Naruto characters

The universe of the anime and manga series Naruto is a home to the following fictional characters. Names of Naruto characters are in Japanese order, with the family name before the given name. Names of seiyū (except for Paku Romi) and the name of Naruto's author (Masashi Kishimoto) are written in Western order, with the given name before the family name.

Names of many characters in Naruto are puns, mythical and historical references and the like. The characters themselves often borrow a bit from the story behind the name.

Main Characters

• Uzumaki Naruto – "The loud-mouthed, idiotic, hyperactive, number one ninja in surprising people", and the main character of the series. Former member of the now defunct team 7 and container of the Nine-tails demon fox, who constantly strives for acknowledgement and dreams to one day become Hokage. Disciple of Jiraiya.
• Haruno Sakura – Former member of the now defunct team 7, who is talented with Chakra control and genjutsu and has a huge crush on Sasuke. Has recently become Tsunade's Disciple.
• Uchiha Sasuke – Arrogant, even-minded survivor of the formerly powerful Uchiha clan who wants revenge on his brother, Itachi. Left Konoha to Orochimaru, its enemy, in search of power, and has a complex relationship of rivalry and mutual respect with Naruto, his former team-mate from the now-defunct team 7.
• Hatake Kakashi – A calm and collected Jōnin level shinobi assigned to train team 7. His tragedy of having had lost a close comrade in battle has affected him profoundly through the belief that teamwork is more important than following the rules and his surgically planted Sharingan eye, his skills at using which have earned him the title of "copy ninja". He is also addicted to adult manga.

Other characters

Aburame Shibi

Name: Aburame Shibi, 油女シビ
Age: 39²
Rank: Jōnin²
Height: 181,3 cm²
Weight: 68,9 kg²
Birthday: September 9th
Blood Type: A
Registration #: 005480
Affiliation: Aburame clan, Konohagakure
Signature Ability: Destruction bugs

The father of Aburame Shino. During the Invasion of Konoha he used his bugs to draw the poison from Kankurō's puppet out of the body of his son.

Aburame Shino

Name: Aburame Shino, 油女シノ
Age: 13²
Rank: Genin²
Height: 156,2 cm²
Weight: 45,8 kg²
Birthday: January 23
Blood Type: AB
Registration #: 012612
Affiliation: Aburame clan, Konohagakure
Signature Ability: Destruction bugs

"Damn him, now he's acting all arrogant, like he's the leader or something." – Inuzuka Kiba (Unofficial translation)

Aburame Shino is a cool, collected, confident chūnin from Naruto's graduating year (originally from Yūhi Kurenai's Genin team 8 along with Hyūga Hinata and Inuzuka Kiba) who is quite mysterious and always wears sunglasses. As a part of Aburame clan tradition, at birth Shino was infused with a special type of insects which feed on his chakra and in return, they attack and do other tasks as he commands.

Shino was the only male genin left out of the (failed) mission to retrieve Uchiha Sasuke when the latter decided to become a Missing-nin, and felt some bitterness and guilt over the matter, considering the eventual outcome might have been different had he been sent to help them as well. He apparently has passed a Chūnin exam during Naruto's 2.5-year absence, which- considering his performance during the previous one- was to be expected.

Trivia

• "Shino" is the given name of the samurai Inuzuka of Hakkenden, a novel about a dog samurai. "Aburame" means "oil woman", and it is similar to "aburamushi" (油虫), the word for cockroaches.

Akado Yoroi

Name in japanese: Akadō Yoroi, 赤胴ヨロイ
Age: 23¹
Rank: Genin¹
Height: 180,0 cm¹
Weight: 70,0 kg¹
Birthday: February 21
Blood Type: O
Affiliation: Otogakure
Signature Ability: Chakra Drain

Akadō Yoroi is a part of the three-men team of ninjas from the Otogakure posing as ninjas from the Konohagakure, along with Yakushi Kabuto and Misumi. He possesses a technique that allows him to drain opponents of chakra, however it is unknown (and should be assumed that it isn't) whether it is a real advanced bloodline or not.

Trivia

• The name "Akadō" means "a red armor" and "Yoroi" means "an armor" as well. This may be taken from a group of elite soldiers of Tokugawa Ieyasu who dressed in the red armor to instill fear to the enemy's heart.

Akamaru

Name: Akamaru, 赤丸
Age: 4²
Height: 29,1 cm²
Weight: 5,3 kg²
Birthday: July 7
Blood Type: ?
Affiliation: Inuzuka clan, Konohagakure
Signature Ability: Double beast clone

"Stop acting cool! Just use your dog or whatever." – Uzumaki Naruto
"You will soon regret having ever said that..." – Inuzuka Kiba (Unofficial translation)

Akamaru is Kiba's Nin-dog and a useful companion in the Chûnin exam. Akamaru's heightened senses, such as smell and hearing, along with Kiba's power to communicate with him, make him a powerful tool for gathering and sharing information; he can also sense high amounts of Chakra so he can warn Kiba of a powerful enemy. Akamaru and Kiba almost always attack together and often use Jûjin Bunshin-no-Jutsu (Human Beast Clone Technique) to confuse their opponents.

Trivia

• Kiba and Akamaru were both born on the same day, the Japanese Tanabata.
• "Aka" means "Red".

Akane

Age: ?
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: ?
Blood Type: ?
Affiliation: The Land of the Waves

Akane is a bully from The Land of the Waves that steals Inari's pet dog Pochi. Akane teases Inari before finally throwing Pochi into the sea and forcing Inari to follow. Inari cannot swim, which is what drew Kaiza to save him while Pochi, who Akane renamed "Shooting Star", swam to safety. When Inari regains consciousness, Kaiza says that he has "given Akane a good talking to".

Sasori

Name: Akasuna no Sasori, 赤砂のサソリ, "Sasori of the Red Sand"
Age: ?
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: ?
Blood Type: ?
Affiliation: Akatsuki, Missing-nin from Sunagakure (Hidden Sand)
Signature Ability: Scorpion Tail

Akasuna no Sasori is part of the Akatsuki duo that comes to the Hidden Village of the Sand to capture the Kazekage (Gaara). A former Sand-nin, he became famous as the legendary puppet creator of the Sand's puppet army and created the three puppets Kankurō uses. He attacks using a kind of mechanical scorpion tail and uses the same deadly poison as Kankurō's puppet Karasu. Since he created the battle puppets it is assumed that he must be a Puppet Master, using puppet-type jutsu in battle.

Trivia

• Akasuna no Sasori means Scorpion of the Red Sand.

Akimichi Choji

Name: Akimichi Choji, 秋道チョウジ, Akimichi Chōji
Age: 13²
Rank: Genin²
Height: 156,3 cm²
Weight: 69,3 kg²
Birthday: May 1
Blood Type: B
Registration #: 012625
Affiliation: Akimichi clan, Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf)
Signature Ability: Human Juggernaut (Nikudan Sensha), The Art of Expansion (Baika no Jutsu)

"You're planning to quit? Ah, but then you won't be attending the all-you-can-eat Barbeque..." – Asuma (Unofficial translation)

"Heh heh... We'll let you off the hook if you want to run... Fatty." – Zaku
"What did that guy just say? I... could've sworn he called me..." – Choji
"Eh?" – Zaku
"That word's a big no-no with Choji... if this guy says it again...!" – Shikamaru
"You're welcome to run away... if you can find a hiding place that's big enough... Fatso!!" – Zaku
"I'm not fat!! I'm just pleasingly plump!! Pleasingly plump people unite!!!" – Choji (Viz English manga translation)

Akimichi Choji is a Konoha formerly a part of Naruto's graduating class and Genin team 10 along with Yamanaka Ino and Nara Shikamaru, who has become a Chūnin during Naruto's long absence from the village. He is a great food enthusiast and is almost always found eating something or other; he is usually indifferent until either the opportunity for food introduces itself or he is provoked with his great taboo- derogatory words ridiculing the spatially developed.

