List of Naruto chapters (Part II, volumes 28–48)
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This is a list of chapters of the Naruto manga, covering the second part of the series, known simply as Part II. Part II is the second half of the Naruto manga, taking place two and a half years after the ending of chapter two hundred and thirty-eight, otherwise known as Part I. The next six chapters were part of a gaiden taking place before the Naruto manga. All subsequent chapters are considered to be part of the Part II storyline. The chapters are written by Masashi Kishimoto and published by Shueisha in the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.[1]
An anime adaptation of Part II, produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo, began airing on February 15, 2007 on TV Tokyo under the name Naruto: Shippūden (ナルト 疾風伝, lit. Naruto: Hurricane Chronicles).[2] These episodes began airing after the end of the original Naruto anime, which had been showing filler episodes in order to widen the plot gap between the anime and the manga.[3]
Part II has not yet been published in North America. The English adaptation of the Naruto manga is licensed by Viz Media and published in the United States Shonen Jump.[1] In order to compensate for the gap between the Japanese and English adaptations of the manga, Viz Media announced its "Naruto Nation" campaign, where it would release three volumes a month in the last four months of 2007 in order to close said gap.[4] Part II is set to begin serialization on December 4, 2007 in the United States Shonen Jump.[4]
Thirteen tankōbon of the Part II portion of the manga have been released in Japan by Shueisha, in addition to the prior twenty-seven released of the original Part I story. The twenty-eighth tankōbon was released on June 3, 2005, with the fortieth volume slated for release on November 2, 2007.[5][6] Viz Media has set March 4, 2008 and May 6, 2008 for the release of the first and second volumes of the Part II plotline in North America respectively.[7][8]
Volume list
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| Naruto's Homecoming!! | ナルトの帰郷!! | 28 | June 3, 2005[5] | March 4, 2008[7] | |
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After two-and-a-half years of training abroad, Naruto Uzumaki returns to his hometown of Konohagakure. To coincide with his return, the criminal organization Akatsuki becomes more active in its quest to capture all of the tailed beasts. For this task, Akatsuki sends members Sasori and Deidara to capture Gaara of Sunagakure. They succeed in their task and flee the village with Gaara. Upon hearing of this, Naruto reforms his old Team 7 by recruiting Kakashi Hatake and Sakura Haruno to the cause of going to save Gaara. | |||||
| Kakashi vs. Itachi!! | カカシVSイタチ!! | 29 | August 4, 2005[9] | May 6, 2008[8] | |
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During a brief pitstop in Sunagakure, Team 7 is joined by Chiyo, Sasori's grandmother. The group follows the Akatsuki members' trail from Sunagakure while Konoha sends Team Guy to assist Team 7. Akatsuki, meanwhile, is in the process of extracting the One-Tailed Shukaku from Gaara's body, a task that will take three days. To stall the approaching Teams 7 and Guy, Akatsuki members Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki are sent to distract them, and succeed in buying the needed time. Team 7 and Team Guy eventually converge outside the Akatsuki hideout just as the Shukaku's extraction reaches completion. | |||||
| Chiyo and Sakura | チヨバアとサクラ | 30 | November 4, 2005[10] | — | |
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In order for Team 7 can gain entry to the Akatsuki lair, Team Guy is forced to split up in order to take down a barrier over the entrance. While they accomplish this task, the members of Team Guy are forced to deal with a number of booby traps left for them. Team 7, meanwhile, finds Sasori and Deidara to be the only Akatsuki members remaining. Deidara flies off with Gaara's body, leading Naruto and Kakashi away and leaving Sakura and Chiyo to deal with Sasori. Sasori, a mater of puppetry, uses a number of different puppets to attack the two. Sakura's immense strength and Chiyo's own skills with puppetry, however, are more than capable of dealing with his puppets. | |||||
| Entrusted Thoughts!! | 託された想い!! | 31 | December 26, 2005[11] | — | |
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Backed into a corner, Sasori begins utilizing 100 puppets simultaneously in an attempt to overwhelm Sakura and Chiyo. As they deal with this puppet army, Sasori attempts to sneak up on Chiyo and kill her, though Sakura blocks the attack as a human shield. With Sasori caught unawares, Chiyo stabs him through the heart, and turns her attention to healing Sakura's injuries. With his dying breath and as a reward to Sakura for surviving, Sasori tells her of a spy he has within Orochimaru's ranks. Elsewhere, Naruto and Kakashi succeed in taking Gaara's body from Deidara, though Deidara himself is able to escape. After they regroup with Chiyo, Sakura, and Team Guy, Sakura tries to revive Gaara, though Shukaku's extraction has resulted in his death. As Naruto mourns for Gaara, Chiyo begins transferring her life energy to Gaara's body, restoring him to life at the cost of her own. The group honors Chiyo's memory and then returns home. | |||||
