Kishimoto's original plans for Naruto were completely different. The story might have failed if it had stayed that way.

Enter The Garden released its first episode last year with The Waiting Man, a brief anime episode that focused on a young ...

Very early on, Orochimaru cemented himself as a very dangerous threat, establishing the stakes in the journey of Naruto and ...

[Author Caleb] Goellner skillfully leverages this narrative flexibility to make New York City —and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles— officially part of Naruto canon. Goellner, however ...

In Naruto, the Hokage leads the village of Konohagakure. The position of Hokage is as old as the village itself, but the ...

Introduced as a part of the “Chunin Exams,” the Konoha ninja didn’t have ninjutsu to rely on like Naruto and Sasuke but had ...

“Naruto,” one of the world’s most popular and profitable manga and anime franchises, is getting its first-ever North American symphonic concert tour. Variety can now exclusively unveil the ...

Gohan was primed to be Dragon Ball Z's lead after the death of Goku, but the series brought back the original hero to save ...

As part of the 20th Anniversary of the Naruto series, consumers can get their hands on a Minato and Itachi Banpresto Reproprize figures. The figures will be available outside of Japan through the ...

The Pain Assault arc might be one of the greatest arc in Naruto but it robbed Neji and Rock Lee of a chance to show what they ...