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Created: 2025-07-17 05:54:42 UTC

Masashi Kishimoto says the Hardest Era he's ever faced working on 'Naruto' was the Pain Arc:

"Since both Naruto & Pain can be seen as right, I really agonized over handling the outcome correctly. That was a really difficult period for me."

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