10 Hidden Details in the Naruto Anime You Might Have Missed

Manga and anime series Naruto Masashi Kishimoto’s original work has become known as a franchise shounen biggest since it first debuted in 1999.

Referring to the title, the story follows the amazing adventure of a boy named Naruto Uzumaki in achieving his dream of becoming Hokage in Konoha Village.

As a series consisting of many chapters and episodes, Naruto has presented a quite complex and weighty storyline.

It must be admitted, there are many memorable moments that have managed to stick in the fans’ memories, even when this series has ended and is now continuing into the next era Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.

However, of the many important points that are quite highlighted, there are a number of hidden details in the anime Naruto which some fans may have missed when watching it, as summarized in the following article.

1. Fill The Tales of A Gutsy Ninja adjust to who the reader is

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Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi or better known as The Tales of A Gutsy Ninja is the first novel written by Jiraiya. However, in the original world, this novel is the work of Akira Higashiyama, illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto.

In the anime, it is said that Jiraiya wrote this book as an effort to bring awareness to the various injustices and violence that hit the shinobi nation. Evidently, this novel succeeded in influencing Minato, Naruto, and Nagato.

Interestingly, the content of this novel always changes according to who the reader is, especially in terms of character. For example, what Naruto imagines about the antagonist in the novel will be different from what Nagato imagines in his mind. This all depends on the beliefs of each reader.

2. One of Sasori’s puppets is a member of the Uchiha

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Akatsuki was once the biggest antagonist introduced throughout the series Naruto: Shippuden, and one of the members is Sasori the user Kugutsu the best who managed to surpass his grandmother.

Grandma Chiyo’s grandson has an ultimate technique where he is able to use and control as many as 100 dolls at once, namely Red Secret Technique: Performance of a Hundred Puppets.

During one moment of the battle, it was revealed that one of Sasori’s puppets had Sharingan eyes, so it was hinted that there were Uchiha members among the 100 Kugutsu the.

3. Itachi and Sasuke’s fight indicates Itachi’s loyalty to Konohagakure

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The tragedy of the Uchiha Clan massacre has become one of the major incidents in the series, where Itachi was the mastermind. Even though it was later revealed that there was a special reason behind his actions, Itachi was already considered a deserter and accepted social law because of it.

One day, Itachi was reunited with Kakashi when he was traveling in Konoha with Kisame. At that time, Kakashi was accompanied by Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi.

A battle between Itachi and Kakashi ensued. However, Kakashi and his two colleagues were almost defeated. That’s when Itachi’s loyalty to Konoha was shown. He let Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai go.

This also indirectly implies that Itachi wants to reveal information about Akatsuki’s whereabouts directly.

4. One of Deidara’s arms was found by Tobi

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Deidara once lost both arms during a mission to capture Biju. The first occurred when fighting Gaara, at which time his left arm was destroyed by sand belonging to the Jinchuriki of Shukaku aka the one-tailed Biju.

Later, Deidara also lost his right arm due to Kakashi’s Kamui. This arm was apparently discovered by Tobi who had just joined Akatsuki.

It might be a bit strange, but this actually gives the audience insight into Tobi’s true identity as Obito Uchiha who shares the Mangekyo Sharingan with Kakashi, his childhood friend.

5. Sasuke’s cursed seal has a shape resembling the black flame of Amaterasu

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Sasuke joining Orochimaru to gain strength is one of the biggest conflicts in series. Orochimaru even released his curse on Sasuke through a bite on his neck.

Before actually defecting, Sasuke slowly harbored hatred towards Konohagakure. Over time, the cursed seal spread, and it became clear that its pattern was very similar to the Amaterasu that Sasuke would later develop.

In the end, Sasuke chose to leave behind the cursed seal which is believed to give its owner more power.

6. Orochimaru sacrificed 2 Otogakure Genin to resurrect Hokage

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Orochimaru has been known as one villain the most dangerous, one of which is because of his Edo Tensei technique which is able to raise the dead.

Orochimaru once carried out a mission to destroy Konoha during the Chunin Exams, where at that time he faced the 3rd Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. Unexpectedly, Orochimaru summoned the first Hokage and the second Hokage who were actually dead.

After investigating, Orochimaru needed to sacrifice 2 Genin from the village he created, namely Otogakure, in order to resurrect the two Hokage.

7. The Uchiha clan and its connection to the Moon

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The moment after Itachi massacres his clan where he appears with his back to the moon is indeed one of the most iconic scenes throughout the series. Naruto. Scenes like this, it has even been shown several times with Itachi or Sasuke as the object.

Towards the end of the story, it is revealed that this ‘Moon’ image is indeed related to the Uchiha Clan, precisely after the appearance of Kaguya Otsutsuki at the peak of the 4th Shinobi World War.

Kaguya herself is actually sealed inside the Moon. However, when Madara Uchiha activated the technique Infinite Tsukuyomi hers, she accidentally frees Kaguya too.

8. Waraji and Zori seem to appear again in the story

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Waraji and Zori are two thugs who are one of the internal antagonists arc Land of Waves. However, when compared to Zabuza and Haku, both of them are clearly less prominent and don’t have much of an impact on the plot. As a result, both were quickly forgotten.

However, who would have thought that Waraji and Zori were seen appearing again during the 4th Shinobi World War, precisely in the ranks of troops standing behind Might Guy.

9. One of Rock Lee’s light reflections contains an implied meaning

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Like the teacher, Rock Lee also has a unique hairstyle that is highlighted by the reflection of light.

Maybe, we as viewers will not pay attention to the details of the shape of the light reflection. However, it is proven that there are a number of meanings written at several moments.

For example, in the image we see that the reflection forms the words ‘NINJA’.

10. Emergency door that uses the ‘ninja run’ illustration

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One of the iconic things from anime Naruto is how para shinobi run. This later became a trend and became known as ‘ninja run‘.

Well, there is an important detail in the illustration ninja run It is used as a sign on the door emergency in anime.

That’s a number of hidden details in Naruto that you might have missed while watching it. What do you think?

Article first published on February 23, 2024, re-released on April 12, 2024.