Naruto Uzumaki

Nine-Tailed Fox

Demon Boy

Number One Knuckleheaded Ninja

Jump Force

**Naruto Uzumaki** is a renowned ninja who was highly respected for all his inventive ways of utilizing his chakra in combat. As part of a program commissioned by Jonin Kakashi Hatake to recreate the Shepard Serum which created Shepard Sorey, Naruto volunteered for an experiment with sealing jutsu. However, when the exposure to high levels of Tailed Beast Chakra instead went awry, Naruto had found that when angered or provoked, he would transform into a form covered in red chakra with longer fingernails and sharper teeth; the initial stage of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Fearful of the damage that the Nine-Tailed Fox could inflict upon innocent lives, Naruto chose to live a discreet life in remote parts of the world, working to cure the sick and help the poor while trying to elude those who would try and take advantage of his ability, while also communicating with Kabuto Yakushi to cure himself. However, when Kakashi had sent a team led by Zabuza Momochi to apprehend Naruto, he was then forced to return to Amestria where he recruited the help of Hinata Hyuga and Kabuto to cure him of his own curse. However, not long after this test was concluded, Zabuza himself had overdosed on "Shepard Serum" (a version using the blood of Velvet Crowe) and transformed into a daemon, forcing Kakashi to allow Naruto to turn into the Nine-Tails and battle him before then allowing Naruto to escape.

When a mounting threat called for Naruto's specialized chakra expertise, M.O.N. Director Ciel Phantomhive recruited him, knowing full well that the incredible strength of Naruto's alter ego, Nine-Tails, would be an additional asset to the Jump Force. Naruto was tasked with tracking down Vegeta using the Dragon Ball and tracing down the unique chakra signature, working alongside Edward Elric to achieve this. Despite almost causing a disaster when he was forcibly transformed into Nine-Tails by Vegeta, Naruto rejoined the team during the Battle of Amestria and assisted them in defeating Vegeta and his entire army. Once the Jump Force split up in the wake of the battle, Naruto had become good friends with Edward and was also given the freedom to live in the world without being hunted by Kakashi.

In the wake of the CCG Uprising, the Jump Force regrouped once more to battle the ever growing threat of the CCG, successfully capturing Investigator Arima and retaking the Dragon Ball. In order to make it so that the Earth could always be safe without constantly needing all the Jump Force members to protect it, Naruto assisted Edward with creating Father, a Homonculous. Father quickly turned against them, trying to cause the extinction of humanity. Naruto helped in the fight against Father and decided to go off the grid after the team successfully defeated him. In his exile, Naruto somehow left Earth and crash landed on the planet Sadale, where the stressful environment prevented him from regressing back into Naruto, causing him to remain in Nine-Tails (now known as Kurama) form for two years.

On Sadale, he became a gladiator for God of Destruction Champa and was soon revered as a beloved champion, choosing to turn his back on the Earth and enjoy the life of a warrior. However, when Son Goku arrived on the planet, Kurama fought against his old friend in the arena. In the wake of their fight, Kurama learned that Planet Vegeta was under threat due to Broly's return and helped Goku and the others escape the planet, reverting to Naruto in the process. In order to defeat Broly, Planet Vegeta was destroyed during Golden Frieza's rampage, so Naruto joined the surviving Saiyans, including the redeemed Vegeta, under the rule of their new king, Goku, on their quest back to Earth.

On their way back to Earth, the Statesman was attacked by the Shadow Dragons, who killed most of the Saiyans. Kurama challenged their leader, Omega Shenron, who soundly defeated him, and was teleported to Earth by Paragus, where Naruto warned the planet of Omega Shenron's arrival, taking part of the Battle of Shura in Sage Mode, due to Kurama refusing to fight. However, although Naruto and the other Jump Force members and their allies managed to kill off Omega Shenron's forces, when Omega Shenron came to Shura personally, he effortlessly subdued Naruto and the other heroes and completed his wish and defeated them, with Naruto being one of the few survivors of Omega Shenron's plan to kill half the universe.

