Naruto (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 18: Includes vols. 52, 53 & 54 [Paperback]

The epic ninja adventure that became a global phenomenon!

Naruto is a ninja-in-training whose wild antics amuse his teammates. But he’s completely serious about one thing: becoming the world’s greatest ninja!

Naruto realizes he must eventually battle Sasuke one-on-one, but with Sasuke and his dark allies bent on complete destruction and political intrigue in the villages, will the powerful Allied Shinobi Forces allow the two “friends” to meet in battle?! Plus, an important figure from Naruto’s past shows up during the struggle to relate the history of his family and village, revealing astonishing new information about Naruto and Nine Tails!Author/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 Dragon Ball. After spending time in art college, he won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his story Karakuri. After considering various genres for his next project, Kishimoto decided on a story steeped in 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 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 Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring and writing the story for the latest Naruto movie, Boruto: Naruto the Movie, both of which will focus on the title character's son, Boruto.