Responding to Naruto's success, Kishimoto said in Naruto Collector Winter 2007/2008 that he was "very glad that the American audience has accepted and understood ninja.
Menanggapi kesuksesan Naruto, Kishimoto mengatakan dalam Naruto Collector Winter 2007/2008 dia sangat senang karena penonton di Amerika telah mengerti dan memahami Ninja.