Naruto x Madara [1].

Naruto, as established by Jiraiya, bears a strong resemblance to his father, inheriting his blue eyes and spiky blond hair; similarly, he inherited the shape of his eyes and face from his mother. Naruto's most important and striking physical characteristics are the three whisker marks on both cheeks. Furthermore, the most frequently mentioned trait before Part II was his short stature for his age. After two years, Naruto had a growth spurt, surpassing Sakura in height. By the end of the Fourth Shinobi World War, Naruto's height had increased to almost reach his father's, and two years later, he was the tallest of his generation. During the epilogue, Naruto's height increased to the point of surpassing his wife Hinata by a full head, making him one of the tallest of his generation. During his childhood, Naruto wore a variety of shirts in different colors, including white, green, and black, which had an Uzumaki or fire symbol on the front, as well as Bermuda shorts. He also used to wear green glasses on his forehead with his name written on them; however, over time, he stopped using them and replaced them with his headband. During Part I, Naruto's attire consisted of an orange tracksuit with blue on the shoulders and around the waist, a white swirl with a tassel on the left, and the Uzumaki Clan symbol on the back. It had a high white collar, orange pants with a small pouch for storing his weapons attached to his right leg, typical blue shinobi sandals, and a blue forehead protector. Under his tracksuit, Naruto usually wore a black shirt; however, on some occasions, he wore armor underneath.

During Part II, Naruto's clothing underwent modifications because his original outfit was destroyed during training with Jiraiya. The outfit retained the orange and white colors, except it no longer had the tassel, and included red swirls. However, the tracksuit was much tighter, replacing the blue with black; this extended to the neck, shoulders, and sleeves. The metal part of his ninja headband was moved to a long black bandana, and he also changed his blue shinobi sandals for black ones. On some occasions, Naruto was seen wearing a military green t-shirt with the fire symbol and white pants, on casual days or when there were no missions. In his battle against Pain, Naruto briefly wore a short red cloak with a black flame design on the edges and carried the Shadow Clone Summoning Scroll hanging on his back; however, the cloak was destroyed when he entered his Version Two. Because he encountered Hagoromo, Naruto obtained a white sun mark on his right palm, which disappeared when Kaguya was sealed. Later, after his final battle with Sasuke, as a result of the clash between the Rasengan and the Chidori, Naruto lost his right arm, but some time after the war ended, Tsunade built him a prosthetic arm made from Hashirama's cells, which is completely wrapped in bandages; this arm is exactly the same as his real one, but the bandages are left on to symbolize his bond with Sasuke. Two years after the Fourth Shinobi World War, Naruto has grown considerably taller and his facial features have developed. He has very short hair and has moved the metal part of his ninja headband to a simple black band.

He wears a black, uniform-style jacket with an orange zipper and several buttons at the waist and sleeves, allowing him to fold up his left sleeve and the back flaps, providing easy access to the weapon pouches on the back of his belt. He also wears a red band with the Uzumaki symbol on his left arm. On his days off, Naruto wears an orange sweatshirt and black pants with sandals. Initially, he wore a blue striped scarf that had been knitted by his mother. When he and Madara married, Naruto wore a traditional black wedding kimono. Several years later, as the Seventh Hokage, Naruto stopped using his Ninja Headband. His attire consists of an orange sweatshirt with black stripes, along with black pants and shinobi sandals. Along with the typical Hokage hat, Naruto also began using a white cape decorated with flames on the edges and vertically inscribed with the words Seventh Hokage (七代目火影, Nanadaime Hokage), fastened at the front by a thin red cord.

Due to the prejudice and loneliness he suffered in his childhood, Naruto developed an anxiety for recognition and acceptance. To achieve this, Naruto used to play pranks throughout the village and claimed that one day he would obtain the title of Hokage. Although after having interacted more with other people, his reasons for wanting to become Hokage changed: they have less to do with the desire for recognition, and more with wanting to protect his home and the people close to him. Despite the coldness with which he was treated in his childhood, he grew up and became a great ninja, just as his parents had hoped. Many characters, even distinctive and respected people, admire and encourage his dream of being Hokage. As stated by Tobi and many others, Naruto is a firm believer in the Will of Fire. Naruto's exuberant personality and his burning desire for self-improvement strongly impact the lives of those around him. At the beginning of the series, Naruto befriended Konohamaru Sarutobi, the grandson of the Third Hokage, and it is through his brief tutelage that Konohamaru understood that the path to success is through hard work. Kakashi Hatake has described this as "Naruto's unique power," how he seems to change the worldview of everyone he meets. With this power, Naruto was able to redeem Zabuza Momochi and Neji Hyūga, and instill courage in Inari, Sakura Haruno, Hinata Hyūga, and Tsunade. He also changed Gaara, from a ruthless killer to one of his closest friends, and even gained the trust of Nagato, the apparent leader of Akatsuki and one of the main antagonists of the series. Naruto believed that only he could save Sasuke Uchiha from darkness, ultimately succeeding.

