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{{short description|Japanese manga series by Masashi Kishimoto}}
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| title = Anime television series
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* ''[[#Part I 2|Naruto]]'' (2002–07)
* ''[[#Part II 2|Naruto: Shippuden]]'' (2007–17)
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=== Anime ===
==== Part I ====
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{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = [[Hayato Date]]
| writer = {{ubl|Katsuyuki Sumisawa (#1–132)|Junki Takegami (#133–220)}}
| music = {{ubl|Musashi Project|[[Toshio Masuda (composer)|Toshio Masuda]]}}
| studio = [[Pierrot (company)|Pierrot]]
| licensee = {{English anime licensees
| NA = Viz Media
| UK = [[Crunchyroll UK and Ireland|Crunchyroll]]
| AUS =  [[Madman Anime]]
}}
{{collapsed infobox section begin|Networks}}
| network = [[TX Network|TXN]] ([[TV Tokyo]])
| network_en = {{English anime networks
| AU = [[Network 10|Network Ten]], [[ABC Me|ABC3]]
| AUS = [[Cartoon Network (Australian and New Zealand TV channel)|Cartoon Network]] ([[Toonami (Australian TV programming block)|Toonami]])
| BI = [[Disney XD (British and Irish TV channel)|Jetix]]
| CA = [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]], [[Télétoon]]
| IN = [[Cartoon Network (Indian TV channel)|Cartoon Network]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Cartoon Network gears up for 2005 with new acquisitions|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k5/apr/apr138.htm|website=Indian Television|access-date=June 12, 2023|date=April 12, 2005|archive-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124234120/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k5/apr/apr138.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
| NA = [[Neon Alley]]
| PH = [[ABS-CBN]], [[Hero (TV channel)|Hero]], [[Yey!]]
| SEA = [[Animax (Asian TV channel)|Animax]]
| US = [[Cartoon Network]]/[[Adult Swim]] ([[Toonami]]), [[Starz]]
| ZA = [[SABC 2]]
}}{{collapsed infobox section end}}
| first = October 3, 2002
| last = February 8, 2007
| episodes = 220
| episode_list = List of Naruto episodes
}}
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The ''Naruto'' anime, directed by [[Hayato Date]] and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo, premiered in Japan on October 3, 2002, and concluded on February 8, 2007, after 220 episodes on TV Tokyo.<ref name="tvtokyo">{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto2002/story_f.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822094056/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto2002/story_f.html|archive-date=August 22, 2016|title=Naruto story|publisher=[[TV Tokyo]]|language=ja|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto2002/stuff_f.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702164537/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto2002/stuff_f.html|archive-date=July 2, 2016|title=Naruto staff|publisher=[[TV Tokyo]]|language=ja|url-status=dead}}</ref> The first 135 episodes were adapted from Part I of the manga; the remaining 85 episodes are original and use plot elements that are not in the manga.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animesays.com/list/naruto/|title=Naruto Filler & Episode List – AnimeSays|publisher=AnimeSays|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220180640/http://www.animesays.com/list/naruto/|archive-date=February 20, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Tetsuya Nishio]] was the character designer for ''Naruto'' when the manga was adapted into an anime series; Kishimoto had requested that Nishio be given this role.<ref>{{cite book|title=Manga's Cultural Crossroads|last=Gan|first=Sheuo Hui|date=2013|publisher=[[Taylor and Francis]]|isbn=978-1-134-10283-9|location=Hoboken|page=227|chapter=Auteur and Anime as Seen in the Naruto TV Series|editor1-last=Berndt|editor1-first=Jacqueline|editor2-last=Kümmerling-Meibauer|editor2-first=Bettina}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=July 21, 2012|title=Kishimoto: Naruto Manga to Continue Longer Than 1.5 Years|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-21/kishimoto/naruto-manga-to-continue-longer-than-1.5-years|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110231938/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-21/kishimoto/naruto-manga-to-continue-longer-than-1.5-years|archive-date=January 10, 2017}}</ref> Beginning on April 29, 2009, the original ''Naruto'' anime began a rerun on Wednesdays and Thursdays (until the fourth week of September 2009 when it changed to only Wednesdays). It was remastered in [[High-definition television|HD]], with new 2D and 3D effects, under the name {{Nihongo foot|''Naruto: Shōnen Hen''|{{ruby-ja|NARUTO|ナルト}} 少年篇||"Naruto: Youth Version"|group=lower-alpha}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/narutoshonen/|script-title=ja:少年篇|title=Shōnen Hen|trans-title=Youth Version|publisher=[[TV Tokyo]]|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007032659/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/narutoshonen/|archive-date=October 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Episodes from the series have been released on both VHS and DVD, and collected as boxed sets.<ref>{{cite web |title=Naruto ナルト－ 巻ノ一 |trans-title=Naruto {{endash}} Volume No.1 |url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto2002/goods/dvd_01.html#01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218151802/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto2002/goods/dvd_01.html#01 |archive-date=2013-02-18 |publisher=TV Tokyo |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto2002/goods/dvd_05.html#2|publisher=[[TV Tokyo]]|title=Naruto 5th Stage|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013080609/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto2002/goods/dvd_05.html|archive-date=October 13, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B001FX7914|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427191219/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B001FX7914|archive-date=April 27, 2016|title=Naruto-ナルト- DVD-BOX I 参上!うずまきナルト|trans-title=Naruto {{endash}} DVD {{endash}} BOX I Rising! Naruto Uzumaki|language=ja|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B001FX790U|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321155345/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B001FX790U|archive-date=March 21, 2016|title=Naruto-ナルト- DVD-BOX III 激突!ナルトVSサスケ|trans-title=Naruto DVD Box III Crash! Naruto VS Sasuke|language=ja|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
Viz licensed the anime series for broadcast and distribution in the [[DVD region code#Region codes and countries|Region 1]] market.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=March 23, 2009|title=Viz Confirms Plans to Present New Dubbed Naruto|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-23/viz-confirms-plans-to-present-new-dubbed-naruto|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114142722/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-23/viz-confirms-plans-to-present-new-dubbed-naruto|archive-date=November 14, 2016}}</ref> The English dub of the anime began airing on September 10, 2005, and concluded on January 31, 2009, with 209 episodes aired on [[Cartoon Network]]'s Toonami in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2005-08-11/naruto-on-cartoon-network|title=Naruto on Cartoon Network|date=August 11, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029151758/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2005-08-11/naruto-on-cartoon-network|archive-date=October 29, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> The episodes were also broadcast on [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]]'s [[Bionix (TV programming block)|Bionix]] (Canada),<ref>{{Cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|date=August 9, 2005|title=Naruto Delayed on YTV|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-08-09/naruto-delayed-on-ytv|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910060641/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-08-09/naruto-delayed-on-ytv|archive-date=September 10, 2016|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> [[Disney XD (British and Irish TV channel)|Jetix]] (United Kingdom)<ref>{{cite