1. Kakashi used to have a slogan. 565w5m
During earlier drafts of Naruto, Kakashi would end his sentences with “gozaru,” a polite and old fashioned mannerism. 5q5p1x
2. Chouji’s dad is part of the group that wanted to kill Naruto in Chapter 1. 5h1m26
This is on page 38 of chapter 1. 3135b
3. Naruto’s favorite ramen shop “Ichiraku” exists in real life. 3o406i
Ichiraku is a ramen shop in Kyushu near the university that author Masashi Kishimoto graduated from. 6q4z1n
4. Shikamaru’s IQ is above 200. 2q6z73
Just to put into perspective, Bill Gates is rumored to be around 170. 50701k
5. One of the scroll hangings in Sasuke’s room is different in the anime and manga. 6t6r1v
In the manga,the scroll on the far left says “Director Date!!” (director of the anime). 216x4j
In the anime, the scroll was changed to say “Kishimoto Sensei!!” (Authors are referred to as “sensei”) 3c2b4n
6. If he takes his hood off, Kankuro’s hairstyle looks like Naruto’s. e583w
Kankuro has a dramatic, unique look, but underneath that big hood his hair is surprisingly normal! cv45
7. Asuma’s cigarette is never lit in the official American version 3tl4g
The smoke effects were specifically edited out. 474y3g
8. A pair of twins played Sakura’s part in Naruto: the Musical (2006) 543z1u
The twin singers Mikura Mana and Mikura Kana (Manakana) were double cast as Haruno Sakura! 5e6wh
9. The reason only Hinata appears in the Naruto ending song “Jitensha” (Bicycle) is because the anime staff contained a lot of Hinata fans. 1x3vf
On that note, Kurenai’s class (Hinata included) does not get many s in the manga, but gets more screen time in the anime because of the anime staff. 492f4w
10. Team Seven (Naruto’s team) was the first group to have been ed by Kakashi. a4j4k
Kakashi didn’t “boneheads that just did whatever they were asked to do.” 2h39o
11. Kakuzu’s techniques are named after the series Mobile Suit Gundam. 2s1x5k
For example, Earth Grudge Fear (jiongu) was named after the gundam MSN-02 Zeong. 4e3k1u
12. Neji’s forehead marks are different in the anime and manga. 2r653l
They changed it in the manga because they felt the swastika was too strongly associated with Nazis. 6x1e1b
13. The toads all have namesakes. 5l11p
* Gamabunta = Bunta Sugawara 1q5z3p
* Gamaken = Takakura Ken a2r53
* Shima = Iwashita Shima 1o2mg
They were famous actors (and actress) in the 80s and 90s. 466k5b
14. Naruto's trademark "Kage Bunshin" is actually a Jōnin level technique. 5v3y
15. The tallest shinobi in Hidden Leaf is Ibiki Morino 4k362q
Height: 193.5cm (~6’4”) 6p4l20
Weight: 88kg (194lbs) 5c1j4i
16. Naruto wasn’t supposed to be a ninja. 3u5o68
At first, Naruto Uzumaki was supposed to be able to use a form of magic instead of ninjutsu. But the author thought this was confusing, so just made Naruto a ninja. 1y2f1k
17. The anime almost got cancelled. 2yy56
A certain organization was not happy at the high amount of deaths in the series, and issued a complaint, requesting one of the sponsors of the show to pull their funding. 2r4y38
18. Sanji from One Piece was supposed to be named Naruto. n2x40
The character Sanji was originally named Naruto as his eyebrows are curly. But since Naruto was released around the same time, The author of One Piece changed his own character’s name to Sanji. c1v45
19. The Naruto BGM was chosen with overseas viewers in mind. 5z2z36
The producers of the anime had already planned on releasing Naruto outside of Japan from the start, so they sought out music that contained a lot of Japanese instruments such as taiko, shakuhachi, and shamisen because they would be a more unfamiliar experience for non-Japanese people. 2435a
20. The Legendary Sannin are a reference to an old novel. 455v3d
