The biggest changes between the Naruto manga and anime

Key Takeaways

• While the Naruto manga introduces Genin naturally, the anime features introductions at intervals, which affects the depth of the characters.
• In the manga, Chidori surrounds the user's arms with lightning. It's not just a ball like in the animation.
• While Sakura shows interest in Naruto in the manga, the anime depicts her as a mean person.

naruto is one of the best shonen anime of all time, capturing the attention of fans all over the world as the title character proves everyone wrong and becomes Hokage of the Leaf Village. The story is a slow burn that culminates in a satisfying conclusion, and hardcore fans will find more to like about the series with the sequel. boruto.

Although the anime adaptation is very faithful to the manga in most aspects, there are some changes between the two versions. naruto This is something worth highlighting. Some of these changes were for the better, but others left fans perplexed.

8 Genin are introduced more naturally in the manga.

The introduction of certain characters occurs later

The manga introduces Naruto's classmates pretty early on, so their inclusion in later issues feels more natural. However, the anime decided to speed up these introductions so that fans wouldn't be overwhelmed by the abundance of new characters when the series begins.

This could be a good or bad decision depending on the fan's subjective perspective. Of course, these spaced-out introductions made it easier to remember the characters, but they also left viewers confused about the depth of the bonds Naruto shared with his classmates.

7 Chidori supposedly wraps its arms in lightning.

In the anime, it forms a ball of lightning that acts parallel to the Rasengan.

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Chidori is one of the coolest techniques. narutoIt clashes with the Rasengan again and again in the series. The lightning ball the ninja holds in his hand seems like the perfect counterpart to Naruto's patented technique, the swirling energy ball.

However, there are notable differences in the manga's iteration of Chidori. More than just a lightning ball, this is a technique that can coat the user's entire arm to attack enemies with powerful energy, with devastating results.

6 Tenten and Temari's fight is explained in more detail in the anime.

In the manga, this fight is relegated to the background while Ino and Sakura talk.

After Sakura and Ino fight to a draw and both fail the Chunin Exams, they have a heart-to-heart as Temari and Tenten begin their battle. In the manga, this dialogue is so important that readers don't even get to see the final fight of the Chunin Exams.

However, the anime didn't need to be limited to just one scene and fleshed out this fight to clearly show how Temari was able to easily surpass Tenten. It's a nice inclusion that guarantees every fight. naruto I think they are important, even if some take up more screen time.

5 Team Guy gets a rare moment to shine during the Kazekage rescue arc in the anime.

The clone fight scene is completely original.

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After the time skip, comic readers were sad to see Team Guy relegated to the sidelines and not getting a single moment to shine. The anime attempts to correct this by adding an original fight during the Kazekage rescue, but the impact of this scene is debatable.

Team Guy finds themselves fighting clones as they attempt to break off certain seals, and the battle seems impossible to conquer until the group realizes they must become better than ever to beat the same enemy. It may be a little silly, but if Neji or a character like him gets a chance to be useful, fans will embrace it.

Great way to give more importance to Shikamaru's character.

In the manga, Shikamaru is promoted to chunin rank behind the scenes while Naruto is busy searching for Tsunade with Jiraiya. However, the anime changes this order to add more weight to Shikamaru's character.

While Sasuke decides on a team to pursue him when he is captured by Orochimaru's men, Tsunade informs Shikamaru that she has been promoted to chunin and will lead the rescue effort. It's a small but notable change that makes Shikamaru's promos more impactful.

3 Shikamaru's breakdown and subsequent revelations are original scenes from the anime.

One of the best inclusions in the adaptation

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that naruto The adaptation has been criticized several times for relying too heavily on pointless filler. However, that doesn't mean there wasn't the potential to add meaningful scenes to the animation depending on the circumstances.

After Asuma's death, Shikamaru experiences a strategic breakthrough that causes him to break down in front of his father and ultimately seek revenge for his teacher's death. It's a powerful scene that makes you feel at home. narutoAnd most fans were surprised to learn that this entire sequence was only included in the animation.

2 Sakura expresses concern in the manga when Naruto struggles with his written exam.

For some reason she is mean and mocking Naruto in the anime.

It's easy to see why. naruto Viewers are not huge fans of Sakura's character. It doesn't help that the animation changes her reactions in key scenes to make her seem even more despicable to her haters.

When Naruto struggles with his written exam, Sakura genuinely cares for her teammate and wonders how he will be able to pass such a difficult exam. However, the anime turns Sakura into an intolerable character who laughs at Naruto's misery and secretly wishes him to fail.

1 Before the time skip, Naruto taught Konohamaru the Rasengan.

In the anime, Naruto and Konohamaru are older when they learn this move.

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Konohamaru hasn't gotten much screen time since the time skip, so fans were happy to see him become relevant again after using the Rasengan to take out one of Pain's corpses. The chronology of how he learns of the Rasengan's changes is slightly different in the manga and anime.

In the manga, it is clearly stated that Naruto taught the Rasengan to Konohamaru before going on a journey with Jiraiya before the time skip. Meanwhile, the anime clearly shows that both characters are older when their training begins, showing small but noticeable changes.

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  Naruto: Shippuden

  release date

  February 15, 2007

  season

  22

  studio

  Pierrot

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  naruto

  release date

  October 2, 2002

  season

  5

  studio

  Pierrot