Naruto and Hinata
Hinata Hyuga
- Age: 12-13 in Part I, 15 in Part II
- Rank: Chunin
- Seiyu: Nana Mizuki
- Voice actor: Stephanie Sheh
Hinata Hyuga is the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan’s main branch, and thus is the heiress of the clan. Her father trained her to use the clan’s more basic abilities such as the Gentle Fist style of combat, though in time he came to deem her a lost cause and abandoned her to Kurenai’s care as he began training her younger sister instead. Throughout her early time in Team 8, Hinata’s lack of self-confidence and unwillingness to fight bring her failure in every mission she is assigned. In an attempt to change herself Hinata enters the Chunin Exams, where she is forced to fight against her cousin, Neji Hyuga. Although Neji easily outmatches her and taunts her for the battle’s duration, Hinata perseveres in an attempt to prove her own worth. After recovering from the wounds she receives, Hinata continues training to improve herself. Her efforts eventually allow her to acquire a better relationship with her father, who encourages her to continue working on improving herself.
Hinata has a long-standing crush on Naruto Uzumaki, which has been present since their time in the Academy. Her feelings for him are rooted in his determination, confidence, and strength, all of which she feels she lacks. Despite her rather obvious feelings, Hinata has yet to openly admit that she likes Naruto, though many characters have been shown to be aware of it. Similarly, Naruto has remained completely oblivious to Hinata’s feelings, identifying her blushing as just her being weird, though he now enjoys her company more than he once did. Hinata tends to break away from her usually timid self when around Naruto, such as going out of her way to help him or putting more effort into something because he is nearby. She also becomes more assertive on Naruto’s behalf and never hesitates to defend him, even to himself. Naruto also acts as a key component in her quest to better herself, as she trains so that she can be like him and impress him at the same time.
In the anime, her training eventually results in her creation of Protection of the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms (Shugohakke Rokuj?yon Sh?), a combination of the Hyuga clan’s more powerful techniques. With it, Hinata creates blades of chakra that she can use to hit any target in her Byakugan’s field of vision. Due to the speed at which these blades move as well as the amount of control she has over them, Hinata can use this technique to attack and defend simultaneously.
Before her appearance Masashi Kishimoto had intended not to make her a ninja and to give her normal clothes instead of the Hyuga clothes.
Naruto Uzumaki
Naruto Uzumaki is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto created by Masashi Kishimoto and the main protagonist of the franchise. In the series, Naruto is a young ninja who encases the spirit of a demonic fox that attacked his village around the time of his birth.
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Creation and conception
When creating Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto incorporated into the character a number of traits he felt made for an ideal hero: a straightforward way of thinking, a mischievous side, and many of the attributes possessed by Dragon Ball’s Son Goku. He also made sure to keep Naruto “simple and stupid,” since he doesn’t like smart characters. Naruto himself isn’t modeled after anyone in particular, being conceived as childlike with somewhat of a dark side as a result of his harsh past. Despite this, Naruto is always positive, making him unique in Kishimoto’s eyes.
Naruto’s wardrobe is based on clothing Kishimoto wore when he was younger; using a preexisting design wouldn’t have made Naruto unique whereas something original would have made him stick out too much. The orange coloring of his costume is used to make Naruto “pop,” with blues often being used to complement the orange. Because Naruto is associated with spirals, swirl patterns are incorporated into his costume. Initial illustrations of Naruto had him wearing boots, but Kishimoto substituted these for sandals since he likes drawing toes. The goggles that Naruto used to wear were also replaced with a forehead protector, because the goggles themselves were too time consuming to draw.
In the Japanese versions of Naruto, Naruto often ends his sentences with the addendum “-ttebayo” (which gives a similar effect to ending a sentence with “you know?”). Kishimoto wanted to give Naruto a childlike phrase, and “dattebayo” came to mind. It compliments Naruto’s character, and serves as a verbal tic that shows he’s kind of a brat. Throughout the beginning of the series, the English anime replaced “-ttebayo” with the phrase “Believe it!” to mirror the effect, as well as to match the character’s lip movements. The phrase has since fallen out of use aside from promotional use.
