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Naruto Uzumaki (うずまきナルト, Uzumaki Naruto) is a shinobi of Konohagakure’s Uzumaki clan. He became the jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails on the day of his birth — a fate that caused him to be shunned by most of Konoha throughout his childhood and early ninja career. After joining Team Kakashi, Naruto worked hard to become Hokage to surpass the Fourth Hokage and protect those he cared about. In the following years, he became a capable ninja who earned himself the title of Hero of the Hidden Leaf (木ノ葉隠れの英雄, Konohagakure no Eiyū, Literally meaning: Hero of the Hidden Tree Leaves) as his father always wanted him to be. He soon proved to be one of the main factors in winning the Fourth Shinobi World War, leading him to achieve his dream and become the village’s Sixth Hokage (六代目火影, Rokudaime Hokage, Literally meaning: Sixth Fire Shadow).
Background[]
Personality[]
A young Naruto.
Naruto and Sasuke in the Academy.
Appearance[]
According to Jiraiya, Naruto strongly resembles his father:[7] he has yellow-blond, spiky hair and blue eyes, while inheriting the shape of his mother’s eyes and face.[8] His trademark characteristics are the three whisker markings on his cheeks. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Dan Katō initially mistook Naruto for Nawaki Senju due to their stark resemblance.[9] though he grew to be taller than Sakura in Part II.[10] Naruto originally wore green goggles on his forehead, though he discards them upon becoming a genin.
In Part I, Naruto wore an orange and blue jacket with a white collar, a white swirl with a tassel on the left side, and a red Uzumaki crest on the back. He also wore orange pants with a shuriken holster on his right knee, blue sandals, and a blue forehead protector, given to him by Iruka after graduating from the Academy. In Part II, Naruto wears a more form fitting outfit after wearing out his original one while training with Jiraiya,[11] with a T-shirt or mesh armor underneath. While retaining the swirls and orange pants, the blue pieces of his outfit change to black: his forehead protector (which is now longer), sandals, and orange jacket, the black color showing more prominence than the blue did originally. During his battle with Pain and beyond, Naruto wore a short-sleeved red coat with a black flame pattern around the hem and carried a large scroll on his back.
Naruto lost his right arm after the Fourth Shinobi World War, though it is later replaced by a fully maneuverable prosthetic arm made of Hashirama Senju’s cells, wrapped completely in bandages. After becoming Hokage, Naruto grew again and is one of the tallest members of his graduating class. He dons a garment like his father’s: a long white haori with red flame motifs on the edges; however, the front is closed by a thin red rope and there is the kanji for “Sixth Hokage” (七代目火影, Rokudaime Hokage) written vertically down the back. Underneath this, he wears an orange and black sweatshirt with a short, upturned collar resembling his old jacket in Part II, and the same pair of orange pants and black sandals. He occasionally wears the traditional Hokage headpiece but has stopped wearing a forehead protector after giving his old blue one to his son and reserving his black one for his daughter once she graduates at the Academy.
Abilities[]
Originally, Naruto was an inept ninja, failing to graduate from the Academy three times. Through sheer determination and training however, his skills rapidly improved to defeat strong genin like Neji Hyūga, Gaara, and Kabuto Yakushi, earning acknowledgment from all the Sannin for his potential.[12] Under various tutelage, Naruto was able to defeat various members of Akatsuki, ultimately earning praise from Konohagakure as a Hokage-material hero.[13] Naruto has personally defeated various reincarnated Kage[14] and jinchūriki during the Fourth Shinobi World War,[15] with many believed he was the central key to winning the battle.[16][17][18] By adulthood, his prowess made him the Sixth Hokage, regarded as the strongest shinobi in history and having command of overwhelming jutsu.
Chakra and Physical Prowess[]
As an Uzumaki and a descendant of Asura Ōtsutsuki, Naruto has massive reserves of strong chakra, at least four times greater than Kakashi’s and described by Karin Uzumaki as “bright and warm.”[19][20] His initial poor control of it was offset by his sheer reserves,[21] which were large enough to endure three and a half days of constant battle against several powerful opponents. Only by the end of his battle against Sasuke did he show exhaustion, and even then could still fight to a standstill and eventual victory.[22] Naruto’s powerful life-force grants him extreme longevity, healing power, stamina, and vitality;[23] this allowed him to survive from the extraction of a tailed beast, though he required aid from Sakura to stay alive.[24] Naruto also learned how to counter genjutsu from Jiraiya, but is limited.[25]
Naruto attacking Gaara with his Naruto Uzumaki Two Thousand Combo.
