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Kabuto Yakushi (薬師カブト) (薬師カブト)

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:04:00 +0000

Kabuto Yakushi by Masashi Kishimoto
Characters in the manga Naruto
Debut:	Manga Chapter 39 Naruto Episode 23
Voiced (Japanese language version):	Nobutoshi Canna
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Village:	Otogakure
Depth:	Missing-nin (Medical-nin)
Birthday:	February 29
Age:	19-20 (Before Time Jump) 22 (After Time Jump)
Blood type:	AB
Eye color:	Black
Hair color:	Silver
Weight loss:	65
Height:	176.2
Jutsu / Kekkei Genkai
Nehan Shōja no Jutsu In'yu Shōmetsu Shikon no Jutsu

Haku (白)

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:52:00 +0000


Characters in the manga Naruto
Debut:	chapter 15 manga, anime episode 9
Voiced (Japanese language version):	Mayumi Asano
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Village:	Kirigakure
Depth:	Jonin
Birthday:	January 9
Age:	15
Blood type:	O
Eye color:	sepia
Hair color:	black
Weight loss:	48 kg
Height:	170,4 cm
Partners:	Zabuza Momochi
Jutsu / Kekkei Genkai
hyoton jutsu

Orochimaru (大蛇丸)

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:47:00 +0000


Characters in the manga Naruto
Debut:	Manga Chapter 45 Anime Episode 27
Voiced (Japanese language version):	Kujira Kujira Yuriko Yamaguchi (as a Leaf Ninja) Mayumi Yamaguchi (as small Orochimaru) Sachiko Kojima (Orochimaru, disguised as a woman)
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Village :	Konohagakure Otogakure
Depth :	Missing-nin (ninja escape)
Birthday :	27 Oktober October 27
Age :	50-51 in the series Naruto 53 in the series Maruto Shippuden
Blood :	B B
Eye color:	Yellow (shaped like a snake's eyes)
Hair color:	Black
Weight :	57.3 kg
Height :	172 cm
Partners:	Tsunade Jiraiya Hiruzen Sarutobi

Reception

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:15:00 +0000

In every official Weekly Shōnen Jump popularity poll of the series, Naruto ranks within the top five characters, and has positioned in first place twice. However, in the sixth poll, in 2006, Naruto lost his top-two status to the characters Deidara, Kakashi and Sasuke. There has not been another official poll since 2006. Several pieces of merchandise have been made into his likeness, such as plush, key chains, and numerous action figures, of both his Part I and Part II appearance. Maile Flanagan, Naruto's voice actor in the English adaptation, comments that she does not listen to Junko Takeuchi's (Naruto's voice actor in the Japanese series) records when performing Naruto, not wanting to imitate her voice, instead wanting a more "original" voice for. Takeuchi was the winner in the category "Best Voice Actress (Japanese)" from the 2009 Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation Awards for her work as Naruto. He was also 6th in IGN's Top 25 Anime Characters of All Time with writer Chris Mackenzie saying that although "Naruto actually isn't the most popular character in his own series most of the time", he is "the engine that powers the franchise". Mania Entertainment writer Briana Lawerence listed Naruto 8th in the article 10 Male Headaches of Anime criticizing his wish to make Sasuke return to Konoha no matter the pain he could suffer.

Several publications for manga, anime, video games, and other related media provide praise and criticism on Naruto's character. GameSpot claims Naruto lives the ideal teenage life, as he is a ninja and eats all he likes, but, on the other hand, he is parentless and is shunned by the other villagers. Anime News Network, calling Naruto "a bastion of optimistic energy", comments that Naruto's fights are not as good as others fought by their partners, but claim his fight against Gaara as one of his best moments in the series since it surpasses most shōnen stereotypes. Active Anime noted, that Naruto "with his single-minded convictions, staunch belief in good overcoming evil, and sheer devotion and recklessness, may prove to be the unlikeliest hero ever". However, another reviewer noted that Naruto is "always sympathizing with everyone and anyone", like a counselor. T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews disagrees, noting, while Naruto is a "likable enough scamp", his type of character has been done before in many previous anime and manga series. Deb Aoki from about.com labeled Naruto as "practical joker who’ll do anything for attention". Joseph Szadkowski of The Washington Times noted that Naruto Uzumaki "has become a pop-culture sensation through his multimedia appearances and adventures on his Cartoon Network show, Naruto."