His name is spelled as Choji in the Viz manga, and it is spelled as Chouji in Roman characters in the original Japanese anime release. However in official romanji it should be spelled as Chōji.

Trivia

• The name "Akimichi" means "the road in the season of autumn". "Aki" means "Autumn", which is a time of harvest. "Michi" means street, which is where vendors sell food. "Chōji" means "A butterfly (Chō-)" and "the second son (-ji)" added together. Butterflies are insects known to eat sweets. Slim Ino has a name meaning a "boar" and plump Choji is "a butterfly".
• "Ino", "Shika" and "Chō" are the name of three cards needed for a highly prized trick of "Inoshikacho" in the Hanafuda.

Akimichi Choza

Name: Akimichi Chōza:, 秋道チョウザ
Age: 38²
Rank: jōnin²
Height: 183 cm²
Weight: 120,1 kg²
Birthday: April 22
Blood Type: B
Registration #: 005490
Affiliation: Akimichi clan, Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf)
Signature Ability: The Art of Expansion (Baika no Jutsu)

Akimichi Chōza is the father of Akimichi Choji. Like his son he was part of an Ino-Shika-Chō trio, together with Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi.

Trivia

• His name is often thought to be Akimichi Chomaru (or Akimichi Chōmaru). However this name is fanon and it has recently been confirmed by the second official data book that his name is Akimichi Chōza.

Ami

Age: ?
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: ?
Blood Type: ?
Affiliation: Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf)

"Sorry, she has no curves so I mistook her for a vase." – Yamanaka Ino (Unofficial translation)

Ami is a young girl that attended the same Ninja Academy as Haruno Sakura and Ino when they were young. During one of the lessons, where the girls were being taught about flower arrangements, she bullies Sakura. However, Ino, who was picking flowers with Sakura, defends Sakura and throws a bunch of what she tells Ami are poisonous flowers in her mouth, telling her that she mistook her mouth for a vase. Ami panics and runs away, terrified- but in actuality, only the roots of the plant Ino used are poisonous.

Baiu

Name: Baiu, バイウ
Age: 18 (deceased)¹
Rank: Genin¹
Height: 140,3 cm¹
Weight: 188,2 kg¹
Birthday: May 30
Blood Type: AB
Registration #: R2–039
Affiliation: Amegakure
Signature Ability: It's Raining Needles From Heaven (Joro Senbon)

A short, stubby Ninja, he and his team-mates, Sigure and Midare, confront Gaara in the Forest of Death. Not much is known about him, except that he also carries several umbrellas on his back and also, interestingly, what appears to be an oxygen tank. Gaara uses The Coffin of Crushing Sand (Sabakukyū, or "Sand Coffin") followed by Imploding Sand Funeral (Sabakusōsō, "Sand funeral") to kill him (and his two team-mates).

Baki

Name: Baki, バキ
Age: 30¹
Rank: Jōnin¹
Height: 188.2 cm¹
Weight: 80 kg¹
Birthday: July 4
Blood Type: A
Registration #: 38–212
Affiliation: Sunagakure
Signature Ability: Blade of Wind (Kaze no Yaiba)

Baki is the sensei of Gaara, Kankurō, and Temari. During the Chūnin exam, he had confidence in the ability of all of his team members, although he comments on Kankurō not taking the battles seriously enough.

Deidara

Name: Deidara, デイダラ
Age: ?
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: ?
Blood Type: ?
Affiliation: Akatsuki, Missing-nin from Iwagakure
Signature Ability: Kibaku Nendo, Hand-mouths

芸術は爆発だ (Geijutsu wa Bakuhatsu da)
meaning "Art is a Bang" – Deidara (Original Japanese version)

A missing-nin from the Stone Village, she is a part of the Akatsuki duo that comes to the Sand to kidnap Gaara. She is a skilled fighter, utilising clay as her main form off offence to make mobile sculptures that can fight for her or explode. She does this without the use of exploding tags. Deidara is teamed with Sasori and when speaking she tends to end her sentences with "un" (うん).

During the fight with Gaara, her left arm is mangled by Gaara's Coffin of Crushing Sand (Sabaku Kyu), but she still manages to defeat him with ease.

Demon Brothers

Age: 25 years old at start of manga, now 28.5
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: ?
Blood Type: ?
Affiliation: Kirigakure (Hidden Mist)
Signature Ability: Chains

"Our attackers appeared to be Journeymen level ninja of the Kirigakure clan – mist ninjas. They are shinobi renowned for their willingness to fight on until their goal is achieved, even at the cost of their own lives." – Hatake Kakashi (Journeyman refers to the Chûnin level in this sentence) (Viz English manga translation)

Chūnin level ninja, they are Missing-nins formerly of the Kirigakure. Now under the command of Zabuza, another Missing-Nin from the Kirigakure, they contract out their ninja abilities to paying clients. Each wearing a sharp nailed metal gauntlet on opposite arms which are connected by a chain, they operate in cooperation. Surrounding their opponent with the chain, they are able to constrict the chain to the point of severing their target into two or several more pieces. When they attempt to assassinate Tazuna- who Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto and Haruno Sakura were hired to protect- Naruto, it being his first battle, freezes in fear, but Sasuke and Kakashi deal with them easily.

Dosu Kinuta

Name: Dosu Kinuta, ドス・キヌタ
Age: 14 (deceased)¹
Height: 156.0 cm¹
Weight: 49.0 kg¹
Birthday: June 12
Blood Type: A
Affiliation: [[Naruto geography#Otogakure no Sato (Hidden Sound Village)|Otogakure (Hidden Sound)
Signature Ability: Vibrating Sound Drill (Kyomeisen)

"Which do you think is quicker... your sand or my sound?" (Unofficial translation)
"Please accept this as a token of my admiration... and as some reparation for your trouble... and allow us to leave in peace. After what we've done, it may seem a lot to ask... but something big is afoot that merits further investigation and confirmation! I give you my word, on behalf of us all, that if you let us go now... then the next time we face you, we will stay 'till the battle is done, no matter how poorly we fare!" (Viz English manga translation)

Dosu Kinuta (Japn. ドス・キヌタ) is one of the three Genin from the Otogakure (along with Kin and Zaku) who entered the Chūnin exam not for becoming a chūnin, but rather as a part of a mission from Orochimaru to assassinate Uchiha Sasuke (which in a twist turns out to merely be a mission of testing Sasuke's strength, having obtained Orochimaru's curse seal). Dosu was equipped with a special speaker tied to his wrist which served to amplify sound waves and dramatically strengthen his sound-based attacks.

Orochimaru treated him as largely a pawn, even though he was a quite powerful ninja. Dosu's undoing, however, was his own attempt to kill Gaara of the Sand in order to remove him from the chūnin exam, not realising the monstrosity he was actually going up against. His death was quick and unceremonious.

Trivia

• "Dosu" is onomatopoeia for the sound of a sword piercing flesh.

Ebisu

Age: 28 years old at start of manga, now 31.5
Height: 181.4 cm
Weight: 67.5 kg
Birthday: March 8
Blood Type: A
Registration #: 010777
Affiliation: Konohagakure
Signature Ability: Art of the Shadow Doppelganger (Kage Bunshin-no-Jutsu)

"I would never think of doing something like that! Thinking that is proof of you being a closet pervert." – Uzumaki Naruto (Unofficial translation)

A Tokubetsu Jônin level ninja, Ebisu (Japn. エビス) is Konohamaru's tutor. He doesn't like the fact that Konohamaru idolizes Uzumaki Naruto, because he only sees Naruto as the container of the Kyubi. His opinion of Naruto doesn't change when Naruto defeats him with the Ninja Harem after the Ninja Centerfold fails. Later, recommended by Hatake Kakashi as a great teacher, Ebisu begins Naruto's one-month training for the Chûnin Selection Exam final. It is during this time that through being with Naruto and seeing the influence he had on Konohamaru that Ebisu realizes that Naruto is more than just the container of a demon, but that he is an outstanding Leaf Ninja. However, Ebisu does not complete Naruto's training, because Jiraiya takes over by summoning a large toad which tongue-whips Ebisu unconscious. Currently, he has been put in charge of a Genin team with Konohamaru and his two friends as its members.

