Naruto-no-Senaka--Nakama-no-Kiseki--Filler-Arc-Visual-Released

Naruto no Senaka -Nakama no Kiseki- Filler Arc Visual Released

At today’s Jump Festa 2015, Studio Pierrot’s booth had the first new visual for an upcoming Naruto Shippuden Arc titled Naruto no Senaka -Nakama no Kiseki- (Naruto’s Back -The Tracks of the Pals-). The arc itself will be airing from January 2015.

Naruto-no-Senaka--Nakama-no-Kiseki--Visual

It will be a filler arc and will focus on the Chunin exams that occur whilst Naruto was still training with Jiraiya. The exams will be held in the hidden sand village, Sunagakure where Gaara is now the Kazekage. The exams are host to various ninjas from various villages who wish to prove themselves worthy. Though the exams in the upcoming arc has some mysterious danger. The arc will see new characters as well as returning characters from that time frame.

Naruto is an original manga series created by Masashi Kishimoto. The manga began in 1999 in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, where to date a total of 69 volumes have released. Since its debut the manga has sold over 130 million copies in Japan alone. The series has also received two TV anime series adaptation, covering the manga’s two parts: Naruto and Naruto Shippuden in 2002 and 2007 respectively. Both series were produced by Studio Pierrot. Additionally, a total of 9 anime films have released to date and numerous OVAs and specials. A light novel spin-off was produced by Masatoshi Kusakabe and released in 2002, and a manga spinoff, titled Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden, began publishing in 2010 from Kenji Taira and was adapted into an anime in 2012. Today, the franchise is one of Japan’s most renowned and one of the most popular anime/manga series outside of Japan.

Here is a synopsis of the original series from MAL:

Naruto Uzumaki, a hyperactive and knuckle-headed ninja, lives in Konohagakure, the Hidden Leaf village. Moments prior to his birth, a huge demon known as the Kyuubi, the Nine-tailed Fox, attacked Konohagakure and wreaked havoc. In order to put an end to the Kyuubi’s rampage, the leader of the village, the 4th Hokage, sacrificed his life and sealed the monstrous beast inside the newborn Naruto.

Shunned because of the presence of the Kyuubi inside him, Naruto struggles to find his place in the village. He strives to become the Hokage of Konohagakure, and he meets many friends and foes along the way.

Naruto-Manga-Volume-1-Cover

The Naruto no Senaka -Nakama no Kiseki- filler arc will air from January next year in the Naruto Shippuden anime.

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