This article is about the anime and manga of the Naruto franchise where the protagonist is Naruto Uzumaki. Posted September 21, 1999 is a manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The play tells the story of a teenage ninja named Naruto Uzumaki, who aspires to become the Hokage, leader of his village, with the purpose of being recognized as someone important within the village and among his companions. fan art. FDM, PLA, Resin. Naruto Uzumaki is a teenage ninja who has the Nine-Tailed Fox (Kyūbi no Kitsune 九尾 の 狐?) Locked inside him. 23 Twelve years before the start of the series, this demon attacked the Hidden Village of the Blade killing many people.23 As a consequence, the village leader (the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze) sacrificed his life by using the Shiki Fūjin to seal it inside Naruto when he was a newborn, thereby hoping to stop the massacre. For this reason, Naruto was the victim of mistreatment by those who considered him as Kurama himself.23 As a solution, the Third Hokage (who had to resume command after the sacrifice of the Fourth Hokage) published a decree where he prohibited anyone from mentioning about Kurama's attack, and whoever did so would be severely punished.23 Twelve years later, Naruto graduated from the Ninja Academy using his shadow multi-clone technique (影 分身 の 術 Kage Bunshin no Jutsu?), originating from the The village's forbidden scroll, which had been stolen by Naruto after being tricked by the renegade ninja Mizuki, in order to save his master Iruka Umino. This encounter allowed Naruto to realize that he was the container vessel for the Kyūbi, and that there was someone who esteemed him and recognized him morally as a person.23