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Ximmer · 2003-11-05, 04:52

Anyone notice that Naruto looks an awfull lot like the fourth hokage?

Just a thought...

NoSanninWa · 2003-11-05, 05:26

Jeez. yeah. Lots of people have noticed this. If this was the old forum I'd refer you to a bunch of threads created by people that want to point this out. Since it isn't the old forum, congratulation on being the first to post this old chestnut.

People have a bunch of ideas about why Naruto looks like the 4th Hokage. Some say that it is merely a coincidence of art style. Others think that Naruto is the 4th Hokage reincarnated. Others believe that Naruto is the 4th Hokage's nephew or other relation. The truth is unknown, even to those who read the manga.

Nagare Ryouma · 2003-11-05, 05:41

People tend to think Naruto looks like the 4th is due to the fact that he was the one who sealed the 9 tails in Naruto and Naruto happens to have the Rasengan in his arsenal...... Not to mention whenever some kind of past events is brought up especially when Naruto is around, the 4th's names is always brought up. Although all these seems to be connected, but the fact is that the truth is still not known..... The 1-3 generation Hokage's pass has been revealed.... But there's still no sign of the 4th yet..... I'm looking forward to it if that's gonan happen.

d00pEy · 2003-11-05, 06:23

ahhaha

Aquillion · 2003-11-05, 06:50

Perhaps someone who can (to some degree) read Japanese could go back to the recent episode where Naruto signs that frog contract -- the 4th's name must be on it, after all, and I do seem to recall that we get a clear view of the last few names. That'd at least tell us something.

Hunter · 2003-11-05, 09:44

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Originally Posted by NoSanninWa

Since it isn't the old forum, congratulation on being the first to post this old chestnut.

Too bad because this is not even the first time in the new forum lol ^^

And Aquillion, it's a good idea but the name of the 4th is illegible on the scroll

SamGadsby · 2003-11-05, 12:43

MANGA CH 124 SPOILER (sorry sub watchers, not out yet on vid)

Spoiler:

ff7799 · 2003-11-05, 14:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by SamGadsby

MANGA CH 124 SPOILER (sorry sub watchers, not out yet on vid)

Spoiler:

Well here is what I have heard

Spoiler:

Vicious · 2003-11-05, 16:34

Wow, never tought I'd see this thread again :P
It's obvious that everybody noticed Naruto looks like the Yondaime.

OFFSPRiNGCo16 · 2003-11-05, 16:48

Yea..its been discuess, and I think we can all conclude they are probably related on another level other then just him sealing the kyubi inside of him.

kisame · 2003-11-05, 17:51

so like appearantly someone else was able to read the first character of the fourths name "shi" is all that is legible i have heard many rumours non probably true that his name is shingame doubt it but thats all i have heard

another reason why the names are so hard to read is that jiraiyas is written in kanji naruto's is in harigana as i think its said

Spoiler:

p3psi · 2003-11-05, 18:11

I think kakashi and pervert senin could be related, share teh same taste in books after all. maybe kakashi doesnt know that he's pervert senin's love child

eLstar · 2003-11-05, 18:35

Once again this a thread reappears that we've discussed before...but nothere. So having this topic in a new forum isn't so bad even though it's been discussed.

Anyway I prefer my wild and crazy theory of Naruto being a type of reincarnation or such of the 4th because it's just so much more different then Naruto just being the son or nephew of the 4th whcih looks to be a little too typical.

uglypigs · 2003-11-05, 19:09

vote now for naruto for the 4th!

hobobaggins · 2003-11-05, 20:08

naruto cannot be the fourth. the position was filled

Spoiler:

not to mention WE cant vote. sasuke votes himself for hokage... and so does sakura probably.... if you go by reader polls, kakashi=hokage, because he is the most popular.

Vicious · 2003-11-05, 20:38

Kakashi is related to Jiraiya. Jiraiya was the 4th's sensei, who was Kakashi's sensei. They're somewhat related. Even so, all the Leaf people pretty much know the Sannin, since they're very famous there.

NenMaster · 2003-11-05, 21:24

didnt know jiraiya was the 4ths sensei, might have 2 start watching naruto

Vicious · 2003-11-05, 21:42

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Originally Posted by NenMaster

didnt know jiraiya was the 4ths sensei, might have 2 start watching naruto

Well, it hasn't been mentioned in the manga yet

Just wait a little and you'll know more about the ol' generation teams

"Wait a little"? Well, you'll have to wait about 30 episodes from now.

