'Naruto' Manga Updates: Seventh Hokage and Scarlet Spring Slated for Release in January; Expanded Catalog Includes Uzumaki Naruto & Kakashi

The "Naruto" franchise has new updates of the manga series. Viz Media announces that the final volume of the printed manga is ready for released and the spinoff manga is ready for print.

According to iDigital Times, the final volume of "Naruto" manga series is already printed. This means that the light went out for the main run of the manga series, which has been a part of the manga lovers for 15 years. Report says it is "only a matter of time before the Naruto spin off stories get printed."

The spinoff manga "Naruto: The Seventh Hokage And The Scarlet Spring" is scheduled for printing and the target release date is in January 2016. This is the first story outside main "Naruto" that gets to be printed soon.

"Naruto: The Seventh Hokage And The Scarlet Spring" is a story about the next generation of ninja. It also involves Boruto (Naruto's son) and Sarada (Sasuke's daughter).

On a separate report, Anime News Network mentions that Viz Media has expanded the Naruto Catalog. According to ANN, this will give fans to also expand their personal collection of Naruto manga.

Viz Media, the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, will soon release this November the "Uzumaki Naruto: Illustrations." This printed material is a "new, full-color art book featuring works from the NARUTO series by its acclaimed creator, Masashi Kishimoto."

Aside from "Uzumaki Naruto: Illustrations," Viz Media will definitely release the original ninja adventure, "Naruto: Kakashi's Story." This is the "first of a new series of NARUTO prose novels focusing on key characters from the series and complemented by original cover art by Masashi Kishimoto."

Design N Trend says that "Naruto: Kakashi's Story" is similar to "Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage." Fans need to condition their mind that Naruto will not be part of this manga series since the story is focused on Kakashi.

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