Naruto

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Naruto Uzumaki (鸣人)
Alias(es)	Nine-Tails Jinchūriki
Species/Race	Human; Uzumaki clan
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Konohagakure
Occupation/Role	Shinobi; jōnin
First Appearance	Chapter 211

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Jōnin	211	Returns to Konoha as a jōnin and leads Sakura and Shikamaru during the investigation of Kabuto’s underground laboratory.
Four-Tailed Nine-Tails Cloak	703	Ryōbu’s Mangekyō genjutsu intensifies Naruto’s anger, causing him to enter a four-tailed state while confronting Black Zetsu and Kaguya.
Rational Four-Tailed Form	721	Obito and Kakashi use their Mangekyō Sharingan together to control the Nine-Tails within him; Naruto retains his mind while cloaked in four tails.

Appearance

Naruto has flamboyant golden spiky hair, blue eyes, and three faint whisker-like marks on each cheek. He wears a black-and-orange high-collared outfit and a black Konoha forehead protector. 702

• Golden, sharply spiked hair.
• Three whisker-like markings on each cheek.
• Blue eyes.
• Black-and-orange zip-up clothing.
• Konoha forehead protector. 702

Personality

Naruto is impulsive, direct, and fiercely determined to protect people he considers comrades. His desire to retrieve Sasuke remains strong even when Konoha’s elders insist that he remain in the village for safety. 829 830

Learning that he is Minato Namikaze’s son and the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki leaves him hurt and conflicted over Konoha’s past treatment of him. He initially answers that he feels hatred, yet does not become consumed by it. 489

He is also vulnerable to manipulation. His low resistance to genjutsu allows Itachi to incapacitate him easily, while Ryōbu exploits his emotions and concern for Sasuke. 703

Abilities & Skills

Nine-Tails Chakra

Naruto is the jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails and can manifest its chakra as a Tailed Beast Cloak.

• Reached a four-tailed state when his anger was amplified by Ryōbu’s genjutsu. 703
• Retained rationality in a four-tailed form after Obito and Kakashi restrained the Nine-Tails with their Mangekyō Sharingan. 721
• Was reluctant to draw on the Nine-Tails because of the danger posed by its uncontrolled power. 720
• Can potentially fire a Tailed Beast Ball, though Obito must encourage him to use the Nine-Tails’ chakra rather than release the beast outright. 720

Wind Style: Rasenshuriken

Naruto knows Wind Style: Rasenshuriken and proposes using it against the Dragon Vein.

• Fights alongside Kushina with Rasenshuriken after Liao Wu becomes the Ten-Tails jinchūriki. 781
• Its power is judged insufficient to destroy the Dragon Vein by itself. 720

Genjutsu Resistance

Naruto has notably poor resistance to illusion techniques.

• The hostile relationship between Naruto and the Nine-Tails prevents him from relying on Kurama to disrupt genjutsu. 703
• Itachi can place him under genjutsu with a single finger. 703

Relationships

• Minato Namikaze — Naruto’s father, the Fourth Hokage. Naruto reunites with Minato and learns more about his own family history. 489 797
• Kushina Uzumaki — Naruto’s mother and the previous Nine-Tails jinchūriki. Their reunion gives Naruto the family connection he had lacked. 797
• Sasuke Uchiha — Naruto remains determined to bring Sasuke back to Konoha, considering the mission a promise shared with Sakura. 829 830
• Sakura Haruno — Teammate whose promise with Naruto to retrieve Sasuke motivates him to insist on joining the pursuit. 830
• Kakashi Hatake — Visits Naruto during his hospitalization and refuses to let him join the Sasuke-retrieval mission while his condition remains unstable. 830
• Obito Uchiha — Helps Kakashi control the Nine-Tails within Naruto, enabling Naruto to maintain rationality in his four-tailed state. 721
• Hikari Uchiha — Recognizes Naruto through his fox mask; the two share an understanding born from having been treated as weapons. 815 816
• Uchiha Ryōbu / Liao Wu — Invades Naruto’s Inner Heart and ultimately attempts to consume Naruto’s will and possess his body. 830 831

Story Role / Major Arcs

Kabuto’s Underground Laboratory

As a jōnin, Naruto returns to Konoha and investigates a series of explosions with Sakura and Shikamaru. They discover Kabuto’s underground laboratory and escape after fighting his clones and experimental ninja tools. 211

Rōran and the Dragon Vein

Naruto arrives in Rōran from the future and mistakes Ryōbu for Sasuke. Ryōbu manipulates him into confronting Black Zetsu and Kaguya, where Naruto’s anger triggers a four-tailed Nine-Tails Cloak. 703

Minato, Kushina, and Obito help free Naruto from Ryōbu’s genjutsu. Naruto later works with Obito’s group on a plan to destroy the Dragon Vein, but hesitates to use the Nine-Tails’ power because of the risk of losing control. 703 720

Obito and Kakashi subsequently use their Mangekyō Sharingan to control the Nine-Tails, allowing Naruto to transform into a rational four-tailed form. 721

Return and Sealed Memories

After Naruto and Yamato return to their own era, Minato seals their memories of the earlier timeline to prevent dangerous consequences from the information they acquired. Kushina hopes Naruto will still remember her. 826

Sasuke Retrieval and Body Possession

Naruto insists on joining the mission to retrieve Sasuke, despite Konoha’s elders fearing that Akatsuki will target him as the remaining Nine-Tails jinchūriki. 829

His behavior becomes increasingly unstable, leading to hospitalization. In his Inner Heart, Naruto encounters Ryōbu, who reveals his intent to take over Naruto’s body and devour his mind. 830

Liao Wu’s chakra eventually overwhelms Naruto’s will. As their memories merge, Liao Wu gains intimate knowledge of Naruto’s life and begins transforming Naruto’s body into one compatible with himself. 831

Possession and Misattributed Abilities

After the possession, many actions publicly attributed to “Naruto” are performed by Liao Wu while using Naruto’s body.

• Liao Wu demonstrates Wood Style by reviving withered flowers and growing a towering tree. 840 842
• Liao Wu rapidly learns and uses the Flying Thunder God Technique while disguised as Naruto. 846 856
• Liao Wu displays controlled Nine-Tails chakra and fights Rock Lee in a four-tailed form. 854 856
• Sasuke notices that this “Naruto” does not feel like the person he knew; Liao Wu’s Asura chakra fails to resonate with Sasuke’s Indra chakra. 868

Notable Quotes

“Hate!” 489

“Then what about Sasuke? I have to bring Sasuke back!” 829