Monday, July 24, 2006

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Sunday, July 23, 2006

Hello Naruto Game!
There have been many video games based on the popular anime and manga series Naruto.

Naruto video games have appeared on various consoles from Nintendo, Sony, and even Bandai. The very first Naruto video game was Naruto: Konoha Ninpouchou, which was released in Japan on March 27, 2003 for the WonderSwan Color. Most Naruto video games have been released only in Japan. Because of this, many fans outside of Japan import the games. It wasn't until March 7, 2006 when Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen and Naruto: Saikyou Ninja Daikesshu were released in North America under the titles of Naruto: Clash of Ninja and Naruto: Ninja Council that any Naruto games were officially available outside of Japan. These games featured the voices from the English dubbed version of the anime.

Contents [hide]
1 Nintendo GameCube
2 Nintendo Game Boy Advance
3 Nintendo DS
4 Sony PlayStation
5 Sony PlayStation 2
6 Sony PSP
7 WonderSwan Color
8 Xbox 360



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Nintendo GameCube
Naruto: Clash of Ninja (Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen)
Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 (Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 2)
Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 3
Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4
Battle Stadium D.O.N
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Nintendo Game Boy Advance
Naruto: Konoha Senki
Naruto RPG: Uketsugareshi Hi no Ishi
Naruto: Ninja Council (Naruto: Saikyou Ninja Daikesshu)
Naruto: Ninja Council 2 (Naruto: Saikyou Ninja Daikesshu 2)
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Nintendo DS
Naruto RPG 2: Chidori vs. Rasengan
Naruto: Saikyou Ninja Daikesshu 3
Jump Superstars
Naruto: Saikyou Ninja Daikesshu 4
Naruto RPG 3: Reijuu vs. Konoha Shoutai
Jump Superstars 2
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Sony PlayStation
Naruto: Shinobi no Sato no Jintori Kassen
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Sony PlayStation 2
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja (Naruto: Narutimate Hero)
Naruto: Narutimate Hero 2
Naruto: Narutimate Hero 3
Naruto: Uzumaki Ninden
Battle Stadium D.O.N
Naruto: Konoha Spirits
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Sony PSP
Naruto: Narutimate Hero Portable
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WonderSwan Color
Naruto: Konoha Ninpouchou
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Xbox 360
Untitled Naruto Project

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   Ninja Ranks
Academy Student
Academy Students are young ninjas whom primarily focus on studying basic ninja techniques. Since they are usually quite inexperienced and weak, they are not included in the ninja workforce. The requirement to graduate from each academy varies in each village.




Genin
Requirements: Pass academy final exam.
Entry level ranked ninjas are called Genin and are basically peon servants. They attain a metal forehead protector after graduating from the academy into a Genin. Much of the missions assigned to Genin are D-ranked, meaning that it's mere labor work and combat is rarely ever involved.M




Chuunin
Requirements: Pass Chuunin Exam.
Only exceptional ninjas who are able to pass the Chuunin Exam judged by the Kages are allowed to become Chuunins. Chuunins are often assigned higher level ranked missions. They are easily distinguished by their thick, green vest fancying stylish scroll pouches.




Jounin
Requirements: Pass Jounin Exams.
Elite ninjas showing incredible skills are given a Jounin ranking, meaning that they are eligible for high ranked missions such as assassination. Many Jounins lead a group of three Genins and assists them on their missions, preparing them for the Chuunin Exam. They act as a teacher and guidance counselor.




Ninja Councilor
Requirements: Jounin or higher ranking.
These politicians work next to the Kage and make important decisions. Just like most politicians they like to rip everyone off and make a lot of money.




Sannin
Requirements: Appointed by Kage.
Ninjas who possess unmatched strength and skill are ranked right below that of a Kage. A maximum of three Sannin per village are appointed by each Kage. Sannins no longer wear forehead protectors or vests, in order to blend in with common civilians. They are emitted to perform dangerous S-Class missions.




