Kurotsuchi participates in the Fourth Ninja War, serving in the Second Division under her father, Kitsuchi. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Metal Lee (メタル・リー, Metaru Rī) is the son of Rock Lee who attends Konoha's ninja academy.[ch. 137] During Part II, Asuma is slain in an encounter with members of Akatsuki, and Kakashi Hatake briefly assumes leadership of the team to hunt down those responsible for Asuma's death.[ch. [28] In the English adaptation of the anime, Akamaru's vocal effects as a puppy are provided by Jamie Simone though Kyle Hebert provided the voice of Akamaru when he took Kiba's form. 3] Her perception on Naruto eventually changes, however, and she comes to see him as a friend, while her feelings for Sasuke grow into deep love. In contrast to his master, he is easygoing and tends to apologize, which the Raikage chastises him for. 520] However, during the second day of the Fourth Great Ninja War, Itachi manages to break free of Kabuto's control and force him to end the Reanimation Jutsu with Sasuke's help. 501] She and Minato both sacrifice their lives to seal Kurama to Naruto after the tailed beast is weakened from losing his yin-chakra, while also placing some of their chakra to their son as a fail-safe if he would break the seal.[ch. 52] In the Japanese anime, his voice actor is Yoichi Masukawa, and his voice actor is Brian Donovan in English. She is eventually put back to rest after Itachi cancels the technique. For reasons yet to be revealed, Kawaki left Kara and encountered Boruto who brings him to the Hidden Leaf as he lives with the Uzumaki family. 454] and shows little respect to those much younger than him. Naruto is one of the world's most powerful manga stories and its anime adaptation stands out for how faithful and dynamic it's been since airing in 2002. White Zetsu was originally part of an army that Kaguya was assembling for the purpose of fending off her kinsmen, the result of humans who mutated into drones as a result of being assimilated by the Ten Tails during Kaguya's Infinite Tsukuyomi ages ago. In the Japanese anime, Madara (and Obito in his Madara guise) is voiced by Naoya Uchida while Gou Inoue voices him as a child. [28] His first voice actor in the English anime was Skip Stellrecht, who voiced Itachi in episodes 29 and 30, but in all following appearances, he has been voiced by Crispin Freeman.[64]. 78] Under Kurenai's guidance, Hinata began training to become strong in both skill and will in order to prove her worth to her father.[ch. Madara was born during the Warring States Period, and was the eldest of Tajima Uchiha's five sons. She leaves Konohagakure with Tsunade after the death of her uncle Dan Katō, and over the years, Tsunade teaches her medical techniques. The series' storyline follows the adventures of a group of young ninja from the village of Konohagakure (Village Hidden in the Leaf). 464] After being resurrected by Kabuto, Sasori fights Kankuro who convinces him to be at peace with himself. Sometime after the war ends, she moves to Konohagakure and marries Choji Akimichi, giving birth to their daughter Chocho, who is an academy student in the series epilogue.[ch. Sarada is voiced by Kokoro Kikuchi in Japanese,[15] while in the English version she is voiced by Laura Bailey in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 and by Cherami Leigh in all subsequent appearances. As the strongest shinobi of his time, Hashirama was far too strong for Kakuzu, and as such, the mission failed, with Kakuzu barely escaping with his life. They are a year older than the other members of Konohagakure's teams, as Guy wanted to wait a year before they could take the test to advance in ninja rank and become Chunin. He was designed by Kishimoto as the "cool genius" since he felt this was an integral part of an ideal rivalry. She visits Neji's grave with her mother during the epilogue. 336] Kakuzu's hearts are systematically destroyed soon after his introduction by a group of Konohagakure ninja. 544] However, Killer Bee survived the extracting by holding on to a piece of Gyūki's tentacle and later becomes the Eight Tails Jinchuriki again in the aftermath of the war. 280] However, by the Fourth Great Ninja War, Chiyo is brought back by Kabuto's Reanimation Jutsu to fight against the combined Ninja army. 516, 524] In the Japanese anime, his voice actor is Unshō Ishizuka, and his English voice actor is Steven Blum.