Weekly Shōnen Jump
In December 1997, while redeveloping "Karakuri" for serialization, Kishimoto was offered a one-shot in "Weekly Shōnen Jump". The new version of "Karakuri" debuted two weeks later in "Weekly Shōnen Jump 1998 No. 4-5", but was hampered by the sudden deadline and performed poorly in reader surveys, being canceled immediately.