12-year-old boy Uzumaki Naruto wants to become the next Master (Hokage) Ninja in his village and decides to steal one of the forbidden village scrolls after being enticed by accomplished Ninja Mizuki. Naruto decides to learn the forbidden techniques and pass the last test in his Ninja school wanting to make his teacher Iruka proud.
Naruto is hated by most of the adults in the village who know a forbidden secret about him, it is revealed by Mizuki that Naruto used to be a 9-tailed-fox-demon who caused chaos and death around the world and after an intense battle with the village Ninjas the demon fox was placed into a vessel (a baby boy who died at birth) and was reborn as Naruto.
Without knowledge of his past Naruto lived on his own shunned by those around him until one of the adults Iruka (who's parents died by the demon fox) befriended him and loved him showing that someone truly cares for him in this world.
After an intense battle with Mizuki, Naruto gains the upper hand and replicates himself completing the last test in his school becoming a Ninja-in-training.
Review:
I found the first episode to be fresh and full of heart, it showed Naruto as a troubled and lonely individual who yearns for love and respect. His hunger for being an Hokage is heartwarming because he doesn't want it for selfish reasons.
All he desires is to be known by his village to be a good person and that truly struck a cord with me, what I loved best about the first episode (which I watched in original Japanese language and English subtitles) is that the voice acting is perfect and each character's voice fits. (Special mention goes to Naruto's voice actor who nailed the role effortlessly).
The plot is incredible and drew me in straight away giving me a flood of emotions, I found the action scenes to be intense and when Iruka was attacked by Mizuki with his blood spraying out I was in shock because for an Anime to show such violence in the first episode made you realise that anyone could be hurt or die in Naruto..
The cinematography and use of the musical score was exceptional and should not be overstated! Everything about the production is flawless and I am lost for words because I wasnt expecting much from this show not believing the hype but boy was I wrong.
I highly recommend this show because it's perfect.
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