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[[File:NarutoCover_2145.jpg|frame|(clockwise from bottom middle) [[The Hero|Naruto]], [[The Ace|Sasuke]], [[The Obi -Wan|Kakashi]], [[Big Brother Mentor|Iruka]], and [[The Chick|Sakura]]]]

[[In a World|In a world]] rife with [[Ninja]], one boy seeks to become the [[To Be a Master|greatest ninja there ever was]]. That boy is Naruto Uzumaki, a twelve-year old ninja-in-training who tries to make up for his lack of talent and intellect with enthusiasm and sheer determination.

However, Naruto's cheerful disposition hides a dark secret: when he was but a baby, his hometown of Konohagakure ("The Village Hidden In the Leaves") was attacked by a monstrous demon known as the Kyubi ("Nine-Tailed Fox"). The beast was eventually subdued, but not before it had killed many of the strongest ninja of the village. Furthermore, the beast had to be contained in the infant Naruto's body, and the boy has had to grow up with the stigma of basically being a [[Sealed Inside a Person -Shaped Can|living prison]] for a demonic monster.

But like any good [[Shonen]] protagonist, Naruto doesn't let this slow him down. He continues to pursue his ambition of becoming the next Hokage ("Flame Shadow", a title for the head ninja of his village). The manga ''[['''Naruto]]''''', written by [[Masashi Kishimoto]], follows the story of his pursuit of greatness, with the help of his teammates (Angst-ridden [[Anti -Hero]] Sasuke and hot-headed love-interest Sakura), and eventually moves to encompass their struggles against [[Big Bad]] Orochimaru, ruthless leader of the rival village of Otogakure ("Village Hidden in the Sound"), and the S-Class criminal organisation Akatsuki.

The English dub ran on [[Toonami]] in the US. When the news first spread that ''Naruto'' was hitting the States, despite the fanbase's fears, [[Four Kids4Kids! Entertainment|4Kids]] had little, if any interest. But [[Viz Media]] had plenty of interest, since they scooped up the license and dubbed it for the US audiences. At first, it seemed like it would be marketed as a kiddie show with blood - [[Never Say "Die"]] was in full effect - but the Wave Country arc onwards saw free usage of the words "kill", "die", etc.

Also notable is that as of January 2009, an official English subtitled version of the anime will be available for a subscription fee as little as ''an hour'' after the Japanese broadcast on and available subtitled ''for free'' on [https://web.archive.org/web/20091219143555/http://naruto.viz.com/ this site] which started with the beginning of ''Shippuden'' and has since caught up. For American users, the television site [http://www.hulu.com Hulu] features the episodes for free a week after they're aired, catching up at the same rate. Which is good, considering [[Cartoon Network]] stopped airing the show when there were only 11 episodes of filler left (though luckily episodes in either language are still available on iTunes and coming out on DVD). If, like many of us, you don't live in the U.S., you can also watch Naruto for free within an hour of it being broadcast in Japan at [https://web.archive.org/web/20100507134209/http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Naruto_Shippuden Crunchyroll].

Dubbed episodes of ''Shippuden'' [http://www.animenewsnetwork.comcc//news/2009-09-10/disney-xd-to-add-naruto-shippuden-in-u.s are now airing] on [[Disney XD]] as of October 28, 2009. The broadcast dub is about as edited [[Cartoon Network]] version give or take a degree. Uncut dubbed episodes are available on iTunes, usually released before the TV broadcast.

Several licensed games have been made, such as ''[[Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2]]'', ''[[Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations]]'' and the ''[[Naruto Clash of Ninja (Video Game)|Naruto Clash of Ninja]]'' series. A spinoff series called ''[[Rock LeesLee's Springtime of Youth]]'' was also made.

''Not'' to be confused with [[Naru TaruNarutaru|the series]] with the similar-looking name. And '''''DEFINITELY''''' not to be confused with a terrifying horror manga called ''[[Uzumaki]]''.

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