news|last=Mays|first=Jonathan|date=May 23, 2006|title=Naruto UK Plans Revealed|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-05-23/naruto-uk-plans-revealed|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910064031/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-05-23/naruto-uk-plans-revealed|archive-date=September 10, 2016}}</ref> and [[SABC 2]]'s (South Africa)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabc2.co.za/sabc/home/sabc2/shows/details?id=549c43df-ff0a-4dab-af24-8eff695586be&title=Naruto|title=Naruto|website=SABC 2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216175947/http://www.sabc2.co.za/sabc/home/sabc2/shows/details?id=549c43df-ff0a-4dab-af24-8eff695586be&title=Naruto|archive-date=February 16, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> programming blocks, and were released on DVD on March 28, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CEXG3W|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210175750/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CEXG3W|archive-date=February 10, 2018|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|title=Naruto, Vol. 1 (DVD)|url-status=dead}}</ref> On August 25, 2017, [[Starz]] announced that they would be offering episodes of the series for their Video on Demand service starting September 1, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/882819-starz-app-september-2017-movies-and-tv-titles-announced|title=Starz app September 2017 Movies and TV Titles Announced|date=August 25, 2017|publisher=ComingSoon.net|archive-date=July 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724044655/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/882819-starz-app-september-2017-movies-and-tv-titles-announced|url-status=live}}</ref> The first 26 volumes contain four episodes; later DVD volumes have five episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001BP14EO|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803025833/http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001BP14EO|archive-date=August 3, 2009|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|title=Naruto, Vol. 27 (DVD)|url-status=dead}}</ref> Uncut editions were released in DVD box sets, each containing 12–15 episodes, with some variation based on story arcs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002HW5G2Q|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413040619/http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002HW5G2Q|archive-date=April 13, 2016|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|title=Naruto Uncut, Vol. 1 (DVD Box Set)|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the American broadcast, references to alcohol, [[Culture of Japan|Japanese culture]], [[sexual innuendo]], and the appearance of blood and death were sometimes edited but remained in the DVD editions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/11/10/naruto-readers-guide?page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130193937/http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/11/10/naruto-readers-guide?page=2|archive-date=January 30, 2016|author=Sparrow, A.E.|title=Naruto Reader's Guide|website=[[IGN]]|url-status=dead|date=2007-11-09 }}</ref> One of the censored scenes was the accidental kiss between Naruto and Sasuke, fitting in the long trend of removing content that alludes to homosexual relationships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cbldf.org/2019/03/anime-censorship-in-the-early-2000s/|title=Anime Censorship in the 90s and Early 2000s {{!}} Comic Book Legal Defense Fund|date=March 18, 2019|archive-date=December 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204200236/http://cbldf.org/2019/03/anime-censorship-in-the-early-2000s/|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was also licensed to [[Hulu]], [[Joost]], and [[Crunchyroll]], which aired the episodes online with the original Japanese audio tracks and English subtitles.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=September 23, 2008|title=Joost Streams Legal, Subbed Naruto, Death Note for Free (Updated)|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-09-23/joost-streams-legal-subbed-naruto-death-note-for-free|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204201849/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-09-23/joost-streams-legal-subbed-naruto-death-note-for-free|archive-date=December 4, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=September 23, 2008|title=Hulu.com Launches Channel for Free, Legal Anime Streams (Update 2)|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-09-23/hulu-website-launches-channel-for-free-legal-anime|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203190930/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-09-23/hulu-website-launches-channel-for-free-legal-anime|archive-date=December 3, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=November 11, 2008|title=TV Tokyo to Also Stream Naruto Through Crunchroll|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-17/tv-tokyo-to-also-stream-naruto-through-crunchyroll|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106103242/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-17/tv-tokyo-to-also-stream-naruto-through-crunchyroll|archive-date=November 6, 2016 }}</ref> On June 1, 2017, it was announced that an HD remaster version of the original ''Naruto'' television anime series would debut on Japanese TV on June 24, starting with the show's first episode.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=June 1, 2017|title=Scenario Art Performs New Ending Theme For Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-01/scenario-art-performs-new-ending-theme-for-boruto-naruto-next-generations-anime/.116877|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606104125/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-01/scenario-art-performs-new-ending-theme-for-boruto-naruto-next-generations-anime/.116877|archive-date=June 6, 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref>
 
A series of four "brand-new" episodes, to commemorate the original anime's 20th anniversary, were originally scheduled to premiere on September 3, 2023;<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Original Naruto Anime's Brand-New Episodes Premiere on September 3|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2023-07-02/original-naruto-anime-brand-new-episodes-premiere-on-september-3/.199903|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702164922/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2023-07-02/original-naruto-anime-brand-new-episodes-premiere-on-september-3/.199903|archive-date=July 2, 2023|date=July 2, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> however, in August of that same year, it was announced that the episodes would be postponed to a later date.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Naruto Anime Delays Premiere of 4 New Episodes|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-29/naruto-anime-delays-premiere-of-4-new-episodes/.201744|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 29, 2023|date=August 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829222234/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-29/naruto-anime-delays-premiere-of-4-new-episodes/.201744|archive-date=August 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==== {{anchor|Naruto: Shippuden}}Part II ====
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| name = Naruto: Shippuden
}}
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| type = tv series
| director = {{collapsible list|Hayato Date|Masaaki Kumagai (#261–280)|Yasuaki Kurotsu{{efn-lr|1=Pseudonym for Toshiyuki Tsuru}} (#290–295){{efn|1=Credited as シリ– ズディレクタ – (series director)}}|Osamu Kobayashi (#480–483)|Chiaki Kon (#484–488)}}
| writer = {{collapsible list|Junki Takegami (#1–289, #296–500)|Satoru Nishizono (#1–53)|Yasuyuki Suzuki (#54–71)|Yasuaki Kurotsu (#290–295){{efn|1=Credited as コンセプトワ – ク (conception work)}}|Masanao Akahoshi (#484–488){{efn|1=Credited as 構成 (composition)}}}}
| music = {{ubl|[[Yasuharu Takanashi]]|Yaiba}}
| studio = Pierrot
| licensee = {{English anime licensees
| NA = Viz Media
| UK = Crunchyroll
| AUS = &nbsp;Madman Anime
}}{{collapsed infobox section begin|Networks}}
| network = TXN (TV Tokyo)
| network_en = {{English anime networks
| AUS = Cartoon Network
| NA = Neon Alley
| PH = ABS-CBN, Hero, Yey!
