Naruto

Naruto is a manga series by Masashi Kishimoto adapted into an anime, multiple movies, and video games.

Plot
The Naruto series follows Naruto Uzumaki as he graduates from the Ninja Academy in the first chapter and episode. It turns out that he is the host of the nine-tailed fox Kurama who attacked the village twelve years prior and killed many. Afterwards, he becomes a Genin and is placed on team, along with Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno, under the leadership of Kakashi Hatake. Naruto has a dream to become Hokage, which is the leader of the Hidden Leaf Village Konohagakure. He also has a crush on his teammate Sakura, but she has a crush on the other teammate Sasuke who is the most popular boy in their age group.

The rivalry between Naruto and Sasuke escalates until the latter grows to be very jealous. He is worried that he will not be able to get revenge against his brother Itachi, who killed his entire clan. Sasuke subsequently leaves the village to train under Orochimaru, who became an enemy to the village. Naruto fails to stop him and goes to train with Jiraiya for the next two and a half years. Meanwhile, Sakura trains under the current Hokage Tsunade and becomes a medical ninja.

After the time skip, retrieving Sasuke continues to be a priority, but he becomes a wanted criminal as well. Naruto returns, but finds that the criminal organization Akatsuki is after him. They are after all of the tailed beasts, including the nine-tails inside of Naruto. Extracting the tailed beast kills its host. Naruto manages to stop the organization, and the true mastermind reveals himself to be Obito. Sasuke rejoins the group to help end the war. Afterwards, he and Naruto battle again with the latter finally becoming victorious.

Characters
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KONOHAGAKURE


 * Naruto Uzumaki 
 * Sasuke Uchiha
 * Sakura Haruno
 * Kakashi Hatake
 * Jiraiya
 * Tsunade
 * Sai
 * Yamato | TENZO/KINOE
 * Iruka Umino
 * Ino Yamanaka
 * Shikamaru Nara
 * Hinata Hyūga
 * Neji Hyūga
 * Asuma Sarutobi
 * Kurenai Yūhi
 * Hashirama Senju
 * Minato Namikaze
 * Kushina Uzumaki
 * Shino Aburame
 * Kotetsu Hagane
 * Izumo Kamizuki
 * Shizune
 * Anko Mitarashi
 * Shisui Uchiha
 * Dan Katō
 * Rin Nohara
 * Konohamaru Sarutobi
 * Boruto Uzumaki
 * Sarada Uchiha
 * Mitsuki
 * Inojin Yamanaka
 * Chōchō Akimichi
 * Shikadai Nara

KIRIGAKURE


 * Mei Terumī
 * Zabuza Momochi
 * Haku
 * Ao (Naruto)

AKATSUKI
 * Madara Uchiha
 * Obito Uchiha | TOBI
 * Itachi Uchiha
 * Kisame Hoshigaki
 * Orochimaru
 * Nagato | PAIN
 * Deidara
 * Sasori
 * Konan
 * Hidan
 * Kakuzu

