Kishimoto first made Naruto as a pilot-chapter story back in 1997. The serialized version of this made its debut in November of 1999.

As of right 2013, Naruto has grown to 630 manga chapters, 532 anime episodes (including filler arcs), 9 movies, 10 OVAs, 11 light novels, about 50 video games, 7 albums and 5 original soundtracks (not including video games and movies), a trading card game, an anime spin-off series, 5 guide books and 3 art books, and a motion comic by Kishimoto himself.