List of Naruto characters
The Naruto (Japanese: ナルト) manga and anime series features an extensive cast of characters created by Masashi Kishimoto. The series takes place in a fictional universe where countries vie for power by employing ninja who can use special techniques and abilities in combat. The storyline is divided into two parts, simply named Part I and Part II, with the latter taking place two-and-a-half years after the conclusion of Part I. It is followed by the sequel series Boruto: Naruto Next Generations by Ukyō Kodachi, which continues where the epilogue of the first series left off. The series' storyline follows the adventures of a group of young ninja from the village of Konohagakure (Village Hidden in the Tree Leaves).
The eponymous character of the first series is Naruto Uzumaki, an energetic ninja who wishes to become Hokage, the leader of Konohagakure and holds a monster called the Nine Tails in his body. During the early part of the series, Naruto is assigned to Team 7, in which he meets his rival Sasuke Uchiha, a taciturn and highly skilled "genius" of the Uchiha clan; Sakura Haruno, who is infatuated with Sasuke and has Naruto's attention and Kakashi Hatake, the quiet and mysterious leader of the team. Over the course of the series, seeking out Sasuke when he ran away from the village, Naruto interacts with and befriends several fellow ninja in Konohagakure and other villages. He also encounters the series' antagonists, including Orochimaru, a former ninja of Konohagakure scheming to destroy his former home, as well as the elite ninja of the criminal organization Akatsuki who seek out jinchuriki like Gaara for the tailed beasts.
The eponymous character of the second series is Boruto Uzumaki, the son of Naruto and Hinata Hyuga who is assigned to Team Konohamaru also known as Team 7, which includes Sasuke and Sakura's daughter – Sarada Uchiha, Orochimaru's artificially created son – Mitsuki and the group's leader – Konohamaru, the Third Hokage's grandson whom Naruto befriended as a child. Subsequently, Sarada is promoted to leader of the team in place of Konohamaru and joins them Kawaki, a young boy with a traumatic past who is taken in by the Uzumaki family, thus becoming the adopted son of Naruto and the adoptive brother of Boruto.
As Kishimoto developed the series, he created the three primary characters as a basis for the designs of the other three-person teams.[1] He also used characters in other shōnen manga as references in his design of the characters, a decision that was criticized by several anime and manga publications.[2][3] The characters that Kishimoto developed, however, were praised for incorporating many of the better aspects of previous shōnen characters, although many publications lamented the perceived lack of growth beyond such stereotypes.[4][5] The visual presentation of the characters was commented on by reviewers, with both praise and criticism given to Kishimoto's work in the manga and anime adaptations.[3][6]
Creation and conception[edit]
When Masashi Kishimoto was originally creating the Naruto series, he looked to other shōnen manga for inspiration while still attempting to make his characters as unique as possible.[2] Kishimoto cites Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball series as one of these influences, noting that Goku, the protagonist of Dragon Ball, was a key factor when creating Naruto Uzumaki due to his energetic and mischievous personality.[7] To complement Naruto, Kishimoto worked on creating a rival that was a "cool genius", as he believed this was "the archetypal rival character". After reviewing different manga for ideas, he ultimately developed Sasuke Uchiha. When creating the primary heroine, Kishimoto admitted, "I don't have a definite image of what a heroine should be". He eventually created Sakura Haruno, emphasizing "her energy and flirtatious spirit" as her primary characteristics. These three characters would be the mold for the other three main Naruto teams.[1]
The separation of the characters into different teams was intended to give each group a specific flavor. Kishimoto wished for each team member to be "extreme", having a high amount of aptitude in one given attribute, yet talentless in another. This approach was used to make each team perform best when individual members worked together to overcome their weaknesses. Having watched tokusatsu dramas as a child, Kishimoto wished for his teams to be different from the superhero teams in these dramas, dismissing the value of a team in which all the teammates were "strong to the point of perfection". Kishimoto notes that the different roles the characters assume is similar to many role-playing games, and "each character stands out better that way".[8]
Kishimoto inserted villains into the story to counteract the lead characters' moral values. He stated that this focus on illustrating the difference in values is central to his creation of villains to the point that, "I don't really think about them in combat". The villains' physical appearances were also embellished to differentiate them from other characters, making it easier for a reader to follow the story and identify the villains, even in heated battle scenes. Kishimoto noted that making the villains "flamboyant" with a "showy costume" is "one of my guiding principles", as well as making them "more memorable".[9]
When drawing the characters, Kishimoto consistently follows a five-step process: concept and rough sketch, drafting, inking, shading, and coloring. These steps are followed when he is drawing the manga and making the color illustrations that commonly adorn the cover of tankōbon, the cover of the Weekly Shōnen Jump, or other media, but the toolkit he uses occasionally changes.[10] For instance, he used an airbrush for one illustration for a Weekly Shōnen Jump cover, but decided not to use it for future drawings largely due to the cleanup required.[11]
Main Characters[edit]
Naruto[edit]
The protagonists of the Naruto series are Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, and Kakashi Hatake, who form "Team 7" (
Naruto Uzumaki[edit]
Naruto Uzumaki (うずまき ナルト, Uzumaki Naruto) is the title character and main protagonist of the franchise. He was the first character created by Kishimoto during the conception of the series and was designed with many traits from other shōnen characters.[7] He is often shunned by the Konohagakure villagers, as he is the host of Kurama, the Nine-Tailed Fox that attacked Konoha.[ch. 2] He became a ninja after training hard and being held back a few years in the Ninja Academy, learning ninjutsu and taijutsu skills, and compensates for this with his cheerful and boisterous personality as he developed his catchphrase "Believe it!" (~だってばよ, dattebayo), vowing to never give up on any goal he sets. In particular, Naruto has ambitions of becoming Hokage, the strongest ninja leader of Konohagakure, to gain the villagers' respect and be able to protect them. During a battle as a ninja, Naruto has mastered powerful various ninjutsu skills and abilities including the ability to create a massive and several clones of himself known as "Shadow Clone Jutsu", the ability to use his wind nature as he's able to master a powerful spiral chakra sphere known as the "Rasengan" for the purposes of the offense, and other numerous abilities like using Nine-Tailed Fox's chakra that increases his speed, strength, agility, and even whenever Naruto was enraged and goes feral but later in Part II he manage to control the Nine Tails' chakra. Over the course of the series, Naruto befriends many foreign and Konoha people and eventually claims a sizable positive impact on their lives, which grants him worldwide fame.[ch.. 450] Naruto eventually achieves his dream of becoming Hokage, marries Hinata Hyuga and has two children named Boruto Uzumaki and Himawari Uzumaki.[ch.. 700] Naruto is voiced by Junko Takeuchi in Japanese, and by Maile Flanagan in English.
Sasuke Uchiha[edit]
Sasuke Uchiha (うちは サスケ, Uchiha Sasuke) is Naruto's rival and best friend. He was designed by Kishimoto as the "cool genius" since he felt this was an integral part of an ideal rivalry.[1] Sasuke's older brother, Itachi Uchiha, killed the rest of their family.[ch. 224] Because of this, Sasuke's sole desire is to kill his brother, and he develops a cold and withdrawn personality, seeing people as tools to further his goals, although also gaining the affection of most of the girls he knows, much to his annoyance. After he becomes a member of Team 7, Sasuke seems to begin considering his teammates precious to the point of risking his life to protect them, while focusing on revenge less than at the start of the series. When during the battle, Sasuke is a taijutsu expert and has mastered his ability to manipulate numerous fire techniques including known as "Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu", manipulating a fury of lightning known as "Chidori" and as a member of the Uchiha clan, he uses the Sharingan that allows him to senses the opponent's moves and attacks. Following an encounter and a subsequent defeat at the hands of his brother in Part I, however, Sasuke severs his ties and leaves the village to seek more power from Orochimaru. By the events of the Boruto franchise, Sasuke has become a vigilante investigating the Otsutsuki clan for Konohagakure and takes Boruto under his wing. Sasuke is voiced by Noriaki Sugiyama in the Japanese anime, while his English voice actor is Yuri Lowenthal.
Sakura Haruno[edit]
Sakura Haruno (
Kakashi Hatake[edit]
Kakashi Hatake is the easygoing, smart leader of team 7, consisting of Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno. Kakashi had a dark past, but is unaffected by it as an adult. He was a very vital key for Naruto's success, training him to be a great ninja. Like Sasuke, Kakashi is also a master of the Sharingan, which he gained as a present from his late friend, Obito Uchiha, and can manipulate "Lightning Blade" similar to Sasuke's Chidori. Facing Obito after learning he survived and became apprentice of Madara's, Kakashi's original eye was restored late into series's second half and briefing regaining the Sharingan when Obito aids him in spirit to help in the fight against Kaguya. Kakashi succeeds Tsunade as the Sixth Hokage after the Fourth Great Ninja War have ended, with Naruto succeeding him years later.
