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Haruno Sakura

First Manga Appearance: Chapter 3
First Anime Appearance: Episode 1
Name Meaning: "Spring field, Cherry Blossoms"
Stats Pre-Chuunin Exam

Physical Information
Age: 15
Sex: Female
Birthday: 03/28
Bloodtype: O
Height: 150.1 cm (Pt 1)
Weight: 35.9 kg (Pt 1)

Ninja Information
Registration ID: 012601
Hidden Village: Leaf
Rank: Chuunin
Team: 7 - Uzumaki Naruto, Sai, Hatake Kakashi/Tenzou, Uchiha Sasuke (Former)

Stats Pre-Timeskip

Advancement Data
Academy Grad Age: 12
Chuunin Exam Age: ?
Jutsu: Strength Enhancement, Sakura Fubuki, Shousen

Missions Completed
D-Rank: 7
C-Rank: 1
B-Rank: 0
A-Rank: 1
S-Rank: 0

Sakura is the third member of Team Seven, the mid-point between the grades of Naruto and Sasuke. Strictly average in all respects, even to the point of having no signature jutsu, Sakura has shown a lot of development over the series. Beginning as nothing more than an admirer of Sasuke and appearing to take her ninja career less seriously than she should, her experiences eventually hardened her to the point of being an effective kunoichi.

Initially, Sakura had a split personality that usually manifested itself viewable only to the audience and broke the fourth wall, an inverted negative cartoon image of herself with "Inner Sakura" written on her head, which conveyed her true emotions. Sakura's polite and pleasant manners were shown on the outside, where Inner Sakura was what she was really thinking. Sakura has been an emotional point for both Naruto and Sasuke, where Naruto's crush on her has always been ignored due to her own crush on Sasuke forming a typical chain. Sakura also caught the attention of the Genin, Rock Lee, who decided he would protect her life with his own within moments of meeting her.

Another person Sakura has a common relation with is her on-off friend and rival, Ino. As a child, the other girls in her class teased Sakura because of her large forehead. Ino stood up for her and the two became friends, staying that way for a number of years until they both developed fondness for Sasuke. Both girls also grew their hair specifically upon hearing that Sasuke liked girls with long hair.

Sakura's first major mission was to the Wave country, where she escorted the bridge-building expert Tazuna. Sakura was not involved in any major fights, but remained as his bodyguard while the other ninja were occupied. She wept while Sasuke appeared to be dead, breaking the rules on how ninja were not to allow their emotions to control them. It was on this mission that her Jounin sensei, Kakashi, held her back from a training exercise that Naruto and Sasuke participated in. Unknown to Sasuke and Naruto, Kakashi told her that while she had the smallest overall total capacity of chakra, she was the most efficient at creating and using it and didn't need the training.
Kakashi later entered Sakura into the Chuunin Exam. After an encounter with a disguised Orochimaru, it was up to her to ensure the survival of Sasuke, who Orochimaru had branded with his Cursed Seal and Naruto, who had also been afflicted with a seal that disrupted his chakra. With both boys unconscious and being attacked by Orochimaru's sound trio, Kin taunted Sakura about her long hair and how she was useless as a ninja. Kin continued to pull on her hair and Sakura had an immense change of heart.

Freeing herself from the sound kunoichi's grip by slicing her own hair off, she battled back against all three, desperately trying to defend her team and even going as far as refusing to release a bite on Zaku despite him pounding his fist into her head. Help came from Ino and her team, although the trio were only driven back when Sasuke awoke, first inflicting critical wounds to Zaku's arms after he boasted to hurting Sakura. However, the monstrously violent Sasuke caused Sakura to try and hold him back, eventually calming him enough for the released Cursed Seal to recede.

The seal was a constant worry on Sakura's mind, almost making her throw in the towel for Sasuke and halting his progress in the exam. Despite her worry, Sasuke continued through the preliminary rounds and was attended to by Kakashi, who suppressed the seal. Sakura herself then found herself in a tough situation. Her own opponent in the preliminaries was none other than Ino. The two proved to be equal against each other until Ino played a trick, cutting off her own hair and using it to tie Sakura down while she used her Shintenshin (mind-body switch) technique to invade Sakura's mind. While the intention was to make Sakura submit through the transfer, Ino didn't know of Sakura's split personality and while it slept, Inner Sakura became the dominant personality, mentally assaulting Ino and forcing her out. The girls took a final blow at each other, both knocking each other unconscious and resulting in a draw.

Sakura Sakura was a spectator in the finals of the exam, watching Sasuke VS Gaara. However, as the combined Sand and Sound invasion commenced, Sakura's efficiency with chakra control allowed her to dispel Kabuto's mass sleeping skill and remain awake. Under orders from Kakashi, she then woke up Naruto and was about to do the same with Shikamaru when she realized he was playing possum to avoid confronting the invaders. The three, accompanied by a small summoned dog, Pakkun, chased after Sasuke and Gaara. It was during this mission that Sakura was mentally crippled by a horrible revelation… she and Pakkun used the same shampoo.

Sakura When Gaara was finally tracked down, he began to transform into a terrible mixture of human being and a Tanuki made of sand, chasing Sasuke in turn. When Naruto appeared, Gaara took advantage of Sakura, who was looking after Sasuke. Pinning her to a tree with a large blanket of sand that would slowly constrict closer and closer, Gaara gave Naruto a time limit before the sand crushed her to death. Luckily, Naruto's determination and desire to protect those who he held dear proved to be the deciding factor, freeing Sakura from the death trap.

After the exam, team seven went on a brief mission to the Tea Country where they encountered the renegade defector, Aoi Rokusho. Formerly from the Fire Country, Aoi fled, stealing an important item and pinning the blame on another leaf ninja. Sakura's blooming medical skills saved the team and their charge, the boy who was blamed by Aoi, from Aoi's poison. By now, Sakura's position had been cemented as a supporter rather than direct attacker, or a simple damsel in distress. For a long time, this was Sakura's last real mission.