## Abilities

**Chakra & Physical Prowess:** As an Uzumaki, and a reincarnation of Asura Ōtsutsuki, Naruto has massive reserves of strong chakra, at least four times greater than Kakashi's, and described as "bright and warm." His initial poor control of it was offset by his sheer reserves. Naruto's reserves were so large, he could fight for three and a half days of constant battle against several powerful opponents. Naruto's control improved greatly over time: he could transfer his chakra to others, and perform one-handed hand seals. Naruto's powerful life force grants him an extreme longevity, healing power, stamina, and vitality. Naruto also learned how to counter genjutsu, but had limited skill in using it. In adulthood, Naruto's chakra is powerful enough to destroy high-level barriers simply by releasing chakra in his enhanced form. His chakra is extremely powerful.

While naturally a short-range fighter, Naruto was not adept at the use of taijutsu, as he required the use of unpredictable attacks to surprise combat experts like Zabuza. He often utilized shadow clones or Kurama's chakra to simply overwhelm his foes; with the former, he created techniques such as the Naruto Uzumaki Combo and its stronger versions. Although these tactics resume, Naruto becomes much more adept at taijutsu due to training. Two years after the Father Offensive, Naruto's taijutsu improved to such an extent, that he could defeat dozens of opponents without requiring shadow clones or enhancements. During Jump Force: Infinity Wars, his taijutsu grew to the point he could pressure Rage Shenron.

**Jiinchuriki Forms:** As the jinchūriki of Kurama, Naruto had access to a massive chakra reserve, which was at least a hundredfold greater than Kakashi's. Due to his inheriting his mother's unique chakra capacities and being Kurama's jinchūriki for practically his entire life, Naruto's chakra had more effectively mixed with the fox's, allowing him to perform several chakra-taxing techniques unhindered. Originally while accessing Kurama's chakra, typically through sheer rage, enhanced Naruto's abilities, the fox's negative influence made Naruto more aggressive. While essentially remaining himself up to accessing a Version 1 state, Version 2 would make him lose control and turn feral forms, requiring outside assistance to suppress Kurama's power through various methods and regain control. These drawbacks caused Naruto to rely on his own strength instead of Kurama's until he proved capable of controlling it completely. By the time of Dragon Ball GT, he could access his Version 1 form without any loss in his mentality.

Realising he could not avoid using Kurama's power, Naruto sought to control it with help from Akame. Upon succeeding and taking most of Kurama's chakra, Naruto attained Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, which greatly increased his physical parameters. As he didn't have Kurama's cooperation, Naruto needed to exercise extreme caution while using the form, as the chakra exchange could cost him his life. Eventually, when Kurama acknowledged Naruto's life-long strength of character and Naruto learned the fox's true name, their new-found friendship granted Naruto access to Kurama Mode, which further increased his physical parameters. This cooperation of Kurama also provides Naruto with an immediate resistance from genjutsu. He could isolate the form with one hand, either to enhance his strength or to block attacks.

**Ninjutsu:** In the Academy, he learned new ninjutsu from his sensei, able to summon toads from Mount Myōboku to assist him, and use them to crush enemies from above. He became skilled in shuriken jutsu, able to throw weapons quickly and with precision, or barrage an enemy using shadow clones, Naruto's repertoire also expanded to fūinjutsu.

Naruto can also sense chakra through his enhanced modes. He could identify chakra signatures from vast distances in Sage Mode, detect negative emotions in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, and empower his sensory abilities to the highest possible level in Six Paths Sage Mode, which allowed him to sense the invisible shadows of Limbo.

