"Naruto" has been one of the most popular anime in this generation created by Masashi Kishimoto. An adolescense ninja named Naruto Uzumaki is the central focus of the story, who is aspiring to have recognition to someday become the Hokage. Due to its popularity, it has been transported into several forms of media like spin-off projects, video games, novelty soaps and even stage plays.

Comic Book writes that, recently, there's been news of a third run of the live-action "Naruto" musical titled "Live Spectacle Naruto: The Akatsuki Investigation" to tour all over Japan. It has already released official photos of the characters Naruto, Sasuke and Itachi. The photos teased fans on what to expect in the "Naturo" musical. They were released by the official website of the Japanese production team handling the show.

【更新のお知らせ】ライブ・スペクタクル「NARUTO-ナルト-」～暁の調べ～の公式サイトが本オープン！ナルト・サスケ・イタチのソロショットが解禁となりました！詳しくはこちらから→https://t.co/IOJgFMiSDO pic.twitter.com/IESGGAxwNl

— 舞台「NARUTO-ナルト-」公式 (@naruto_stage) January 15, 2017

"Live Spectacle Naruto: The Akatsuki Investigation" is inspired by the manga's 27th volume and onwards and will be set in Shippuden. In the photos, the live-action actors look very similar to the characters in the animated series in which Naruto Uzumaki will be played by Kodai Matuoka, Ryuji Sato by Sasuke Uchiha and his older brother by Shinji Rachi.

The report also said that the website also includes an update where the photo was matched with a corresponding video from the musical shows with the three actors live in action. "The Live Spectacle Naruto: The Akatsuki Investigation" will be shown in Tokyo and the production will be housed at the Aiia 2.5 Theater in Tokyo on May 19 until June 4, 2107. It will then be shown in Osaka on June 16 to 22, before it returns in Tokyo in July. The show will run until August 6.

Naruto musical began back in March 2015 in Tokyo then it went in other countries like Macau, Malaysia, and Singapore. After year, a second musical was performed in Osaka and then Tokyo. Naruto Live Musical also stars Yui Itō as Sakura Haruno,Yūki Kimisawa as Kakashi Hatake Hiro Yūmi as Orochimaru and Ryōsuke Okada as Kabuto Yakushi, who will be replacing Tatsunari Kimura.