Mania.com praised him as a good lead character, although mentioned Naruto's "blind stupidity", "bullheadedness" Nevertheless, after his fight with Gaara they praised his development as a good hero. He's also complimented for "eternally optimistic view of things", and overall character development. DVD Talk liked his personality, while calling him an "impeccably boisterous kid". DVD Verdict noted that his ego has the "size of a small mountain". IGN commented on his relationships with Tsunade, as they "have really great chemistry", with Jiraiya, as "they share so much in common", and with Sasuke, as it shows "signs of maturity" in Naruto. Active Anime also described the battle between Naruto and Sasuke as "emotional, suspenseful and laden with incredible action sequences fueled by bitter feelings"

Appearances in other media

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:02:00 +0000

As the series' title character, Naruto appears in all of the series' movies. He normally appears as the lead character, often on a mission with Team 7. The first Naruto: Shippūden movie marks the first appearance of Naruto in his Part II appearance. He also appears in all four original video animations produced for the series, helping Konohamaru find a four leaf clover in the first one, joining his team in escorting a ninja named Shibuki to his village and helping him fight the missing-nin who stole the village's "Hero's Water" in the second one, and participating in a tournament in the third one.

Naruto is a playable character in all the Naruto video games. In several of the titles, it is possible to unlock and play as a version of him enhanced with the power from the Nine-Tailed Fox. In several games from the Ultimate Ninja series he is also playable with his own versions of Rock Lee and Might Guy's techniques while wearing their costume. Naruto Shippūden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen EX marks the first appearance of Naruto in his Part II appearance in a video game.^[58] He also appears in several crossovers video games which feature Naruto fighting against several characters from other manga. These games include Battle Stadium D.O.N, Jump Super Stars and Jump Ultimate Stars

Plot overview

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000

As the title character of the series, Naruto appears in every arc, typically playing a prominent role for the duration of the arc. During Part I, Naruto drives few of the conflicts, as he spends his time improving his ninja abilities and pursuing his own goals while the overarching events occur elsewhere. Following the invasion of Konohagakure, by Orochimaru and Sunagakure, Naruto discovers Akatsuki, a fictional criminal organization that seeks to extract the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox from his body. Though Jiraiya drives them off during this first meeting, Akatsuki's interactions with Naruto become a more central conflict in Part II. It is not until Sasuke attempts to leave Konohagakure that Naruto takes a leading role in the plot, joining a team of ninja dedicated to stopping Sasuke from joining forces with Konoha's enemy Orochimaru. Naruto and Sasuke ultimately have a one-on-one battle, though neither can convince himself to finish off the other. The two go their separate ways, but Naruto does not give up on Sasuke, leaving Konoha together with Jiraiya for two-and-a-half years of training to prepare himself for the next time he meets Sasuke.

Upon his return to Konoha in Part II, Naruto begins to deal more actively with the Akatsuki threat. He first saves Gaara from Akatsuki's clutches, and later proves instrumental in the downfall of Kakuzu. After learning that Jiraiya has been killed by the Akatsuki leader, Pain, Naruto trains to the point that, when they finally face off, he defeats all of Pain's six bodies, and convinces the real Pain, Nagato to leave Akatsuki. Still, Naruto dedicates himself to finding and retrieving Sasuke. He and the rest of his team briefly locate Sasuke prior to his confrontation with Kakuzu, but Sasuke's rapid development provides an opponent the team cannot handle. After creating his new jutsu, Naruto and company resume the search. Though they eventually find Sasuke's brother, Itachi, after losing Sasuke's trail they return home. After learning that Sasuke has joined forces with Akatsuki, as well as the truth about Sasuke's past, Naruto decides to confront Sasuke himself.

