Naruto Uzumaki

Naruto Uzumaki (うずまき ナルト Uzumaki Naruto?) is the protagonist of the Naruto manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. In creating Naruto, Kishimoto wished to keep the character "simple and stupid" while giving him many attributes of Son Goku, the main character from the Dragon Ball franchise.

In the series, Naruto is a ninja affiliated with the fictional village of Konohagakure with ambitions of becoming the village's leader, the Hokage. The villagers ostracize Naruto because the nine-tailed demon fox, a malevolent creature that attacked Konohagakure, is sealed within his body. However, Naruto maintains a cheerful and boisterous personality, allowing him to befriend several other Konoha ninja throughout the series, as well as ninja from other villages. He builds an especially close relationship with Sasuke Uchiha, one of his fellow ninja in Team 7, and treats him as his brother. Naruto appears in all of the series' films, as well as in other media related to the franchise, including all video games and OVAs.

Several anime and manga publications have expressed acclaim and criticism of Naruto's character. Some view him as a stereotypical manga and anime protagonist comparable to those in many other shōnen manga. Nevertheless, Naruto has remained highly popular with the Naruto reader base, placing high in several popularity polls.Merchandise based on Naruto has also been released, including figurines and plush dolls.