10 fact you didn't know about naruto

1. The creator of Naruto once made a short manga entitled Karakuri. In Naruto, the main character Uzumaki Naruto is a boy with a fox demon inside him. In Karakuri, there is a character named Naruto, who is actually a fox demon!

2. Fox demons-or kitsune-are known as tricksters of the supernatural world. Like regular foxes, fox demons are known to be crafty and dangerous-when backed into a corner they may even defeat enemies much larger and fiercer than themselves, Watch out! Fox demons can also change into different shapes to make all sorts of mischief. Remember Naruto's "sexy no jutsu" where he changes into a pretty girl? Fox demons are actually known to change into beautiful women in order to seduce and trick gullible men!

3. I Japanese folklore, there is a story about a priest who supposedly enchanted a kettle so it would never be empty. But it was found out later that this kettle was not enchanted at all-it was a tanuki, a wild raccoon-dog believed to have magical powers. The priest's name was Shukaku, Gaara ha s a tanuki demon named Shukaku!

4. Ino, Shikamaru, and Chouji are three ninjas who decide to become teammates, like their fathers. Together, they practice and perfect the InoShikaCho formation. The "InoShikaCho formation" is a technique from a Japanese card game called Hanafuda.

5. The Three Sannin-Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru-were named after characters in the folk tale The Legend of the Gallant Jiraiya. It's about a young ninja named Jiraiya who uses his shapeshifting powers to turn into a toad in the story, Jiraiya falls in love with a young woman named Tsunade. who is a master of a snail magic. Meanwhile, Orochimaru is a former disciple of Jiraiya who master snake magic and later become his arch-enemy.

6. "Toad, slug, snake" is used in a Japanese version of the Western game"Rock, Paper, Scissors". In this game, the toad can beat the slug, the slug can beat the snake, and the snake can beat the toad. This game is now more popularly known as Janken.

7. Kabuto, Yoroi, and Tsuguru are young ninja trainees. They're all in the same team during the Chuunin Exam. Their names mean "helmet, "armor", and "sword", respectively --which are all traditional ninja gear.

8. The character Kankuro is named after a popular Kabuki actor. "Kankuro" is alsoanother word for "crow". In Naruto, Kankuro's most well-known puppet is named Crow! Another interesting thing is that Kankuro wears the traditional clothes of a Bunraku puppeteer, and uses puppets as his weapons: The Bunraku tradition uses puppets in theatrical presentation.

9. "Uzumaki" means "spiral" or "whirlpool". Naruto is a place in Japan famous for its whirlpools.

10. There is a ramen topping called "Naruto"! It's actually a steamed fish-paste cake cut into slices, and et's called Naruto because its spiral looks like a whirlpool. Is it a coincidence that Naruto's favorite food is rame?

Source: http://www.shvoong.com/books/science-fiction/1982548-10-things-didn-know-naruto