Road to Naruto the Movie - Recommendations

• TV (29 eps)
• 1968 - 1969

Sasuke is the story of a ninja child that starts right after the battle of Sekigahara where Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes shogun of Japan. Sarutobi Sasuke was a famous ninja in the employ of Sanada Daisuke who fought for the losing side against Ieyasu.

• TV (13 eps)
• 2007

Now that Hayato has finally accepted the role of Himawari’s master, life continues as normal at the Village of Mist’s school for girls… that is, until the boy’s academy is unexpectedly demolished and all the male students disappear! Shortly after this sudden act, Himawari and the others are targeted by a series of bizarre ninjas. However, these incidents are not unrelated. Who is behind these strange events and just what does the mysterious master-of-disguise Takechi-sensei have to do with it all? Himawari, along with Shikimi, Yusura, Himeji, Azami and the bumbling Hayato, must stay on guard if she hopes to find out just what on earth is going on and why the six of them are being specially targeted.

• TV (13 eps)
• 2006

Years ago Hinata Himawari was saved from an airplane by a male ninja with a tattoo on his neck, and she’s wanted to become a ninja ever since. In the present, Himawari has been accepted into the secret ninja school for girls, Shinobi Gakuen; but upon her arrival she finds much more than she was expecting: Marikoji Hayato, the school newest teacher who has a tattoo just like her benefactor! Himawari decides to claim him as her master and vows to train her hardest to become a ninja worthy of his praise, but both Hayato and she face a great deal of skepticism from the students and staff. Regardless, Himawari is determined to be the best ninja she can be, and Hayato is determined to pay off his debt!

• TV (65 eps)
• 1964 - 1965

In a turbulent age, there was a fight over an ancient material that described the procedures of conquering the world. The little Ninja Master, Fujimaru and a little girl named Midori encounter other Ninja Masters as they fight.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2011

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1996

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 2007

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1971

• TV (26 eps)
• 1969

After working his way up from the oppressed peasant class, the rogue ninja Kamui must struggle to free himself from the iron fist of his own clan. He travels through all the country running from ruthless killers who have traveled to the ends of the Earth to destroy him.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1995

The Ninku clan was once a powerful clan of ninjas and have all since died out save for Aicho, Rihoko, Toji, Fusuke and their feathered friend. On a routine plane flight through the desert our heroes find themselves at a small town which has advertised the need for bodyguards, only there's one problem: the bodyguard position has already been filled by... themselves?! With bandits ready to strike and time running out, the real Ninku clan must get to the bottom of the identity-thieves' plan, lest their good name be dragged through the mud!