Het

 * AoMei - the ship between Ao and Mei Terumī
 * AsuKure - the ship between Asuma and Kurenai
 * BoruSara - the ship between Boruto Uzumaki and Sarada Uchiha
 * BoruSumi - the ship between Boruto Uzumaki and Sumire Kakei
 * Chojin - the ship between Chōchō Akimichi and Inojin Yamanaka
 * ChoKuro - the ship between Chōjurō and Kurotsuchi
 * ChoMei - the ship between Chōjurō and Mei Terumī
 * ChoIno - the ship between Chōji Akimichi and Ino Yamanaka
 * ChouKaru - the ship between Chōji Akimichi and Karui
 * DanTsu - the ship between Dan Katō and Tsunade
 * DeiSaku - the ship between Deidara and Sakura Haruno
 * DosuKin - the ship between Dosu and Kin
 * FugaMiko - the ship between Fugaku and Mikoto
 * GaaFuu - the ship between Gaara and Fū
 * GaaHina - the ship between Gaara and Hinata Hyūga
 * GaaIno - the ship between Gaara and Ino Yamanaka
 * GaaMatsu - the ship between Gaara and Matsuri
 * GaaSaku - the ship between Gaara and Sakura Haruno
 * GaaSari - the ship between Gaara and Sari
 * HashiMito - the ship between Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki
 * HayaYuu - the ship between Hayate and Yūgao
 * IbiTayu - the ship between Ibiki and Tayuya
 * InoHima - the ship between Inojin Yamanaka and Himawari
 * InoSumi - the ship between Inojin Yamanaka and Sumire Kakei
 * ItaIzu - the ship between Itachi Uchiha and Izumi Uchiha
 * ItaSaku - the ship between Itachi Uchiha and Sakura Haruno
 * JiraTsun - the ship between Jiraiya and Tsunade
 * JuuKarin - the ship between Jūgo and Karin
 * KabuShizu - the ship between Kabuto and Shizune
 * KakaAnko - the ship between Kakashi Hatake and Anko Mitarashi
 * KakaHana - the ship between Kakashi Hatake and Hanare
 * KakaKure - the ship between Kakashi Hatake and Kurenai Yūhi
 * KakaRin - the ship between Kakashi Hatake and Rin Nohara
 * KakaSaku - the ship between Kakashi Hatake and Sakura Haruno
 * KankuIno - the ship between Kankurō and Ino Yamanaka
 * KankuSaku - the ship between Kankurō and Sakura Haruno
 * KankuSari - the ship between Kankurō and Sari
 * KawaSara - the ship between Kawaki and Sarada Uchiha
 * KibaHina - the ship between Kiba Inuzuka and Hinata Hyūga
 * KibaIno - the ship between Kiba Inuzuka and Ino Yamanaka
 * KibaKarui - the ship between Kiba Inuzuka and Karui
 * KibaTama - the ship between Kiba Inuzuka and Tamaki
 * KimiTayu - the ship between Kimimaro and Tayuya
 * KizaMebu - the ship between Kizashi and Mebuki
 * KonoHana - the ship between Konohamaru Sarutobi and Hanabi Hyūga
 * KonoMoe - the ship between Konohamaru Sarutobi and Moegi Kazamatsuri
 * KoteShizu - the ship between Kotetsu Hagane and Shizune
 * LeeHina - the ship between Rock Lee and Hinata Hyūga
 * LeeSaku - the ship between Rock Lee and Sakura Haruno
 * LeeTen - the ship between Rock Lee and Tenten
 * MadaMito - the ship between Madara Uchiha and Mito Uzumaki
 * MenmaHina - the ship between Menma Uzumaki and Hinata Hyūga
 * MenSaku - the ship between Menma Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno
 * MetaHima - the ship between Metal Lee and Himawari Uzumaki
 * MinaKushi - the ship between Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki
 * Miradai - the ship between Shikadai Nara and Mirai Sarutobi
 * MitsuCho - the ship between Mitsuki and Chōchō Akimichi
 * MitsuSara - the ship between Mitsuki and Sarada Uchiha
 * MitsuSumi - the ship between Mitsuki and Sumire Kakei
 * NagaKonan - the ship between Nagato and Konan
 * NaruFuu - the ship between Naruto Uzumaki and Fū
 * NaruHana - the ship between Naruto Uzumaki and Hanabi Hyūga
 * NaruHina - the ship between Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyūga
 * NaruIno - the ship between Naruto Uzumaki and Ino Yamanaka
 * NaruKarin - the ship between Naruto Uzumaki and Karin
 * NaruMatsuri - the ship between Naruto Uzumaki and Matsuri
 * NaruMei - the ship between Naruto Uzumaki and Mei Terumī
 * NaruSaku - the ship between Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno
 * NaruShion - the ship between Naruto Uzumaki and Shion
 * NaruTema - the ship between Naruto Uzumaki and Temari
 * NaruTen - the ship between Naruto Uzumaki and Tenten
 * NaruTsuna - the ship between Naruto Uzumaki and Tsunade
 * NejiHina - the ship between Neji Hyūga and Hinata Hyūga
 * NejiIno - the ship between Neji Hyūga and Ino Yamanaka
 * NejiTen - the ship between Neji Hyūga and Tenten
 * ObiRin - the ship between Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara
 * OroTsu - the ship between Orochimaru and Tsunade
 * RasaKaru - the ship between Rasa and Karura
 * SaiHina - the ship between Sai and Hinata Hyūga
 * SaiIno - the ship between Sai and Ino Yamanaka
 * SaiSaku - the ship between Sai and Sakura Haruno
 * SakoTayu - the ship between Sakon and Tayuya
 * SasoSaku - the ship between Sasori and Sakura Haruno
 * SasuHina - the ship between Sasuke Uchiha and Hinata Hyūga
 * SasuIno - the ship between Sasuke Uchiha and Ino Yamanaka
 * SasuKarin - the ship between Sasuke Uchiha and Karin
 * SasuSaku - the ship between Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno
 * SasuTema - the ship between Sasuke Uchiha and Temari
 * SasuTen - the ship between Sasuke Uchiha and Tenten
 * ShikaHima - the ship between Shikadai Nara and Himawari Uzumaki
 * ShikaIno - the ship between Shikamaru Nara and Ino Yamanaka
 * ShikaSaku - the ship between Shikamaru Nara and Sakura Haruno
 * ShikaSara - the ship between Shikadai Nara and Sarada Uchiha
 * ShikaShiho - the ship between Shikamaru Nara and Shiho
 * ShikaTayu - the ship between Shikamaru Nara and Tayuya
 * ShikaTema - the ship between Shikamaru Nara and Temari
 * ShikaYodo - the ship between Shikadai Nara and Yodo
 * ShikaYoshi - the ship between Shikaku Nara and Yoshino Nara
 * ShinCho - the ship between Shinki and Chōchō Akimichi
 * ShinoHana - the ship between Shino Aburame and Hana Inuzuka
 * ShinoHina - the ship between Shino Aburame and Hinata Hyūga
 * ShinoIno - the ship between Shino Aburame and Ino Yamanaka
 * SuiKarin - the ship between Suigetsu and Karin
 * ToneHina - the ship between Toneri Ōtsutsuki and Hinata Hyūga
 * YahiKonan - the ship between Yahiko and Konan
 * YamaSaku - the ship between Yamato and Sakura Haruno
 * ZakuKin - the ship between Zaku and Kin