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations[edit]
The protagonists of the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations series are Naruto and Hinata's son Boruto Uzumaki, Sasuke and Sakura's daughter Sarada Uchiha, Orochimaru's son Mitsuki, and Konohamaru Sarutobi who form "Team Konohamaru" (
Boruto Uzumaki[edit]
Boruto Uzumaki (うずまき ボルト, Uzumaki Boruto) is the son of Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga who attends Konoha's ninja academy, inheriting his paternal family's short blond hair, blue eyes and "Believe it!" (だってばさ, dattebasa) verbal tic. He also inherits his maternal family's Gentle Fist technique despite not inheriting the Byakugan, unlike his sister Himawari. Just as his father pulled pranks to have his existence acknowledged, Boruto commits mischief to get his father's attention after his rise to Hokage, such as defacing the Hokage Monument during the events of the series epilogue. Boruto also admires his father's rival and friend Sasuke, seeking his training in order to surpass his father, later being accepted as his student.[ch. 700] In Boruto: Naruto the Movie, and its retellings, Boruto joins the Chunin Exams with his best friend Shikadai and their teammates, and attempts to cheat his way through the exams. When Naruto gets abducted by Momoshiki, Boruto makes peace with his father and helps him and Sasuke defeat the Otsutsuki, and is branded by the dying entity with a mark called the Kama. He resolves to take Sasuke's path to aid the Hokage from the shadows. While able to use a Rasengan, Boruto accidentally develops the Vanishing Rasengan as a signature attack. Boruto can activate a Byakugan-like dojutsu in his right eye, though not at will. In the Japanese version, Boruto is voiced by Kokoro Kikuchi in The Last: Naruto the Movie and by Yuuko Sanpei in all subsequent appearances. In the English version, he is voiced by Maile Flanagan in The Last and by Amanda C. Miller in all subsequent appearances.[15]
Sarada Uchiha[edit]
Sarada Uchiha (うちは サラダ, Uchiha Sarada) is the daughter of Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno. She seems to have inherited traits from both her parents, like her mother's "Cha!" (しゃーんなろー!, Shānnarō!) verbal tic and her father's aloofness and reluctance to acknowledge and commend others. Sarada is the central character of Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring, searching for her estranged father while mistakenly feeling she and Sakura are not related.[16][17] Gaining her Sharingan in the process,[18] but not having a good first impression of her father Sasuke, Sarada feels hurt and betrayed when she incorrectly suspects being Karin's biological child as the two wear similar glasses.[19] While Naruto helps her realize that family is not a matter of blood,[20] Sarada eventually learns that Sakura is her biological mother as Karin later explains she was Sakura's midwife. Before leaving again, Sasuke shows Sarada how much he loves her by poking her forehead, and promises to come home soon. Having admired Naruto and his dedication to his village, Sarada makes it her goal to become the next Hokage.[21] Sarada is voiced by Kokoro Kikuchi in Japanese,[15] while in the English version she is voiced by Laura Bailey in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 and by Cherami Leigh in all subsequent appearances.
Mitsuki[edit]
Mitsuki (ミツキ) is a teammate of Boruto and Sarada, a mysterious boy with a calm mind and a penchant for making snide remarks. His backstory is explored in Naruto Gaiden: The Road Illuminated by the Full Moon, which reveals that Mitsuki is an artificial human created by Orochimaru, and a modified clone of him, gaining the name Mitsuki from the fact that he is a "vessel" (
Kawaki[edit]
Kawaki (カワキ, Kawaki) is a tattooed youth who became a member of Kara after being brought by Jigen from a drunkard father, bearing a tattoo of the Roman numeral IX under his left eye and bestowed a Kama mark by Jigen to be made into a living weapon for Kara. He was heavily modified with microscopic Shinobi-Ware implanted in his body that give him abilities similar to Jugo's Sage Transformation in altering his physiology at a cellular level. For reasons yet to be revealed, Kawaki left Kara and encountered Boruto who brings him to the Hidden Leaf as he lives with the Uzumaki family. The two would end up becoming enemies as hinted in prologue of the Boruto series, an older Kawaki appearing to have perpetrated Konoha's destruction as he confronts an older Boruto while declaring the age of shinobi has come to an end. His voice actor in the Japanese anime is Yūma Uchida and Michael Schwalbe voices him in the English dub.
Konohamaru Sarutobi[edit]
Konohamaru Sarutobi (
Secondary characters[edit]
Team 8[edit]
Team 8 (
Hinata Hyuga[edit]
Hinata Hyuga (
Kiba Inuzuka[edit]
Kiba Inuzuka (
Akamaru[edit]
Akamaru (
Shino Aburame[edit]
Shino Aburame (
Kurenai Yuhi[edit]
Kurenai Yuhi (
Team 10[edit]
Team 10 (
Shikamaru Nara[edit]
Shikamaru Nara (
Choji Akimichi[edit]
Choji Akimichi (
Ino Yamanaka[edit]
Ino Yamanaka (
Asuma Sarutobi[edit]
Asuma Sarutobi (
Team Guy[edit]
Team Guy (ガイ
Rock Lee[edit]
Rock Lee (ロック・リー, Rokku Rī) is a member of Team Guy and the favorite student of team leader Might Guy. In the ninja academy, Rock Lee was unable to use ninjutsu or genjutsu techniques, but his persistence impressed Guy. Guy spends much of his free time training with Lee to help him accomplish his dream of becoming a respected ninja by using only taijutsu. Lee has adopted several of Guy's habits because of this, such as his wardrobe and his perseverance.[ch. 84] Guy has taught him a number of powerful, even forbidden, techniques. Because some of these techniques, such as the ability to open the eight chakra gates, can pose a severe risk to Lee's body, he is only permitted to use them to protect something or someone dear to him. During the Chunin Exams, Lee loses use of both his left arm and leg, but his injuries are healed following Tsunade's return to Konoha[ch. 52]. In the Japanese anime, his voice actor is Yoichi Masukawa, and his voice actor is Brian Donovan in English.[39][28]
Neji Hyuga[edit]
Neji Hyuga (
After being defeated in the Chunin Exams by Naruto Uzumaki, who defied his own "fate", Neji had a change of heart once Uncle Hiashi reveals the full story of his father's death, Hizashi, as an act of self-sacrifice in place of his twin brother. Neji then abandons his belief in determinism and resolves to get strong enough to never lose a battle and change the fates of his loved ones.[ch. 197] As the series progressed, Neji refined his Gentle Fist and devised original variations that either increased their potency or fixed flaws such as the blind spot in his Byakugan.[ch. 197] Neji also remedied the estranged relations between himself and the members of the main house, resulting in his training with Hiashi and Hinata at the end of Part I.[ch. 238] Neji is killed during the Fourth Great Ninja War as he sacrificed himself to protect Naruto and Hinata from Obito Uchiha's attack, telling Naruto that he made the choice to die protecting those dear to him as his father had. Following the war's conclusion, a memorial was held in Neji's honor. Years after the war, Naruto paid tribute to Neji by naming his son Boruto whose name means "bolt" while Neji's name means "screw". In the Japanese anime, his voice actor is Kōichi Tōchika, and when he is featured as a child, he is voiced by Keiko Nemoto.[33][40] His voice in the English anime is provided by Steve Staley, and Wendee Lee provides his child voice.[41][42]
Tenten[edit]
Tenten (テンテン) is a member of Team Guy. Of all the Naruto protagonists, Tenten receives the least screen time in the series.[ch. 73]. In battle, Tenten specializes in weaponry, ranging from projectiles to close-combat weapons and even explosives by the second part of the series. Tenten uses this expertise to help Neji Hyuga train his defensive techniques, and she holds him in high regard since he can always block her attacks.[ch. 98] In the series epilogue, Tenten runs her own weapons shop. Her Japanese voice actress is Yukari Tamura, and her English voice actress is Danielle Judovits.[33][41]
Might Guy[edit]
Might Guy (マイト・ガイ, Maito Gai) is the leader of Team Guy who dedicates most of his time to his pupil Rock Lee, who emulates himself in his sensei's image and ideals, including his "My Rules" philosophy, which involves setting tough self-imposed penalties for failure in the belief that the punishment will make him stronger.[ch. 180] Like Lee, Guy relies on his mastery of taijutsu, but unlike his pupil he is fully capable of using ninjutsu and genjutsu. He taught Lee many of the techniques he learned from his father Might Duy, such as the ability to unlock the Eight Gates which safely restrict the flow of chakra through the body.[43] When not teaching Lee, Guy is usually found competing with his self-proclaimed childhood rival, Kakashi Hatake. Throughout the series, Kakashi never displays a particular interest in their rivalry, which only further motivates Guy to defeat him.[ch. 65] Guy is an extremely capable ninja as seen in his fight against Itachi Uchiha and his recurring confrontations with Kisame Hoshigaki,[ch. 143] beating him single-handedly on two occasions.[ch. 258][ch. 506] During the Fourth Great Ninja War, Guy is forced to use the Eighth Gate in a failed attempt to defeat Madara. Though Naruto uses the power of the Sage of Six Paths to save his life, Guy's right leg is too damaged to be fully healed. Though he is not wavered from his shinobi career, he remains in a paraplegic state by the events of the epilogue.
Series creator Masashi Kishimoto had likened Guy's passionate personality to that of a physical education teacher he had in junior high school, but notes that the teacher was not a model for Guy's character.[44] In the Japanese anime, his voice actor is Masashi Ebara (who also voices Guy's father, Duy), with Mayuki Makiguchi voicing him as a child. In the English anime, Guy is voiced by Skip Stellrecht (except in Rock Lee and his Ninja Pals, where he is voiced by Matthew Mercer), with Todd Haberkorn voicing him as a child.[45][46]
Sand Siblings[edit]
The Sand Siblings (
Baki[edit]
Baki is the Sand Siblings' instructor and a member of Sunagakure's advisory council. He killed Gekko Hayate during the Konoha Crush.
Gaara[edit]
Gaara (
Kankuro[edit]
Kankuro (カンクロウ, Kankurō) is the middle of the three siblings. For the first half of the series, he is frequently at odds with Gaara, though he tends to hold his tongue for fear of being killed.[ch. 36] In Part II, once Gaara begins to reveal his dreams and motivations to Kankuro, Kankuro becomes very protective of Gaara; he lashes out at anyone who speaks poorly of Gaara and when Gaara is kidnapped, he readily risks his life to save him.[ch. 249] Kankuro is a talented puppeteer, normally using his bladed attack puppet Crow (
Temari[edit]
Temari (テマリ) is the oldest of the three siblings. Unlike her more combat-loving brothers, Temari values peace, as she questions Sunagakure's justifications for going to war with Konohagakure.[ch. 95] This trait carries over to Part II, in which she begins acting as a liaison between Sunagakure and Konohagakure to help the two villages work together. In her time in Konohagakure, Temari is often seen walking with Shikamaru Nara, causing other characters to think they are dating, although both deny this.[ch. 247] In battle, Temari wields a giant iron fan that can create powerful gusts of wind capable of leveling the surrounding landscape. As she is skilled at deducing an opponent's strategies and weaknesses soon after a battle begins, she typically uses her winds to remove parts of the battlefield that might be advantageous to the enemy.[ch. 107] During Part I of the series, Temari is able to use the Summoning Jutsu, in which she can summon a powerful scythe-wielding weasel called Kamatari (カマタリ).[ch. 214] In the series epilogue, Temari is revealed to have moved to the Hidden Leaf and married Shikamaru, with whom she has a son, Shikadai.[ch. 700] Temari's voice actress in the Japanese anime is Romi Park and her English voice actress is Tara Platt.[34][33]
Team Moegi[edit]
Team Moegi (モエギ
Shikadai Nara[edit]
Shikadai Nara (
Chocho Akimichi[edit]
Chocho Akimichi (
Inojin Yamanaka[edit]
Inojin Yamanaka (
Moegi Kazamatsuri[edit]
Moegi Kazamatsuri (
Team Hanabi[edit]
Team Hanabi (ハナビ
Sumire Kakei[edit]
Sumire Kakei (
Namida Suzumeno[edit]
Namida Suzumeno (
Wasabi Izuno[edit]
Wasabi Izuno (
Tsubaki Kurogane[edit]
Tsubaki Kurogane (
Hanabi Hyuga[edit]
Hanabi Hyuga (
Team Udon[edit]
Team Udon (ウドン
Metal Lee[edit]
Metal Lee (メタル・リー, Metaru Rī) is the son of Rock Lee who attends Konoha's ninja academy.[ch. 700] Like his father, Metal relies on his taijutsu, but gets nervous when being watched, causing him to mess up his techniques. Metal is voiced by Ryō Nishitani in Japanese and Billy Kametz in English up until episode 176, with Sean Chiplock taking over the role for subsequent episodes.
