Naruto: Sasuke's Story--The Uchiha and the Heavenly Stardust: The Manga, Vol. 2 - Paperback

by Jun Esaka (Author), Masashi Kishimoto (Author), Shingo Kimura (Illustrator)

Sasuke and Sakura take on ancient secrets, deadly conspiracies, and even dragons in this manga adaptation of the novel.

Years after the great shinobi war, Naruto is struck with a mysterious illness. Desperate for a cure, Sasuke and Sakura embark on a dangerous undercover mission in the distant land of Redaku. Together they discover a nefarious plot of life-and-death proportions and a battle that will test this husband-and-wife team till death do they part.

As Sasuke and Sakura descend even deeper into the hidden chambers beneath the observatory, the details of a dire conspiracy finally begin to come to light. With the prison warden watching their every move, the two will have to find a way to secure Naruto's cure and survive the battle to come in this thrilling conclusion!

Author Biography

Shingo Kimura

Shingo Kimura launched onto the manga scene immediately after finishing college in 2018 when his graduation project "Kuimodoshi" was a runner-up for the 95th Tezuka Awards. The one-shot was published in Jump Square later that year, and in 2022 Kimura became the artist for Naruto: Sasuke's Story--The Uchiha and the Heavenly Stardust: The Manga.

Masashi Kishimoto

Author/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan. After spending time in art college, he won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his manga "Karakuri" (Mechanism). Kishimoto decided to base his next story on traditional Japanese culture. His first version of Naruto, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits. His final version, which debuted in Shonen Jump in 1999, quickly became the most popular ninja manga in Japan.

Jun Esaka

Jun Esaka, blood type O, was born on February 13 in Kanagawa Prefecture. After graduating from Waseda University, he began working as a writer.