Itachi Shinden: Book of Bright Light

is an original story written by Takashi Yano and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It is the first instalment of the Naruto Shinden series.

Summary
The first instalment of the Naruto Shinden series that is released in three successive months!

Itachi Uchiha, 4 years old. After he saw the battlefields from up close, he made a certain decision: I will change this world.

The dream Itachi aimed at was to become the Uchiha Clan's first Hokage. Also, a future where his loved ones could live in peace.

His Ninja Academy era, meeting Shisui, from Genin to Chūnin and finally, Anbu....

Itachi ran on the road of glory, not knowing about the cruel despair that awaits ahead....

This is a story about the glory and failures as well as the determination of the shinobi hailed as a genius.