Character attributes
Background
Naruto was born the son of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki. Soon after his birth the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox attacked their hometown of Konohagakure, leaving destruction wherever it went. In order to stop the fox’s attack Minato sealed it within Naruto’s body, giving Naruto access to its great power at the cost of Minato’s life. Before his death, Minato requested that Naruto be viewed as a hero of the village rather than a container for the fox. Many villagers chose to ignore this request, leading to the enactment of a law forbidding anyone to speak of Naruto as the fox’s host.
With his father dead and his mother presumably sharing the same fate, Naruto has never known his parents. Although knowing that Minato sealed the fox within him, Naruto is currently unaware of their relation to each other. Despite this, Naruto is the spitting image of his father and many characters confidentially find the two have a number of other similarities. The abilities he learns and begins to utilize as he gets older are also reminiscent of those used by both of his parents during their lives.
Personality
Having lived without a family for all of his life, Naruto has always needed to look to others for attention. Because he is initially viewed only as the container of the demon fox, many villagers are unwilling to pay him this courtesy. To force them to give him their recognition and respect, Naruto’s dream has become to gain the title of Hokage, the village’s protector, hoping that it will bring him the attention he desires. In his quest to become Hokage, Naruto displays a fierce determination in any situation, putting his all into everything and guaranteeing that he can complete a task. This often results in him promising more than he can live up to, such as stating that he would be able to perfect the attack, Rasengan, in three days. In these situations where Naruto is unable to meet his own expectations, he readily asks anyone for help in achieving the goal. Naruto’s efforts have proven successful as the series has progressed, as many characters have reached the conclusion that Naruto will someday be an excellent Hokage.
Since his introduction, Naruto’s determination has resulted in some of his traits rubbing off on those around him, such that in Part II his teacher, Kakashi Hatake, notes this to be Naruto’s unique power. This trait has caused Naruto to be a catalyst for change amongst many characters introduced in the series, whose beliefs and views are completely altered as a result of their interaction with Naruto. Neji Hyuga learns that fate is not predetermined and that people can choose their own destiny. Gaara discovers that true strength is found in fighting for one’s friends, not for one’s self. Tsunade is shown that the seemingly impossible can become a reality and that dreams really are attainable. These changes that other characters experience serve as the moral for the part in the story they take place in, and subsequently become the creed for the particular character’s life.
Through his ability to change others, Naruto has gained the friends that he lacked during his childhood, each of whom he holds very dear. Sasuke Uchiha, the character Naruto considers to be his closest friend, defects from Konoha at the end of Part I. Naruto does all in his power to stop Sasuke so as to bring him back home and to save him from the life he is choosing. Though Sasuke escapes and becomes labeled as a traitor, Naruto is unwilling to think of him as such and readily lashes out at anyone who speaks poorly of Sasuke. Sakura Haruno, Naruto’s long time crush, is just as affected by Sasuke’s defection as Naruto. Being in love with Sasuke, Sakura pleads for Naruto to bring Sasuke home, which Naruto swears to do despite his own feelings for her. Even after his initial failure, Naruto keeps this promise to Sakura as his lifetime vow, placing her happiness before his own well-being.
Naruto’s personality is, by and large, childish in nature. Kishimoto frequently tries to show this when illustrating Naruto, such as depicting him mimicking a turtle like a child might do on the cover of Naruto manga volume 10. Food is a major component of Naruto’s life, with ramen being his favorite. As such, ramen is typically the only thing Naruto will eat and he can often be found dining at a Konoha ramen shop when he’s not away on a mission. He possesses a number of perverted tendencies, such that his first original ability is the Sexy Technique, which transforms him into an attractive naked woman that he utilizes to win over men. Most recurring of his childish tendencies, however, is Naruto’s thickheadedness, as he is slow to notice, if ever, what is obvious to others. This is best seen in his relationship with Hinata Hyuga; Hinata has had a crush on Naruto since they went to ninja school together. Though Hinata’s feelings for Naruto are obvious to most characters, Naruto only considers her tendency to blush when around him as “weird”.
Beautiful Hinata
Beautiful Naruto picture