Iwabe Yuino[edit]
Iwabe Yuino (
Denki Kaminarimon[edit]
Denki Kaminarimon (
Udon Ise[edit]
Udon Ise (
Antagonists[edit]
Zabuza Momochi[edit]
Zabuza Momochi (
Haku[edit]
Haku (
Orochimaru[edit]
Orochimaru (
Kishimoto emphasized Orochimaru's role as a villain by giving him a "pasty and sickly" complexion as part of his theme of distinguishing villains from the protagonists.[55] Because of his different host bodies and the disguises he assumes, a panoply of voice actors are used for Orochimaru; his voice actor for his normal form in the Japanese anime is Kujira, and his corresponding English voice actor is Steven Blum,[48][53] except in the spin off Rock Lee and His Ninja Pals, where he is voiced by Vic Mignogna.
Kabuto Yakushi[edit]
Kabuto Yakushi (
In Part II, after his mentor's defeat by Sasuke, Kabuto integrates some of Orochimaru's remains into his body to become powerful enough to not serve anyone again.[ch. 357] Kabuto then masters snake Sage Jutsu while modifying his body with DNA samples of the Sound Five, Jugo, Suigetsu, and Karin to increase his abilities further. After perfecting the Reanimation Jutsu, using it to bring back Madara Uchiha as his personal trump card, Kabuto forces Obito Uchiha into a tenuous alliance with him under the promise that he can have Sasuke upon victory against the Ninja Alliance.[ch. 520] However, during the second day of the Fourth Great Ninja War, Itachi manages to break free of Kabuto's control and force him to end the Reanimation Jutsu with Sasuke's help. The ordeal of being subjected to Itachi's Izanami genjutsu has Kabuto re-evaluate himself and his life, coming to the conclusion that he should save Sasuke. In the war's aftermath, kept under surveillance by the Hidden Leaf, Kabuto returns to run the orphanage where he was held as a kid, together with his adopted brother Urushi. In the Japanese anime, Kabuto is voiced by Nobutoshi Canna, and his English voice actor is Henry Dittman.[56][57]
Sound Four[edit]
The Sound Four (
- Jirobo (
次郎 坊 , Jirōbō), a large, and quick-tempered, man who specializes in absorbing chakra and close-quarters combat.[ch. 187] He is voiced by Kenta Miyake in the Japanese anime, while his English voice actor is Michael Sorich. - Kidomaru (
鬼童 丸 , Kidōmaru), a six-armed ninja who can produce spider-webs to fight and specialized in ranged combat.[ch. 192] He is voiced by Susumu Chiba in the Japanese anime, while his English voice actor is Peter Lurie. - Sakon and Ukon (
左近 -右近 , Sakon to Ukon) are twin brothers who are the strongest of the Sound Four and count as one member due to their ability to merge their bodies with anyone and kill an opponent at a cellular level.[ch. 203,204] Both Sakon and Ukon are voiced by Shunsuke Sakuya in the Japanese anime, while their English voice actor is Brian Beacock. - Tayuya (
多 由也 , Tayuya), a female flautist who uses her flute for genjutsu and controlling summoned demons.[ch. 206] She is voiced by Akeno Watanabe in the Japanese anime, while her English voice actress is Kari Wahlgren. - Kimimaro (
君 麻呂 , Kimimaro), the last of the Kaguya Clan who has his kin's Kekkei Genkai ability to manipulate his bone structure, called the Shikotsumyaku, became the leader after he defeated the entire group in battle. He is voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa in the Japanese anime with Makoto Tsumura voicing him as a child. His English voice actor is Keith Silverstein with Kari Wahlgren voicing him as a child.
The Sound Four do not become a prominent part of the story until sent by their leader to escort Sasuke Uchiha to him. Even with Kimimaro joining the group to ensure Sasuke's passage to Orochimaru, the Sound Five all died in the process: Jirobo and Kidomaru killed in their respective fights against Chōji Akimichi and Neji Hyūga, Sakon and Ukon taken out by Kankuro as they nearly kill Kiba Inuzuka, Tayuya indirectly killed by Temari as she had the upper hand on Shikamaru Nara, and Kimimaro succumbed to his unknown illness in the midst of his battle against Gaara and Rock Lee.[ch. 184, 217] During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Kimimaro is reanimated by Kabuto Yakushi as a pawn to battle against the Allied Shinobi Forces.[ch. 515] In the anime adaptation, unaware that Kabuto brought them back instead of Orochimaru, the Sound Four were also reanimated and were allowed to act on their impulse for revenge against the members of the Sasuke Retrieval group before being defeated. It was also at the time of the war's climax that Kabuto reveals that he assimilated the Sound Five's DNA to access their abilities.[ch. 585]
Akatsuki[edit]
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Behind: Zetsu, Kakuzu, Hidan and Orochimaru.
The Akatsuki (
Obito Uchiha[edit]
Obito Uchiha (うちは オビト, Uchiha Obito), also known under his alias Tobi (トビ) is the true leader of the Akatsuki and the primary antagonist for most of Part II. As a child during the Third Great Ninja War, being Kakashi's teammate in Team Minato, Obito was similar to Naruto in both wanting to become Hokage and unrequited love for his teammate Rin. When he and Kakashi rescue Rin after she was kidnapped by Hidden Stone Ninja during a mission, Obito's right side got crushed in a landslide. Obito believed his death was certain and had Rin transplant his left Sharingan into Kakashi to replace the latter's original left eye. Obito finds himself saved by Madara and outfitted with Zetsu prosthetics, and is conditioned to become his apprentice, the ninja arranging Obito to witness Rin's death as a casualty of war by a reluctant Kakashi to break his spirit. Coming to the conclusion that he can use the Tailed Beasts to destroy the current reality and create a utopia, Obito takes up Madara's name following the latter's death while masking his voice. Obito would then arrange similar events for Nagato with Yahiko's death to create the current incarnation of the Akatsuki.[ch. 602, 606] Obito serves a behind-the-scenes role throughout the first half of Part II while revealed to have caused tragedy prior to the series, most notably Kurama's attack on the Hidden Leaf as revenge on his sensei Minato for not protecting Rin.[ch. 501] Other than being able to use his right Sharingan to cast Kamui in a fashion that renders him intangible and lets him teleport over great distances, Obito can use Wood Style attacks as his prosthetics possess Hashirama's cells.[ch. 310, 395]
Zetsu[edit]
Zetsu (ゼツ) is the only member of the Akatsuki without a bespoke partner, the only nonhuman member, and Obito's right hand man. Originally, Kaguya created a shadow-like parasitic entity known as Black Zetsu (
As Kishimoto originally planned the Akatsuki to be a group of individuals with close to no human characteristics, he decided to make Zetsu half black and half white to emphasize his split personality.[59] In the Japanese anime, Zetsu is voiced by Nobuo Tobita, who also voices the Tobi and the White Zetsu Army.[28] In episode 134 of the English adaptation, Black Zetsu is voiced by Michael Sorich and White Zetsu by Brian Beacock, though both in the English Shippuden anime are voiced by Travis Willingham alongside Tobi and the White Zetsu Army.[60]
Kisame Hoshigaki[edit]
Kisame Hoshigaki (
Konan[edit]
Konan (
Nagato[edit]
Nagato (
Itachi Uchiha[edit]
Itachi Uchiha (うちは イタチ, Uchiha Itachi) is a former ninja of Konohagakure and the partner of Kisame Hoshigaki. Though having spent his early youth as the prodigy of the Uchiha clan, Itachi is treated as a villain for much of the series. He is initially portrayed as being solely responsible for the killing of his entire clan and family, sparing only his brother, Sasuke Uchiha, with the explanation that he was testing his abilities.[ch. 224] Around the time of his death his villainous role is downplayed; not only is he revealed to offer help to Obito Uchiha in killing the clan, though it is revealed in part two that he performed the massacre under the orders of Konoha's leadership so as to prevent an Uchiha coup d'état.[ch. 400] In the Japanese anime, Itachi's voice actor is Hideo Ishikawa.[28] His first voice actor in the English anime was Skip Stellrecht, who voiced Itachi in episodes 29 and 30, but in all following appearances, he has been voiced by Crispin Freeman.[63]
Deidara[edit]
Deidara (デイダラ) is a former ninja of Iwagakure, having left the village after bombing it. He was a terrorist bomber-for-hire before Itachi Uchiha forced him to join the Akatsuki. Though he came to embrace the organization, Deidara still holds a grudge against Itachi and all other Uchiha throughout the series, as he feels their Sharingan eyes "look down on his artwork".[ch. 359] Upon joining the Akatsuki, he is partnered with Sasori, who is replaced by Tobi after his death. Though he was annoyed by Tobi, Deidara becomes somewhat of a teacher to him, and adopts a genuine care for his well-being.[ch. 366] Both of Deidara's hands have mouths on them that, by infusing clay or other fine-grained minerals with chakra, create "sculptures", bombs that explode with varying intensities. Deidara's bombs can take any form he chooses, and from the time of their creation to their detonation, he can animate and control them remotely.[ch. 248] Sasuke Uchiha, Itachi's younger brother, is able to systematically nullify his bombs in combat, and so Deidara transforms himself into a living bomb in a last effort to kill Sasuke and to prove the supremacy of his art, but fails in the attempt.[ch. 363] He is later resurrected by Kabuto for the war against the Shinobi Alliance but is defeated by Kankuro.[ch. 520] His voice actor in the Japanese anime is Katsuhiko Kawamoto.[64] In his cameo appearance in episode 135 of the English adaptation, he is voiced by Quinton Flynn,[65] and in the anime of Shippuden by Roger Craig Smith.
