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Following the success of another one-shot, Mario, Kishimoto started working on the Naruto series where he wanted to reuse the title character from his earlier one-shot. Kishimoto reflects Naruto's 'honest' smile was well received in contrast to the sly look the main character from Karakuri had. When comparing both the Naruto one-shot and his other work, Karakuri, Kishimoto realized that former's title character was more appealing than the lead of Karakuri. Kishimoto originally wanted to make Naruto a child who could transform into a fox, so he created a one-shot of Naruto for the summer 1997 issue of Akamaru Jump magazine based on the idea. Original sketch for Naruto in Kishimoto's one-shot, Naruto (1997), which went through several alterations for the manga series due to its amount of detailДuring the 1990s, new manga author Masashi Kishimoto sought to write a one-shot chapter that would feature Naruto as a chef, but this version never made it to print. The character has also been the subject of researches in literature, making him stand out in fiction based on his traits and growth. Although some initially saw him as a typical manga and anime protagonist comparable to those in other shЕЌnen manga, others have praised his personality and character development as he avoids stereotypes typically seen in similar media. Naruto's character development has been praised by anime and manga publications and has drawn scholarly attention. Merchandise based on Naruto includes figurines and keychains. Naruto is voiced by Junko Takeuchi in the original animated series and Maile Flanagan in the English adaptations. Kishimoto changed his design for Part II of the storyline, which starts two-and-a-half years after Part I.

He has revised Naruto's image many times, providing the character with different clothes intended to appeal to Western audiences and to make him easier to illustrate. Kishimoto gave Naruto a dark side by adding tragedy to the character's past.

When creating Naruto for the initial part of the series, Kishimoto kept the character 'simple and stupid', while giving him many attributes of an ideal hero. 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 by UkyЕЌ Kodachi, where he is the Hokage and his son, Boruto, is the protagonist, later on he adopts a boy named Kawaki and begins mentoring him in ninjutsu. His carefree, optimistic and boisterous personality enables him to befriend other Konohagakure ninja, as well as ninja from other villages. Despite this, he aspires to become his village's leader, the Hokage, in order to receive their approval. 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. Serving as the eponymous protagonist of the series, he is a young ninja from the fictional village of Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village). Naruto Uzumaki ( Japanese: гЃ†гЃљгЃѕгЃЌ гѓЉгѓ«гѓ€, Hepburn: Uzumaki Naruto) ( / Л€ n Й‘Лђ r Й™ t oКЉ/) is a fictional character in the manga and anime franchise Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto. Hokage in Epilogue and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Part I (bottom), Part II (middle) and Boruto film and franchise (top) designs by Masashi Kishimoto

Naruto ninja village symbols