intent on making sure Naruto's first job as a bodyguard is a total failure!

Book 4

Naruto: Chapter Book, Vol. 4

by Masashi Kishimoto

Published 4 November 2008

Naruto and his new ninja friends have been trying to play bodyguard to weird old Mr. Tazuna as they battle the evil Zabuza, the Demon of the Mist. When their teacher Kakashi shows them more of his amazing powers, the young ninja realize that they know less than they thought about the past of their ninja world--and their teacher! But what is Zabuza's secret plan?!

Book 6

Naruto: Chapter Book, Vol. 6

by Masashi Kishimoto

Published 1 March 2009

L to R (Western Style)

The VIZ Kids line of chapter books debuts with Naruto, the story of a plucky prankster with a powerful secret whose ultimate goal is to be the world's greatest ninja!
Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention, a knack for mischief and, sealed within him, a strange, formidable power. His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi and irritate his teammates, intense Sasuke and witty Sakura, but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure!
Speed: Naruto's enemy Zabuza, the Demon of the Mist, is back! Naruto and his ninja friends Sasuke and Sakura, along with their teacher Kakashi, put everything they've got into protecting bridge-builder Tazuna and his family from the evil Zabuza. But this time, Zabuza has a partner, the fastest ninja Naruto's ever faced: the super-speedy Haku!

Book 7

Naruto: Chapter Book, Vol. 7

by Masashi Kishimoto

Published 5 May 2009

L to R (Western Style)

The VIZ Kids line of chapter books debuts with Naruto, the story of a plucky prankster with a powerful secret whose ultimate goal is to be the world's greatest ninja!
Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention, a knack for mischief and, sealed within him, a strange, formidable power. His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi and irritate his teammates, intense Sasuke and witty Sakura, but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure!
The Next Level: Haku and Zabuza are the worst enemies Naruto and his friends have ever faced. Now that the battle has become a matter of life and death, Naruto must learn what it means to truly become a ninja: sometimes you have to fight to win...and then deal with the consequences.

Book 8

Naruto: Chapter Book, Vol. 8

by Masashi Kishimoto

Published 7 July 2009

Reads L to R (Western Style) IntrudersBlech! After all their adventures, the time has come for Naruto and his friends Sakura and Sasuke to settle back into their most difficult challenge yet...school! As the three prepare for their ne
Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention, a knack for mischief and, sealed within him, a strange, formidable power. His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi and irritate his teammates, intense Sasuke and witty Sakura, but Naruto is serious a

Book 10

Naruto: Chapter Book, Vol. 10

by Masashi Kishimoto

Published 3 November 2009

L to R (Western Style) Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention, a knack for mischief and, sealed within him, a strange, formidable power. His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi and irritate his teammates, intense Sasuke and witty Sakura, but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure!
The First Test The Chunin Exams begin, and Naruto's got to learn to buckle down and do well on the worst challenge yet--written tests! Can Naruto keep his wisecracking ways under control long enough to pass the First Test? Or will his jokes cause him and his friends Sakura and Sasuke to get kicked out of Ninja Academy? Meet Naruto, he's a class-clown, a lazy bum, a total prankster, and could just possibly be the world's most powerful Ninja!

Book 11

Naruto: Chapter Book, Vol. 11

by Masashi Kishimoto

Published 5 January 2010

Book 12

Naruto: Chapter Book, Vol. 12

by Masashi Kishimoto

Published 2 March 2010

Meet Naruto, he's a class-clown, a lazy bum, a total prankster, and could just possibly be the world's most powerful Ninja

L to R (Western Style). Meet Naruto, he's a class-clown, a lazy bum, a total prankster, and could just possibly be the world's most powerful Ninja!

Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention, a knack for mischief and, sealed within him, a strange, formidable power. His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi and irritate his teammates, intense Sasuke and witty Sakura, but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure!

Book 13