Sasuke, meanwhile, suffered the last straw and with a heavy loss from his brother and mocking from Aoi, compounded with the last-place loser Naruto now outshining him. Despite Sakura bringing him flowers and tending to him daily, he cast her aside and smacked a plate of sliced apples from her hands, demanding a fight with Naruto on the roof. Sakura watched, looking on as the boys came at each other with techniques intended to cause maximum damage. Throwing herself blindly between them, she was saved at the last moment when Kakashi parried the attacks. Despite the worry, Kakashi comforted her once again. Just in case, Sakura then granted Naruto the "date" he had wanted for a long time, which she used to tell him about Sasuke's Cursed Seal.

Meanwhile, Sasuke himself was preparing to leave Konoha. As he reached the gates, Sakura stopped him, trying to convince him to stay behind by offering to help in his revenge. However, her begging only caused Sasuke to strengthen his resolve. After Sakura cried her heart out to him, he coldly knocked her out and left her aside. She awoke the next morning and quickly raised the alarm, while Tsunade assembled the team to bring Sasuke back. Before they left, Sakura begged Naruto to return with Sasuke. Naruto promised he would, but when Naruto was carried back from the mission, Sakura realized that the only solution was to increase her own power. Sakura went straight to the Hokage and asked to be taken on as an apprentice. Tsunade was impressed with Sakura's determination and accepted her as a student. Over the next two years, Tsunade trained Sakura and passed down her skills.

In the time spent under Tsunade's eye, Sakura's skills as a healer improved. When she and Naruto had a rematch with Kakashi for the old bell test he used on them as Genin, Sakura revealed another surprise. She had also learned the secret to Tsunade's inhuman strength, splitting the ground beneath Kakashi. However, no sooner had the reunion happened, the three were issued with a mission to help retrieve Gaara from Akatsuki. After arriving at Suna, Sakura showed her growth by saving Kankurou from Sasori's poison.

It was here that their consultant Chiyo, a woman who had been heralded as a living legend, noted the similarities between Tsunade and Sakura. The trio and Chiyo set off in search of Gaara and his kidnappers. Along the way, their path was blocked by Itachi, the man to blame for Sasuke's attitude. Itachi put Naruto under a Genjutsu, which Sakura reversed, while Kakashi took Itachi on head to head. A two-sided attack from him and Naruto put Itachi down, only to reveal that it was not Itachi, merely a specially-transformed subordinate of Sasori, one of his partners in Akatsuki. The team, joined by a support group consisting of Gai, Lee, Tenten and Neji, broke into Akatsuki's hiding place and instantly began fighting. However, only Sasori and his partner, Deidara, were present physically. Deidara took off with Gaara while Sasori remained behind to deal with Chiyo and Sakura.

Sasori and Chiyo were both experts in using puppets as their attacking tools, with Sasori going one step further and hiding himself within the shell of one of his. With help from Chiyo, Sakura smashed open the puppet and revealed Sasori himself. However, this only served to raise the odds as he summoned another – the mutilated and mechanized corpse of the third Kazekage. In addition to the puppet modifications Sasori had made, the Kazekage retained his skills from his life, the ability to manipulate iron sand, which Sasori had mixed with his own lethal poisons. Chiyo responded by calling upon two puppets of her own – the mechanized remains of her own son and his wife – Sasori's parents.

The third Kazekage proved extremely difficult to neutralize, managing to inflict poisonous wounds as well as use the iron sand to disable the parental puppets. However, Sakura managed to pull off a last-second strike, shattering it to pieces. Sasori's next move was the biggest surprise of all. Pulling off his cloak, he stood on a cable with a spear-tipped end that coiled up into his stomach, with scythe-like claws sprouting from his back and other bodily augmentations – he was a living puppet himself. Chiyo drew her trump card, the White Secret Technique: the Chikamatsu puppet collection, a group of ten puppets controlled by one finger each. Sasori responded with his own, the Red Secret Technique and opened up a panel built into his chest. A hundred strings of chakra flowed out and connected to one puppet each, displaying his own collection of a hundred puppets, which he had used to conquer an entire country. Although Chiyo's puppets were still quality over quantity, there was still too much risk and it was up to Sakura. With an item given to her by Chiyo, she managed to thrust at Sasori and trapped him up against a wall, sealing off his chakra.

The puppets fell limp and Sasori's body with it. However, Sakura noticed at the last second that Sasori's body was empty – no eyes, hollow and lacking the small cylinder that had his name written on it. Before she could react, another puppet, now with Sasori's face and the missing cylinder, lunged at Chiyo. Sakura threw herself in front and took the fatal stab from the puppet's poisoned sword. Chiyo then quickly injected the last of the antidote into Sakura. Sasori drew back, pulling off the forearm section of the puppet to reveal another blade underneath. As he rushed forward for a second strike, he suddenly stopped as two swords impaled his body and the cylinder, critically injuring the last remaining organic part of Sasori.

Sasori gloated that not even medical techniques could heal the wound he dealt Sakura. Chiyo remarked that she was not using conventional medical treatment, but a method of life-force transfer that she had originally developed for Sasori that could even breathe life into a puppet. Sasori then realized that his dead parents could have been resurrected and simply muttered "pathetic", mocking the technique and questioning his grandmother's sanity. As the blood drained from his chest, he lost the ability to control his own body and finally dropped to the ground after he lectured Sakura on the advantages of his lack of morality and mortality, as well as leaving her a small hint before he lost consciousness, that he would be meeting with a spy he had placed among Orochimaru's underlings.

