Questions tagged [naruto]
Naruto is a shounen manga/anime by Masashi Kishimoto about the young ninja Uzumaki Naruto who strives to become the "Hokage", the leader of his village.
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Why do some summons have forehead protector while most of others don't?
These are all summons with forehead protector that I can find, it's quite rare among the summons. For example, Sannin's summons, Inuzuka Clan's Ninkens and the Ninnekos don't have forehead protectors.
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Why did Itachi need to kill every Uchiha to stop the coup?
You'd imagine that killing the most important Uchiha would be enough to stop the coup. Why did he need to kill all of them?
One could argue that he killed them all because even leaving some alive (say,...
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Did Zetsu know about Tobi's truth/identity all the time?
I'm guessing Zetsu is one of
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But on the contrary! When Tobi was searching Sasori's ring (after his fight with Chiyo and Sakura), if you observe Black Zetsu and White ...
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How does reanimated Kakuzu use chakra?
How can Kakuzu use Chakra after he's reanimated if his Chakra network was permanently destroyed by Naruto's Rasenshuriken?
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Indira and Sasuke Manekyo Sharingan?
Why In anime Indra Otsotsuki have the same mangekyo sharingan as like Sasuke uchiha and the if the answer is Sasuke is reincarnation of Indira but did all of you forgotten those eyes which Sasuke is ...
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Is Kakashi in love with Kahyo from "Kakashi Hiden"?
Kakashi Hiden falls under the category of c-canon (continuity canon) because while it was written by a different writer, Kishimoto supervised and approved the novel. Kakashi Hiden occurred before ...
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Why Tsunade-sama did not have wood element even though she was direct descendant of Senju Hashirama-sama?
Most of the time in Naruto I have seen that the descendants of a particular clan will inherit the elements from their clan.
For example, Uchiha clans mostly have fire element in them.
But why didn'...
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What's Madara's Mangekyou Sharingan special ability?
Obito can use Kamui, Shin can manipulate and control weapons, Itachi can use Amaterasu, and Shisui can cast powerful genjutsu. But I don't understand what the special ability Madara got from his ...
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Why did Tobi wait until Itachi died before he revealed himself as Madara?
When it comes to manipulation, deceit, and lies, everyone pales in comparison to Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha who devised the whole Akatsuki plan (well, maybe, except Zetsu).
Madara offered Obito ...
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Since Naruto failed the Genin exam so many times, doesn't that mean he's older than Sasuke and Sakura?
Naruto wasn't able to complete the Genin exam for some time. Either he was just a young starter and Sakura & Sasuke started after he failed, or a result that he was quite older. They say he was ...
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Who did Rin love romantically?
In Obito's fantasies, it seems like Rin does have feelings for Obito, but we know that she did have a crush on Kakashi.
We know that she loved both Kakashi and Obito, but whom did she like in a ...
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Is there a special significance to the "20" on this Naruto/Kakashi shirt?
I recently got this shirt and I was wondering if there was a special significance to the "20" on the shirt?
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What is the difference between 3 times Edo Tensei have been used?
We have seen this jutsu performed three times during OG Naruto and Shippuden.
Orochimaru used Tobirama and Hashirama vs Hiruzen
Kabuto uses an army of Edo Tensei
Orochimaru Edo Tensei 4 hokages
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How did Moegi acquire the Wood release
Wood release is the kekkai genkai of the Senju clan (originally the God trees sacred ability and also the Otsutsuki clans Kekkai Genkai), however, Moegi is able to do it by combining Water and earth ...
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If there are thousands of ninjas in Konoha, why was Tsunade always short of ninjas for the missions in the anime?
While watching Naruto, I had this same question,
How were there 80,000 ninjas in the Shinobi World War in Naruto?
And one of the conclusions I came up with was also the conclusion of the accepted ...
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How did Nagato gain his Rinnegan?
How was it exactly that Nagato came upon his Rinnegan?
