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Masashi Kishimoto
Masashi Kishimoto

Masashi Kishimoto is a celebrated manga author, famous for his creation of the hit shōnen manga series 'Naruto'. Born on November 8, 1974, in rural Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, Kishimoto has made a significant impact on the manga industry with his distinctive storytelling and in-depth character development. His work has captivated audiences around the globe and has been adapted into various forms of media, including animated series, films, and video games. more

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“It is fine to imitate a being you respect, but you cannot become that very being. Imitation is something one does to grow and develop. It is not something you use to deceive yourself. You absorb in yourself the things you think have some kind of value, but even if you try to find the meaning about your true self you will not find anything. Because those who cannot accept their real self always fail.”

“Twin primes: pairs of prime numbers that are close to each other, almost neighbors, but between them there is always an even number that prevents them from truly touching. If you go on counting, you discover that these pairs gradually become rarer, lost in that silent, measured space made only of ciphers. You develop a distressing presentiment that the pairs encountered up until that point were accidental, that solitude is the true destiny. Then, just when you’re about to surrender, you come across another pair of twins, clutching each other tightly.”

“I am, a stride at a time. A very short space of time through very short time of space.”

“Why do you keep reading a book? Usually to find out what happens. Why do you give up and stop reading it? There may be lots of reasons. But often the answer is you don't care what happens. So what makes the difference between caring and not caring? The author's cruelty. And the reader's sympathy...it takes a mean author to write a good story.”