If you're a fan of Naruto, I highly recommend giving Naruto Online a try. The game does an excellent job of faithfully recreating the anime, allowing you to dive into some of the most iconic story arcs and collect well-known ninjas from the series.
Uzumaki Naruto's growth story inspired a lot of people. Naruto is separated from a villager's “tail” against the odds to become a hero to save the world of ninjas. His growth cannot be separated from the support of the people around him, including his teachers and elders: Iruka, Kakashi, Jiraiya, the fourth generation of the Naruto couple, Sasuke, Hinata, Tsunade, and so on. They are the light of Uzumaki Naruto, the belief and motivation to move forward from them. They are Naruto's light, his faith, and his motivation to move forward, and Naruto has gained much from them.
1. Iruka
The one who led Naruto out of the shadow of loneliness. Iruka gave him the courage to live with a bowl of ramen and the words, “You are not a demon fox, but Konoha's Whirlpool Naruto.". Iruka not only taught him Ninjutsu but also let him feel the warmth of “home” for the first time. Later, Naruto often said “Iruka-sensei is like my father." Behind these words is the redemption of countless times to be tolerated, to be trusted.
2. Kakashi
Kakashi: Superior and teacher. As the teacher of the seventh grade, Kakashi may seem lazy, but he has a unique way of teaching Naruto the meaning of teamwork and valuing his peers. He made Naruto realize that “those who abandon their peers are worse than trash" and even used his body to defend his disciple from an attack in a life-and-death situation. I think Kakashi's teachings are partly responsible for Naruto's obsession with recovering Sasuke. I think Kakashi's teaching is also part of the reason. His trust in Naruto (e.g., he said “Naruto is the one who deserves to be entrusted with his back” during the Nakanobu exams) has become an important source of Naruto's self-confidence.
3. Jiraiya
If Iruka gave Naruto his start, Jiraiya was the one who took him "off." This colorful immortal may seem like a dilettante, but he taught Naruto one of the most important things: the "never give up” way of endurance. He took Naruto on a three-year training program to develop the Hiromaru and control the power of the Nine Tails. Jiraiya's sacrifice made Naruto realize that to be truly strong is to carry the will of the dead and move on.
4. Sasuke
Sasuke and Naruto are both lonely but go to different extremes, one desperately chasing the approval of others, the other obsessed with the power of revenge. Naruto is unwilling to give up on Sasuke, not only because of the oath of "companionship" but also because he sees the dark side of his own heart in Sasuke. The two confrontations in the Valley of the End are a collision of youthful ambition and a symbol of mutual redemption.
5. Tsunade
Tsunade was the mentor who taught Naruto the techniques of medical ninjutsu and had an equally profound effect on him. Under Tsunade's tutelage, Naruto not only learns more ninja skills but also understands the meaning of duty and sacrifice. Tsunade passed on to Naruto the spirit of “giving to the village,”, which has always been a core value of Naruto.
6. Hinata
From a cowardly girl who was bullied at a young age to a warrior who stood up to protect Naruto during the Shinobi War, Hinata has always watched Naruto silently, using the phrase "because Naruto-kun said that I'm a genius" to express the sourness of her secret love. In the Battle of Payne, she sacrificed her life to buy time for Naruto, and her bravery in that moment not only touched the audience but also made Naruto realize that true love is not to ask for it, but to become each other's strength. Their feelings do not have a bombardment of confessions but lare ike a long stream of water to warm the heart.
7. Namikaze Mizukado and Jiu Xinna
Parents for Naruto were “the most familiar stranger," Jiu Xinnai's temper and Mizukado's calm in Naruto's body marvelous fusion, and the sealed space with parents in the final goodbye so that Naruto to finally let go - the original they had never been abandoned. The love of their parents had long been turned into the seal of the nine tails, silently guarding him for sixteen years.
Conclusion
Naruto's story is moving precisely because he has never gone it alone. Iruka's recognition, Jiraiya's inheritance, Sasuke's bond, Hina's tenderness... the existence of these people allowed him to go from the “rejected” to the “link to the world.". The lonely spiral finally becomes the light that illuminates the world.