[54]. He was heavily modified with microscopic Shinobi-Ware implanted in his body that give him abilities similar to Jugo's Sage Transformation in altering his physiology at a cellular level. 469] He possesses the Particle Style, a kekkei tota that combines Fire, Earth, and Wind elements to create three-dimensional shapes capable of disintegrating anything it touches, as well as the ability to alter gravity, enabling him flight. His clones are voiced by Misuzu Togashi in Japanese and by Alex Cazares in the English dub. He eventually created Sakura Haruno, emphasizing "her energy and flirtatious spirit" as her primary characteristics. Series creator Masashi Kishimoto had likened Guy's passionate personality to that of a physical education teacher he had in junior high school, but notes that the teacher was not a model for Guy's character. After White Zetsu is killed by Sasuke during the Fourth Great Ninja War, Black Zetsu went into hiding until it later merges itself onto Obito to force the human into resurrecting Madara.[ch. 118] Tobirama is later brought back again to inform Sasuke Uchiha about the Uchiha Clan and to participate in the battle against the Ten Tails. verbal tic and her father's aloofness and reluctance to acknowledge certain people and commend them when they truly deserve it. [34], Choji Akimichi (秋道 チョウジ, Akimichi Chōji) is a member of Team 10 who is typified by his affinity for food. 36] In Part II, once Gaara begins to reveal his dreams and motivations to Kankuro, Kankuro becomes very protective of Gaara; he lashes out at anyone who speaks poorly of Gaara and when Gaara is kidnapped, he readily risks his life to save him.[ch. He stated that this focus on illustrating the difference in values is central to his creation of villains to the point that, "I don't really think about them in combat". Though born of the Hyuga clan's main house and raised to become future head of the clan, Hinata's shyness and inability to stand up for herself resulted in the strong disapproval of her father Hiashi after being defeated by her younger sister Hanabi who became their father's successor. Iwabi Yuino (いわび ゆいの, Yuino Iwabi) is a Konohagakure Academy student. 386] In later years, Hashirama comes forth with a peace offering between the two clans. S - The two became fond of each other, and Orochimaru ultimately decided to give Anko some of his research. Chiyo (チヨ) was an elder advisor to Sunagakure introduced at the start of Part II, initially mistrustful of other ninja villages because of the Second and Third Great Ninja Wars. 258][ch. 172] As a result, Tsunade accepts the position of Fifth Hokage (五代目火影, Godaime Hokage) to protect Konohakagure on behalf of everyone she has loved,[ch. 32] Zabuza is skilled in water-based abilities, but his area of expertise is in assassinations in areas covered by mist.[ch. 32] He is one of the shinobi resurrected by Kabuto to fight on the Akatsuki side and is defeated, being sealed during a rematch with Kakashi.[ch. But he ends up abducting Hanabi and uses her eyes to obtain the Tenseigan his clan was preparing for the world's destruction, later capturing Hinata to have as his bride. As she is skilled at deducing an opponent's strategies and weaknesses soon after a battle begins, she typically uses her winds to remove parts of the battlefield that might be advantageous to the enemy.[ch. In the Boruto series, following an attack on his village by a rogue ninja a decade after the Fourth Great Ninja War that took the life of his grandson Kozuchi, Onoki began to develop the Akuta as a defense force to keep people safe and unharmed. When Shin formally introduces himself, using one of this clone sons as a human shield, he targets Sarada to attack Sasuke before being wounded by Sakura. Take this quiz to find out! If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. 285] As Hiruzen obtained the Third Hokage title, Danzo uses the Foundation and his own personal Root black ops to secretly oversee their village's security along with his personal goal to become a Hokage.[ch. d - 1][ch. Kishimoto wished for each team member to be "extreme", having a high amount of aptitude in one given attribute, yet talentless in another. Once the battle is over, Minato is released from the Reanimation Jutsu by Hagoromo and promises Naruto that he will tell Kushina of their son's progress. Onoki is voiced by Tomomichi Nishimura in the Japanese anime and Steven Blum in the English adaptation. B - [1] Sasuke's older brother, Itachi Uchiha, killed the rest of their family.