“It became ridiculously long”: Masashi Kishimoto’s Refusal of Revealing His One Shot Project to His Editors Led the Naruto Writer to Go Overboard

Masashi Kishimoto is a master of narratives, as proved by his work in Naruto. However, the writer has also worked on some other projects that didn't enjoy a similar kind of popularity that Naruto did. Before working on Naruto, Kishimoto also worked on a one-shot called Mario, which was aimed at an older seinen crowd, unlike his other works. [caption id="attachment_276316" align="aligncenter" width="1003"] Mario by Masashi Kishimoto (Credits: Viz Media)[/caption] Mario is the story of a half-Japanese, half-Italian man in New York, working as a contract killer for the mafia. A flurry of treachery ensues, with Kishimoto's drawings deviating from