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“Six Naruto spin-off novels spotlighting individual characters like Kakashi, Shikamaru, Sakura, Gaara, and the Akatsuki.”
Naruto Hiden Series
NARUTO秘伝シリーズ
7.77
1,608 rank · 7,956 readers · 107 favorites
Shounen
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Six Naruto spin-off novels spotlighting individual characters like Kakashi, Shikamaru, Sakura, Gaara, and the Akatsuki.
A series of Naruto novels. Naruto's allies and enemies take center stage in these fast-paced adventures, which each volume focusing on a particular clanmate, ally, team...or villain. 1. Kakashi Hiden: Hyouten no Ikazuchi (Kakashi Secret Legend: Lightning in the Frozen Sky) [Higashiyama Akira] 2. Shikamaru Hiden: Yami no Shijima ni Ukabu Kumo [Yano Takashi] 3. Sakura Hiden: Shiren, Harukaze ni Nosete [Hinata Shou] 4. Konohagakure Hiden: Shuugen Biyori [Oosaki Tomohito] 5. Gaara Hiden: Sajin Gensou [Ukyo Kodachi] 6. Akatsuki Hiden: Sakimidareru Aku no Hana [Shin Towada]
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
6.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.89
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.89 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↑ 2.67
Running avg · Jun 2016 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Even though in Kakashi's story one of the main bad guys was a copy of Haku (Naruto Anime) I still liked it. When they said the backstory I felt that 😤. The story was ok but not perfect, the art was...”
- 8 “One of the first light novels I read in physical format was from the Naruto universe. Precisely because it was a new experience, I recognize that my opinion may carry a certain initial enthusiasm....”
- 4 “So, it is likely to be quite some time before all the books are translated (if they even plan to translate them all) so I might as well review each book as I go. ...Book One... To start, I really...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 0%
Long · 67%
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A Light novel Publication
- Format 49 × 6 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 32m approx
- Published Feb 2015 – Jul 2015
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M32323 catalog