| SEA = Animax
| US = [[Disney XD]], Adult Swim (Toonami)
| ZA = SABC 2
}}{{collapsed infobox section end}}
| first = February 15, 2007
| last = March 23, 2017
| episodes = 500
| episode_list = List of Naruto: Shippuden episodes
}}
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{{Nihongo foot|''Naruto: Shippuden''|{{ruby-ja|NARUTO|ナルト}} 疾風伝|Naruto Shippūden|lit. "Naruto: Hurricane Chronicles"|group=lower-alpha}}, developed by Studio Pierrot and directed by Hayato Date, is the sequel to the original ''Naruto'' anime; it corresponds to Part II of the manga.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/staff/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308114433/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/staff/|archive-date=March 8, 2017|title=スタッフ•キャスト|trans-title=Naruto – Staff Cast|publisher=TV Tokyo|url-status=dead}}</ref> It debuted on Japanese TV on February 15, 2007, on TV Tokyo, and concluded on March 23, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/episodes2007.html|title=Naruto: Shippuden episodes from 2007|language=ja|publisher=TV Tokyo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523041139/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/episodes2007.html|archive-date=May 23, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-23/naruto-shippuden-anime-ending-on-500th-episode-confirmed/.113787|title=Naruto Shippūden Anime's Ending on 500th Episode Confirmed|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323123510/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-23/naruto-shippuden-anime-ending-on-500th-episode-confirmed/.113787|archive-date=March 23, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 8, 2009, TV Tokyo began broadcasting new episodes via [[internet streaming]] to monthly subscribers. Each streamed episode was available online within an hour of its Japanese release and includes English subtitles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/ir/eng/press/pubfile/20081117.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121103305/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/ir/eng/press/pubfile/20081117.pdf|archive-date=November 21, 2011|title=Press Release; Re: Animated Television Series Naruto available worldwide, same day as Japanese Premiere|publisher=TV Tokyo|date=November 17, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
Viz began streaming English subtitled episodes on January 2, 2009, on its series' website, including episodes that had already been released as well as new episodes from Japan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2008-11-17/viz-media-announces-unprecedented-multimedia-campaign-to-provide-near-simultaneous-u.s-japan-release-of-new-naruto-shippuden-animated-episodes-for-free-on-www.naruto.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415095735/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2008-11-17/viz-media-announces-unprecedented-multimedia-campaign-to-provide-near-simultaneous-u.s-japan-release-of-new-naruto-shippuden-animated-episodes-for-free-on-www.naruto.com|archive-date=April 15, 2016|title=Viz Media Announces Unprecedented Multimedia Campaign to Provide Near Simultaneous U.S.-Japan Release of New Naruto Shippuden Animated Episodes for Free on www.Naruto.com|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 17, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the United States, the English dub of ''Naruto: Shippuden'' premiered weekly on [[Disney XD]] from October 28, 2009, up until episode 98 on November 5, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.toonzone.net/schedule/displaySeries.php?seriesID=327&networkID=17|title=Naruto Shippuden Disney XD schedule|date=December 11, 2009|publisher=toonzone.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319194657/http://www.toonzone.net/schedule/displaySeries.php?seriesID=327&networkID=17|archive-date=March 19, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Episodes 99 through 338 premiered uncut on the anime [[Streaming television|web channel]] [[Neon Alley]] until its shutdown on May 4, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2014-04-01/viz-media-neon-alley-begins-a-new-era-for-digital-anime-and-delivers-the-best-in-free-dynamic-programming|title=VIZ Media's Neon Alley Begins a New Era for Digital Anime and Delivers the Best in Free Dynamic Programming|date=April 1, 2014|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119172817/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2014-04-01/viz-media-neon-alley-begins-a-new-era-for-digital-anime-and-delivers-the-best-in-free-dynamic-programming|archive-date=November 19, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The anime started airing from the beginning on [[Adult Swim]]'s [[Toonami]] programming block on January 5, 2014, where it continues to air on a weekly basis.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2014-01-03/naruto-shippuden-debuts-on-adult-swim-toonami-this-sunday-at-12-30am|title=Naruto Shippuden Debuts on Adult Swim's Toonami This Sunday 1/5 at 12:30AM|date=January 3, 2014|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208030816/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2014-01-03/naruto-shippuden-debuts-on-adult-swim-toonami-this-sunday-at-12-30am|archive-date=February 8, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
The series was released on [[DVD region code#Region codes and countries|Region 2]] DVD in Japan with four or five episodes per disk; there are four series of DVD releases divided by story arc.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0053F1BPK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306025848/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0053F1BPK|archive-date=March 6, 2016|title=Naruto-ナルト- 疾風伝 五影集結の章 1 DVD|trans-title=Naruto {{endash}} Shippuden Shinjo Congregation Chapter 1 DVD|language=ja|url-status=dead}}</ref> There was a special feature included with the seventh ''Naruto: Shippuden'' compilation DVD called ''Hurricane! "Konoha Academy" Chronicles''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/goods/dvd_6th.html|title=Naruto-ナルト- 疾風伝 風影奪還の章7|publisher=TV Tokyo|language=ja|trans-title=Naruto {{endash}} Shippuden Windscape Retreat Chapter 7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080104052441/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/goods/dvd_6th.html|archive-date=January 4, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{Nihongo foot|''Kakashi Chronicles: Boys' Life on the Battlefield''|カカシ外伝～戦場のボーイズライフ～|Kakashi Gaiden ~Senjō no Bōizu Raifu~|group=lower-alpha}} was released on December 16, 2009; featuring episodes 119–120, the story revolves around Kakashi Hatake's childhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/ANZB-3381|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721180812/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/ANZB-3381|archive-date=July 21, 2015|title=Naruto Shippuden Kakashi Gaiden {{endash}} Senjo no Boys' Life w/ CD, Limited Edition|publisher=CDJapan|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
The first North American DVD of the series was released on September 29, 2009.<ref name="Region1 dvds announced">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001RIZ8WE|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307185526/http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001RIZ8WE|archive-date=March 7, 2016|title=Naruto Shippuden, Vol. 1|website=Amazon|url-status=dead}}</ref> Only the first 53 episodes were made available in this format before it ended with the 12th volume on August 10, 2010.<ref name="Naruto Shippuden Vol. 12">{{cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/watch/dvd-box-set/naruto-shippuden-uncut-video-box-sets-volume-12/9769|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002314/https://www.viz.com/watch/dvd-box-set/naruto-shippuden-uncut-video-box-sets-volume-12/9769|archive-date=February 2, 2017|title=Naruto Shippuden, Vol. 12 (DVD)|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> Subsequent episodes were released as part of DVD boxed sets, beginning with the first season on January 26, 2010.<ref name="Naruto Shippuden Box Set 1">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002S4DOA4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222110237/http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002S4DOA4|archive-date=February 22, 2016|title=Naruto Shippuden, Box Set 1 (DVD)|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, the series was licensed by [[Manga Entertainment]] who released the first DVD collection on June 14, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0037B2WSC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902045125/https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0037B2WSC|archive-date=September 2, 2021|title=Naruto Shippuden Box Set 1 DVD|website=Amazon UK|url-status=dead|date=2010-06-14 }}</ref>
 
