NARUTO

Twelve years before the main story of Naruto begins, a demon known as the Nine-Tailed Fox attacks the Hidden Leaf Village. Legend has it that a single swing of its tail could cause earthquakes and tsunamis. The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, known as the "Yellow Flash of the Leaf," sacrificed his life to seal the Nine-Tails within his newborn son, Naruto Uzumaki. The villagers regarded the Fourth Hokage as a hero, but he wished for them to view Naruto as a hero as well. However, the villagers saw Naruto as the incarnation of the fox rather than the child who contained it, leading to him being discriminated against from a young age. Although the reinstated Third Hokage forbade the villagers and their descendants from mentioning the Nine-Tails' attack, this did not stop people from ostracizing Naruto. Even children who were unaware of the incident distanced themselves from him under the influence of their parents. As a result, Naruto suffered isolation throughout his childhood and often played pranks to attract attention. This situation gradually changed after he successfully passed the graduation exam at the Ninja Academy, and he began working hard toward his goal of becoming Hokage. The Naruto series contains both serious and entertaining plotlines, with the core of the story focusing on the growth of Naruto and his friends and depicting the bonds they form through their life experiences. Naruto forms Team 7 with his two close friends, Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno, along with their mentor, Kakashi Hatake, the "Copy Ninja," to carry out various missions.