Kushina Uzumaki

Kushina Uzumaki, also known as Red Hot-Blooded Habanero and Tomato, is a character from the Naruto series.
== Charactah Account ==
Naruto's deceased mother. Originally from the Whirlpool country, she grew up in a time of very many wars before eventually coming to live in Konoha after her country was destroyed. Became Kurama's second Jinchuuriki, after receiving it directly from the first one, the First Hokage's wife Mito Uzumaki; Tobi somehow discovered this and extracted Kurama from her, taking advantage of the fact that Kushina had just given birth to Naruto. She dies soon afterwards but not before taking part in the defense of Konoha by helping Minato seal the fox (along with some of her own chakra) into their son.
Over 16 years after her death, the sealed chakra comes into play when she appears inside Naruto's head to help him defeat Kurama and to explain the details of Kurama's attack, as well as just to finally bond with the son that tragedy prevented her from raising.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Naruto Shippuuden
* Naruto Shippuuden Movie 4: The Lost Tower
* Naruto Shippuuden Movie 6: Road to Ninja
=== Manga ===
* Naruto
* Rock Lee and His Ninja Pals
=== Video Games ===
* Naruto Mobile
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
* Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Tribes
* Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Voltage
* Naruto: Shinobi Collection
* Naruto: Shinobi Collection Shippuu Ranbu
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Online
== Trivia ==
* Kushina's name was possibly inspired by the mythological Kushinada-hime, Susanoo's wife. When she was about to be devoured by the serpent Yamata no Orochi, Kushinada-hime was saved by Susanoo in exchange for becoming his wife. Susanoo transformed the girl into a comb and placed her in his hair, then defeated the serpent. He afterwards built a palace in Izumo where he married her.
** Her husband's surname, Namikaze ("waves and wind"), could also be a reference to this myth, as Susanoo was the god of the sea and storms.
* As Kushina was nicknamed after a red pepper, and Minato was famed as the "Yellow Flash", Naruto's appropriate self-styled title of "Orange Hokage" refers to the fact that the colour orange is a mixture of both red and yellow.
* On the cover of chapter 503, Kushina's hair resembles Kurama's tails.
* She is one of only four jinchuuriki known to not die from tailed beast extraction, along with Black Zetsu, Killer B, and her son Naruto Uzumaki. This was due to her clan's vitality to which she inherited.
* Kushina mentions that her hair became her own "red thread of fate". The red string of fate, also referred to as the 'red thread of destiny', 'red thread of fate', and other variants, is an East Asian belief originating from Chinese legend and is also used in Japanese legend. According to this myth, the gods tie an invisible red string around the ankles of men and women who are destined to be soul mates and will one day marry each other. Often, in Japanese culture, it is thought to be tied around the little finger. The two people connected by the red thread are destined lovers, regardless of time, place or circumstances. This magical cord may stretch or tangle, but never break. This myth is similar to the Western concept of soul-mates or a twin flame.
* In the Naruto character popularity polls, Kushina was ranked as the 21st most popular character in the 7th.
* When first introduced in the anime, her eyes were depicted as violet-blue in colour and her hair was portrayed as a deep plum colour. This was corrected in subsequent episodes. However, in Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations, both her first and second appearances were shown in Naruto's and Minato's stories respectively.
* Studio Pierrot's Settei sheets of Kushina show that she was 145 cm when Minato saved her from Kumogakure.
* According to the databook(s):
** Kushina's hobbies were pulling pranks and chatting.
** Kushina's favourite food was salt ramen, while she disliked coffee and anything bitter.
** Kushina didn't want to fight anyone in particular.
** Kushina's favourite phrase was "Don't give up until the very end" (Saigo made akiramenai).
** Kushina was apparently a very good cook, as Minato preferred her cooking the most.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Kushina Uzumaki at Narutopedia
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