==== Films ====
{{main|List of Naruto media#Films|l1=List of ''Naruto'' films}}
The series was adapted into eleven theatrical films and twelve [[original video animations]] (OVAs). The first three films correspond to the first series, and the remaining eight correspond to the second. In July 2015, [[Lionsgate]] announced the development of a live-action film with [[Avi Arad]] through his production company Arad Productions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/lionsgate-naruto-movie-micahel-gracey-1201554281/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170103/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/lionsgate-naruto-movie-micahel-gracey-1201554281/|archive-date=March 3, 2016|title=Lionsgate Ramping 'Naruto' Movie with Michael Gracey|magazine=Variety|last=McNary|first=Drew|date=July 31, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The film will be directed by [[Michael Gracey]]. On December 17, 2016, Kishimoto announced that he has been asked to co-develop.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=December 17, 2016|title=Masashi Kishimoto is Involved in Production on Lionsgate, Michael Gracey's Naruto Hollywood Film|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-17/masashi-kishimoto-is-involved-in-production-on-lionsgate-michael-gracey-naruto-hollywood-film/.110034|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810053206/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-17/masashi-kishimoto-is-involved-in-production-on-lionsgate-michael-gracey-naruto-hollywood-film/.110034|archive-date=August 10, 2020|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref>
 
=== Novels ===
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''Itachi Shinden'', which consists of two novels, and ''Sasuke Shinden'', a single novel, both appeared in 2015, and both were adapted into anime arcs in ''Naruto: Shippuden'' in 2016, titled ''Naruto Shippūden: Itachi Shinden-hen: Hikari to Yami'' and ''Book of Sunrise'' respectively.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-19/itachi-shinden-spinoff-novels-get-tv-anime-adaptation-in-spring-2016/.96702|title=Itachi Shinden Spinoff Novels Get TV Anime Adaptation in Spring 2016|date=December 19, 2015|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218123558/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-19/itachi-shinden-spinoff-novels-get-tv-anime-adaptation-in-spring-2016/.96702|archive-date=February 18, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-11-04/j-world-tokyo-hosts-event-for-naruto-sasuke-shinden-novel-previews-anime-visual/.108448|title=J-World Tokyo Hosts Event For Naruto: Sasuke Shinden Novel, Previews Anime Visual|date=November 4, 2016|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108140308/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-11-04/j-world-tokyo-hosts-event-for-naruto-sasuke-shinden-novel-previews-anime-visual/.108448|archive-date=January 8, 2017|url-status=live }}</ref> ''Hiden'' is a series of six light novels published in 2015 that explores the stories of various characters after the ending of the manga.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-15/contents-of-naruto-epilogue-novels-unveiled/.83299|title=Contents of Naruto Epilogue Novels Unveiled|date=January 15, 2015|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115102821/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-15/contents-of-naruto-epilogue-novels-unveiled/.83299|archive-date=November 15, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
=== Music ===
Musashi Project and [[Toshio Masuda (composer)|Toshio Masuda]] composed and arranged the ''Naruto'' soundtracks. ''Naruto Original Soundtrack'' was released on April 3, 2003, and contains 22 tracks used during the first season of the anime.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-1323|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123163034/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-1323|archive-date=January 23, 2016|title=Naruto {{endash}} Original Soundtrack|publisher=CDJapan|url-status=dead}}</ref> This was followed by ''Naruto Original Soundtrack II'', released on March 18, 2004, which includes 19 tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7314|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124024937/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7314|archive-date=January 24, 2016|title=Naruto {{endash}} Original Soundtrack II|publisher=CDJapan|url-status=dead}}</ref> The third, ''Naruto Original Soundtrack III'', was released on April 27, 2005, with 23 tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7249|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124162415/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7249|archive-date=January 24, 2016|title=Naruto {{endash}} Original Soundtrack III|publisher=CDJapan|url-status=dead}}</ref> Two soundtracks containing all the opening and ending themes of the series, titled ''Naruto: Best Hit Collection'' and ''Naruto: Best Hit Collection II'' were released on November 17, 2004, and August 2, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7210|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224042902/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7210|archive-date=December 24, 2016|title=Naruto {{endash}} Best Hit Collection Regular Edition|publisher=CDJapan|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7367|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124024550/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7367|archive-date=January 24, 2016|title=Naruto {{endash}} Best Hit Collection 2 w/ DVD, Limited Pressing|publisher=CDJapan|url-status=dead}}</ref> Eight tracks from the series were selected and released on a CD called ''Naruto in Rock -The Very Best Hit Collection Instrumental Version-'' released on December 19, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7512|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226012348/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7512|archive-date=December 26, 2014|title=Naruto in Rock -The Very Best Hit Collection Instrumental Version-|publisher=CDJapan|url-status=dead}}</ref> Soundtracks for the three movies based on the first anime series were available for sale near their release dates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7315|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124025502/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7315|archive-date=January 24, 2016|title=Theatrical Feature Naruto {{endash}} Daikatsugeki! Yukihime Ninpocho Dattebayo!! {{endash}} Original Soundtrack|publisher=CDJapan|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7280|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102191843/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7280|archive-date=January 2, 2015|title=Theatrical Feature Naruto Daigekitotsu! Maboroshi no Chitei Iseki Dattebayo {{endash}} Original Soundtrack|publisher=CDJapan|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7383|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920125013/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7383|archive-date=September 20, 2016|title=Movie Naruto Daikofun! Mikazukito no Animal Sodo Dattebayo Original Soundtrack|publisher=CDJapan|url-status=dead}}</ref> On October 12, 2011, a [[Compact disc|CD]] collecting the themes from ''Naruto Shōnen Hen'' was released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B005Q3OD40|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307044048/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B005Q3OD40|archive-date=March 7, 2016|title=Japan Animesong Collection Special 「Naruto -ナルト- 少年篇」|trans-title=Japan Animesong Collection Special 「Naruto -ナルト- Shonen Hen」|language=ja|url-status=dead}}</ref> Various CD series were released with voice actors performing original episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-1027|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124024607/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-1027|archive-date=January 24, 2016|title=Naruto Drama CD Series Vol.1|publisher=CDJapan|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
