Soundboard for Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3, aka Narutimate Hero 3. Naruto is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1999 to 2014 in tankōbon (book) form. The manga was adapted into an anime television series produced by Pierrot and Aniplex.