While naturally a short-range fighter, Naruto originally was inept at taijutsu, requiring unpredictable attacks to surprise combat experts like Kiba Inuzuka and Neji Hyūga.[26][27] He often utilized shadow clones in large, if not massive, numbers to simply overwhelm his foes.[28] Although these tactics resumed later, Naruto becomes much more adept at taijutsu due to Jiraiya’s training.[29] After Fukasaku’s tutelage, he could fend off a pair of expert kenjutsu users unarmed[30][31][32] while learning his clan’s swordsmanship style under Tajima Uzumaki and adapted it with his new abilities. Shortly after his second battle against Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto sought Shindō Shunsoku to learn one-handed hand seals and could use it effectively during the Fourth Shinobi World War and against Sasuke in their last battle.
Body Modifications[]
After losing his right arm during his last battle with Sasuke, Tsunade cultured a prosthesis for him using the cells of Hashirama Senju.
Jinchūriki Transformations[]
Main articles: Jinchūriki Forms (RW109) and Nine-Tails Chakra Mode (RW109)
Naruto first awakens the Nine-Tails’ chakra.
Originally as the jinchūriki of Kurama, Naruto had access to massive reserves of exceptionally powerful chakra, which was at least a hundredfold greater than Kakashi’s.[33] Due to his inheriting his mother’s unique chakra capacities and being Kurama’s jinchūriki for essentially his entire life, Naruto’s chakra has properly mixed with the fox’s,[34] allowing him to perform several chakra-taxing techniques unhindered. Originally, he could only access Kurama’s chakra in times of great anger. It enhanced Naruto’s abilities, but the fox’s negative influence made Naruto more aggressive. While essentially remaining himself when accessing a Version 1 state, manifesting four tails would trigger Version 2 state, which made him lose control and would gradually turn into even more feral forms, requiring outside assistance to suppress Kurama's power and regain control, prompting him to avoid relying on the fox’s power whenever possible. By the end of the Fourth Shinobi World War, he could access his Version 1 form without any loss in his mentality.[35]
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Realizing he could not avoid using Kurama’s power, Naruto sought to control it with help from Killer B, a jinchūriki who had fully mastered the power of Gyūki. Upon succeeding and taking most of Kurama’s chakra, Naruto attained the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, which increased his physical parameters. Naruto can also detect negative emotions in this mode and use Tailed Beast Chakra Arms from any part of his body as he pleases, as well as form Tailed Beast Balls from them. As he did not have Kurama’s cooperation, Naruto needed to exercise extreme caution while using the form, as the chakra exchange could cost him his life. Eventually, when Kurama acknowledged Naruto's life-long strength of character and Naruto learned the fox’s true name, their newfound friendship granted Naruto access to its full power, which further increased his physical parameters and with no drawbacks. This also increased his resilience to such degrees to the point where he could survive the Ten-Tails’ Tenpenchii with no visible signs of damage. This cooperation of Kurama also provides Naruto with immediate resistance from genjutsu.
Kenjutsu[]
Main article: HidenNaruto was trained under Tajima Uzumaki in their clan’s Dance of the Maelstrom which took advantage of Naruto’s physical attributes and was able to defeat the
Fūinjutsu[]
Main article: Fūinjutsu
Ninjutsu[]
Nature Transformation[]
Main article: Nature Transformation
Wind Release: Wind Dragon Technique
Wind Release: Great Breakthrough
Wind Release: Limitless Breakthrough
Shadow Clone Technique[]
Main articles: Shadow Clone Technique and Multiple Shadow Clone Technique
Rasengan[]
Main article: Rasengan
Senjutsu[]
Main article: Senjutsu
Six Paths Senjutsu[]
Main article: Six Paths Senjutsu
Six Paths Sage Mode[]
Main article: Six Paths Sage Mode
Intelligence[]
Part I[]
Prologue ― Land of Waves[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Prologue — Land of Waves
Kakashi defeats Naruto using One Thousand Years of Death.
Ōizumi Village Crisis[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Ōizumi Village Crisis
Chūnin Exams (Arc)[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Chūnin Exams (Arc)
Naruto refuses to give up from the Chūnin Exams.
Naruto saves Sasuke from Orochimaru’s snake.
Naruto Uzumaki defeats Kiba Inuzuka.
Naruto meets the Nine-Tails.
Naruto Uzumaki vs. Neji Hyūga
Konoha Crush (Arc)[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Konoha Crush (Arc)
Naruto defeats Gaara.
Search for Tsunade Senju[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Search for Tsunade Senju
Naruto and Tsunade face-off.
Naruto’s Rasengan training.
Naruo Uzumaki defeats Kabuto Yakushi.
Sasuke Recovery Mission[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Sasuke Recovery Mission
Naruto promises Sakura to bring Sasuke back to Konoha.
