Naruto

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Naruto Uzumaki (鸣人)
Alias(es)	Nine-Tails Jinchūriki; Dark Naruto (alternate personality)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Konohagakure; later held and manipulated by the Hoshikage organization
Occupation/Role	Ninja; host of the Nine-Tails
First Appearance	Chapter 121

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Uncontrolled Tailed Beast transformation	123	Rage toward Orochimaru triggers a scarlet chakra cloak and beastlike form. His combat power rises to Kage level, but he loses reason and injures Sakura.
Sage Mode training	158, 161	After failing to bring Sasuke back, Naruto asks Jiraiya to train him. He continues difficult Sage Mode training at Mount Myōboku.
Sage Mode combatant	172	Naruto arrives in the Hidden Rain Village in Sage Mode to protect Sakura and draw Pain’s attention away from Jiraiya.
Perfect Sage Mode	185	Appears against the Six Paths of Pain in a red coat with Sage Mode eye markings. Uses large-scale clone-assisted Rasengan attacks, but exhaustion forces him out of the mode.
Dark Naruto assumes control	207, 208	Kotoamatsukami’s influence exposes Naruto’s split personality. Dark Naruto takes control of the body, wielding Naruto’s Nine-Tails chakra with greater hostility.
Greater Nine-Tails synchronization	209, 243	After accepting more of the Nine-Tails’ power, Naruto becomes powerful enough to escape Gaara. Utsu later loosens the seal further, intensifying both his strength and violent emotions.
Nine-Tails form	247	Naruto manifests nine crimson tails and fights Kaede’s Seven-Tails in full tailed-beast combat.

History

Search for Sasuke

Naruto is a Konoha ninja and Jiraiya’s student, training alongside him when Moriyue first arrives in the village 121. He remains committed to retrieving Sasuke, believing that their bond can survive Sasuke’s departure from Konoha. Even after Sasuke shows clear intent to kill him, Naruto insists that Sasuke is still their friend and vows to bring him home by force if necessary 131.

His pursuit leads him to Tenchi Bridge, where he attacks Orochimaru in anger over Sasuke’s defection. Orochimaru provokes him into losing control of the Nine-Tails’ chakra; Naruto’s resulting Tailed Beast transformation devastates the battlefield, overwhelms Yamato’s Wood Style, and wounds Sakura when she tries to reach him 123.

Sage Mode training and the conflict with Pain

After another failed attempt to find Sasuke, Naruto recognizes that he lacks the strength to change anything. He asks Jiraiya for further training, while Jiraiya urges him to consider what he intends to do with power and the wider cycle of war behind Sasuke’s tragedy 158.

Naruto trains in Sage Mode at Mount Myōboku and later enters the Hidden Rain Village to aid Jiraiya and Sakura against Pain 161 172. He uses Sage Mode and numerous clones against the Six Paths of Pain, but Pain’s coordinated abilities exhaust him, destroy his clone-summoning scroll, and leave him pinned to the ground by black receivers 185.

Kotoamatsukami and Dark Naruto

Following Pain’s capture of Naruto, Moriyue and Orochimaru discover that Naruto is under the influence of Kotoamatsukami 196. Moriyue enters Naruto’s inner world with the Black-faced Sheep and finds it as a lifeless, oppressive wasteland shaped by Naruto’s accumulated hatred 197.

The intrusion reveals Dark Naruto, an alternate personality that contains Naruto’s negative emotions and traumatic experiences. Dark Naruto rejects Naruto’s faith in the Will of Fire, takes control of their shared body, and emerges into reality with blood-red eyes and violent intent 207 208.

Dark Naruto attacks Sakura but hesitates before Hinata, recognizing that she has never shown Naruto malice. He dissipates a Nine-Tails chakra spear aimed at her and leaves rather than confront his feelings 208.

Hoshikage captivity

Naruto is later captured by the Hoshikage, who restrain him with chakra-absorbing shackles and exploit his resentment toward Konoha 232 242. Their elder persuades him to become a new Six Paths and assigns Gold and Utsu to accompany and control him 242.

Though threatened by Utsu and warned by Gold that escape would be suicidal, Naruto refuses to view himself as their subordinate. He accepts further Nine-Tails power when Utsu loosens his seal, gaining strength while struggling against the resulting darkness and rage 243.

In a white inner space, Naruto encounters Minato Namikaze, his father and the Fourth Hokage. Minato tries to stop him, apologizes for failing him, and urges him to believe in himself, his comrades, and his village 245.

Seven-Tails battle and later conflict

Naruto attacks Kaede, the Seven-Tails Jinchūriki, with Sage Art Rasengan before transforming into a nine-tailed beast. Their battle is moved away from the village, where they exchange claw strikes and prepare opposing Tailed Beast Bombs until Moriyue absorbs both attacks with his tentacles 246 247.

