After releasing three key visuals commemorating the 20th anniversary of Naruto, the production committee has revealed a new fourth visual featuring the characters in their adulthood, along with some of the cast from the Boruto anime series. This new release coincides with the celebration of Naruto’s birthday on October 10.
The visual highlights the grown up Naruto and Sasuke in the center as the main focus. Surrounding them on the sidelines are a grownup Hinata, Sakura, and Shikamaru on the left, along with Naruto’s daughter, Himawari. On the right is Naruto’s son, Boruto, Sasuke’s daughter, Sarada, Orochimaru’s adopted son Mitsuki, and Kawaki.
In the upper half of the visual, various scenes from the Boruto anime have been spotlighted. They include Naruto creating a Rasengan with Boruto, Sasuke’s Amaterasu form fighting a monster, Naruto in his Baryon Mode battling Jigen/Isshiki Ootsutsuki, and Kurama ascending into the sky.
In addition to the new visuals, a video featuring modern reproductions of famous Naruto scenes was also released to commemorate the series’ 20th anniversary.
The first Naruto anime aired from October 3, 2002 to February 8, 2007. The follow-up sequel, Naruto: Shippuden, aired from February 15, 2007 to March 23, 2017. Studio Pierrot produced the animation for both anime series. Viz Media licensed the anime for North American release and Crunchyroll has streamed all the episodes in English for select countries and territories.
Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto manga was first serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from September 21, 1999 to November 10, 2014 under the Jump Comics imprint. 72 tankoubon volumes have been released during its publication. Besides a long running television anime series, the manga has also inspired various video games, theatrical films, art and guidebooks, novels, and a collectible trading card game.
A sequel titled Boruto: Naruto Next Generations was launched on May 9, 2016 and currently runs in V Jump magazine since July 20, 2019. It received its own anime adaptation beginning on April 5, 2017.
Viz Media describes the first volume of the Naruto manga as:
Twelve years ago the Village Hidden in the Leaves was attacked by a fearsome threat. A nine-tailed fox spirit claimed the life of the village leader, the Hokage, and many others. Today, the village is at peace and a troublemaking kid named Naruto is struggling to graduate from Ninja Academy. His goal may be to become the next Hokage, but his true destiny will be much more complicated. The adventure begins now!
Source: Boruto Official Japanese Twitter, Official Naruto Anime Website