Trivia

• The name "Ebisu" comes from the Buddhist god "Ebisu" who is usually pictured as a well rounded man with a hammer in his hand that brings wealth and prosperity to believers.

Gaara

Name: Gaara of the Sand (Viz), Sabaku no Gaara, 砂漠の我愛羅, "Gaara of the Desert" (Original)
Age: 15³
Rank: Kazekage³
Height: 148.1 cm²
Weight: 40.2 kg²
Birthday: January 19
Blood Type: AB
Affiliation: Sunagakure
Signature Ability: The Coffin of Crushing Sand (Sabaku Kyu), Imploding Sand Funeral (Sabaku Sōsō), Desert Prison (Sabakuro)

"The pain of being alone... is out of this world, isn't it? I understand your feelings so much it actually hurts... But I have precious people now. I won't let you hurt my precious people even if I have to kill you!" – Uzumaki Naruto (Unofficial translation)

"I fight for my self, I love my self and that's the only love I need" – Gaara (Unofficial translation)

No... ...I still haven't been sated." – Gaara (official VIZ translation)

Gaara is one of the three genin from Sunagakure who show up at the Chūnin exam (along with Kankurō and Temari, his siblings). Having been introduced as a Genin then, he currently serves as the Sand Village's KazeKage.

Contrary to belief, Shukaku is not technically a demon but a sand priest. The soul of the sand priest was sealed inside Gaara at birth similarly to how the Kyūbi was sealed inside Uzumaki Naruto- he shares some similarities with Naruto, such as being rejected and hated by his own village (The only person Gaara thought cared for him, his uncle Yashamaru, was ordered to assassinate him by his own father, letting Gaara know before his death that he was never loved by anybody- he had always resented him for taking away his sister, his mother didn't want to have him and died cursing the village, and his father saw him as nothing more than a tool). But unlike Naruto he withdrew into himself rather than attempting to gain attention and appreciation, and was acknowledged by nobody (as opposed to Naruto, who was acknowledged by his Sensei, Umino Iruka). Gaara had lost all emotion and sense of purpose years ago and filled the gap with the unrelenting goal of killing anybody in the world that was not him. His insomnia- forced upon him by the fact that the demon inside him would eat away at his personality if he were to fall asleep deeply enough- made his personality further unstable.

In Gaara's case, much like in Hyuga Neji's case, losing a close battle against Naruto acted as a most effective form of therapy for a very skewed vision of life. When they fought, Gaara's unending hatred for and alienation from the world eventually waned as a source of power, while Naruto's desire to protect those close to him kept fueling his fighting spirit, even willing to sacrifice his life for them. After losing a close and extravagant battle, Gaara had to be carried away by his Sand comrades, but more importantly, he learns an important lesson of true meaning of power, and to their utter amazement, he apologizes to them. Inspired by Naruto, upon return to the village, he grew a desire to become the next Kazekage to bond and live with the village, and do this by hard work instead of being a "frightening weapon."

Gaara carries a gourd on his back. Instead of water being carried in it, the gourd contains sand and the blood of his enemies. His best combination is Imploding Sand Funeral and Coffin of Crushing Sand. He is one of the most feared and powerful in the Chūnin exam. While he can basically use any sand, for best effect in terms of attacking and protecting himself, as the organization Akatsuki discovered, Gaara was basically limited to the chakra-enhanced sand he carried in his gourd. While such sand increased the speed and power of his attack, this prove to be his only weakness when he was in the Country of Wind, where he is in his element, when his opponent insert a trojan horse into his sand and dealt damage to him directly.

Gaara is responsible for saving Lee from Kimimaro and destroying the latter. His power and his jutsu arsenal increase dramatically from the time of the chūnin exam. He replaces his deceased father as the new Kazekage, but during a battle with an Akatsuki, he is defeated while trying to protect his village from a massive explosion, he exposes his defense and is captured.

Currently, the Akatsuki has Gaara trapped and is performing a jutsu on him. Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi, after two and 1/2 years of hard training, follow the trail of Akatsuki in hopes of saving Gaara.

Trivia

• The name "Gaara" is made up of three Kanji, "Ga" (我, meaning I or me), "A" (愛, more commonly "Ai" meaning love), and "Ra" (羅, used here to mean a demon). Added together, they can mean "I only love myself. I'm a demon." which really explains what kind of character he is.

Gama Family

Gama

Mid level toad that Jiraiya uses to defeat Ebisu (because he annoyed him) at hot springs.

Gamabunta

Gama Bunta, or literally "Frog Boss", is the chief of the toad spirits that are summoned. He is huge, about 50–100 meters high and is used to do battles with the biggest of enemies. Uzumaki Naruto can summon him with his kyubi chakra (whereas with his own, he is only capable of summoning up tadpoles or some of Gama Bunta's small children). Naruto first summoned him in the month long training session with Jiraiya when Jiraiya pushed him over a cliff in order to induce life threatening fear in Naruto so that the kyubi chakra could come out.

Gama Bunta is a grumpy and highly apathetic character. He uses some Japanese words that only a yakuza gangster would use. Still, he is portrayed as an ultimately powerful and positive force.

During first summoning, Naruto demanded to become Gama Bunta's subordinate if he could ride the toad until sundown. Naruto showed his great resilient spirit and almost made it. Regardless, Gama Bunta accepted him as a subordinate.

In the next summoning, Naruto is almost killed by Gaara's Sabakukyō attack when he performs the kuchiyose-no-Jutsu. Gaara is in his full form of Shukaku (although he has not gone to sleep yet). Gama is his usual grumpy self, and shares a dialog with Naruto about the fact that he promised to have a subordinate/mentor relationship with him but only after sharing sake ceremony (which of course is 8 years away, and wouldn't be of any good use to Naruto here and now in the current battle). At which point, Gama Kichi tells his pop that Gaara bullied him and that Naruto saved him. Gama then tells Naruto he will show him all about "Jingi" which is another yakuza term describing a highly argumentative honor code (although its portrayed as a completely positive thing in this anime).

In the next summoning, while drunk from Tsunade's potion, Jiraiya, after summoning Gama Kichi, finally collects his chakra focus and brings out Gama Bunta for battle against Orochimaru's snake demon, Manda.

Gama Kichi

Is the minuscule and cute child of Gama Bunta about the size of Naruto's head . He is a weak creature summoned because Naruto could not focus his chakra during beginning battle with Gaara. Gama Kichi wants to play with Naruto for summoning him.

Gama Tatsu

The weak, inexperienced brother of Gama Kichi, and son of Gama Bunta. Summoned for the first time by Naruto while fighting Orochimaru due to Naruto's inability to focus his chakra. Fixates on snacks after a comment made by Gama Kichi that made him think he'd get one.

Gatô

Age: 48 years old (deceased)
Height: 162.5 cm
Weight: 69.0 kg
Birthday: April 30
Blood Type: A
Affiliation: None
Signature Ability: Hiring Shinobi

"Once we're in hell, I can take my time, and show you over... and over... who is, or is not, 'a baby demon'!" – Momochi Zabuza (Viz English manga translation)

Gatô (Japn. ガトー, pronounced Gatō) is a powerful ship magnate whose shipping company is actually a front for much shadier activity, such as smuggling illegal goods and dealing drugs. He takes control of The Land of the Waves's shipping routes and created a monopoly by isolating the country from the outside world, preventing free import and export and turning it into an impoverished, hunger-stricken country in the process. He is a cruel, greedy man, also responsible for humiliating and killing Kaiza for being the country's hero, traumatising Inari, who saw Kaiza as a father figure, in the process. Gatô is protected by two bodyguards, Zouri and Waraji. Gatô hires Missing-nins from the Hidden-in-the-Mist- including Momochi Zabuza, Haku and the Demon Brothers- to assassinate Tazuna and stop him from finishing to build the bridge which would connect the Land of the Waves to the outside world and allow its economy to recover; however, after Zabuza broke his arms in battle with Hatake Kakashi (who was hired to defend Tazuna, along with Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke), Gatô assumes that Zabuza would be able to do no damage with broken arms and informs him of his plan to dispose of him since, in Gatô's words, "No one cares what I do to your kind once the job is done." Therefore, he calls a swarm of thugs to finish the job. Since Zabuza was still able to wield a kunai in his mouth, this mistake cost Gatô his life. In the manga, Zabuza chopped off Gatô's head with the knife after being struck by several of his cronies. In the anime, Gatô was thrown into the water. Zabuza died, and the renegades were driven away by Kakashi and Naruto. The bridge, dubbed by Kakashi "The land's hope", was completed and named the "Great Naruto Bridge", after Naruto.

