The Pain arc was major for the Naruto series. Kishimoto reveals a huge difficulty he experienced after this arc.

Kishimoto's initial plans for Naruto involved a story based on 4-man shinobi teams exploring different countries. Editors at Jump forced Kishimoto to draw the Chunin Exams arc, despite his reluctance, ...

Masashi Kishimoto wasted a crucial element in Naruto when he gave this character an underwhelming death and reduced rest to ...

There are several burning mysteries in Masashi Kishimoto's series Naruto but nothing beats the good old unanswered question ...

Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of the Naruto series, has created a brilliant story the likes of which has hardly ever been seen in the history of manga. Along with creating some of the most compelling ...

WAKAYAMA -- Wakayama Gov. Shuhei Kishimoto died at a hospital in this western Japan city April 15 after being found unconscious the previous day. He was 68. A secretary found Kishimoto collapsed ...

Shuhei Kishimoto, the governor of Wakayama Prefecture, died of septic shock at a hospital in the city of Wakayama on Tuesday morning. He was 68. According to the prefectural government ...