We’re now very, very, close to the debut of the Naruto: Shippuuden – Itachi Shinden-hen ~Hikari to Yami~ anime adaptation and some new visuals for it have surfaced via Saiyan Island. The shots come provide a good look at the characters and overall look of the arc while an official site quiz suggests that the arc will run nine episodes. We can live with that since it’ll thankfully take us away from the awful Jiraiya Shinobi Handbook: The Tale of Naruto the Hero arc that we’re currently enmeshed in.
The arc is set to begin on March 3rd, 2016.
The new storyline in the Naruto universe will focus on Itachi and it looks like it’s going to run similar to how Fairy Tail is handling the Fairy Tail Zero adaptation by running it in the main series.
Plot concept: Itachi Uchiha, age four. After seeing what occurs on the battlefield up close, he makes a certain decision. He decided that he would change the world. The dream that Itachi aimed for. His dream: A Hokage from the Uchiha clan, and a future where those he loved could live in peace. His time in the ninja academy, his meeting with Shisui, becoming a Genin, Chunin, and finally a member of the Anbu… Itachi ran straight down a path of glory, not knowing that a cruel darkness was spreading…
[Source: Crunchyroll]
