Here are some upcoming covers. First is the official cover for Clash of the Ninja, the port of the game released in Japan as Gekitou Ninja Taisen:

Finally is the cover to Manga Volume 31 released by Shueisha:

We’ll have a bigger scan of this cover once the volume gets released.

Chapter 288 has been released today. Teamwork building begins, can Naruto and Sai ever get along?…

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Finally working together?…

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Episode 164 has aired in Japan. The team has finished their mission… or have they? Episode 164 is titled The Late Supporter.

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Noroimusha’s secret revealed?…

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The following areas have new or updated content:

New

+ Bio: Abiru, Tsuchino, Tomari, Kashike, Poccha, Mondai, Yamato, Gatsu, Gosunkugi, Danzou
+ Country Guide: Bird, Stone
+ Ninjutsu: Jibaku Bunshin Technique (Unnamed), Kage Nui
+ World Map: Bird Country
+ Anime Guide: Season Six

Updated

+ Time Skip Guide: Ino

New episode titles posted above, Episode 167 still appears to deal with the Bird Country, so this seems to be a longer arc. I’ll update the titles with a better translation as the titles get closer to release. They always seem to make more sense once the episode roles around.

Once Pazuzu translates the titles and summaries and sends them to us I’ll post those.

Naruto’s popularity continues to grow, within the top 13 graphic novels for the week ending December 4th, Naruto had 6 of the best selling manga. Naruto helped Viz clench the top 13 titles for the week.