List of Naruto characters

Aburame Shino

Akado Yoroi

Akane

Akimichi Clan

(秋道一族, Akimichi Ichizoku, "Akimichi family") The Akimichi clan is one of the four noble clans of Konohagakure no Sato. They are able to convert calories into chakra, which they then use in their Hiden jutsu, Baika no Jutsu and its various related jutsu.

The Akimichi clan seems to have a special relationship with the Nara family and Yamanaka family. For two generations, members of these three families have formed an "InoShikaChō trio". Named after the first part of the names of the members. The Akimichi members are the Chō in InoShikaChō.

Trivia

The name "Akimichi" means "the road in the season of autumn". "Aki" means "autumn", which is a time of harvest. "Michi" means street, which is where vendors sell food.
"Ino", "Shika" and "Chō" are the names of three cards needed for a highly prized trick of "Inoshikachō" in the Hanafuda.

Akimichi Choji

Akimichi Choza

Baiu

Baki

Name: Baki, バキ
Age: 30¹
Rank: Jōnin¹
Height: 188.2 cm¹
Weight: 80 kg¹
Birthday: July 4
Blood Type: A
Registration #: 38-212
Affiliation: Sunagakure (Hidden Sand)
Signature Ability: Kaze no Yaiba (Blade of Wind)

Baki is the sensei of Gaara, Kankurō, and Temari. During the Chūnin exam, he had confidence in the ability of all of his team members, although he comments on Kankurō not taking the battles seriously enough. He was also the one who subsequently murdered Gekkō Hayate. Baki, however, seems to have changed into a better person after the invasion, and it is possible that he regrets his actions.

Chiyo

Name: Chiyo, チヨ
Age: 80+⁴ (deceased)
Rank: Unknown, probably: Jōnin⁵
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: ?
Blood Type: ?
Registration #: ?
Affiliation: Sunagakure (Hidden Sand)
Signature Abilities: Poison expert, Sōshūha (Manipulating Attack Blades), Kugutsu no Jutsu (Puppet Technique) (Haha, Chichi, etc.), Shiro Higi: Jikki Chikamatsu no Shū (White Secret Technique: Ten Puppet Group of Chikamatsu)

Affectionately called Chiyo-baa-sama (チヨバア様) by the Sunagakure villagers. She and her brother Ebizō are highly revered in Suna and are known as the Go-Kyōdai (御姉弟, honorific form of "Siblings"). She is a poison expert and used her skills during the third Ninja war, only to be countered numerous times by Tsunade's medical expertise. This is why she holds a grudge towards "Ano Namekuji-musume" (あのナメクジ娘, "That slug-girl") as she calls Tsunade. She is the grandmother of Akasuna no Sasori. Her son was the enemy of Hatake Kakashi's father Hatake Sakumo, whom she still holds a grudge to. It is unknown if this son is also the father of Sasori. It was Chiyo who sealed the Shukaku inside of Gaara, under orders of Gaara's father the Yondaime Kazekage.

Chiyo uses ten puppets created by the first Kugutsu no Jutsu (Puppet Technique) user, Monzaemon.

After an extended battle between Chiyo and Sakura against Sasori at the end of which all three people have been fatally injured, Chiyo sacrifices her life force to save Sakura's life, using a jutsu she originally developed for Sasori, "to give life to a lifeless puppet." Because Sakura was not completely dead, Chiyo was still alive at that point, since she was not forced to give up her entire lifeforce to restore Sakura. Later on though, she uses the same jutsu to bring back Gaara, thus using up her remaining life force.

Trivia

Chiyo is arguably the oldest character in the series. Though her current age is unknown, she has to be at least 80. Her grandson, Sasori, left Sunagakure more then 20 years ago, already being a legendary puppetmaker. This probably makes him about 40 years old. Assuming that both Chiyo and her son had their children at age 20, this brings Chiyo's age at 80+.

Dan

Danzo

Densetsu no Bakakyodai

(伝説のバカ兄弟, Densetsu no Bakakyōdai, "Legendary Stupid Brothers") Also known as the Fūjin-Raijin Kyōdai (風神・雷神兄弟, "Fuujin-Raijin Brothers"). The two brothers have apparently had run ins with Tsunade before and are thusly quite terrified of her (they bow at her feet when she arrives and knocks some sense into them). Though their strength is extreme she is still able to flick them across an area as easily as she does Naruto.

