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Naruto is a shounen manga/anime by Masashi Kishimoto about the young ninja Uzumaki Naruto who strives to become the "Hokage", the leader of his village.

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Use this tag for questions about the manga, the anime or any of the movies in the Naruto (including Shippuden) universe.

Naruto (ナルト) is a media franchise including a manga series and two anime series. The manga is written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of the young ninja Naruto.

The Naruto franchise includes:

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How exactly is the Eye of the Moon Plan supposed to work?

First, I am wondering how exactly does this plan work in the Narutoverse? When everyone is under the genjutsu, does that mean no one is actually living their own life? Or do people live their lives and the usage of the genjutsu just eliminates…
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Is it possible to duplicate eyes?

This question contains spoilers for anime viewers and early manga viewers. When Nagato was revived with Edo Tensei, he had Madara's eyes. When Madara was revived, he had his original eyes too (Rinnegan, much like Nagato). Is this exploitable? Can…
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Why do only people from the Uzumaki Clan get chosen as the Jinchuuriki for the Nine-Tails?

Up until now, only people from the Uzumaki clan were shown to host the Nine-Tails: Mito Uzumaki Kushina Uzumaki Naruto Uzumaki were all shown as the Jinchuuriki for the Nine-Tails. Why can't people from other clans be hosts of the Nine-Tails?
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What or who can kill Orochimaru's life force?

Where is Orochimaru's life force bounded? Why doesn't he die like others? First at Orochimaru's den, Sasuke tried to kill Orochimaru while Orochimaru tried to take over Sasuke's body. Then later in the manga, during the fight between Sasuke and…
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Why did the English dub of Naruto stop?

Naruto and few episodes of Naruto Shippuuden are dubbed in English. Then it suddenly stopped. And also, few episodes used to be broadcasted in Cartoon Network, and that also stopped. Why has this happened?
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Is there a basis for the arm and leg wraps?

In Naruto, many characters have what appear to be bandages wrapped around their arms or legs. Is there a basis for this in any martial arts or military fighting styles?
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Why are Asura and Indra of Hindu mythology represented opposite in Naruto?

In Hindu mythology, Asura are the bad beings. Asuras always try to steal the place of Devas because they didn't get it. Indra is a king of Devas/Suras. So in short Indra (Deva) is depicted as good being in Hindu mythology and Asura as bad beings and…
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How does the Mangekyo Sharingan blind its wielder, and why are some wielders not blinded?

A disadvantage of gaining the Mangekyo Sharingan is that it leads to blindness over time. Source: Chapter 385, Mangashare/Binktopia scanlation We have seen Madara, Itachi and Sasuke, all wielders of the Mangekyo Sharingan, use Susanoo. All three…
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How Kabuto could reincarnate or manifest Hidan (in an anime filler)?

In episode 290 of Naruto Shippuden, Kabuto creates Hidan from thousands of tiny snakes. But by looking at the eyes of manifested Hidan, it seems like an Edo-Tensei. And Kabuto mentions it himself. Hidan isn't dead! Then how can he be reincarnated?…
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Couldn't Kabuto have un-summoned Itachi?

I know that the Kotoamatsukami rendered Itachi free of Kabuto's control over his will. But he was still bound to the Edo Tensei, since he was released when the technique was cancelled. So, couldn't Kabuto simply have un-summoned Itachi? We have, in…
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When did Naruto learn how to generate a Rasengan unassisted?

Jiraiya, Minato, and Kakashi each could generate and maintain a Rasengan using only one hand. When Naruto first learned the technique, he needed shadow clones to help him. When did Naruto learn how to generate and maintain a Rasengan without the aid…
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Why did Kishi draw the One Piece symbol in the last page of the last chapter of Naruto?

Why did he put a One Piece skull and crossbones (along with the straw hat) on the very last page of the last chapter of Naruto? Seems odd, as the authors differ in both manga (Kishi - Naruto, Oda - One Piece), and I don't understand why.
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List of surviving Uchiha

I originally thought that the only surviving members after the Uchiha massacre were Sasuke and Itachi, but more and more seem to be revealed. Is there a canonical list of surviving members of the Uchiha clan after the massacre?
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How and why did the Tailed Beasts grow up?

From the start of the series, we saw the Tailed Beasts as large, vicious, and angry entities bound inside the bodies of their jinchuriki. They were shown to despise the humans who bound them and used their power for personal gain. But they weren't…
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How is it that a Sharingan can work when it's been transplanted?

If the various "superpower" ninja traits are considered "blood traits," how is it someone like Kakashi, who is in no way related to the Uchiha clan, can use the Sharingan Eye technique? More fully: would transplanting work on any bloodline trait…
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