One of the first bits of information revealed about the Naruto series in Japanese interviews with the creator (and Japanese books released about Naruto) was that Kishimoto never intended to write a shonen manga. His first idea for Naruto didn’t involve ninjas at all. In fact, the original idea was for Naruto to be the apprentice to a chef.
He “projected” what he called his “fierce desire to be recognized” onto Naruto, creating Naruto’s drive to become Hokage as a result. Over the years, Kishimoto tweaked different designs based on how time consuming characters were to draw. There’s one character who stayed pretty consistent despite the difficulty, though: Sasuke.
His son Boruto even sports a similar hairstyle. Originally, it was a signifier of Naruto’s outsider status. Before Kishimoto made the decision to have Minato as Naruto’s father, Naruto was going to be an outsider.
Not much of a surprise considering Naruto has some pretty hardcore stuff. But it always bothered me the way Pierrot changed things a lot of the time. One of the primary examples was Orochimaru's lab. In the manga, the lab was less "high-tech" with bodies hanging everywhere. But, in the anime, it looked a lot more sterile.
His first version of Naruto, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits; his final version, which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999, quickly became the most popular ninja manga in Japan.
Masashi KishimotoAt 34, Masashi Kishimoto is one of the most successful manga-ka, or manga artists, in the world. His long-running series about ninja-in-training Naruto Uzumaki has sold tens of millions of books around the world. Kishimoto, born in the rural prefecture of Okayama, lives in Tokyo, where he works with several assistants.
Editors Wanted A Five Year Story Before Naruto became a serialized manga, Masashi Kishimoto tried his hand at getting several different stories off the ground. He had one-shots published in several manga magazines, but nothing took off.
The franchise was officially created back in 1999 under the guidance of artist Masashi Kishimoto, and Naruto has become one of the world's most popular series. However, the creator's first drawing of Naruto is one that even diehard fans may not recognize.
When the serialization of Naruto started, he took inspiration from Togashi sensei's Hunter x Hunter, especially when it came to facial expressions. Apart from these, Hunter x Hunter has also inspired plenty of minor aspects in Naruto.
Naruto Shippuden is recommended for all ages The transitions and effects may look fresh from the naked eye.
During his childhood, Kishimoto showed interest in drawing characters from the anime shows he watched, such as Dr. Slump's Arale and Doraemon's titular protagonist. In elementary school, Kishimoto started watching the Kinnikuman and Dragon Ball anime alongside his brother.
All this time, Boruto created by Masashi Kishimoto's assistant, Mikio Ikemoto. It turns out that Kishimoto sensei himself doesn't love Boruto that much, even he doesn't want Boruto to exist at all.
Kishimoto ain't dead. It was some fake news spreading around the internet and apparently, people believed it but it is not true, no. Thatk you for asking this question instead of just believing it and spreading it as fake news.
Given that an average viewer watches around 5-6 episodes per day, or roughly 2 hours a day. It would take them about 174.3 days to watch the series to completion, and an additional 20.9 days to watch all the other media. For a grand total of 195.1 days total to watch everything.
Naruto - $10.3 Billion The series follows the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a ninja-in-training from the leaf village. His ultimate goal is to become the next village leader, known as the Hokage.
It's canon. Sasuke was left in Naruto's hands by Itachi and he believed that Naruto was the one who could change him. It's canon.
Everyone also sees Naruto off, as he plans to embark on a two-year journey to train with the Sannin Jiraiya. This also shows how the once reviled young boy had become stronger and much more respected among his peers, who now saw him not as a nuisance but instead as their equal and a hero.
Sunagakure Support Mission Was Naruto's Final Arc. Sunagakure Support Mission began in Episode 216 , with a legion of ninja from Takumi Village waging war against Gaara's Hidden Sand Village, kidnapping one of his students in the process.
Seimei is quickly killed by Gaara, and everyone goes back to continue their own training and lives. This does illustrate how far the series had come, however, with former enemies Gaara and Naruto as well as the Hidden Leaf and Sand ninja as a whole fighting side-by-side.