His name is spelled with and without a circumflex in the English manga, while in the original Japanese anime his name is shown without a circumflex.

Gekko Hayate

Age: 23 years old (deceased)
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: November 2
Blood Type: ?
Registration #: 011671
Affiliation: Konohagakure
Signature Ability: Dance of the Crescent Moon

"The Dance of the Crescent Moon... and you can use it at such a young age. The shinobi of Konoha seem to be very talented..." – Baki (Unofficial translation)

"We'll be sure to avenge you... Hayate." – Nameless female Black Ops (ANBU) (Unofficial translation)

Gekko Hayate (Japn. 月光ハヤテ, pronounced Gekkō Hayate) was a Tokubetsu Jônin level ninja who served as the judge for the Chûnin exam third stage preliminary matches and suffering from a chronic cough and bags under his eyes, always appeared to be sick. Hayate ended up accidentally eavesdropping on Baki and Kabuto and hearing about the Sound Village and Sand Village's conspiracy against Konoha; he was discovered and, while a talented ninja, was no match for Baki, who killed him using Kaze no Yaiba-no-Jutsu (Wind Blade Technique).

Trivia

• The name "Gekkō" means "lunar light" and "Hayate" means "quick as wind". Both are names of Japanese fighter planes from World War II.

Gi'ichi

A worker and friend of Tazuna. Gi'ichi quit his job working on The Great Naruto Bridge because he feared the consequences of angering Gatô. He later joins Inari in rallying up the villagers to fight against Gatô and push his thugs out of the Land of the Waves for good.

In the English manga, his name is spelled with the apostrophe while in the original Japanese anime, his name is spelled in Roman characters without the apostrophe.

Hagane Kotetsu

Age: 24 years old at start of manga, now 27.5
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: July 21
Blood Type: ?
Registration #: 012050
Affiliation: Konohagakure
Signature Ability: ?

Hagane Kotetsu (Japn. はがねコテツ) and his comrade, Izumo, attempted to hold their very own Unofficial First Test of the Chûnin exam. Before the Chûnin exam has even begun, they used Genjutsu to change the meeting room's number. Later, they tried to persuade the Genin who showed up to quit right there and then. He and Izumo had attempted to pass the Chûnin Exam but failed three times in a row. Now they are Chûnin moderators for the first test. Kotetsu carries two large Kunai-style weapons on his back.

Trivia

• The name "Hagane" means "full metal" (the condition metal is in once it has been properly tempered for sword-making) and "Kotetsu" means "bright steel" (the condition of weapons-grade steel once it has been properly forged, sharpened, and polished).

Haku

Age: 15 years old (deceased)
Height: 155.92 cm
Weight: 43.2 kg
Birthday: January 15
Blood Type: O
Affiliation: Momochi Zabuza
Signature Ability: Demonic Ice Mirrors

"But you should care! That fat scumbag is desecrating him!!! He was your comrade... your partner... he worked for you for years!!!" and later, "He... he really cared about you!!! He was devoted to you!! But you think that's just nothing, that he was nothing. You don't feel a thing! Are you really that heartless? Is that how you get... when your powers are as strong as yours are? He gave his life for you! – Uzumaki Naruto (to Momochi Zabuza) (Viz English manga translation)

Haku (Japn. 白) was a former Hidden Mist Ninja, and a very powerful one at that; he also may have been a former member of the Hunter-nin team. In his first appearance, he masqueraded as a hunter-nin from the Mist village, sent to kill/capture Momochi Zabuza. Haku came from an advanced bloodline and had many special techniques, the most powerful being the Ice Mirrors (Makyō HyōShō Hijutsu, the Demonic Ice Mirrors secret technique), but he also attacked using Ice Needles (Sensatsu Suishō Hijutsu, the Flying Water Needles secret technique) and Senbon (Acupunture Needles). Haku is a master of Acupuncture – he manages to strike Zabuza in such a way that he appears to be dead, but is actually in a death-like state and awakened later.

During Haku's childhood, wars ravaged the Land of the Waves, and since those of advanced bloodlines were commonly used as the most terrifying tools of war, many people irrationally dreaded and hated people of advanced bloodlines. When Haku's father found out that his mother was of an advanced bloodline he killed her and then tried to kill Haku, too, but Haku overpowered him and killed him, instead. He wandered the wave country as an unwanted child until he was found by Zabuza, who agreed to take him in and wanted to merely use him as a tool.

In Zabuza's last battle over the great Naruto bridge, Haku sacrifices his life by taking Hatake Kakashi's Lightning Blade (Raikiri) which was aimed at Zabuza. Haku says he was fighting for his own dream- making Zabuza's dreams come true- but in the end, he fought for the dreams of Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto and Haruno Sakura as well, by putting Sasuke in a temporary death-like state like he does to Zabuza, when he could easily kill him.

Trivia

• The name "Haku" means "white" but also carries the meaning of "blank", or "unwritten" and also "untarnished" . Some say that Haku also means "snow" like the country he was originally born in.
• In the Malay dubbed anime version, "Haku" is called "Shiro". This might have been a mistake by the translators because the Japanese character for "Haku" and "Shiro" are the same.
• Many mistook Haku for being a girl when unmasked including Naruto himself.

Sarutobi – 3rd Hokage

Age: 68 years old (deceased)
Height: 163.1 cm
Weight: 50.6 kg
Birthday: February 8
Blood Type: A
Registration #: 000261
Affiliation: Konohagakure
Signature Ability: Koenma the Demon Monkey, Seal of the Death God

"My precious people? Well... Konohamaru, my grandson over there... and... everybody else in this village." (Unofficial translation)

"Still you do not understand, Orochimaru? There is more to strength than seals and techniques!" (Unofficial translation)

A Ninja who has achieved the name of Kage (Shadow), strongest ninja of a Hidden Village, the Third Hokage (Japn. 三代目火影, or "Sandaime Hokage") was the leader of Konohagakure. Sometimes referred to as Sandaime (3rd) because he was the 3rd of four Konoha ninjas to gain the title Hokage; he was also the 3rd face on the monument carved on the mountain overlooking Konoha Village. In the beginning of the manga and anime, he and Iruka were virtually the only people in Konoha Village to have any sympathy or liking for Naruto. Said to be the strongest among all the generations of Hokages because of his genius, he was called The Professor or even known as God of Shinobi. He had a large and impressive arsenal of jutsu which he had learnt over his many years serving Konohagakure- in fact, he was said to know over 3000 Jutsu's. However, his strength had begun to decrease with his old age, and he was- initially, at least- no match for his former student, Orochimaru, when the latter led the invasion on Konoha.

Having no other choice, the Hokage decided to sacrifice his life to seal Orochimaru's soul much like the fourth did to the nine-tails demon fox. His old age and weakened state (included, but not limited to, being impaled upon Orochimaru's sword) did not allow him to seal Orochimaru's whole soul, however, so he chose to only seal Orochimaru's arms, taking away all of his techniques and losing his life.

The third was previously the student of the 2nd Hokage, and the sensei of- apart from Orochimaru- Jiraiya and Tsunade. The third Hokage has been referred to as Sarutobi, his given name, and even though Sarutobi Asuma also has Sarutobi in his name, Sarutobi is Asuma's family name and so they are not related.