Hidan[edit]
Hidan (
Kakuzu[edit]
Kakuzu (
Sasori[edit]
Sasori (
Madara Uchiha[edit]
Madara Uchiha (うちは マダラ, Uchiha Madara) is one of the co-founders of the Hidden Leaf Village along with Hashirama Senju, the two later revealed to be reincarnations of their clans' founding ancestors Indra and Asura prior to Sasuke and Naruto.[ch. 385, 671] Madara is a cynical and vengeful man who holds grudges against the Senju Clan for slaughtering his brothers in the War. He is very arrogant about his immense battle prowess. Though he was a childhood friend of Hashirama amidst the conflicts of their respective clan, their friendship ends as a result of the war. As the leader of the Uchiha clan, Madara's overuse of Mangekyo Sharingan blinds him, forcing him to take the eyes of his late younger brother Izuna. This allows Madara to use his newly awakened Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan to continue the ongoing war between the Uchiha and the Senju.[ch. 386] In later years, Hashirama comes forth with a peace offering between the two clans. Though he agrees to have peace with his former rival, Madara feels he would never be accepted by the Senju and loses hope in Hashirama. While working towards this goal, Madara captures Kurama the Nine-Tails and uses him in a scheme to destroy Konoha.[ch. 399, 621] Madara is believed to have been killed by Hashirama's hand, but he survives and goes into hiding while taking a blood sample of Hashirama with him to awake his Rinnegan.[ch. 560] During this time, Madara takes Obito Uchiha as his agent and transplants his Rinnegan into Nagato to be preserved for his eventual revival years later.[ch. 605]
During most of the Naruto series, Obito uses the name of "Madara", until Kabuto Yakushi finds the real Madara Uchiha and reanimates him to force Obito into an alliance. Despite their agreement, Kabuto summons Madara to fight against the Shinobi Alliance.[ch. 562] Madara manages to sever his connection to Kabuto's technique by using the hand signs of the Reanimation Jutsu, defeating most of the Ninja Alliance forces. Madara manages to fully resurrect as planned by sacrificing Obito, becoming the Ten Tails's host once he regains one of his Rinnegan.[ch. 658, 669, 673] After regaining his other eye, Madara is able to complete the Eye of the Moon Plan before finding himself betrayed by Black Zetsu who proceeds to turn him into a vessel for Kaguya's spirit. [ch. 658, 669, 673] Though freed upon Kaguya being resealed, the ordeal placed a regretful Madara on the verge of death and dies being able to finally make peace with Hashirama. In the Japanese anime, Madara (and Obito in his Madara guise) is voiced by Naoya Uchida while Gou Inoue voices him as a child. In the English version, Madara's voice is supplied by Neil Kaplan, with Xander Mobus voicing him as a child.
Ōtsutsuki Clan[edit]
The Ōtsutsuki Clan (
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki[edit]
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki (
Toneri Ōtsutsuki[edit]
Toneri Ōtsutsuki (
Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki[edit]
Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki (
Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki[edit]
Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki (
Urashiki Ōtsutsuki[edit]
Urashiki Ōtsutsuki (
Isshiki Ōtsutsuki[edit]
Isshiki Ōtsutsuki (
Shin Uchiha[edit]
Shin Uchiha (うちは シン, Uchiha Shin) is the antagonist of Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring. Despite calling himself an Uchiha, being intrigued by Itachi Uchiha, Shin is actually a former test subject in Orochimaru's experiments. Shin possessed a unique genetic makeup that allowed him to assimilate any form of tissue and organ without any chance of rejection, serving as a donor of the Sharingan arm that Danzo Shimura possessed. Eventually, setting up base in Kaguya's dimension, Shin left with his younger clone "sons" with a resolution to eliminate Sasuke Uchiha for "tarnishing" the Uchiha name. Shin also believes that the world can only evolve through conflict and that the lasting peace created after the end of the Fourth Great Ninja War is a stagnation that he needs to destroy by reviving the Akatsuki. When Shin formally introduces himself, using one of this clone sons as a human shield, he targets Sarada to attack Sasuke before being wounded by Sakura. Shin is forced to retreat with Sakura as his captive, murdering his burnt clone to have the kunoichi transplant the child's organs into him. However, when Naruto and Sasuke come to save Sakura with Sarada and Chocho, Shin finds himself betrayed by his clones and is killed. In the end, after the majority of them were decimated, Naruto decided to have Shin's clones entrusted to Kabuto at the orphanage, where each of them were given their own names and allowed to learn and develop their own desires separate from their 'father'.[72] His normal self is voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama in Japanese and by Mick Wingert in the English dub. His clones are voiced by Misuzu Togashi in Japanese and by Alex Cazares in the English dub.
Kara[edit]
Kara (
- Jigen (ジゲン): Kara's leader and an Inner who uses Genjutsu to communicate with the other Inners, and bears a Roman numeral of four tattoo under his left eye. He is a fierce Taijutsu who possesses the ability to bestow Kama marks on others and can access the abilities of Isshiki Ōtsutsuki, whom he a Vessel of. He eventually dies later in the series, letting Isshiki fully reincarnate into his body. He is voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda in the Japanese dub, and by Keith Silverstein in the English dub.
- Amado Sanzu (
三 途 アマド): The genius Inner who created Kara's cyborgs and serves as head scientist for Jigen, later revealed to be his enemy, as he sends Koji to assassinate him and defecting to Konoha. He also reactivates Delta as an ally of the Leaf, after her initial deactivation by him. As Amado's role in the Leaf and the threat of Code increases, he reveals that Delta is a faulty clone of his deceased daughter, Akebi, who died from an illness. He also tells the Leaf the history of Shibai Ōtsutsuki, a being considered a god even within the clan of Ōtsutsuki itself. His godlike abilities, called shinjutsu is what Amado harnessed for his cyborgs that were greater than Jigen, such as Eida and Daemon. Amado is voiced by Akio Ōtsuka in the Japanese dub and by Greg Chun in the English dub. - Code (コード, Kōdo): A young Inner with ginger hair and the tattoo of the Roman numeral six. He is revealed to be a defective Vessel of Isshiki, as he has a White Karma, which is only usable as a weapon, granting him the ability to use Claw Marks as a means of transportation, as well as immense physical boosts. Following Isshiki's demise, he releases EIda and Daemon, to cyborgs created by Amado to be stronger than Jigen, but their alliance is cut short, due to Eida's attraction to Kawaki and they soon turn on him. Ending up alone once more, Code aims to use the juvenile Ten-Tails Isshiki left him as a weapon. However, Code's modifications on the Ten-Tails made it sapient and turn on him as the Divine Trees. He is voiced by Junta Terashima in the Japanese dub and by Jacob Hopkins in the English dub.
- Delta (デルタ, Deruta): A female Inner with a destructive temper whose heavily modified body allows her to fight nearly on equal footing against Naruto when she attempts to retrieve Kawaki, bearing the Roman numeral of one tattooed on her forehead. After Naruto destroys her body, her drone returns to Kara base and activates a new body. When Amado leaves the organization, he deactivates her body, but he later on reprograms her as an ally of the Leaf. After Amado's defection, it is revealed that Delta is basically a faulty clone of his deceased daughter, with a personality of her own. Delta is voiced by Houko Kuwashima in the Japanese dub and by Amber Lee Connors in the English dub.
- Koji Kashin (
果 心 居士 , Kashin Koji): A masked Inner who assigned his sleeper agent Ao to retrieve Kawaki. He possesses the Fire-Style jutsu True Fire of Samadhi, which creates flames hot enough to negate an opponent's regeneration, and can use both Toad summoning jutsu and the Rasengan. Koji is sent to retrieve Kawaki, which he leaves to the Outers Ao and Garo. He infiltrates the Leaf Village, and surveys Kawaki at the Uzumaki house for a long time. He is able to view the fight between Jigen, Naruto and Sasuke and picks his moment for an assassination attempt, on Amado's orders. During his fight with Jigen, it is revealed that Koji is a clone of Jiraya created by Amado. Three years later, Koji joined forces with Boruto Uzumaki to help him achieve his goals. Koji Kashin is voiced by Yūichi Nakamura in the Japanese dub and by Kaiji Tang in the English dub. - Boro (ボロ, Boro): A brutish Inner with the Roman numeral of three tattooed on his face. He is the leader of a cult dedicated to the veneration of the Ōtsutsuki and the Infinite Tsukuyomi. In reality, he used the cult to kidnap children suitable to become vessels for Isshiki. After Naruto is sailed away by Isshiki, Boro guards it. Team 7 shows up to save Naruto, but Boro makes their task very difficult, due to his perceived immortal body. Sarada sees through his weakness, and destroys the Scientific Ninja Tool within his body, which healed it and kept it under wraps. Boro loses control and gravely injures all of Team 7, before Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki awakens within the body of his Vessel, Boruto. Momoshiki absorbs some chakra from the unconscious Naruto and disintegrates Boro completely. Boro is voiced by Kenta Miyake in the Japanese dub and by Dave B. Mitchell in the English dub.
