Christopher Zahyeer Atkins of Altamonte Springs is not accused of taking anything — only of breaking into a Target store about 1 a.m. Monday, Dunwoody Police officer Anwar Sillah said.

“The arrest report says he used force to lift the rear door,”Sillah said.

He said the alarm company reported that video showed a man trying to break into the store and gave police a description of him. He said a man matching that description was found about a block away.

“Officers made contact and began to interview him. He said he was reading a book, ‘Naruto,’ and in the book, it was teaching him to be a ninja and enter secured areas,” Sillah said in a telephone interview.

“Naruto” is a 72-volume manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto about a blond preteen, then teenage ninja.

Sillah said Atkins was charged with first-degree burglary but had not yet been to a bond hearing. He didn’t know whether Atkins has an attorney who could speak for him.

He said Atkins was carrying a book bag that held books, DVDs, a tablet and other items, but none of it was new.