The soundtracks of ''Naruto: Shippuden'' were produced by [[Yasuharu Takanashi]] and his musical unit, Yaiba; they were titled ''Naruto Shippūden Original Soundtrack I'', ''II'', and ''III'', and were released in 2007, 2009, and 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7509|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307071952/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7509|archive-date=March 7, 2016|title=Naruto Shippuden Original Soundtrack|publisher=CDJapan|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7665|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403100305/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7665|archive-date=April 3, 2016|title=Naruto Shippuden Original Soundtrack II|publisher=CDJapan|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-70177|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810163923/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-70177|archive-date=August 10, 2016|title=Naruto Shippuden Original Soundtrack III NARUTO CD Album|publisher=CDJapan|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Naruto All Stars'', released in 2008, consists of 10 original ''Naruto'' songs remixed and sung by characters from the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7560|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124024144/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7560|archive-date=January 24, 2016|title=Naruto All Stars|publisher=CDJapan|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ten themes from the two anime series were collected in the DVD box ''Naruto Super Hits 2006–2008'', which appeared in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/goods/cd/cd02/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195839/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/goods/cd/cd02/index.html|archive-date=March 3, 2016|title=CD|publisher=TV Tokyo|language=ja|url-status=dead}}</ref> Soundtracks from the ''Shippuden'' films have also been released, with the first one available in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7480|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124024912/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7480|archive-date=January 24, 2016|title=Naruto Shippuden The Movie Original Soundtrack|publisher=CDJapan|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7568|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124172320/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SVWC-7568|archive-date=January 24, 2016|title=Movie Naruto Shippuden Kizuna Original Soundtrack|publisher=CDJapan|url-status=dead}}</ref> A final one composed of the series is set to be released in late 2017 with Aniplex having started a survey of all ''Naruto'' and ''Naruto Shippuden'' themes to be included in the CD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aniplex.co.jp/naruto/FINALBEST/|title=Naruto Final Best|publisher=[[Aniplex]]|language=ja|archive-date=September 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904203057/http://www.aniplex.co.jp/naruto/FINALBEST/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
== Merchandise ==
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=== Art and guidebooks ===
{{Main|List of Naruto media#Supplemental material|l1=List of ''Naruto'' supplemental material}}
 
Three official artbooks based on the ''Naruto'' series have been released. The first two, titled ''Art Collection: Uzumaki'', and ''Illustration Collection: Naruto'', were released in Japan in 2004 and 2009, with North American editions following in 2007 and 2010 respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/read/books/art-of-naruto-uzumaki/6667|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002221/https://www.viz.com/read/books/art-of-naruto-uzumaki/6667|archive-date=February 2, 2017|title=The Art of Naruto: Uzumaki|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873706-7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224112148/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873706-7|archive-date=December 24, 2015|title=NARUTO―ナルト― 岸本斉史画集 UZUMAKI|trans-title=NARUTO {{endash}} Masashi Kishimoto art book UZUMAKI|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874823-8&mode=1|title=Naruto－ナルト－イラスト集 Naruto|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|trans-title=Naruto {{endash}} Illustration Collection Naruto|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703032022/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874823-8&mode=1|archive-date=July 3, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Naruto: The Official Character Data Book|isbn = 978-1-4215-3869-3|last = Kishimoto|first = Masashi|date=2010-10-26 | publisher=VIZ Media LLC }}</ref> The third artbook ''Illustration Collection: Naruto Uzumaki'', was published in 2015 in Japan and later the same year in North America;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880384-5&mode=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430111330/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880384-5&mode=1|archive-date=April 30, 2015|title=イラスト集 UZUMAKI NARUTO|trans-title=Illustration Collection: Naruto Uzumaki|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/read/art-book/uzumaki-naruto-illustrations/12134|title=Uzumaki Naruto: Illustrations|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419145749/https://www.viz.com/read/art-book/uzumaki-naruto-illustrations/12134|archive-date=April 19, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> it contains artwork originally on ''Shonen Jump'' comic covers. It has no text except a brief commentary by Kishimoto about his favorite artworks.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Uzumaki Naruto Illustrations|url=http://www.midwestbookreview.com/ibw/feb_16.htm#Art|url-status=dead|magazine=[[Internet Bookwatch]]|publisher=Midwest Book Review|date=February 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317010819/http://www.midwestbookreview.com/ibw/feb_16.htm#Art|archive-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref> An interactive coloring book called ''Paint Jump: Art of Naruto'' was released in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-782168-0&mode=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223163231/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-782168-0&mode=1|archive-date=February 23, 2017|title=Paint Jump Art of Naruto|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|url-status=dead}}</ref> An unreleased artbook titled ''Naruto Exhibition Official Guest Book'' by Masashi Kishimoto was given to those who attended the ''Naruto'' art exhibition at the [[Mori Art Museum]] on April 25, 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/naruto-art-exhibition-coming-to-tokyo-and-osaka-with-free-new-manga-for-all-attendees|title=Naruto art exhibition coming to Tokyo and Osaka with free, new manga for all attendees|last=Bassel|first=Casey|date=February 25, 2015|work=[[Japan Today]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150228224208/http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/naruto-art-exhibition-coming-to-tokyo-and-osaka-with-free-new-manga-for-all-attendees|archive-date=February 28, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
