Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Tiga's Light
- 6.2Rinnegan Techniques
- 6.3Spatial Travel
- 6.4Red Will
- 7Relationships
- 8Story Role / Major Arcs
- 8.1Awakening and Departure from Konoha
- 8.2Purification of the Ninja World
- 8.3Fifth Hokage
- 8.4Resurrection and Konoha Reconstruction
- 9Notable Quotes
- 10Trivia
Biodata
| Feature | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Uzumaki Naruto (鸣人) 113 |
| Alias(es) | Fox Demon Little Sun; Light of Humanity 132 135 |
| Species/Race | Human; Uzumaki Clan member 139 |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Konohagakure; chat group; inheritor of the Red Will 213 251 |
| Occupation/Role | Fifth Hokage of Konoha; Light of Humanity 135 251 |
| Status | Alive; active as Konoha's Fifth Hokage 319 325 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 103 103 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nine-Tails jinchūriki | 103 104 | Initially Konoha's vessel for Kurama and a strategic asset; Xi He extracts Kurama from him. |
| Infinite Glittering Tiga / Light of Humanity | 132 134 135 | Houtu and Xi He's Super Tiga was placed within him. When Lin Feng attempts to murder him, Naruto awakens as a colossal silver giant and is identified as the Light of Humanity. |
| Light-enhanced human form | 139 140 | Even outside giant form, light continuously strengthens his body, granting overwhelming speed, strength, and durability; he withstands Nagato's Shinra Tensei unharmed. |
| Rinnegan-assisted resurrection | 320 | Uses Nagato's Rinnegan and light-created bodies to cast Rinne Rebirth, restoring Minato, Kushina, and Yahiko without suffering the technique's usual fatal cost. |
Background / History
Naruto spent his early childhood isolated in Konoha, watched by ANBU and treated by villagers as a “fox demon.” Still too young for the Ninja Academy, he had no companions and owned little beyond cup noodles and milk, which he brought as gifts when first visiting the chat group's gathering in Frieren's world 103 112.
Xi He erased Ashura's will from Naruto, leaving him more openly affected by Konoha's hostility. Houtu then showed him memories of the Nine-Tails Rebellion, revealing that he was Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki's son, and that he had been made to bear the village's hatred despite being the Fourth Hokage's child and Kurama's vessel 103 113.
After returning from Frieren's world, Naruto became determined to gain the power needed to revive his parents. He trained his body, attempted to communicate with Kurama, and began researching the Rinnegan and Rinne Rebirth while enduring daily surveillance and abuse in Konoha 114 132.
Uchiha Lin Feng attempted to exploit Naruto through a Favorability System, eventually using a Forced Favorability Talisman and stealing Nine-Tails chakra. When Lin Feng tried to kill him, Naruto awakened the power of Infinite Glittering Tiga, becoming a giant being of light and escaping Konoha's control 134 135.
Appearance
Naruto is a child of roughly five to six years old. After leaving Konoha and receiving proper care, his formerly gaunt appearance becomes rosy, healthy, and slightly chubby 246 247.
- His eyes can glow like blazing suns when he channels light power 213 248.
- His giant transformation is a roughly hundred-meter-tall silver humanoid form 134 214.
- In battle, his body may be surrounded by a protective layer of radiance 213.
Personality
Naruto is initially naïve, polite, and intensely eager for friendship. His excitement at meeting the chat group contrasts sharply with the loneliness and rejection he experiences in Konoha 103 113.
After learning why Konoha mistreated him, he stops quietly accepting abuse. He becomes wary of manipulation, openly condemns people who treat others as tools, and deliberately maintains a colder, tougher image as Hokage to prevent others from taking advantage of him 132 247 320.
His kindness is reserved for those who treat him sincerely. He protects Hinata from violence, rescues Karin after recognizing her Uzumaki heritage, and considers Nagato and Konan's revenge against Danzo when repaying their help 139 248 250. However, his concept of “purification” can be violently extreme when confronting the Ninja World's cruelty 139.
Abilities & Skills
Tiga's Light
Naruto is the jinchūriki of Tiga, an incarnation of light, rather than Kurama. His light-based power is portrayed as vastly beyond the Nine-Tails' chakra 213 248.
- Transforms into a silver giant whose energy overwhelms nearby Konoha ninja 134 214.
- Generates sunlight-like beams from his eyes, fingers, and larger attacks such as Sunshine Everywhere 138 248 250.
- Can vaporize targets completely, including Danzo's severed Sharingan-implanted arm 214 251.
- Produces a radiant defensive layer that Apollo cannot penetrate with his divine artifact-enhanced punch 213.
- Channels light into extraordinary physical strength, speed, and endurance; Nagato's Shinra Tensei cannot move him 139 140.
- A small test of his power leaves a crater nearly a thousand meters across, causing Naruto to resolve to control his strength more carefully 138.
- He consciously holds back against worthy opponents, including Apollo 213.
Rinnegan Techniques
Naruto seeks the Rinnegan specifically to revive his parents and later borrows Nagato's eyes with Nagato's consent 114 140 320.