Slash

 * BoruMitsu - the ship between Boruto Uzumaki and Mitsuki
 * DaiRyo - the ship between Shikadai Nara and Ryōgi
 * GaaLee - the ship between Gaara and Rock Lee
 * GaaNaru - the ship between Gaara and Naruto Uzumaki
 * HashiMada - the ship between Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha
 * IruMizu - the ship between Iruka Umino and Mizuki
 * ItaDei - the ship between Itachi Uchiha and Deidara
 * ItaKisa - the ship between Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki
 * ItachiNaru - the ship between Itachi Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki
 * ItaOro - the ship between Itachi Uchiha and Orochimaru
 * ItaShi - the ship between Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha
 * IwaDenki - the ship between Iwabe Yuino and Denki Kaminarimon
 * JuuKimi - the ship between Jūgo and Kimimaro
 * KakaGai - the ship between Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy
 * KakaIru - the ship between Kakashi Hatake and Iruka Umino
 * KakaNaru - the ship between Kakashi Hatake and Naruto Uzumaki
 * KakaSasu - the ship between Kakashi Hatake and Sasuke Uchiha
 * KakaYama -the ship between Kakashi Hatake and Yamato
 * KakuHidan - the ship between Kakuzu and Hidan
 * KoteIzu - the ship between Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki
 * MadaIzu - the ship between Madara Uchiha and Izuna Uchiha
 * MadaTobi - the ship between Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju
 * MinaFuga - the ship between Minato Namikaze and Fugaku Uchiha
 * Mitsujin - the ship between Mitsuki and Inojin Yamanaka
 * NaruHaku - the ship between Naruto Uzumaki and Haku
 * NaruKiba - the ship between Naruto Uzumaki and Kiba Inuzuka
 * NaruLee - the ship between Naruto Uzumaki and Rock Lee
 * NaruOrochi - the ship between Naruto Uzumaki and Orochimaru
 * NaruSai - the ship between Naruto Uzumaki and Sai
 * NejiLee - the ship between Neji Hyūga and Rock Lee
 * NejiNaru - the ship between Neji Hyūga and Naruto Uzumaki
 * ObiKaka - the ship between Obito Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake
 * OroJira - the ship between Orochimaru and Jiraiya
 * OroKabu - the ship between Orochimaru and Kabuto
 * OroSasu - the ship between Orochimaru and Sasuke Uchiha
 * SakuOro - the ship between Sakumo Hatake and Orochimaru
 * SasoDei - the ship between Sasori and Deidara
 * SasuGaa - the ship between Sasuke Uchiha and Gaara
 * SasuNaru - the ship between Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki
 * SasuSai - the ship between Sasuke Uchiha and Sai
 * SasuSui - the ship between Sasuke Uchiha and Suigetsu Hōzuki
 * ShikaBoru - the ship between Shikadai Nara and Boruto Uzumaki
 * ShikaCho - the ship between Shikamaru Nara and Chōji Akimichi
 * ShikaJin - the ship between Shikadai Nara and Inojin Yamanaka
 * ShikaNaru - the ship between Shikamaru Nara and Naruto Uzumaki
 * ShikaSasu - the ship between Shikamaru Nara and Sasuke Uchiha
 * ShinBoru - the ship between Shinki and Boruto Uzumaki
 * ShinMetal - the ship between Shinki and Metal Lee
 * ShinMitsu - the ship between Shinki and Mitsuki
 * ShinoKiba - the ship between Shino Aburame and Kiba Inuzuka
 * ShinoNaru - the ship between Shino Aburame and Naruto Uzumaki
 * ShisuIta - the ship between Shisui Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha
 * ZabuHaku - the ship between Zabuza Momochi and Haku

