Uzumaki Naruto

Character
Name:	Uzumaki Naruto (うずまき ナル, Naruto Uzumaki)
Occupation:	ninja
Relationships:	Team 7
Fandom:	Naruto
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Uzumaki Naruto is the titular character of the manga and anime series Naruto. Naruto is a ninja-in-training who aspires to become Hokage, the leader of the ninja village Konoha. He is also a jinchūriki with a demon fox sealed inside him from birth.

Shipping

Sasuke x Naruto, the relationship between Naruto and his friend/rival Uchiha Sasuke, is the most popular pairing among Western Naruto fans. The het pairings Naruto x Hinata, which is canon endgame, and Naruto x Sakura, which is teased in canon, also have their supporters. The threesome Naruto x Sakura x Sasuke is also common.

Pairing Meta

• The Weasel and the Fox by maboroshi_hime, Itachi x Naruto (Feb 2005)
• Better Eyes Than I by altiui, Neji x Naruto (May 2005)
• Thicker Than Blood by cephiedvariable, Sasuke x Naruto (Feb 2006)
• When You Have Something Precious by a_white_rain, Naruto x Sakura x Sasuke (Feb 2006)
• Promise Me by ypaladinofchaos, Naruto x Sakura (Mar 2006)
• The Fox and the Hound by moonshadow_nal, Kiba x Naruto (Oct 2006)
• Because I'm here - A NaruSaku Manifesto by heronite, Naruto x Sakura (Nov 2006)
• Believe: A Naruto/Hinata Manifesto by x_darkhope_x and oniraitei, Naruto x Hinata (Dec 2006)
• “I Owe a Debt to Konoha” by snaphappy_fma, Gaara x Naruto (Apr 2008)
• Naruto and Sasuke - destined to be together since the dawn of time (or at least the days of the Rikudou) by senior_witch, Sasuke x Naruto (Feb 2010)

Example Fanworks

Back cover of the 2008 doujinshi SIM by Jack in the Box, featuring Naruto as a foxboy sleeping on a bed.

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Naruto-centric Communities

• The Ultimate Jinchuuriki: The Uzumaki Naruto FC on narutoforums.org
• usumaki_main
• naruto_fan
• itanaru (Itachi x Naruto)
• naruhina (Naruto x Hinata)
• gaanaru (Gaara x Naruto)
• sasunaru_kink (Sasuke x Naruto)

External Links

• Uzumaki Naruto tag at Archive of Our Own
• Naruto U. character filter at FanFiction.Net
• Naruto Uzumaki at Narutopedia