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Naruto [ナルト] #39

Naruto, Vol. 39: On the Move

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Naruto 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!

200 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 3, 2007

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Masashi Kishimoto

1,035 books3,820 followers
Masashi Kishimoto (岸本斉史 Kishimoto Masashi) is a Japanese manga artist, well known for creating the manga series Naruto. His younger twin brother, Seishi Kishimoto, is also a manga artist and creator of the manga series O-Parts Hunter (666 Satan) and Blazer Drive. Two of his former assistants, Osamu Kajisa (Tattoo Hearts) and Yuuichi Itakura (Hand's), have also gone on to moderate success following their work on Naruto.

Kishimoto's first work as a manga artist was Karakuri (カラクリ?), which he submitted to Shueisha in 1995. This earned him the Weekly Shōnen Jump's monthly "Hop Step Award" in 1996, granted to promising new manga artists. This was followed in 1997 by a pilot version of Naruto (NARUTO-ナルト-), published in Akamaru Jump Summer. In 1998, Kishimoto premiered as a Weekly Shōnen Jump artist with a serialized version of Karakuri in Weekly Shōnen Jump, but it proved unpopular and was canceled soon after. In 1999, a serialized version of Naruto began publication in Weekly Shōnen Jump and quickly became a hit.

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Profile Image for Ola G.
470 reviews44 followers
June 7, 2022
4/10 stars


Yaaawn. I almost forgot I've read that one. Probably because the focus is heavily on Sasuke and his continuous indebtedness to Orochimaru. Welp, if he knows what's good for him that boy should really get out of the sphere of influence of the snake. In addition to being utterly forgettable this volume is also boring, so unless there are some hidden hints for the future, it can be easily bypassed on our way to much better things ;).

The only bright element of this volume is deranged Kabuto. I do wonder what will happen with this weirdly gentlemanly villain - it seems we haven't seen the last of him yet.
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40 reviews51 followers
March 5, 2017
This one was better. The hunt is on and different characters are finding each other. But, who will get to whom first? This volume is very significant and a very better storyline can build up from this. The terrifying identity of Kabuto seems like a key moment and it may not be the last of Orochimaru.
Profile Image for Mary.
543 reviews94 followers
December 24, 2015
Not sure why everyone dislikes the Akatsuki arc. Yeah, it can't beat the first Naruto season (1-27) but this is about them GROWING UP. And the consequences of letting a boy like Naruto live. And why protecting your life is something you should always strive for-as well as your best friend's.
Profile Image for Travis.
806 reviews6 followers
April 22, 2017
Sasuke has now formed the ninja cell known as The Hebi. Their goal is to track down and destroy Itachi. Konoha and the leaf Ninja are thinking the same thing and form a ninja cell to track down Itachi as well in hopes of finding Sasuke. However as both cells set out on their goals, each are confronted by different adversaries. Sasuke starts a fight with Deidara who is not at all pleased that he did not get to kill Orochimaru. Naruto on the other hand comes face to face with Kabuto who has taken on a new appearance.
Profile Image for Alexis  (TheSlothReader).
650 reviews333 followers
March 27, 2021
Deidara is such a trash can. I love him.

But also I relate to seeing Itachi for the first time and also thinking he was a work of art
Profile Image for Lindsay.
2,357 reviews94 followers
April 25, 2021
A interesting start to a battle, but a cliffhanger. Ugh.
Profile Image for Diana Lynn.
646 reviews18 followers
August 31, 2017
Good volume, but slow paced to set up what's to come. The Hebi is now formed and Jugo has decided to join as well. Personally, I think Sasuke's team is awesome. I love how Jugo has a soft side to him and Suigetsu is so sassy. Karin is meh, but I'll deal with her. The best part of this volume was the ending which is the beginning of Sasuke's AWESOME fight with Deidara. I fucking LOVEEEE Deidara. He is one of my favorites for sure so this fight was everything in the anime, and I cant wait for the remainder of it to come in the next volume.
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Profile Image for James DeSantis.
Author 17 books1,176 followers
January 1, 2021
Here's the thing with naruto...it has pacing issues.

