Name of series: Naruto
Japanese title: ???
Genre: Action, adventure, fantasy, comedy.
General Audience: Teens
Status: Ongoing (372 chapters as at 30/09/2007)
Overview: Uzumaki Naruto, a ninja from Konoha village has a strong desire to become the Hokage, the leading ninja of the village. When Naruto was a newborn child, a demon fox which attacked the village and killed many ninjas, was sealed into him. Because of the demon fox sealed within him, Naruto is hated by many of the villagers. Rather than hating the villagers, Naruto became the prankster of the ninja village. In the first few arcs of the series, Naruto had three companions with whom he does missions with and they are Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura and Hatake Kakashi.
Characters that appear in the game:
Uzumaki Naruto - See Overview.
Uchiha Sasuke - A survivor of the Uchiha Clan massacre. He wishes to kill his brother whom he thinks is responsible for the massacre. He is also very talented compared to Naruto and because of this, Naruto sees him as his greatest rival. Currently, Sasuke is a missing-nin.
Haruno Sakura - A female ninja from Konoha who's talent is her intelligence. She is currently a medical ninja.
Hatake Kakashi - A Jounin from Konoha. He is the leader of Naruto's team (Team 7). He is known as "Copy Ninja Kakashi" because he can copy most of his opponents' moves.
Garra - A Jinchurikki ninja just like Naruto. The demon within him, Shukaku, allows him to manipulate sand.
Sai - A later member of Team 7. His main skill is bringing his drawn creations to life.
Jiraiya - One of the legendary three Sannin and is Naruto's teacher. He is also known as "The Toad Hermit."
Tsunade - One of the legendary three Sannin and is Sakura's teacher. She is a medical ninja.
Orochimaru - One of the legendary three. He is a missing-nin.