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Gō Itō, a professor in the manga department of [[Tokyo Polytechnic University]], compared the series' development to the manga of ''[[Dragon Ball (manga)|Dragon Ball]]'', saying that both manga present good illustrations of three-dimensional body movements that capture the characters' martial arts very well. Gō felt readers could empathize with the characters in ''Naruto'' via their inner monologue during battles.<ref>{{cite book|author-last=Itō|author-first=Gō|chapter=Particularities of boys' manga in the early 21st century: How NARUTO differs from DRAGON BALL|pages=9–16|chapter-url=http://imrc.jp/images/upload/lecture/data/web_version_cologne%E8%AB%96%E9%9B%86.pdf|title=Intercultural crossovers, transcultural flows manga/comics|editor-last=Berndt|editor-first=Jacqueline|year= 2012|series=Global Manga Studies|volume=2|publisher=Kyoto Seika University International Manga Research Center|isbn=978-4-905187-06-6|oclc=962747377|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205554/http://imrc.jp/images/upload/lecture/data/Web_Version_Cologne%E8%AB%96%E9%9B%86.pdf|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> The series also influenced the movie ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. The World]]'' with director [[Edgar Wright]] saying he was inspired by how whenever there is a "killer move" in the manga, there is an impact in the background following any technique's usage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cracked.com/pictofacts-761-12-unexpected-inspirations-behind-famous-movies-shows/|title=12 Strange Origin Stories Behind Famous Movies And Shows|publisher=Cracked|date=September 2, 2017|archive-date=December 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230125831/https://www.cracked.com/pictofacts-761-12-unexpected-inspirations-behind-famous-movies-shows/|url-status=live}}</ref> When the manga ended, multiple authors from the magazine expressed congratulations to Kishimoto's work.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sarah|first=Nelkin|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-11-08/shonen-jump-manga-creators-also-send-off-naruto-with-comments/.80813|title=Shonen Jump Manga Creators Also Send Off Naruto With Comments|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 8, 2014|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020140908/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-11-08/shonen-jump-manga-creators-also-send-off-naruto-with-comments/.80813|url-status=live}}</ref> The fight scenes in general earned acclaim for how well written they are, something game developer [[CyberConnect2]] took into account when developing the ''Naruto'' games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://es.ign.com/naruto-1/86392/feature/los-20-mejores-duelos-de-naruto-y-naruto-shippuden?p=2|title=Los 20 mejores duelos de Naruto y Naruto Shippuden|date=November 10, 2014|publisher=IGN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314154416/http://es.ign.com/naruto-1/86392/feature/los-20-mejores-duelos-de-naruto-y-naruto-shippuden?p=2|archive-date=March 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://es.ign.com/naruto-1/86392/feature/los-20-mejores-duelos-de-naruto-y-naruto-shippuden?p=4|title=Los 20 mejores duelos de Naruto y Naruto Shippuden|date=November 10, 2014|publisher=IGN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407170501/http://es.ign.com/naruto-1/86392/feature/los-20-mejores-duelos-de-naruto-y-naruto-shippuden?p=4|archive-date=April 7, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="fukuoka">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNPRz5MOiCY|title=Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 - PS3 / X360 - Behind the Game 2: Ninja Art|publisher=Youtube|work=Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926144154/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNPRz5MOiCY|archive-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref><ref name="stormtwo">{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2010/10/16/9-questions-for-naruto-shippuden-ultimate-ninja-storm-2s-hiroshi-matsuyama/|title=9 Questions for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2's Hiroshi Matsuyama|date=October 16, 2010|publisher=Venture Beat|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003033937/http://venturebeat.com/2010/10/16/9-questions-for-naruto-shippuden-ultimate-ninja-storm-2s-hiroshi-matsuyama/|archive-date=October 3, 2016}}</ref> Christel Hoolans, managing director director of [[Kana (publisher)|Kana]] and [[Le Lombard]], called ''Naruto'' the first long-running series after ''Dragon Ball'' to become a classic in France.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Paquot|first=Valentin|date=April 22, 2022|title="Naruto est après Dragon Ball la première série longue à devenir un classique", décrypte Christel Hoolans|url=https://www.linternaute.com/livre/mangas/2616079-naruto-est-apres-dragon-ball-la-premiere-serie-tres-longue-a-devenir-un-classique-decrypte-christel-hoolans/|access-date=August 28, 2022|website=[[L'Internaute]]|language=fr|archive-date=August 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828095158/https://www.linternaute.com/livre/mangas/2616079-naruto-est-apres-dragon-ball-la-premiere-serie-tres-longue-a-devenir-un-classique-decrypte-christel-hoolans/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
=== Anime ===
The ''Naruto'' anime was listed as the 38th best animated show in IGN's Top 100 Animated Series.<ref name="ign100">{{cite web|title=38. Naruto|url=http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/38.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218133956/http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/38.html|archive-date=February 18, 2009|website=[[IGN]]|date=January 23, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> In September 2005, Japanese television network [[TV Asahi]] broadcast a popularity poll based on a nationwide survey in which ''Naruto'' placed seventeenth.<ref>{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|date=September 23, 2005|title=TV Asahi Top 100 Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061218040657/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime|archive-date=December 18, 2006|website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> Mike Hale of ''The New York Times'' described the series as much better than American animation aimed at children,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/15/arts/television/just-watch-out-for-the-fox-demon-in-the-ninjas-body.html|title=Just Watch Out for the Fox Demon in the Ninja's Body|last=Hale|first=Mike|date=January 15, 2006|work=[[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518105230/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/15/arts/television/just-watch-out-for-the-fox-demon-in-the-ninjas-body.html|archive-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> but the animation received some criticism from both the ''[[THEM Anime Reviews]]'' critics: Christina Carpenter felt Kishimoto's artistic style translated poorly into animation,<ref name="THEMAnimeReviews" /> and Derrick Tucker was also negative, though he felt that at their best, the depictions "[left] little to be desired".<ref name="THEMAnimeReviews2">{{cite web|url=http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=622|title=Naruto-Second Opinion|publisher=[[THEM Anime Reviews]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117115806/http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=622|archive-date=November 17, 2016|author=Tucker, Derrick|url-status=dead}}</ref> As with the manga, some reviewers, such as Theron Martin of ''Anime News Network'', along with Tucker, felt there were too many fight scenes,<ref name="THEMAnimeReviews2" /><ref name="ANN6">{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/naruto/dvd-uncut-dvd-box-set-6|title=Naruto DVD {{endash}} Uncut DVD Box Set 6 {{endash}} Review|date=February 29, 2008|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203191426/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/naruto/dvd-uncut-dvd-box-set-6|archive-date=December 3, 2016|author=Martin, Theron|url-status=dead}}</ref> though Justin Rich argued that the fight scenes were the most important and enjoyable element of the show.<ref name="AnimeOnDVDReviewDVD4">{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/naruto-box-set-04-also-wspecial-edition_article_79366.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810231727/http://www.mania.com/naruto-box-set-04-also-wspecial-edition_article_79366.html|archive-date=August 10, 2011|title=Disc Reviews >> Naruto Box Set 04 (also w/special edition)|publisher=Mania.com|author=Rich, Justin|date=August 7, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Carpenter also commented positively on the characters, though she felt that most were fairly typicals.<ref name="THEMAnimeReviews">{{cite web|url=http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=120|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113210839/http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=120|archive-date=November 13, 2016|title=Naruto [Review]|publisher=[[THEM Anime Reviews]]|author=Ross, Christina|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Hiroshi Matsuyama]] further reflected the anime's 133rd episode to be one of his favorites not only for the action sequences between Naruto and Sasuke but also the emotional value displayed.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Hiroshi Matsuyama|user=PIROSHI_CC2|number=1308084892966608896|date=September 21, 2020|title=定期的にテレビアニメ『NARUTO－ナルト－』133話を観返して自分自身の原点に立ち戻る。いくつもある神作画回がオレを強くしてくれる。こうした映像を「たまらない」と感じるオレが正しいって気付かせてくれる。やっぱりたまらない。涙の咆哮！ オマエはオレの友達だ}}</ref>
 
