128 Fun Facts About Naruto

What is Naruto Uzumaki's dream throughout the series?

From the very first chapter, Naruto's driving goal is to become Hokage, the leader of his village, so that everyone will finally acknowledge him.

Which village is Naruto Uzumaki from?

Naruto is from Konohagakure, the Hidden Leaf Village, whose leaf-spiral symbol appears on every Leaf ninja's forehead protector.

Which technique does Naruto learn from the Scroll of Seals in order to graduate?

Naruto could not manage a basic clone at the Academy, yet mastered the far harder Shadow Clone Jutsu in a single night and went on to make it his trademark.

Who is the leader of Team 7?

Kakashi Hatake is the jonin leader of Team 7, which consists of Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno.

What tailed beast is sealed inside Naruto?

The Nine-Tailed Fox, later revealed to be named Kurama, was sealed inside Naruto on the day he was born, and the villagers shunned him for it.

What is Sasuke Uchiha's primary motivation for leaving the Hidden Leaf Village?

Sasuke defects to seek power from Orochimaru, driven by his obsession with surpassing and killing Itachi, who massacred the Uchiha clan.

Who created the manga series Naruto?

Masashi Kishimoto created Naruto, which he wrote and drew for Weekly Shonen Jump across fifteen years and 72 collected volumes.

What color is Naruto's iconic jumpsuit in Part I of the series?

A real ninja would wear blue to stay hidden, but Kishimoto put Naruto in orange to fit the shonen genre and make him pop on the page.

Which Academy teacher does Naruto come to regard as a father figure?

Iruka Umino taught Naruto at the Academy and was the first adult to truly acknowledge him; years later Naruto asks Iruka to stand in as his father at his wedding.

Who is Naruto's mother?

Kushina Uzumaki left a chakra imprint of herself inside Naruto's seal, so she was able to meet her son years after her death and help him tame the fox.

What is the name of Naruto's favorite food?

Naruto is obsessed with ramen, particularly from Ichiraku Ramen, a small shop in the Hidden Leaf Village run by Teuchi. His love of ramen is a recurring theme throughout the series.

Which nickname did Team 7's sensei earn by using his Sharingan to mimic over a thousand jutsu?

Kakashi is called the Copy Ninja because he copied over a thousand jutsu with the Sharingan he received from his teammate Obito.

Which technique is the signature of Shikamaru's clan?

The Nara clan's Shadow Possession Jutsu merges the user's shadow with an opponent's, freezing them in place and forcing them to mirror every movement.

What are the three members of the legendary Sannin?

The Legendary Sannin are Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru — three exceptionally powerful ninja trained by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. They earned the title during the Second Shinobi World War from Hanzo of the Salamander.

In the Chunin Exams, who does Naruto fight in the preliminary round?

Naruto faces Kiba Inuzuka and his dog Akamaru in the preliminaries and wins after an accidental fart overwhelms Kiba's heightened sense of smell.

What is the Sharingan?

The Sharingan is a bloodline eye technique that appears only in some members of the Uchiha clan; it lets the user copy jutsu, see chakra and cast powerful genjutsu.

Who is the Fifth Hokage?

Tsunade, granddaughter of the First Hokage, has to be talked into returning to the village to take the post; she is renowned for her medical ninjutsu.

What does the Akatsuki organization wear?

The red clouds on the black cloaks represent the rain of blood that fell on Amegakure during its wars, which the group's founders saw as a symbol of justice.

Which is the only ninja rank Naruto officially holds before he becomes Hokage?

Naruto never passes another exam after becoming a Genin, so he jumps straight from the lowest rank to Hokage, something Kishimoto found appealing.

Which Naruto character is known for saying 'Youth' and wearing a green jumpsuit?

Rock Lee, along with his mentor Might Guy, is famous for his green jumpsuit, bowl cut, and passionate speeches about the 'Power of Youth.' He cannot use ninjutsu or genjutsu, relying entirely on taijutsu.

Who taught Naruto the Rasengan?

Jiraiya, Naruto's godfather, teaches him the Rasengan while the two travel in search of a new Hokage; the technique was originally devised by Naruto's father.

What is the name of Gaara's tailed beast?

Gaara of the Sand is the jinchuriki of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Tanuki. Shukaku was sealed inside Gaara before he was born, which contributed to his difficult childhood.