- Victor (ヴィクタ, Vikuta): A crippled, elderly Inner with the Roman numeral of five tattooed on the left side of his forehead. He is a veteran of the Fourth Great Ninja War, after which he emigrated to the Land of Valleys, where he started a huge company, working with Scientific Ninja Tools. He and his partner Deepa attempt to create their own God Tree, and he sacrifices most of the company workers for his God Tree. Though he is strong, and able to use all five basic chakra natures, Orochimaru and Konohamaru work together to defeat him. Later on, he tries stealing Kawaki for himself, but Koji Kashin kills him on Jigen's orders. He is voiced by Chō in the Japanese dub and by Doug Stone in the English dub.
- Deepa (ディーパ, Dīpa): A fearsome and cruel Inner with the Roman numeral of seven tattooed on his face. He possesses the unique jutsu of creating super-dense carbon, which he can use as thick armor, or projectiles of different sizes and shapes. He murders Omoi's teammates, as well as the Haze ninjas, on his pursuit of retrieving the Hashirama cell from Team 7. Though Boruto, Sarada and Mitsuki give it their all, Deepa is unfazed by their greatest attacks as he beats them. Mitsuki uses his Sage Mode to save his teammates, which results in the failure of several of his organs. While Boruto and Sarada train to become stronger and Mitsuki recovers, During Victor's recreation of the God Tree, Boruto and Sarada arrive to fight him. Deepa dominates, until Mitsuki arrives to even the fields. Through their combined chakra, Boruto is able to destroy his ultimate armor with a Sage Jutsu Super Compressed Rasengan, and he is then crushed by boulders. Later, Amado resurrects his head, in order for Jigen to learn of Victor's betrayal, after which point Jigen orders his disposal permanently. He is voiced by Tetsuya Kakihara in the Japanese dub and by Chris Hackney in the English dub.
- Ouga (オウガ, Ōga): A highly intelligent and deceptive young Inner with the Roman numeral of eight tattooed on her forehead. She is an unusual cyborg even among the Inners themselves, as Amado used Scientific Ninja Tool enhancements to greatly boost her mental capabilities, instead of physical prowess, since he needed an assistant in the lab, during his research about the human heart and soul. Due to her curious nature, she attempted to study Jigen's heart, at which point Jigen removed a part of her brain and exiled her. While her body breaks down as she is held in stasis, she uses a puppet and genjutsu to capture people and place them in a genjutsu world of traps, to somehow regain her desire to live through them, since she also participates under a false identity, Yatsume. After one of her captives, Boruto breaks through the genjutsu and inspires her, she regains her purpose and sets everyone free, while escaping. She is voiced by Sara Matsumoto and the decoy old man puppet she used is voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi.
- Eida (エイダ, Eida): a female cyborg and Daemon's elder sister, created by Amado to be stronger than Jigen, she is adept at taijutsu, while also possessing the Senrigan, an eye which allows her to predict future outcomes and make everyone on Earth, except members of the Ōtsutsuki clan and their Vessels fall in love with her. During Code's initial attack of Naruto Uzumaki, Eida and Daemon turn on Code, because he attempted to kill Kawaki as he was protecting Naruto at the time. Since there is no known way to resist her charms, or counter Daemons's ability yet, they are granted asylum in the Leaf village. She is voiced by Kana Hanazawa in the anime.
- Daemon (ダイモン, Daimon): a cyborg child and Eida's little brother, created by Amado as a weapon against Jigen. He is an incredibly powerful taijutsu user, with the ability to reflect an opponent's attack back at them or someone else, provided he touches them while they attack. During Code's initial attack of Naruto Uzumaki, Eida and Daemon turn on Code, because he attempted to kill Kawaki as he was protecting Naruto at the time. Since there is no known way to resist Eida's charms, or counter his ability yet, they are granted asylum in the Leaf village. He is voiced by Yumiri Hanamori in the anime.
Divine Trees[edit]
The Divine Trees (
- Jūra (
十 羅 ): The supportive and composed leader of the group who selected Naruto as his prey. - Hidari (
左 ): A Divine Tree who assumed Sasuke's appearance and mannerisms, selecting Sarada as his prey. - Matsuri (
祭 ): A Divine Tree who assumed Moegi's appearance and mannerisms, selecting Konohamaru as her prey. - "Bagu" (バグ): A Divine Tree who assumed the appearance of a Kara Outer named Bagu.
Supporting characters[edit]
Iruka Umino[edit]
Iruka Umino (うみの イルカ, Umino Iruka) is a Konohagakure chunin and instructor at the Ninja Academy, a school for prospective ninja. Masashi Kishimoto's initial design of Iruka featured "evil" eyes and sharper cheekbones, but this was abandoned in favor of a more relaxed appearance.[vol. 2:126] When Iruka was a child, his parents were killed by Kurama, the Nine-Tailed fox which was later sealed into Naruto Uzumaki. At the start of the series, he often found it awkward around Naruto, but after Naruto was targeted for death by Iruka's friend Mizuki, Iruka became the first person who acknowledged Naruto, and they ultimately saved each other against Mizuki.[ch. 1] The Third Hokage chose Iruka as Naruto's sensei on purpose because of their similar backgrounds.[73] Naruto thinks of Iruka as a father-figure because of the fight against Mizuki,[ch. 232] and Iruka, in turn, has immense faith in Naruto's potential to be a great ninja. During the Fourth Great Ninja War, Iruka is dispatched by the Allied Shinobi Forces to stop Naruto from leaving the island where he and Killer Bee are being kept safe. However, upon finding out that he was deceived, Naruto abandons Iruka, but Iruka slips Naruto a good luck note into his headband, restoring their mutual faith.[ch. 535] In the final episode of Naruto: Shippuden, Naruto asks Iruka to stand in as his father for his wedding.[74] In Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Iruka has become the headmaster of the Leaf Village Ninja Academy. In the Japanese anime, his voice actor is Toshihiko Seki, and his English voice actor is Quinton Flynn in the Naruto and Naruto Shippuden series[38][65] and Kyle McCarley at the end of the Naruto Shippuden series and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.
Hokage[edit]
The term Hokage (
Hashirama Senju[edit]
Hashirama Senju (
Tobirama Senju[edit]
Tobirama Senju (
Hiruzen Sarutobi[edit]
Hiruzen Sarutobi (
Minato Namikaze[edit]
Minato Namikaze (
Tsunade[edit]
Tsunade (
Despite the importance of her position, Tsunade tends to laze around and avoid her everyday duties, instead leaving them for her assistant Shizune. She does however take her role very seriously in situations where Konoha is in danger, and throughout Part II leads the village in combating the Akatsuki.[ch. 238] Tsunade is a compulsive gambler with terrible luck, though with a rare winning streak perceived by her as a bad omen. Despite her odd personality, Tsunade is a highly talented medical ninja who can heal injuries that most others would consider incurable, and also possesses superhuman strength that allows her to reduce buildings to rubble. The pinnacle of her skills is the Creation Rebirth jutsu and its derived technique, the Strength of a Hundred Technique, which she taught to her disciple Sakura. This way, both Tsunade and Sakura use mitotic regeneration to make them nearly unkillable in battle. In the Japanese anime, Tsunade's voice actress is Masako Katsuki, and her English voice actress is Debi Mae West.[28][81] In some of the video games, however, her English voice actress is Mary Elizabeth McGlynn.
Jiraiya[edit]
Jiraiya (
Anko Mitarashi[edit]
Anko Mitarashi (みたらしアンコ, Mitarashi Anko) is a kunoichi from Konohagakure and a classmate of Team Minato's. She was assigned to a team under the tutelage of Orochimaru. The two became fond of each other, and Orochimaru ultimately decided to give Anko some of his research. However, this resulted in Anko being the only survivor of ten Cursed Seal subjects, and also develop various snake-like abilities.[ch. 50] After Orochimaru abandoned his village, Anko blamed herself and made it her personal goal to eliminate him. At the start of the series, she is a loud, brash tokubetsu jonin and the proctor of the second part of the Chunin Exams. After prematurely arriving to take the examinees to the Forest of Death, she ends up frightening Naruto when he complains about her "exaggerations" of the forest.[ch. 45] She also fights Orochimaru in the forest alone when she discovers he is in there. During Part II, Anko is sent by the Allied Shinobi Forces to find and locate Kabuto. However, Kabuto ends up defeating her in battle, and uses her Cursed Seal to fuel his Reanimation Jutsu while she is unconscious. Taka later finds her and uses her Cursed Seal to release Orochimaru, causing the Seal to be cured. In the epilogue, Anko is an instructor at the Academy, having become rather fat.[ch. 700] In Japanese, Anko is voiced by Takako Honda. In the English dub, she is voiced by Julianne Buescher until Episode 169, when Laura Bailey takes over; Anko is also voiced by Kari Wahlgren in Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 and is also voiced by Cherami Leigh in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.