In 2011, ''Naruto'' helped Viz Media generate {{US$|200 million|long=no}} in annual licensed merchandise sales.<ref>{{cite book|last=Santo|first=Avi|title=Selling the Silver Bullet: The Lone Ranger and Transmedia Brand Licensing|date=15 April 2015|publisher=[[University of Texas Press]]|isbn=978-0-292-77254-0|page=209|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F8EvBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA209|access-date=February 6, 2021|archive-date=November 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116122757/https://books.google.com/books?id=F8EvBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA209|url-status=live }}</ref> By 2019, Viz Media has sold more than {{nowrap|3 million}} ''Naruto'' anime [[home video]] units, while ''Naruto'' is also a top [[digital streaming]] performer on Hulu.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Viz Media|journal=License Global|date=August 2020|page=T37|url=https://www.licenseglobal.com/magazine/august-2020#60|archive-date=August 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828051007/https://www.licenseglobal.com/magazine/august-2020#60|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Naruto'' has also been the top-earning (gross profit) anime franchise for TV Tokyo (surpassed by ''[[Pokémon (TV series)|Pokémon]]'' in 2011 and ''[[Yo-kai Watch]]'' in 2015) due to strong overseas and domestic sales.{{efn-lr|Ranking for each year: {{flatlist|
*2011<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:テレ東 前期ライツ主要タイトル 売上高「NARUTO」、利益は「ポケモン」|url=https://www.animeanime.biz/archives/14408|website=animeanime.biz|access-date=August 28, 2022|language=ja|date=May 24, 2012|archive-date=October 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007144602/https://www.animeanime.biz/archives/14408|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*2012<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:2013年3⽉期 通期決算説明会|url=https://www.txhd.co.jp/pdf/130517_kessan.pdf|publisher=[[TV Tokyo]]|access-date=August 28, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=October 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016123128/https://www.txhd.co.jp/pdf/130517_kessan.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
*2013<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:2014年3⽉期 通期決算説明会|url=https://www.txhd.co.jp/pdf/140519_kessan.pdf|publisher=[[TV Tokyo]]|access-date=August 28, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=August 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828125639/https://www.txhd.co.jp/pdf/140519_kessan.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
*2014<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:アニメ事業利益は24％増 テレビ東京ＨＤが増収増益|url=https://www.animeanime.biz/archives/21100|website=animeanime.biz|access-date=August 28, 2022|language=ja|date=May 24, 2015|archive-date=September 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927104117/https://www.animeanime.biz/archives/21100|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*2015<ref>{{cite web|last=Whalen|first=Amanda|title=TV Tokyo's Most Profitable Anime: April 2015 to March 2016|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-06-10/tv-tokyo-most-profitable-anime-april-2015-to-march-2016/.102927|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 28, 2022|date=June 10, 2016|archive-date=November 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110074036/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-06-10/tv-tokyo-most-profitable-anime-april-2015-to-march-2016/.102927|url-status=live}}</ref>
*2016<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:2017年3⽉期 通期決算説明会|url=https://www.txhd.co.jp/pdf/170518_kessan.pdf|publisher=[[TV Tokyo]]|access-date=August 28, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=October 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016123206/https://www.txhd.co.jp/pdf/170518_kessan.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
*2017<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:2018年3⽉期 通期決算説明会|url=https://www.txhd.co.jp/pdf/180518_kessan.pdf|publisher=[[TV Tokyo]]|access-date=August 28, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111003822/https://www.txhd.co.jp/pdf/180518_kessan.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
*2018<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:テレビ東京、アニメのライツ売上は4.7％増の202億円 「NARUTO」＆「BORUTO」の海外向け配信権の販売が貢献|url=https://gamebiz.jp/news/238670|website={{ill|Gamebiz|ja|ゲームビズ}}|access-date=August 28, 2022|language=ja|date=May 19, 2019|archive-date=August 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828125614/https://gamebiz.jp/news/238670|url-status=live}}</ref>
*2019<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:テレビ東京のアニメ事業、20年3月期の売上は215億円と過去最高 「NARUTO」「BORUTO」「ブラッククローバー」貢献 AT-Xや音楽関係も伸長|url=https://gamebiz.jp/news/266928|website={{ill|Gamebiz|ja|ゲームビズ}}|access-date=August 28, 2022|language=ja|date=May 17, 2020|archive-date=August 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828125613/https://gamebiz.jp/news/266928|url-status=live}}</ref>
*2020<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:テレビ東京21年3月期 アニメ事業売上げ過去最高の228億8700万円|url=http://animationbusiness.info/archives/11318|website=animationbusiness.info|access-date=August 28, 2022|language=ja|date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=August 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828095206/http://animationbusiness.info/archives/11318|url-status=live}}</ref>
*2021<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:テレ東HD、22年3月期の決算でアニメライツ収入が13.5%増の180億円 北米NARUTOが好調、中国での配信も伸びる 遊戯王とポケモンも貢献|url=https://gamebiz.jp/news/349241|website={{ill|Gamebiz|ja|ゲームビズ}}|access-date=August 28, 2022|language=ja|date=May 17, 2022|archive-date=September 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928124630/https://gamebiz.jp/news/349241|url-status=live}}</ref>}}}} In 2020, ''Naruto'' was the third most watched series in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 9, 2021|title="Avatar: The Last Airbender" Topped US List of Animated Kids Shows on Netflix in 2020, The NPD Group Says|url=https://www.npd.com/news/press-releases/2021/avatar-the-last-airbender-topped-us-list-of-animated-kids-shows-on-netflix-in-2020-the-npd-group-says/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831200419/https://www.npd.com/news/press-releases/2021/avatar-the-last-airbender-topped-us-list-of-animated-kids-shows-on-netflix-in-2020-the-npd-group-says/|archive-date=August 31, 2021|access-date=August 31, 2021|website=[[The NPD Group]]}}</ref>
 
