The plot of the second part of the manga and anime series Naruto, titled Naruto: Shippūden (疾風伝,Literally meaning: Hurricane Chronicles) in the anime and simply Part II in the manga, was set two and a half years after the present timeline in Part I. The new setting for the series began with volume 28 (chapter 245) of the manga. The anime adaptation of the manga started airing on February 15 2007, premiering with the first two episodes debuting in a one-hour special. Viz is working on a North American DVD series of Naruto: Shippūden, which was first released on September 29, 2009. The US publication of the manga began in January 2008, in the US issue of Shonen Jump.[6]
