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Naruto — Manga timeline
when each title takes placePart I
Naruto at age 12
Prologue: Land of Waves, Vols. 1–4Team 7 forms and takes its first real mission; collects chapters 1–33
Naruto at 12, months after Land of Waves
Chūnin Exams, Vols. 4–13The exam that tests rookies from every village; collects chapters 34–115
Chūnin Exam finals, a month after the preliminaries
Konoha Crush, Vols. 13–16The exam finals turn into an attack on the Leaf; collects chapters 116–138
right after Konoha Crush
Search for Tsunade, Vols. 16–19Jiraiya and Naruto go looking for Tsunade; collects chapters 139–171
Naruto at age 13
Sasuke Recovery Mission, Vols. 20–27Konoha's genin chase after Sasuke and Part I ends; collects chapters 172–238
flashback: Third Ninja War
Kakashi Gaiden, vol. 27Teenage Kakashi on a Third Ninja War mission; a 6-chapter side story (chapters 239–244)
Part II (Shippuden)
2½ years after the Sasuke Recovery Mission
Kazekage Rescue Mission, Vols. 28–32Naruto comes home and the Akatsuki make their move; opens Part II (Shippuden) with chapters 245–281
right after the Kazekage Rescue
Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance Mission, Vols. 32–35Team Kakashi gets Sai and Yamato and follows a lead on Sasuke; collects chapters 282–310
right after Tenchi Bridge
Akatsuki Suppression Mission (Hidan and Kakuzu), Vols. 35–38Team Asuma takes on an immortal Akatsuki duo; collects chapters 311–342
Naruto at age 16
Itachi Pursuit Mission, Vols. 38–40Sasuke builds his own team while Konoha tracks both brothers; collects chapters 343–367
Naruto at age 16
Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant, Vols. 40–42Jiraiya slips alone into the Akatsuki leader's village; collects chapters 368–383
Naruto at age 16
Fated Battle Between Brothers, Vols. 42–44Sasuke and Itachi finally face off; collects chapters 384–412
Naruto at age 16
Pain's Assault, Vols. 45–48Konoha under siege while Naruto trains with the toads; collects chapters 413–453
right after Pain's Assault
Five Kage Summit, Vols. 49–51The leaders of the five great villages meet, and Sasuke shows up; collects chapters 454–483
right after the Kage Summit
Fourth Shinobi World War: Countdown, Vols. 52–55The villages unite for war and Naruto faces the Fox inside him; collects chapters 484–515
start of the war
Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation, Vols. 55–59The war breaks out on several fronts, against an army of the dead; collects chapters 516–559
during the war
Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax, Vols. 59–67The longest arc: the war hits the main front and old secrets come out; collects chapters 560–639
during the war
Birth of the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki, Vols. 67–70The ninja alliance faces the series' most powerful beast; collects chapters 640–677
end of the war and epilogue
The Final Battle, Vols. 70–72The last enemy, the final reckoning and the epilogue; collects chapters 678–700
Boruto
about 15 years after the war
Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet SpringSarada goes looking for the father she barely knows; a 10-chapter miniseries that bridges to Boruto
about 15 years after the war
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, vols. 1–6The Hokage's son, the Chūnin Exams and the strange mark on his hand; written by Ukyō Kodachi, drawn by Mikio Ikemoto
about 15 years after the war
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, vols. 7–13The Kawaki arc begins: a boy who escaped the Kara organization moves in with the Uzumakis
about 15 years after the war
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, vols. 14–20Kishimoto takes over the writing and wraps up Boruto's first part
3 years after Naruto Next Generations
Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, vols. 1–8Part two, with an older Boruto; ongoing (8 volumes out in Japan so far)
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