NARUTO SHIPPUDEN - Naruto Uzumaki - Figure Kazekage Rescue Arc 24cm

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN – Naruto Uzumaki – Ichibansho Kazekage Rescue Arc – 24 cm figure

The Ichibansho collection from Banpresto / Bandai Spirits features a 24 cm figurine of Naruto Uzumaki, inspired by his appearance at the start of Naruto Shippuden during the Kazekage Rescue Arc. This figure depicts Naruto upon his return to Konoha after more than two years of training under Jiraiya, now older and more experienced. The figure features the MASTERLISE-style sculpting associated with the Kazekage Rescue Arc collection.

Naruto is depicted standing, with his legs slightly apart and his arms crossed over his chest, in a calm and confident pose. The sculpture captures his key distinguishing features: spiky blonde hair, a Konoha headband with long black ties, blue eyes and three whiskers-shaped marks on each cheek.

He is wearing his iconic outfit from the early days of Shippuden, consisting of a black and orange jacket with a high collar, orange trousers, a ninja pouch attached to his thigh and open-toed sandals. This deliberately understated pose emphasises the maturity Naruto has gained since the first part of the series rather than any particular fighting technique. Standing 24 cm tall, the figurine makes a striking display piece and can be displayed alongside other characters from the Kazekage Rescue Arc collection, notably Kakashi Hatake.

Technical specifications

• Manufacturer: Banpresto / Bandai Spirits

• Range / Collection: Ichibansho

• Sculpt / Series: MASTERLISE

• Themed collection: Kazekage Rescue Arc

• Licence: Naruto Shippuden

• Character: Naruto Uzumaki

• Type: pre-assembled collectable figure

• Material: PVC

• Height: approx. 24 cm

• Pose: standing, arms crossed

• Articulation: none

• EAN: 4573102724144

• Supplier reference: IS72414

Character background and lore

Naruto Uzumaki is a ninja from the Hidden Leaf Village and the jinchūriki of Kurama, the nine-tailed fox demon sealed within him since childhood. Following the events of the first part of the series, Naruto leaves his village with Jiraiya to continue his training. Naruto Shippuden begins when he returns to Konoha after more than two years away, now more mature both physically and in terms of his ninja skills.

Shortly after his return, the Akatsuki organisation attacks the Hidden Sand Village and kidnaps Gaara, who has since become the Fifth Kazekage. Naruto shares a special bond with him: both grew up in isolation because of the tailed beasts sealed within them. Upon learning of his friend’s abduction, Naruto joins Sakura and Kakashi as part of the team tasked by Tsunade with rescuing him.

The ‘Rescue the Kazekage’ arc, which spans episodes 221 to 252 of Naruto Shippuden, thus provides one of the first demonstrations of Naruto’s development following his training. He reunites with Sakura and Kakashi, demonstrates the progress he has made under Jiraiya’s tutelage, and confronts the threat posed by Akatsuki to the jinchūriki head-on for the first time.

This Ichibansho figurine captures Naruto exactly as he is at the start of Shippuden: taller and more experienced than in his early adventures, but still driven by the determination to protect his friends and never abandon those who matter to him.