Naruto, Volume 10. A splendid ninja
(Book)

"This book reads from right to left"--Page 4 of cover.

"This graphic novel contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen jump #39-41"--Title page verso.

"First published in Japan in 1999 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo."

Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention, a knack for mischief, and sealed within him, a strange, formidable power. His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi and irritate his teammates, intense Sasuke and witty Sakura, but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure! With only a few matches left to be fought in the preliminaries to the third portion of the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams, the highly anticipated bout between mysterious Sand ninja Gaara and intense, earnest Konoha ninja Rock Lee begins. Will Gaara's bloodlust and his strange powers of sand manipulation be too much for Lee to handle? Or could Lee prove that dedication and an amazing work ethic are enough to make him a splendid ninja?

Rated T for teen.