Naruto SC (2008-2010 Chapter Book) comic books 2007-2009

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Boy Ninja!" Based on the stroy by Masashi Kishimoto. Adapted by Tracey West. Now your favorite manga stories are available as chapter books from VIZ Media. Younger children will be captivated by these prose stories, divided into easy-to-read chapters and featuring illustrations from the manga. The VIZ Kids line of chapter books debuts with Naruto, the story of a plucky prankster with a powerful secret whose ultimate goal is to be the world's greatest ninja! Naruto's training to be a ninja. But he's having trouble keeping his jokester ways under control. He's causing all kinds of trouble at the Ninja Academy. His teachers think he's annoying. And Naruto himself thinks he's going to be the best ninja that ever lived. Only he'll have to prove to everyone that he's more than just the class clown first! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Tests of a Ninja!" Based on the stroy by Masashi Kishimoto. Adapted by Tracey West. After graduating from Ninja Academy, Naruto makes new friends, pretty and smart Sakura and the moody Sasuke. He also meets his new sensei, Kakashi. Naruto's jokester ways may not help him to keep up with his talented new pals. If he wants to be the best ninja ever, he's going to have to work for it! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Worst Job!" Based on the stroy by Masashi Kishimoto. Adapted by Tracey West. Naruto and his friends from the Ninja Academy get their first mission. They have to protect a man named Mr. Tazuna, a famous bridge builder, while they escort him to the village where he'll be working on his next project. That means Naruto gets to leave the Village Hidden in the Leaves for the first time in his life. But the world outside Konoha is a big and scary place. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Secret Plan!" Based on the stroy by Masashi Kishimoto. Adapted by Tracey West. Naruto and his ninja friends try to protect old Mr. Tazuna and battle Zabuza, the Demon of the Mist. Their teacher Kakashi has shown them amazing powers. But how much does Naruto really know about Kakashi-sensei? What is Zabuza's secret plan? The young ninja find out they know less than they thought about the hidden past of the ninja world! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Bridge of Courage!" Based on the stroy by Masashi Kishimoto. Adapted by Tracey West. Ninja-in-training Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura's mission is to keep bridge builder Tazuna safe from his enemies. So they have to work hard to get stronger. Kakashi shows them a new way to train--by climbing trees! Meanwhile, their enemy Zabuza plans his return attack! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Speed!" Based on the stroy by Masashi Kishimoto. Adapted by Tracey West. Naruto's enemy Zabuza, the Demon of the Mist, is back! Naruto and his ninja friends Sasuke and Sakura, along with their teacher Kakashi, put everything they've got into protecting bridge-builder Tazuna and his family from the evil Zabuza. But this time, Zabuza has a partner, the fastest ninja Naruto's ever faced: the super-speedy Haku! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Next Level!" Based on the stroy by Masashi Kishimoto. Adapted by Tracey West. Haku and Zabuza are the worst enemies Naruto and his friends have ever faced. Now that the battle has become a matter of life and death, Naruto must learn what it means to truly become a ninja: sometimes you have to fight to win?and then deal with the consequences. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Intruders!" Based on the original story by Masashi Kishimoto. Adapted by Tracey West. As Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura prepare for their new exams, the competition intrudes on their success. Can they prove to their teachers that they are still the most powerful ninja kids in all the lands? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.99.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "The Challengers!" Based on the stroy by Masashi Kishimoto. Adapted by Tracey West. They're obnoxious, rude, and one of them really rubs Sakura the wrong way! Meet the challengers that Naruto and his friends encounter for their new exams. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.99.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. "The First Test!" Based on the original story by Masashi Kishimoto. Adapted by Tracey West. The Chunin Exams begin, and Naruto's got to learn to buckle down and do well on the worst challenge yet -- written tests! Can Naruto keep his wisecracking ways under control long enough to pass the First Test? Or will his jokes cause him and his friends Sakura and Sasuke to get kicked out of the Ninja Academy? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.99.