Rock Lee and Naruto save Gaara, with Sakura healing the injured while several of the would-be attackers are taken out by the combined force of Temari, Kankuro, Shikamaru and Kiba's dog Akamaru. After Gaara beats another with a spear, he pursues their leader in hopes of finding the taken student.
Surprisingly, the final arc of Naruto, " Sunagakure Support Mission," is a filler arc, not adapted from Masashi Kishimoto's manga. Despite this, the arc does well in showing how far the characters have come before neatly segueing into the sequel series, Shippuden. Here's how the original Naruto anime series wrapped up.
Though both iterations of the original series are now over, Naruto continues to be one of the most popular shonen franchises of all time. Though it doesn't seem like that long ago for many anime fans, the first Naruto anime actually concluded nearly 15 years ago in 2007.
Grandson to the third Hokage, Konohomaru slowly but surely became Naruto's first pupil. The two of them always caused trouble together and eventually, Konohamru learned Naruto's trademark technique, the Rasengan as well. Though, the timing was a bit, muddled, in the transition from ink to anime. In the manga, Konohamru learned ...
Naruto uses his ninja magic to flirt with old men. Yeah. and it's about as creepy as it sounds, sorry. In the earlier chapters of the manga, Naruto has his own trademarked Justu.
Actually, it turns out that in the manga, Rock Lee overheard Shikamaru and Naruto brainstorming potential members, and recommends the Byakugan user Neji. This way is way better because Lee has to come to terms with the fact that he can't go due to his injury from Gaara.
Jiraya was an absurdly powerful ninja that grew up with both Orochimaru and Tsunade. Sure he had many faults, but overall he seemed to be the honorable sort of person, like when he agreed to train Naruto. In the manga, their training starts at the Konoha Hot Springs, but in the anime, Jiraya is a bit flakier.
Though, the timing was a bit, muddled, in the transition from ink to anime. In the manga, Konohamru learned the Rasengan from Naruto before the time-skip that took place between the original series and Shippuden. But, in the anime, he actually learned it after.
Naruto Shippuden Manga And Anime Comparison. This isn't necessarily fair to the anime, but I don't care. The art in the Naruto manga is so much better than the anime at times it's depressing. Now, granted, some of the fights and moments in the anime are so amazingly well animated, such as the Pain battle.
Kabuto, Orochimaru's right-hand man and all around weirdo showed his true colors during the finals of the Chunin Exams. In the manga, he axes an Anbu ninja, assumes their identity, then helps heal Hinata after her bout with Neji. Directly after healing her, he konks Kiba on the head and knocks him out during Naruto and Neji's fight.
10 Naruto Failed The Graduation Exam Three Times. It's shown in flashbacks that Naruto went to school with the same people his whole life. Later he admits that he failed the graduation exam three times. The show never explains how he was allowed to take the test before the rest of his class.
1 Naruto & Sasuke Defeated An Otsutsuki. When Boruto defeats Momoshiki, he is given the power of an Otsutsuki. Momoshiki tells Boruto that the Otsutsuki Clan always passes their power on to those who defeat them. The mark placed on Boruto's hand seems more like a curse than an asset.
Itachi, Sasuke, and Madara all suffered eye strain due to the overuse of their Sharingan power. Madara manages to fix his blindness by transplanting his brother's eyes. Sasuke's eyes are fixed when Itachi leaves his eyes to his brother.
Obito is never seen struggling because of the use of his Sharingan. He never seems to have any strain. Surely, he should be slowly going blind like the rest of his clan. He only has one Sharingan, but he somehow still manages to surpass every other member of his clan.
After Naruto meets his parents, he learns that he has his mother's face and father's hair. People who knew his parents should have easily been able to guess his true parentage.
Itachi was incredibly concerned about the wellbeing of his village and his clan. When he was torn between the two, he chooses to protect Konoha. He was well-aware of an internal threat, but he didn't do anything about it.
