If you choose to search for the fan version, avoid terrible scans. Look for these signs in the file description:

The English title is Naruto: The Official Character Data Book. You can find used copies on Amazon, eBay, or AbeBooks for $15–$30. This is the gold standard. You get the high-res art, the double-page spreads, and the collectible value.

Here is the hard truth: There is no official, free, legal PDF of the English translation of Naruto Databook 1.

Viz Media released the book physically as Naruto: The Official Character Data Book. It has never been released as an official eBook or PDF for retail sale.

While Viz doesn't offer Databook 1 as a standalone PDF, they have integrated many of its facts and side comics into their digital manga archive. A $2.99/month Shonen Jump subscription gives you access to the manga, which includes the mini-databook sections at the end of several volumes.

If you manage to locate a copy of the PDF, here is exactly what you can expect to find.

In 2007, Viz Media finally published a version titled Naruto: The Official Character Data Book. However, it was released as a physical paperback only and is now out of print. Copies on eBay often sell for $150–$300. Viz never released an official digital eBook of this specific volume, making a legitimate official PDF rare.

The book is named Rin (meaning "to face" or "virtue"), and it ends with a massive pullout poster and secret Q&A with Masashi Kishimoto. In these pages, Kishimoto reveals early design sketches, scrapped character concepts, and answers fan mail about the series' future.

This is the meat of the book. Every major character from Part 1 is listed with:

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