Nameless · 2003-11-05, 22:46

I think they might some way be related, but in any other case nothing is rock yet. Please don't make comparisons based on techniques they know. Jiraiya taught Naruto the Rasengan just like he taught the 4th the Rasengan. Does that mean Jiraiya is related to them too?

A more concrete theory would be bringing up that Jiraiya apologized to the 4th when he was putting Naruto's life at risk. It doesn't mean the 4th is inside Naruto but it could mean he's apologizing to the 4th because Naruto is an important entity to him. It is possible that the 4th is sealed inside Naruto, but this would only be a sound theory if we knew whether or not the 4th's body was recovered after his confrontation with Kyubi. Another thing to note, is that it has ALSO been mentioned that Orochimaru couldn't summon the 4th against the 3rd. Was it that he couldn't, or that he was stopped? We don't know because translations are never perfect.

I think Orochimaru couldn't summon the 4th, because if the 3rd knew a technique to stop a summon, he would've done it before the 2nd Hokage was summoned, or it would've directly mentioned that he did a technique to stop the summon. We'll know soon enough, you know why? The anime always has fillers with this stuff, so I'm sure if there WAS a technique, they'll go into an entire little demonstration showing what the technique was, how he did it, and Orochimaru will comment on it, even though he wasn't able to stop it. Hell, we might even see another little chakra figure, showing where the 3rd pulled the chakra from to do such a technique.

Murugan · 2004-04-13, 14:11

Yeah....they really look a lot like eachother, but I guess everebody has noticed that........I think that somehow they might be familie....I even think that the forth might be Naruto's father (or am i saying something really stupid now.....please tell me if i am.....)

2003-11-05, 04:52	Link #1
Ximmer Zombie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Space Age: 42	Anyone notice that Naruto looks like the Fourth? Anyone notice that Naruto looks an awfull lot like the fourth hokage? Just a thought...

2003-11-05, 05:26	Link #2
NoSanninWa Weapon of Mass Discussion Fansubber Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New York, USA	Jeez. yeah. Lots of people have noticed this. If this was the old forum I'd refer you to a bunch of threads created by people that want to point this out. Since it isn't the old forum, congratulation on being the first to post this old chestnut. People have a bunch of ideas about why Naruto looks like the 4th Hokage. Some say that it is merely a coincidence of art style. Others think that Naruto is the 4th Hokage reincarnated. Others believe that Naruto is the 4th Hokage's nephew or other relation. The truth is unknown, even to those who read the manga. __________________ There's not that fine a line between willing suspension of disbelief and something just being stupid. Last edited by NoSanninWa; 2003-11-05 at 05:43.

2003-11-05, 12:43	Link #7
SamGadsby Vector Employee Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Rochester NY / Lima OH	MANGA CH 124 SPOILER (sorry sub watchers, not out yet on vid) Spoiler: Hokage says that the jutsu that sealed kyubi will join the souls of the sealed and the sealer forever, so maybe the 4ths soul inside of Naruto influenced his appearance, kyubi influenced Naruto's appearance as well, notice the whisker marks? Also kyubi was a demon, so it takes demon chakra to alter Naruto to resemble a fox, like when he fought the ice mirrors. IMO.

2003-11-05, 17:51	Link #11
kisame demon Join Date: Nov 2003	so like appearantly someone else was able to read the first character of the fourths name "shi" is all that is legible i have heard many rumours non probably true that his name is shingame doubt it but thats all i have heard another reason why the names are so hard to read is that jiraiyas is written in kanji naruto's is in harigana as i think its said Spoiler: ill i can say is after readin some what over and over in the manga they still havnt mentioned any relation to the fourth but i still have a strong belief that the fourth is narutos father

2003-11-05, 20:08	Link #15
hobobaggins だいすきが大好きです！ Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 35	naruto cannot be the fourth. the position was filled Spoiler: he can however, be the sixth not to mention WE cant vote. sasuke votes himself for hokage... and so does sakura probably.... if you go by reader polls, kakashi=hokage, because he is the most popular.