| The Road to Sasuke!! | サスケへの道!! | 32 | April 4, 2006[12] | — | |
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Kakashi is left bedridden upon his return to Konoha, his energy gone after his battle with Deidara. Despite this, he makes plans for Naruto and Sakura to meet with Sasori's spy in the hopes that they will be able to retrieve the final member of the original Team 7: Sasuke Uchiha. Konoha's elders, worried that Akatsuki might try to capture Naruto for the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox sealed within him, assigns Sai to join them as extra protection and Yamato as the group's leader. Naruto and Sakura have difficulties working with Sai and his apparent contempt for Sasuke, which Yamato does his best to reconcile. The group forms a plan, and Yamato goes to meet the spy alone with Naruto, Sakura, and Sai waiting in the shadows as backup. Yamato begins to question the spy, Kabuto Yakushi, about Orochimaru's base of operations, just as Orochimaru himself shows up to end their discussion. | |||||
| Secret Mission...!! | 極秘任務・・・!! | 33 | June 2, 2006[13] | — | |
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Kabuto, having always been loyal to Orochimaru, turns against Yamato, forcing him to call in Naruto, Sakura, and Sai for help. Naruto is drawn into battle with Orochimaru, and all the while his rage grows, allowing the demon fox within him to turn Naruto into a four-tailed manifestation of itself. This new Naruto, having lost all sense of self, attacks Orochimaru, who is only barely able to repel him. To stop Naruto from continuing his attack, Yamato uses his unique abilities to suppress the demon fox's influence, returning Naruto to his normal state. Meanwhile, Sai approaches Orochimaru on behalf of his organization, Root, with an undisclosed offer. Intrigued, Orochimaru takes him and Kabuto back to their hideout. Once learning of this Yamato, Naruto, and Sakura follow him, hoping to that he can lead them to Sasuke. | |||||
| The Time of Reunion...!! | 再会の時・・・!! | 34 | August 4, 2006[14] | — | |
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Yamato, Naruto, and Sakura find Sai and restrain him for his treachery. As they prepare to go looking for Sasuke, Sai questions Naruto's reasons for wanting to have Sasuke back, to which Naruto responds that the two had formed a bond that he won't allow to be broken. Intrigued by this concept of bonds, Sai rejoins them, even helping in capturing Kabuto. The group splits up, and Sai is the first to find Sasuke. Although he attempts to capture Sasuke on Naruto's behalf, Sasuke proves too strong. Naruto, Sakura, and Yamato soon arrive to help, though their combined efforts are still no match for Sasuke's increase in strength. As Sasuke prepares to kill them all, Orochimaru and a freed Kabuto appear to stop him, and they disappear to leave the retrieval defeated. | |||||
| The New Pair!! | 新たなる二人組!! | 35 | November 2, 2006[15] | — | |
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Kakashi, hoping to help Naruto be a better match for Sasuke during their next meeting, begins to train him in creating a new attack. Once finding that Naruto has a natural affinity for wind-based attacks, Kakashi helps him hone the ability to control wind. To expedite this process Kakashi has Naruto train with hundreds of copies of himself, allowing their collective knowledge to complete a year's worth of training in a few days. Meanwhile, two Akatsuki members, Hidan and Kakuzu, head towards Konoha to further their organization's goal of obtaining all the tailed beasts. Tsunade, determined to either capture or eliminate the pair, mobilizes the Niju Shotai, a group of twenty squads of four ninja assigned to accomplish this very task, to find the two. | |||||
| Team 10 | 第十班 | 36 | December 27, 2006[16] | — | |
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After Naruto gains proper control over the wind element, Kakashi tells him that creating his own unique attack will require mixing wind with his Rasengan. As Naruto struggles to accomplish this task, a Niju Shotai team consisting of Shikamaru Nara, Asuma Sarutobi finds Hidan and Kakuzu. Although they are quickly able to deliver a fatal blow to Hidan, it becomes apparent that Hidan cannot be killed by normal means. Hidan is soon able to "link" himself with Asuma, causing any damage he receives to be transferred to Asuma. As such, Hidan tries to stab himself in the heart, killing Asuma yet leaving him unfazed. Shikamaru does his best to prevent this, though Hidan ultimately proves successful. As reinforcements arrive the two Akatsuki duo are driven off, and the Niju Shotai members return home to bury Asuma. | |||||
| Shikamaru's Battle!! | シカマルの戦い!! | 37 | April 4, 2007[17] | — | |
