

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 Ukyō 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: うずまき ナルト, Hepburn: Uzumaki Naruto) ( / ˈ n ɑː r ə t oʊ/) is a fictional character in the manga and anime franchise of the same name, 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
