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 One day | got a phone call from a
relative of mine and got seriously
chewed out. WhyP The reason was
the art | drew of myself in volume
one. My aunt saw the picture of me
eating ramen, and said “Is he only
eating ramen aga/n/ Every time you
came over to my house, you
demanded instant noodles instead of
the home-cooked meal | had ready
for you! You'd better be getting your vegetables!" Don't
worry, auntie—| a7 eating my vegetables. (P.S. They
just came out with instant noodles in “Cheese Curry
Flavor.” It's really tasty.)
—Masashi Kishimoto, 2000

Author/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural

Okayama Prefecture, Japan. After spending time in art college,
he won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his
manga Karakuri (“mechanism”). Kishimoto decided to base his
next story on traditional Japanese culture. His first version of
Naruto, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits;
his final version, which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in
1999, quickly became the most popular ninja manga in Japan.
 NARUTO VOL. 2
The SHONEN JUMP Graphic Novel Edition

This graphic novel contains material that was originally published in

English in SHONEN JUMP #6-10.

STORY AND ART BY

MASASHI KISHIMOTO

English Adaptation/Jo Duffy

Translation/Katy Bridges, Mari Morimoto
Touch-Up Art & Lettering/Heidi Szykowny
Cover Design/Sean Lee
Graphics & Layout/Sean Lee
Senior Editor/Jason Thompson

Managing Editor/Elizabeth Kawasaki

Director of Production/Noboru Watanabe
Vice President of Publishing/Alvin Lu
Vice President & Editor in Chief/Yumi Hoashi
Senior Director of Acquisitions/Rika Inouye
Vice President of Sales & Marketing/Liza Coppola
Publisher/Hyoe Narita

NARUTO © 1999 by Masashi Kishimoto. All rights reserved. First

published in Japan in 1999 by SHUEISHA Inc., Tokyo. English transla-
tion rights in the United States of America and Canada arranged by
SHUEISHA Inc. The stories, characters, and incidents mentioned in
this publication are entirely fictional. No portion of this book may be
reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without
written permission from the copyright holders.

Printed in the U.S.A.

Published by VIZ Media, LLC

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NARUTO is rated T for Teen. It contains fantasy
violence, language and alcohol and tobacco
usage. It is recommended for ages 13 and up.

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assigned to train our crush on Sasuke, fox spirit dwelling inside member of the
heroes. Although he who ignores her. In him, Naruto grew up to prestigious Uchiha
seems easy-going, he is a return, she picks on be an attention-seeking clan. His goal is to
master of ninjutsu. Naruto, who has a troublemaker. His goal is get revenge against
crush on her. to become the best ninja a mysterious person
ever, and be recognized who wronged him
as the next Hokage. in the past.

THE THIRD HOKAGE =f BK 82

The most respected person
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the demon fox. His name
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4 JVA IRUKA
Naruto’s old teacher
at the Ninja Academy.
His parents were
killed by the demon
fox, but he doesn’t
blame Naruto for it.

THE STORY SO FARR...

Twelve years ago, a giant fox demon attacked the ninja village of
Konohagakure, until the Hokage, the village champion, managed to
defeat it by sealing its soul into the body of a baby boy. Now that
boy, Uzumaki Naruto, has grown up and become a ninja-in-training,
like his classmates Sasuke and Sakura. Forced to work as a team,
the three ninjas received a strange assignment: steal a bell from the
belt of their teacher Kakashi. But they failed...and now Kakashi
has told them to give up their hopes of ever being ninja!
 NARUTO
VOL. 2
TH €E WORST CLIENT

CONTENTS
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NUMBER 8 YOU FAILED!

NUMBER 9 THE WORST CLIENT

NUMBER 10 TARGET #2

NUMBER II GOING ASHORE

NUMBER 12 GAME OVER!!!

NUMBER 13 NINJA!

NUMBER 14 THE SECRET PLAN

NUMBER 15 RETURN OF THE SHARINGAN

NUMBER 16 WHO ARE YOU?!

NUMBER 17 PREPARATIONS FOR BATTLE

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I’ve gotten a number of letters asking me to tell more about
Make-Out Paradise, the books Kakashi is always reading.
Therefore, I’ve decided to write a little bit about it.

