Naruto: Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood (Novel)

By Masatoshi Kusakabe, Tomo Kimura, Masashi Kishimoto

A hilarious, touching, action-packed tale of a ninja in training

In the Village Hidden in the Leaves, ninja reign supreme, and school is literally a battlefield. Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura are classmates and ninja-in-training working together (sort of) toward a common goal: to become the greatest ninja in the land But Naruto Uzumaki is no ordinary ninja student. For deep in his body is sealed the spirit of a terrible demon known as the Nine-Tailed Fox

Naruto, a born troublemaker, has the worst grades of anyone at Ninja Academy. But he has big dreams and swears that someday he'll be a respected warrior and the leader of his village After barely graduating from the academy, Naruto officially becomes a full-fledged ninja and starts accepting assignments. He's thrilled about embarking on his first big job, a bodyguard mission, but his enthusiasm soon turns to panic when his group is ambushed by the powerful, vicious Demon Brothers. Can Naruto triumph over these fearsome foes?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421506033
• ISBN13: 9781421506036
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12