Shueisha has released 72 tankōbon in Japan, with the first 27 containing Part I, and the remaining 45 belonging to Part II. Both series are produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo, and air on TV Tokyo. The second, named Naruto Shippuden ( ナルト疾風伝, Naruto Shippūden, literally, Naruto: Hurricane Chronicles), is based on Part II. The first anime series, also titled Naruto, covers the entirety of Part I over 220 episodes. Several adaptations based on Naruto have been made, including two anime series and seven feature films. Viz Media licenses the Naruto manga for an English adaptation in North America, where it is serialized in the American Shonen Jump and released in volume format. All subsequent chapters belong to Part II, which continues the storyline from Part I after a two and a half year ellipsis. The first 244 chapters are known as Part I, and constitute the first part of the Naruto storyline. Shueisha later collected these chapters in tankōbon bound volumes. The series began its serialization in the issue 43 from 1999.

The series focuses on titular hero and protagonist named Naruto Uzumaki, a ninja from the Hidden Leaf Village with supernatural ninjutsu abilities, who is the host of Nine Tailed Fox and dreams to become Hokage in order to receive respect from the villagers and to protect them from any upcoming threats. The Naruto manga is written by Masashi Kishimoto and published by Shueisha in Weekly Shōnen Jump. The cover of the first Naruto tankōbon released in Japan by Shueisha in March 2000.

Naruto comic book volume 1