Jiraiya's mastery of Sage Mode and his unrivaled ... A popular shonen anime based on Masashi Kishimoto's manga, Naruto follows its eponymous shinobi's journey as he goes from his town's outsider ...

Many authors credit their manga careers to Kishimoto's Naruto ... the return of allies such as Sakura Haruno and Naruto Uzumaki's mentor Jiraiya, as well as the villainous organization Akatsuki.