Meanwhile, Naruto and Kakashi had defeated Deidara and secured Gaara, who appeared dead. Chiyo transferred the last of her life-force into him, then told Sakura that she may well go on to surpass Tsunade. Shortly after, Sakura cradled her lifeless body as she passed on. As the leaf ninja left, Sakura brushed a hand over Chiyo's grave and said her final goodbyes.

No sooner had they got back home, things were already changing as her report on Sasori's spy prompted an investigation. Naruto and Sakura found themselves joined by two new faces – Kakashi's replacement as team leader, the man codenamed Yamato and the irritatingly blunt Sai, also a codename. The three met up with the spy, with Yamato disguising himself as Sasori. As a shock to them all, the spy was none other than Kabuto… however, Orochimaru himself had followed, surprising them both. Kabuto ran to "Sasori", but double-crossed him and slashed through him, revealing Yamato inside; unaware of what Sasori really looked like under the puppet.

Orochimaru told Kabuto that it was indeed a fake and invited Naruto, Sakura and Sai to step forward too. As Orochimaru's words drove Naruto into a frenzy, Sakura is knocked flat as a defensive outward burst of chakra from a Kyuubi-possessed Naruto and almost sent plummeting off the bridge, struck with a wound that proves difficult to close up. As Orochimaru and Naruto face off, Yamato takes measures to track Orochimaru, Kabuto and apparently, Sai. In the recovery time that follows, Sakura uses her medical skills to heal Naruto after his brutal Kyuubi rampage. Yamato takes the opportunity to address her not so hidden close feelings for Naruto. Sakura is taken aback by Yamato's view of her character. She doesn't get a chance to answer him though as Naruto regains consciousness.

The team then leaves in pursuit of their quarry. Despite a convincing dummy, the team fails to fall for a hung corpse mimicking Sai and presses further on, where they eventually end up inside one of Orochimaru's temporary bases. The team split up to search for clues, running into Sai's cell and apprehending Kabuto. However, the base is torn apart in a moment and Sakura finds herself staring up a cliff and into the face of Sasuke himself...

Haruno Sakura Timeline
BSS: Before Series Start
ASS: After Series Start
(All dates approximate)

12 Yrs. BSS - Sakura Born
6 Yrs. BSS - Joins Ninja Academy
0 - Series Start, Graduates Academy
6 Mo. ASS - Enters Chuunin Exam, Gains more initiative to be a better kunoichi
7 Mo. ASS - Assists Naruto and Shikamaru in finding Sasuke, Trapped by Gaara
9 Mo. ASS - Begs Sasuke not to leave Konoha, Asks Tsunade to train her after Naruto fails his mission to save Sasuke
10 Mo. - 3 yrs. 2 Mo. ASS - Greatly increases her medical skills and strength, Passes Chuunin Exam
3 Yrs. 3 Mo. ASS - Meets Naruto again, Travels to River Country to save Gaara, Fights Sasori with Chiyo, Travels to Grass Country to meet Sasori's Spy, Meets Sasuke again

Hyuuga Hinata

Physical Information
Age: 15
Sex: Female
Birthday: 12/27
Bloodtype: A
Height: 148.3 cm (Pt 1)
Weight: 38.2 kg (Pt 1)

Ninja Information
Registration ID: 012612
Hidden Village: Leaf
Rank: Chuunin
Team: 8 - Yuuhi Kurenai, Aburame Shino, Inuzuka Kiba + Akamaru

Stats Pre-Timeskip

Advancement Data
Academy Grad Age: 12
Chuunin Exam Age: ?
Jutsu: Byakugan, Juuken Ryuu, Shugo Hakke Rokujuuyonshou

Missions Completed
D-Rank: 5
C-Rank: 3
B-Rank: 0
A-Rank: 0
S-Rank: 0

Hinata Hinata Hyuuga Hinata is a member of the main house of the Hyuuga clan, a noble family living in Konoha. Her first appearance in the series marks her as shy, timid and meek, which changes very little throughout. Hinata is assigned to the 3-man team number 8, comprising of herself, Aburame Shino and Inuzuka Kiba, watched by Jounin sensei Yuuhi Kurenai. With her bloodline’s special ability, the Byakugan or White Eye, she can see far off into the distance and through objects, complimenting Kiba’s sense of smell and Shino’s homing abilities.

Hinata is first introduced gazing at Naruto, making it known she looks at him with admiration but is too shy to say anything. This becomes a running joke later on, where the mere sight of Naruto can cause her to become paralyzed or faint. Hinata was successfully entered into and participated in the Chuunin Exam, proceeding to the preliminaries for the third round. During their time in the forest of death, she and her team had a near miss with Gaara’s team, witnessing the terrifying power he commanded. It was during the preliminaries that she took her time in the spotlight as the random matches pitted her against her cousin, Neji.

Hinata Hinata Neji more proficient at using the Byakugan and the Hyuuga-developed fighting style that used it. Before the match began, he noticed her body language and encouraged her to give up, telling her she wasn’t fit to be a ninja. The two engaged in a stunning hand-to-hand battle of the Juuken Ryuu (Gentle Fist) style, channelling chakra into their hands and along the body’s inner chakra pathways, causing internal damage. Despite their impressive fight, Neji was clearly the better fighter. During the battle, Neji expressed his contempt for the main house, due to him being a branch house member and considered inferior despite his skill. He also declared that Hinata’s inferiority was destined and that a loser would always be such, angering Naruto. Hinata was knocked down multiple times, but each time, thanks to Naruto’s encouragement to beat Neji and make him eat his words, she got back up. Her sensei Kurenai was surprised by Hinata's drive, thinking over how she lacked self-worth and how her lack of confidence led her to fail missions in the past.

The final straw came when Neji decided to put Hinata down for good with a blow that would have certainly been fatal. Before he could strike, most of the sensei jumped in to stop him. Outraged, Neji further taunted Hinata about how she was receiving mercy because of the preferential treatment the main house received. Despite his attack being stopped, Hinata collapsed anyway, coughing up blood and needing medical attention. It was on her blood that Naruto swore to defeat Neji for his attitude on "dropouts".