What is the Byakugan's primary ability?

The Byakugan gives almost all-round vision, with a single blind spot at the back of the neck, and can see the chakra pathway system inside a target's body.

What does the name of Team 10's trio, Ino-Shika-Cho, refer to?

Ino-Shika-Cho is the boar-deer-butterfly combination in the hanafuda game Koi-Koi; the Yamanaka, Nara and Akimichi clans have formed the trio for generations.

Which lightning-based attack does Sasuke learn from his Team 7 sensei?

The Chidori (One Thousand Birds) is named for the sound it makes, which resembles a flock of chirping birds.

Where does the second stage of the Chunin Exams take place?

The Forest of Death, Training Ground 44, hosts the exam's second stage: teams must reach the central tower holding both a Heaven and an Earth scroll within five days.

What is Pain's real name?

Pain's true identity is Nagato, an Uzumaki-descended war orphan who wields the Rinnegan; the body Naruto fights is that of Nagato's dead friend Yahiko.

What is Sage Mode?

Sage Mode is a state achieved by gathering natural energy and balancing it with the user's own chakra, boosting strength, speed and senses; taking in too much turns a user to stone.

Who helped the Sage of Six Paths defeat and seal the Ten-Tails?

Hamura, the Sage's younger twin, fought beside him against the Ten-Tails; his descendants became the Hyuga clan and the moon-dwelling Otsutsuki branch.

Who is Naruto's father?

Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage and 'Yellow Flash of the Leaf', sealed the fox inside his newborn son at the cost of his own life.

What is the true reason Itachi Uchiha massacred his clan?

Itachi was a double agent who wiped out the Uchiha on Konoha's orders to stop a planned coup, sparing only Sasuke and choosing to be hated to protect the village.

What is the name of Orochimaru's forbidden technique that lets him move into a new host body?

Living Corpse Reincarnation lets Orochimaru transfer his soul into a new host body; the ritual can only be performed about once every three years, so he takes Gen'yumaru's body while waiting for Sasuke.

Who is unmasked as the Akatsuki's masked figure 'Tobi' during the Fourth Great Ninja War?

Obito, long presumed dead, was the masked 'Tobi' who steered the Akatsuki from the shadows while borrowing Madara Uchiha's name.

What summon animal does Jiraiya use?

Jiraiya trained under the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku, earning the name 'Toad Sage'; his largest battle summon is the giant toad Gamabunta.

What is the name of the technique used to bring the dead back to fight during the Fourth Great Ninja War?

Known in Japanese as Edo Tensei (Impure World Reincarnation), it was created by the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, who then declared it forbidden; the revived fight with near-limitless chakra under the caster's control.

What is Shikamaru Nara's trademark catchphrase?

'Mendokuse', rendered 'how troublesome' or 'what a drag' in the English dub, is Shikamaru's answer to almost everything.

How many tailed beasts exist in the Naruto universe?

There are nine tailed beasts (Biju), each with a different number of tails from one to nine. They were created when the Sage of Six Paths split the Ten-Tails' chakra into nine separate entities.

Who does Naruto marry?

Naruto marries Hinata Hyuga, as told in 'The Last: Naruto the Movie'; Kishimoto said he had settled on the pairing early in the manga's run.

What is the name of Naruto's son, the protagonist of the sequel series?

Boruto first appears in the final chapter of Naruto; his name is an homage to Neji, who died protecting Boruto's parents during the war.

Which renegade instructor tricks Naruto into stealing the Scroll of Seals?

Mizuki wanted the scroll for himself and blurts out the secret of the fox sealed inside Naruto; Naruto beats him soundly and finally earns his forehead protector.

Which Mangekyo Sharingan genjutsu does Itachi use to trap victims in an illusory world of his own design?

Tsukuyomi lets Itachi dictate matter, space and time inside the illusion, so days of torture pass in an instant; his other signature eye technique, Amaterasu, ignites unquenchable black flames.

Which Eight Gates taijutsu nearly killed Madara Uchiha in the Fourth Great Ninja War?

Night Guy can only be unleashed after opening all Eight Inner Gates, and even Madara as the Ten-Tails' jinchuriki feared for his life; the cost left Guy crumbling to ash and near death.

