Akira Higashiyama

is the author of several Naruto light novels:
 * The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi (2010)
 * Naruto: Demon Castle in the Light (Blood Prison) (2011)
 * Naruto Jinraiden: The Day the Wolf Howled (2012)
 * Kakashi Hiden: Lightning in the Icy Sky (2015)
 * The Tale of the Utterly Purehearted Shinobi (2015)