Hinata Hinata recovered over the following month. Shortly before the start of the third Chuunin test, she went to the Genin training area to think over her past and her self worth. There she met Naruto, who was unsure of himself before his upcoming battle with Neji. Hinata reassured Naruto that even though he made mistakes he never let them get the better of him. He always pushed to make himself better and he inspired her to never give up as well. This heartened Naruto and he let her know that though he thought she was weird before, he now knows he likes someone like her. Hinata was stunned by the news and stared blankly into space where Naruto had once been. She then left to watch the finals of the exam with Kiba. Hinata was still not fully healed and she began coughing again when Neji began to tell Naruto of their family's past. Kabuto, posing as an ANBU member offered to help her. He used his medical techniques to heal her, why he offered this help is unknown.

It was during this time we learned of the history of the Hyuuga and how the branch house members are branded with the sealing mark on their foreheads. It was the attempted kidnapping of Hinata by a Cloud ninja which lead to the eventual death of Neji's father Hizashi. Hinata's father Hiashi saved her by killing the Cloud ninja, and Cloud sought recompse for their dead ninja by asking for Hiashi's dead body in return. Hizashi chose to volunteer instead, much to his brother's dismay, all to go against the fate of the branch family. Back at the Chuunin Exam, Hinata remained unconscious during the invasion and from this point onwards, became less involved into the story to the point that her appearances were usually watching Naruto while hidden and silently supporting him.

Hinata Hinata Hinata enjoyed a much bigger role in the anime-only episodes, where she invented a new jutsu which combined the techniques Neji knew that she lacked, pioneering the Shugo Hakke Rokujyuyonshou, or Guardian Eight Divination Signs, Sixty-Four Palms of the Hand. Often paired up with and put in embarassing situations with Naruto yet never developing their relationship, it was mostly fanservice for the popular coupling. She briefly returned in the manga, but only for a moment where upon catching sight of Naruto, she performed her signature fainting.

Hinata’s main role in Naruto so far has been as a quiet supporter for Naruto, already giving him the acknowledgement she craves before the series even begins. Her character is that of a timid and shy wallflower, who goes to almost stalker-like, obsessive lengths to follow him around. She manages to do so without being detected, a testament to her skill in hiding if nothing else. Hinata is immensely popular among fans, cited as being cute. Naruto and Hinata, while defying a lot of logic and being unlikely to happen, is among the most popular fan pairings despite Naruto not showing interest in her, contrasting his stubborn and forward attitude to trying to catch Sakura’s attention and early in the series, thinking of her as creepy and simply raising her status to tolerable later on.

Hyuuga Hinata Timeline
BSS: Before Series Start
ASS: After Series Start
(All dates approximate)

12 Yrs. BSS - Hinata Born.
9 Yrs. BSS - Attempted kidnapping by Hidden Cloud.
6 Yrs. BSS - Joins Ninja Academy.
0 - Series Start, Graduates Academy.
6 Mo. ASS - Enters Chuunin Exam, Loses to Neji in Third Round Preliminaries.
7 Mo. ASS - Collapses from wounds in Neji battle and is healed by Kabuto.
9 Mo. - 3 yrs. 2 Mo. ASS - Increases skills and strength, Passes Chuunin Exam.
3 Yrs. 3 Mo. ASS - Meets Naruto again and faints.

