{"product_id":"naruto-vol-23-9781421518596","title":"Naruto, Vol. 23","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe world's most popular ninja comic!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNaruto is a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He's got a wild sense of humor, but Naruto is completely serious about his mission to be the world's greatest ninja! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOrochimaru's nefarious plans for Sasuke are revealed, and Naruto vows to save his friend. But first he must battle the mysterious Kimimaro, who has deadly past ties to the Sound Ninja Four!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Like many kids, he was first inspired to become a manga artist in elementary school when he read \u003ci\u003eDragon Ball\u003c\/i\u003e. After spending time in art college, he won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his story \u003ci\u003eKarakuri\u003c\/i\u003e. After considering various genres for his next project, Kishimoto decided on a story steeped in traditional Japanese culture. His first version of \u003ci\u003eNaruto\u003c\/i\u003e, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits; his final version, which debuted in \u003ci\u003eWeekly Shonen Jump\u003c\/i\u003e in 1999, quickly became the most popular ninja manga in the world. The series would also spawn multiple anime series, movies, novels, video games and more. Having concluded the series in late 2014, Masashi Kishimoto has kept himself busy this year with the side story \u003ci\u003eNaruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring\u003c\/i\u003e and writing the story for the latest \u003ci\u003eNaruto\u003c\/i\u003e movie, \u003ci\u003eBoruto: Naruto the Movie\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which will focus on the title character's son, Boruto.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625345585426,"sku":"9781421518596","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6224ecfa-5c7f-4ccf-9b7b-c327ad73abb0.jpg?v=1732628025","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/naruto-vol-23-9781421518596","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}