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20 Facts You May Not Know About Naruto!

Everyone knows the series Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto, but do you know all of these little facts and tidbits about both the anime and manga? Buckle up and get ready for some good old trivia!

by RilakkuLina
Jul 17, 2015 1:22 AM | 202,145 views

1. Kakashi used to have a slogan.

Kakashi Hatake

During earlier drafts of Naruto, Kakashi would end his sentences with “gozaru,” a polite and old fashioned mannerism.



2. Chouji’s dad is part of the group that wanted to kill Naruto in Chapter 1.

mob

This panel is on page 38 of chapter 1.



3. Naruto’s favorite ramen shop “Ichiraku” exists in real life.

ichiraku

Ichiraku is a ramen shop in Kyushu near the university that author Masashi Kishimoto graduated from.



4. Shikamaru’s IQ is above 200.

Shikamaru Nara

Just to put into perspective, Bill Gates is rumored to be around 170.



5. One of the scroll hangings in Sasuke’s room is different in the anime and manga.

Sasuke's roomSasuke's room

In the manga,the scroll on the far left says “Director Date!!” (director of the anime).

In the anime, the scroll was changed to say “Kishimoto Sensei!!” (Authors are referred to as “sensei”)



6. If he takes his hood off, Kankuro’s hairstyle looks like Naruto’s.

kankurou

Kankuro has a dramatic, unique look, but underneath that big hood his hair is surprisingly normal!



7. Asuma’s cigarette is never lit in the official American version

asuma

The smoke effects were specifically edited out.



8. A pair of twins played Sakura’s part in Naruto: the Musical (2006)

sakura manakana

The twin singers Mikura Mana and Mikura Kana (Manakana) were double cast as Haruno Sakura!



9. The reason only Hinata appears in the Naruto ending song “Jitensha” (Bicycle) is because the anime staff contained a lot of Hinata fans.

naruto ending jitensha

On that note, Kurenai’s class (Hinata included) does not get many panels in the manga, but gets more screen time in the anime because of the anime staff.



10. Team Seven (Naruto’s team) was the first group to have been passed by Kakashi.

Naruto Team 7

Kakashi didn’t pass “boneheads that just did whatever they were asked to do.”



11. Kakuzu’s techniques are named after the series Mobile Suit Gundam.

Naruto Kakuzu

For example, Earth Grudge Fear (jiongu) was named after the gundam MSN-02 Zeong.



12. Neji’s forehead marks are different in the anime and manga.

Naruto Neji Hyuga

They changed it in the manga because they felt the swastika was too strongly associated with Nazis.



13. The toads all have namesakes.

Naruto toads

* Gamabunta = Bunta Sugawara

* Gamaken = Takakura Ken

* Shima = Iwashita Shima

They were famous actors (and actress) in the 80s and 90s.



14. Naruto's trademark "Kage Bunshin" is actually a Jōnin level technique.

naruto kage bunshin


15. The tallest shinobi in Hidden Leaf is Ibiki Morino

Ibiki Morino

Height: 193.5cm (~6’4”)

Weight: 88kg (194lbs)



16. Naruto wasn’t supposed to be a ninja.

Naruto

At first, Naruto Uzumaki was supposed to be able to use a form of magic instead of ninjutsu. But the author thought this was confusing, so just made Naruto a ninja.



17. The anime almost got cancelled.

Naruto Cover

A certain organization was not happy at the high amount of deaths in the series, and issued a complaint, requesting one of the sponsors of the show to pull their funding.



18. Sanji from One Piece was supposed to be named Naruto.

One Piece Sanji

The character Sanji was originally named Naruto as his eyebrows are curly. But since Naruto was released around the same time, The author of One Piece changed his own character’s name to Sanji.



19. The Naruto BGM was chosen with overseas viewers in mind.

Naruto Character

The producers of the anime had already planned on releasing Naruto outside of Japan from the start, so they sought out music that contained a lot of Japanese instruments such as taiko, shakuhachi, and shamisen because they would be a more unfamiliar experience for non-Japanese people.



20. The Legendary Sannin are a reference to an old novel.

 legendary sannin

The trio of Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru exist as characters from a novel named “The Ballad of the Hero Jiraiya,” published in 1839.



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