Naruto feels like no one takes him seriously at Ninja Academy, but that is to be expected by students training to become the greatest ninja ever and one day lead the village of Konoha, which is all Naruto has ever known--so when an adventure takes them far outside of the village, Naruto and his ninja friends must use every skill they have learned at the academy in order to survive.

Printed Manga-style; book opens from left to right. Pages are read from right to left. Translated from the Japanese. Title and statement of responsibility from colophon. Originally published: Tokyo : Shueisha, Inc., 1999.

Vol. 1. Uzumaki Naruto -- Vol. 2. The worst client -- Vol. 3. Dreams.