Symbols and Markings

aiwakatsu — Wed, 16 May 2007 14:08:59 CDT

Symbol and Markings Guide
	To help personalize their wardrobe and identify themselves, the ninja in the world of Naruto will often adopt certain markings. These can be clan symbols, tattoos and logos. To view seals, please consult the General Seal Guide.
Clothing Symbols
Akatsuki Clouds
	Though they are a secretive organization, Akatsuki is known for wearing their striking black cloaks with the red cloud patterns.
Akimichi "Shoku" Symbol
	Both Akimichi Chouji and Chouza bear the "shoku" (food) kanji on the front of their clothing. Known for their consumption of high calorie foods, the kanji character is fitting.
Fourth Hokage's Jacket Symbol
	Over his normal ninja flak jacket and gear, the Fourth Hokage often wore a long white jacket with red flames along the bottom. Emblazoned on the back was the kanji for "Yondaime Hokage" (Fourth FireShadow).
Gamabunta's "Ebi" Symbol
	The Toad boss Gamabunta wears a short kimono bearing the "ebi" (shrimp) kanji on its back. Ebi, when used in conjunction with another kanji, changes to form "gama," meaning toad. By itself "ebi" could possibly refer to Gamabunta's favorite food, or be a play on his size.
Hyuuga Hinata Jacket Symbol
	Hinata wears this symbol on the upper right and left arms of her jacket. The symbol may be tied to Hinata's name, the kanji of which means "Sunny Place".
Jiraiya's "Abura" Symbol
	Jiraiya wears a forehead protector bearing the "abura" (oil) kanji. The kanji comes from Jiraiya's title as Gama Sennin (Frog Hermit), where toad oil was thought to hold special medicinal properties.
Jiraiya's Toads' "Chuu" Symbol
	Jiraiya often summons an orange man-sized toad to help in battle and also with which to hang out. The toad wears a necklace bearing the "chuu" (friendship/loyalty) kanji.
Kankurou Jumpsuit Symbol
	While no explicit meaning is ever given, the colors utilized in both the symbol and suit itself are probably drawn from Kabuki as well. With black meaning terror and fear and the dark red meaning anger.
Nara Shikamaru Jacket Symbol
	Shikamaru wears this symbol on the upper right and left arms and on the back of his jacket.
Nin-Dog "Henohenomoheji" Face Symbol
	Hatake Kakashi's Nin-Dogs wear the "Henohenomoheji" hiragana face on their clothing. The hiragana characters for Henohenomoheji form the face itself. The first two "he" are the eyebrows, the first two "no" are the eyes, the "mo" is the nose, the next "he" is the mouth and the final "ji" forms the chin. This is often placed on the face of kakashi (scarecrow) in Japan.
Sound Five Tunic Symbol
	The six members of the Sound Five (Kidoumaru, Jiroubou, Tayuya, Sakon, Ukon and Kimimaro) all wear this variation of the Yin-Yang symbol. The Yang portion which is white represents light, heaven and dominance. Here the light dominates, which prevents harmony in life.
Tsunade's "Kake" Symbol
	The Legendary Sannin Tsunade wears the "kake" (gambling) kanji on the back of her robe. Known for her love of gambling, the symbol is fitting.
Uzumaki Naruto and Leaf Flak Jacket Symbol
	Naruto wears this red swirl symbol on the back of his jacket. The symbol is worn on the standard uniform of the Chuunin and Jounin, being found on the upper arms and back of the flak jacket.
Zaku's "Shi" Symbol
	The Sound ninja Abumi Zaku wears three "shi" (death) kanji down the front of his shirt.
Official Logos
Hidan's Jashin Symbol
	Akatsuki member Hidan believes in Jashin, an "Evil God" cult. He wears their symbol on a necklace. The cult believes in the glory of slaughter and utter destruction. Anything less than killing is seen as blasphemy. When an enemy is defeated, Hidan appears to use the Jashin symbol to perform bloody rituals.
Konoha Military Police Symbol
	Founded by the ancestors of the modern Uchiha clan, the Police Corps incorporates the Uchiha fan and a four-cornered star.
Medical-Nin "I" Symbol
	Doctors in the Leaf medical squad bear the "I" (doctor) kanji on their left breast.
Sasori Puppet Stamp
	Sasori of the Red Sands was a master puppet maker. To that end he stamped all his works with his official scorpion mark. Kankurou's puppets were from his line of creations.
Twelve Elite Guardians
	The Twelve Elite Guardians are specially trained individuals whose duty is to protect the Fire Country Daimyou. The members are identified by the "Fire" character marked on their loincloths.
Uchiha Clan Symbol
	Drawn from the meaning of the term "Uchiwa" in Japanese, the Uchiha clan has adopted a fan as their clan symbol.
Body Marks
ANBU Tattoo
	This tattoo is worn by ANBU members on the upper arm.
Gaara's "Ai" Tattoo
	Gaara used his sand to scar the kanji of "ai" (love) into his forehead.
Gaara's Tanuki Eyes
	Shukaku lied dormant within Gaara but could operate freely when Gaara slept. Because of the dangerous nature of Shukaku in this free wheeling state, Gaara went without sleep. As a result his eyes become dark and discolored. Stylistically this enhanced his ties to the tanuki, as the species has a dark area around their eyes.
Inuzuka Cheek Marks
	The Inuzuka clan is known for their ties to canines. The members all bear the crimson fang marks on their cheeks.
Inuzuka Hana's Tattoo
	Hana has this tattoo on the upper portion of her right arm. The tattoo may be a stylized flower, as per the meaning of her name.
Jiraiya's Cheek Marks
	Jiraiya has two red marks on his face which start at his eyes and run down his cheeks. These have been present on his cheeks from his youngest appearance in the series, growing longer and larger as he aged.
Jiraiya's Summoning Tattoo
	Jiraiya has this tattoo on the palm of his left hand. Whenever he wants to summoning a frog, he will bite he right thumb to draw blood and then wipe it across this tattoo on his left palm. It should be noted that this tattoo has appeared about 4 times in the series, and each time Kishimoto has drawn it differently. What it displayed to the left comes from when Kishimoto drew it the largest and clearest.
Kankurou Kabuki Face Paint (Initial)
	When Kankurou first appears in the series, he wears this kabuki face paint. In kabuki, purple color make-up is sometimes used to represent nobility, which makes sense as Kankurou's father is Kazekage.
Kankurou Kabuki Face Paint (Second)
	When Kankurou appears again later in the series, he has modified the look of his kabuki facial paint.
Kankurou Kabuki Face Paint (Third)
	When Kankurou appears yet again later in the series, he has modified the look of his kabuki facial paint.
"Karasu" Mark
	Kankurou's puppet Karasu has the "karasu" (crow) kanji on its chin.
Kimimaro's "Maro Mayu" Mark
	Drawn from the Heian era, Kimimaro has the mayu (eyebrow) mark commonly found on the noble class (who used the formal "maro" to refer to themselves).
Mizuki's "Chakra Enhancing" Formula Mark
	This skull was placed on Mizuki in the past by Orochimaru. This skull contained one of Orochimaru's experimental formulas. If the formula was mixed and ingested, the ninja would be granted the genetic power of an animal. Unfortunately the formula was not perfected and power fades soon after, leaving the ninja a weakened shadow of their former self.
Orochimaru's Summoning Tattoo
	Orochimaru wears this snake-like tattoo on his left arm. The tattoo itself runs fully around the length of his forearm. When Orochimaru needs to summon Manda or another great snake, he will draw blood and run it along the length of the tattoo, terminating the wipe at the head portion.
Rasengan Training Tattoo
	Jiraiya wears this tattoo on the palm of his right hand. He also placed an ink version of this tattoo on Naruto's palm. The tattoo is used to concentrate the wearers focus when controlling the swirling of their chakra in their palm. By focusing on this one spot, the wearers mind stabilizes and is capable of extracting great power.
Tsunade's Forehead Mark
	The Legendary Sannin Tsunade bears a mark on her forehead. This is not a tattoo or beauty mark, it is a chakra gathering point for her Souzou Saisei technique. Releasing this massive amount of built up chakra in battle allows the cells of her body to hasten the creation of new cells. This allows her to heal her wounds.
Uzumaki Naruto's Kyuubi Cheek Whiskers
	After the Kyuubi was placed into his body, three facial markings appeared on Naruto's cheeks. When Naruto gets very angry and his uncontrolled Kyuubi power leaks out, the whiskers grow in size and become more feral looking.

