12 year old Naruto Uzumaki is an orphan with a nine-tailed demon fox sealed inside of him. Despite this, he's determined to become the strongest ninja in his village and earn the title of Hokage. Action scenes are good and interspersed with enough dialogue as to not get repetitive or boring. I like that the story focuses on a troubled main character -- not because a troubled main character is new, but because Naruto reacts like many kids do when they aren't given enough attention, and it's refreshing to see a manga reflect that. On the same note, I also like that he is growing and building on that trouble-making side. He's still a goofball, but he's applying himself. Awesome character growth for only three volumes. 
 Downside: Sakura is probably the lamest character. She never does anything. She sits around and watches Sasuke and Naruto fight. She cries. She does more nothing. Right now, her total lack of female character development is preventing me from enjoying this story more fully. 
 However, I'm a sucker for action manga, so I'll stick it out for now in hopes that we see some more character development later on!