Tsunade Senju

The story is in two parts, the first set in Naruto's pre-teen years, and the second in his teens. The series is based on two one-shot manga by Kishimoto: Karakuri , which earned Kishimoto an honorable mention in Shueisha 's monthly Hop Step Award the following year, and Naruto The manga was adapted into an anime television series produced by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex , which broadcast episodes in Japan from to ; the English adaptation of the series aired on Cartoon Network from to Shippuden , a sequel to the original series, premiered in Japan in , and ended in , after episodes.