Fujin

Name: Fūjin, 風神

Fujin

Fūjin is a character from a side story of the Anime and as such is not considered canon by most fans. 風神 literally translates to "Wind God." He was placed in prison with his brother after killing his comrades for food during a mission. He and his brother are both extremely strong but extremely stupid. Both go into mad rages when they are not given food and attack whoever is in their way of getting food. Mizuki tricks the brothers into helping him escape prison with the promise of meeting a person who will give them snacks every day.

Raijin

Name: Raijin, 雷神

Raijin is a character from a sidestory of the Anime and as such is not considered canon by most fans. 雷神 literally translates to "Thunder God." He was placed in prison with his brother after killing his comrades for food during a mission. He and his brother are both extremely strong but extremely stupid. Both go into mad rages when they are not given food and attack whoever is in their way of getting food. Mizuki tricks the brothers into helping him escape prison with the promise of meeting a person who will give them snacks every day.

Ultimately they return to the prison of their own free will, after Tsunade assures them that if they hurry they won't miss dinner.

Ebizo

Name: Ebizō, エビゾウ
Age: ±80⁴
Rank: Unknown, probably: Jōnin⁵
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: ?
Blood Type: ?
Registration #: ?
Affiliation: Sunagakure (Hidden Sand)
Affectionately called Ebizō-jii-sama (エビゾウジイ様) by the Sunagakure villagers. He and his older sister Chiyo are highly revered in Suna and are known as the Go-Kyōdai (御姉弟, honorific form of "Siblings").

Enkoo: Enma

see: Naruto Summons

Fujikaze Yukie

An actress who portrays Princess Fuuin in Naruto's favourite movies. She is a non-canon character who appears only the first Naruto movie. A cynical woman known for her amazing acting talent, she is extremely reluctant to return to the Snow Country, where she is from. It is revealed that she is Kazahana Koyuki, the true heir to the former daimyo of the country. The throne was taken from her father by her uncle when she was a child and she never returned, knowing she would be killed. Only her agent, her father's most loyal advisor, knows her real identity and attempts to trick her into returning to the Snow Country and reclaim the throne.

Gama Family

see: Naruto Summons

Gaara

Gato

Gekko Hayate

Gen'yumaru

Gi'ichi

Hagane Kotetsu

Haku

Main article: Haku

Haruno Sakura

Hatake Family

(はたけ家, Hatake ke, "Hatake Family")

Hatake Kakashi

Hatake Sakumo

Hokage

Hyuga Clan

Inari

Inuzuka Family

(犬塚家, Inuzuka ke, "Inuzuka Family") This family is known for their usage of dogs as fighting companions. They have distinctive red marks on their cheeks.

Trivia

The name "Inuzuka", meaning "house of dogs", belongs to a clan which was one of the most powerful in the Chiba prefecture in Japan during the Edo period. They were known as "dog warriors" and worshipped Inu ("Dog"), a deity representing the zodiac sign of the dog. The name "Inuzuka" also originates from Hakkenden, a novel about a dog samurai.
The (known) Inuzuka members are all named after a part of the body of a dog (nose, claw, fang), while their dogs are named after colors (red, gray, black).

Akamaru

see: Inuzuka Kiba

Akamaru is the faithful dog of Kiba, who usually sits on top of Kiba's head. Kiba uses him as a tool in combat and Akamaru has proven to be useful to do various things. For example: He can pick up the scent of enemies and determine wether they're hostile or not. He can also perform combo jutsu's together with Kiba.

Haimaru Sankyodai

Name: Haimaru Sankyōdai, 灰丸三兄弟, "Haimaru Three Brothers" (a.k.a. "Haimaru Triplets")
Partner: Inuzuka Hana
Affiliation: Inuzuka family, Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf)
The Haimaru Sankyōdai are the canine companions of Inuzuka Hana. As their name suggests, their fur is grey.

Trivia

"Hai" means "ash" or the color grey.

Inuzuka Hana

Inuzuka Kiba

Inuzuka Tsume

Kuromaru

Jiraiya

Main article: Jiraiya

Kagari

Kaiza

Kakko

Kamatari

see: Naruto Summons

Kamizuki Izumo

Kankuro

Karura

Name: Karura, 加琉羅
Age: ? (deceased)²
Affiliation: Sunagakure (Hidden Sand)

Karura is the wife of the former Kazekage, and the mother of Gaara (And probably also the mother of Kankurō and Temari). Against her wishes, her husband had the spirit of a dead Sand priest imbued into her unborn son. She died while giving birth to Gaara because of Shukaku being sealed into Gaara. Before she died, she cursed Sunagakure, hoping her son would avenge her death and the horror she had been put through.