Sarutobi means "jumping like a monkey", and the name may have been inspired by Sarutobi Sasuke. Many aspects of his character are borrowed from the Chinese literature classic Journey to the West.

Trivia

• "Hokage", made up from the words "Ho" (fire) and "Kage" (shadow), refers to shadows created by light casted from flames.
• Masashi Kishimoto originally planned for the Third Hokage to be a dog, but eventually dumped the idea for being "too weird".

Hokage, 4th

Name in Japanese: 四代目火影 (Yondaime Hokage)
Age: ? (deceased)
Height: 179,2 cm
Weight: 66,1 kg
Birthday: January 25
Blood Type: B
Registration #: ?
Affiliation: Konohagakure
Signature Ability: Rasengan, Toad Summoning, Dead Demon Seal (Shiki Fuin), Flying Thunder God Technique (Hiraishin no Jutsu)

"If only the Fourth were here..." – Mitarashi Anko
"Don't say that. He has died and saved this village already." – Third Hokage (Unofficial translation)

The 4th Hokage, also known as "The Yellow Flash of Konoha" (木ノ葉の黄色い閃光, Konoha no Kiiroi Senkō), was the brave Ninja who was responsible for sealing the Nine-tails Demon Fox inside Naruto, is remembered for his heroic acts on the monument which overshadows Konohagakure. Before he performed the seal which would destroy the Demon Fox and himself, he said that he did not want Naruto to be viewed as the container of a monster but as a hero who saved the Leaf Village from annihilation. He was a student of Jiraiya's, and later the sensei of Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Obito, and Rin. Another recent speculation has been that he could be related to Naruto due to the blond hair they both possess and the similarities in their personalities as noted by Jiraiya.

Hoshigaki Kisame

Age: 29 (2nd Data Book)
Height: 195 cm
Weight: 83.1 kg
Birthday: March 18
Blood Type: AB
Affiliation: formerly Kirigakure (Village of the Mist), currently Akatsuki
Signature Ability: various Water jutsu, Samehada

Hoshigaki Kisame, along with Uchiha Itachi attempted to kidnap Naruto for Akatsuki purposes several years ago, but were effectively thwarted by Jiraiya, both in battle and by his mere presence. Kisame and his sword both have shark-like characteristics (teeth and gills for Kisame, and a spiky sword similar to shark skin or teeth.) The sword also has the ability to drain chakra upon striking an opponent.

Hyuga Family

Hyuga Hiashi

Age: 40 years old at start of manga, now 44.5
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: January 8
Blood Type: ?
Registration #: 005159
Affiliation: Hyuga clan, Konohagakure
Signature Ability: Evil Eye (Byakugan or "White Eye")

Hyuga Hiashi (Japn. 日向ヒアシ, pronounced Hyūga Hiashi) is the twin brother of Hyuga Hizashi, but was born into the world first, making him a main house member. He has two daughters, Hyuga Hinata, the elder, and Hyuga Hanabi, the younger; while Hinata should have been the heir by tradition, he picks Hanabi over her because she clearly seems stronger, and goes to the extreme of all but disowning Hinata completely, putting her under Yuhi Kurenai's responsibility. He was also the one to put the Hyuga Curse Seal on his nephew, Hyuga Neji.

When he killed a shinobi from The Land of the Lightning who came under false pretenses of signing a peace treaty and was in fact attempting to kidnap Hinata to gain the secret of the Evil Eye (Byakugan, the "White Eye"), the Lightning country demanded that the body of Hiashi be delivered to them as compensation as directed in the terms of the treaty. Hiashi's brother, Hizashi, volunteered to be killed instead of Hiashi, thus saving his life. Hiashi decided not to tell Hizashi's son, Neji, that his father volunteered to die, until he felt that Neji would be mentally ready to accept this over the much more comfortable belief that the Hyuga main house was responsible for his death. This moment came after Neji's loss to Uzumaki Naruto in battle.

Hiashi took an active role in the war between Konoha and the Sand/Sound alliance, blasting away all hostile forces who dared approach.

During the time between the chūnin exam and Uchiha Sasuke leaving the village, Hiashi seems to have realised that the family bond that should be keeping the clan together had been falling apart, and has apparently set his sights on mending it- apparently taking his elder daughter back in and training his nephew even though he is from the branch house, a former Hyuga clan taboo.

Trivia

• (日向) (Hyūga) means "Sun" and is the name of a city in the Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan.

Hyuga Hinata

Age: 12 years old at start of manga, now 15.5
Height: 147.3 cm
Weight: 37.9 kg
Birthday: December 27
Blood Type: A
Registration #: 012612
Affiliation: Hyuga Clan, Konohagakure
Signature Ability: Evil Eye (Byakugan or "White Eye")

"Let me give you this warning... Quit now. You do not make a good shinobi. You always avoid conflict and seek harmony, and just go along with somebody else's idea. The truth is that you do not want to be here at all, but the exam had to be taken in teams of three, and you couldn't resist the pressure from your two teammates... you are actually now thinking about how you want to be out of this place. Am I not right?" – Hyuga Neji (Unofficial translation)

"You are not the only special guy here. Hinata... was suffering like you. She is from the head family and wanted to change herself because nobody would acknowledge her. That was her motivation, and she fought you even when she was injured. That goes for you too! The branch house should protect the head house, yet you almost killed Hinata in an EXAM! You were trying hard to fight against your fate, WEREN'T YOU?!" – Uzumaki Naruto (to Hyuga Neji) (Unofficial translation)

"I-I'm sorry, Naruto... Kiba didn't mean that the way it sounded..." (Viz English manga translation)

One of the rare people who have had a positive outlook on Naruto when he was largely seen as a good-for-nothing reincarnation of a monster fox is Hyuga Hinata (Japn. 日向 ヒナタ, pronounced Hyūga Hinata), the daughter of Hyuga Hiashi, a former member of Yuhi Kurenai's Genin team 8 and now a Chûnin level ninja. She is a Member of the Hyuga clan, main house, possesses the Evil Eye (Byakugan or White Eye) and can effectively use the Jyuken (Gentle Fist fighting style); And even though her skills have been subpar in the past to the point of her father all but practically disowning her until just recently, she is essentially a talented ninja with a severe problem of self-confidence. Hinata entered her first Chûnin Selection Exam so she can change herself.

If not Naruto's number one fan, Hinata is at least a major contender. Growing up with the major issue of believing in herself as a human being forced unto her by her demanding father, when Naruto started rambling about getting people to acknowledge him and becoming Hokage she was just about the only person who took him seriously. When girls started being interested in boys, usually Sasuke, Hinata found herself developing feelings for Naruto. While the rest of the world pointed at Naruto and laughed, Hinata looked at him in awe and admiration, often while blushing.

Naruto himself, not blessed with the best perceptive abilities in the world (to say the least), introduces her as "a shy, dark, weird girl who always looks away when I look at her" (unofficial translation); and even though she later says and does a number of things that positively impress him, he only gets a glimpse of what kind of a person she is when he witnesses her fight with Hyuga Neji in the preliminary chûnin exams, third stage. In that fight, Hinata says that she entered the fight to change herself, proclaims that she will not run away or take back her words anymore and simply refuses to give up fighting even when the situation seems hopeless, while Neji does his best to mentally attack her and says that dropouts remain dropouts and people cannot change. It is no surprise who of those two Naruto finds himself awed by and cheering for. Hinata suffers critical injuries and loses the fight to the obviously stronger Neji, but the positive impression she makes and the negative impression Neji makes on Naruto are so strong that he makes a promise to her, swearing on her blood that he will beat Neji in battle.

One month later, Hinata sees Naruto again, who is feeling quite bothered because he has an upcoming match with Neji, too. He confides in her that he's starting to doubt himself, and he's only acting strong because he's frustrated from screwing up all the time. She tells him that she does think he is a strong person- who makes mistakes and learns from them. This considerably eases his worries and he leaves, not before saying that he's decided that he really likes people like her. He does not, of course, notice that this has sent her into a blushing, shocked reverie (which comically goes undisturbed even when Kiba arrives, puzzling him greatly).