Naruto Uzumaki fights Sasuke Uchiha.
Part II[]
Kazekage Rescue Mission[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Kazekage Rescue Mission
Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance Mission[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance Mission
Akatsuki Suppression Mission[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Akatsuki Suppression Mission
Land of Whirlpools (Arc)[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Land of Whirlpools (Arc)
Itachi Uchiha Pursuit Mission[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Itachi Uchiha Pursuit Mission
Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant
Pain’s Assault (Arc)[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Pain’s Assault (Arc)
Five Kage Summit (Arc)[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Five Kage Summit (Arc)
Fourth Shinobi World War (Arc)[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Fourth Shinobi World War (Arc)
Birth of the Ten-Tails’ Jinchūriki[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Birth of the Ten-Tails’ Jinchūriki
New Era[]
Main article: Epilogue
Trivia[]
- Spiral patterns are a recurring theme in Naruto, especially concerning the character of Naruto Uzumaki himself. The name “Naruto” is short for “narutomaki” (なると巻き), a kind of kamaboko with a pink spiral design in the middle that is used as a topping for ramen, which is Naruto’s favorite food. His family name “Uzumaki” can mean “whirlpool” or “maelstrom.” His full name is also a reference to the Naruto whirlpools (鳴門の渦潮, Naruto no uzushio), named after the city in the Tokushima Prefecture in Japan. In addition, Naruto’s mother, Kushina Uzumaki, is a relative of the Uzumaki clan from Uzushiogakure in the Land of Whirlpools, who used the spiral pattern as both their clan and village symbol.
- Naruto's hobbies are pulling pranks and watering plants.
- Naruto wishes to fight Sasuke Uchiha, the Third Hokage,[36] and members of Akatsuki.[37][38]
- Naruto’s favorite foods are Ichiraku ramen and red bean soup. His least favorite is fresh vegetables, which others, especially Kakashi (barring Hinata), have attempted to make him eat with little success in other material.
- Naruto has completed 16 official missions in total: 7 D-rank, 1 C-rank, 2 B-rank, 6 A-rank, 0 S-rank.
- Naruto’s favorite phrase is “a large serving of miso ramen with roasted pork fillet” (味噌チャーシュー大盛り, miso chāshū ōmori).
- According to Hyō no Sho, while in the Academy, Naruto had an A in positivity, a B taijutsu, and an F in ninjutsu, genjutsu, cooperation, and classroom attitude.
- October 10, Naruto’s birthday, was Health and Sports Day in Japan when his character was conceived. The holiday, however, was later moved to the second Monday of October in 1999.
- Naruto consistently ranked in the top two (taking first place twice) in the first five official Shōnen Jump character popularity polls; however, in the sixth character poll, he was ranked fourth. According to the third databook character poll, which adds up all the votes from the first six polls, Naruto took second place. In the most recent poll, Naruto regained his status and reached first.
- Naruto is one of four characters to have always stayed in the top ten of every character popularity poll.
- Naruto is the only known jinchūriki known to have survived the extraction of a tailed beast.
- Naruto’s mother was nicknamed the “Red Hot-Blooded Habanero”/“Red Death” while his father was famed as the “Yellow Flash.” Naruto’s appropriate self-styled title of “Konoha’s Orange Hokage” refers to the fact that the color orange is a mixture of red and yellow.
- Kishimoto’s various concept art of Naruto for The Last: Naruto the Movie showed that his height had gone through various changes: first 1.7 m, then 1.73 m, and finally 1.8 m.
- Despite Naruto being a user of the Truth-Seeking Balls and gaining Hagoromo’s power, both of which contain Yin-Yang Release, Yin Release is not listed as one of his natures in the fourth databook.[39]
- While Naruto was initially the shortest of the Konoha 13, he ultimately becomes the second tallest, after Shino.
- In the original manga pilot, Naruto was a demon fox and lived his life as a human boy and the Nine-Tailed Fox that attacked the village was his father.
- Although he was never raised by Minato, Naruto seemingly inherited his father’s fighting style of seldom relying on hand seals, except for his signature technique.
- Naruto is a lightweight drinker.