Character outline

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:54:00 +0000

Personality

Shortly after Naruto was born, his father, the Fourth Hokage, sealed the dangerous Nine-Tailed Demon Fox within Naruto's body at the cost of his own life, leaving Naruto without a family.Although it is revealed that Naruto had a mother called Kushina Uzumaki, Kishimoto has denied to reveal her status.As a result of him being the demon fox's host, the villagers of Konoha hold a strong animosity for Naruto. Thus, he never has a source of love or attention during his early childhood.Desiring what he lacks in his early life, Naruto dreams of becoming Hokage, the village's leader, hoping that it will bring him the villagers' recognition and respect. To assist him in gaining this title, Naruto possesses a fierce determination, always confident he can complete a given task with relative ease. Although he does not always complete his tasks, Naruto's efforts prove successful as the series progresses; many characters reach the conclusion that Naruto will someday be an excellent Hokage. Since his childhood, Naruto has commonly made jokes to attract attention. He sometimes goes to the point of transforming into a naked woman to ridicule whoever may be bothering him. This even causes his pupil, Konohamaru Sarutobi, to emulate his techniques and jokes.

Occasionally, Naruto's determination results in those around him adopting some of his traits, such that in Part II his teacher, Kakashi Hatake, notes this to be Naruto's unique power. In the aftermath of fighting Naruto, Gaara discovers that true strength is found in fighting for one's friends, not for oneself. These character metamorphoses serve as the moral for the arcs they take place in, and subsequently become the creed for the particular character's life. After Jiraiya's death, Naruto becomes determinated to kill Pain, Jiraiya's murderer. However, he later decides not to kill Pain and that he will break the hatred's cycle as Jiraiya wanted.

Through his ability to change others, Naruto gains the friends he lacks during his childhood. Among the many friendships he forms, none are more prominent in the series than those he has with his two teammates: Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno. With Sasuke, Naruto shares a highly competitive relationship which he likens to brotherhood. Though Sasuke betrays Naruto and the rest of Konoha at the end of Part I, Naruto maintains his attachment to Sasuke, readily lashing out at anyone who speaks poorly of him. Naruto possesses a deep dedication to Sakura, rooted in the crush he has on her for years. Naruto's commitment to Sakura is so strong that he is willing do anything to make her happy, vowing that someday he will return Sasuke to Konoha not only for her sake, but also because Sasuke is the closest thing he had to a brother.

Abilities

Because of the demon fox sealed within him, Naruto has access to its great reserves of chakra, a form of energy which allows ninja to perform supernatural feats. This surplus of chakra allows him to perform ninja abilities that someone of his age would ordinarily be incapable of using. Though portions of the fox's chakra constantly mix with Naruto's own, Naruto can forcibly draw upon its reserves by either submitting to rage or by directly asking the fox for a donation of its strength. Once the demon fox chakra releases, a fox-shaped shroud envelops Naruto, with the number of tails, ranging from one to nine, indicating its current state of release. The fox also heals all of Naruto's potentially deadly injuries upon release. While each tail drastically increases his fighting strength, Naruto begins to lose his rationality as more tails appear, completely losing himself once the fourth tail appears. Because the demon fox's power can quickly become a danger to those he cares for, Naruto attempts to limit his reliance on and usage of the power.

Naruto takes advantage of his expanded chakra reserves throughout the series. His first and most recurring example of this is the Shadow Clone Technique, which creates any number of physical copies of the user, but requires large amounts of chakra. Though most ninjas can create only a few shadow clones, Naruto's vast chakra allows him to create hundreds of clones at once without worrying about fatigue. He finds a number of uses for these clones, among them overwhelming opponents, scouting large areas, and training in a short period of time. His ability to summon toads to aid him in battle relies on the fox's chakra, since he can only summon larger toads with the fox's help. He also learns senjutsu, a power-enhancing ability derived from frogs and involving the gathering of natural energy.

Naruto favors the Rasengan, a concentrated orb of spiraling chakra first created by his father. When performing the technique, Naruto creates shadow clones to help him manipulate the chakra into its proper shape. While capable of grinding into whatever it touches and causing great damage, Minato created the Rasengan with the intention of infusing it with his own elemental chakra. Through repeated training with his shadow clones, Naruto infuses the Rasengan with his own wind chakra. This results in the creation of the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken (風遁・螺旋手裏剣, Fūton: Rasenshuriken^?), which damages anything it impacts on the cellular level but, when first used, also acuumulates injury to Naruto. Through his sage training and mastery of Senjutsu, Naruto solves this problem by learning to throw the Rasenshuriken at his targets rather than ramming it into them.