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Shikamaru sets out with the remaining members of Team 10 to find Hidan and avenge Asuma. To help them in their quest Kakashi joins them as leader, leaving Yamato in charge of overseeing Naruto's training. Once they find the Akatsuki pair, Shikamaru restrains them with his shadow while Kakashi pierces through Kakuzu's chest. Kakuzu, having multiple extra hearts, survives the attack and frees Hidan, allowing the two to join forces against the Konoha ninja. Needing to separate the two, Shikamaru captures Hidan again and leads him away, where he avenges Asuma by blowing Hidan up and burying his still speaking remains. Kakashi and the others have a considerably more difficult time with Kakuzu who is able to use his extra hearts to a great advantage. Just as they are about to be killed, Naruto arrives with Yamato, Sakura, and Sai to save them. | |||||
| The Fruits of Training...!! | 修業の成果・・・!! | 38 | June 4, 2007[18] | — | |
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Having completed his training enough to form a usable attack, Naruto forms his new jutsu. Although Kakuzu is able to avoid the attack for a while, Naruto is ultimately able to strike him with it, destroying his remaining hearts and ending the battle. As the Konoha ninja return home, Sasuke, elsewhere, decides he has learned all he can from Orochimaru. Uninterested in giving Orochimaru his body, Sasuke tries to kill him, though Orochimaru is still able to initiate the body-stealing process. Through the use of his Sharingan, Sasuke is able to turn the process against Orochimaru and absorb him into his body. Freed from Orochimaru's control, Sasuke at long last begins recruiting ninja he has deemed essential in his plan to kill his brother, Akatsuki member Itachi Uchiha. As each of the ninja were former test subjects of Orochimaru, Sasuke is forced to venture from base to base to find them. After recruiting Suigetsu and Karin, he begins searching for the final member of his team, Jugo. | |||||
| Those on the Move | 動き出す者たち | 39 | August 3, 2007[19] | — | |
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With some reluctance, Jugo agrees to join Sasuke and the others. His team assembled, Sasuke calls them "Snake", and they split up to search for clues about Itachi's whereabouts. Once word of Orochimaru's defeat by Sasuke reaches Konoha, Naruto decides that this would be a good opportunity to try and retrieve Sasuke again. Realizing that Sasuke is looking for Itachi, Naruto sets out with Sakura, Sai, Kakashi, Yamato, and the members of Team 8 to find either of the Uchiha brothers. Akatsuki also learns of Orochimaru's defeat, and mobilizes Deidara and his new teammate Tobi to deal with Sasuke. The two soon find Sasuke, and Deidara meets him in battle, though Sasuke's abilities prove to be more than a match for him. Angered that he is being dealt with so easily, Deidara prepares to create the biggest explosion that he can in the hopes that it will kill Sasuke. | |||||
| The Ultimate Art!! | 究極芸術!! | 40 | November 2, 2007[6] | — | |
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Deidara creates a gigantic explosive that diffuses into microscopic bombs that kill a person from the inside. Using his lightning natured chakra, Sasuke is able to negate Deidara's attacks. In response Deidara uses the mouth in his chest to self-detonate, producing a massive explosion covering over ten kilometers. Sasuke manages to survive by summoning Manda, but Manda dies in the process. In Amegakure, the Akatsuki leader Pein is instructed to capture Naruto by Tobi, who refers to himself as Madara Uchiha. After Sasuke recovers from his fight, he and his team pursue Itachi, and Sasuke confronts him. Itachi escapes from the battle, instructing Sasuke to finish their battle in the Uchiha Hideout. Meanwhile, Jiraiya informs Tsunade on the location of Akatsuki's leader, and discusses Naruto's relationship with his father, Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage. Jiraiya infiltrates Amegakure, and manages to capture an Amegakure ninja, who reveals information on Pein. | |||||
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
- 370. Uneasiness (胸騒ぎ, Munasawagi)
- 371. An Old Friend...!! (旧知・・・!!, Kyūchi...!!)
- 372. A Crying Country!! (泣いている国!!, Naiteiru kuni!!)
- 373. The Student-and-Teacher Era...!! (師弟時代・・・!!, Shitei jidai...!!)
- 374. Growth Into a God!! (神への成長!!, Kami e no seichō!!)
- 375. The Two Hermits...!! (二大仙人・・・!!, Nidai sennin...!!)
- 376. Child of Prophecy!! (予言の子!!, Yogen no ko!!)
See also
- List of Naruto media
- List of Naruto chapters
- List of Naruto chapters (Part I)
- List of Naruto: Shippūden episodes
- List of Naruto story arcs
References
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- ^ "Naruto Filler to End - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. 2006-12-04. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
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External links
- Official Shueisha site for the Naruto manga Template:Jp icon
- Official Naruto site from Viz Media Template:En icon
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