When Naruto left for his three-year training period with Jiraiya Hinata apparently was on good terms with both her father and Neji, having had settled her issues with both. She also went to see Naruto off personally but ultimately did not gather the courage to actually do it, instead watching him from afar as always and resolving that she must work harder, too- a vow that was to be fulfilled, since she passed the exam and became a Chûnin during Naruto's absence.

Trivia

• 日向 (Hyūga) means "Sun" and is the name of a city in the Miyazaki prefecture in Japan; This Kanji can be read as both "Hinata" and "Hyūga".

Hyuga Hanabi

Age: 7 years old at start of manga, now 10.5
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday:
Blood Type: ?
Registration #: 005160
Affiliation: Hyuga clan, Konohagakure
Signature Ability: Evil Eye (Byakugan or "White Eye")

Hanabi is the second daughter of Hyuga Hiashi, and thus Hinata's younger sister. Despite their difference in years, it has been implied that Hanabi is more powerful than Hinata. Hanabi also means "fireworks."

Hyuga Hizashi

Age: 32 years old (deceased)
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: January 8
Blood Type: ?
Registration #: 005160
Affiliation: Hyuga clan, Konohagakure
Signature Ability: Evil Eye (Byakugan or "White Eye")

"And war was averted... because of Hyuga Hiashi's double, who was sacrificed by the head family... MY FATHER!" – Hyuga Neji (Unofficial translation)

Hyuga Hizashi (Japn. 日向ヒザシ, pronounced Hyūga Hizashi) was the twin brother of Hyuga Hiashi, but he was born second into the world, making him a branch house member; this made his emotions torn, caring for his brother on the one hand but feeling separated and the victim of a terrible injustice on the other. As Hizashi's son, Hyuga Neji and Hiashi's daughter, Hyuga Hinata matured, the relationship between Hizashi and Hiashi became more tense and resentful, as it slowly dawned on Hizashi that his own son, even if he turned out to be the most powerful Hyuga of the next generation (which he did), would never lead the clan. Upon seeing the hatred in Hizashi's eyes, Hiashi activated the Curse Seal on His forehead, paining him to no end and bringing him inches from death.

When Hiashi killed a shinobi from the Land of the Lightning who came under false pretenses of signing a peace treaty and was in fact attempting to kidnap Hinata to gain the secret of the Evil Eye (Byakugan, or White Eye), the Land of Lightning demanded that the body of a Hyuga clan member be delivered to them as compensation. Hizashi volunteered to be killed instead of Hiashi, thus saving his brother's life and ending his own.

Trivia

• 日向 (Hyūga) means "Sun" and is the name of a city in the Miyazaki prefecture in Japan.
• The name "Hizashi" means "strong sunlight" and is specifically used to describe sunlight strong enough to cause sunburn.

Hyuga Neji

Age: 13 years old at start of manga, now 16.5
Height: 159.2 cm
Weight: 45.8 kg
Birthday: July 3
Blood Type: O
Registration #: 012587
Affiliation: Hyuga clan (branch house), Konohagakure
Signature Ability: Evil Eye (Byakugan or "White Eye"), 64 points of divinity, and 128 points of divinity

"Talent is decided at birth... you could say that everything is decided when a person is born. [...] People must live within their own unchangeable flow. the only destiny that every person shares... is death..."

"You're wrong, brother Neji. Because I can see it... it's not me at all... the person trapped and suffering within the fate of the head and branch families is you." – Hyuga Hinata (Unofficial translation)

A Genin at the start of the series, Hyuga Neji (Japn. 日向ネジ, pronounced Hyūga Neji) is the #1 rookie of his Ninja Academy graduating class during the first several volumes of the manga. He is also considered to be the strongest and most talented of all the Konoha Genin who attended the Chûnin exam during that arc, and is the first of them (and currently the only one) to become a Jônin. He is currently on the same team as Tenten, Rock Lee and their sensei, Maito Gai.

A member of the Hyuga Clan, branch house, Neji can never be leader of his clan despite effectively using the Juken and his Evil Eye (Byakugan, or White Eye) being advanced to the point of being able to see the chakra opening points. Neji also has a very powerful defense in the form of the Hakke Sho Kaiten (Heavenly Spin), along with the 64 Hands of Hakke, which effectively seal off a person's chakra points, rendering them useless. But there is a weakness to his Byakugan (360 degree vision), being a blind spot located behind his first thoracic vertebra. He is a very heavy taijutsu user, naturally being proficient in the Leaf's strongest taijutsu style which can only be used with Byakugan. Since taijutsu and his jyuuken are physical attacks, he is a good close range fighter, and a long-range defender with his kaiten.

Neji used to be particularly bitter about his own destiny, forced on him by the fact that his father- Hyuga Hizashi- was born into the world after his uncle, Hiashi, even though they were twins. This made Hiashi a member of the main family and Hizashi- and consequently, Neji- a member of the branch family. In his childhood, Neji had nothing against the main family- probably being too naïve to fully understand the implications of being a branch family member, but as he grew up seeing his father feeling nothing but hatred for his own brother and the main family, he gradually came to resent it himself. His resentment only deepened as he witnessed his father enraged first hand while watching Hyuga Hinata, Hiashi's elder daughter and then the destined Hyuga main family heir, train with her father; for he knew that his own son, Neji, will never be the heir of his clan. Detecting Hizashi's vibes of animosity, Hiashi activated the Hyūga Curse Seal, putting his brother in immense pain as his nerves were being attacked. It was Neji's first encounter with the Hyuga Curse Seal.

It was not until the incident with the Land of the Lightning's and the Land of the Fire's peace treaty, however, that Neji became truly became who he were when he showed up for the Chûnin exams. The two countries, which were at war with one another, apparently decided to sign a treaty, and for this representatives from the lightning country arrived. In the same day, the very same curse seal that tortured his father was put upon Neji himself; and that night, the ambassador from the Lightning country attempted to kidnap Hinata, revealing that the intention of the "treaty" was all along to get into the Fire country and acquire the secret of Byakugan. Hiashi detected the intruder and killed him at once, for which the Lightning country, absurdly, requested payback in the form of a Hyuga clan member's dead body. That day, Neji's father was sent to his death, and Neji grew up believing that his father was sent against his will to protect the Hyuga clan's secret bloodline.

This chain of events drove him to the point of believing that destiny, what we are born as and our features are decided from birth and there's no way to escape or change them. His pent-up hatred reached the stage of attempting to kill Hinata in the Chûnin exam third stage preliminaries, causing lasting damage- not before mentally crippling her with harsh words manufactured to hurt, scare and unbalance her.

In this he acquired the blood-sworn grudge (no less) of one Uzumaki Naruto, who- in true Naruto fashion- was not at all impressed with Neji's sob story, owing to the fact that his own lifestory isn't all that happier. He was suffering from an unremovable seal signifying an inescapable part of his identity and stigmatised on the basis of this as well. When Naruto and Neji actually engage in battle in the third stage main event, Naruto emerges the victor through sheer faith in himself while accepting and embracing who he is (shown through him using Kyuubi's chakra to win).

Realisations and elations rain on Neji that day. Naruto's speeches on the fact that people can change, himself being an obvious in-your-face example for this, combined with his uncle's explanation that Neji's father chose to sacrifice himself for the clan rather than doing it involuntarily, amount to the conclusion that even a bird in a cage, if smart enough and having enough willpower, will open the lock with its beak and soar in the skies again.

The reformed Neji helped Shikamaru and his team consisting of Naruto, Kiba, Choji, and later Rock Lee and Gaara, Kankurou and Temari, on the failed mission to bring back Sasuke from crossing over the Fire Country's borders. He fought and defeated Kidoumaru of the Sound Five and was willing to risk his life for the sake of everyone. He is also apparently on good terms with the main house now, freely speaking with Hinata and even being trained by Hiashi.

During the two and a half years Naruto is away training with Jiraiya, Neji has become a Jônin.