Manga to Anime Cuts Guide

aiwakatsu — Wed, 16 May 2007 14:07:41 CDT

Believe it or not there are things that were drawn in the manga but not animated. These cut scenes can run from understandable toning down of violence to whole scenes cut for no apparent reason. So for your readers who just know Naruto through the manga or through the animated series, this guide will help you know what what you may be missing.

Chapter 1 (Episode 1)

This is a rather important scene, one of the few big scenes which were cut without seemingly any reason what so ever. In the manga we actually view Naruto sneaking into the Third Hokage's residence to steal the forbidden scroll of seals. In the series it goes from Naruto learning of the scroll to then leaving having stolen it. By cutting this scene it looks like Naruto was able to walk right in and steal this forbidden and dangerous scroll with no trouble. In the manga Naruto sneaks in but is caught by the Third Hokage, quick thinking by Naruto lets him use his Sexy no jutsu and knock out the Third. That then allows him to grab the scroll and bolt. This one still stumps me to this day, this would have been funny to see animated and would have cleared up a possible plot problem.
Chapter 1 (Episode 1)

This short scene involved all the Leaf ninja looking for Naruto commenting on how they would need to kill Naruto as soon as they found him. Also note the possible appearance of an early version of Akimichi Chouza.

Chapter 3 (Episode 3)

This short scene took place before the night of the Survival training. It showed Naruto utilizing his Kakashi "scarecrow" doll in his apartment to practice what moves he would unload on his new Jounin sensei.

Chapter 6 (Episode 5)

During the bell test, Kakashi casts a Genjutsu spell on Sakura. Sakura sees one of the most horrible things imaginable to her, a gravely injured Sasuke. This fake Sasuke featured more severe wounds, including a missing left arm, twisted legs and more kunai.

Chapter 6 (Episode 5)

Passing out from seeing the Sasuke in the previous entry, Sakura lay unconscious on the ground. The anime played up the more intense and commical spaz attack by showing Sakura with wide blank eye and seizure-like foam at the mouth.

Chapter 16 (Episode 10)

After fighting Zabuza for the first time, Hatake Kakashi used up a lot of his chakra and passed out. Team 7 brought him to Tazuna's home to rest and recuperate. Seeing their master unconscious and their curiosity getting the better of them, Sakura and Naruto attempted to peek under their sensei's mask to finally see his lower face. Unfortunately for them, their master suddenly awoke before they could see. Giving both Genin quite a scare.

Chapter 20 (Episode 11)

In the original manga, the fisherman Kaiza was more badly hurt by the evil shipping magnate Gatô before he was eventually put to death. In the manga, Kaiza is tied to a cross after having his arms chopped off. In the anime, he is still tied to a cross, but his arms have been badly broken and bruised.

Chapter 31 (Episode 18)

Many of the cuts made to the series come from broadcast standards the animators needed to follow to get the anime to air at their timeslot. These usually involve reducing the blood or the extent of damage done. In episode 18 which come from this chapter, the animators reduced the damage Kakashi did to Haku when he used the Raikiri. In the original manga seen here, Kakashi's forearm goes completely through the chest of Haku and his hand appears on the other side. In the anime it appears Kakashi's fingers traveled a little ways into Haku's chest.

Chapter 32 (Episode 19)

Another understandable content edit, in the manga when Zabuza attacks Gatô he not only slices into his chest, he also cuts off his head. In the anime Zabuza slices into Gatô's chest and sends Gato over the side of the bridge into the water below.

Chapter 33 (Episode 19)

Another small edit that takes place at the beginning of the scene where Naruto and Team 7 visit Zabuza's grave. Naruto tries to grab some of the food offerings to Zabuza and Haku's grave but Sakura slaps his hand away and scolds him.

Chapter 45 (Episode 27)

After Anko threw the kunai at Naruto, it drew blood on his cheek. Anko drew close to Naruto and commented on how she loved the sight of blood. In the manga Anko expresses her sensual love for blood by licking it from Naruto's cheek. In the anime she merely touches it with her fingers.

Chapter 45 (Episode 27)

As the team prepares to enter the Forest of Death, Naruto begins to psych himself up. In the manga Naruto flips the bird to all the other teams. In the anime he expresses his excitement by boxing with the air. This is one of many bird flipping cuts.

Chapter 46 (Episode 27)

Remember how the leeches helped Team 8 get their scroll so easily in the Chuunin Exam? Well the anime changes one interesting bit, the victim team is no longer from Konoha. The anime changed the team to be from Hidden Rain, perhaps because the animators felt Team 8 killing another village team was too rough.

Chapter 46 (Episode 27)

After Team 7 enters the Forest of Death, Naruto has to take a quick pee break. In the original manga, Sakura was appalled by his statement. Inner Sakura had no such qualms though, offering that she wouldn't mind seeing Sasuke go. The anime leaves out the Inner Sakura commentary.

Chapter 58 (Episode 34)

A content edit which could easily be overlooked, Gaara and his siblings make it to the center tower with little effort. When Anko and the other examiners view the tape there are several corpses on the floor around the team barely out of frame. The anime leaves out the corpses and has the team in the tower alone.

Chapter 59 (Episode 34)

A small edit, when Kankurou explains the uselessness of fighting Gaara to Shigure, the Rain ninja thinks how impossible it is his attack was stopped. He briefly states the needles are able to pierce 5mm worth of steel. This line is completely dropped from the anime.