Kage
Requirements: Appointed by council.
Each village has a single Kage, who is the strongest of all ninjas and the political figurehead whom represents the village. Duties include assigning missions, judging the Chuunin and Jounin Exams, acting as a battle strategist, and finally protecting the city.




Medical-Nin
Requirements: Medicinal training program.
Advanced ninjas who are able to carefully focus their chakra. Thus, enabling them with various medicinal healing techniques. When a Medical-Nin is added to a group, the chance of unnecessary deaths is dramatically reduced.




ANBU
Requirements: ANBU training program.
Elite military squads who enforce vigilance and justice are called ANBU. These guys are incredibly talented and specialize in assassination, investigation, and protection. They are distinguished by their animal mask and silver vest. Think of them as police with ninja skills!




Hunter-Nin
Requirements: Hunter training program.
These are bounty hunter ninjas who primarily specialize in tracking down vigilante criminal ninjas, otherwise known as Missing-Nins. They hold many secret abilities such as being able to completely deconstruct bodies, utterly destroying any secrets which they may hold.




Missing-Nin
Requirements: Piss off your village leaders.
Missing-Nins have either betrayed or abandoned their country in search of ambitions which are often frowned upon. They are often hunted as prey by Hunter-Nins and aren't permitted to enter villages. Missing-Nins are trademarked by the slash cut into their headband across their country's national symbol.



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Countries, Hidden Villages and Kages
Countries, Hidden Villages and Kages
Hidden ninja villages represent the country's military power. These hidden villages occupy a large mass of land and their powers are immense, they are known as the five great ninja powers. Each country is governed by a kage, these ninjas reign over tens of thousands of ninjas that exists in their respective country. If you see any mistakes, or if you disagree with the information email xfob and it'll be changed.


Country of Fire - Hidden Village of Konoha - Hokage
The hidden village of Konoha is the the largest and most power village of all. It is the home village to our hero Naruto, and it seems like all the good guys live in Konoha and the rest is evil. Konoha means leaf, and in case you didn't know the symbol is a leaf. The Hokage is said to be the strongest of all the kages.

View Village - View Hokage


Country of Water - Hidden Village of Mist - Mizukage
Not too much is known about the hidden village of Mist. We've seen quite a few candidates from the Chuunin exam show up from the village of mist. We also saw the exiled ninjas Zabuza and Kisame, which are from the hidden village of mist. The ninjas from this village seem to use water attacks a lot. There's no information at the moment about the Mizukage.

View Village - View Hokage


Country of Lightning - Hidden Village of Cloud - Raikage
Next to nothing is known about the village of cloud at the moment. The only information about these guys is from the flashback about Hinata's kidnapping. When the country of Lightning broke the peace treaty and tried to steal the secrets of Byakugan. Nothing is known about the Raikage.

View Village - View Hokage


Country of Wind - Hidden Village of Sand - Kazekage
Several of the characters are from the hidden village of Sand. To name a few of the characters from Sand, we have Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari. These three went to Konoha to take the Chuunin exam, which was only a cover for their real plan. The Kazakage is Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari's father, and he was assasinated by Orochimaru. The Kazakage also attempted to kill his own son Gaara serveral times.

View Village - View Hokage


Country of Earth - Hidden Village of Rock - Tsuchikage
There's nothing about this village available right now, I don't even know if I recall seeing any of these ninjas before. Lets hope we see some of these guys in action soon.

View Village - View Hokage

The villages below are not part of the five great super powers, and the name of the country was not specified.

Country of Sound - Hidden Village of Sound - Orochimaru
The country and hidden village of sound is created and lead by Orochimaru. It's a relatively small country, but it's forces can't be considered weak. Orochimaru is a legendary Sannin, he's extremely powerful. Orochimaru killed the third Hokage and almost suceeded in destroying Konoha. He is also after Sasuke for his Sharingan. We've seen serveral sound ninjas in the Chuunin exam, including Kabuto disguised as a Konoha ninja.

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Hidden Village of Rain - Unknown
There's nothing known about the hidden village of rain, but we have seen quite of few of these ninjas throughout the series up to date. All of the these ninjas are specialized using water attacks. Also, there's no information about a leader of this village.