''Naruto: Shippuden'' has been ranked several times as one of the most watched series in Japan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-04-19/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-april-9-15|title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 9–15|date=April 19, 2007|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107052310/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-04-19/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-april-9-15|archive-date=November 7, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-07/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-september-22-28|title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking, September 22–28|date=October 7, 2008|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106122353/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-07/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-september-22-28|archive-date=November 6, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The first DVD compilation released by Viz received a nomination from the [[American Anime Awards]] for Best Package Design.<ref name="Awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/14/nycc-07-viz-anime-dominates-award-noms|title=NYCC 07: Viz Anime Dominates Award Noms|date=February 13, 2007|website=[[IGN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225606/http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/14/nycc-07-viz-anime-dominates-award-noms|archive-date=March 3, 2016|author=George, Richard|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was well-reviewed by Activeanime's David C. Jones who commented that the animation had improved.<ref><!-- http://www.activeanime.com/html/content/view/5759/57/ https://web.archive.org/web/20091101041126/ -->{{cite web|url=http://activeanime.com/html/2009/10/25/naruto-shippuden-vol-2-advance-review/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117161530/http://activeanime.com/html/2009/10/25/naruto-shippuden-vol-2-advance-review/|archive-date=November 17, 2016|title=Naruto Shippuden Vol. 2 (Advance Review)|first=Jones|last=David C.|publisher=Activeanime|date=October 25, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Carl Kimlinger of ''Anime News Network'' opined that the series has a more serious tone and a better balance between comedy and drama than the first anime series; with more interesting digressions from the main plot.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/naruto-shippuden/dvd-1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221112546/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/naruto-shippuden/dvd-1|archive-date=December 21, 2016|title=Naruto Shippuden DVD 1|work=[[Anime News Network]]|author=Kimlinger, Carl|date=December 15, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="box5">{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/naruto-shippuden/dvd-box-set-5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221112550/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/naruto-shippuden/dvd-box-set-5|archive-date=December 21, 2016|title=Naruto Shippūden DVD Box Set 5|work=[[Anime News Network]]|author=Kimlinger, Carl|date=February 4, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Although the pacing for the first episodes was criticised as slow, the delivery and development of the interactions between the characters received positive comments.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/naruto-shippuden/dvd-box-set-4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119191002/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/naruto-shippuden/dvd-box-set-4|archive-date=November 19, 2016|title=Naruto Shippūden DVD Box Set 4|work=[[Anime News Network]]|author=Kimlinger, Carl|date=December 12, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/naruto-shippuden-box-set-04-also-wle_article_124771.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110042947/http://www.mania.com/naruto-shippuden-box-set-04-also-wle_article_124771.html|archive-date=November 10, 2011|title=Naruto: Shippuden Box Set 04 (also w/LE)|publisher=Mania Entertainment|author=Beveridge, Chris|date=November 17, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Writing for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', Charles Solomon ranked ''Shippuden'' the third best anime on his "Top 10".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/anime-top-10-evangelion-fullmetal-alchemist-lead-2010s-best|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814112028/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/anime-top-10-evangelion-fullmetal-alchemist-lead-2010s-best|archive-date=August 14, 2016|title=Anime Top 10: 'Evangelion,' 'Fullmetal Alchemist' lead 2010s best|author=Solomon, Charles|date=December 21, 2010|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, readers of ''[[Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition]]'' voted Naruto as the 29th-top video game character of all time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/02/16/guinness-names-top-50-video-game-characters-of-all-time.aspx|title=Guinness Names Top 50 Video Game Characters Of All Time|newspaper=[[Game Informer]]|first=Jeff|last=Marchiafava|date=February 16, 2011|archive-date=February 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201201521/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/02/16/guinness-names-top-50-video-game-characters-of-all-time.aspx|url-status=live }}</ref>
 
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The ''Naruto'' run, or ninja run, is a running style based on the way the characters run leaning forward with their arms outstretched behind their backs. It became popular in 2017 when groups worldwide organized events to run like ''Naruto'' characters, especially on anniversaries of the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/thousands-of-people-say-theyre-going-to-run-like-naruto-1798439896|title=Thousands of People Say They're Going To Run Like Naruto This Weekend|first=Cecilia|last=D'Anastasio|website=[[Kotaku]]| date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=April 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403094749/https://kotaku.com/thousands-of-people-say-theyre-going-to-run-like-naruto-1798439896|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://technology.inquirer.net/67366/watch-naruto-run-gets-uplb-students-running-like-ninjas|title=Watch: 'Naruto Run' gets UPLB students running like ninjas|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=September 27, 2017|author=Bayle, Alfred|archive-date=April 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403094756/https://technology.inquirer.net/67366/watch-naruto-run-gets-uplb-students-running-like-ninjas|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2017/09/naruto-run-to-take-place-on-campus-its-national-cheese-pizza-day|title=Naruto Run to take place on campus; it's National Cheese Pizza day|website=The Post|archive-date=April 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403094800/https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2017/09/naruto-run-to-take-place-on-campus-its-national-cheese-pizza-day|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 27, 2019, Matty Roberts posted a satirical event called "[[Storm Area 51|Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us]]" on [[Facebook]] where he wrote "We will all meet up at the Area 51 Alien Center tourist attraction and coordinate our entry. If we naruto run, we can move faster than their bullets. Let's see them aliens."<ref name="Griffin 2019">{{cite news| last=Griffin| first=Andrew| title=Why alien hunters are threatening to storm Area 51| work=[[The Independent]]| date=July 16, 2019| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/storm-area-51-when-where-aliens-military-base-raid-facebook-event-a9005546.html| access-date=July 18, 2019| archive-date=July 16, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716140827/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/storm-area-51-when-where-aliens-military-base-raid-facebook-event-a9005546.html| url-status=live }}</ref> This quickly became an [[Internet meme]], resulting in nationwide alerts and warnings issued by Nevada law enforcement and the [[U.S. Air Force]] to not go to Area 51.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/area-51-raid-naruto-memes-homey-airport-facebook-storm-1449574|title=Nevada law enforcement confirms government monitoring Area 51 'Naruto' runners, threaten alien rescuers|date=July 16, 2019|work=[[Newsweek]]|archive-date=September 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916214535/https://www.newsweek.com/area-51-raid-naruto-memes-homey-airport-facebook-storm-1449574|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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* {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308032748/https://www.madman.com.au/series/home/3562/naruto|date=March 8, 2016|title=Official Madman Entertainment ''Naruto'' website}}
* {{Official website|https://www.adultswim.com/videos/naruto-shippuden|Official Adult Swim ''Naruto: Shippūden'' website}}
* {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829202046/http://pierrot.jp/title/naruto/index.html|date=August 29, 2016|title=Official Studio Pierrot ''Naruto'' website}} {{in lang|ja}}
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* [https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/index2.html Official TV Tokyo ''Naruto: Shippūden'' website] {{in lang|ja}}
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