Chapter 69 (Episode 40)

Like the cut made in chapter 31, this one was probably made due to its extreme nature. In the anime when the destruction bugs plug up Zaku's vents, it appears his skin breaks on his arms. In the original manga, the force actually causes Zaku to lose an arm.

Chapter 89 (Episode 52)

Ebisu wears glasses and he has a penchant for pushing them back up his nose with his middle finger. This habit is still there in the anime, however he uses his index finger as well.

Chapter 90 (Episode 52)

In translating this chapter to animation, the plot was reworked. The anime omitted an Ebisu teaching lesson focusing on stamina and its relation to Taijutsu. In the example Rock Lee was used to explain how the process works.

Chapter 91 (Episode 53)

Naruto and Jiraiya's first meeting was not without its problems. Naruto took great offense to the pervert hermit and his excuses, flashing him a bird to let him know he didn't buy them. The anime keeps Naruto's fury, but removes the bird flipping.

Chapter 92 (Episode 54)

Another small content edit. After Gaara uses the power of Shukaku to kill Dosu, the author gives us a glimpse at mutilated body. In the anime, we just see his form on the ground, with some blood on his arm. In the original manga, we get to the see the huge slices carved through his chest and body.

Chapter 92 (Episode 54)

This chapter was modified to alter how Naruto used up his chakra in preparing to learn the Kuchiyose technique. In the manga Jiraiya had Naruto practice his water surface walking until he passed out. In the anime Naruto used Kage Bunshin and had he and his clones fight until all their chakra was gone.

Chapter 92 (Episode 54)

A small content edit, Hayate's gruesome end had its blood amount greatly reduced. Carrion birds were also removed from around his corpse.

Chapter 102 (Episode 61)

An alteration made to lessen potential outcry from the media and populace, Neji's cursed seal on his forehead was originally a variation of what is known as a swastika. Though that meaning behind the symbol was the Buddhist version, rather than the one more commonly exhibited by the Nazi, it was still altered into a X in the anime.

Chapter 105 (Episode 63)

After Neji's match with Naruto, Hyuuga Hiashi came to Neji to tell him what really happened to his father. In the original manga, Hiashi merely tells Neji what happened. In the anime, this was altered to have Neji read a scroll from his father.

Chapter 105 (Episode 63)

A strange minor cut. After Naruto defeats Neji, he looks to the stands to see if Hinata saw him beat her cousin. With Hinata and Kiba knocked out, they're not able to view his win. The anime cuts this out entirely.

Chapter 119 (Episode 70)

A rather tiny cut but an unfortunate one. After Asuma arrived out of nowhere to rescue Shikamaru, he quickly dispatched the Sound ninja. Asuma then nonchalantly flicked his cigarette into a pile a blood to put it out. An unfortunate cut since it would have helped play up the "bad ass" nature of Asuma's character.

Chapter 121 (Episode 72)

In the original manga, when the Third Hokage tracks Orochimaru to his hidden human experimentation lair, the bodies of dead civilians and ninja line the walls. In the anime the audience only sees jars containing unknown organs and remains.

Chapter 122 (Episode 72)

In the original manga, the First Hokage is the ninja who utilizes the Kokuangyou technique. In the anime this was changed to have the Second Hokage initiate the technique.

Chapter 129 (Episode 76)

Another content edit, in a flashback to when he was young, Gaara remembers how he attempted to slit his wrist but the incarnation of sand protected him. In the anime this was changed to have Gaara try to stab the back of his hand.

Chapter 139 (Episode 80)

After viewing episode 80 this scene may appear to have been cut, but the series makers instead moved this scene to episode 83.

Chapter 139 (Episode 81)

An understandable content edit, the bathing women were heavily enshrouded by steam in the anime. In the manga, their natural form was greatly enjoyed by the peeping Jiraiya.
Chapter 150 (Episode 86)

As Naruto walks through the festival city. He stops by a mask shop and purchases a mask. Various masks in the background represent past Japanese manga, anime and tv series "in-jokes" included by Kishimoto. These include masks of Kamen Rider and Chaozu from the Dragonball series. The anime changed many of these to generic masks.

Chapter 150 (Episode 86)

When Gantetsu moves to attack Naruto, Jiraiya reveals the Rasengan to Naruto. As the attack impacts, Gantetsu is sent flying. In one deft move Jiraiya connects with Rasengan and also manages to grab Gantetsu's wallet. In the anime Gantetsu willingly gives Jiraiya his wallet.
Chapter 156 (Episode 89)

During Jiraiya and Naruto's search for Tsunade, Jiraiya enters a gambling parlor. While Naruto mills around he finds a coin on the ground. Wondering how the slot machine works he decides to insert his coin. We then see Naruto has amazing luck, as he wins back an large amount of money. In the anime this was changed to have Naruto win a lot of money in a lottery instead.

Chapter 166 (Episode 94)

A minor edit concerning the location of the small shinobi animals, Gamatatsu, Gamakichi and TonTon are all in the thick of the action when the giant snakes begin to attack.
Chapter 166 (Episode 94)

Related to the previous entry, TonTon was among the injured fallen in the manga. In the anime, the three shinobi animals moved away to safety early on.
Chapter 167 (Episode 94)

When Naruto moves to protect Tsunade, Kabuto charges with a kunai. In the manga the kunai pierces straight through Naruto's palm. In the anime the angle of the kunai was moved to connect more between Naruto's fingers.
Chapter 188 (Episode 112)

When Team Shikamaru escapes from Jiroubou's mud prison, Kiba offers his middle finger to the Sound ninja as an added insult. The anime removes Kiba's bird flipping.

Chapter 196 (Episode 117)

Kidoumaru did his best to take down Neji, this was especially apparent in the original manga, where his first arrow ripped a massive hole through Neji's shoulder. The anime greatly reduced the size of the hole. While this may serve as a content edit, it also made it more feasible for Neji to live through such an attack.
Chapter 206 (Episode 121)

One of many Kimimaro content edits, the anime greatly reduced the rather brutal nature of Kimimaro's bone use. In the anime the bone is pulled and extended from the body with little blood loss and almost no view of the underlying musculature.

