Naruto

Biodata

Power Progression

The Heavenly Screen depicts possible future abilities; they are not necessarily powers Naruto has attained in the present 90 92.

Background

Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki sacrificed themselves to seal the Nine-Tails inside their newborn son and protect Konoha. Hiruzen Sarutobi kept Naruto’s parentage secret, while villagers shunned the boy because he was the Jinchuriki. Lonely and eager for acknowledgement, Naruto frequently caused trouble at the Ninja Academy 7 8.

The Heavenly Screen revealed both Naruto’s parentage and a possible future in which he saved Konoha from Pain. Many villagers regretted their treatment of him and began trying to make amends. Naruto nevertheless resolved to earn recognition through his own efforts and become Hokage to protect the village 7 8 18.

Appearance

Naruto has blond hair and blue eyes. He wears a distinctive orange jacket 21 37 46.

• In the possible future battle with Pain, the Nine-Tails’ power envelops him in crimson Chakra and forms four tails 6.
• His later projected forms include a golden Chakra cloak and a full Nine-Tails Chakra avatar 90 92.

Personality

Naruto is energetic, outspoken and determined to keep his word. He can be boastful and impulsive: after watching his future self fight Pain, he declared that he would surpass him, and he later exaggerated Team 7’s exploits in the Land of Snow 4 37.

Despite his own isolation, Naruto empathizes with others who have been rejected. He welcomed Karin as a fellow Uzumaki and objected when Gaara was discussed as a political bargaining chip rather than a person 31 49. His loyalty to Sasuke remains firm even after Sasuke defects; Naruto promises Sakura that he will bring their teammate home 76 104.

Abilities & Skills

Shadow Clone Technique

Naruto uses Shadow Clones for coordinated attacks, deception and practical work.

• In the present, his clone tactics improve through battles with bounty hunters 111.
• On the Land of Snow mission, he uses clones to carry equipment 37.
• In the projected fight with Momoshiki, a clone transforms into a giant shuriken to catch the enemy off guard 187.
• Naruto regards the technique as the first ninjutsu Iruka acknowledged and as the beginning of his effort to prove himself 94.

Rasengan

Naruto uses the spinning Chakra attack in combination with clones and, in the projected future, develops several variants.

• He attempts a clone-assisted Rasengan against a mutated Sound Ninja; Jiraiya redirects his attack to keep him from approaching the creature 85.
• His future self uses Sage Art: Big Ball Rasengan against Pain’s summoned beasts and Twin Rasengan to destroy the Animal Path 3.
• He throws Wind Release: Rasenshuriken against Pain, though the Preta Path can absorb it 3.

Sage Mode

The Heavenly Screen shows Naruto using Sage Mode against Pain. It enhances his physical abilities and ninjutsu and gives him sensory perception 2 3.

• He locates the Animal Path through Shima’s obscuring dust storm 3.
• He prepares a reverse-summoning scroll that allows Fukasaku to bring two Sage Mode clones into battle 3.
• When the Preta Path absorbs Naruto’s Senjutsu Chakra, it petrifies, allowing him to escape 3.
• In the present, Jiraiya resolves to accelerate Naruto’s Senjutsu training after discovering Orochimaru’s Natural Energy experiments 85.

Nine-Tails Chakra

Naruto develops basic control of the Nine-Tails’ Chakra in the present, but the screen shows both its dangers and its later potential 6 141.

• During the projected Pain battle, the beast’s power dominates him in a four-tailed transformation capable of producing a Tailed Beast Bomb 6.
• Against Sasuke, his future self uses Tailed Beast Chakra to contain and discard Amaterasu’s black flames 98.
• His future Nine-Tails Chakra avatar fights Sasuke’s Perfect Susanoo; Naruto can also create large Chakra clones and merge three avatars into a three-headed, six-armed form 92 94 96.
• The Nine-Tails gives Naruto its remaining Chakra during the exhausted final exchange with Sasuke, warning that it will fall asleep afterward 99.

Tactics and Teamwork

Naruto combines feints, transformations and allies’ abilities to create openings.

• During the Land of Waves mission, he transformed into a shuriken to help Sasuke free Kakashi from Zabuza’s water prison 187.
• His projected self uses Shadow Clones to protect falling villagers during Momoshiki’s attack on Konoha 178.
• In the future battle with Momoshiki, Naruto and Sasuke coordinate position swaps and attacks to trap him 187.

