Naruto Vol. 28

Rating T+ Genre manga Publisher VIZ Media External Links Official Naruto Website

For those Naruto fans out there, Masashi Kishimoto does it once again with volume 28. Although I am a Naruto sinner and did not start from volume 1, this volume has made me want to continue journeying with Naruto. For those of you who are exhausted with little Naruto and his bite-sized crew, I’ve got news for you: they’re all grown up. Apparently aging by two years has done a lot for them all. I don’t want to give the entire story away because that will defeat your excitement, but I’ll give you a fix to hold you over.

In this volume of Naruto, entitled Homecoming, he reunites with his old friends. He comes to realize that he is not on the same training level as his former teammates. Naruto gets to show off his ninja skills when one of his friends is kidnapped. During this adventurous episode, Naruto must prove that he has what it takes to save his friend, even if it means risking his life.

A word of advice to all new Naruto readers: if you have not picked up any volumes prior to 28, good luck catching up with what is going on. You’ll need a faithful Naruto fan next to you to explain the details. Or you can re-read what you just read, which I had to do a few times. But after trucking through the volume I felt just as accomplished as Naruto.

The manga leaves the reader hanging as usual. However, I didn’t mind the suspense in this particular manga. It will help the reader appreciate the next volume even more. Kishimoto creates a tense and edgy atmosphere by painting vivid pictures of each scene, and by showing all the emotion on his characters’ faces. I almost felt as if I were Naruto‘s shoes. As a bonus, Kishimoto packages his infamous work with an exclusive full-color mini-sized poster. So, to all you Naruto-heads out there, consider this a gift from Kishimoto himself.