In Minato and Kushina's final moments, they make Hiruzen promise to take care of their newborn son. Even though Naruto's parentage was kept a secret, Hiruzen knew that Naruto was the son of one of the village's highest-ranking shinobi. As the jinchuriki of Konoha, Naruto was an important part of village defense.
What Naruto was during part 1 and what it became by the end of Shippuden was like night and day. Other than the characters, it'd be hard to think the two were even the same series. So many facets of the story changed and the combat underwent a massive overhaul that made it start to resemble Dragon Ball Z more.
When Itachi's true nature was revealed, Sasuke's arc towards redemption took far too many detours. He flirted with becoming an outright villain too many times and lost part of what made him a good character by the end.
Their relationship was one of the best parts of Part 1 and the early part of Shippuden. When Itachi's true nature was revealed, Sasuke's arc towards redemption took far too many detours. He flirted with becoming an outright villain too many times and lost part of what made him a good character by the end.
Kaguya's out of nowhere reveal gets talked about a lot in terms of missteps, but it's not even the worst one. That belongs to them ruining Sasuke and Naruto's rivalry, the backbone of the entire series. Rather than them being two sides of the same coins, they were made into rivals by destiny.
It's what made Naruto's battle with Pain so epic because it was the culmination of a great training arc for the character. By the war, none of that mattered as both characters were given a multitude of powerups for no reason other than to make them strong enough to battle Madara/Kaguya.
Over the course of its many seasons, Naruto evolved and changed significantly. This meant that it lost many important elements it started with. What Naruto was during part 1 and what it became by the end of Shippuden was like night and day. Other than the characters, it'd be hard to think the two were even the same series.
It was all leading to the moment when the chief power from the past would arrive again. Madara was the perfect person to use to have the story come full circle. Unfortunately, that was tossed aside in favor of money as Kaguya was shoehorned in so that Boruto could be made.
When Minato and Kushina entrusted their infant son, Naruto Uzumaki, to Kakashi Hatake, they probably did not expect Kakashi to almost immediately leave Naruto at the mercy of the Third Hokage and to grow up on his own.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, had multiple sons, but no one would be able to tell by the way he "raised" Naruto. Being a ward of the Hidden Leaf Village, no one was looking out for him on a day-to-day basis.
Naruto always suspected there was something about him that made everyone hate him, but no one ever told him what that was. Only very few of the kids at the academy associated with Naruto, but none of them knew why everyone hated Naruto. Yet, they went along with it.
The village leaders also kept Naruto's family a secret from him, and their reason for doing so was to keep him from being targeted by enemies. This makes no sense because he was going to be targeted for being the Jinchuriki, anyway. As soon as the Akatsuki became involved, there was no reason not to tell him about his parents.
Putting aside Naruto's love of Ichiraku Ramen, there was no forethought on how a child who never had any mother or father figure to teach him how to cook would be able to learn how to make food for himself every night. Then, to make matters worse, everyone makes fun of Naruto for constantly eating instant ramen.
One would think an adult would need to be involved in the decision-making process for a child to become a full-fledged ninja. Not considering the academy, the fact that the Hidden Leaf leaders trusted a minor to decide as to whether or not he should become a shinobi seems irresponsible at best.
With all the danger that surrounded Naruto since his conception, it is a wonder that Kakashi focused so heavily on Sasuke's training. Not only was Naruto a huge target for enemies who wanted ultimate power, but he was also liable to go off like a bomb at any moment.
The first time Naruto pulls off the Shadow Clone Jutsu is nothing short of amazing, showing us exactly how much power this young ninja actually stored in him. It's nothing short of amazing and serves as a prelude to the sheer potential of this upstart.
Kabuto is one of the weirder characters in Naruto, sporting an iconic pair of glasses that make him all the more distinctive. However, there are times when Kishimoto has forgotten to draw these glasses altogether.
The final battle between Naruto and Sasuke is one of the most amazing visual treats that anyone has ever witnessed in anime history. We say this because the entire encounter is nothing short of a spectacle, for multiple reasons. However, even this encounter has a few mistakes in the mix. Namely, there are parts where Naruto's whiskers are not ...
