Shadow Clone Jutsu
Creates solid, independent copies of himself. Naruto makes them by the hundred and uses each one to scout, train, or overwhelm an opponent. It was the first technique he ever learned.
Konohagakure
Naruto Uzumaki
うずまきナルト · 漩涡鸣人
Also known as Naruto, Seventh Hokage, Hero of the Hidden Leaf, Child of the Prophecy
Quick facts
- Gender
- Male
- Clan
- Uzumaki
- Ninja Rank
- Kage
- Vital Status
- Alive
- Debut Arc
- Prologue (Land of Waves)
- Birthday
- 10-10
- Height
- 180 cm
- Village
- Konohagakure
Dossier · 02 — Registry Summary
Who Is Naruto Uzumaki?
Registry summary
Naruto Uzumaki is the lead character of Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto. He is a shinobi of Konohagakure, born with the Nine-Tailed Fox sealed inside him on the day he was born. Shunned for most of his childhood, he chased one goal — to be acknowledged — until the village named him its Seventh Hokage.
Dossier · 03 — Origins
Background & Origins
Naruto was born to Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, and Kushina Uzumaki, the village's previous Nine-Tails host. On the night of his birth a masked attacker tore the fox, Kurama, free of Kushina and turned it loose on Konoha. Minato stopped the rampage the only way he could: he sealed Kurama into his newborn son. The sealing cost both parents their lives.
Naruto grew up an orphan who never knew why the village kept its distance. Parents steered their children away from him; shopkeepers watched him a little too closely. The loneliness pushed him toward pranks — defacing the Hokage monument, disrupting class — because attention of any kind beat being invisible.
Iruka Umino was the first adult to look past the Nine-Tails and see a boy. When Naruto failed the Academy graduation exam a third time and was tricked into stealing a forbidden scroll, Iruka took a hit meant for him and said, plainly, that he believed in him. Naruto learned the Shadow Clone Jutsu from that scroll the same night, passed, and earned his headband.
Dossier · 04 — Growth
Naruto Uzumaki: Story Arc
- Academy → Team 7Debut Arc · Prologue
The dropout finds a squad
Naruto graduates on his fourth attempt and is placed on Team 7 with Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno under Kakashi Hatake. Their first real mission, escorting a bridge-builder to the Land of Waves, ends with Naruto facing Haku and Zabuza and learning what it costs to protect someone.
- Chūnin Exams
Hard work beats talent
In the Chūnin Exams Naruto fights the Hyūga prodigy Neji, who insists a person's fate is fixed at birth. Naruto wins, and the match becomes the series' thesis: effort can overturn a so-called destiny. Soon after, the Sannin Jiraiya takes him on as a student.
- Sasuke Retrieval
Losing Sasuke
Sasuke leaves Konoha for Orochimaru and the power he promises. Naruto chases him to the Valley of the End and loses. The failure sets the spine of everything that follows — Naruto's promise to bring Sasuke home — and he departs on a two-and-a-half-year training trip with Jiraiya.
- Shippūden return
A weapon that is his own
An older Naruto returns and joins the rescue of Gaara from the Akatsuki. He trains his Wind nature into the Rasengan and produces the Rasenshuriken — the first technique that belongs entirely to him.
- Pain's Assault
Sage Mode and the talk
After Jiraiya dies investigating the Akatsuki's leader, Naruto masters Sage Mode at Mount Myōboku. When Pain levels Konoha, Naruto beats him in battle and then convinces him to undo the damage. The village that once shunned him carries him home as a hero.
- Fourth Shinobi World War
Making peace with the fox
Naruto confronts the hatred inside himself and earns Kurama's trust, turning the beast from a prisoner into a partner. With chakra from all nine Tailed Beasts and power granted by the Sage of Six Paths, he becomes central to ending the war.
- Valley of the End → Hokage
The promise kept
Naruto and Sasuke fight one last time at the spot where Sasuke first walked away. Both survive, and Sasuke returns to the village. Years later Naruto reaches the goal he set as a lonely child: he becomes the Seventh Hokage of Konohagakure.
Dossier · 05 — Combat
Abilities & Signature Jutsu
Naruto's chakra reserves are vast even before Kurama is counted — the Uzumaki bloodline is known for unusually large reserves and long life. His nature affinity is Wind, and through Kurama he also draws on Yin and Yang chakra. He learns slowly next to prodigies like Sasuke or Neji, but once a technique sticks, the Shadow Clone Jutsu lets him train at many times the normal rate. By the end of Shippūden he stands among the strongest shinobi in history.
Rasengan
A sphere of spinning chakra held in the palm, formed with no hand seals. Jiraiya taught it to him; the Fourth Hokage spent three years creating it.
Wind Release: Rasenshuriken
Naruto folded his Wind nature into the Rasengan, producing an S-rank technique that shreds a target down to the chakra network.
Sage Mode
By gathering natural energy at Mount Myōboku, Naruto sharpens every physical stat and senses chakra around him. He trained for it after Jiraiya's death.
Nine-Tails Chakra Mode
With Kurama's trust, Naruto cloaks himself in the fox's chakra. Combined with Six Paths power during the war, it is his strongest form.