Creation and conception

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:51:00 +0000

When Kishimoto created Naruto's character, he incorporated a number of traits he felt made an ideal hero: a straightforward way of thinking, a mischievous side, and many of the attributes possessed by Goku from the Dragon Ball franchise. He also made sure to keep Naruto "simple and stupid." Kishimoto did not model Naruto after anyone in particular, instead conceiving him as childlike with a dark side induced by his harsh past. Despite this, he is always optimistic, a trait Kishimoto says makes him unique. Naruto's personality is, by and large, childish in nature. Kishimoto frequently tries to show this when illustrating Naruto, such as depicting him mimicking a turtle like a child might do on the manga cover of volume 10.

Naruto's wardrobe is based on clothing Kishimoto wore when he was younger; according to Kishimoto, using a pre-existing design would not have made Naruto unique whereas something original would have made him stand out too much. The orange coloring of his costume is used to make Naruto "pop," with blues often being used to complement the orange. Because Naruto is associated with spirals, swirl patterns are incorporated into his costume. Initial illustrations of Naruto had him wearing boots, but Kishimoto replaced these with sandals, because he enjoys drawing toes. The goggles that Naruto used to wear were also replaced with a hitai-ite, or shinobi headband, because the goggles themselves were too time consuming to draw.

Kishimoto said he is glad his character has blond hair and blue eyes. The editor of Shonen Jump in the United States added that he implied that the traits may have led the character to appeal to a Western audience. Kishimoto said that he most identifies with Naruto out of all of the Naruto characters. When asked why Naruto's favorite food is ramen instead of kitsune udon Kishimoto said that he personally liked eating ramen. In the Naruto: Clash of Ninja video game series, Naruto is playable in various stages of the demon fox's manifestation characterized by a red-colored chakra. Kishimoto took inspiration from the presentation of these forms, imitating one of them for the manga cover of volume 26. When designing Naruto for his Part II appearance, Kishimoto drew Naruto's forehead protector wider to make his eyebrows easier to draw, something that had bothered him in his previous design. He also noted that Naruto's pants made the character look childish. To remedy this, Kishimoto designed a portion of Naruto's pants to roll up, giving the character a more mature appearance.

In the original Japanese versions of Naruto, Naruto often ends his sentences with the addendum "-ttebayo" (which achieves an effect similar to ending a sentence with "you know?"). Kishimoto wanted to give Naruto a childlike catch phrase, and "dattebayo" came to mind. Kishimoto believes the phrase complements Naruto's character, and serves as a verbal tic that portrays him as somewhat of a brat. Throughout the beginning of the English dub version, "dattebayo" and "-ttebayo" were replaced with the phrase "Believe it!", both to mirror the effect and to match the character's lip movements. The producers of the English anime stated that, of all of the characters, Naruto was the most difficult character to cast for, adding that Maile Flanagan "has Naruto down, from the mischievous side, that precocious twelve year old we learn to love, to the serious side."

Naruto Uzumaki

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:47:00 +0000

Naruto Uzumaki (うずまきナルト, Uzumaki Naruto) is a fictional character in the anime and manga franchise Naruto created by Masashi Kishimoto. Naruto is the main protagonist and titular character of the series. When creating Naruto, Kishimoto wished to keep the character "simple and stupid", while giving him many attributes of Son Goku, the main character from the Dragon Ball franchise. However, Kishimoto also added his dark past to make him unique. Naruto's initial design has been changed several times by Kishimoto, providing the character with different clothes to make him more appealing to Western audiences, in addition to being easier to draw and color.

In the series, Naruto is a ninja affiliated with the fictional village of Konohagakure. The villagers ostracize Naruto because the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, a malevolent creature that attacked Konohagakure, is sealed within his body. As such, Naruto has ambitions of becoming the village's leader, the Hokage, in order to gain recognition amongst his peers. Nonetheless, Naruto maintains a cheerful and boisterous personality, allowing him to befriend several other Konoha ninja throughout the series, as well as ninja from other villages.. He builds an especially close relationship with Team 7, the ninja team where he belongs, treating them as his family. Naruto appears in all of the series' films, as well as in other media related to the franchise, including all video games and original video animations.