Which former aide of Orochimaru fields an army of revived dead ninja in the Fourth Great Ninja War?

Kabuto, once Orochimaru's spy and right hand, allies with Tobi and revives dozens of dead shinobi, including former Akatsuki members and past Kage, to fight the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Who is the Sage of Six Paths?

Hagoromo sealed the Ten-Tails inside himself, becoming the first jinchuriki, and later split its chakra into the tailed beasts; his sons Indra and Asura began the Uchiha and Senju lines.

What is the name of the genjutsu that Madara aims to cast on the entire world using the moon?

The Infinite Tsukuyomi is cast by reflecting a Rinne Sharingan off the moon, trapping every living person in a dream; it was the endpoint of Madara's Eye of the Moon Plan.

Which of the 'Three Great Dojutsu' is regarded as the strongest?

The Rinnegan, eye of the Sage of Six Paths, is regarded as the strongest of the three; Madara awakened one late in life and secretly transplanted it into the orphan Nagato.

In what year did the Naruto manga begin serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump?

Naruto began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999 and ran for fifteen years and 72 collected volumes, becoming one of the best-selling manga series in history.

What is the name of Killer Bee's tailed beast?

Killer Bee is the jinchuriki of Gyuki, the Eight-Tails, a giant ox-like creature with octopus tentacles. Bee is one of the few jinchuriki to have a perfect relationship with his tailed beast.

What is the curse mark that Orochimaru gives to Sasuke called?

Orochimaru bites Sasuke during the Chunin Exams, leaving the three-tomoe Cursed Seal of Heaven on his neck; it boosts his power but carries a fragment of Orochimaru's consciousness. Anko Mitarashi bears the same seal.

Which Akatsuki member sculpts explosive clay and insists that true art lasts only a single moment?

Deidara, a rogue ninja from the Hidden Stone Village, molds clay bombs with the mouths in his palms; his partner Sasori held the opposite view that art should be eternal.

In Kishimoto's original 1997 one-shot, Naruto was conceived as a child who could do what?

In the 1997 Akamaru Jump one-shot, Naruto could transform into a fox; an even earlier unpublished concept had made him a chef rather than a ninja.

Which Dragon Ball character, 'more human' than Goku, did Kishimoto say influenced Naruto?

He wanted the hero kept 'simple and stupid', with visible flaws readers could accept.

Naruto's serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump ended in November 2014 after exactly how many chapters?

Naruto ended at chapter 700 in November 2014; the run filled 72 collected volumes over more than 15 years.

How many of the original Naruto anime's 220 episodes aired before the long filler run began?

Episodes 1-135 adapted the manga through the Sasuke Retrieval arc; the remaining 85 of the 220 episodes were original filler stories.

Masashi Kishimoto's identical twin brother, also a manga artist, is named what?

Seishi Kishimoto wrote 666 Satan; the pair have often been accused of copying each other.

What was the title of Kishimoto's first published one-shot, an honorable mention in Shueisha's Hop Step Award?

Karakuri earned Kishimoto an honorable mention in the Hop Step Award; its serialized 1998 version flopped in reader surveys, which pushed him back toward his Naruto idea.

Kakashi's father Sakumo Hatake was known across the ninja world by what nickname?

Sakumo Hatake was the White Fang of the Leaf; his suicide after abandoning a mission to save his comrades shaped Kakashi's early rules-first philosophy.

In Naruto, the dying Obito's Sharingan was implanted into Kakashi's damaged eye on the spot by which teammate?

Rin Nohara carried out Obito's dying wish, implanting his newly acquired Sharingan into Kakashi's freshly damaged eye socket; Obito's right side had been crushed in a cave-in on a mission to rescue her.

In Naruto, Kakashi Hatake gained the Mangekyo Sharingan, which he hones to master Kamui, after which event?

Rin's death is what awakened Kakashi's Mangekyo Sharingan, whose Kamui ability lets him send a targeted object into another dimension.

Whose eyes did Sasuke transplant to gain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan?

Sasuke had his dead brother Itachi's eyes transplanted into his own, gaining an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan whose use no longer costs him his sight.

Which Leaf elder stole Shisui Uchiha's right eye?

Danzo Shimura stole Shisui's right eye; Shisui then leapt to his death in the Naka River, and that loss awakened Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan.