View Rain Member


Hidden Village of Waterfall - Shibuki
This village was shown in the second special. The village is hidden behind a waterfall, and the entrance is hidden so ninjas from other villages can't attack the village of Waterfall. There are no strong ninjas within this village, and the leader Shibuki is quite weak. They do however have the forbidden water that allows the user to increase chakra tenfold, so that's the only thing that they rely on to defend their village.

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Hidden Village of Grass - Unknown
We've seen a couple of ninjas from this village during the Chuunin exam, but nothing is known about this village. The leader is unknown also. Lets hope for more information on this village as the series proceed.

View Grass Member

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Ep Guide! If you want the Episode Info just comment
Begining Episodes
1: Uzumaki Naruto arrives!!
2: I am Konohamaru
3: Rivals! Sasuke and Sakura
4: The Trial! Survival Training
5: Failure? Kakashi's conclusion
Country of the Wave
6: Important mission! Heading to the Country of the Wave
7: The Assassin of the Mist!
8: Decision sworn on pain
9: Sharingan Kakashi
10: The Forest of Chakra
11: The Country that had a Hero
12: Battle at the bridge! Zabuza once again!!
13: Haku's Secret Jutsu: Demonic Ice
14: Hyperactive No. 1, Naruto joins the battle!
15: The fight in zero visibility: The Sharingan Crumbles
16: The released seal
17: The White past, the inner feelings
18: A tool called Shinobi
19: Zabuza disperses into the snow
Chuunin Exam 1 - The writen test
20: New Saga begins! It's the Chuunin Exam
21: Name yourselves! The arriving opponents!!
22: 120% Spirited! Rocking Challenge right now!
23: Defeat the rivals! The Rookie Nine all assembled!
24: I fail already? The extremely difficult First Exam
25: This is it! The last stand, Question #10
Recall episode
26: Must Watch! Report before entering the Forest of Death!
Chuunin Exam 2 - The Forest of Death
27: Second Exam starts! Everyone around us is an enemy!
28: Eat or be eaten! Naruto becomes bait
29: Naruto strikes back! I'm not going to run away!
30: Revive, Sharingan! Finish Move - Fire Element, Dragon Fire Technique!
31: Super Eyebrow Platonic! I will protect you to the death!!
32: Sakura blooms! Showing her back in determination
33: The ultimate formation! Ino Shika Chou
34: Akamaru surprised! Gaara's exceptional ability
35: Absolutely no peeking! The Secret of the Scroll
36: Replication match! I'm the main character!
37: Second Exam Completed! All of Them are Here, the Rookie Nine!
37.5: Find the Special Crimson Four-Leafed clover! (special)
The Preliminary Matches
38: Those who pass cut down to half!? It's an unexpected fight!!
39: Super Eyebrows jealous "Lion Combo" is born!
40: A Touch-and-Go situation! Kakashi VS Orochimaru
41: Rivals Clash! The hearts of the girls are in serious mode
42: The best battle is all right, damn it!!
43: Shikamaru staggers!? Female ninja's heated battle
44: Akamaru joins the fight!! Which one will be the underdog?
45: Hinata blushes! The crowd open their mouths wide, Naruto's trump card
46: Byakugan unleashed! The shy Hinata's daring determination!
47: In front of the person I admire!!
48: Crash Gaara! It's youth! It's power! explode!
49: Hot-Blooded loser! Finally blossom. forbidden secret technique!
50: Oh Rock Lee! This is the way a man lives!!
