Gama-chan

Gama-chan ( ガマちゃん , English TV: Froggy, literally meaning: Toad-chan) is Naruto Uzumaki 's toad -shaped wallet. Gama-chan's presence and brief appearances in the series are used for comic relief. Naruto cares for " Gama-chan " and refers to it as if it were a pet, saying that it's happy when it's fat and full of money. He gets disappointed and indignant whenever Jiraiya 's jaunts out for " research " would end up with Naruto broke, and Gama-chan emaciated.

When Tsunade made a bet with Naruto on whether he could master the Rasengan in a week, she took a money-filled Gama-chan as his part of the wager.

Gama-chan continued to survive the wear and tear (and feast and famine) of the years. As a father, Naruto continues to pay for out-of-pocket expenses through Gama-chan.

## Trivia [ ]

- During the Three-Tails' Appearance , when Naruto asks Konohamaru to buy snacks for Gamatatsu and Gamakichi , Gama-chan's eyes lack the white border around them.
- Naruto diligently saved his mission earning within this wallet.
- On the underside of Gama-chan, a white strip can be seen. The strip roughly says Naruto's Wallet ( なるとさいふ , Naruto Saifu ).
- It might be based on the Chan Chu , the Lucky Money Toad , a Chinese symbol of prosperity depicted as a frog sitting on top of a pile of coins with a coin in its mouth.
- The Japanese word for frog, "kaeru", is a homonym that means "return / to return". It is considered lucky in Japanese culture to keep a frog in wallets (in whatever form, whether as figurines or keychains, etc.) for money to come back when it is spent.
- The creator of Naruto , Masashi Kishimoto , says "One day, the following incident took place. I got stuck writing a manga just before the deadline, so I lay down behind my desk to take a short nap. When I was looking for something to use as a pillow, I found a big frog-shaped gamaguchi cushion. (This is a cushion modeled on the froggie wallet that Naruto uses in the series, it was made as a present for readers.)"
- In several Ultimate Ninja Storm series , Gama-chan appears as a custom Substitution item. In Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution , it also appears as a character customisation accessory for Naruto.
- In Episode 180 of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations , Boruto Uzumaki is seen with a similar wallet that is blue in colour.
- In Episode 56 of Naruto , Gama-chan was pink with a gold mouth, rather than green with a silver mouth.

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