- Casts Rinne Rebirth to resurrect Minato, Kushina, and Yahiko 320.
- Bypasses the usual intermediate use of Impure World Reincarnation by forming bodies from light 320.
- Uses Impure World Reincarnation to summon Madara through Obito's corpse before releasing the technique afterward 322 323.
- The normal use of Rinne Rebirth costs the caster's life; Nagato avoids casting it himself because Naruto's Tiga power provides a safeguard he lacks 320.
Spatial Travel
Naruto can travel between worlds through the chat group and transport others with him.
- Visits Frieren's world, disappearing from Konoha without leaving chakra traces 103 112 113.
- Takes Nagato, Konan, and Karin through space to Zhang Jiao's world 141.
Red Will
Naruto studies Zhang Jiao's Red Will because he believes raw light-based destruction alone cannot create lasting peace.
- Seeks ideological “spiritual purification” for the war-torn Ninja World 139 140.
- Studies alongside Nagato and Konan after discovering their shared desire for world peace 140 141.
- Publicly identifies himself as the future inheritor of the Red Will during his battle with Apollo 213.
Relationships
- Xi He — Treats Naruto with maternal kindness, removes Ashura's will from him, and guides him toward his own mission 103 113.
- Houtu — Reveals the truth of Naruto's parentage and the Nine-Tails Rebellion; helps prepare the power hidden within him 113 132.
- Minato Namikaze — Father. Naruto revives him with Rinne Rebirth; Minato returns to Konoha alongside Naruto and Kushina 320 323.
- Kushina Uzumaki — Mother. Naruto revives her, reunites with her immediately, and shares her anger toward those responsible for his childhood suffering 320 322.
- Hinata Hyuga — Naruto's close childhood supporter. He protects her from witnessing violence, while she defends him against the Hyuga Clan and Root 132 246 248.
- Nagato (Pain) — Comrade in pursuing world peace. Naruto arranges for him to learn the Red Will, receives his Rinnegan, and gives Danzo to him as repayment 140 141 250 320.
- Konan — Nagato's companion and Naruto's ally in studying the Red Will and confronting Danzo 140 141 250.
- Karin — Fellow Uzumaki clanswoman rescued by Naruto from the Grass Ninja Village's exploitation 139 141.
- Zhang Jiao — Naruto's teacher in the Red Will and revolutionary thought 140 141.
- Hiruzen Sarutobi — Former caretaker whose decision to make Naruto Konoha's scapegoat destroys Naruto's trust. Hiruzen later accepts Naruto as Fifth Hokage 113 247 251.
- Danzo Shimura — Major enemy who regards Naruto as a tool and attempts to capture him. Naruto incapacitates him and leaves him to Nagato and Konan 247 250.
- Sasuke Uchiha — Persistent rival. Sasuke repeatedly challenges Naruto despite being decisively outmatched 319 320.
- Apollo — Arena opponent who begins by underestimating Naruto but later recognizes him as a worthy warrior 213 214.
- Kurama — Former tailed beast sealed within Naruto. Xi He extracts Kurama, after which Naruto is identified as Tiga's jinchūriki instead 104 248.
Story Role / Major Arcs
Awakening and Departure from Konoha
Naruto learns that Konoha turned him into a scapegoat for the Nine-Tails Rebellion, then rejects the expectation that he should continue forgiving those who abused him. Lin Feng's attempted murder triggers Naruto's Tiga awakening and lets him leave Konoha while the village assumes its jinchūriki has died 113 134 138.
Purification of the Ninja World
After witnessing war and Karin's abuse in the Grass Ninja Village, Naruto expands his goal beyond reviving his parents. He destroys the village, resolves to spiritually purify the Ninja World, and seeks Zhang Jiao's teachings rather than relying solely on destructive force 139 140.
Fifth Hokage
Naruto returns to Konoha, confronts Hiruzen and Danzo over his treatment, and declares his intent to become the Fifth Hokage. His annihilation of Root forces and the support of the major clans isolate Danzo; Hiruzen ultimately accepts Naruto's accession 247 248 249 251.
Resurrection and Konoha Reconstruction
As Hokage, Naruto manages Konoha's development with Nagato and Konan, revives Minato, Kushina, and Yahiko, and begins bringing powerful former Konoha ninja back into the village's administration. He also plans to lure Orochimaru home for Konoha's benefit 320 325.
Notable Quotes
“Surrender is a warrior's shame. You seem to look down on me. I may be a child, but I am also a qualified warrior.”
— Naruto to Apollo 213
“Making a child face the malice of an entire village from the moment he was born—is that what you call doing what's best for me?”
— Naruto to Hiruzen Sarutobi 247
Trivia
- Naruto's chat-group username is Fox Demon Little Sun 132.
- His first gift to the group is his favorite cup noodles and several cartons of milk, reflecting how little he owns in Konoha 103.
- Konoha believes Naruto died during the silver giant incident until he later reappears at the Hyuga residence 138 246.