51: A shadow moving in the darkness. Crisis approaching Sasuke!
Training for the 3rd Exam
52: Ebisu again! I won't let you do such perverted things!
53: Long time! Pervert-Sennin appears!
54: Taught by Pervert-Sennin. it's the Summoning no Jutsu!!
55: Painful feeling, A single flower with a wish in it
56: Life of death!? Risking your life to learn a technique!
57: He flew! He jumped! He sank! Enter the Frog Boss!
58: The evil hand sneaks near! The targeted hospital room.
Chuunin Exam 3 - Tournament
59: Furious, intense chase, and agressive dash. The main matches begin.
60: Byakugan vs Shadow Repliation! I will win!
61: No blind spots! Another impenetrable defence!
62: Dropout's hidden power!
63: Disqualified!? Forfeit! Change in orders! The tournament with full of confusion!
64: The clouds are nice... The guy with no interest
65: Clash! The moment Konoha dances and Sand wriggles!
66: The man who calls up a storm! Sasuke's Fuzzy Eyebrow style combat move!
67: I wasn't late for nothing! Ultimate move - Chidori revealed!
Konoha's destruction
68: Destruction of Konoha Commenced!
69: I was waiting for it! It's an A-rank Mission!!
70: Coward No.1 It's troublesome, but I've got to do it!!
71: Absolutely incomparable! A Hokage-level battle!
72: The Hokage's mistake. The true face under the mask.
73: Forbidden Master Technique - Shiki Fuujin
74: Astonishment! Gaara's True Identity
75: Going over the limit... Sasuke's Decision!!
76: Assassin Under the Moonlight
77: Light and Darkness, The Name Gaara
78: Explosion! These are the Naruto Ninja Chronicles!!
79: Break the Limit! Light and Darkness
80: The Third, Forever......!!
Return of Itachi
81: The Homecoming in the Morning Mist
82: Sharingan Vs. Sharingan
83: Ohh Noo! Jiraiya's Woman Trouble, Naruto's Trouble
84: Growl Chidori, Roar Sasuke!
85: Foolish Little Brother, Hate, and Detest!
The 3 Legendary Sennins
86: Training Commences, I swear I'm Going to Become Stronger!
87: Guts!!! Pop, Water Balloon!
88: The Konoha Mark and Forehead Protector
89: Ripple
90: Exploded Anger! I Won't Forgive You
91: The First Hokage's Inheritance, The Necklace that Calls Upon Death
92: Yes or No! Tsunade's Answer
93: Negotiations Broken Down
94: Eat it! Ransengan of Anger!
95: The Fifth Hokage, A Life Sacrificed for the Fight
96: Three-Way Deadlock Battle
Return to the Leaf
97: Naruto's Hot Spring Experience!
98: Quit being a ninja! A notice from Tsunade.
99: The One Who Inherits the Dying Wish of Fire.
100: Strong Teacher-Student Bonds. When A Man Breaks The Ninja Way.
101: Want to Look, Know, and Confirm Kakashi-sensei's Face!
102: New Mission Has Arrived. Save Justice, Human Hearts, and the Country of Tea!
103: Naruto Sunk?! The Big Ocean with a Swirling Plot.
104: Run, Idate! The Stormy, Trouble-Filled Nagi Island!
105: Almost to the Goal! A Thunder Roaring Big Battle.
106: Will You Make It, Idate! The Never-Give-Up Last Spurt!
107: I want to fight you! Finally They Clash, Sasuke VS Naruto!
108: The Unseen Crack.
109: The Sound Temptation.
The Chase for Sasuke
110: Konoha Five + One
111: Wan, Invincible Formation Goes In Force!
112: Member Dispute!? Shikamaru's Group's Critical Moment!
113: At Full Power! Burn Chouji!
114: Farewell My Friend! But I Still Believe In You!
115: Your Opponent is Me!
116: A Cool Guy's Burning Battle!
117: The Genius Ninja Will Go Wild!
118: Get Back ~ The barrel we couldn't get back in Time.
119: Mistake! A new Enemy.
120: Roar Howl! The Ultimate Tag.
121: Everyone's Respective Fight.