Several anime and manga publications have expressed acclaim and criticism of Naruto's character. Some view him as a stereotypical manga and anime protagonist comparable to those in many other shōnen manga, while others have praised his personality as well as his development in the series. Nevertheless, Naruto has remained highly popular with the Naruto fan-base, placing high in several popularity polls. Merchandise based on Naruto has also been released, including figurines and plush dolls.

Amachi, Ami & Ayame

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:11:00 +0000

Country: Sea Country
Age: N/A Height: N/A Weight: N/A
Birthday: Unknown
Bloodtype: Unknown
First Seen: Chapter N/A; Anime Episode 170
Acquaintances: Orochimaru

Country: Fire Country; Hidden Leaf Village
Age: N/A Height: N/A Weight: N/A
Birthday: Unknown
Bloodtype: Unknown
First Seen: Chapter 071; Anime Episode 041
Acquaintances: Unknown

Country: Fire Country; Hidden Leaf Village
Age: 17 Height: N/A Weight: N/A
Birthday: Unknown
Bloodtype: Unknown
First Seen: Chapter N/A; Anime Episode 052
Acquaintances: Unknown

Akimichi Chouji & Akimichi Chouza

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:08:00 +0000

Country: Fire Country; Hidden Leaf Village
Age: 13 Height: 156.3 CM Weight: 69.3 KG
Birthday: May 1st
Bloodtype: B
First Seen: Chapter 034; Anime Episode 001
Acquaintances: Akimichi Chouza, Nara Shikamaru, Sarutobi Asuma, Yamanaka Ino

Country: Fire Country; Hidden Leaf Village
Age: 38 Height: 183 CM Weight: 120.1 KG
Birthday: April 22nd
Bloodtype: B
First Seen: Chapter 137; Anime Episode 059
Acquaintances: Akimichi Chouji, Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi

Naruto Manga Chapter 1 - 50

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:20:00 +0000

Akane

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:03:00 +0000

Country: Wave Country
Age: 9 Height: N/A Weight: N/A
Birthday: Unknown
Bloodtype: Unknown
First Seen: Chapter 020; Anime Episode 011
Acquaintances: Unknown

Akamaru: Man's best friend...or worst ennemy

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:30:00 +0000

Country: Fire Country; Hidden Leaf Village
Age: 3 Height: 28 CM Weight: 5.1 KG
Birthday: February 2nd
Bloodtype: Canine
First Seen: Chapter 039; Anime Episode 034
Acquaintances: Inuzuka Kiba
Akamaru is the inseparable companion of Inuzuka Kiba and was given to him when he was really young and just beginning the academy. Akamaru and his master do everything together, from sleeping to training. In fact, they are more than just companions, they are a fighting team. Akamaru is loyal and trustworthy and would never abandon Kiba, even if it means taking a hit to cover Kiba. Moreover, he sometimes gives a reality check to his master when he doesn't know what to do or is too scared to do it. Akamaru is also able to communicate with Kiba that can understand his barks and moans.

How such a small dog can make a difference in battle? First, Akamaru can sense other ninjas powers and compare it to another's, which can be quite useful for Kiba when he has to decide to fight someone or run. Akamaru seems to bite really hard since he can even make Naruto fall when he leaps at him to bite. But this is just the beginning, when Kiba gives a soldier pill to Akamaru, his fur turns red (aka in Japanese=red in English) and he gets really stronger, strong enough to cripple one of Naruto's Kage Bunshin with just a paw hit! But, it's here that Akamaru can really get annoying for the opponent: with Kiba's Gijyuu Ninpou (Beast mimicry ninja technique) Akamaru can transform into Kiba's clone and fight with him! Now the interesting thing is that Akamaru can now do some ninja techniques as well because he is now able to perform some hand seals. So when he and Kiba attack together, they can do a lot of damage. Finally but not least the two of them can perform the Inuzuka Ryuu Chinjuu Combi Henge (Inuzuka Style Beast Combination Transformation) he and his master really get nasty. They transform into a giant two headed dog/beast. When in this form, they can perform the technique called Garouga, which literally slices people into mincemeat!

Akamon Manabu

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:20:00 +0000

Country: Fire Country; Hidden Leaf Village
Age: 38 Height: N/A Weight: N/A
Birthday: Unknown
Bloodtype: Unknown
First Seen: Chapter 043; Anime Episode 025
Acquaintances: N/A

Akamon Manabu is an unusually old Genin, 38, of Konoha. For some reason, whether it is for personal reasons, or maybe he's a little incompetent at all that is the art of the ninja, he ends up taking the Chuunin exams at the same time as Uzumaki Naruto and the other much younger Konoha Genin.

