Naruto Uzumaki (うずまきナルト, Uzumaki Naruto?) is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the anime and manga series Naruto created by Masashi Kishimoto. He is a member of the Konoha 11, who serve as the series main protagonists.
Naruto can mean "maelstrom," and is also the name for a sliced stick of Kamaboko with a pink whirlpool design in the middle that is used as a topping for Ramen (Naruto's favorite food). The surname "Uzumaki" is a pun on "spiral" (渦巻), while "Uzumaki" refers to a three-dimensional spiral, like a whirlpool or vortex. A more accurate translation for spiral would be "Rasen." The Konoha leaf symbol is drawn with an arrow attached to a spiral, part of the seal on his abdomen is a spiral, the symbol on the back of his jacket and shoulders is a spiral, and one of his attacks is Rasengan, which means "Spiraling Sphere." "Uzumaki" can also mean "whirlpool," in reference to the Naruto whirlpool (鳴門の渦潮), named after the city of Naruto, Tokushima.
October 10, Naruto's birthday, was Health and Sports Day ("Taiiku no hi") in Japan when his character was conceived – a holiday full of physical activity fit for a hyperactive kid. The holiday, however, was moved to the second Monday of October in 1999.
Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of the manga series, stated in a recent interview with the U.S. Shonen Jump that his childhood was like that of Naruto's years while he was enrolled in the Academy.
Naruto consistently ranked in the top two (taking first place twice) in the first five official Shonen Jump character popularity polls. However, in the sixth character poll, he ranked fourth.
Contents [hide]
1 Background
2 Personality
3 Naruto and the demon fox
4 Team 7
4.1 Sakura Haruno
4.2 Sasuke Uchiha
5 Powers and abilities
5.1 Demon fox's assistance
6 Other Media
7 Sources
8 See Also
9 References
Background
Naruto was born on October 10 to an unknown couple in the fictional village of Konoha. When Naruto was a newborn infant, the powerful nine-tailed demon fox attacked his village. In order to save the village from destruction, the demon fox was sealed in Naruto's newborn body by the Fourth Hokage, leader of the village at the time of the attack, who sacrificed his life to do so.[1][2]
Despite the Fourth Hokage's dying wish that Naruto be viewed as a hero for serving as the container for the demon, the adult villagers of Konoha harbored a fierce hatred for him, with many believing that Naruto and the demon were one and the same, leading to the unknowing children picking up the adult's hatred.[2] However, nobody told Naruto about what his body harbored until he was twelve years old, leaving him confused for most of his childhood about why the villagers of Konoha treated him with hostility.
Naruto is seen to be a prankster and a loner, living by himself in a small apartment, and has supposedly done so for years. Even though Naruto was treated as an outsider, he was befriended by his compassionate ninja instructor named Iruka Umino. Although Iruka's own parents perished during the battle with the demon fox[3], he refused to view Naruto as the cause of their deaths. Instead, Iruka attached himself to Naruto, because he was similarly isolated after the death of his parents, causing him to seek recognition. Naruto was deeply moved by Iruka's kindness and confidence in him. As a result, Naruto values Iruka more as a father figure, as well as an instructor.
Personality
Naruto Uzumaki at age 15, after his two and a half year absence.Before graduating from the Ninja Academy, Naruto had a fierce desire for attention. As a result, Naruto would prank the villagers and vandalize the monument that depicted the Hokages[4]. Naruto skill in ninjutsu was very limited at the begining of the series, his most dangerous jutsu being his "Sexy Technique"; transforming himself into a naked female version of himself simply to stun his male instructors[5],
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