122: Fake! Shikamaru the Man Who Bets On the Revival of the Dead.
123: Konoha's Green Beast Attacks!
124: The Beast Explodes! Burst, Blow and Break Through!
125: Konoha's Allied Village, The Shinobi of The Sand
126: The Strongest Battle Gaara vs Kimimaru
127: Hold it, Sasuke! Finally caught up with Sasuke and raising hell
128: Hold it, Sasuke! Finally caught up with Sasuke and raising hell
129: Itachi and Sasuke. An exsistence too far apart.
130: Father and son. The cracked family crest.
131: Enlightenment. The secret of Mangekyou Sharingan.
132: Friends
133: Roar of Tears! You Are My Friend!
134: Conclusion of the Rain of Tears.
135. The Promise that Couldn't be Kepted.
Fillers - Finding Orochimaru
136. Infiltration Investigation?! Here it Comes, the Ultimate S-rank Mission!
137. The Town of Outlaws, Shadow of the Fuuma Clan
138. A Pure Betray Fleeting Wishes.
139. Fear! orochimaru's Castle.
140. Two beats, Kabuto's Trap.
141. Sakura's Decision.
Fillers - Mizuki, Fuujin and Raijin
142. The Evil Trio of High Security Installation.
143. Run, Ton-Ton! I'm depending on your nose.
144. Rebirth - Three People, One Team!
145. Explosion! New Formation, InoShikaChou!
146. Abandoned Dreams, The Shadow Of Orochimaru.
147. Confrontation of Fate! You Will Not Defeat Me!
Fillers - Finding Bikouchuu
148. Even Akamaru is Jelaous of His Searching Ability! Search for the Phantom Bikouchuu!
149. What's the Difference?! Don't Bugs All Look The Same?
150. Deceive, Confuse And Be Deceived! The Grand Bug Battle!
151. Burning Byakugan! This Is My Way Of The Ninja!
Fillers - Raiga Saga
152. Requiem for the Living
153. The Heart's Notice! Iron Fist of Love
154. Natural Enemy of the Byakugan
155. The Creeping Dark Clouds
156. Raiga's Counterattack!
157. Run! It's the Curry of Life!
Fillers - Gosunkugi Saga
158. Everyone, follow me! The Survival of Sweat and Tea
159. An Enemy or Friend?! The Bounty Hunter of the Desert.
160. Will we take it or will it be taken from us? The Okay Temple's Battle!
Fillers - Green Beast
161. Meeting the Strange Visitor, Green Beast? Wild Beast?... Rare Animal?
Fillers - Noroimusha
162. The White Noroimusha
163. Strategist : Koumei's Schemes
164. The Helper Who Came Too Late
165. Naruto's Death
166. Time is stopped & White Heron`s Flapping Wings of Time
167. Time is stopped & White Heron`s Flapping Wings of Time
Fillers - Ramen
168. Burning Pot! Mix It, Stir It, and Boil It!
Fillers - Anko's Past
169. Remembrance, The lost page
170. Impact, The closed door
171. Sneaking, The planned trap
172. Despair, The broken heart
173. Sea Battle, The released power
Fillers - Rich Kid
174. NO WAY! Celebrity Ninpou: Jutsu of Gold Element
Fillers - Tsunade's Test
175. Dig Here, Woof Woof! Search for the Buried Treasure
176. Dashing, Straying, Zigzag Run! Chase it Chasing it Mistaken it
Fillers - Postman Ninjas
177. OH!? Please, Mister Postman
Fillers - Hidden Star Village
178. Encounter, The boy that has a name of "Star"
179. Natsuhiboshi (Summer day’s star), Remembered Lullaby
180. Secret Technique, Compensation of Kujaku Myouhou
181. Hoshikage, The Buried Truth
182. Reunion, The leftover time
183. The star that shines brighter
Fillers - Kiba
184. Inuzuka KIBA's Long Day
Fillers - Onbaa
185. The legend of Konoha ! Onbaa has existed
Fillers - Shino
186. Laughed SHINO
Fillers - Moving Center
187. Business Starting!! Konoha House Moving Center
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Map!

