Naruto Shinden

  This series consists of two installments. Itachi s.h.i.+nden deals with Itachi’s childhood as a s.h.i.+n.o.bi of the Uchiha clan, his relations.h.i.+p to s.h.i.+sui Uchiha and finally the downfall of his clan and how Itachi joined Akatsuki. Sasuke s.h.i.+nden takes place after Akatsuki Hiden: Evil Flowers in Full Bloom and is about Sasuke’s travels to find out more about Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.

  Itachi s.h.i.+nden consists of two novels: The first, Book of Bright Light (光明篇, Kōmyō-hen) was released on September 4, 2015 and the second novel, Book of Dark Night (暗夜篇, An’ya-hen) was released on October 2, 2015. These novels were adapted into an anime series, Itachi s.h.i.+nden Book: Light and Darkness in early 2016.

  Sasuke s.h.i.+nden consists of only one novel, the Book of Sunrise (来光篇, Raikō-hen) which was released on November 4, 2015.