Sasuke Uchiha/Naruto Uzumaki |
∆ Naruto Uzumaki
Naruto Uzumaki (Japanese: うずまき ナルト)
Uzumaki Naruto is the titular protagonist of the manga Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto. As the series progresses, he is a young ninja from the fictional village of Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village). The villagers ridicule and ostracize Naruto on account of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox—a malevolent creature that attacked Konohagakure—that was sealed away in Naruto's body. Despite this, he aspires to become his village's leader, the Hokage, in order to receive their approval. His carefree, optimistic, and boisterous personality enables him to befriend other Konohagakure ninja, as well as a ninja from other villagesNar. Naruto appears in the series' films and in other media related to the franchise, including video games and original video animations (OVA), as well as the sequel Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, where he is the Hokage, and his son, Boruto Uzumaki, is the protagonist.
Naruto Uzumaki
Naruto character Part I (bottom), Part II (middle) and Boruto film and franchise (top) designs by Masashi Kishimoto |
- First appearance
- Created by
- Voiced by
- Notable relatives
Kushina Uzumaki (mother, deceased)
Jiraiya (godfather, deceased)
Hinata Hyuga (wife)
Boruto Uzumaki (son)
Himawari Uzumaki (daughter)
Kawaki (adoptive son)
Hanabi Hyuga (sister-in-law)
Hizashi Hyuga (uncle-in-law, deceased)
Hiashi Hyuga (father-in-law)
Neji Hyuga (cousin-in-law, deceased)
- Ninja rank
Hokage in Epilogue and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
- Ninja team
Sasuke Character
Sasuke Uchiha as seen in Part I (right), Part II (left), and the finale as well as the Boruto film and series (middle)
- First appearance
Naruto chapter 3: Enter Sasuke! (1999)
- Created by
Masashi Kishimoto
- Voiced by
Japanese - Noriaki Sugiyama
English - Yuri Lowenthal
- Notable relatives
Itachi Uchiha (brother, deceased)
Sakura Uchiha (wife)
Sarada Uchiha (daughter)
- Ninja rank
Genin in Part I
- Ninja team
Team 7 (Part I)
Taka (Part II)
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Kishimoto conceived Sasuke as a rival of the series' title character Naruto Uzumaki. Despite Sasuke's dark character development later in the story, Kishimoto avoided portraying him as a villain; he found designing the character challenging and had difficulty creating a suitable look for him. Nonetheless, Kishimoto has grown to enjoy drawing him. In the manga's animated adaptations, Sasuke was voiced by Noriaki Sugiyama in Japanese and Yuri Lowenthal in English.
Sasuke's character has received mixed responses from anime and manga publications. His impressive fighting skills, plot contribution, and rivalry with Naruto Uzumaki received some praise, but he was criticized as a stereotypical rival in the mold of similar characters from other shōnen manga and as exhibiting a cold personality. Nevertheless, Sasuke's characterization in latter parts of the story and more mature personality in the Boruto sequel earned further positive comments. Sasuke has also placed highly in Naruto reader popularity polls and has also been the subject of studies by scholars. Character-based merchandise, including action figures and key chains, has been released.