The Five Great Shinobi Countries
Fire Country - Hidden Konoha (Leaf) Village
Water Country - Hidden Mist Village
Lightning Country - Hidden Cloud Village
Wind Country - Hidden Sand Village
Earth Country - Hidden Stone Village
Other Countries
Gray - Hidden Sound Village
Blue - Hidden Rain Village
Green - Hidden Grass Village
Light Blue - Hidden Waterfall Village

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Link to Naruto Eps!
http://www.toonamijetstream.com/dlink/index.html?episodeID=8a25c3920b8ac4af010b8b99c1e101e2
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Saturday, July 22, 2006

   Anime details
Although it debuted some time after the manga, the anime quickly caught up, since one anime episode usually covers around one and a half manga chapters. To prevent overlapping, the anime's producers tend to organize content from the manga chapters into long, uneventful sections followed by short bursts of action, sometimes adding filler content in between. Currently, in order to give the manga time to get ahead, the anime is only showing filler episodes.

The anime generally remains true to the manga, usually changing only minor details (causes of death, loss of limbs, and other injuries have been lessened in the anime) or expanding on parts skipped by the manga, such as the fight between Tenten and Temari. The filler arcs, though unreferenced in the manga (save for a few scant scenes), deal with the breaks between manga volumes, which covers a short period before the Sasuke Retrieval arc and several months before the time skip. The filler arcs tend to cover the supporting characters, occasionally giving insight into an otherwise rarely-seen character. Though these arcs are only present in the anime, it is likely that their events will hold true in the manga, since continuity issues would be created if they were ignored. No specific comment has been given on their status, however.

New episodes, animated by Studio Pierrot, air weekly on TV Tokyo in Japan during the Golden Time slot (Japan's equivalent of prime time in the US) each Wednesday night at 7:27PM. The series has also spawned two movies, Naruto the Movie and Naruto the Movie 2. An announcement for Naruto the Movie 3 was made on August 6, 2005, just after the release of the second movie. It is expected to be released sometime in August 2006.


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Naruto!
Naruto (ƒiƒ‹ƒg, Naruto? romanized as NARUTO in Japan) is a manga by Masashi Kishimoto with an anime TV series adaptation. Its titular main character, Uzumaki Naruto (‚¤‚¸‚Ü‚«ƒiƒ‹ƒg, Uzumaki Naruto?), is a loud, hyperactive, adolescent ninja who constantly searches for approval and recognition.

The manga was first published in Japan, by Shueisha, in the 43rd issue of the Shonen Jump magazine in 1999. VIZ Media publishes a translated version in the American Shonen Jump, and has translated roughly a third of the series. Naruto has become VIZ Media's best-selling manga series. [1]

Viz also licensed the anime for North American production. Naruto debuted on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block on September 10, 2005, at 9:00 p.m. EST in the United States, and on YTV's Bionix on September 16, 2005, at 9:30 p.m. EST (since changed to 8:00 p.m.) in Canada. Starting July 22, 2006, Jetix will show the first 26 episodes of Naruto in the UK at 8.00 p.m., according to the Jetix website. Starting on June 12, 2006, Cartoon Network is showing Naruto at 9:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Thursday, starting with the first episode.


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   Growth and popularity
The series' length and popularity (especially in Japan) is comparable to that of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball Z, another popular action-oriented shônen series derived from a manga. Kishimoto cites Toriyama's Dragon Ball series and Katsuhiro Otomo, of the Akira fame, as some of his inspirations,[citation needed] though Naruto differs significantly in its execution, themes explored, and overall premise.

Since its creation, Naruto has spawned a large number of fansites that contain detailed information, guides, and active forums. Some of the first and most popular sites targeted at English speaking audiences were established shortly after the first English manga volume was released in August 2003.

Prior to the anime's North American debut in 2005, several scanlation and fansub groups translated the series and made it available for free download on the internet. Although many such groups stop once a series has been licensed, there are some that have continued to translate new Naruto episodes due to the extremely large gap between the English and Japanese versions. Many of the episodes subbed by the Dattebayo fansub group are downloaded over 100,000 times within the first week of their release, and several others have surpassed 200,000 downloads within their first months; a testament to their popularity. [2]


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