Trivia

The name "Karura" is made up of three kanji. Ka (加) means "Addition" or "Include", Ru (琉) means "Lapis lazuli" and Ra (羅) comes from the word Ashura (阿修羅) "Fighting demon". The Japanese believe Lapis lazuli is a sacred stone in which the power of Buddha dwells. So the name Karura could be interpreted as meaning "Addition of (Buddha's) power to the demon". Which is exactly what Karura did, adding power to the demon inside of Gaara with her hatred.
Karura is the name of a man-bird deity of Japanese mythology similar to the Hindu Garuda.

Katsuyu

see: Naruto Summons

Kaze no Kuni no Daimyo

Daimyowind

Name: Kaze no Kuni no Daimyō, 風の国の大名, Kaze no Kuni's Daimyo
Age: 46¹
Height: 168 cm¹
Weight: 68 kg¹
Birthday: November 5
Blood Type: B
Affiliation: Kaze no Kuni (Land of Wind)
This is the Daimyo (warlord) of Kaze no Kuni (Land of Wind). He's the one responsible for cutting the budget of Sunagakure (Hidden Sand)

Kazekage

(風影, Kazekage, "Wind Shadow") The Kazekage are the strongest shinobi and the leaders of Sunagakure no Sato (Hidden Sand Village). Since Suna's founding, probably by the Shodai Kazekage, there have been 5 Kazekage.

====Kazekage, First====

Shodai Kazekage

Name: Shodai Kazekage, 初代風影, "First Wind Shadow" or "Founding Wind Shadow"
Age: ? (deceased)⁴
Rank: Kazekage⁴
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: ?
Blood Type: ?
Affiliation: Sunagakure (Hidden Sand)
The Shodai Kazekage was the first Kazekage and probably the founder or one of the founders of Sunagakure (Hidden Sand). He wore a mask similar to Hatake Kakashi.

====Kazekage, Second====

Nidaime Kazekage

Name: Nidaime Kazekage, 二代目風影, "Second Wind Shadow"
Age: ? (deceased)⁴
Rank: Kazekage⁴
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: ?
Blood Type: ?
Affiliation: Sunagakure (Hidden Sand)

====Kazekage, Third====

Sandaime Kazekage

Name: Sandaime Kazekage, 三代目風影, "Third Wind Shadow"
Age: ? (deceased)⁴
Rank: Kazekage⁴
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: ?
Blood Type: ?
Affiliation: Sunagakure (Hidden Sand)
Signature Ability: Satetsu (Iron Sand), Satetsu Shigure (Iron Sand Drizzle), Satetsu Kaihō (Iron Sand World Order)
The strongest Kazekage in the history of Sunagakure. He was kidnapped by an unknown enemy, but because of the outbreak of war Sunagakure gave up the search for him. His body was never found. However, during their fight, Sasori reveals to Chiyo and Haruno Sakura his favorite puppet, the Sandaime Kazekage, thus revealing he was the one who kidnapped, and killed, the Sandaime. The Sandaime had a special genetic trait that allowed him to turn the chakra he molded into magnetic forces. This ability allowed him to create his 'Satetsu,' based on the jutsu used by the previous host of Shukaku. It is, as of yet, unknown if this was a Kekkei Genkai, or wholly unique to the Sandaime, similar to the Shodai Hokage's ability to perform Mokuton Techniques.

Kazekage (former)

Yondaime Kazekage

Kazekage, Fourth

Name: Yondaime Kazekage, 四代目風影, "Fourth Wind Shadow"
Age: 40 (deceased)²
Rank: Kazekage²
Height: 176,5 cm²
Weight: 64,1 kg²
Birthday: March 29
Blood Type: A
Affiliation: Sunagakure (Hidden Sand)
The previous leader of Sunagakure (Hidden Sand). Kazekage translates to "Wind Shadow", though this is merely a title given to him because he is the leader of Sunagakure. The father of Sabaku no Gaara, Temari and Kankurō, it was his design that made Gaara what he is. With the military forces of Sunagakure being scaled down by the Daimyo (Warlord) of Kaze no Kuni (Land of Wind), the Kazekage realised that they must increase the quality of each Ninja to maintain a military force. As more time passed, the Daimyo started commissioning Konohagakure with request he should have been making to Sunagakure. On top of this, he began cutting back on Sunagakure's budget. The Kazekage realized that if he didn't act quickly, Sunagakure would be in danger of disappearing. So, joining with Otogakure, the Kazekage planned to attack Konohagakure in order to teach the Daimyo a lesson and to re-establish the Sunagakure's military force.

