{"rewrite":{"id":"r_eda7d25772bba9aaee8047f1","clusterId":"c_53216747336e37788828498a","slug":"kishimoto-returns-to-write-and-draw-naruto-shadow-rising-manga","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Kishimoto Returns To Write And Draw Naruto: Shadow Rising Manga","summary":"Masashi Kishimoto is writing and illustrating an original manga, Naruto: Shadow Rising, set to debut in 2027. It was announced on Oct. 10, 2026 during the Naruto panel at New York Comic Con as part of Project Rasengan, a 25th anniversary initiative. A teaser shows Naruto Uzumaki at about 21 and a clash with Sasuke Uchiha. Further details are set for Jump Festa later this year.","whyItMatters":"Kishimoto taking the pen back for a serialized Naruto story for the first time in over 12 years moves the franchise's anniversary push beyond merchandise and reprints into new canon, anchored to the Blank Period that the original run left unfilled.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe teaser sketches place Naruto Uzumaki at roughly 21 years old, with the first carving of his likeness going into the Hokage Rock monument, and a preview video shows Sakura Haruno holding an infant Sarada Uchiha. The story is expected to sit in the Blank Period, around ten years before the sequel era, during Kakashi Hatake\u0026#39;s tenure as Sixth Hokage, with the village working through post-war activity.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProject Rasengan also carries Naruto x Ninku, a four-episode crossover anime miniseries directed by Noriyuki Abe, with character designs by Tetsuya Nishio and co-supervision by Kishimoto and Ninku creator Koji Kiriyama. Those episodes are the delayed 20th-anniversary broadcast originally set for September 2023.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNaruto: Shadow Rising\u003c/strong\u003e: Original manga written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto, set for a 2027 debut\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNaruto x Ninku\u003c/strong\u003e: Four-episode crossover anime miniseries directed by Noriyuki Abe\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHollywood live-action Naruto feature\u003c/strong\u003e: Produced by Lionsgate and Arad Productions, with open casting searches for Team 7 ongoing\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Naruto: Shadow Rising skips to Naruto at 21, the blank period the original run never animated. Kishimoto drawing it himself means the gap gets a canon version instead of fan speculation.","twitterPost":"Kishimoto writing and drawing Naruto: Shadow Rising fills the blank period at age 21, a stretch the original run left open.","threadsPost":"Naruto: Shadow Rising takes the blank period seriously: Naruto at about 21, clashing with Sasuke, drawn by Kishimoto himself. The original run left that stretch open, and the teaser confirms the story picks it up rather than restaging the old timeline.","newsletterBlurb":"Masashi Kishimoto is writing and illustrating Naruto: Shadow Rising, a 2027 manga announced at New York Comic Con as part of Project Rasengan, the franchise's 25th anniversary initiative. A teaser shows Naruto at about 21 and a clash with Sasuke, pointing to the Blank Period. The same initiative carries Naruto x Ninku, a four-episode crossover anime whose episodes were originally set for September 2023.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Animehunch\",\"url\":\"https://animehunch.com/masashi-kishimoto-naruto-shadow-rising-manga/\",\"title\":\"Masashi Kishimoto Returns With New Naruto Shadow Rising Manga Highlighting Blank Period\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4462,"outputTokens":794,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791922956,"createdAt":"2026-10-13T20:17:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-13T20:21:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-13T20:21:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_53216747336e37788828498a","canonicalTitle":"Masashi Kishimoto Returns With New Naruto Shadow Rising Manga Highlighting Blank Period","representativeArticleId":"a_0a0ffb3dbf490f45d89ab1d7","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Naruto: Shadow Rising\",\"Naruto\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Masashi Kishimoto\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-13T19:05:56.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-13T19:05:56.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-13T20:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Animehunch","url":"https://animehunch.com/masashi-kishimoto-naruto-shadow-rising-manga/","title":"Masashi Kishimoto Returns With New Naruto Shadow Rising Manga Highlighting Blank Period"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Naruto: Shadow Rising","Naruto"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Masashi Kishimoto"],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}