naruto characters

The universe of the anime and manga series Naruto is a home to a wide array of fictional characters. Names of Naruto characters are in Japanese order, with the family name before the given name. The English manga uses the Japanese naming order, while the English anime orders the names in the 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Names of many characters in Naruto are puns, mythical and historical references and the like.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

• Naruto Uzumaki
• Sasuke Uchiha
• Sakura Haruno
• Kakashi Hatake
• Sai

Secondary characters

• Team Kurenai: Kurenai Yuhi, Hinata Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame
• Team Asuma: Asuma Sarutobi, Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara and Choji Akimichi
• Team Guy: Might Guy, Neji Hyuga, Rock Lee and Tenten
• Team Baki: Baki, Gaara, Kankuro and Temari
• Other adults: Jiraiya, Third Hokage, Shizune, Tsunade, Iruka Umino and Yamato

Characters by country

• Land of Fire
• Land of Sound
• Land of Waves
• Land of Wind

Villains

For minor villains, see List of minor villains in Naruto

• Akatsuki
• Tailed beasts
• Haku and Zabuza Momochi
• Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi, and the Land of Sound

Summons

Main article: List of Naruto summons

All characters

Unsorted characters

Katemaro Kaguya

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Katemaro Kaguya is the father of Kimimaro Kaguya. He died in the war between Kirigakure and the Kaguya clan. Not much is known about him, but he seems to have been the leader of the clan at the time.

Sansho

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Sansho (山椒, Sanshō^?) runs the Curry of Life shop in the River Country with her son Karashi.

Shibuki

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• Affiliation: Takigakure

Shibuki appears in the second Naruto OVA as the village leader of Takigakure (Village Hidden in a Waterfall). He is the son of the village's previous leader, who died protecting his village after drinking the hero water. It is because of his father's early demise that Shibuki is a coward. He is first seen cowering behind Sakura, while Team 7 was protecting him, after a bird flies out of nowhere and surprises him. Though his village sees him as a coward, the children of the village look up to him.

When his village was attacked upon his return, he was forced to make a terrible choice: either protect the hero water and let his villagers be killed, or give up the water which the village treasured. Naruto convinces him a hero is willing to sacrifice himself for those they care, like Shibuki's father did. He ends up drinking the hero water in an attempt to defeat his former master, but is unable. The combined efforts of Naruto and Sasuke, however, finish the job. Though the hero water can be fatal, Shibuki survives, and becomes a better leader for his people.

During episode 198, when Tsunade mentions that a training exercise will be taking place in Takigakure, a scene in the village shows Shibuki with his back turned to the camera. He is directing the other ninja present.

Yugito

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• Affiliation: Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud)

Yugito (ユギト, Yugito^?) is the Cloud kunoichi who is the demon vessel of the Two-Tailed Demon Cat. She has been knocked out and captured by the Akatsuki, despite turning into her Demon Cat form to fight them. Her demon has not been extracted yet. Like other Hosts, she has physical features that resemble her tailed beast, which in her case are slanted, cat-like eyes as the mark of the Demon Cat. Not much else is known about Yugito except she has mentioned herself to be the second strongest shinobi of the Hidden Cloud Village.

Sources

1. First Official Data Book (秘伝・臨の書キャラクターオフィシャルデータBOOK, Hiden: Rin no Sho Character Official Data Book^?)
2. Second Official Data Book (秘伝・闘の書キャラクターオフィシャルデータBOOK, Hiden: Tō no Sho Character Official Data Book^?)
3. Jump's 2nd Great Hero Book's Mini Data Book (秘伝・翔の書オフィシャルキャラクターデータBOOK mini, Hiden: Shō no Sho Official Character Data Book mini^?)
4. Naruto manga chapters
5. Based on character's ability and status