During the later Six Paths conflict, Madara dismisses Naruto as no longer useful and throws his badly injured body from the battlefield 296.

Appearance

Naruto has golden hair, azure eyes, and whisker-like facial markings 123 131. His appearance changes sharply with Sage Mode and Nine-Tails chakra.

• Sage Mode gives him golden horizontal pupils and red eye shadow 172 185.
• Dark Naruto’s eyes become clouded, scarlet, and bloodthirsty 208.
• In Nine-Tails form, he grows deep-crimson tails, adopts a fox-like posture, and fights with chakra-infused claws 247.
• During the battle with Pain, he wears a deep-red coat and carries two large scrolls 185.

Personality

Naruto is stubbornly loyal to his bonds, particularly his connection to Sasuke. He continues to call Sasuke a friend even when confronted with Sasuke’s killing intent, convinced that defeating him is preferable to abandoning him 131.

He initially retains faith in the Will of Fire, mutual understanding, and protecting Konoha despite a childhood marked by ostracization. Dark Naruto challenges these beliefs by arguing that ideals are meaningless without identity and strength 196 207.

After Kotoamatsukami’s influence and Pain’s attack on Konoha, Naruto becomes vulnerable to hatred and manipulation. Even while under Hoshikage control, however, he refuses to submit quietly and looks for ways to preserve his autonomy 242 243.

Abilities & Skills

Nine-Tails Jinchūriki

Naruto draws on the Nine-Tails’ chakra for immense physical power and transformation.

• His uncontrolled Tailed Beast chakra form elevates his strength to Kage level, allowing him to tear through Yamato’s Wood Style and pressure Orochimaru 123.
• He can manifest a full Nine-Tails form with nine crimson tails and fight another Tailed Beast directly 247.
• Greater access to the Nine-Tails’ chakra drastically boosts his speed and power, allowing him to escape Gaara 209.
• The chakra can corrupt his emotions and cause him to lose control, endangering allies such as Sakura 123 208.

Sage Mode

Naruto trains under Jiraiya and the sages of Mount Myōboku to wield natural energy 158 161.

• Enhances his combat ability enough to engage Pain directly 172 185.
• Allows him to resist the Heavenly Path’s attraction with Nature Energy 185.
• His Sage Mode is time- and chakra-limited; prolonged combat depletes his reserves and forces him out of the state 185.

Rasengan

Naruto’s primary offensive ninjutsu is the Rasengan and its Sage Mode variants.

• Uses Rasengan against Orochimaru during the Tenchi Bridge confrontation 123.
• Launches Sage Art Rasengan at Kaede’s Seven-Tails form 246.
• Creates a clone-assisted Super Tailed Beast Rasengan against Pain, though the Preta Path absorbs the attack 185.

Shadow Clone Jutsu

Naruto can create vast numbers of combat clones.

• Deploys countless clones in Sage Mode against the Heavenly Path Pain 185.
• Uses clone-summoning scrolls connected to Mount Myōboku, though Pain destroys one during their battle 185.

Dark Naruto

Dark Naruto is Naruto’s hostile alternate personality, formed from his accumulated negative emotions.

• Is unaffected by the Kotoamatsukami influence that affects Naruto’s usual personality 207.
• Can seize control of Naruto’s body and access Nine-Tails chakra 207 208.
• Possesses Naruto’s memories and recognizes Hinata’s longstanding kindness toward him 208.
• His existence creates an internal struggle for control over Naruto’s body and convictions 207.

Relationships

• Jiraiya — Mentor and father figure. Naruto asks him for power to retrieve Sasuke, then trains under him in Sage Mode 158 161.
• Sasuke Uchiha — Former teammate whom Naruto refuses to abandon, even after Sasuke becomes willing to kill him 131.
• Sakura Haruno — Teammate and close companion. She tends his injured hands during training and tries to stop his Tailed Beast rampage, only to be injured by him 158 123.
• Hinata Hyūga — Hinata remains devoted to Naruto even when Dark Naruto threatens her. Her lack of malice causes Dark Naruto to spare her 208.
• Minato Namikaze — Naruto’s father, encountered in a white inner space. Minato expresses guilt over Naruto’s suffering and urges him to trust himself and his comrades 245.
• Moriyue — Initially accepted by Naruto despite Danzo’s accusations, then later intrudes into Naruto’s inner world and manipulates the emergence of Dark Naruto 162 196 207.
• Nagato/Pain — Enemy who captures Naruto and seeks the Nine-Tails for his plan to impose peace through overwhelming force 185 196.
• Gold and Utsu — Hoshikage operatives assigned to escort and control Naruto. Gold restrains Utsu’s cruelty, while Utsu loosens Naruto’s Nine-Tails seal 242 243.

Notable Quotes

“But it's okay. Even if I have to defeat you, I'll bring you back to Konoha.” 131

“The Will of Fire isn't some hypocritical thing! I won't allow you to say that!” 207