Akame Iwana

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:15:00 +0000

Country: Fire Country; Hidden Leaf Village
Age: 32 Height: N/A Weight: N/A
Birthday: Unknown
Bloodtype: Unknown
First Seen: Chapter 001; Anime Episode 001
Acquaintances: Unknown

Akadou Yoroi

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Country: Fire Country; Hidden Leaf Village
Age: 23 Height: 180 CM Weight: 70 KG
Birthday: February 2nd
Bloodtype: O
First Seen: Chapter 045; Anime Episode 036
Acquaintances: Tsurugi Misumi, Yakushi Kabuto

Akadou Yoroi is a ninja from the Sound, spying on Konoha during the Chuunin exams for Orochimaru, where he would come up against Uchiha Sasuke and show him his deadly abilities first hand. This however was to no avail as Sasuke managed to free himself and make quick work of him with his new Lion Combo. After the embarassing defeat that saw him taken away by the medical team, Yoroi and his teammate Misumi left the Fire Country and went over to the Sea Country, there they began attacking gold boats headed for the Water Country. Disguised as a deadly sea monster, the two ninja were able to steal mounds of gold. His character is a cold and distant one, probably because he's only putting his focus on his masters orders and doesn't want to let anything or anyone get in his way. Akadou's past remains shrouded in mystery, and not very much at all is known about him. His fighting style primarily revoles around his ability to absorb chakra from his opponents. For that, he only needs to get a single hand on the enemy and can absorb to his hearts contempt until his opponent either combats his way out of the situation, or he lets go. This is a great ability for him to have, as it regenerates his chakra, while slowly draining the enemies, making him or her slowly die. Aside from that, we do know that he can manage to pack some powerful punches, but not really very much more.

Aburame Shino

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:40:00 +0000

Country: Fire Country; Hidden Leaf Village
Age: 13 Height: 161.1 CM Weight: 48.5 KG
Birthday: January 23rd
Bloodtype: AB
First Seen: Chapter 034; Anime Episode 001
Acquaintances: Aburame Shibi, Hyuuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, Yuuhi Kurenai

Aburame Shibi

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:31:00 +0000

Country: Fire Country; Hidden Leaf Village
Age: 39 Height: 181.3 CM Weight: 68.9 KG
Birthday: September 7th
Bloodtype: A
First Seen: Chapter 137; Anime Episode 079
Acquaintances: Aburame Shino

Shibi is a member of the Aburame clan of Konoha and father of Aburame Shino. Like his son, Shibi looks like a very silent and introverted person, but we can see that he's a caring Father in the series when he saves his son from from a cruel poisoning death at the hands of Kankurou. Nothing is really known about Shibi's past and in fact his only highlight was coming to the rescue of Shino. Thus, not very much is known about Shibi's fighting style except, like the rest of the Aburame clan, he is the host body of innumerable insects that serve his every purpose, like when they leeched the poison out of Shino's body towards the end of the invasaion of Konoha by the Sound and Sand.

Agari

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:50:00 +0000

Country: Wave Country
Age: N/A Height: N/A Weight: N/A
Birthday: Unknown
Bloodtype: Unknown
First Seen: Chapter 031; Anime Episode 018
Acquaintances: Giichi

Agari is the wife of Giichi, who worked for Tazuna as a construction worker on the bridge. When Inari left to look for help in fighting Gato her husband was very reluctant to help, until she asked him if he would really let Inari go in to the dangers of the bridge alone. She continued to tell Giichi how much Inari reminded her of his Father Kaiza. This motivation by Agari prompted Giichi to help, and with him in support of Inari the other citizens of the Wave Country decided to help out as well.

All About Naruto - Did You Know?