Trivia

• 日向 (Hyūga) means "Sun" and is the name of a city in the Miyazaki prefecture in Japan.
• Neji is the only known Hyuga clan member whose first name does not start with the letter H. His name means "Screw" or "Helix", which probably refers to his Kaiten (Heavenly Spin) technique.

Inari

Age: 8 years old at start of manga, now 11.5
Height: 128.5 cm
Weight: 27.6 kg
Birthday: December 25
Blood Type: A
Affiliation: Land of the Waves
Signature Ability: Crossbow usage

"You figure it's noble to star in a melodrama and treat everyone around you like guests at your pity party? It takes a really big man to sit around and cry... you brat! You big baby!!!!" – Uzumaki Naruto (Viz English manga translation)

Inari (Japn. イナリ) is the son of Tsunami and the grandson of Tazuna. Inari's Father having died before he got to know him, after meeting Kaiza they became very close to each other. Kaiza took a fatherly role in Inari's life and even became close to Tsunami. But when Kaiza was put to death by Gatô, Inari changed. He became a sad and angry boy, with little hope or optimism. Although after experiencing Uzumaki Naruto's character and finding out that Naruto had a past even worse than his, Inari realized the power of will over fate, and that no risk is too great to protect something precious. He therefore grabbed a crossbow and rallied the townspeople, who proceeded to rise up against Gatô's men. Along with Naruto and Hatake Kakashi, they were able to drive away Gatô's thugs.

Trivia

• The name "Inari" comes from a traditional dish of a sweetened riceball or from a Shinto shrine dedicated to a fox spirit called "Inari".

• Inari is the name of the Japanese diety whom all kitsunes work for.

Inuzuka Kiba

Age: 12 years old at start of manga, now 15.5
Height: 151.2 cm
Weight: 43.3 kg
Birthday: July 7
Blood Type: B
Registration #: 012620
Affiliation: Konohagakure
Signature Ability: Beast Clone, Gatsuga

"Who's acting? The way we've trained, no way you can beat us! Hee hee hee!" – Kiba (Viz English manga translation)

A Genin level ninja, Inuzuka Kiba (Japn. 犬塚 キバ) is a member of Kurenai's Team 8. Always accompanied by his ninken(ninja dog) Akamaru, Kiba is able to communicate with him and gain information from Akamaru's heightened senses of smell and hearing. Kiba himself also has heightened senses, and many of his Jutsu involve canine abilities. For instance, by focusing his Chakra to his nose he can multiply the power of his sense of smell thousandfold. When he battled Uzumaki Naruto at the Chûnin exam third stage preliminaries, he was very much at an advantage until his heightened sense of smell backfired due to circumstances invoked by Naruto and involving Methane.
During Naruto's absence, he appears to also have been promoted to Chûnin.

Trivia

• Kiba and Akamaru were both born on the same day, the Japanese Tanabata.
• The name "Inuzuka", meaning "house of dogs", belongs to a clan which was one of the most powerful in the Chiba prefecture during the Edo period. They were known as "dog warriors" and worshipped Inu, a deity representing the zodiac sign of the dog. The name "Inuzuka" also originates from Hakkenden, a novel about a dog samurai. Kiba means "fang" in Japanese.

Jiraiya

Age: 50 years old at start of manga, now 53.5
Height: 191.2 cm
Weight: 87.5 kg
Birthday: November 11
Blood Type: B
Registration #: 002301
Affiliation: None (but loyal to Konoha)
Signature Ability: Rasengan, Frog summoning, Stomach of the Giant Toad

"One of Konoha's legendary three... He's an opponent you may be able to face evenly, but I'm not sure about myself. Where we fight him doesn't matter." – Hoshigaki Kisame (to Uchiha Itachi) (Unofficial translation)

A Jônin level Ninja and a former student of the 3rd Hokage, he, Orochimaru and Tsunade are known as the "legendary three" (the Sannin), while Jiraiya himself is known as the Frog Sage (Sennin). Having left Konohagakure for as of yet unknown reasons, he became an author of adult manga- his most popular work being "Make-Out Paradise", which Hatake Kakashi enjoys. When he reappears, Jiraiya is in Leaf Village spying on women bathing as "research" for his next novel. It is at this point that fate arranges for his meeting with Uzumaki Naruto. He removes the Goguofûin (Five Part Seal) that Orochimaru put on Naruto during the second part of the Chuunin exam in the Forest of Death, which prevented him from using Kyubi's chakra and made his chakra unstable. He also gives him special training for the last trial of the Chûnin Selection Exam which includes Naruto tapping into some of Kyubi's strength at will and Kuchiyose-no-Jutsu (the Summoning Technique).

After the death of the Third Hokage, the village elders asked Jiraiya to lead them and take up the title of the Fifth Hokage. Jiraiya declined, and instead promised to search for Tsunade (another one of the Sannin) whom he thought would do a better job as Hokage.

Trivia

• The name "Jiraiya" means "young thunder" and comes from a name of a famous Ninja from Japanese literature, who excelled in summoning a giant toad (the toad itself was sometimes called "Jiraiya"). In that story, Jiraiya and Tsunade were a married couple.
• The kanji on Jiraiya's forehead protector (油) means "oil", which probably has to do with the usage of toad oil for medicine.
• The kanji of his name has a double meaning as "coming on one's own", which describe his personality greatly: who may appear and disappear from Konoha at any time.

Jiroubou

Age: 14 (deceased)
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: ?
Blood Type: ?
Affiliation: Sound Village, Sound 4(5)
Signature Ability: Earth Barrier Clay Prison, Chakra Absorption, Cursed Seal, Cursed Seal Level 2

Jiroubou is a member of the Sound 4, Orchimaru's elite group of ninjas. His physical strength is unbelieveable, and he is even able to hold up a mountain-sized Chouji. His fighting style consists mostly of basic physical strikes supplemented with the ability to use his chakra to hold the earth solid. He tears boulder-sized chunks of dirt out of the ground to throw, creates barrier by tearing up massive sheets of rock, and can apparently drain chakra. He dislikes it when Tayuya bad mouths him and he always critizices her when she does.

When in Cursed Seal Level 2 form, his skin is red, his hair becomes a mane down his back, his eyes turn black and he has 10x his normal strength in this form.

Kaiza

Age: 30 years old (deceased)
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: ?
Blood Type: ?
Affiliation: Land of the Waves
Signature Ability: Arm usage

"If something is truly precious to you... even if you lose your life... with these two arms you must protect it!". (Unofficial translation)

A fisherman who came to the Land of the Waves, Kaiza became known as the "Hero of the City" in which Tazuna, Inari and Tsunami lived. Kaiza also became a father figure for Inari, and taught him the principles of being a man. Accused of being a terrorist against the Gatô Corp., he was executed publicly by Gatô's men and under his orders. In the death of Kaiza, the source of the city's courage, so too died the bravery within the hearts of the people. It was from this point that Gatô's will truly dominated the Land of the Waves.

Kankuro

Age: 14 years old at start of manga, now 17.5
Height: 165.0 cm
Weight: 60.0 kg
Birthday: May 15
Blood Type: B
Affiliation: Hidden Sand
Signature Ability: Puppeteering

"You're interesting. I like you." – Kankuro
"You're not interesting. I don't like you." – Uzumaki Naruto (Unofficial translation)
"That's enough! Just for once, Gaara... listen to what your big brother tells you!" -Kankurou, to Gaara (official VIZ translation)

Kankuro (Japn. カンクロウ Kankurō) is Gaara's brother and a powerful Shinobi from the Hidden Sand Village. Despite his incredible strength, he is still very much afraid of Gaara. He carries a strange thing on his back called "Karasu", which is basically a marionette which he can use in combination with a technique similar to Kawarimi-no-Jutsu; he grabs his opponents with Karasu and then transforms Karasu in to whatever he pleases. He then unveils himself from the bandage and finishes his opponent off. He is also able to utilize devices implanted in the puppets, such as hidden knives, poison gas launchers, and heads and arms that can be independently used as projectiles. He later uses it in conjunction with another puppet called Kuroari, or Black Ant, which is a non-lethal trapping unit that holds opponents still for Karasu. There is a third puppet named Salamander, but it has never been seen used. This prove to be a disadvantage when he fought against the Akatsuki member Sasori of the Red Sand, who had created the puppets Kankuro used.