This volume has everyone in their units now working towards their own goal. But it feels like it moves at a slower paced than needed. Luckily though when Sasuke finally gets to fighting bird man and Obito the fight picks up the pace in the best way giving us a damn entertaining fight. But the whole moppy thing, planning slowly, and not getting much done this volume is a little annoying till then. A 3 out of 5.
Profile Image for Kulwinder Singh.
577 reviews98 followers
June 15, 2021
"𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣!!"

All thanks to the Akatsuki, things are looking interesting again. I wanna see Tobi vs. Sasuke so badly, but Deidara is in the way. At least, Tobi is enjoying himself while on the mission. I'm very excited for the arcs revolving around Pain to unfold!
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4 reviews
December 4, 2015
I read Naruto volume 39 and its great. It basically talks about how everything is after Sasuke Uchiha kills Orochimaru. Like the history behind the curse mark, Sasuke gathering members for his cell(group) to kill his older brother Itachi Uchiha who is in the Akatsuki. It also talks about how naruto and his cells go to find Itachi Uchiha as well in order to save and bring back Sasuke Uchiha to their side. It also talks about how Kabuto, Orochimaru’s side kick absorbs part of Orochimaru so he can live on inside of him.

I liked how the author made everything make sense so well even though there were so many things happening in this volume and i also like the twist of how Orochimaru dies and how Sasuke Uchiha starts to make his own cell.

One thing i didn't like very much about this volume is how little they talk about Naruto himself, and how much they talked about Sasuke Uchiha. Don't get me wrong Sasuke is an awesome character, and this part in the series is a vital part, but i wish they talked more about what naruto is going to do, but it's not like i hated that they talked so much about Sasuke either.

I think anime/ Manga lovers would love this book because it has so many visuals and has a great and interesting story. It will also delight people who don't normally read manga but love comedy because even though it is very interesting it still has quite a few parts that will just make you start laughing.

In conclusion i would definitely recommend this book it is an amazing read.
Profile Image for Allison Chan.
151 reviews13 followers
August 28, 2013
Yeah!!! Naruto awesomeness!!!

Still reading the manga just to see what Kishi's art is like. It's not bad, but some parts are...difficult to distinguish. Like this part where Sasuke is fighting and he uses Chidori, but I didn't realize that until I saw it a few frames later, and by then he was about to retract it.

Nonetheless, quite an epic part, this volume. It's about trying to hunt down Itachi---both Konoha and The Hebi. (I pity Itachi D:). I don't think Akatsuki's leader specifically asked for them to do this, but Deidara and Tobi head off to...get revenge! Why? Well, cuz Deidara is a vengeful guy. Tobi...well, all Tobi wants are a nice handful of yummy dangos (and other things which I won't spoil), but he's Deidara's new partner, so of course he has to tag along. Anyway, Deidara wants revenge on:

-Naruto, cuz he beat the hell out of Deidara
-Kakashi, cuz he warped away his right arm
-Sasuke, cuz he killed Orochimaru, and Deidara wanted to do that...

So yeah, what a list. Just three shinobi, but some of the most powerful ones. Fortunately for Mr. Art is a Blast, all three are aiming for that one same motive: getting to Itachi. Maybe he should just drop a bomb on all of them. Lol no, that's lame, they're like miles and miles apart.

Yup, that's that. It's very exciting :)
Profile Image for T.R. Preston.
Author 5 books151 followers
October 18, 2022
Anything with Sasuke gets five stars. And also his fight with Deidara is among the best in the entire series. The anime version is so damn good.
Profile Image for Samiiiiii☽.
188 reviews
May 7, 2024
Chapters 350-359
Finished this a while ago and completely forgot to update and now im super lost. If I remember correctly in this one Sasuke gets Juugo on the team. And he fights Deidara. And the Konoha people go looking for him (AGAIN) since now everyone knows that Sasuke "killed" Orochimaru.
Again, way too much Sasuke for my taste. Deidara going crazy is great ngl. Wish he had actually managed to end Sasuke. Ay caray.
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2,946 reviews83 followers
November 24, 2020
Naruto and co are on the move, so is Sasuke and his Hebi group after ITACHI. They form teams and go after them but before that Deidara and Tobi confront Sasuke and fight him and its so cool seeing Sasuke in his demon form fighting them and outclassing them in every turn. Also Naruto has some lazy moments which are funny. This volume was quite action oriented and the action continues!
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1,118 reviews412 followers
June 17, 2022
Sasuke is back as a main part of the narrative and the emo boi is assembling a team. A squad of all squads to achieve his goal of taking down Itachi! An exciting battle with Deidara closes out this volume and he’s definitely more interesting than the last time he was in the narrative.
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1,346 reviews34 followers
June 18, 2018
Un peu moins fan de ce tome. Faut dire qu'on se concentre sur Sasuke, que je n'aime pas beaucoup, et Deidera, dont je me suis lassée. Tobi est un peu chelou ?
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828 reviews1 follower
June 30, 2024
I really really hate Sasuke’s transformation into that weird monster with wings. It’s so ugly. It’s an ugly character art. I hate the art for that so much. It’s gross
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2,637 reviews49 followers
April 25, 2022
*sighhh Sasuke hates his brother so much, I wish he could redirect his energies elsewhere 🥺
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Profile Image for Michael Sorbello.
Author 1 book303 followers
September 15, 2020
This is a review of the entire series.

