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Naruto Characters | Team 10

2009-05-21T12:22:00.000-07:00

Team 10
Team 10 is a group of Konohagakure ninja led by Asuma Sarutobi. The fathers of Choji Akimichi, Shikamaru Nara, and Ino Yamanaka were also on a team together, and both generations refer to their team using the moniker “Ino-Shika-Cho.” During Part II, Asuma is slain in an encounter with members of Akatsuki, and Kakashi [...]

Naruto Characters | Team 8

2009-05-20T15:45:00.003-07:00

Team 8
Team 8 is a group of Konohagakure ninja lead by Kurenai Yuhi. The members of Team 8 primarily concentrate on tracking, with each of the members’ unique abilities primarily utilized in this role. During Part II, Team 8, minus Kurenai, joins Naruto Uzumaki and Team 7 in their search for Sasuke Uchiha.
Kiba Inuzuka
Kiba Inuzuka [...]

Naruto Characters | Team 10

2009-05-20T15:45:00.001-07:00

Naruto Characters | Team Guy

2009-05-20T15:44:00.004-07:00

Team Guy
Team Guy is a group of Konohagakure ninja led by Might Guy. The members of Team Guy primarily concentrate on taijutsu and weapons due to Guy’s influence, and are a year older than the members of the other Konohagakure teams due to Guy waiting a year before they could take the test to advance [...]

Naruto Characters | Sand Siblings

2009-05-20T15:44:00.003-07:00

Sand Siblings
Kankuro, Gaara, and Temari as they appear in the end of Part I The Sand Siblings are ninja from the village of Sunagakure, and the children of the Fourth Kazekage, the leader of the village. They come to Konohagakure under the supervision of Baki to participate in the yearly ninja exams, and serve as [...]

Naruto Characters | Sanin

2009-05-20T15:44:00.001-07:00

Legendary Sanin
Jiraiya
Jiraiya is a Konohagakure ninja and one of Naruto’s teachers. Kishimoto has commented that out of all the master-pupil relationships he has created in the Naruto series, the bond between Naruto and Jiraiya is his favorite, noting that it makes drawing them “worthwhile.” As a child, Jiraiya was under the tutelage of the Third [...]

Akatsuki

2009-05-20T15:43:00.005-07:00

Akatsuki (Akatsuki? meaning “Dawn” or “Daybreak”) is a criminal organization composed of ten high-level ninja that have defected from their village of origin. The group receives little attention during the first part of the series, only becoming the major antagonists in Part II. Akatsuki members are characterized by their long, dark cloaks bearing red clouds [...]

Deidara

2009-05-20T15:43:00.003-07:00

Deidara
Deidara is a former ninja of Iwagakure. He acted as a terrorist bomber for hire before being forced to join Akatsuki by Itachi Uchiha. Though he came to embrace the organization, Deidara holds a grudge against Itachi and all Uchiha throughout the series, as he feels they look down on his abilities. Upon joining Akatsuki [...]

Hidan

2009-05-20T15:43:00.001-07:00

Hidan is the foul-mouthed partner of Kakuzu and a former ninja of a yet-to-be-identified village. He is a member of the Jashin (Jashin? lit. “evil god”) religion, a religion that worships a deity of the same name and where anything less than death and utter destruction is considered a sin. His religion seems to some [...]

Itachi Uchiha

2009-05-20T15:42:00.005-07:00

Itachi Uchiha is a former ninja of Konohagakure and the partner of Kisame Hoshigaki. Though having spent his early youth as the kindly child prodigy of the Uchiha clan, Itachi is treated as a villain for much of the series. He is initially portrayed as being solely responsible for the slaughter of his entire family, [...]

Kakuzu

2009-05-20T15:42:00.003-07:00

Kakuzu is a former ninja of Takigakure and the partner of Hidan. He has a deep love for money, and uses his membership in Akatsuki as a means to seek out valuable bounties. Because money is the only thing he relies on, Kakuzu dislikes needing to be partnered with someone in Akatsuki. He has killed [...]

Kisame Hoshigaki

2009-05-20T15:42:00.001-07:00

Kisame Hoshigaki is a former ninja of Kirigakure and the partner of Itachi Uchiha. While most Akatsuki partners are hostile towards each other, Kisame and Itachi get along considerably well; Kisame does as Itachi asks of him unquestioningly and always looks out for Itachi’s well-being. While he was still loyal to Kirigakure, Kisame was one [...]