Make-Out Paradise (a three-volume series) is Kakashi’s

favorite reading material! The plot involves Cy

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mended for ages 13 and up,” it’s not quite “adult” enough to
explain the story of Make-Out Paradise. Sorry! But | will
say that if Kakashi gets his wish, Make-Out Paradise Vol. |
may yet be published in English!
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WHO MANAGE CORPSE WHAT'S
DISPOSALS ARE SUPPOSED WRONG,
TO DESTROY THE BODIES MASTER
OF THOSE THEY KILL AT KAKASHI?
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THE WEAPONS
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HUNTER USED
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SKILL!! IS AGREAT
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ANDO EVEN
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MOST IMPORTANT
SKILL,” BUT RIGHT
NOW YOU CAN’T
EVEN MOVE.
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SOME TIME
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READINESS.
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HAVE
YOU
BEEN?!

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NINJA WHO OUR
BROUGHT OUR GUESTS
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class you
EVER TOOK?

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YOU SAY |
GOT IN SOME
REALLY HIGH
QUALITY
NAP
AGAIN?!
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ATTENTION,
NARUTO!!
IT'S APAIN,
BUT I'LL TRY
TO KEEP
IT SIMPLE!
TRY TO FIND
SOME STORAGE
SPACE FOR THIS
INFORMATION
SOMEWHERE
IN THAT SHINY,
SMOOTH BRAIN
OF YOURS.

TOGETHER, (2) THOSE OF (I) THOSE OF THE CHAKRAS

THE MENTAL AND poh eis eye imlee
THOSE TWO
FORMS OF SPIRITUAL ENERGY ANC EVERY ENERGIES NINA
ENERGY ARE ACQUIRED OVER ONE OF THE THAT A SHINOBI
WHAT MAKE THECOURSEOF = gre OFTHE ee Criges
MUCH TRAINING 13 TRILLION IN ORDER
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ARE BELIEVED NINTUTSU,
TO MAKE UP BASICALLY,
THE HUMAN THESE
BODY... pairon

IN EFFECT, ALL THE ARTS AND

TECHNIQUES OF THE SHINOB! ARE
BORN OF A COMBINATION OF
THOSE 2 ENERGIES, BROUGHT
FORTH FROM THE BODY AND
THE SPIRIT-IN WHAT IS CALLED
"MANIPULATING THE
MNIUTSU CHAKRAS"—AND FOCUSED
IN THE MYSTIC
PROCESS
KNOWN AS
..| “FIRE STYLE”,
FOR EXAMPLE...
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DO SO WELL
WITH LONG
EXPLANATIONS,
BUT IF YOU YEAH,
COULD JUST WHATEVER!!
SHOW ME,
MY BODY
CAN LEARN IT!!!

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NONE OF ALREADY
YOU YET
MASTERY
HAS FULL
THEEMPLOY
NINJA
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CHAKRA!
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SUMMONING AS
PHYSICAL SAKURA
ANO MENTAL SAID,
ENERGIES AND | MANIPULATION
COMBINING OF
THEM WITHIN THE
YOUR OWN CHAKBA...
MENTAL
ENERGY

CHAKRAS
EFFECTIVELY! AS WOULD DEPENDING ON WHICH
THE MAKEUP TECHNIQUE YOU WISH TO
OFELEMENTS EMPLOY, THE AMOUNT OF
YOU'D NEED ENERGY YOU'D NEED TO
TO COMBINE... ABSORB
WOULD
VARY...

IF YOU \
AEP NO MATTER
fala HOW GREAT
THE AMOUNT
BALANCE,
WHATEVER OF CHAKRA
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TECHNIQUE.../ oe SUMMON
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WILL THE oe MANIPULATE... |
EFFECTIVENESS 7 : j
OF YOUR
MANEUVER BE
CUT IN HALF...
BUT YOU COULD
BLUNDER SO
BADLY THE
SPELL MAY
NOT BE
RELEASED
AT ALL.
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 YOU END UP
SQUANDERING
YOUR ENERGIES,
.. GO OUT YOU NOT ONLY LACK
ONA THE STAMINA FOR
LIMB, A PROTRACTED
ANO LEARN FIGHT... BUT YOU
FROM THE ALSO DEVELOP
EXPERIENCE! |S SIGNIFICANT
Y¥ MULNERABILITIES.

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TO BE CONTINUED IN NARUTO VOL. 3/