Once upon a time, the spirit of an evil Nine Tailed Fox wreaked havoc on Konohagakure; the Village Hidden in the Leaves, killing hundreds of honorable ninja in the skirmish and leaving many children without homes or parents. The Fourth Hokage (leader of the village) unleashes a forbidden jutsu (magic spell/ninja ability) to seal the spirit of the evil fox into the body of a newborn baby named Naruto at the cost of his own life. He did this in the hopes that the boy could one day learn to master the power of the demonic spirit and use it to protect the village and become a great hero of the people.

Unknown to the citizens of the Leaf, the Nine Tailed Fox was being controlled by an even more powerful adversary, a legendary rogue ninja that plans to wage war against the entire world from the shadows. The identity of the mysterious ninja that attacked the Leaf Village using the Nine Tails died with the Fourth Hokage, and he used what remained of his life to gift Naruto with the power of one day being able to stop this evil ninja and a clan of outlawed S-rank criminals called the Akatsuki from committing mass genocide against the many hidden villages and clans of the world.

Because of the evil spirit sealed inside him, Naruto grew up hated by the other children of the village because they believe him and the Nine Tails to be one and the same. They believe he’s a ticking time bomb waiting to go off, waiting for the perfect moment to kill them all just like the Nine Tails killed their parents and families. Shunned, dehumanized and treated like dirt, Naruto vows to become the greatest hokage the world has ever seen so that he can receive the love and acknowledgement he never got as a child.

On top of the Nine Tails power and the will to never quit, Naruto also possesses the uncanny ability to turn everyone he meets into a potential comrade. He brings out the best in his peers and tries his hardest to make his enemies see the errors of their ways. He disobeys the rules and ignores cultural traditions to try and make changes to the world and break the eternal cycle of war and hatred through his own methods. His determination is infectious to friend and foe alike. He earns himself the respect he deserves by overcoming one impossible obstacle at a time.

Naruto encounters many fascinating and terrifying ninja over the course of his journey to become hokage. Among them are Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto’s best friend and rival who is driven by the vengeful lust to murder his elder brother after he wiped out their own clan in cold blood. Sasuke warms up to Naruto, but his hatred and trauma are dangerous forces that threaten to break his moral code as a ninja and destroy his reputation among his peers.

Kakashi Hatake is a notorious copycat ninja that survived one of the most brutal and devastating wars in history as well as the Nine Tails attack on the Leaf Village. He becomes Naruto and Sasuke’s mentor and teaches them a great number of valuable lessons about surviving in the dangerous world of rogue ninja, bloodthirsty assassins and clans ruled by corruption.

Jiraiya is a perverted yet wise sage who taught the Fourth Hokage everything he knew and he’s regarded as a god among shinobi that’s famous for his heroic actions in the second great ninja war. He takes an interest in Naruto and raises him as a father figure to carry on the legacy of the Fourth Hokage to prepare him for the many dangerous people that want to use his power for their own nefarious purposes.

The Akatsuki is one such group of wicked ninja. Among them are Sasuke’s brother Itachi who murdered his clan and possesses many dangerous techniques involving illusions, psychological torture and elemental manipulation. Sasori who controls poisonous puppets with magical threads, Orochimaru who mastered the forbidden arts of reanimation and quasi-immortality, Deidara who fights from afar using detonating clay and many other deadly foes.