[ch. Naruto Arc. Seeing Kaguya being sealed away again, Black Zetsu is thrown by Naruto into the forming moon so he would not make another attempt to free his creator.[ch. 73] In the anime, when Sakura begins to excel in healing techniques, Ino becomes her surrogate apprentice, hoping to be even more useful to her friends and teammates as an able medical ninja. For the Japanese actor nicknamed "Maitogai", see, "Hokage" redirects here. [41][42], Tenten (テンテン) is a member of Team Guy who longs to prove that a female ninja can be just as skilled as a male ninja. 429] though she is revived at the end of the invasion through Nagato's Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Jutsu.[ch. 253], Rock Lee (ロック・リー, Rokku Rī) is a member of Team Guy and the favorite student of team leader Might Guy. n - 658, 669, 673] Though freed upon Kaguya being resealed, the ordeal placed a regretful Madara on the verge of death and dies being able to finally make peace with Hashirama. As the last scion of the Kaguya clan, he was the sole remaining user of his family’s Kekkei Genkai, unique abilities that were passed down genetically within a … 131] Unlike Naruto, however, Gaara comes to see himself as omnipotent and that anyone who challenges him or his power must die. In her time in Konohagakure, Temari is often seen walking with Shikamaru Nara, causing other characters to think they are dating, although both deny this.[ch. Naruto: Konoha Sports Festival; Naruto Movie 1: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow; Naruto Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel; Naruto Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom; Naruto: Narutimate Hero 3 OVA; Naruto: Naruto to Mashin to Mitsu no Onegai Dattebayo!! j - 24 KIMIMARO. [ch. Sumire inherited a curse mark devised by her father, a former Foundation member named Tanuki Shigaraki, based on Kaguya Ōtsutsuki that allows her to summon an artificial creature called Nue. 700]. In the Japanese anime, Kabuto is voiced by Nobutoshi Canna, and his English voice actor is Henry Dittman.[57][58]. [31][32], Kurenai Yuhi (夕日 紅, Yūhi Kurenai) is the leader of Team 8, a skilled user of genjutsu who is shown to be particularly skilled with illusions involving plants.[ch. 30] Episode 17 of the anime greatly expands on Haku's early life, visually showing the scene where Haku discovered his powers. While Konan's abilities are restricted when the paper is wet, since paper will cling to itself and lose its stiffness, she is able to use this weakness to her advantage as she implements explosive tags into her paper clones. 459] While Onoki justify hiring the Akatsuki as necessary in protecting his village during its demilitarization, both it and his advanced age kept him from being named leader of the Shinobi Alliance though Sasuke's intrusion and Gaara's conduct cause Onoki to regain some of more noble traits from his youth. Shin is forced to retreat with Sakura as his captive, murdering his burnt clone to have the kunoichi transplant the child's organs into him. Prior to their series, Konohamaru was a supporting character in the Naruto series while Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki were introduced in the Naruto epilogue.[ch. Only allowing those it sees as worthy to wield it, Samehada can provide the user with the chakra it holds, ensuring him an infinite amount of stamina. Not much is known about her except she is a skilled samurai and therefore perfectly masters kenjutsu (use of swords). Kinshiki is voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto in Japanese and by Wally Wingert in the English dub. 413] something Kishimoto's former editor wanted to add in the series despite him being a ninja. [4] Justin Rich of the entertainment website Mania asserted that the series lacked the "tremendous depth in it's [sic] characters" or "the most flushed out backgrounds" seen in other shōnen series, and believed the primary strength of the series was the fighting. Hiruzen Sarutobi (猿飛 ヒルゼン, Sarutobi Hiruzen), the Third Hokage (三代目火影, Sandaime Hokage), has been the longest-ruling Hokage, being forced to return to duty after the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze's death. In the English version, Tobirama is voiced by Peter Lurie in Part I, Jamieson Price in Part II, and Steven Blum in some video games, with Benjamin Diskin voicing him as a child. Madara manages to fully resurrect as planned by sacrificing Obito, becoming the Ten Tails's host once he regains one of his Rinnegan.