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Naruto follows Naruto Uzumaki, a loud orphan from the Hidden Leaf Village (Konoha) who wants to become Hokage, the village leader. The story opens at the ninja academy and quickly places Naruto in Team 7 with Sasuke and Sakura, led by Kakashi. Most of the young cast is organised into three-person squads of genin with one teacher each: Team 7, Team 8, Team 10 and Team Guy make up the generation fans call the Konoha 11. Around them are the three Legendary Sannin, ninja from other villages such as Gaara of the Sand, and dangerous groups like the Akatsuki. This page covers 17 of the characters people search for most, with their role, personality, abilities and key relationships, described as they first appear and without spoilers. Japanese voice actors are listed for each, plus Brazilian dub voices where a source names them.
The title character. Naruto is an orphan who plays pranks around Konoha to get noticed, because most villagers treat him coldly. He wants to become Hokage so everyone has to acknowledge him. He is stubborn, cheerful and refuses to give up, and his signature move is the Shadow Clone Jutsu. In Team 7 he treats Sasuke as his rival and openly has a crush on Sakura.
The third member of Team 7. Sakura is smart, excellent at theory and has very precise chakra control, but early on she cares more about impressing Sasuke than about training. She has a sharp temper and often snaps at Naruto. Over the series she works to stop being the weakest member of the team and finds her own strengths as a ninja.
A member of Team 8 and heiress of the Hyuga clan, whose Byakugan lets her see the flow of chakra. She is shy, gentle and unsure of herself, speaks softly and nearly faints around Naruto, whom she quietly admires for never giving up. She struggles under family pressure, but grows more confident and shows a courage that surprises her classmates.
A member of Team 10 with Ino and Choji. He calls almost everything a drag and would rather watch clouds than train. Behind the laziness is one of the sharpest minds in the series: a fast strategist who loves shogi. He uses the Nara clan's shadow techniques to pin enemies in place and tends to win fights by planning every move in advance.
Naruto's teammate in Team 7 and the top student of their academy class. As the last known survivor of the Uchiha clan, he is quiet, aloof and driven by one goal: becoming strong enough to face his older brother Itachi. He uses fire-style techniques and awakens the Sharingan, his clan's special eye. His rivalry with Naruto, part contest and part friendship, drives much of the story.
A ninja from the Hidden Sand Village who comes to Konoha for the Chunin Exams with his siblings Temari and Kankuro. At first he is frightening: cold, isolated and guarded by sand that moves on its own to block attacks. Like Naruto, he grew up rejected by his own village. That shared past makes him one of the protagonist's most memorable rivals.
A member of Team Guy and a prodigy of the Hyuga clan, as well as Hinata's cousin. He masters the Byakugan and the Gentle Fist style, which strikes an opponent's chakra points. Early on he believes everyone's fate is fixed from birth and treats others with cold arrogance. That view of the world puts him in direct conflict with Naruto's stubborn optimism.
Team 7's teacher, an elite ninja known as the Copy Ninja because the Sharingan in his left eye lets him copy enemy techniques. He shows up late, reads his favourite novel in public and seems relaxed about everything, yet becomes sharp and tactical in a fight. His first lesson, the bell test, teaches the team that working together matters more than individual talent.
A teacher at Konoha's ninja academy and the first adult to really see Naruto. Iruka also grew up as an orphan, so he understands the boy's loneliness and starts treating him almost like a younger brother, often buying him ramen at Ichiraku. He is strict in class but kind. Their bond anchors the early episodes and gives Naruto someone to trust.
One of Konoha's three Legendary Sannin and Naruto's teacher for a large part of the story. Jiraiya writes novels, loves dramatic introductions and acts like a clown, but he is an extremely strong ninja. He summons giant toads and teaches Naruto the Rasengan. The two travel together, and their relationship mixes scolding, comedy and real respect.
Team Guy's teacher and Kakashi's self-declared rival, always challenging him to contests of every kind. He wears a green jumpsuit, strikes dramatic poses and talks about the power of youth. Behind the comedy he is a top-level taijutsu master. He treats Rock Lee as his disciple and almost as a son, and the two often end up crying together.
One of the three Legendary Sannin, known for enormous physical strength and for being the best medical ninja of her generation. She first appears far from Konoha, wandering, gambling and losing money, tired of ninja life. She is hot-tempered, blunt and caring underneath. Meeting Naruto and Jiraiya forces her to face her past and decide her place in the village.
A member of Team Guy who cannot use ninjutsu or genjutsu at all. To make up for it, he trains taijutsu, hand-to-hand combat, past every normal limit. He copies his teacher Guy's green jumpsuit and haircut, talks constantly about youth and never skips a training session. He challenges Sasuke early on and became a favourite symbol of hard work for fans.
The Nine-Tailed Fox, a creature of immense chakra that attacked Konoha years before the story begins and was sealed inside Naruto as a newborn. Its name, Kurama, comes up later in the series. Because of it, villagers treat Naruto with fear and contempt. Grumpy and proud, the fox sometimes lends the boy its power when he is in serious danger.
The third Legendary Sannin and one of the first major villains. A genius obsessed with learning every jutsu in existence, he left Konoha and carries out forbidden experiments. He speaks softly, moves with an unsettling calm and fights with snake techniques. During the Chunin Exams he shows a dangerous interest in Sasuke, which becomes a lasting threat to Team 7.
Sasuke's older brother and a member of the Akatsuki, a group of rogue ninja. A prodigy of the Uchiha clan, he uses the Sharingan at a level few can match. Sasuke blames him for the tragedy that destroyed their family and trains to catch up with him. Calm, quiet and usually paired with Kisame, Itachi first appears as a threat far beyond the young ninja.
Team 7's first serious opponent. A rogue ninja from the Hidden Mist Village, known as the Demon of the Hidden Mist, he carries a huge sword and attacks silently from inside thick fog. He is hired to kill the bridge builder Tazuna during the team's first real mission. Together with the young Haku, he shows Naruto how harsh the ninja world can be.
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