Femslash

 * HinaIno - the ship between Hinata Hyūga and Ino Yamanaka
 * HinaKarin - the ship between Hinata Hyūga and Karin
 * HinaTen - the ship between Hinata Hyūga and Tenten
 * InoHina - the ship between Ino Yamanaka and Hinata Hyūga
 * InoKarin - the ship between Ino Yamanaka and Karin
 * InoTen - the ship between Ino Yamanaka and Tenten
 * SakuHina - the ship between Sakura Haruno and Hinata Hyūga
 * SakuIno - the ship between Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka
 * SakuKarin - the ship between Sakura Haruno and Karin
 * SakuTema - the ship between Sakura Haruno and Temari
 * SakuTsun - the ship between Sakura Haruno and Tsunade
 * SaraCho - the ship between Sarada Uchiha and Chōchō Akimichi
 * ShizuTsu - the ship between Shizune and Tsunade
 * TemaHina - the ship between Temari and Hinata Hyūga
 * TemaIno - the ship between Temari and Ino Yamanaka
 * TemTen - the ship between Temari and Tenten
 * TenKarin - the ship between Tenten and Karin
 * WasaNami - the ship between Wasabi Izuno and Namida Suzumeno

Poly

 * InoShikaCho - the ship between Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, and Chōji Akimichi
 * SakuInoHina - the ship between Sakura Haruno, Ino Yamanaka, and Hinata Hyūga
 * SakuInoHinaTen - the ship between Sakura Haruno, Ino Yamanaka, Hinata Hyūga, and Tenten
 * SakuInoSai - the ship between Sakura Haruno, Ino Yamanaka, and Sai
 * SasuNaruSaku - the ship between Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sakura Haruno
 * TemaSakuIno - the ship between Temari, Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka

Family

 * ItaSasu - the ship between Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha
 * NaruKisha - the ship between Naruto Uzumaki and Kushina Uzumaki

Friendship

 * Team 7 - the ship between Kakashi Hatake, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno
 * Team Asuma - the ship between Asuma Sarutobi, Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, and Chōji Akimichi
 * Team Kurenai - the ship between Kurenai Yūhi, Hinata Hyūga, Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame and Akamaru

Fanon
Naruto has a very large fandom, and is one of the largest anime and manga fandoms. The Naruto manga and anime are very popular worldwide. While the series was ongoing, it was listed as one of the top 3 along with Bleach and One Piece. The popularity of the series is even comparable to that of Dragon Ball. Many fans like to cosplay characters from Naruto at anime conventions. It was popular while it was airing on Cartoon Network. It is continuing to air on Toonami, but this takes place after midnight and only once a week.

Shipping wars in the Naruto fandom are numerous and often cause very heated debates. The shipping wars mostly involve the NaruHina, NaruSaku, SasuSaku, and SasuNaru ships. This is mainly due to the large triangle between the characters. Hinata has a crush on Naruto, Naruto like Sakura, and Sakura has eyes for Sasuke who does not seem to have an interest in anybody. Many fans felt that it was obvious that Naruto was going to end up with Sakura, while many would rather have him end up with Hinata. In the end, Naruto married Hinata and had two children with her, while Sasuke married Sakura and had a daughter with her.

The Naruto ending showed the next generation which caused mixed reactions. Many fans felt that it should have not been shown, and shippers of the pairings that did not become canon were even more upset. However, NaruHina and SasuSaku shippers were very pleased with this. Some speculated that Sarada was actually Karin's daughter due to the resemblance. This ended up being a major plot point in Naruto Gaiden and even showed a DNA test result pointing to this. However, many fans speculated that this was just just a red herring, and it did turn out that Sakura is Sarada's mother.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
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Trivia

 * Rumors of a third part for the series have existed for years, but the series seemed to end after Naruto Shippuden and a couple of extra movies. The continuation was proven true with the release of Boruto.