Naruto is a Japanese comic book.
are comics created in Japan or by creators in the Japanese language , conforming to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century . The term manga ( kanji : 漫画 hiragana : まんが katakana : マンガ ; [ langˈmæŋɡə ] or [ ˈmɑːŋɡə ] ) in Japan is a word used to refer to both comics and cartooning . is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto .