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Encyclopedia > Uzumaki Naruto
Uzumaki Naruto
(うずまきナルト)

Uzumaki Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto
Debut Manga Chapter 1
Anime Episode 1
Seiyū Junko Takeuchi
Ema Kogure (for Oiroke no Jutsu)
Voice actor(s) Maile Flanagan
Stephanie Sheh (for Sexy Jutsu)
Profile
Age 12-13 in Part I
15 in Part II
Date of birth October 10
Blood type B
Eye color Blue (they turn red, with slit-like pupils, when he uses Kyūbi chakra)
Hair color Blond
Height 147.5 cm
Weight 40.6 kg
Relatives None known of.
Information
Registration # 012607
Rank Genin
Current affiliation Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf)
Previous affiliation N/A
Current team Team 7 (Hatake Kakashi, Yamato, Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, and Sai).
Previous team Team 7 (Hatake Kakashi, Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and Haruno Sakura)
Jutsu/Kekkei genkai

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Background

The infant Naruto — the newly-made Kyūbi seal can be seen on his stomach.
The infant Naruto — the newly-made Kyūbi seal can be seen on his stomach.

Very little information has been disclosed about Naruto's birth or parentage. It is known that, as an infant, the spirit of the Kyūbi (nine-tailed demon fox), who had attacked the village of Konoha, was sealed within Naruto's body by the Fourth Hokage of Konoha. Image File history File links Infant_Naruto. ... Image File history File links Infant_Naruto. ... In the Naruto anime and manga series, the bijÅ« tailed beasts) are the nine giant beasts (demons) that once plagued the Naruto world. ... The Land of Fire (火の国, Hi no Kuni) is a geographical feature in the anime and manga series Naruto . ... The Land of Fire (火の国, Hi no Kuni) is a geographical feature in the anime and manga series Naruto . ...


The villagers of Konoha harbored a fierce hatred for the young child, since he bore the spirit of the demon who decimated their once peaceful village, in spite of the Fourth Hokage's wish that Naruto be seen as a hero who contained the demon. He was shunned by his fellow villagers and their children, his classmates, leaving Naruto a confused and lonely child.


Fortunately, Naruto was befriended by his compassionate ninja instructor, a Chūnin named Umino Iruka. Though Iruka's own parents perished at the hands of the Kyūbi's, Iruka didn't blame Naruto for their deaths. Instead, Iruka accepted Naruto and empathized with the boy's desire to be accepted, since he too once had the same desire. He may have been the first person to believe in Naruto, and has made a lasting impact on Naruto himself. It is through Iruka's presence as Naruto's only family figure that Naruto learns to overcome his sadness. Umino Iruka (ordered Iruka Umino in the English anime) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto. ...


Personality

Naruto is lighthearted and, at times, a merciless prankster.
Naruto is lighthearted and, at times, a merciless prankster.

Before graduating from the Academy, Naruto was craving for acknowledgement. He would play pranks all around the village in an attempt to be recognized by its inhabitants. This included, but was not limited to, painting graffiti on the monument depicting the first four Hokages. He would also tell everyone who doubted him that he would one day become Hokage. As he tells Iruka (and pretty much everyone else), he wishes to become Hokage in order to be recognized by those around him. Even after graduating, Naruto is still determined to be recognized, and becomes the "Number One Loudest, Unpredictable, Hyperactive Knuckleheaded Ninja" of Konoha, as described by Hatake Kakashi. The character, Uzumaki Naruto (From the series /Naruto/. No effect on potential market, non-profit purpose, minuscule part of the copyrighted work as a whole. ... The character, Uzumaki Naruto (From the series /Naruto/. No effect on potential market, non-profit purpose, minuscule part of the copyrighted work as a whole. ... Spoiler warning: In the Naruto anime and manga series, characters who are part of Hidden Villages undergo qualifications to be ninja. ... Hatake Kakashi ) (ordered Kakashi Hatake in the English anime) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto. ...


Naruto's exuberant personality and fiery desire for self-improvement strongly impacts the lives of those around him. At beginning of the series, Naruto befriends Konohamaru, the grandson of the Third Hokage, and it is through his brief tutelage that Konohamaru learns that the path to success is through plenty of hard work. Despite his headstrong nature, Naruto is a clever prankster who overcomes his opponents through sheer willpower and, at times, dumb luck (though as Kakashi himself states, luck is very important). In the anime and manga series Naruto, the village of Konohagakure is home to the following Genin-ranked shinobi. ... The Third Hokage is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto. ...


Naruto has a great sense of humor, albeit somewhat perverted in some cases, and is usually all smiles and laughs around (though, at times, he smiles to hide whatever's bothering him so no one worries about him; those who are closest to him see right through it). Outside his world, he's just an ordinary kid with a laid-back attitude.


Naruto and the Kyūbi

As the host (known as a Jinchūriki) of the Kyūbi, both Naruto's body and mind (occasionally) are influenced by it. Physically, Naruto has some of the Kyūbi's characteristics, such as whisker-like marks on his cheeks and larger than normal incisors. He also has increased stamina and healing ability, which allows him to recover from most injuries within a day. Mentally, Naruto remains largely unaffected, save for a few animalistic traits that slip through, such as his tendency to leap between trees on all fours. Since the Kyūbi was sealed inside Naruto since birth, it is unclear just what parts of his personality it has had an effect on; however, it could explain Naruto's devilish side for pulling pranks to gain attention, as well as his stubbornness to never back down from a challenge. (In Japanese mythology, a kitsune is said to often play pranks on people, and foxes are also known to be very resourceful during crises.) These traits become more pronounced as he draws upon the Kyūbi's chakra.


Naruto's normal chakra level is considered high for a ninja of his level, partially because of the Kyūbi. Even without directly drawing upon it, a small amount of the Kyūbi's chakra is always mixed with his own. His body instinctively rejects the bulk of it due to the damage it would cause. As such, he is naturally suited to jutsu that use a large amount of chakra, such as his signature technique: Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Art of the Shadow Doppelganger). While most ninja are only capable of creating a few clones safely, due to the jutsu's hazard of equally dividing the user's chakra among the clones, Naruto is able to create upwards of one thousand while maintaining a decent supply of chakra. Ninjutsu (忍術, ninja techniques) in the fictional anime and manga series Naruto, is hard to define; it is basically any technique that does not fall under either taijutsu or genjutsu, which means that it uses sources outside those naturally available to the body or the mind to accomplish its task. ...

A glimpse into Naruto's mind as he stands before the locked-up Kyūbi.
A glimpse into Naruto's mind as he stands before the locked-up Kyūbi.

The Kyūbi's chakra usually comes to Naruto during life-threatening or other stressful situations, given to him by the Kyūbi itself to insure both Naruto's and its survival. Naruto eventually learns to contact the Kyūbi and demand some of its chakra, which it seems to comply to out of amusement. The reason Naruto is able to access its chakra is because of the unique way in which it was sealed. Though the Kyūbi remains trapped within Naruto, its chakra can leak out through the seal and mix with Naruto's. Other Jinchūriki apparently possess similar seals. The Kyūbi's nearly limitless supply of chakra becomes an invaluable weapon for Naruto, often turning the tide of a difficult battle in his favor. The Kyūbi chakra increases every aspect of Naruto's physiology, making him a nearly unstoppable force. His speed and strength increase far beyond that of any normal human, and even beyond that of most ninja. It also increases his healing rate, allowing him to regenerate even major wounds in a few seconds. His stamina is also increased beyond its normal level, allowing him to fight without tiring. Image File history File links Naruto_naruto0402. ... Image File history File links Naruto_naruto0402. ...

Naruto in his four-tailed Kyūbi-transformation.
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Naruto in his four-tailed Kyūbi-transformation.

This tremendous power is not without its disadvantages. At first, Naruto is unable to retain control when using the Kyūbi's chakra, allowing its innate rage and anger to take over his personality. Over time, Naruto gains more control over the Kyūbi, allowing him to retain his personality while using its chakra. However, his degree of control is determined by the amount of chakra he draws upon and his emotional state, and as he becomes more emotional and draws on more of the Kyūbi's chakra, his own personality is gradually supplanted by the Kyūbi's. In his four-tailed transformed state, Naruto's mind is completely supplanted by the Kyūbi's. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (824x1200, 598 KB) Summary Page 17 of Naruto chapter 294. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (824x1200, 598 KB) Summary Page 17 of Naruto chapter 294. ...


Further complicating matters, Naruto's human body can only handle so much of the Kyūbi's chakra, as demon chakra is far more intense than human chakra. As he draws upon greater amounts of the demon's chakra, his own body is weakened. When Naruto transformed into his four-tailed state, the Kyūbi's chakra was so intense that it was constantly burning Naruto's skin. Naruto's body sustained so much damage that he literally bleed from all his pores, causing his blood to mix with the Kyūbi's chakra, creating a black (or dark red) chakra shield. In addition to the constant damage, the Kyūbi's chakra was also constantly regenerating Naruto's damaged tissue. This repeated cycle of damage and repair severly weakened Naruto's cellular structure. This shortens his overall lifespan, similar to Tsunade's Genesis Regeneration jutsu.


Relationships

See also: Plot of Naruto

Naruto's personality tends to inspire similar traits in those around him, and as such he has changed the worldviews of several people, mostly through his battles with them. During the Chūnin exam, Naruto forges several bonds with other participating Genin. Naruto's encounters during the Chūnin exam are characterized by Naruto relating to or opposing to sentiments and outlooks on life, and it is through this relation that he makes many new friends (on three different occasions, by defeating his future friend in battle). The plot of the manga and anime Naruto is focused around the activities and adventures of Uzumaki Naruto (ordered Naruto Uzumaki in the English anime). ...


Naruto's own way of thinking is also strengthened by these encounters, particularly from his first real battle against Haku and Momochi Zabuza. Haku's sacrifice and Zabuza's initial lack of compassion in regards to it leads him to reject the idea of becoming an emotionless living weapon, the very definition of being a shinobi. Haku is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto. ... Momochi Zabuza is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto. ...


Gaara

Gaara, like Naruto, is the unwilling host of a demon, the one-tailed Shukaku. As such, Gaara had a similar childhood. Unlike Naruto, however, Gaara never had someone like Iruka to alleviate his loneliness. Instead, the one person who befriends Gaara eventually tries to kill him. This event leads Gaara to believe that his purpose in life is to kill everybody around him, so no one will be able to deny his existence. Naruto realizes that were it not for his own friends, he could have easily become like Gaara. During Naruto and Gaara's fight at the end of the Destruction of Konoha arc, Naruto explains to Gaara that he gets his strength from protecting those who he believes are important. This outlook, along with Naruto's unwillingness to be defeated, changes Gaara's outlook on life. He starts to value other people's lives, and he comes to consider Naruto his best friend. Gaara is profoundly affected by Naruto's words and decides to change. Gaara later goes on to become the Fifth Kazekage to protect his village. Gaara is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto. ... In the Naruto anime and manga series, the bijū tailed beasts) are the nine giant beasts (demons) that once plagued the Naruto world. ...


Hyūga Hinata

While Naruto never has any previous problems with Hinata, except for the fact that her innate shyness prevented her from doing anything more than blushing and not saying anything when they spoke, which made him uncomfortable. Naruto even states that he knows Hinata is a good person, but thinks she is timid and weird, regardless. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as he goes on to say that he likes girls like that. He was (and still is) completely oblivious to the fact that she's extremely attracted to him. Hyūga Hinata ), ordered Hinata Hyuga in the English anime, is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto. ...


Naruto never truly notices Hinata until the preliminaries of the Chūnin exam, during Hinata's battle with Hyūga Neji. Hinata is part of the main house of the Hyūga clan, and supposedly the heir to its leadership, but she is only an average ninja, while Neji is recognized as a genius of his clan, but is part of the branch house and can never become its leader. As such, he takes out his frustration on Hinata, who doesn't give up despite being clearly outmatched against her genius cousin. During the fight, Neji berates her for her lack of ability, which inspires Naruto to cheer her on, since he knows what it's like to be underestimated. Hinata fights on because of his cheering, but loses anyway. Naruto is extremely overcome with emotion when he sees Hinata lose to Neji. He then decides that he will beat Neji. As she's taken away by medics, having been severely injured by Neji, Naruto seems to notice her as a woman for the first time when she's seen with her jacket unzipped. Even though Hinata lost, Naruto was able to inspire her to change, and she is able to become stronger later in the series. After the timeskip, Naruto gives Hinata a friendly greeting, much to her embarrassment (as she had been hiding from him trying to figure out what to say when he discovered her). HyÅ«ga Neji (ordered Neji Hyuga in the English anime) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto. ...


Hyūga Neji

After the preliminaries, Naruto is paired to fight against Hyūga Neji in the finals of the Chūnin exam. When the chance comes, Naruto tells Neji to stop blaming everything on fate, challenging Neji's statements about how everything is predetermined. After Naruto defeats Neji, Naruto is able to convince him that fate isn't predetermined, and that destiny can be changed. Neji may never admit it, but he is thankful to Naruto for showing him a brighter part of life. Neji even admits that Naruto saved him from his own personal darkness, and they become good friends.


Rock Lee

Naruto gradually bonds with Rock Lee, calling him "Bushy Brows" (ゲジマユ, "geji-mayu"). At first, the name is derisive, but later becomes affectionate. Rock Lee is a taijutsu expert who is incapable of using either ninjutsu or genjutsu. Faced with that limitation, Rock Lee compensates by training himself to be almost ridiculously skilled in taijutsu, and thus represents the ideal of hard work prevailing against all odds. During Lee's fight with the more powerful Gaara during the preliminary exams, Rock Lee refuses to give up, even trying to fight while unconscious and having a crushed arm and leg. Naruto deeply identifies with Lee because they are somewhat similar. Lee's concept of 'hard work' is something they've both had to do, and both met with numerous failures before getting any success. They both wish to achieve their goals, and they want to prove themselves to gain other people's respect. Naruto feels very sorry for Rock Lee after Gaara beats him. Later, when Gaara tries to make an attempt on Lee's life in the hospital, Naruto and Shikamaru stop Gaara from crushing Lee with his sand. Naruto and Shikamaru would have been forced to fight Gaara themselves if Might Guy hadn't arrived to visit Lee. Naruto is also happy for Lee when he is able to fight again and continue being a ninja. Rock Lee is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto. ... Taijutsu (体術, Body techniques, or more figuratively hand-to-hand combat), in the fictional anime and manga series Naruto, refers to any techniques involving the martial arts or the optimisation of natural human abilities in general. ... Ninjutsu (忍術, ninja techniques) in the fictional anime and manga series Naruto, is hard to define; it is basically any technique that does not fall under either taijutsu or genjutsu, which means that it uses sources outside those naturally available to the body or the mind to accomplish its task. ... Genjutsu (幻術, Illusion Techniques), in the fictional anime and manga series Naruto, are techniques that use the chakra in the victims nervous system to create illusions; an advanced intellectual Ninjutsu. ... Might Guy is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto. ...


Part II

New personality

Naruto, two and a half years later.
Naruto, two and a half years later.

In the second part of the story, after a two-and-a-half year time skip, Naruto shows physical growth, sports a new outfit, and appears to not only have increased in strength, speed, and techniques, but intelligence as well. However, according to Tsunade, Naruto is also slowly adopting some of Jiraiya's perverted traits. During his apprenticeship under Jiraiya, Naruto was able to read the latest of the "Icha Icha" series written by Jiraiya, although when he presents a copy to Kakashi, he says he thought it was boring. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (380x907, 29 KB) Summary Taken from Naruto Chapter 245 Licensing This image is a single panel from the interior of a single issue of a comic book and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (380x907, 29 KB) Summary Taken from Naruto Chapter 245 Licensing This image is a single panel from the interior of a single issue of a comic book and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of... Jiraiya is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto. ...


It seems Naruto's feelings for Sakura have matured to a certain extent. They do not seem to be a child-like crush anymore. They have a very easy time communicating with each other, despite the nearly three-year separation. They are capable of having a casual conversation together, and they seem to like spending time together. Naruto is now noticeably taller than Sakura and some of his other friends. (In Part I, he is made fun of for being shorter than her.)


It is when Team 7 was on the way to Sunagakure that Naruto revealed to Sakura and Temari that the Kyūbi was sealed inside him. Sakura had already found out, but she sympathizes with him, as does Temari. Temari is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto. ...


It is also shown that Sasuke's defection still affects Naruto and Sakura, and when the whole of Team 7 finally meets after two and a half years, Sasuke greets them with cold indifference, and says he doesn't care if he becomes Orochimaru's vessel as long as Itachi will die. He even attempts to kill Sakura and Naruto. Later, after Sasuke leaves with Orochimaru and Kabuto, Naruto and Sakura are clearly upset that he is no longer the Sasuke they knew.


New abilities

Naruto has displayed a few new abilities since the start of Part II. Sometime during his training with Jiraiya, Naruto accidentally transformed into a four-tailed form of the Kyūbi without his remembering. In this form, Naruto loses all control of himself and cannot remember what happens during this state. He becomes an unrestrainable beast who attacks anyone he sees. Jiraiya claims that there were only two times in his lifetime when he nearly died – the first was an incident with Tsunade, the second time being when Naruto transformed into the four tailed state. During his battle with Orochimaru, he gets angry to the point of turning into the four-tailed Kyūbi. Orochimaru states that this form is powerful enough to actually kill him.


Naruto has greatly improved his ninjutsu and taijutsu post-timeskip, as well as becoming a much better tactician. He managed to catch Kakashi by surprise during his second bell test, and even used Kakashi's obsession to Icha Icha Paradise to his advantage. Apparently, Naruto is starting to wield and become more skilled with weapons (other than regular kunai or shurikens), as seen in the Rescue Gaara arc.


Naruto has also developed a new version of the Rasengan, titled the Odama Rasengan. Classified as an S-rank jutsu, the Odama Rasengan is a much larger and powerful version of the normal Rasengan. Naruto uses both his and his clone's hand to control it due its unstable nature. During his battle with Itachi (actually a clone of Itachi formed by the Akatsuki leader's Shoten no Jutsu (Shapeshifting Technique)), Naruto utilizes this new technique to defeat Itachi's clone. Ninjutsu (忍術, ninja techniques) in the fictional anime and manga series Naruto, is hard to define; it is basically any technique that does not fall under either taijutsu or genjutsu, which means that it uses sources outside those naturally available to the body or the mind to accomplish its task. ... Akatsuki in the manga For other uses, see Akatsuki (disambiguation). ... Akatsuki in the manga For other uses, see Akatsuki (disambiguation). ... Ninjutsu (忍術, ninja techniques) in the fictional anime and manga series Naruto, is hard to define; it is basically any technique that does not fall under either taijutsu or genjutsu, which means that it uses sources outside those naturally available to the body or the mind to accomplish its task. ...


Recently, Kakashi has been training Naruto to alter the nature of his chakra, in order for Naruto to create a jutsu that is unique to him. Though this normally takes a long time to do, there is a trick that speeds up the process. By creating one thousand clones of himself, Naruto can complete twenty years worth of training in just one week. Most ninja are unable to train using this method due to a lack of chakra and stamina, something Naruto doesn't need to worry about. Because the clones are linked to Naruto, he remembers everything they experience after they disperse. Naruto was ignorant of this fact until told by Kakashi. Kakashi also helps Naruto to discover the nature of his chakra through a special form of paper that reacts differently to chakra. When Naruto channels his chakra into the paper, it splits in half, indicating that Naruto has an affinity for wind. Currently, Naruto is training by holding a leaf in his hand and trying to cut it using just his chakra.

Trivia

  • The surname "Uzumaki" is a pun to "spiral" (渦巻). While "Uzumaki" refers more to a tri-dimensional spiral, like a whirlpool or vortex, a more accurate translation for spiral would be 'Rasen'. The Konoha leaf symbol is drawn with an arrow attached to a spiral, the seal on his abdomen is a spiral, the symbol on his jacket's back and shoulders is a spiral, and one of his attacks is Rasengan, which means "Spiraling Sphere".
  • "Uzumaki" can also mean "whirlpool" in reference to the Naruto whirlpool (鳴門の渦潮), named after the city of Naruto, lies between said city and Awaji Island. The kanji "鳴門" also translates to "loud" and "door" respectively if read in Chinese, and co-incidentally, the Chinese dub combines "鳴" ("ming," meaning loud) with the addition of "人" ("ren," meaning person), thus forming the name of "鳴人" -- literally "loud person," a particularly fitting name for Naruto's character.
  • Naruto can mean "maelstrom", and is also the name for a sliced stick of Kamaboko with a pink whirlpool design in the middle that is used as a topping for Ramen (Naruto's favorite food). The Japanese sometimes use it as a nickname for the commercial at (@).
  • Naruto often ends his sentences with "dattebayo" or "(verb)-ttebayo", and as such Naruto has a unique style of speech. In the English anime and video games, he often says "Believe it!" in order for the dialogue (-ttebayo) to fit with the mouth flaps, though this is not the English equivalent of the word. The "dattebayo" ending has no literal meaning, and cannot be translated. It's a peculiarity of the Japanese language where an ending is added with no meaning except that of making the general language tone sound more tough, or childish, girlish, or many other changes depending on the many existing endings. The specific "dattebayo" is not well known to even much of the Japanese native population. The closest English analogy would be the "arr" of the pirates way of speaking, which has no meaning except the one of having their general speaking tone sound more tough. The "dattebayo" specific ending can be considered a colloquial verb ending that makes the speaker sound uncultured, brusque, and trying to seem tougher than they really are.
  • The Kitsune (狐) is a well-known character in Japanese myth, and the influence behind not only the Demon Fox, a.k.a. the Kyūbi, but many other reincarnations in modern Japanese culture. It likes to play tricks and pranks on people, and on occasions transforms itself into a beautiful woman and seduces a man (obviously the inspiration for Ninja Centerfold (Oiroke no Jutsu, or Sexy Jutsu). Foxes are also known to be especially fierce and resourceful when pushed into a corner, and can even kill a hound or other powerful animals, something that also reflects Naruto's determination.Also, Kitsune are known to keep their promises, a trait Naruto has, his nindo is 'I never go back on my word'.It should also be noted that every time Naruto loses control and is overwhelmed by the Kyūbi's chakra, he seemingly gains another "tail" of chakra. This stems from the Japanese myth that the more tails a kitsune has, the more powerful it is, with nine tails usually being the limit.
  • October 10, Naruto's birthday, was "Taiiku no hi" (Health and Sports Day) in Japan when his character was conceived - a holiday full of physical activity fit for a hyperactive kid. The holiday, however, was moved to the second Monday of October during 1999.
  • According to the Game Boy Advance game Naruto: Konoha Senki and the official data books, one of Naruto's hobbies is gardening. He is the one who gives Kakashi Mr. Ukki, the plant seen on Kakashi's windowsill (Kishimoto once described how he had the same plant for a while until he fed it undiluted plant food).
  • Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of the manga series, stated in a recent interview with the US Shonen Jump that his childhood was like that of Naruto's years while he was enrolled in the Academy.
  • Naruto consistently took the #1 or #2 spot in the first five official Shonen Jump character popularity polls. However, in the sixth character poll, he ranked in #4.
  • In the May issue of Shonen Jump, Kishimoto was asked about the (spiral and string) sewn on the jacket of Naruto's left shoulder.
SJ: Let's get right to the most pressing and important question, something our readers often ask, and we'd like to know, too: What is this thing?
MK: Many Japanese fans ask the same question. What is it? I just drew it in as a spur of the moment thing, and it doesn't have much meaning. I'm hoping I can expand more on it later and integrate it into the story.
  • Naruto has completed at least 7 D-rank, 1 C-rank, 1 B-rank, 2 A-rank and no S-rank missions during the first part of the show. (Some of Naruto's missions happened off camera, so it is possible he did more D or C Ranked missions; also, the missions shown during filler arcs may or may not be canon)
  • Naruto started out as the shortest of the rookie nine, but is now one of the tallest (Hinata was second).
  • When Naruto was seen accidentally kissing Sasuke in episode 3, there was an animation error. The whisker-marks on his cheeks were gone. This scene was removed from the English version of the episode, but was still seen on the collage background behind Sasuke in episode 16.
  • Naruto has his eyes closed most of the time he's talking, giving him the fox-like appearance. Hinata has done this once in episode 148, possibly influenced by Naruto.
  • Naruto recently admitted that he is afraid of ghosts, as seen in episode 194.
Naruto
Naruto universe
Franchise: Episode list | OVA list | Video game list | Media list
General: Geography | Ninja ranks
Plot: Story arcs | Naruto I | Kakashi Gaiden | Naruto II
Movies: Naruto the Movie | Naruto the Movie 2 | Naruto the Movie 3
Jutsu: Fūin jutsu | Genjutsu | Juin jutsu | Kekkei genkai | Ninjutsu | Taijutsu
Characters
Main: Uzumaki Naruto | Haruno Sakura | Uchiha Sasuke | Hatake Kakashi | Sai
Supporting: Aburame Shino, Hyūga Hinata & Inuzuka Kiba (Team Kurenai)
Akimichi Chōji, Nara Shikamaru & Yamanaka Ino (Team Asuma)
Hyūga Neji, Rock Lee & Tenten (Team Guy)
Gaara, Kankurō & Temari (Sand Siblings)
Adults: Jiraiya and Tsunade (of the Legendary Three) | Third Hokage | Might Guy | Sarutobi Asuma | Yūhi Kurenai | Umino Iruka | Shizune | Yamato
Konoha-nin: Genin | Chūnin | Jōnin
Enemies: Momochi Zabuza and Haku | Orochimaru (of the Legendary Three), Yakushi Kabuto, and the Land of Sound | Akatsuki | Other enemies
Neutral/Other: Bijū | Summons | Ichiraku Ramen Bar | Puppets

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Naruto Uzumaki - Naruto Wiki - Narutopedia (8655 words)
Naruto was born on October 10th to Minato Namikaze the Fourth Hokage, and Kushina Uzumaki a ninja from the former Whirlpool Country, and was named after the lead character in Jiraiya's book.
Naruto tricks Kiba into attacking Akamaru, but is still at a disadvantage, but paralizes Kiba by farting in directly in his face (kiba was trying to attack from behind, then, for the first time, dishes out his Naruto Uzumaki Barrage.
Naruto and Sakura rushed Kakashi at once, with Naruto yelling spoilers for the new book, causing Kakashi to close his eyes, thus losing the advantage of the Sharingan, and his ears so he couldn't hear what they were saying, allowing the two to retrieve the bells.
Naruto Uzumaki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5076 words)
The surname "Uzumaki" is a pun to "spiral" (渦巻).
Naruto can mean "maelstrom", and is also the name for a sliced stick of Kamaboko with a pink whirlpool design in the middle that is used as a topping for Ramen (Naruto's favorite food).
Naruto's encounters during the Chunin exam are characterized by Naruto relating to or opposing to sentiments and outlooks on life, and it is through this relation that he makes many new friends (on three different occasions, by defeating his future friend in battle).
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