Which technique does Itachi use to trap the reanimator in an endless mental time loop?

He then projects his memories to Sasuke to reveal the full truth of the massacre before fading.

Kishimoto's editor rejected his original name for Gaara. What was the character going to be called?

Gaara's backstory became one of Kishimoto's favorite Part I stories, and he redrew chapters to convey his mental state.

Which village elder gives her life to revive Gaara after Akatsuki extract his tailed beast?

An Akatsuki bomber had defeated Gaara during the raid on Sunagakure that opens Part II.

Kishimoto says Sasuke's design and his Sharingan were influenced by which character from YuYu Hakusho?

He regards Sasuke as his most memorable design because he was built as Naruto's opposite.

Who wrote the first 13 volumes of the Boruto manga before Kishimoto took over the writing himself?

Ukyo Kodachi wrote the Boruto manga through volume 13 (chapter 51); Kishimoto took over the writing in late 2020, keeping his former assistant Mikio Ikemoto as artist.

In Boruto, Mitsuki is placed on a team led by which former Naruto supporting character?

Boruto, Sarada Uchiha and Mitsuki make up Team Konohamaru.

The red scarf Hinata knits for Naruto in The Last: Naruto the Movie was inspired by what?

The scarf was inspired by Kishimoto's wife knitting him one; the film's staff reportedly laughed when they heard where the idea came from.

Who was the jinchuriki of Matatabi, the Two-Tails?

Yugito Nii hosted Matatabi, the Two-Tailed cat; she was captured by the Akatsuki early in Part II and died when the beast was extracted.

At which landmark do Naruto and Sasuke fight both their Part I and final battles?

The Valley of the End, with its two giant stone statues and waterfall, hosts Naruto and Sasuke's Part I clash and their final duel near the manga's end.

Which animation studio produced both Naruto anime series with Aniplex?

Studio Pierrot, the studio behind Bleach, animated both series with Aniplex; they ran on TV Tokyo from October 2002 to March 2017.

Which North American publisher licensed the Naruto manga?

Viz Media licensed Naruto for North America, running it in its English Shonen Jump magazine from that magazine's first issue in January 2003.

Konoha, the Village Hidden in the Leaves, is located in which country?

The Land of Fire, one of the Five Great Shinobi Countries, is home to Konohagakure; its daimyo formally approves each new Hokage.

How much time passes between Part I and Part II of Naruto?

Two and a half years pass during the time skip; Naruto returns from training with Jiraiya just as the Akatsuki begin hunting the jinchuriki.

Which Team 7 member trains under Tsunade while Naruto is away with Jiraiya?

Sakura Haruno apprentices under Tsunade during the time skip, gaining chakra-enhanced strength and medical ninjutsu that let her fight the puppet master Sasori.

Which ancient princess possesses Madara's body near the end of the Fourth Great Ninja War?

Once Kaguya is sealed, Madara dies as well.

Where does Team 7's first major mission take place?

In the Land of Waves, Team 7 guards the bridge builder Tazuna and faces the rogue ninja Zabuza and his partner Haku.

Who directed both the original Naruto anime and Naruto: Shippuden?

He also directed the 2012 film Road to Ninja.

Naruto: Shippuden ran for how many episodes?

Naruto: Shippuden ran for 500 episodes on TV Tokyo from February 2007 to March 2017, more than double the original series' 220.

Which actress voices Naruto in the original Japanese anime?

Junko Takeuchi has voiced Naruto in Japanese since the anime's 2002 debut and continued the role in Boruto and the video games.

Who voices Naruto in the English-language adaptations?

Maile Flanagan has voiced Naruto in the English dub since its 2005 debut on Cartoon Network's Toonami, and also voices the character in the games.

Which title does Naruto hold in the sequel series Boruto?

His adopted son Kawaki shares protagonist duties with Boruto.

Which Mangekyo Sharingan technique forms a giant chakra warrior around its user?

Susanoo is the Mangekyo Sharingan's giant chakra warrior that forms around its user; Itachi, Sasuke, Madara and Kakashi each manifest one.

What does Sasuke rename Team Hebi when he turns against Konoha?

'Hebi' means snake and 'Taka' means hawk.

Who voices Sasuke in the English dub?