Equipment & Items

• Reverse-summoning scroll — Prepared by his future self to bring Sage Mode clones into the fight against Pain 3.
• Ice-crystal kunai — A souvenir from Yukie Fujikaze after Team 7’s Land of Snow mission 37.
• Protective amulet — Embroidered with the Hyuga Clan crest and given to him by Hinata before his training journey 78.

Relationships

• Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki — Naruto’s parents. In the screen’s Pain battle, Minato appears in Naruto’s inner world, reveals their relationship and restores the Nine-Tails’ seal 7 8.
• Sasuke Uchiha — Teammate and rival. Naruto pursues him after his defection and insists on bringing him home; the screen later shows them fighting each other and then cooperating against Momoshiki 70 76 92 187.
• Sakura Haruno — Teammate. She admits she once failed to treat Naruto as a comrade and asks him to bring Sasuke back 76.
• Kakashi Hatake — Team 7’s instructor. He guides the team and is determined to protect Naruto, the son of his own teacher 20 22.
• Jiraiya — Naruto’s teacher and traveling companion. He trains Naruto, seeks to stabilize his Nine-Tails Chakra and helps search for Sasuke 46 76 78.
• Karin — Fellow Uzumaki whom Naruto welcomes to Konoha. She joins his journey, using her sensory abilities to help track Sasuke and detect threats 31 32 76 78.
• Iruka Umino — Naruto’s Academy teacher and an important source of understanding and trust. Naruto credits Iruka’s support with helping him avoid giving up 8.
• Hinata Hyuga — A friend who worries about Naruto and gives him a protective amulet. The screen also shows her stepping forward to defend him against Pain 5 78.
• Kurama — The Nine-Tails sealed inside Naruto. Their projected future relationship develops into cooperation, with Kurama giving Naruto its remaining Chakra against Sasuke 8 99.
• Nagato — Pain’s controller. In the screen’s possible future, Naruto confronts and persuades him to reject hatred, leading Nagato to revive Konoha’s dead 8.
• Boruto — Calls the future Naruto “Dad” during Momoshiki’s invasion 178.

Story Role & Major Arcs

Pain’s invasion on the Heavenly Screen

The screen introduces a future Naruto fighting the Six Paths of Pain. He protects Tsunade, destroys several Paths with the toads’ help and is eventually pinned by Deva Path Pain. Hinata intervenes, and Naruto later loses control to the Nine-Tails before Minato helps him regain his senses 3 5 6 7.

After defeating Deva Path, Naruto finds Nagato and speaks to him about hatred and peace. Nagato chooses to trust him and revives the people killed in the attack; Kakashi carries Naruto back to a village that welcomes him as a hero 7 8.

Chunin Exams and the Land of Snow

Naruto enters the Chunin Exams under intense scrutiny because of the screen’s revelations. He passes the first test by refusing to withdraw despite the threat that failure would bar him from future exams 21.

Team 7 later escorts actress Yukie Fujikaze to the Land of Snow. After the mission helps restore her throne, Kakashi gives the team an A-rank evaluation 37.

Sasuke’s defection and the training journey

During a later Land of Snow trip, Sasuke leaves to seek Orochimaru. Naruto joins the search and, after returning home without him, resolves to train with Jiraiya. He promises Sakura he will bring Sasuke back, then departs with Jiraiya and Karin 70 73 76 78.

The group encounters Root pursuers, Sound Ninja involved in Natural Energy experiments and bounty hunters seeking Naruto’s fifty-million-ryō bounty. Tsunade sends Anbu support, while Itachi secretly eliminates some attackers 78 85 111.

Visions of Sasuke and Momoshiki

The screen shows a possible future confrontation at the Valley of the End. Naruto refuses to kill Sasuke, and the battle continues from giant Chakra forms to exhausted hand-to-hand combat and a final Rasengan–Chidori clash. Naruto remains determined to change that future and bring Sasuke back 90 94 98 99.

A later screen reveals Naruto as the Seventh Hokage. In that future, Momoshiki’s group attacks Konoha and abducts him; Sasuke and the Five Kage rescue him. Naruto and Sasuke then fight Momoshiki together, though a subsequent attack leaves Naruto and their allies pinned down 175 178 181 187 190.

Notable Quotes

“I always keep my word. That’s my ninja way.” 2

“Sasuke is my comrade, and I, Naruto Uzumaki, keep my word. I’ll definitely bring him back in one piece!” 76

“Then I’ll keep chasing him until he turns back! Because that’s... my Ninja Way!” 104