Shizune[edit]
Shizune (シズネ) is a Konohagakure ninja introduced in the series as Tsunade's assistant. She leaves Konohagakure with Tsunade after the death of her boyfriend Dan Katō, and over the years, Tsunade teaches her medical techniques. Many of the attacks she uses in the series are poison-based, including using concealed poisoned needles or emitting toxic gas from her mouth.[ch. 166] In Part II of the series, Shizune's concern for details causes her to question Tsunade's judgment, creating interference with Tsunade's plans and temporarily straining the relationship between the two.[ch. 282] During Pain's attack on Konohagakure, Shizune is briefly killed when her soul is stripped away as the Human Path interrogates her about Naruto's whereabouts,[ch. 429] though she is revived at the end of the invasion.[ch. 449] She continues to serve as the Hokage's personal assistant well over into Naruto's leadership as the Seventh Hokage in the series epilogue.[ch. 449] In the Japanese anime, her voice actress is Keiko Nemoto, and her English voice actress is Megan Hollingshead.[83]
Sai[edit]
Sai (サイ) is a ninja who joins Team Kakashi/ Team 7 in Part II, carefully designed by Kishimoto to stand out as Sasuke's replacement by having the two look similar.[84] A member of "The Foundation" since he was a child, Sai has been trained to not possess or desire any type of emotion or camaraderie, even after he killed his surrogate brother Shin under Danzo's diabolical orders. He consequently gives people labels based on their status, and his label of Sasuke as a traitor antagonizes Naruto and Sakura. After the two discover his past and warm up to him, however, he begins to crave bonds with other people, which becomes his primary goal in the series.[ch. 303] Sai's attempts to form bonds turn can be humorous as he tries giving pet names to others; however, he often says what he actually thinks of a person, resulting with him choosing names such as "fatso" for Choji and "ugly" for Sakura. He eventually learns from his mistakes and attempts the opposite approach by calling Ino "beautiful", causing Ino to fall for him.[ch. 312] When not making an attempt to bond with others, Sai spends his time painting and drawing, and has produced thousands of works, although he doesn't name any of them. His artistic talents extend to his choice of attacks in battles, as he can infuse chakra with his inking brush to make his drawings come to life.[ch. 283] In the series epilogue, Sai ends up marrying Ino Yamanaka and together they have a son, Inojin.[ch. 700] Sai's voice actor is Satoshi Hino in the Naruto: Shippūden anime, and his English voice actor is Benjamin Diskin except in Rock Lee and his Ninja Pals, where he is voiced by Lucien Dodge.[28][85]
Yamato[edit]
Yamato (ヤマト) is introduced during Part II of the series as an ANBU member who becomes a substitute leader in Team Kakashi.[ch. 285] "Yamato" is not his real name, rather a codename assigned for the purposes of joining Team Kakashi.[ch. 317] Unlike Kakashi, who was his senior in the ANBU and referred to him as Tenzo (テンゾウ, Tenzō), Yamato believes ninja should be able to look after themselves to the point of leaving behind any he sees as a hindrance.[ch. 298] During his childhood, Yamato was abducted by Orochimaru and experimented upon in an attempt to replicate Hashirama's Wood Style. In the anime, the ordeal erased Yamato's memories as he was taken in by Danzo to serve as a Root operative under the code name Kinoe (
After Kakashi Hatake was wounded during his team's mission to rescue Gaara from the Akatsuki, Tsunade places Yamato in Team Kakashi under the cover of acting leader so he can use his Wood Style whenever the need to suppress Kurama's influence over Naruto arises.[ch. 291] For possessing Hashirama's DNA, Yamato gets captured by Kabuto to strengthen the White Zetsu army for the Fourth Great Ninja War. Yamato is eventually revealed to have been contained by the body of the White Zetsu known as Guruguru, until the altered human ejects him once Madara casts the Infinite Tsukiyomi.[ch. 676] In Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring, Yamato is among the ninja assigned to keep tabs on Orochimaru. In the anime, Yamato is voiced by Rikiya Koyama in the Japanese version.[86] In the English version, he was voiced by Troy Baker,[87] with Matthew Mercer taking over the role since Episode 230; however, Baker reprises the role in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4.
Killer Bee[edit]
Killer Bee (キラービー, Kirābī) is a ninja from the village of Kumogakure and the Jinchuriki of Gyūki — the Eight-Tails.[ch. 411] He is also the adoptive brother of A, the current Raikage, and as such, is expected to be the guardian of the village.[ch. 541] In battle, he uses its great strength to increase the lethality of his professional wrestling-styled attacks,[ch. 413] something Kishimoto's former editor proposed.[58] He is also a talented swordsman, capable of using up to seven swords at once and to execute attacks unpredictable enough to render Sasuke's Sharingan useless.[ch. 411] When the Akatsuki attacks him, he pretends to be captured to escape at the cost of losing some of Gyūki's chakra and pursue a career as an enka music singer.[ch. 419][ch. 537] However, Killer Bee is brought back to Kumogakure, playing a role in teaching Naruto how to control Kurama's power. He also becomes Naruto's primary partner in the war against the Akatsuki after gaining his brother's approval to fight alongside him, eventually losing Gyūki to Madara.[ch. 544] However, Killer Bee survived the extracting by holding on to a piece of Gyūki's tentacle and becomes the Eight Tails Jinchuriki again in the aftermath of the war. In the Boruto anime series, Killer Bee was attacked by Otsutsuki clansmen with his fate currently unknown following the Eight Tails chakra being extracted from him. Despite the difficulties in making his lines, as he always speaks in rhymes, Kishimoto wishes to make him a rich character.[58] His voice actor in the Japanese anime is Hisao Egawa, and his English voice actor is Catero Colbert.[88]
Hagoromo Otsutsuki[edit]
Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki (
Himawari Uzumaki[edit]
Himawari Uzumaki (うずまき ヒマワリ, Uzumaki Himawari) is the second child of Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga, inheriting the latter's hair along with her father's blue eyes. She also inherits her maternal family's Byakugan, which allows her to do the Gentle Fist technique capable of blocking the target's chakra points with one hit, although she only activates them when she is upset. Like her mother, Himawari is kind-hearted and is fond of her brother Boruto even though he has a fear of her, though she has a temper like her late-paternal grandmother that terrifies Boruto if she is pushed too hard. One such moment resulted in Himawari accidentally knocking Naruto out before his inauguration as Hokage with Kurama developing a phobia of her from the near-death ordeal and giving Naruto Syngenesophobia. She visits Neji's grave with her mother during the epilogue. [ch. 700] In the Japanese version, Himawari is voiced by Yūki Kuwahara in The Last: Naruto the Movie and Saori Hayami in Boruto: Naruto the Movie.[23] In the English version, Himawari is voiced by Stephanie Sheh in The Last: Naruto the Movie and Melissa Fahn in Boruto: Naruto the Movie
Kagura Karatachi[edit]
Kagura Karatachi (
Other characters[edit]
Sunagakure[edit]
Chiyo[edit]
Chiyo (チヨ) was an elder advisor to Sunagakure introduced at the start of Part II, initially mistrustful of other ninja villages because of the Second and Third Great Ninja Wars. During those wars, she played a role in formal treaties while strengthening Sunagakure's military might with her knowledge of poisons despite her efforts being nullified by Tsunade's antidotes. As a skilled puppeteer, Chiyo takes Sasori in after his parents died at the hands of Kakashi Hatake's father, and teaches him everything she knows before his departure. When Gaara is captured by the Akatsuki, Chiyo joins Team Kakashi to rescue the Kazekage. Confronting Sasori, Chiyo is able to kill her grandson with help from Sakura Haruno. Despite their efforts, Gaara dies before they can rescue him.[ch. 275, 278] Touched by the genuine bond formed between Sunagakure and Konoha, Chiyo gives up her life to revive Gaara, hoping that the relationship of peace might be continued.[ch. 280] However, by the Fourth Great Ninja War, Chiyo is brought back by Kabuto's Reanimation Jutsu to fight against the combined Ninja army. She is eventually put back to rest after Itachi cancels the technique. The character is voiced by Ikuko Tani in the Japanese anime,[64] and by Barbara Goodson in the English dub.[89]
Rasa[edit]
Rasa (
Kumogakure[edit]
A[edit]
A (エー, Ē) is the Fourth Raikage (
Darui[edit]
Darui (ダルイ) is a Kumogakure ninja who serves as one of the bodyguards for the Fourth Raikage during the Kage Summit. In contrast to his master, he is easygoing and tends to apologize, which the Raikage chastises him for. He is taught by the Third Raikage on the arts of black lightning, shaping it in the form of black panther, and also possesses the Storm Style kekkei genkai, a mixture of lightning and water elements that forms flowing lightning. During the Fourth Ninja War, Darui leads the First Division specializing in mid-range battles. Sometime between the war's end and the series epilogue, he becomes the Fifth Raikage (
A (Third Raikage)[edit]
A (エー, Ē) is the Third Raikage (
Karui[edit]
Karui (カルイ) is one of Killer Bee's subordinates, a part of Team Samui. She is greatly worried by her teacher's disappearance following his fight with Taka and visits Konohagakure with her team in order to find him. A passionate and bold young woman, she quickly becomes involved in an altercation with Team Kakashi, blaming them for befriending and defending Sasuke Uchiha. She even proceeds to brutally punch Naruto in the face repeatedly after he allows her to do so as compensation for not giving up information on Sasuke. Karui is assigned as part of the Second Division during the Fourth Ninja War. Sometime after the war ends, she moves to Konohagakure and marries Choji Akimichi, giving birth to their daughter Chocho, who is an academy student in the series epilogue.[ch. 700] Kauri is voiced by Yuka Komatsu in the Japanese anime. In the English dub, Danielle Nicolet voices the character in Naruto and Sascha Alexander in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.
Kirigakure[edit]
Mei Terumi[edit]
Mei Terumi (
Chojuro[edit]
Chojuro (
Ao[edit]
Ao (
Gengetsu Hozuki[edit]
Gengetsu Hozuki (
Iwagakure[edit]
Onoki[edit]
Onoki (オオノキ, Ōnoki) was the Third Tsuchikage (
Kurotsuchi[edit]
Kurotsuchi (
Akatsuchi[edit]
Akatsuchi (
Mu[edit]
Mu (
Kurama[edit]
Kurama (
In the Japanese anime, Kurama's voice actor is Tesshō Genda, and in the English adaptation, he is voiced by Paul St. Peter.[92][93]
Taka[edit]
Taka (
Suigetsu Hozuki[edit]
Suigetsu Hozuki (
Karin[edit]
Karin (
Jugo[edit]
Jugo (
Danzo Shimura[edit]
Danzo Shimura (
Hanzo[edit]
Hanzō (
Rin Nohara[edit]
Rin Nohara (のはら リン, Nohara Rin) is a girl member of Team Minato and the teammate of Kakashi Hatake and Obito Uchiha, appearing only in person during the Kakashi Gaiden act.[ch. 239] Rin acts as a medical ninja and had a crush on Kakashi, though she is unaware that she herself has the affection of Obito. When Team Minato is sent to sabotage Kannabi Bridge during the Third Great Ninja War, Rin is kidnapped by the Iwagakure ninja before the resulting rescue mission ends with Obito's apparent death.[ch. 241, 243] Sometime afterward, Rin is captured by the Kirigakure ninja and made into Isobu's Jinchuriki as part of a Trojan horse scheme to destroy Konoha. Rin realized the scheme while being rescued and jumped in the way of Kakashi's Lightning Blade to save the village at the cost of her life, which is later revealed to have been orchestrated by Madara to break Obito's spirit.[ch. 604, 630] Obito later learns upon his death that Rin's spirit has always been waiting for him, and later guides him to the other side after he metaphysically helps Kakashi one last time in his team's battle against Kaguya. In the Japanese anime, Rin's voice actress is Haruhi Nanao, and her English voice actress is Stephanie Sheh.