Dossier · 06 — Bonds
Naruto Uzumaki's Key Relationships
Rival
Sasuke Uchiha
Naruto's rival from their Academy days and, by the end, the person he understands best. Both grew up without family, and Naruto reads Sasuke's path of revenge as the one he himself only just avoided. Bringing Sasuke home becomes his longest-running promise.
Team
Sakura Haruno
A teammate on Team 7 and one of Naruto's closest friends. His early crush on her settled into a steady, unconditional bond — the two of them held the team together through every year Sasuke was gone.
Mentor
Kakashi Hatake
Team 7's leader and Naruto's first jōnin instructor. Kakashi taught him teamwork before technique, and later, as the Sixth Hokage, formally recognized how far his student had come.
Mentor
Jiraiya
One of the Legendary Sannin, Naruto's godfather, and the mentor who shaped him most. Jiraiya taught him the Rasengan and toad summoning, and left him a belief Naruto carried through the war: that a true shinobi works toward peace.
Mentor
Iruka Umino
The Academy teacher who was the first adult to treat Naruto as a person rather than the Nine-Tails' container. His faith in Naruto, on the night the headband was earned, is where the whole story turns.
Bond
Hinata Hyūga
Hinata watched Naruto from a distance for years, drawing courage from the way he refused to give up. She steps in front of Pain to defend him — a moment that pushes Naruto past his limits — and the two later marry.
Bond
Kurama
The Nine-Tailed Fox sealed inside Naruto at birth. For most of his life the relationship is pure hostility; once Naruto faces and accepts his own hatred, Kurama chooses to fight beside him as a partner.
Family
Minato Namikaze
Naruto's father, the Fourth Hokage, who sealed Kurama into his newborn son and died doing it. With Naruto's mother, Kushina Uzumaki, he left behind chakra imprints that meet Naruto years later and finally explain the night he was born.
Dossier · 07 — Game Tip
Naruto Uzumaki in Narutodle
Classic grid profile
Gender
Male
ClanRare
Uzumaki
Village
Konohagakure
RankRare
Kage
Jutsu
Ninjutsu, Senjutsu, Fūinjutsu, Taijutsu
Nature
Wind, Yin, Yang
Kekkei Genkai
None
AttributesRare
Jinchūriki, Sage Mode, Six Paths Sage, Hokage
DebutRare
Prologue (Land of Waves)
When Naruto is the daily answer, his rare columns give him away quickly. The Uzumaki clan is shared by only a handful of characters, Kage rank cuts the roster hard, and the Jinchūriki and Sage attributes together point to a very short list. His Konoha village and Ninjutsu, by contrast, are among the most common values on the board and rarely narrow things on their own. Naruto debuts in the Prologue, the earliest arc, so the Debut Arc arrow will almost always point down toward him.
Previous Narutodle Appearances
Dates Naruto Uzumaki has been the daily Classic answer, newest first. Each link opens that day's replayable archive puzzle.
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Dossier · 08 — In His Words
Naruto Uzumaki: Notable Quotes
I'm not gonna run away, and I never go back on my word. That's my ninja way.
Hard work is worthless for those that don't believe in themselves.
When people are protecting something truly special to them, they truly can become as strong as they need to be.
If you don't share someone's pain, you can never understand them.
Dossier · 09 — Questions
Naruto Uzumaki FAQ
Who is Naruto Uzumaki?
Naruto Uzumaki is the title character of the Naruto manga and anime. He is a shinobi of Konohagakure, the jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails (Kurama), and the son of the Fourth Hokage. By the end of Naruto: Shippūden he becomes the Seventh Hokage of the Hidden Leaf.What are Naruto Uzumaki's strongest abilities?
His core techniques are the Shadow Clone Jutsu, the Rasengan and its Wind Release: Rasenshuriken variant, Sage Mode, and the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. By the Fourth Shinobi World War he wields Six Paths Sage Mode, drawing on chakra from all nine Tailed Beasts.Who are Naruto Uzumaki's parents?
His father is Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, and his mother is Kushina Uzumaki, the previous Nine-Tails jinchūriki. Both died the night he was born, sealing Kurama into the newborn Naruto to protect the village.What clan is Naruto Uzumaki from?
Naruto belongs to the Uzumaki clan, a bloodline known for unusually large chakra reserves and long life. The clan was also skilled in sealing techniques, which is part of why the Nine-Tails could be sealed within him.Does Narutodle include Boruto-era Naruto?
No. Narutodle freezes every character at the end of Naruto: Shippūden. Naruto's rank is recorded as Kage (Seventh Hokage) and his status as alive — no Boruto storyline changes are used.Has Naruto Uzumaki been a Narutodle answer?
Naruto is in the daily answer pool of 210 characters. The Previous Narutodle Appearances list on this page shows every date he was the Classic answer, and each date links to a replayable archive puzzle.How do you guess Naruto in Narutodle?
Naruto's rare signals are the Uzumaki clan, Kage rank, and the Jinchūriki and Sage attributes — distinctive enough to confirm him fast. His Konoha village and Ninjutsu are common columns, so they rarely narrow the pool on their own.
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