Yuri Lowenthal has voiced Sasuke in the English dub since 2005; Noriaki Sugiyama voices him in Japanese.

Which series of erotic novels does Kakashi read, even while fighting?

Make Out (Icha Icha) is the adult novel series written by Jiraiya; Kakashi carries Make Out Paradise everywhere and reads it even mid-battle.

What position does Kakashi take after the war, first using it to pardon Sasuke?

Tsunade named him as her successor.

Who is Hinata's father and head of the Hyuga main house?

Hiashi Hyuga heads the Hyuga main house; his twin brother Hizashi, Neji's father, belonged to the branch family and died in Hiashi's place.

Which Akatsuki member is Itachi's partner and close friend?

Kisame Hoshigaki, nicknamed the Tailed Beast Without a Tail for his monstrous chakra, partners Itachi and dies rather than reveal Akatsuki secrets, feeding himself to his own sharks.

With which weapon does Itachi seal Orochimaru after he emerges from Sasuke's body?

The Totsuka blade, a spectral sword kept in a sake jar and wielded by Itachi's Susanoo, seals anything it pierces; Orochimaru is trapped inside it.

Itachi implants a crow in Naruto containing whose Sharingan?

He later summons it during the war to regain his free will.

Which title does Gaara eventually hold in Sunagakure?

Gaara becomes the Fifth Kazekage as a teenager, succeeding his father Rasa, the Fourth, who was killed by Orochimaru before the invasion of Konoha.

Which kanji did Kishimoto add to Gaara's forehead to complement his name?

Kishimoto added the kanji for 'love' to Gaara's forehead because of his importance as Naruto's foil; part of Gaara's name can be read as 'love'.

Who voices Hinata in the Japanese anime?

Nana Mizuki, also a chart-topping singer, has voiced Hinata in Japanese since 2002; Stephanie Sheh voices her in English.

How many children does Hinata have in Boruto, counting adopted ones?

Three: the biological children Boruto and Himawari plus the adopted Kawaki.

Which fighting style does Rock Lee use against Kimimaro after accidentally getting drunk?

Drunken Fist, an unpredictable taijutsu style Lee uses after downing sake by mistake, was renamed 'Loopy Fist' in the censored English TV dub.

What is the name of Rock Lee's son in the Boruto era?

Metal Lee, Rock Lee's son, shares his father's taijutsu-only style and green jumpsuit but suffers from crippling performance anxiety; his mother is never identified.

Naruto calls Jiraiya by which cheeky nickname?

Naruto dubs Jiraiya 'Pervy Sage' (Ero-sennin in Japanese) for his habit of peeping at women's baths, which he calls research for his novels.

Which ninja village did Orochimaru build for himself?

Otogakure, the Village Hidden in Sound, was founded by Orochimaru as a base for his experiments; its ninja invaded Konoha during the Chunin Exams.

Which Boruto character does Orochimaru send to Konoha as his 'experiment'?

Mitsuki later confesses to Boruto and Sarada that he is Orochimaru's son.

With whom did Madara Uchiha co-found Konohagakure?

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha founded Konohagakure together after generations of Senju-Uchiha war; their conflict over how to run the village led to Madara's defection.

What is the name of the Hyuga clan's signature close-range fighting style?

The Gentle Fist (Juken) uses the Byakugan to strike the tenketsu of an opponent's chakra network; Neji and Hinata both use it, unlike Guy's Strong Fist.

Which Konoha jonin fights with a pair of chakra-infused trench knives?

Asuma Sarutobi, leader of Team 10 and a chain-smoker, wields a pair of chakra-infused trench knives sharpened by his wind nature.

Nagato fights through a group of corpses known as what?

The Six Paths of Pain are corpses Nagato controls, and his war-orphan past and the loss of his friend Yahiko drive him.

Killer Bee hails from which hidden village?

Kumogakure, the Hidden Cloud Village of the Land of Lightning, is led by the Raikage; Killer Bee is the Fourth Raikage's adoptive brother and Konoha's wartime ally.

Which three characters founded the Akatsuki?

After Yahiko's death it was led by Nagato with Obito as his benefactor.

Which Akatsuki member's abilities come from the Way of Jashin religion?