Quotes[]
Main article: Dattebayo and Believe It
- (To Kakashi) “And my future dream is to be the greatest Hokage! Then the whole village will stop disrespecting me and start treating me like I'm somebody. Somebody important!”[40]
- (To Ibiki) “Don’t underestimate me! I don't quit and I don’t run! You can act tough all you want! You're not gonna scare me off! No way! I don’t care if I do get stuck as a genin for the rest of my life! I’ll still be Hokage someday!”[41]
- (To Neji) “I’m not gonna run away, I never go back on my word! That’s my nindō: my ninja way!”[42]
- (To Gaara) “It’s almost unbearable, isn’t it…the pain of being all alone. I know that feeling; I’ve been there, in that dark and lonely place, but now there are others, other people who mean a lot to me. I care more about them than I do myself, and I won't let anyone hurt them. That's why I’ll never give up. I will stop you, even if I have to kill you! They saved me from myself. They rescued me from my loneliness. They were the first to accept me as who I am. They’re my friends.”[43]
- (To Pain) “Just give up…on trying to make me give up!”[44]
- (To Nagato, reciting a line from Jiraiya’s first book) “Then I will break that curse. If there’s such thing as peace, I will find it. I won’t give up!”[45]
- (To Sasuke) “If you attack Konoha, I will have to fight you…So save up your hatred and take it all on me, I’m the only one who can take it! It’s the only thing I can do! I will shoulder your hatred and die with you! Because I’m your friend!”[46]
- (To Shindō) “You told me once you were my brother in all but blood, and I don’t believe you’ve forgotten it. Tell me, was it all for nothing?”[47]
- (To his mother) “Don’t apologize…I had a lot of hard times growing up as a jinchūriki, but I never blamed you or Dad. I couldn't understand what a parent’s love was like because you guys were never there…so I could only guess…But now I know…I live because you and Dad gave your lives for me and filled me up with love before the Nine-Tails was inside me! So here I am, happy and healthy! I’m glad I ended up being your son!”[48]
- (To Kurama) “You’re not the monster fox anymore. You're one of my teammates from Konoha…Kurama.”[49]
- (To Obito) “Quit it with your stupid reasoning! I meant to say that I’ll stand any pain for my friends!! I’m not gonna give up on them!! It might just be me being selfish, but…not having my friends here…is the most painful thing for me!! Period!!!!”[50]
- (To Hinata) “Menma…As Hokage, all men, women, and children in this village are part of our family. So, there will be times that I can’t be present as a father for you and your sister. I know is very hard for you…but you must learn to endure it. You’re a shinobi too, aren’t you?”[51]
- (To the village) “However, I believe there are many who are dissatisfied. This village is still undergoing development. And during all this, there are those who are facing hard and demanding times. But I don’t agree with that. Changing the things before us, little by little, even one thing at a time will make the world a better place. I want Konohagakure to be a place where people smile and enjoy their lives. Will you lend me your strength? Let's change Konohagakure together!”[52]
- (To his son) “Menma…you understand that every person in this village is like a family. There will be times when I can’t be there for you as a father. I know this is very hard for you…but you must learn to endure it. You’re a shinobi too, aren’t you?”[53]
References[]
- ↑ Naruto chapter 24, pages 10, 18
- ↑ Naruto chapter 437, page 7
- ↑ Naruto chapter 437, page 7
- ↑ Naruto chapter 450, page 2
- ↑ Naruto chapter 491, page 5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 498, page 17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 144, page 4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 498, page 8
- ↑ Naruto chapter 9, pages 10-11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 245, page 12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 248, page 12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 168
- ↑ Naruto chapter 455, page 9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 555, pages 11-15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 572
- ↑ Naruto chapter 675, page 3
- ↑ Naruto chapter 698
- ↑ Naruto chapter 699, page 15
- ↑ Naruto chapter 315, page 11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 488, page 8
- ↑ Naruto chapter 90, pages 4-8
- ↑ Naruto chapter 698
- ↑ Naruto chapter 611, page 2
- ↑ Naruto chapter 661, pages 1, 12
- ↑ Naruto chapter 259, pages 8-11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 77, pages 3-4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 104, pages 16-17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 75, pages 11-13
- ↑ Naruto chapter 288, page 7
- ↑ Naruto chapter 433, page 5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 452
- ↑ Naruto chapter 697
- ↑ Naruto chapter 315, page 11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 617, page 5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 697, page 6
- ↑ Rin no Sho, pages 30-36
- ↑ Tō no Sho, pages 28-35
- ↑ Sha no Sho, pages 24-32
- ↑ Jin no Sho, pages 28-35
- ↑ Naruto chapter 4, page 6
- ↑ Naruto chapter 43, pages 16-17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 103, page 3
- ↑ Naruto chapter 138, pages 14-16
- ↑ Naruto chapter 442, pages 16-17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 448, page 2
- ↑ Naruto chapter 486, pages 13-14
- ↑ Naruto: A Shinobi Story
- ↑ Naruto chapter 504, pages 15-17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 570, pages 16-17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 628, pages 9-10
- ↑ The Last: Naruto the Movie
- ↑ Naruto: A Shinobi Story Chapter 700
- ↑ Naruto: A Shinobi Story Epilogue