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:23:00 +0000

Did you know that the name of Uzumaki Naruto comes from a city in the Tokushima Prefecture of Japan named Naruto? The city of Naruto was founded on March 15th, 1947 and has a population of 64,257 and a density of 474.40 per km�. Naruto is most famous for the Naruto Whirlpools (Uzumaki, hence Uzumaki Naruto), a famous tourist attraction. Naruto also is home to the Ryozenji and Gokurakuji temples, the first two temples of the 88 temples on the Shikoku Pilgrimage that are believed to have been visited by the famous Buddhist monk Kukai, who was born in Zentsuji of the Shikoku Prefecture in 774. The pilgrimage is 745 miles long (1200 kilometers) and traditionally walked, which can take up to 60 days to do completely. Those who do complete the entire pilgrimage are known as o-henro-san and are often recognizable by their white clothing, sedge hats, and walking sticks. Also in Naruto is the Ohnaruto Bridge, a suspension bridge on the route that connects Kobe with Naruto. Completed in 1985 the bridge crosses the Naruto Strait (location of the Naruto Whirlpools) and has a span of 876 meters (2,874 feet), good for being named the 25th largest bridge in the world.

All About Naruto - What It's All About

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:11:00 +0000

Twelve years before the start of the series, a Kyuubi (nine-tailed fox demon) attacked the Hidden Leaf Village. A swing of one of it's mighty tails could raise tsunamis and flatten mountains, chaos reigned throughout the village as it killed many people, until the leader of the Leaf, the Fourth Hokage, defeated it by sacrificing his own life to seal the demon inside a new born child, that child is Uzumaki Naruto. The Fourth Hokage would forever be celebrated as a hero for sealing the Kyuubi and saving the entire village. It was his wish that Naruto would also be respected in the same way he would be, however, this was not the case. Everybody in the village avoided Naruto, regarding him as nothing more than the evil demon fox. The Third Hokage made it a rule within the village that other villagers were forbidden from mentioning this event to anyone, even their own children, however because of the way their parents treated Naruto, they mistreated him as well throughout most of his childhood.

As a result of this Naruto grew up as a lonesome orphan, without friends, family, or acknowledgement of any sort. Nobody would pay any attention to him, so he sought attention in the only way he knew how, through pranks and mischief. However, Naruto's behaviour would come to change after graduating from the Ninja Academy by learning the technique of the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu to save his sensei Umino Iruka from certain death. Naruto learnt two things that day, that the Kyuubi was contained inside him, and that there was someone who cared about him, and understood how he felt. His graduation would become a changing moment and define his world for the rest of his life.

All About Naruto - The Series

noreply@blogger.com (Mighty Naruto) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:49:00 +0000

Naruto is an anime and manga series created by Masashi Kishimoto centered around a loud, hyperactive, young ninja who is in a constant search for both approval and recognition, and with a great aspiration to become Hokage. First published as a manga series in Japan by Shueisha in the 43rd issue of Shonen Jump magazine in November 1999, the Naruto series has risen in popularity exponentially and has since been licensed in the USA (becoming VIZ Media's top selling title) and nearly two dozen other countries, with the anime series currently airing in 18 countries.

Although the anime series debuted on TV in Japan on October 3rd, 2002 nearly three years after the manga series first appeared it has quickly caught up, as each episode can cover up to two chapters. To prevent the series from being pulled off of the air and cancelled completely with no official story to base it upon, as had been the fate (and death) of other anime such as Rurouni Kenshin, the decision was made to produce original content for the anime series to allow the manga time to get far ahead and keep Naruto fresh in the minds of its many fans. Starting with episode 136 there has been over a years worth of filler episodes which tend to cover the supporting characters of Naruto who may not otherwise be seen often. New episodes of Naruto air every Wednesday night during the Golden Time slot at 7:27PM, and movies based upon the Naruto anime series have been released every Summer since 2004.

Naruto made his first English debut on September 10th, 2005 in an hour long premiere on the US cable channel Cartoon Network during the Toonami timeslot at 9PM, followed by an hour long encore (repeat of the first two episodes shown previously) at 10PM. Currently a new episode of Naruto is shown every Saturday at 9PM with an encore presentation at 2AM, along with reruns airing at 10PM Monday - Thursday. It had been announced previous to the premiere that Naruto would hit Canada (a less editted version than the American) before airing in the USA, on the 9th of September, however, due to licensing agreements the premiere was forced back until the 16th on the Canadian YTV. In the United Kingdom a much more heavily editted version of Naruto airs at 8PM on Jetix.