Naruto is getting a new manga by Masashi Kishimoto, titled Naruto: Shadow Rising, and a new crossover anime with Ninku, the manga by Koji Kiriyama. Both projects were announced on Saturday 10 October 2026 at the "NARUTO: What's Next?" panel at New York Comic Con, each with a teaser posted on the official Naruto YouTube channel. No release date has been announced for either the manga or the anime.

Naruto x Ninku: the anime for Naruto's 20th anniversary is finally shown

The Naruto x Ninku teaser runs for just under two minutes. It opens with a message from Masashi Kishimoto, in which the name of a work is hidden under a drawn sheet of paper. He writes that without this work, Naruto would not exist, and that he drew Naruto because he wanted to see what came next. He ends by saying that his dream has come true. The first footage of the anime follows, presented as entirely new animation: Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura meet Kakashi in Konoha before setting off on a mission.

Kakashi, Naruto jumping, Sakura and Sasuke in a paved square lined with trees — Kakashi and Team 7 in the Naruto x Ninku teaser. © 2026 Masashi Kishimoto, Koji Kiriyama, Shueisha, TV Tokyo, Pierrot

The story is original. Kakashi gives Team 7 a mission but cannot take part himself, so he names Naruto acting leader, which motivates him more than ever. On the way, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura get lost in another world, where they meet Fusuke, a boy with a frog-like face. In the teaser, Naruto comes face to face with Fusuke and his green cap. The anime is supervised by Masashi Kishimoto and Koji Kiriyama.

Naruto on all fours with a bag on his back, facing a boy seen from behind wearing a green cap — Naruto facing Fusuke, the hero of Ninku. © 2026 Masashi Kishimoto, Koji Kiriyama, Shueisha, TV Tokyo, Pierrot

Ninku was published from 1993 in Weekly Shonen Jump, the magazine where Naruto later ran. In it, Fusuke, who looks like a child, is a former captain of the Ninku corps. Studio Pierrot, which also produces the Naruto anime, adapted it into a 55-episode series broadcast in Japan from January 1995 to February 1996. The teaser credits name two people from that first adaptation: director Noriyuki Abe, who also directed the Boruto anime, and character designer Tetsuya Nishio, who worked on the Naruto series.

Naruto x Ninku is the 4-episode project announced for the 20th anniversary of the Naruto anime. It was due to air on TV Tokyo for four weeks from 3 September 2023, but was postponed shortly before broadcast to improve its quality. No new information had been given since then, for more than three years. The teaser ends with the words "Now in Production": no broadcast date has been set.

A panicked Naruto between Sakura and Sasuke, surrounded by helmeted soldiers in red uniforms in a street — Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke surrounded by soldiers in the other world. © 2026 Masashi Kishimoto, Koji Kiriyama, Shueisha, TV Tokyo, Pierrot

Naruto: Shadow Rising, a new manga drawn by Masashi Kishimoto

The second teaser was shown at the very end of the panel. It runs through pages of the original manga, recalls that Naruto ended in 2014, then shows unseen pencil sketches before announcing a new Naruto manga drawn by Masashi Kishimoto. The title, Naruto: Shadow Rising, appears in the final images. The original manga ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from September 1999 to November 2014, in 72 volumes.

Pencil sketch of Naruto laughing and winking, wearing the Hokage hat — Naruto wearing the Hokage hat in one of the sketches from the Naruto: Shadow Rising teaser. © 2026 Masashi Kishimoto, Shueisha

The teaser gives neither the story nor the release date. Details are promised for Jump Festa 2027, held on 19 and 20 December 2026 in Chiba, Japan. No English-language publisher has been announced so far.

Pencil sketch of several ninjas in front of a Konoha construction sign — Another sketch from the teaser, with a Konoha construction sign. © 2026 Masashi Kishimoto, Shueisha

Junko Takeuchi and Noriaki Sugiyama, the Japanese voices of Naruto and Sasuke, were guests at the panel. A message from Destin Daniel Cretton, director of the live-action Naruto film, was also read out: he said the team is working on the film and promised news soon.

For collectors, the catalogue includes the original manga and the Funko figures of Naruto and Sasuke released this year.

Naruto manga: the first three volumes in one pack

To read or reread the series before Shadow Rising, the French publisher Kana offers a pack containing volumes 1, 2 and 3 of Naruto.

The most popular Naruto manga, including series volumes and novels, are listed below by popularity.

Funko POP 2026: Naruto (#2338) and Sasuke (#2339) as footballers

This year Funko released Naruto and Sasuke in a football-themed series. POP #2338 shows Naruto with the ball at his feet, in an orange and black shirt marked "Team 7", surrounded by an orange flame effect. It measures 4.6 in (11.7 cm).

Sasuke (#2339), 3.7 in (9.4 cm), kicks the ball while balancing on one hand, with red eyes, in a purple effect. Both figures were covered in our article on the July Naruto POP pre-orders.

All the Naruto Funko POP figures released or planned for 2026 are gathered in the grid below.