Kushina Uzumaki[edit]
Kushina Uzumaki (うずまき クシナ, Uzumaki Kushina) is the mother of the series' protagonist, Naruto Uzumaki and the wife of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.[ch. 382] She is a host of Kurama, immediately preceding Naruto.[ch. 499] While Naruto physically resembles his father, Minato, he inherits most of his personality from Kushina, who is brash, temperamental, likes ramen, and even has the "Believe it!" (だってばね, dattebane) verbal tic, which both her son and grandson inherit. Being a member of the Uzumaki Clan, Kushina possesses a special chakra that was distinguished even among her peers, causing her to be sent from her homeland to Konohagakure to be the host of Kurama, replacing Mito Uzumaki.[ch. 500] In Konohagakure, Kushina met with Minato who became Kushina's love after he saved her from a kidnapper, leading to their marriage.[ch. 498] During her pregnancy, she had to be sent to a secretive place during labor to prevent Kurama's seal being broken.[ch. 500] However, the place was subdued by Obito Uchiha, and he released Kurama who ran rampant on Konoha.[ch. 501] She and Minato both sacrifice their lives to seal Kurama to Naruto after the tailed beast is weakened from losing his yin-chakra, while also placing some of their chakra to their son as a fail-safe if he would break the seal.[ch. 503] In Part II, Kushina's chakra appears during Naruto's subconscious battle with Kurama, helping her son to seal the fox and to tell him the truth behind Kurama's attack sixteen years ago.[ch. 497] Before disappearing, she thanks Naruto for forgiving her about the whole ordeal of the sealing of Kurama.[ch. 504] In the Japanese anime, Kushina is voiced by Emi Shinohara. She was voiced by Cindy Robinson in the English version before Laura Bailey took over the role since episode 246 and onwards.
Shisui Uchiha[edit]
Shisui Uchiha (うちは シスイ, Uchiha Shisui), known as "Shisui of the Body Flicker" (
Reception[edit]
The characters of Naruto have received both praise and criticism from publications dedicated to anime, manga, and other media. Active Anime lauded the characters for not being "simple cardboard cut-out characters" due to their "fleshed out personalities" and "underlying dramatic motivations", and praised the "deeply moving emotional trials" they undergo over the course of the series.[96] Adam Cook of Anime Boredom agreed with this assessment, extolling the characters as "well rounded" and "imaginative", and celebrated how the characters allowed the series to successfully incorporate comedy, action, and drama together in a believable manner.[97] A review from Derrick Tucker, also of THEM Anime Reviews offered a positive view, commenting that Naruto Uzumaki combined the finer values of his shōnen predecessors, but lamented how the characters' personalities tended to fall between Naruto's "charisma and coolness" and Sasuke's "blandness", making it difficult to think about the characters on "any deep or meaningful level".[4] Justin Rich of the entertainment website Mania asserted that the series lacked the "tremendous depth in it's [sic] characters" or "the most flushed out backgrounds" seen in other shōnen series, and believed the primary strength of the series was the fighting.[5]
The visual appearances of the characters in the anime and manga have also received notice from reviewers. Carl Kimlinger of Anime News Network praised the characters' "distinctive clothing, hair, faces and personalities" that made them easily identifiable, as well as Kishimoto's "clear eye for geography, movement and the human form" and "impeccable visual timing".[6] Tucker, on the other hand, described Kishimoto as "an average artist at best" and derided the poor transition of his artistic style into animation.[3] Despite this, he admitted that when the animators were at their best, they produced "artistic renderings that leave little to be desired on the part of fans of the manga", but ultimately concluded the animation was "a mixed bag".[4]
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References[edit]
- Kishimoto, Masashi (2007). Uzumaki: the Art of Naruto. Viz Media. ISBN 978-1-4215-1407-9.
- Kishimoto, Masashi (August 8, 2015). NARUTO―ナルト―
外伝 ~七 代目 火影 と緋色 の花 つ月 ~ [Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring]. Shueisha. ISBN 978-1-4215-1407-9.
- Naruto manga volumes by Kishimoto, Masashi. Original Japanese version published by Shueisha. English translation published by Viz Media.
- Vol. 1 (ch. 1–7): うずまきナルト!!. March 3, 2000. ISBN 978-4-08-872840-7. (in Japanese). and The Tests of the Ninja. August 6, 2003. ISBN 978-1-56931-900-0. (in English).
- Vol. 2 (ch. 8–17):
最悪 の依頼人 . June 2, 2000. ISBN 978-4-08-872878-0. (in Japanese). and The Worst Client. December 17, 2003. ISBN 978-1-59116-178-3. (in English). - Vol. 3 (ch. 18–27):
夢 の為 に...!!. August 4, 2000. ISBN 978-4-08-872898-8. (in Japanese). and Bridge of Courage. April 14, 2004. ISBN 978-1-59116-187-5. (in English). - Vol. 4 (ch. 28–36):
英雄 の橋 !!. October 4, 2000. ISBN 978-4-08-873026-4. (in Japanese). and The New Opponents. August 3, 2004. ISBN 978-1-59116-358-9. (in English). - Vol. 5 (ch. 37–45):
挑戦 者 たち!!. October 4, 2000. ISBN 978-4-08-873050-9. (in Japanese). and Exam Hell. December 7, 2004. ISBN 978-1-59116-359-6. (in English). - Vol. 6 (ch. 46–54): サクラの
決意 !!. March 2, 2001. ISBN 978-4-08-873089-9. (in Japanese). and The Forest of Death. April 5, 2005. ISBN 978-1-59116-739-6. (in English). - Vol. 7 (ch. 55–63):
進 むべき道 ...!!. May 1, 2001. ISBN 978-4-08-873113-1. (in Japanese). and Orochimaru's Curse. August 2, 2005. ISBN 978-1-59116-875-1. (in English). - Vol. 8 (ch. 64–72):
命懸 けの戦 い!!. August 3, 2001. ISBN 978-4-08-873147-6. (in Japanese). and Life-and-Death Battles. December 6, 2005. ISBN 978-1-4215-0124-6. (in English). - Vol. 9 (ch. 73–81): ネジとヒナタ. October 4, 2001. ISBN 978-4-08-873174-2. (in Japanese). and Turning the Tables. March 7, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4215-0239-7. (in English).
- Vol. 10 (ch. 82–90):
立派 な忍者 ...!!. December 4, 2001. ISBN 978-4-08-873197-1. (in Japanese). and A Splendid Ninja. June 6, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4215-0240-3. (in English). - Vol. 11 (ch. 91–99):
弟子入 り志願 !?. March 4, 2002. ISBN 978-4-08-873236-7. (in Japanese). and Impassioned Efforts. September 5, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4215-0241-0. (in English). - Vol. 12 (ch. 100–108):
大 いなる飛翔 !!. May 1, 2002. ISBN 978-4-08-873259-6. (in Japanese). and The Great Flight. December 5, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4215-0242-7. (in English). - Vol. 13 (ch. 109–117):
中 忍 試験 、終了 ...!!. August 2, 2002. ISBN 978-4-08-873298-5. (in Japanese). and The Chûnin Exam, Concluded...!!. March 6, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1087-3. (in English). - Vol. 14 (ch. 118–126):
火影 VS火影 !!. November 1, 2002. ISBN 978-4-08-873341-8. (in Japanese). and Hokage vs. Hokage!!. May 1, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1088-0. (in English). - Vol. 15 (ch. 127–135): ナルト
忍 法帖 !!. December 20, 2002. ISBN 978-4-08-873368-5. (in Japanese). and Naruto's Ninja Handbook!. July 3, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1089-7. (in English). - Vol. 16 (ch. 136–144):
木 ノ葉 崩 し、終結 !!. March 4, 2003. ISBN 978-4-08-873394-4. (in Japanese). and Eulogy. September 4, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1090-3. (in English). - Vol. 17 (ch. 145–153): イタチの
能力 !!. May 1, 2003. ISBN 978-4-08-873420-0. (in Japanese). and Itachi's Power. September 4, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1652-3. (in English). - Vol. 18 (ch. 154–162):
綱手 の決意 !!. August 4, 2003. ISBN 978-4-08-873493-4. (in Japanese). and Tsunade's Choice. September 4, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1653-0. (in English). - Vol. 19 (ch. 163–171):
受 け継 ぐ者 . November 11, 2003. ISBN 978-4-08-873523-8. (in Japanese). and Successor. October 2, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1654-7. (in English). - Vol. 20 (ch. 172–180): ナルトvsサスケ!!. December 19, 2003. ISBN 978-4-08-873552-8. (in Japanese). and Naruto vs. Sasuke. October 2, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1655-4. (in English).
- Vol. 21 (ch. 181–190):
許 せない!!. March 4, 2004. ISBN 978-4-08-873573-3. (in Japanese). and Pursuit. October 2, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1855-8. (in English). - Vol. 22 (ch. 191–199):
転生 ...!!. April 30, 2004. ISBN 978-4-08-873595-5. (in Japanese). and Comrades. November 6, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1858-9. (in English). - Vol. 23 (ch. 200–208):
苦境 ...!!. August 4, 2004. ISBN 978-4-08-873639-6. (in Japanese). and Predicament. November 6, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1859-6. (in English). - Vol. 24 (ch. 209–217): ピンチ·ピンチ·ピンチ!!. October 4, 2004. ISBN 978-4-08-873660-0. (in Japanese). and Unorthodox. November 6, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1860-2. (in English).
