Naruto, Vol. 2: The Worst Client [Paperback]

Masashi Kishimoto (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 17, 2003

Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention, a knack for mischief, and sealed within him, a strange, formidable power. His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi and irritate his teammates, intense Sasuke and witty Sakura, but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure! Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura have passed the final test to become junior ninja - but now the real challenge begins. Tired of menial tasks, the young ninja ask for a tougher assignment and find themselves - together with their teacher, Kakashi - bodyguarding a cranky old man from the Land of the Waves. But Tazuna the bridgebuilder is in more danger than anyone realizes: he's the target of elite ninja assassins, including Zabuza, 'the demon,' and our heroes are about to face a trial by fire...

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Masashi Kishimoto made his debut in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999 with Naruto, which became a big hit with both boys and girls. Kishimoto added a modern flavour to the ancient world of Japanese ninja to make Naruto one of the most popular series in Japan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC (December 17, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591161789
• ISBN-13: 978-1591161783
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
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Author/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan. After spending time in art college, he won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his manga Karakuri ("Mechanism"). Kishimoto decided to base his next story on traditional Japanese culture. His first version of Naruto, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits; his final version, which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999, quickly became the most popular ninja manga in Japan.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their first assignment, October 17, 2004

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Zack Davisson "japanreviewed" (Seattle, WA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Naruto, Vol. 2: The Worst Client (Paperback)

"Naruto Vol. 2" finds Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke and their teacher, the one-eyed Kakashi, on their first "real" assignment as Genin, or Junior Ninja. (After having passed Kakashi's test to be full-fledged Ninja, of course!) The foursome are hired to protect Tazuna, a gruff and unfriendly bridge builder from the Land of the Waves. Tazuna is being hunted by The Demon Zabuza, a fearsome outlaw ninja who slaughtered his entire graduating class from The-Village-Hidden-in-the-Mist.

Volume 2 expands on the themes brought up in Volume 1. Naruto is still an almost unlikable brat, but his potential comes out more and more. Kakashi serves as a teacher both to the reader and to Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke, unfolding tales of the Chakras, the Kage ninja leaders, and other essentials of author Kishimoto's ninja fantasy world. The secret of Kakashi's hidden eye is revealed as well in an awesome battle with The Demon Zabuza.

Everything really starts to take off with this volume. The stage has been set, the characters have been established, and now the ride begins.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this manga before 4-Kids ruins the series., April 18, 2005

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Heather B. Jones (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Naruto, Vol. 2: The Worst Client (Paperback)

!Heather's Teenage Son!

Yeah, I heard a nasty rumor that 4-Kids (the same people responsible for the REALLY bad dub of Pokemon) have the rights to the animated series version of this manga. If this is true, then get this manga before 4-Kids completely turns you off to it. This is a great manga, along with it's first manga. It's more serious than volume one of course, but still manages to entertain hugely. But PLEASE, I beg ya, read this before 4-Kids releases the English version of the series!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars another great naruto manga series, May 11, 2008

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Cheri Taylor - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Naruto, Vol. 2: The Worst Client (Paperback)

This is real great book to read its like watching the show but with no sound, but why do they make manga kinda confuseing to read when i read manga books i get kinda confused cause 1. the front cover shows you what way to read but when you think thats the way you read it says you're reading the wrong way, 2. when it tells you whitch way to read it still fells like you're reading it the wrong way, thats the confuseing parts about manga but this book was great.