.: NARUTO -- the end :.

NARUTO (43rd issue, Weekly Shonen Jump, September 21, 1999 -- 50th issue, Weekly Shonen Jump, November 10, 2014)

Thank you and congratulations Kishimoto Sensei for 15 glorious years and 700 fantastic chapters of NARUTO. With over 200 million copies of NARUTO in print, your manga is the third best-selling manga in the world. Though NARUTO has ended, NARUTO will forever be in our hearts. Who would've known that 15 years ago, that you, Kishimoto Sensei would achieve so much greatness. You are truly a genius mangaka. We eagerly await your next work Kishimoto Sensei! Otsukaresama deshita!!

Naruto began 5 months after I was born. It was in about grade 3 when I first heard of it. I often went to the public library in primary school and would find random volumes of Naruto on the shelves. Without knowing anything about it, I was instantly captivated. I remember watching episodes of it in the morning before school. Now, I can't believe it has ended. But I will always enjoy re-reading it. I'm very excited for Kishimoto's next series. Hopefully, it will be as great as Naruto. This is my tribute to Naruto, depicting the final fight between Naruto and Sasuke.


Naruto (c) Kishimoto Masashi
Materials: Maru pen, black ink, watercolour, marker