During the failed mission to retrieve Sasuke when he left Konohagakure, Gaara, Kankuro and Temari appeared to help the struggling leaf genin. Kankuro in particular appeared just in time to assist Kiba in his hopeless battle against Sakon (and Ukon), defeating them. When Naruto returns to the village two and a half years later from his training with Jiraiya, he discovers that Kankuro has become a Jounin.

Kankuro's name in the English manga is usually spelled Kankuro but is sometimes spelled as Kankurou. His name in the original Japanese release of the anime is spelled Kankurou in Roman characters.

Trivia

• "Kankuro" is a name of famous ninja and he often was pictured as a ninja with a "Karasu" (a crow) as his pet. "Kankuro" is also the name of many famous Kabuki actors which shows in his face paint and quirky style of speech in the original Japanese.

Kazekage (former)

Age: 40 years old (deceased)
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: March 29
Blood Type: ?
Affiliation: Hidden Sand
Signature Ability: ?

The previous leader of the Hidden Sand Village. Kazekage translates to "Wind Shadow", though this is merely a title given to him because he is the leader of the Hidden Sand Village. The father of Gaara of The Sand, Temari and Kankuro, it was his design that made Gaara what he is. With the military forces of Sand Village being scaled down by the Daimyo(Lord) of the Wind Country, Kazekage realised that they must increase the quality of each Ninja to maintain a military force. As more time passed, the Daimyo started commissioning Leaf Village with request he should have been making to Sand Village. On top of this he began cutting back on the Sand Village's budget. Kazekage realized that if he didn't act quickly, Sand Village would be in danger of disappearing. So, joining with the Sound Village, Kazekage plans to attack the Leaf Village in order to teach the Daimyo a lesson and to re-establish the Sand Village's military force.

Things, however, definitely do not go as planned for him. Just before the chûnin exam's third stage, where his attack is planned to take place, he is betrayed and assassinated by his ally, Orochimaru, who steals his identity. Ironically, the son whose life he made miserable- Gaara- becomes the new Kazekage in his place.

Kaguya Kimimaro

Age: 15 (deceased)
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: ?
Blood Type: ?
Affiliation: Sound Village, Sound 4(5)
Signature Ability: The 5 Dances

Kimimaro is the 5th and last member of the sound 5. He is the sole survivor of the Kaguya Clan, the clan who can manipulate their bodies skeleton frame. He is well suited for close combat fighting and distant fighting. Since he can regenerate and make new bones, he has an endless supply of bones he can use against his opponent. Kimimaro's only weakness is the sickness that he constantly suffers from. The sickness seems to have been recently developed, as he was once a prime candidate for Orochimaru's next host. He has a devout devotion towards Orochimaru as he was the only person to care and inspire him. His dances included the Camelia, a dance using spikes of bone projecting from the palms, and the Pine, which involved sprouting a great number of bone " horns" from across his body and spinning at high speed.

Kin Tsuchi

Age: 14 years old (deceased)
Height: 150.0 cm
Weight: 39.0 kg
Birthday: July 6
Blood Type: O
Affiliation: Otogakure
Signature Ability: Genjutsu bells

(Japn. キン・ツチ). A Genin level ninja, not much is known about this Sound Ninja. She is in the Chûnin Selection Exam on a mission with her comrades to kill Sasuke. In the third stage preliminaries she is matched against Shikamaru, who defeats her through his Kagemane no Jutsu by contracting his shadow and sneaking it under the string attached to a needle she threw; she did not notice that a string at that height wouldn't cast a shadow.

Kin is later killed by Orochimaru, her master, in order to be one of the sacrifices needed to summon the first two Hokage from their graves to fight for him.

Trivia

• Kin is named for the sound of metal clashing.

Kidomaru

Age: 14 (deceased)
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: ?
Blood Type: ?
Affiliation: Sound Village, Sound 4(5)
Signature Ability: Ninpou: Kumo Nenkin; Ninpou: Kumo Shibari

Kidōmaru is another ninja of Orochimaru's elite shinobi; the Sound four. He enjoys playing with his enemies before he kills them. Kidōmaru skills are spider-like since he posesses six arms and the ablity to make webs. Kidōmaru uses his webs to protect the sound four and Orochimaru. The webs can be used defense wise and offense wise. He has a special type of metal like liquid which runs all through out his body, he can use this liquid to make his webs as well. As soon as it reaches out side of his body it automatically starts hardening with the chakra which flows with in him. This hardened metal like version of the web can be fabricated into body armor, throwing knives, or his especially deadly bow and arrow. His abilities are not a bloodline limit, but clan-related. The name of his clan is unknown.

Konohamaru

Age: 8 years old at start of manga, now 11.5
Height: 128.8 cm
Weight: 27.8 kg
Birthday: December 30
Blood Type: B
Affiliation: Konohagakure
Signature Ability: Ninja Harem (Oiroike no Jutsu, or Sexy no Jutsu)

The grandson of the 3rd Hokage, Konohamaru (Japn. 木の葉丸) feels he is unacknowledged for that exact reason. Although he was still only in the Ninja Academy, he constantly attempted to surprise attack his grandfather so he can defeat him and acquire the acknowledgement of the Hokage name. Tutored by Ebisu, it is only through Uzumaki Naruto's influence that Konohamaru realized that there will be no short-cuts to becoming Hokage. That is a dream that will take many years of hard work and discipline to realize. Konohamaru hangs out with two friends, named Udon and Moegi. All three have become Genin and are in the new team formed under Ebisu as their mentor and leader.

Maito Gai

Age: 26 years old at start of manga, now 29.5
Height: 184.0 cm
Weight: 76.0 kg
Birthday: January 1
Blood Type: B
Registration #: 010252
Affiliation: Konohagakure
Signature Ability: Gouken

"Do not underestimate him." – Uchiha Itachi (Unofficial translation)

Sporting very thick eyebrows, an exceedingly unconventional persona and a very shiny haircut, Maito Gai (Japn. マイト・ガイ) is a jônin who is the rival of Hatake Kakashi and the sensei of a team consisting of Rock Lee, Hyuga Neji and Tenten (though he has, by far, bonded with Lee the most- it was under Gai's guidance that Lee started tapping his potential at all, having been subpar in all ninja categories up to then). Gai tends to appear accompanied by Nin-kame, a gigantic red turtle (his summon), and has several odd mannerisms- including, but not limited to

• Giving the thumbs up and smiling with teeth so white they give the proverbial "ting",
• Punching Lee for various reasons and immediately bursting into tears and hugging him,
• generally over-reacting, even by anime character standards.

Gai claims to have a record of 50 wins and 49 losses against Kakashi, though it is unclear what sorts of competitions are included in this figure (it is shown in the manga that virtually every sort of competition was fair game, even Rock-Paper-Scissors). He believes that "hard work without believing in yourself is worthless", and though he uses the terms "youth", "power" and "explosion" a lot, he sadly notes that his own exploding youth power seems to have, predictably, been fading.

Trivia

The name "Maito" is from "mighty" and together with "Guy", becomes "a mighty Guy", a joke aimed at the "hot-headed hero" archetype that appears in many movies and anime.

Mitarashi Anko

Age: 24 years old at start of manga, now 27.5
Height: 167.0 cm
Weight: 45.8 kg
Birthday: October 24
Blood Type: A
Registration #: 011226
Affiliation: Konohagakure
Signature Ability: Twin Snakes Kill Each Other

"Oh, my dear! Jealous? After all this time... are you still angry that I used you and abandoned you?" – Orochimaru (Viz English manga translation)

A Tokubetsu Jônin level ninja, Mitarashi Anko (Japn. みたらしアンコ) is the examiner for the second part of the Chûnin Selection Exam in which