The entire series chronicles Naruto and his fellow ninja comrades growing through countless trials and tragedies. There are hundreds of unique jutsus, clans, and techniques which lead to some very intense, creative and strategic battles between skilled ninja with diverse abilities that don’t always match up evenly. There are clan based abilities such as the Aburame clan’s ability to control insects, the Yamanaka clan’s ability to jump into other people’s minds and control their bodies and the Inuzuka clan’s ability to bond with wolves that learn to mimic their master’s battle skills. Then there’s ocular genetic abilities such as the sharingan which allows the user to create psychological illusions, copy their enemy’s abilities and manipulate elemental energy. The byakugan allows the user to read their enemies vital points and detect their spiritual energy from faraway. The rinnegan grants control over space and gravity and so on.

On top of having countless unique abilities, nearly every character has a tragic backstory that makes them sympathetic and relatable, even the nastiest of the villains have well-explored reasons for following the paths they do and becoming the way they are. One of my favorite aspects of the series is how well it explores the physical, emotional and psychological effects war can have on society and culture as well as the survivors and future generations that are forced to live in them. How it breeds racism and cultural disputes, how it inspires hatred in orphaned children and war veterans robbed of their homes toward foreign nations, as well as how this eventually leads to further death, war, poverty and destruction. Learning to forgive the ones you hate to prevent further conflict and damaging the world for future generations even further is a major theme throughout the story.

Being a massive 700 chapter series, it’s not too surprising that there’s some plot holes and consistency issues. A rule might be stated regarding the requirements and usage of a certain jutsu or ability only for that rule to be repeatedly broken 400 chapters later. Sometimes the characters and rules contradict themselves, sometimes the chronology of certain events and historical facts don’t match up perfectly, the lore and general backstory go through several retcons that change the philosophy and power scaling of the characters and the scope of world-building; the final arc especially drags on and breaks a lot of the logic and rules that the story spent the whole series setting up, etc...

Naruto’s far from perfect, but I remember it very fondly for being one of the first series that introduced me to things like manga and Japanese entertainment in general. It was one of those childhood classics like Dragon Ball, Inuyasha, Yu Yu Hakusho and Rurouni Kenshin. The series grew up with me and I can’t help but feel grateful to it for introducing me to hundreds of other franchises that I’m still a huge fan of to this day and I continue to find many new ones on the regular. Naruto's journey from a clownish, disrespected outcast into a talented, well-loved and admired hero is a memorable one.
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253 reviews33 followers
July 5, 2011
I must say it is and it will forever be(fingers crossed) my favorite Manga novel read.

the way Masashi Kishimoto described the characters is just awesome, you get to see them growing up, becoming responsible... powerful...

and it is not just characters,

The plot itself is so much bigger... u simply can't get enough of it. and add to that,

u get more than just entertainment, you learn...
what is
responsibility,
respect,
kindness,
friendship...

so it is not just a manga it is a way of living... The sprite of never giving up!!!

NARUTO!!!
Profile Image for Bradley.
Author 5 books4,524 followers
August 5, 2015
Sasuke's team has been assembled, and now two opposing forces are hunting for Itachi. Of course, things never go to plan.

I think Sasuke's fight with Deidara, while it's reasons for being feeling a bit forced, was actually rather exciting. Kabuto's transformation was a rather interesting development, too. Other than that, this volume felt a bit disjointed and slap-dash.

Just because the fight scene is cool, doesn't mean it actually serves the story. It's a shame.
Profile Image for Samantha wickedshizuku Tolleson.
2,156 reviews61 followers
March 4, 2016
This volume starts off with Chapter 350: The Shocking News...!!
Rumors of Orochimaru's death has been confirmed. Other plots seem to be arising in areas throughout the country, and it seems Sasuke is going from hideout to hideout gathering new team members. Team members whom exhibit extraordinary powers. Read to find out more.
Cheers and Happy Reading!
Profile Image for Hope Pedersen.
22 reviews1 follower
February 19, 2013
This volume shows just how much a person you believed you knew about could change. We see how much a bad influence can be on one of the characters. Once again Naruto has beautiful art and action scenes.
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