Top 19 Ninja manga you should read right now. [2025 List]

19. Boruto: Two Blue Vortex

With everyone's memories having been altered, Boruto finds himself being hunted by his own village. After escaping with Sasuke, what future awaits Boruto...?

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: BORUTO-ボルト- -TWO BLUE VORTEX-, BORUTO - TWO BLUE VORTEX -, BORUTO -TWO BLUE VORTEX-

18. Shinobigoto

A socially awkward ninja will have his work cut out for him protecting a klutzy high school girl!

Shinobi Undercover is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: しのびごと, Shinobigoto

17. Jigoku Raku

Gabimaru the Hollow is one of the most vicious assassins ever to come out of the ninja village of Iwagakure. He’s ruthlessly efficient, but a betrayal results in him being handed a death sentence. He has only one hope—in order to earn his freedom, he must travel to a long-hidden island and recover an elixir that will make the shogun immortal. Failure is not an option. On this island, heaven and hell are just a hair’s breadth away.

Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku has finished publishing and it has 127 Chapters. It is also Known as: 地獄楽, Jigokuraku, Paradition, Heavenhell, Jigoku Raku (KAKU Yuuji)

16. Oshinobi Dousei

Tae, a beautiful 17-year-old girl, and Kotaro, a serious office worker. These two seemingly happy people have a secret they can't reveal to anyone - the rival ninjas of Iga and Kouga secretly live together in this laid-back romantic comedy!

Living With a Kunoichi has finished publishing and it has 30 Chapters. It is also Known as: お忍び同棲, Oshinobi Dousei

15. Tenkaichi: Nihon Saikyou Bugeisha Ketteisen

Battle tournament manga set in the Sengoku Era.

The year is 1600. Ten years have passed since Oda Nobunaga unified Japan. When Nobunaga realized that he was dying, he announced that he would hand over the country to the one who produced the strongest warriors. The warlords, whose dreams of unifying the country had been dashed, set up their own strongest warriors and set their sights on becoming the ruler of Japan

Tenkaichi: Battle to Decide Japan's Strongest Martial Artist is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: テンカイチ 日本最強武芸者決定戦, テンカイチ -日本最強武芸者決定戦-, 天下第一日本最强武士选拔赛

14. Under Ninja

Even in this day and age, ninjas walk among us, hide within plain sight, still waiting for their mission orders. However, for some, it takes much longer to receive orders than others! Meet Kurou Kumogakure, a NEET and a Ninja. After being a long time without work, he finally receives orders from the higher ups!

Under Ninja is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: アンダーニンジャ, Under Ninja

13. Ayakashi Triangle

Japan may be brimming with mysterious monsters called ayakashi, but they have a special exorcist ninja force to counter the threat! Young exorcist ninja Matsuri spends his days fighting ayakashi to protect his childhood friend Suzu. But when an ayakashi cat named Shirogane shows up, things get turned upside down! Legendary mangaka Kentaro Yabuki returns to Shonen Jump with this new fantasy series full of ayakashi and romance!

Ayakashi Triangle has finished publishing and it has 144 Chapters. It is also Known as: あやかしトライアングル, Ayakashi Triangle

12. NEET de Otaku na Kunoichi to naze ka Dousei hajimemashita

A man is the target of a kunoichi's mission, and a lot of blood was spilled for him to learn this.
However, said kunoichi is taking some "liberties" with the mission... Or are those part of the mission too?

Somehow, I Started Living With a NEET Otaku Kunoichi is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ニートでオタクなくノ一となぜか同棲はじめました, NEET de Otaku na Kunoichi to naze ka Dousei hajimemashita

11. 4-nin wa Sorezore Uso wo Tsuku

Each girl has at least one secret. Rikka, Chiyo, Sekine, and Tsubasa are four good friends in the same class. But each one has a ridiculous secrets...!?

4-nin wa Sorezore Uso wo Tsuku has finished publishing and it has 36 Chapters. It is also Known as: 4人はそれぞれウソをつく, The Little Lies We All Tell, Four People and Their Respective Lies

10. Nana-genme wa Ninja Shugyou desu!

The Seventh Period Is Ninja Training! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 七限目は忍者修行です!, Shichi Genme wa Ninja Shugyou Desu!

9. Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi

A naive ninja ran away from her remote village and meets a high school girl assassin!
The start of an unpredictable life together between ninja x assassin.

Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 忍者と殺し屋のふたりぐらし, Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi

8. BlackSun

Hunted since birth for a burden he unknowingly carries, Yu must discover the secrets of his origins and his ties to a hidden shinobi world so he can come to realize the weight of his destiny, of being the last hope…the Last Flame of humanity standing against an ancient demonic threat.

BlackSun is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Black Sun

7. ZINGNIZE

Three years after the battle of Sekigahara (1603 AD), Okubo Changan invited Takasaka Junouchi, who is known as a former thief, to participate in the battle, but what will he get in return?

Source: MU

ZINGNIZE is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ZINGNIZE

6. Ninja Slayer

The Neo-Saitama of the future is a sprawling urban landscape constantly flooded by neon light. And in its shadows, lurks a vast criminal world filled with all sorts of shady characters. Among them are the deadliest force known to humanity... Ninjas! These merciless warriors lord over the cityscape with their overwhelming karate, influencing the private and public sectors equally. But their time is about to come to an end. A force known as Ninja Slayer is determined to rid this world of Ninjas, and he's willing to go through heaven or hell to do so.

Ninja Slayer has finished publishing and it has 60 Chapters. It is also Known as: ニンジャスレイヤー, Ninja Slayer

5. Jigokuraku: Tokubetsu-hen - Mokke no Mori

Enjoy this special side story to celebrate the launch of the Hell's Paradise anime series! The children of a small village try to take down the stranger who's started living nearby, but he won't die no matter what they do to him!

Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Side Story: Forest of Misfortune has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: 地獄楽 特別編 勿怪の森, Jigokuraku: Tokubetsu-hen - Mokke no Mori

4. NARUTO: Sasuke Retsuden - Uchiha no Matsuei to Tenkyuu no Hoshikuzu

Uchiha Sasuke heads for an astronomical observatory, far from the Land of Fire. There, he syncs up with Sakura, and together they dive into an undercover investigation in search of traces of the Sage of Six Paths! The two are soon drawn into a deadly conspiracy! The popular spin-off novel, now as a manga series!

Naruto: Sasuke's Story—The Uchiha and the Heavenly Stardust: The Manga has finished publishing and it has 13 Chapters. It is also Known as: NARUTO -ナルト- サスケ烈伝 うちはの末裔と天球の星屑,, Sasuke Retsuden: The Uchiha Descendants and the Heavenly Stardust

3. NARUTO: Rai no Sho - Ai wo Itareta Kemono!!

A manga-omake included with the Rai no Sho fanbook. It is set during the events of the Blank Period after the events of The Last: Naruto the Movie. The omake is unique as it is through Akamaru's point of view on his thoughts on master/partner Kiba Inuzuka.

NARUTO: Rai no Sho - Ai wo Itareta Kemono!! has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: NARUTO―ナルト― 雷の書：愛を射たれた獣!!, NARUTO: Scroll of Lightning - The Beast that was Shot by Love!!, The Beast that was Shot by Love

2. Naruto Gaiden - Uzu no Naka no Tsumujikaze

The story of Namikaze Minato (Fourth Hokage), the winner of the worldwide popularity poll project--NARUTOP99! Just how exactly did Minato, the father of Naruto, develop a certain jutsu...?

Naruto: The Whorl Within the Spiral has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: NARUTO外伝 渦の中のつむじ風, Naruto: Whirlwind in the Vortex

1. NARUTO: Fuu no Sho - Sugao no Shinjitsu...!!

Team 7 finishes yet another unremarkable mission. After Kakashi leaves them for the day, Naruto suggests an S-rank assignment: finding out what Kakashi looks like under his mask. Sakura is uninterested until Sasuke states he wants to help. They are abruptly approached by a man named Sukea, a travelling photojournalist and former Anbu who offers to help them break into the Third Hokage's archives to check Kakashi's personnel record.

NARUTO: Fuu no Sho - Sugao no Shinjitsu...!! has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: NARUTO 風の書：素顔の真実…!!, NARUTO: The Real True Face...!!, The Real True Face