Madara states that it was his, and that he gave it to him: how did he do that? Did he transplant it into Nagato, or did he transfer it otherwise?...
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How many attacks can the Eight Trigram justu go up to?
The Eight Trigram justu is a taijustu that uses the Gentle Fist style, which is passed down in main branch of the Hyūga clan. In both the original and Shippuden, Neji uses this ability multiple times ...
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Why didn't the ninjas in Kumogakure adopt Chidori?
Chidori was invented by Kakashi Hatake and the only users of Chidori apart from Kakashi are Sasuke and Sarada. Now, Lightning release technique are primarily used by ninjas in Kumogakure and they are ...
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Why did Yashamaru lie to Gaara that he hated him?
I was re-watching Naruto, and when Gaara's backstory was being revealed, I noticed something that I never really understood earlier. Yashamaru was ordered to kill Gaara, yes, but in his last breath, ...
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Did Kakashi attain an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?
So did Kakashi achieve an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan even if he is not a true heir of Sharingan?
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At what age did Kakashi invent the chidori
Is there any record of how old Kakashi actually was when he invented the Chidori? I know it was before Kakashi Gaiden when Obito died, so he must have been less than 10 right?
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Which jutsu was White Fang strongest at?
What was the real strength of the White Fang (Kakashi's father)? Was he good at taijutsu, nin, or any other jutsu?
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Why do ninjas run with their hands at the back?
Ninjas in Naruto run with their hands at the back,
which is very different from normal anime character running.
Why is that? Is it because of their too much running speed or the wind force that ...
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What is the logic for the representation of the various chess pieces?
In Naruto, Sarutobi Asuma gave Shikamaru a puzzle that his father Hiruzen had previously given him. While playing Shogi with Shikamaru, He asked if Shikamaru could figure out what piece represents the ...
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Can a person killed by Death Soul Reaper be brought back to life through Reanimation?
While fighting Orochimaru, Sandaime Hokage Hiruzen stated that a person killed by Death Soul Reaper Jutsu will have his soul imprisoned in the Soul Reaper's body for eternity and will be restless ...
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At what point does Naruto surpass Kakashi?
When I see lists where they rank most powerful shinobi in Naruto, they generally rank Naruto near the top (usually 1 or 2). These lists generally don't even have Kakashi in the top 25, yet Kakashi is ...
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Can the Tailed Beasts' relative power levels be compared?
A Tailed Beast's power seems to be greater the more tails it has. For example:
Power of 3-Tailed Beast = Power of 2-Tails + 1-Tails.
Power of 9-Tailed Beast = Power of 8-Tails + 7-Tails + ... + 1-...
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Why didn't anyone notice that Baki of the Sand killed Hayate of the Leaf?
I want to know when Baki killed Hayate Gekko in Naruto and we see Baki again in Naruto Shippuden where he plays an important role to protect Sand Village.
So, nobody knows that Baki killed Hayate ...
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How can Naruto be a jinchuuriki inside the Infinite Tsukuyomi world if his mother is still alive there?
Inside the Infinite Tsukuyomi world, Naruto's parents are still alive, but Naruto is still a jinchuuriki. How is that even possible?
Even for an Uzumaki, extraction means death, so why would Minato ...
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When did Itachi plant his crow inside Naruto?
We all know that Itachi had the left eye of Shisui which had the Kotoamatsukami. This was planted as the eye of one the crows of Itachi and the crow was planted inside Naruto, to counter Sasuke's ...
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Mount Myoboku: a different space/dimension?
There are two ways to enter mount Myōboku:
A secret path from Konohagakure
Reverse summoning
So there is no way (as known so far) that you are traveling somewhere and by mistake end up landing on ...
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How did Madara get rid of Sasuke's Amaterasu?
Just as soon as Madara was revived, Sasuke used Amaterasu on him, and from the scans, it seemed that his armor and his hair was caught in it. But, the next scans showed that the black flames faded ...
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How did Madara know that Sasuke is the last surviving Uchiha?
SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't read Chapter 657 of the manga, read further at your own risk.
In Chapter 657, the reborn Uchiha Madara asks Sasuke to join his side, remarking that they are the last of ...
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Why does Gaara still have dark circles around his eyes?
It is stated that Gaara has his dark circles around his eyes because Shukaku won't let him sleep because Gaara will lose control if he does.
After the extraction of Shukaku, Gaara still has these ...
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What happened to the Kyuubi's chakra after Orochimaru releases the Dead Demon Consuming Seal?
We know that when the Kyuubi attacked Konoha, the 4th Hokage sealed half of the Kyuubi's chakra using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and half within Naruto.
When Orochimaru sliced the stomach of the ...
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Why is Madara supposedly dead?
According to Kurama, the Juubi's Jinchuuriki Wouldn't die when the Bijuu are extracted from him thanks to the Gedou Mazou.
So how could Madara have passed away?
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Is Rock Lee's fighting stance a reference?
Is Rock Lee's stance in this image a reference to some stance from martial arts, or was it created just for Naruto?
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Was the Blood from Gara's Sand Coffin always black?
in Episode 34, "Akamaru Trembles: Gaara's Cruel Strength!", when Gara goes to use his Sand Coffin Justu the blood that explodes out is shown to be black
when i first saw this i figured this ...
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Why did Kabuto heal Hinata?
During the third part of the Chūnin exams when Naruto was fighting Neji, Hinata begins coughing up blood. Kabuto, who was masquerading as a member of ANBU, heals her and then, after she has been taken ...
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Why didn't Obito revive Rin by Rinne Rebirth jutsu?
As we all know, Obito choose the path to use Infinite Tsukuyomi for creating a lovely dream in which his crush Rin & Kakashi are alive, but he could use Rinne Rebirth jutsu to revive Rin.
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Why didn’t Tobirama bleed in Edo Tensei but Itachi did?
Itachi bled when he used Amaterasu, but I didn’t see Tobirama bleed. I just want to know why he didn’t bleed, but Itachi did.
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Is Spiral Zetsu Tobi?
This is something that's been bothering me for some time. Back when we get into the flashbacks for Tobi's backstory and how he ended up becoming the masked man, a special Zetsu with a spiral face is ...
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Does White Zetsu even have any negative emotions?
During the Fourth Great Ninja War, the army of White Zetsus were a major problem because they could perfectly replicate people they'd touched, such that the Byakugan and other sensory abilities could ...
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What of Mei Terumi, the 5th Mizukage's marriage? [duplicate]
Mei Terumi, the 5th Mizukage is always angry and tensed at the thought of marriage.
Who does she marry anyway? Does Chojuro get her?
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Sources for Christian themes and motifs in Naruto?
Compared to some of its contemporary shounen titles, Naruto draws heavily on a variety of religious and mythological sources to inform its narrative, themes and cosmology. Kishimoto's use of explicit ...
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What does the code message Jiraiya wrote on Fukasaku's back mean?
What did Jiraiya write on Fukasaku's back? How can we decode this?
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How does an element-based Chakra release work?
Only a few specific people are able to release elements across their entire body to form Chakra modes of that nature. Examples being the Raikage and Kakuzu. The 3rd and 4th Raikage were able to pass ...
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Are there other ways of reading the Uchiha Tablet?
One of the most notable characters in Naruto is Zetsu. I don't know if it's just me, but I have developed a very keen interest towards Zetsu and his abilities. I understand that White Zetsus are all ...
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Leaf Shinobi vest colours
I am curious to know why some leaf shinobi's vest colours are green and some are dark green. For example, Shikaku wears a dark green vest and Kakashi wears green. Are dark green vests considered elite ...
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When did Naruto learn how to generate a Rasengan unassisted?
Jiraiya, Minato, and Kakashi each could generate and maintain a Rasengan using only one hand. When Naruto first learned the technique, he needed shadow clones to help him.
When did Naruto learn how ...
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