Naruto, Vol. 26

It is here. The fight we've all been waiting for is in this volume. Next up shippuuden naruto in vol 28. In the anime however I think we got about 89 more episodes (fillers) to go before we get to the shippuuden. Although, honestly I think I prefer naruto as a 12 yr old. he's a bit more reckless and eger

Volume 26 of this excellent exciting series contains the big fight between Naruto and Sasuke. Naruto, desperate to bring Sasuke back to Konoha will stop at nothing to accomplish his goal. However Naruto will find this difficult as Sasuke is obsessed with finding Orochimaru so he can gain a greater power. This highly exciting battle is easily the highpoint of this great series so far. And the climax will have you holding your breath in anticipation. Even if you haven't read the first 25 books, this would be an easy point to jump in and start as the book covers the climax of part one without relying too much on previous plots (with the exception of the Itachi flashback). However, to get the full enjoyment out of this I strongly reccommend you read all of this brilliant series.