Naruto

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Naruto is an anime and manga series that follows young ninja Naruto Uzumaki through a coming-of-age story. He learns how to become a masterful ninja from being under the tutelage multiple mentors, trial-and-error, and training to accomplish his life-long dream: become Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village. Naruto grows alongside his fellow ninja Sakura Haruno, Sasuke Uchiha, and his many other ninja friends who come to respect him as they all begin to reach maturity. Started in 1997 as manga by author and illustrator Masashi Kishimoto, Naruto the manga series spanned for 72 volumes and the anime for 220 episodes (5 seasons) before it ended in 2007 and was replaced by the Naruto Shippuden anime and manga.

Basics of Naruto
For the starteriest of all starters, almost all of the main characters are a type of Asian fighter called ninja. These ninja all live in different villages that were built in varying biomes. The villages' names and physical appearance are based on the biomes that they're in. For example, Naruto's village, the Hidden Leaf Village, is located in a forest-like area, hence its name. Ninja also use abilities that are called jutsu and require chakra, a body-based energy, to fight or do other work. Jutsu can range from healing allies to physically altering the terrain. These jutsu are used commonly when ninja are in battle, but can also be used in everyday life.

Characters
The Detached - Sakura Haruno. Some fans criticize her for not really doing much except being a Support Character. She fights alongside her friends, but she never has an opportunity to show her independence. However, Sakura does make a vow that she won't be so borderline useless to her friends. She was right.

The Edge - Sasuke Uchiha. This guy's so edgy, he might've cut himself... on himself.

The Girl Who's Actually A Guy - Haku. With his mask on, it's pretty much a 50/50 split what his gender could be as his face is covered. But with it off, just about anyone who first lays eyes on him would be quick to say that he's a girl. But no.

The Lamb - Hinata Hyuga. The only one who truly liked Naruto throughout the entire series. Ever since she was a little baby, she had interest in him. Romantic interest. Eww.

The Mentor - Kakashi Hatake and Jiraiya. Kakashi was Naruto's first mentor, teaching him about the basics of the ninja world. Then Jiraiya taught Naruto more advanced topics like summoning and how to use Rasengan.

The Musician - Tayuya [Downplayed]. Although she doesn't fit the technical definition of a Musician, Tayuya still plays music from her demon flute that she uses in battle. It can be understood why she holds on to it so tight — she'd be next to useless without that thing.

The Perv - Jiraiya. Naurto's second Mentor, Jiraiya starts out (and is always like) a Perv, taking every chance he can to take a peek at women. His perving habit got so bad that Naruto, the man himself, had to shame Jiraiya for his pervy ways, even giving him the nickname "Pervy Sage" early on in their mentor-pupil relationship.

The Robust One - Choji Akimichi. Don't call him fat! No, seriously, don't do that — that's his Trigger Word. If you call him that, he'll let you know when you Done Goofed. Oh, how he will let you know. Now that's the THIRD F-word we can't say.

The Sinister - Gaara. The jinchuriki of Shukaku, the One-Tail Tailed Beast, Gaara has been shown to be soulless-like, barely showing any emotion, and never feeling sympathy for those he killed. He freaks the fuck out when he first feels pain in years.

Misc.
Girl v Girl Rivalry - Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka. They both competed for Sasuke's affection when they're young, yet both agreed that they, along with almost everyone else in the Leaf Village, hated Naruto for being a jinchuriki as well as other reasons.

Hidden Face - Kakashi Hatake. Kakashi's face is covered up by a mask-like fabric that hides all but his right eye from view. His left eye, when needed, is shown at times, but his mouth is never revealed. This mouth mystery is what once drove Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke to try and unmask their sensei so they can finally Die In Peace knowing what the bottom half of his face looks like.

I've Got A Demon In My Soul - Jinchuriki. Jinchuriki are people who carry Tailed Beasts inside them. They may be shunned by society and forced to isolate themselves, like Naruto, or are used primarily as a force to be reckoned with, like Gaara.

The Title Warned Us - The anime and manga have been named after their hero, Naruto Uzumaki.