Things, however, definitely do not go as planned for him. Just before the Chūnin exam's third stage, where his attack is planned to take place, he is betrayed and assassinated by his ally, Orochimaru, who steals his identity. Ironically, the son whose life he made miserable, Gaara, becomes the new Kazekage in his place.

Kazekage, Fifth (Gaara)

Kin Tsuchi

Konohamaru

Kumo no Kuni no Shinobi Gashira

Kuromaru

Kurosuki Raiga

Kyodaigumo

see: Naruto Summons

Kyodaija

see: Naruto Summons

Kyubi no Kitsune

see: Kyūbi no Yoko

Mahiru

Maito Gai

Manda

see: Naruto Summons

Midare

Mitarashi Anko

Mitokado Homura

Mizuki

Moegi

Momochi Zabuza

Morino Ibiki

Mubi

Namiashi Raido

Nara Family

(奈良家, Nara ke, "Nara Family") This family is known for their manipulation of shadows and tending of deer. They have kept a book with medicine preparations and effects for generations. Among the medicine described in this book are the secret pills used by the Akimichi clan. The men from this family are very lazy and tend to be attracted to overbearing women.

Trivia

The name "Nara" is from the real city of Nara, Japan, and is a famous place for the number of deer ("Shika") that live there. The deer there are said to bow whenever they are given treats yet also said to be very aggressive.

Nara Shikaku

Nara Shikamaru

Nara Yoshino

Nawaki

Ninkame

see: Naruto Summons

Ninken

see: Naruto Summons

Oboro

Onikyodai (Demon Brothers)

Orochimaru

Main article: Orochimaru

Orochimaru Gang

(Orochimaru Ichimi, 大蛇丸一味, "Orochimaru gang/clan") Orochimaru has a great gathering of ninja behind him. Besides the normal shinobi from Otogakure (Hidden Sound) he has a few elite shinobi.

See: Oto no Kuni (Land of Sound) for detailed information on The Sound Five, Yakushi Kabuto, and more...

Ranmaru

Rin

Sai

Main article: Sai

Sansho

Name: Sanshō, 山椒
Age: ?
Height: ?
Weight: ?
Birthday: ?
Blood Type: ?
Affiliation: ?
Sanshō runs the Curry of Life shop in the River Country with her son Karashi. Sanshō is a character from a sidestory of the Anime and is not considered canon by most fans.

Sarutobi Asuma

Main article: Sarutobi Asuma

Shigure

Shiranui Genma

Shizune

Suna no Shukaku

see: Ichibi no Shukaku

Suzume

Taiseki

Tatami Iwashi

Tazuna

Temari

Main article: Temari

Tenten

Main article: Tenten

Tobitake Tonbo

Tonton

Tsunami

Tsurugi Misumi

Uchiha Clan

Udon

Umino Iruka

Main article: Umino Iruka

Utatane Koharu

Uzuki Yugao

Uzumaki Naruto

Waraji

Yamanaka Family

(山中家, Yamanaka ke, "Yamanaka Family") This family runs a flower shop.

Trivia

The name "Yamanaka" means "deep in the mountain". (Note: translated literally, it means "in the middle of the mountain")

Yamanaka Ino

Yamanaka Inoichi

Yamashiro Aoba

Yamato

Main article: Yamato

Yashamaru

Name: Yashamaru 夜叉丸
Age: 27 (deceased)²
Rank: Chūnin²
Height: 170,1 cm²
Weight: 50,1 kg²
Birthday: May 23
Blood Type: AB
Registration #: 32-049
Affiliation: Sunagakure (Hidden Sand)
Signature Ability: Sōshūha (Manipulating Attack Blades)
Yashamaru was the younger brother of Karura, and thus the uncle of Sabaku no Gaara. He was ordered by the Yondaime Kazekage to assassinate Gaara, but the assassination ended in a desperate suicide mission and ultimately failed. Before he died he told Gaara that no one had ever really loved him, leaving Gaara even more of an emotional wreck than he already was. His death was the cause of Gaara becoming somewhat psychotic.

Yuhi Kurenai

Main article: Yuhi Kurenai

Yura

see: Akatsuki

Zaku Abumi

Zori