**Shadow Clones:** Naruto's first trademark technique was the Shadow Clone Technique. While back in the Academy he failed to perform a basic illusionary clone, after briefly studying the Scroll of Seals, he overcame this by performing the Shadow Clone Technique on a mass scale. From then on, Naruto's skill with the Shadow Clone Technique blossomed to great heights. Having unusually high chakra reserves, Naruto could use this technique to create hundreds of shadow clones and retain a decent amount of chakra in each one with relative ease. He could use them to outnumber or deceive his enemies in combat, manuever himself in mid-air, transform into weapons, scout areas, or test an opponent's abilities. During his elemental-affinity training, Naruto learned that the user of a shadow clone receives all of the knowledge and conditioning clones gained once they had dispersed. This method allowed him to drastically speed up his training, as he could in effect gain years worth of experience in just days. By the time of Dragon Ball GT, Naruto's usage of this technique on mass-scale and prolonged-periods allowed him to constantly perform multiple simultaneous tasks throughout the day, although he does have a tendency to overexert himself, leaving him exhausted afterward.

**Rasengan:** Naruto's second trademark technique was the Rasengan, a one-handed technique created by his father. Due to his poor chakra control, Naruto often used a shadow clone to form the spherical shape while he provided the chakra. Over time, Naruto developed larger versions of the Rasengan, perform it faster, and even have his shadow clones make their own Rasengan. During the Hollow Invasion, he learned to use the Rasengan and its variants unaided with a single hand, or even form one in both hands simultaneously. He also increased the size of his standard Rasengan, making it noticeably larger. Naruto had also shown the ability to release the Rasengan as an energy wave, or as a projectile. Using senjutsu or Kurama's chakra, Naruto could create more powerful and elaborate variations of the Rasengan; using the latter, he even developed the Super Mini-Tailed Beast Ball, performing it in a similar manner to the Rasengan.

**Nature Affinity:** Naruto's natural affinity is Wind Release, which he learned from Asuma Sarutobi to flow into his weapons to increase their offensive might. Using shadow clones, he couple the complete difficult task of adding his elemental nature to the Rasengan, something no one, including his father, had been able to succeed at. One shadow clone helped form the Rasengan, while the other provided the Wind chakra, which produced the Wind Release: Rasengan and the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken. Two years after its creation, he became skilled enough to form a Rasenshuriken without any shadow clones and throw it in his base form, a feat which he previously could only do while using his enhanced modes. He also created different-sized variations, and could even use two Rasenshuriken simultaneously.

**Sage Jutsu:** Naruto later trained in senjutsu at Mount Myōboku, which was only possible due to his high chakra reserves. He was able to perfectly balance natural energy with his chakra, and enter a complete Sage Mode, symbolised by the orange pigmentation around his eyes. Using Sage Mode made Naruto's techniques stronger, enhanced his physical parameters, and allowed him to utilize the Frog Kata taijutsu style. After finding unity with Kurama, Naruto learned to combine Sage Mode with Kurama's chakra to further enhance his abilities.

**Intelligence:** While headstrong and often acting without thinking, Naruto's years as a prankster had given him a cunning imagination that was useful in battle. He was a remarkable tactile learner, able to learn better through executing a task rather than understanding the theory of it. Naruto gained the innate ability to grasp the nature of chakra and comprehend all universal things, allowing him to quickly master the new powers he received.

Naruto's most famous mental skill lies in his ability to deceive his opponents, as he made effective use of even the most simple techniques to trick the deadliest of opponents. He could formulate multi-step plans or backup plans in the thick of battle, and act quickly even when given new information. His strategies typically involved shadow clones. He could direct his opponent's attention towards one of his clones to disguise his own movements, transform his clones into objects or other individuals for surprise attacks, and could seemingly make himself predictable by creating a pattern, only to throw off his opponent by breaking it. He has even thrown in what others would call random, completely useless supplementary techniques at powerful opponents and successfully created a decent opening for a counterattack. Naruto is rather observant, able to notice details others may overlook and subsequently take advantage of them to overcome his opponents.