Chapter 208 (Episode 122)

Another content edit, when Shikamaru gets caught in Tayuya's Mugen Onsa genjutsu, he is restrained and his skin and muscle begin to melt off his body. In the manga the melting material drips off Shikamaru's bones. In the anime the whole of the forearm melts away.

Chapter 215 (Episode 126)

Kimimaro's incasement within Gaara's sand and his subsequent crushing are accompanied by a significant amount of more blood in the manga.

Chapter 219 (Episode 128)

One of the stranger edits in the series, during the battle at the Valley of the End, Naruto makes a last second save in mid-air by creating Bunshins which grab on to one of the statue's fingers by forming a human chain. A more extreme and honestly unbelievable version of this chain was used in episode 133.

Chapter 228 (Episode 132)

When Sasuke pierces through Naruto's shoulder with Chidori, we see his arm and hand with no obstruction. In the anime, they lessened the violent nature of the strike by whiting out the arm and hand with Chidori's electrical light.

Chapter 237 (Episode 135)

After bringing Naruto back from the Valley of the End, Kakashi goes to the fallen ninja monument to talk with Obito. This brief scene was taken out to be used in a later episode. This chapter and the next were greatly rearranged and split up over the course of 60+ episodes of filler. This filler was used to allow the manga to get further ahead.

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aiwakatsu — Wed, 16 May 2007 09:45:41 CDT

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Ai Wa Katsu no Blog

aiwakatsu — Wed, 16 May 2007 07:09:30 CDT

Hello!
I ai wa katsu (in english was to love wins)..I here as... not important. did not need to be discussed... but, I was very happy had blog here after Azalea0107~

Look! Her name is Haruno
Motomachi! like Sakura in
Naruto's last name.

My Updates:

Too Many

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Favorite XD

Food:All
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Azalea0107's

aiwakatsu — Tue, 15 May 2007 19:20:59 CDT

Hello, i'm Azalea0107. But i like Sakura Yamada, Sakura Yukino, or Sakura Haruno name, so, i make it to my username in any website.
Oh, yeah. I'm the first staff who have blog at Atashitachi's web. After big match with Sakuya Yoshino, the leader, i can be first staff who have blog at Atashitachi's web.

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The Greatest Battle of Azalea0107 and Sakuya!!!

"Want you what ??!! I would only wanted could blog first!!"Shouted Azalea0107 in the internet was proper like a crazy person.
But sakuya continue to did not want gave that in Azalea0107.
You knew?Both of them very stubborn.
Then, Azalea0107 says," ¡Realmente el presidente terco!"
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What are They doing?

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But...why Sakuya did not want Azalea0107 to that was first?If he wanted that was first, he could say, but in fact he did not want had blog the first time...
That's mystery at this blog..

They never say!

HinataHusband — Tue, 15 May 2007 01:25:46 CDT

Uzumaki Naruto

Sakura-chan, shut up! i don't want to become a Hokage
Forgot about Ramen, let's eat tacoo..
Maybe give up is the best way to make Sasuke leave for Orochimaru..

Uchiha Sasuke

I love you Itachi!
Let's forgot about avenger, i'll marry with Sakura

Haruno Sakura

Maybe i'll marry Naruto one day...
Geez Sasuke-kun too annoying for me

Jiraiya

Very Boring if i continued write Icha Icha Series

Tsunade

Forgot about sake!
im stop gambling!

Inuzuka Kiba(From:Kiba)

Akamaru! I Told you not to piss on the carpet!

Only Team 7,and two of Sannin. other team, or characters are coming soon :D

coolmike

aiwakatsu — Mon, 14 May 2007 10:03:56 CDT

error because this is stupid page

CoolMike error by: Azalea0107

NARUTO Characters

aiwakatsu — Sun, 13 May 2007 20:08:27 CDT

Rookie Nine

Uzumaki Naruto-Hyperactive main character
Haruno Sakura-pink haired with genjutsu type girl
Uchiha Sasuke-popular guy in NARUTO
Inuzuka Kiba
Hyuuga Hinata
Aburame Shino
Nara Shikamaru
Yamanaka Ino
Akimichi Chouji

Other Gennin

Hyuuga Neji
Tenten
Rock Lee
Gaara
Temari
Kankurou

Chuunin

Umino Iruka
Mizuki

Special Jounnin

Shizune
Mitarashi Anko
Morino Ibiki
Gekkou Hayate

Jounnin

Hatake Kakashi
Sarutobi Asuma
Maito Gai
Yuuhi Kurenai

Sannin

Jiraiya
Tsunade
Orochimaru

Hokage

Shodaime
Nidaime
Sandaime(Sarutobi)
Yondaime
Godaime(Tsunade)

Other

Konohamaru
Moegi
Udon
Hyuuga Hanabi
Ami
Akane
Inari

Anime Filler

Fuuma Sasame
Aoi Rokusho
Morino Idate

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This is blog for our leader,editor,and searching. We hope you enjoy with their joke .
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NEW NARUTO Shippuden Episode

watashiwananotameni — Sat, 12 May 2007 23:13:06 CDT

NARUTO Shippuden Episode 13

The battle between Team Guy and Kisame begins while Kakashi explains the danger of Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan to the rest of his team and reveals what he's discovered to be its weakness. Guy's team is quickly subdued leaving Guy to fight Kisame alone. Kakashi leads the attack against Itachi with Naruto following close behind, but Naruto is stopped when his allies vanish leaving him alone to face three Itachis.

Sakura Haruno

watashiwananotameni — Sat, 12 May 2007 21:57:15 CDT




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