[ch. When Team Minato is sent to sabotage Kannabi Bridge during the Third Great Ninja War, Rin is kidnapped by the Iwagakure ninja before the resulting rescue mission ends with Obito's apparent death.[ch. Kawaki (カワキ, Kawaki) is a tattooed youth who became a member of Kara after being brought by Jigen from a drunkard father, bearing a tattoo of the Roman numeral IX under his left eye and bestowed a Kama mark by Jigen to be made into a living weapon for Kara. 487] He attempts to flee from the ninjas but is defeated by Might Guy and captured. When he and Kakashi rescue Rin when she was kidnapped by Hidden Stone Ninja during a mission, Obito's right side got crushed in a landslide. Shin also believes that the world can only evolve through conflict and that the lasting peace created after the end of the Fourth Great Ninja War is a stagnation that he needs to destroy by reviving the Akatsuki. Though Naruto uses the power of the Sage of Six Paths to save his life, Guy's right leg was too damaged to be fully healed. 55] even killing one of the Sound Four during one occurrence. The group was originally known as the "Sound Five", but after Kimimaro became bedridden due to his unknown illness, the group resumed calling themselves the Sound Four.[ch. Himawari Uzumaki (うずまき ヒマワリ, Uzumaki Himawari) is the youngest offspring of Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga, inheriting the latter's hair along with her father's blue eyes. It was founded by Yahiko, Nagato and Konan. r - In stark contrast to his teammates, Kiba is brash, impulsive, and loud-mouthed, and he considers Naruto a rival after Naruto defeated him in the Chunin Exams. You were orphaned and everyone has alienated you. 275, 278] Touched by the genuine bond formed between Sunagakure and Konoha, Chiyo gives up her life to revive Gaara, hoping that the relationship of peace might be continued.[ch. The Sound Four (音隠れの忍四人衆, Otogakure no Shinobi Yonin Shū, lit. One such moment resulted in Himawari accidentally knocking Naruto out before his inauguration as Hokage with Kurama developing a phobia of her from the near-death ordeal. [77][78], Minato Namikaze (波風 ミナト, Namikaze Minato), the Fourth Hokage (四代目火影, Yondaime Hokage), is Naruto Uzumaki's father and Kushina's husband. He was a very vital key for Naruto's success, training him to be a great ninja. Q - 317] When he was younger, Asuma had a dispute with his father and briefly left Konohagakure in protest, gaining fame as a member of the Land of Fire's Twelve Guardian Shinobi. [2] Kishimoto cites Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball series as one of these influences, noting that Goku, the protagonist of Dragon Ball, was a key factor when creating Naruto Uzumaki due to his energetic and mischievous personality. 602, 606] Obito serves a behind-the-scenes role throughout the first half of Part II while revealed to have caused tragic prior to the series, including Kurama's attack on the Hidden Leaf as revenge on his sensei Minato for not supporting Kakashi to protect Rin[ch. w - 414] Jugo is voiced by Shuhei Sakaguchi in Japanese and by Travis Willingham in the English dub except in Rock Lee and His Ninja Pals, where he is voiced by Patrick Seitz and is also voiced by Kyle Hebert in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. 489] After the Fourth Great Ninja War, Tsunade abdicates in favor of Kakashi, who becomes the Sixth Hokage for many years until Naruto Uzumaki succeeds him as the Seventh Hokage. She can also perform telepathy by connecting minds of People, and in addition, she is a Sensory ninja, able to detect chakra around her. He is voiced by Tomo Shigematsu in the Japanese anime and Kate Higgins in the English version. In the first arc of the anime, orphaned as a result of the former Foundation members being ostracized while attempting to integrate back into society, Sumire believed she wanted to continue her father's work in taking revenge on the Hidden Leaf, but Boruto convinces her to let go of her past and find her own path. A fierce man with extreme conviction, A's only somewhat soft spot is his love for his younger adoptive brother, Killer Bee. 107] In the series epilogue, Shikamaru works as Naruto's advisor and is revealed to have married Temari who had moved to the Hidden Leaf, with whom he has a son, Shikadai.