During this pivotal scene, Kishimoto stupidly forgot to draw Orochimaru's headband in one scene , taking a small bit away from the gravitas of the entire scene.
This is because these creatures had lent their chakra to the titular protagonist.
Nagato was easily one of the most imposing protagonists in Naruto, causing the demise of a beloved character in the form of Jiraiya with this Six Paths of Pain. However, there's an instance in the manga where one of the Paths of Pain sports a forehead protector that shows the symbol of Konoha instead.
Who still remembers Hidan? He was one of the most interesting antagonists in Naruto, featuring an ability that is — quite frankly — one of the most disturbing abilities in the entire series. However, that is not the point we're trying to make here.
In fact, the original idea was for Naruto to be the apprentice to a chef. The two would slowly overcome their differences and learn to work together in a ramen restaurant. The idea wasn’t wholly scrapped as Naruto’s love for ramen remained, as did his name, which comes from a fish cake served in ramen.
The story was conceived by Masashi Kishimoto, an up-and-coming manga creator in Japan at the time. Nearly 20 years later, Naruto is his most beloved work by fans around the world. It wasn’t always easy to get Naruto and his friends on the page, though. The project went through a lot of changes and saw a few setbacks.
The next generation of Naruto was born in the Boruto movie. Since the movie’s debut, it’s spun out into manga and anime series where Kishimoto supervises, but doesn’t work on the day-to-day projects. The original story still came from his ideas.
21 Shikamaru Was Created To Be A Genius Who Outranked His Classmates. When Naruto began, the main characters were adolescents getting ready to graduate from the Ninja Academy. During an early arc, they had to take an exam to be promoted to the next “level” of shinobi.
Naruto spent his childhood bullied because of something he couldn’t control: having the nine-tailed fox sealed inside him. Little did he know, his mother had the fox before him, and his parents sealed it in him.
In Naruto, ninjas can make contracts with giant animals that allow them to summon the animal in a fight. Fans see toads, snakes, and slugs throughout the series. Kishimoto explained that he “loved Godzilla,” and “just wanted to draw a monster.”. He liked the idea of a “monster” with shinobi skills.
The first story in which he featured appeared as a one-shot in Akamaru Jump. In it, Naruto was a demon fox that could turn into a boy. It was that story that provided the jumping off point for the one we know today that featured Naruto the ninja becoming a leader of his people.
One way in which the Japanese version of the Naruto anime managed to tone down the action of the series was by using silhouettes and red backgrounds. This gave the viewer a general impression of what was going on, without needing to show the actual acts.
The problem with the first chapter of Naruto is that it is also quite intense. This became a problem when the English dub of the first episode was produced, as a lot of the heavy scenes of combat between Iruka and Mizuki had to be toned down.
He stabbed him in the behind with his fingers, as he was doing his best not to harm his students ( as they were only trying to steal bells).
As Naruto became more popular in Japan, it earned a prime-time TV slot. The 26th episode of Naruto opens up with Naruto thanking the audience for helping the show to become successful. He also mentions that they took the slot that was previously held by a show called Prince of Tennis.
This arc is filled with gruesome violence, that was even-toned down in the transition from manga to anime in Japan. This arc is similar to the English version of the Saiyan Saga from Dragon Ball Z, as it required a lot of work and came with a certain amount of risk, due to how early on they happen in the story and how rough the action can get.
The Uchiha slaying is one of the most harrowing scenes in all of Naruto. Itachi Uchiha is ordered to eliminate all of the members of the family, as they are planning a coup against the rest of the village. He is able to spare his younger brother, Sasuke, at the cost of making him think that he performed the deed, for selfish reasons.
The reason a lot of anime series have filler is so that they don't have to go off the air and lose a preferable slot (like a prime-time one), as it can immediately be taken over by another show, which may last for years. As Naruto became more popular in Japan, it earned a prime-time TV slot.