2003-11-05, 05:41	Link #3
Nagare Ryouma Warrior Of Eternity Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Saotome Research Institute	People tend to think Naruto looks like the 4th is due to the fact that he was the one who sealed the 9 tails in Naruto and Naruto happens to have the Rasengan in his arsenal...... Not to mention whenever some kind of past events is brought up especially when Naruto is around, the 4th's names is always brought up. Although all these seems to be connected, but the fact is that the truth is still not known..... The 1-3 generation Hokage's pass has been revealed.... But there's still no sign of the 4th yet..... I'm looking forward to it if that's gonan happen.

2003-11-05, 06:23	Link #4
d00pEy Member Join Date: Nov 2003	ahhaha

2003-11-05, 06:50	Link #5
Aquillion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003	Perhaps someone who can (to some degree) read Japanese could go back to the recent episode where Naruto signs that frog contract -- the 4th's name must be on it, after all, and I do seem to recall that we get a clear view of the last few names. That'd at least tell us something.

2003-11-05, 16:34	Link #9
Vicious merely a ghost Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 36	Wow, never tought I'd see this thread again :P It's obvious that everybody noticed Naruto looks like the Yondaime.

2003-11-05, 16:48	Link #10
OFFSPRiNGCo16 Godlike Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Long Island New York Age: 37	Yea..its been discuess, and I think we can all conclude they are probably related on another level other then just him sealing the kyubi inside of him.

2003-11-05, 18:11	Link #12
p3psi Oscar winning black actor Join Date: Nov 2003	I think kakashi and pervert senin could be related, share teh same taste in books after all. maybe kakashi doesnt know that he's pervert senin's love child

2003-11-05, 18:35	Link #13
eLstar (^_^)v Join Date: May 2003	Once again this a thread reappears that we've discussed before...but nothere. So having this topic in a new forum isn't so bad even though it's been discussed. Anyway I prefer my wild and crazy theory of Naruto being a type of reincarnation or such of the 4th because it's just so much more different then Naruto just being the son or nephew of the 4th whcih looks to be a little too typical.

2003-11-05, 19:09	Link #14
uglypigs Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: under the bed... Age: 42	vote now for naruto for the 4th!

2003-11-05, 20:38	Link #16
Vicious merely a ghost Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 36	Kakashi is related to Jiraiya. Jiraiya was the 4th's sensei, who was Kakashi's sensei. They're somewhat related. Even so, all the Leaf people pretty much know the Sannin, since they're very famous there.

2003-11-05, 21:24	Link #17
NenMaster Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: UK Age: 40	didnt know jiraiya was the 4ths sensei, might have 2 start watching naruto

2003-11-05, 22:46	Link #19
Nameless Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003	I think they might some way be related, but in any other case nothing is rock yet. Please don't make comparisons based on techniques they know. Jiraiya taught Naruto the Rasengan just like he taught the 4th the Rasengan. Does that mean Jiraiya is related to them too? A more concrete theory would be bringing up that Jiraiya apologized to the 4th when he was putting Naruto's life at risk. It doesn't mean the 4th is inside Naruto but it could mean he's apologizing to the 4th because Naruto is an important entity to him. It is possible that the 4th is sealed inside Naruto, but this would only be a sound theory if we knew whether or not the 4th's body was recovered after his confrontation with Kyubi. Another thing to note, is that it has ALSO been mentioned that Orochimaru couldn't summon the 4th against the 3rd. Was it that he couldn't, or that he was stopped? We don't know because translations are never perfect. I think Orochimaru couldn't summon the 4th, because if the 3rd knew a technique to stop a summon, he would've done it before the 2nd Hokage was summoned, or it would've directly mentioned that he did a technique to stop the summon. We'll know soon enough, you know why? The anime always has fillers with this stuff, so I'm sure if there WAS a technique, they'll go into an entire little demonstration showing what the technique was, how he did it, and Orochimaru will comment on it, even though he wasn't able to stop it. Hell, we might even see another little chakra figure, showing where the 3rd pulled the chakra from to do such a technique.

2004-04-13, 14:11	Link #20
Murugan Totally Spirited Away Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Age: 35	Yeah....they really look a lot like eachother, but I guess everebody has noticed that........I think that somehow they might be familie....I even think that the forth might be Naruto's father (or am i saying something really stupid now.....please tell me if i am.....)