VIZ Media, LLC announced that the company will publish a series of prose fiction books set in the Naruto universe. Each novel will focus on a different character.
Naruto manga creator Masashi Kishimoto has signed on to create original cover art for this series. The first installment, entitled Naruto: Kakashi’s Story, will be released on Nov. 3.
According to the press release, the story takes place one year after “the Fourth Great Ninja War, and Kakashi’s appointment to Hokage looms. But first he heads to the Land of Waves for a dangerous mission rescuing hostages from a top secret airship. There he confronts a ninja whose heart is frozen by tragedy. Having lost both his friend’s eye and his greatest abilities, can Kakashi really protect anyone? What is the true meaning of the will of fire gained in the distant heavens? Kakashi finds these answers and more as he opens the door to a new ninja era.”