The Tale of the Utterly Purehearted Shinobi

Naruto: The Tale of the Utterly Purehearted Shinobi ( NARUTO -ナルト- ド純情忍伝 , Naruto: Dojunjō Ninden ) is an original story written by Akira Higashiyama and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto .

Like The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi , it is formatted as though it were written by Jiraiya .

## Synopsis [ ]

After the destruction of Aburagakure ( 油隠れの里 , Aburagakure no Sato , literally meaning: Village Hidden by Oil), the Fifteen-Year War comes to a close, with Aoi Zanki ( 葵ザンキ ) ascending as the Fourth Michikage ( 道影 , literally meaning: Paths Shadow) to rule Michigakure ( 道隠れの里 , Michigakure no Sato , literally meaning: Village Hidden by Paths). As the reconstruction of Michigakure progresses, Tō ( トウ ), Kyō ( キョウ ), and Chiku ( チク ), a trio of war orphans, try their best to survive, in the ways they each believe they can.

When Chiku is a victim of the "woman in white" mysteriously murdering the village's poor, Tō and Kyō become enveloped in a conspiracy to reawaken the Sosai'in ( 銀篩院 , Sosaiin ), the kinjutsu used by the Third Michikage to end the War, supposedly on par with the legendary Gukōizan . In a village still shaken from war, the two young friends must uncover the truth about Chiku's murder, as they grow closer and attempt to find their place in the world.

## Summary [ ]

### Prologue [ ]
Heartbeat ( ドキドキ , Doki Doki )

### Chapter 1 [ ]
Laughter ( ゲラゲラ , Gera Gera )

### Chapter 2 [ ]
Exhaustion ( クタクタ , Kuta Kuta )

### Chapter 3 [ ]
Disgust ( ムカムカ , Muka Muka )

### Chapter 4 [ ]
Flowing ( サラサラ , Sara Sara )

### Chapter 5 [ ]
Tattered ( ボロボロ , Boro Boro )

### Chapter 6 [ ]
Icha Icha ( イチャイチャ )

## Trivia [ ]

- The main trio's names, Tō, Kyō, and Chiku, combine to make kyōchikutō ( 夾竹桃 , literally meaning: oleander ), an intentional reference made by their fathers, themselves friends.

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