Konan

2009-05-20T15:41:00.002-07:00

Konan is the partner of the Akatsuki leader, Pain, and the only female ninja in Akatsuki. She was orphaned as a child by one of Amegakure’s many wars, forcing her to fend for herself until being found by Jiraiya. Jiraiya trained Konan to take advantage of her natural talent with origami, and as a result [...]

Madara Uchiha

2009-05-20T15:41:00.001-07:00

Madara Uchiha is the founder of Akatsuki and the first possessor of the Mangekyo Sharingan, a rare form of the eye condition unique to the Uchiha. Though it gave him the strength needed to take control of the Uchiha clan, overuse of the Mangekyo Sharingan left him blind, and it was only by taking his [...]

Pain

2009-05-20T15:40:00.004-07:00

Pain is the leader of Akatsuki and the partner of Konan. “Pain” is not a single person, instead being six entirely different bodies that share the same mind. The only common physical characteristics amongst them are their orange hair color, a number of body piercings, and the Rinnegan (Rinnegan? lit. “Samsara Eye”). The Rinnegan, a [...]

Sasori

2009-05-20T15:40:00.003-07:00

Sasori is a former ninja of Sunagakure. His parents died when he was young, leaving him in the care of his grandmother, Chiyo. Lacking the love of parents, Sasori left Sunagakure when he got older and joined Akatsuki where he is initially partnered with Orochimaru. After Orochimaru’s defection he Sasori teamed with Deidara, who looks [...]

Zetsu

2009-05-20T15:40:00.001-07:00

Zetsu is the only member of Akatsuki to regularly act without a partner. This is in part a result of his ability to merge with any object and quickly travel to a new location, a feat few other ninja are capable of. Because of this ability Zetsu serves a variety of different positions in Akatsuki, [...]

Jiraiya

2009-05-20T15:39:00.004-07:00

Jiraiya is a Konohagakure ninja and one of Naruto’s teachers. Kishimoto has commented that out of all the master-pupil relationships he has created in the Naruto series, the bond between Naruto and Jiraiya is his favorite, noting that it makes drawing them “worthwhile.” As a child, Jiraiya was under the tutelage of the Third Hokage, [...]

Tsunade

2009-05-20T15:39:00.003-07:00

Tsunade is a ninja affiliated with Konohagakure and a former teammate of Jiraiya and Orochimaru. As the granddaughter of the First Hokage, she received her grandfather’s necklace as a child; however, the loved ones she gave her necklace to as a gift died, leading to her leaving Konohagakure. She is known throughout the Naruto world [...]

Orochimaru

2009-05-20T15:39:00.001-07:00

Orochimaru is one of the primary antagonists of the Naruto series. To emphasize his role as a villain, Kishimoto worked towards making him appear “pasty and sickly,” part of his theme of distinguishing villains from the protagonists. In the series, Orochimaru is a former ninja of Konohagakure and a student of the Third Hokage. During [...]

Naruto 403 | Tears

2009-05-20T15:38:00.006-07:00

Naruto Chapter 403 - Tears
scene is at naruto’s house. naruto remembers about the 1 vs 1 with itachi.
after they talk about sasuke, itachi asks why he would bring sasuke back. Jiraiya also asked him this ‘your ideas are pipe-dreams’
naruto says to itachi: I won’t go back on my words that’s my ninja way’
itachi smiles slightly
itachi [...]

Yamato

2009-05-20T15:38:00.005-07:00

Yamato is introduced during Part II of the series as a temporary replacement for Kakashi Hatake. After Kakashi’s return, he stays on the team in an additional leadership position. Though “Yamato” is a codename assigned to him for the purposes of joining Team 7, he prefers it as opposed to his real name, Tenzo. During [...]

Sai

2009-05-20T15:38:00.003-07:00

Sai is introduced during Part II of the series as a replacement for Sasuke Uchiha. Having been a member of Root since he was a child, Sai has been trained to not possess or desire any type of emotion or camaraderie. After spending time with Naruto Uzumaki, however, he begins to crave bonds with other [...]

Kakashi Hatake

2009-05-20T15:38:00.001-07:00

Kakashi Hatake is the leader of Team 7 and the sensei of Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura. Kishimoto originally had intended for Kakashi to be introduced earlier in the series, and created him as an easygoing person that would be able to keep the members of Team 7 in check.Kakashi treats his leadership position with a [...]

Sakura Haruno

2009-05-20T15:37:00.005-07:00

Sakura Haruno is the sole female member of Team 7. Kishimoto created her as the heroine of the series, although he has admitted that he has little perception of what an ideal heroine should be. As a child, Sakura was taunted by other children for her particularly large forehead, a feature Kishimoto has tried to [...]