- Vol. 25 (ch. 218–226):
兄 と弟 . December 3, 2004. ISBN 978-4-08-873679-2. (in Japanese). and Brothers. November 6, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1861-9. (in English). - Vol. 26 (ch. 227–235):
別 れの日 ...!!. February 4, 2005. ISBN 978-4-08-873770-6. (in Japanese). and Awakening. December 4, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-1862-6. (in English). - Vol. 27 (ch. 236–244):
旅立 ちの日 !!. April 4, 2005. ISBN 978-4-08-873791-1. (in Japanese). and Departure. December 4, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-3984-3. (in English). - Vol. 28 (ch. 245–253): ナルトの
帰郷 !!. June 3, 2005. ISBN 978-4-08-873828-4. (in Japanese). and Homecoming. March 4, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4215-1864-0. (in English). - Vol. 29 (ch. 254–262): カカシVSイタチ!!. August 4, 2005. ISBN 978-4-08-873849-9. (in Japanese). and Kakashi vs. Itachi!!. May 6, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4215-1865-7. (in English).
- Vol. 30 (ch. 263–271): チヨバアとサクラ. November 4, 2005. ISBN 978-4-08-873881-9. (in Japanese). and Puppet Masters. July 1, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4215-1942-5. (in English).
- Vol. 31 (ch. 272–281):
託 された想 い!!. December 26, 2005. ISBN 978-4-08-874002-7. (in Japanese). and Final Battle. September 2, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4215-1943-2. (in English). - Vol. 32 (ch. 281–289): サスケへの
道 !!. April 4, 2006. ISBN 978-4-08-874039-3. (in Japanese). and The Search for Sasuke. November 4, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4215-1944-9. (in English). - Vol. 33 (ch. 290–299):
極秘 任務 ...!!. June 2, 2006. ISBN 978-4-08-874108-6. (in Japanese). and The Secret Mission. December 16, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4215-2001-8. (in English). - Vol. 34 (ch. 300–309):
再会 の時 ...!!. August 4, 2006. ISBN 978-4-08-874138-3. (in Japanese). and The Reunion. February 3, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4215-2002-5. (in English). - Vol. 35 (ch. 310–319):
新 たなる二 人組 !!. November 2, 2006. ISBN 978-4-08-874273-1. (in Japanese). and The New Two. February 3, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4215-2003-2. (in English). - Vol. 36 (ch. 320–329):
第 十 班 . December 27, 2006. ISBN 978-4-08-874288-5. (in Japanese). and Cell Number 10. February 3, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4215-2172-5. (in English). - Vol. 37 (ch. 330–339): シカマルの
戦 い!!. April 4, 2007. ISBN 978-4-08-874338-7. (in Japanese). and Shikamaru's Battle. February 3, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4215-2173-2. (in English). - Vol. 38 (ch. 340–349):
修業 の成果 ...!!. June 4, 2007. ISBN 978-4-08-874364-6. (in Japanese). and Practice Makes Perfect. February 3, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4215-2174-9. (in English). - Vol. 39 (ch. 350–359):
動 き出 す者 たち. August 3, 2007. ISBN 978-4-08-874397-4. (in Japanese). and On the Move. February 3, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4215-2175-6. (in English). - Vol. 40 (ch. 360–369):
究極 芸術 !!. August 3, 2007. ISBN 978-4-08-874432-2. (in Japanese). and The Ultimate Art. November 2, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4215-2841-0. (in English). - Vol. 41 (ch. 370–379):
自 来 也の選択 !!. February 4, 2008. ISBN 978-4-08-874472-8. (in Japanese). and Jiraiya's Decision. February 3, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4215-2842-7. (in English). - Vol. 42 (ch. 380–389):
万華鏡 の秘密 ...!!. May 2, 2008. ISBN 978-4-08-874512-1. (in Japanese). and The Secret of the Mangekyo. April 7, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4215-2843-4. (in English). - Vol. 43 (ch. 390–402):
真実 を知 る者 . August 4, 2008. ISBN 978-4-08-874552-7. (in Japanese). and The Man with the Truth. April 7, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4215-2929-5. (in English). - Vol. 44 (ch. 403–412):
仙術 伝承 ...!!. November 4, 2008. ISBN 978-4-08-874589-3. (in Japanese). and Senjutsu Heir. April 7, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4215-3134-2. (in English). - Vol. 45 (ch. 413–422):
戦場 、木 ノ葉 !!. February 4, 2009. ISBN 978-4-08-874627-2. (in Japanese). and Battlefield, Konoha. July 7, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4215-3135-9. (in English). - Vol. 46 (ch. 423–432): ナルト
帰還 !!. May 1, 2009. ISBN 978-4-08-874663-0. (in Japanese). and Naruto Returns. October 6, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4215-3304-9. (in English). - Vol. 47 (ch. 433–442):
封印 破壊 !!. August 4, 2009. ISBN 978-4-08-874711-8. (in Japanese). and The Seal Destroyed. February 2, 2010. ISBN 978-1-4215-3305-6. (in English). - Vol. 48 (ch. 443–453):
歓呼 の里 !!. November 4, 2009. ISBN 978-4-08-874748-4. (in Japanese). and The Cheering Village. June 1, 2010. ISBN 978-1-4215-3474-9. (in English). - Vol. 49 (ch. 454–463):
五 影 会談 、開幕 ...!!. January 4, 2010. ISBN 978-4-08-874784-2. (in Japanese). and The Gokage Summit Commences!!. October 5, 2010. ISBN 978-1-4215-3475-6. (in English). - Vol. 50 (ch. 464–473):
水牢 の死闘 !!. March 4, 2010. ISBN 978-4-08-870011-3. (in Japanese). and Water Prison Death Match. February 1, 2011. ISBN 978-1-4215-3497-8. (in English). - Vol. 51 (ch. 474–483): サスケVSダンゾウ...!!. April 30, 2010. ISBN 978-4-08-870033-5. (in Japanese). and Sasuke vs. Danzo...!!. June 7, 2011. ISBN 978-1-4215-3498-5. (in English).
- Vol. 52 (ch. 484–493): それぞれの
第 七 班 !!. August 4, 2010. ISBN 978-4-08-870084-7. (in Japanese). and Cell Seven Reunion!!. September 6, 2011. ISBN 978-1-4215-3957-7. (in English). - Vol. 53 (ch. 495–504): ナルトの
出生 . November 4, 2010. ISBN 978-4-08-870126-4. (in Japanese). and The Birth of Naruto. December 6, 2011. ISBN 978-1-4215-4049-8. (in English). - Vol. 54 (ch. 505–514):
平和 への懸 け橋 . December 29, 2010. ISBN 978-4-08-870143-1. (in Japanese). and The Bridge to Peace. January 3, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4215-4102-0. (in English). - Vol. 55 (ch. 515–524):
大戦 、開戦 !. April 21, 2011. ISBN 978-4-08-870185-1. (in Japanese). and Start of the Great War!. March 6, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4215-4152-5. (in English). - Vol. 56 (ch. 525–534):
再会 、アスマ班 !. June 3, 2011. ISBN 978-4-08-870218-6. (in Japanese). and Team Asuma Reunites!. May 8, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4215-4207-2. (in English). - Vol. 57 (ch. 535–544): ナルト
戦場 へ...!!. August 4, 2011. ISBN 978-4-08-870271-1. (in Japanese). and Naruto Heads to the Battlefield...!!. July 3, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4215-4306-2. (in English). - Vol. 58 (ch. 545–554): ナルトVSイタチ!!. November 4, 2011. ISBN 978-4-08-870302-2. (in Japanese).and Naruto vs. Itachi!!. September 4, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4215-4328-4. (in English).
- Vol. 59 (ch. 556–565):
五 影 集結 ...!!. February 3, 2012. ISBN 978-4-08-870368-8. (in Japanese) and Gathering of the Gokage...!! November 6, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4215-4942-2. (in English) . - Vol. 60 (ch. 566–575):
九 喇嘛!!. May 5, 2012. ISBN 978-4-08-870417-3. (in Japanese). and Kurama February 5, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4215-4943-9. (in English). - Vol. 61 (ch. 576–587):
兄弟 、共闘 !!. July 27, 2012 ISBN 978-4-08-870477-7 (in Japanese) and Uchiha Brothers United Front May 3, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4215-5248-4. (in English) . - Vol. 62 (ch. 588–597):
皹 . October 4, 2012 ISBN 978-4-08-870515-6 (in Japanese) and The Crack August 6, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4215-5619-2. (in English) . - Vol. 63 (ch. 598–607):
皹 . December 28, 2012 ISBN 978-4-08-870550-7 (in Japanese) and World of Dreams November 5, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4215-5885-1. (in English) . - Vol. 64 (ch. 608–617):
十 尾 . April 4, 2013 ISBN 978-4-08-870628-3 (in Japanese) and Ten Tails January 7, 2014. ISBN 978-1-4215-6139-4. (in English) . - Vol. 65 (ch. 618–627):
柱 間 とマダラ. July 4, 2013 ISBN 978-4-08-870661-0 (in Japanese). and Hashirama and Madara April 1, 2014. 978-1-4215-6455-5 (in English). - Vol. 66 (ch. 628–637):
新 たなる三竦 み. September 4, 2013 ISBN 978-4-08-870801-0 (in Japanese). The New Three. July 1, 2014. 978-1-4215-6948-2 (in English) - Vol. 67 (ch. 638–647):
突破口 . December 4, 2013 ISBN 978-4-08-870849-2. An Opening October 7, 2014. 978-1-4215-7384-7 - Vol. 68 (ch. 648–657):
轍 . March 4, 2014 ISBN 978-4-08-880023-3 (in Japanese). and Path. December 2, 2014. 978-1-4215-7682-4 - Vol. 69 (ch. 658–668):
紅 き春 の始 まり. May 2, 2014 ISBN 978-4-08-880054-7. (in Japanese). The Start of a Crimson Spring. March 3, 2015. 978-1-4215-7856-9 - Vol. 70 (ch. 669–679): ナルトと
六道 仙人 ...!!. August 4, 2014 ISBN 978-4-08-880151-3. (in Japanese). Naruto and the Sage of the Six Paths. - Vol. 71 (ch. 680–690):
大好 きだ. November 4, 2014 ISBN 978-4-08-880208-4 (in Japanese) - Vol. 72 (ch. 690–700): うずまきナルト!!. February 4, 2015 ISBN 978-4-08-880220-6 (in Japanese)
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- Official website Archived November 30, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
- Official Viz Media Naruto website Archived February 14, 2021, at the Wayback Machine