Naruto Characters
Naruto
Naruto Uzumaki is the titular protagonist of the series. He was the first character created by Kishimoto during the conception of the series, and was designed with many traits from other shōnen characters. He is often ridiculed by the Konohagakure villagers, as he is the host of Kurama, the Nine-Tailed Fox that attacked Konoha.
Sasuke
Sasuke Uchiha is Naruto's rival. Designed by Kishimoto, to be the "cool genius" he felt was an integral part of an ideal rivalry. Sasuke's older brother, Itachi Uchiha, killed the rest of their family. Because of this, Sasuke's sole desire is to kill his brother.
Sakura
Sakura Haruno is the sole female member of Team 7. While creating the character, Kishimoto has admitted that he had little perception of what an ideal girl should be.As a child, Sakura was teased by other children because of her large forehead, a feature Kishimoto tried to emphasize in Sakura's appearance.
Minato
Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, is the father of Naruto Uzumaki and spouse to Kushina Uzumaki. Although Naruto and Minato are noted to have a number of similar physical traits throughout the series, their familial relationship is not revealed until Part II of the series.He was the student of Jiraiya and the teacher of Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha, and Rin Nohara.
Kakashi
Kakashi Hatake is the leader of Team 7 and the sensei to Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura. Kishimoto had originally intended for Kakashi to be introduced earlier in the series than he actually was, and created him as an easygoing person that would be able to keep the members of Team 7 in check.[8] Kakashi treats his leadership position with a mysterious, detached manner, and is consistently late to meetings as a result.
Jiraya
Jiraiya is a fictional character in the Naruto anime and manga series created by Masashi Kishimoto. Introduced in the first half of the series, he was a student of Hiruzen Sarutobi and one of the "Legendary Sannin"; along with Orochimaru and Lady Tsunade. Jiraiya appears as a perverted old man who occasionally returns to the village, reporting the activities of Orochimaru and Akatsuki.