Hidan, an immortal devotee of Jashin, draws the cult's symbol on the ground and links himself to opponents through their blood, so wounds he inflicts on himself strike them.

Kakuzu extends his life by integrating what into his body?

Kakuzu steals his opponents' hearts, holding up to five at once, each granting a chakra nature; he extracts them with the black threads that stitch his body.

Kisame's sword is alive and covered in scales; what is it called?

Samehada ('shark skin') is a sentient scaled blade that shaves rather than cuts and feeds on chakra; it later chose Killer Bee over Kisame.

Shino Aburame's clan forms a symbiosis with which insects?

The Aburame host kikaichu, 'destruction bugs', which live inside their bodies and feed on chakra; Shino uses swarms of them to drain opponents.

Which Konoha jonin leads Team 8, which includes Hinata, Kiba and Shino?

Kurenai Yuhi, a genjutsu specialist, leads Team 8; she sits out much of Part II while pregnant with Asuma's child after his death.

Zabuza Momochi was formerly a member of which group?

Zabuza belonged to the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, Kirigakure's elite sword-wielders; his blade was the giant Executioner's Blade, Kubikiribocho.

Who leads Kirigakure as Mizukage during the Fourth Great Ninja War?

Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage, commands Kirigakure's forces during the war and wields both Lava and Boil Release; Chojuro later succeeds her.

Which title did Minato earn by perfecting the Flying Thunder God Jutsu?

Minato earned the name Konoha's Yellow Flash for the speed of the Flying Thunder God jutsu, a teleportation technique using pre-made seals that Tobirama created.

Kankuro's two main puppets are named what?

He later adds Sasori's lifeless body as a third puppet, Scorpion.

Which weapon does Temari wield in battle?

Temari swings a giant iron fan marked with three purple moons; opening each moon releases stronger Wind Release gusts, enough to level the surrounding landscape.

Shikamaru's teacher Asuma determined his IQ to be over what?

Asuma tested Shikamaru with shogi puzzles and put his IQ at over 200, though his laziness often stops him using that intelligence.

What is the title of the second part of the Boruto manga?

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex began in August 2023 after a three-year time skip; a teenage Boruto, framed by Eida's Omnipotence, protects Konoha while his former allies hunt him.

In The Last: Naruto the Movie, who kidnaps Hinata's sister Hanabi?

Toneri Otsutsuki, a descendant of Hamura living on the moon, abducts Hanabi for her Byakugan; he wants to marry Hinata and punish mankind for weaponising chakra.

Which developer created the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm fighting games?

CyberConnect2, the studio also behind the .hack games, developed every Ultimate Ninja Storm title; the 2008 original was published by Namco Bandai Games.

Which Kishimoto work was drawn by his former assistant Akira Okubo?

Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru, drawn by Kishimoto's former assistant Akira Okubo, ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from May 2019 to March 2020 and was collected in five volumes.

In which Japanese prefecture was Masashi Kishimoto born?

He was born on November 8, 1974, minutes before his identical twin Seishi.

Which two manga authors did Kishimoto cite as his main influences?

Kishimoto cites Akira Toriyama, whose Dragon Ball he idolised as a child, and Katsuhiro Otomo, whose Akira shaped his drawing style, as his main influences.

Roughly how many copies of the Naruto manga were in circulation worldwide by 2022?

Shueisha put Naruto at 250 million copies in circulation by 2022, more than half of them in Japan, with the rest spread across dozens of other countries and regions.

Which cartoonist wrote the comedy spin-off Naruto SD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden?

It ran in Saikyō Jump from 2010 to 2014 and got a Studio Pierrot anime in 2012 that Crunchyroll simulcast.

Which young toad, Gamabunta's son, becomes Naruto's regular summon?

Gamakichi, Gamabunta's son, first appears as a tiny toad during the Chunin Exams arc and grows into a giant that Naruto rides in the Fourth Great Ninja War.

Which studio announced a live-action Naruto film with producer Avi Arad in July 2015?

Lionsgate announced the live-action film with producer Avi Arad in July 2015, initially attaching Michael Gracey to direct; Kishimoto was invited to co-develop it.

Which prize did Naruto win in the graphic novel category in 2006?

Naruto's seventh volume won the Quill Award for Best Graphic Novel in 2006, a US book prize whose winners were chosen by public vote.