As mentioned earlier, Naruto is characterized by being hyperactive, often exuberant, easily excitable, impulsive, and suffering from a short attention span. He is always surrounded by comedic situations, and is determined to bring a smile (or sometimes drive crazy) anyone in a critical situation, making jokes at the least opportune moments. Sometimes he was seen arguing and fighting with his clones, something silly in itself, since he would be arguing and hitting himself. This is supported by Asuma Sarutobi in the Twelve Guardian Ninja saga, as he describes Naruto as the type of person who doesn't think before acting. While raw power is one of his strengths, Naruto has begun to learn that focused patience is something he needs in order to become truly effective. According to Kakashi, Naruto is someone who learns through his body. Naruto is relatively naive, slow to understand the principles of a jutsu and often requires a dumbing down of an already simplified analogy in order to understand what is being explained to him. This assumes he is able to maintain his attention long enough, as he usually seeks to change the subject due to his ignorance, insisting that he has already grasped the concept explained to him. Although he maintains that self-confidence, loudly proclaiming that he will master any technique he is learning in a certain fraction of time, Naruto will not hesitate to ask for help if he needs it. As an extension of his ingenuity and nobility, Naruto has a number of childlike traits. His pajamas always include a black comic cup with eyes and teeth, and he keeps his money in a frog wallet that he affectionately calls "Gama-chan". He is also very impetuous and rarely pays attention to formality or social status.

He almost exclusively eats ramen, and is a regular at the Ichiraku Ramen bar; his hobby is even eating different types of ramen and ranking them. He has only refused ramen on one occasion: when he was affected by the grief over Jiraiya's death. He has a natural affinity for perverted jutsu, something that tends to be reprimanded by Sakura, as well as Iruka, and which he only took to new levels after meeting Jiraiya. He also almost always smiles, as during his childhood, it was to hide the sadness of his solitary life. Those closest to him are able to recognize when his smile is not genuine. Naruto also inherited his catchphrase “Dattebayo!” (だってばよ!) from his mother, Kushina Uzumaki, who says “(bis)ttebane” (“(だ)ってばね”) when excited or frustrated. However, when the situation demands it or when a loved one is in trouble, Naruto immediately comes to their aid. This is most notably seen throughout the series through his interactions with his teammates, Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno. With Sasuke, Naruto sees him as a brother, and throughout Part II strives to bring him back to Konohagakure, despite his willful desertion of the village. With Sakura, Naruto has long been in love with her, and will do everything possible to make her happy, even at the cost of his own happiness. Sai has indicated that this dedication has progressed to the point of love. Sai also notes that the strain of making Sakura happy and bringing Sasuke home are the source of Naruto's inner pain.

After the loss of his mentor Jiraiya, speaking with his own father, and talking with Jiraiya's killer and former student, Nagato, Naruto came to understand the negative side of revenge, and wanted to save Sasuke from it even more. Naruto also tried to stop the Raikage from exacting his revenge on Sasuke, because this would create a cycle of hatred. Apparently, Naruto was becoming increasingly desperate in his quest to save Sasuke, as he was willing to get on his knees before the Raikage and apologize for Sasuke's crimes and even take physical abuse to sell it out. Furthermore, after learning from Madara Uchiha the reason for Sasuke's hatred, Naruto decided and proclaimed to Sakura, who was trying to give up her search, that he truly understands Sasuke now and wanted to save him not only because of the promise he made to Sakura, but also for himself. However, after realizing that the rest of his comrades aimed to kill Sasuke, and that no one in the village would ever accept him again, Naruto apparently suffered from hyperventilation due to the extreme conflict that had been presented. Finally, upon reuniting with Sasuke, Naruto sympathized with the criminal in his actions, and refused to back down or kill him, instead finding a third solution. Naruto concluded that the two were actually destined to fight, as Madara had predicted, and that when this happened, both Naruto and Sasuke would die. Naruto is completely willing to take on Sasuke's burden, as a friend. In a way, Naruto is the only one who hasn't lost hope in Sasuke.

However, Naruto doesn't give up on bringing Sasuke back as a citizen of the village, but believing that words would no longer have any effect in allowing them to understand each other, he has to fight. Naruto has shown that he deeply loves his parents. When he met his father, despite being angry with Minato for sealing the Nine-Tails inside him, Naruto soon overcame his anger and was very happy and proud to be the son of the Fourth Hokage. He also tearfully embraced his mother Kushina when he met her. After learning how his parents met and what happened during the Nine-Tails' attack on Konohagakure, Naruto told his mother that he could finally understand what a parent's love was like and also said that he didn't blame Minato for what he did; he actually felt happy to be his son. When the Fourth Raikage was criticizing Minato for being the supposed "Boy of Prophecy" who died at the hands of the Nine-Tails, Naruto, after remembering what Kushina had told him about what his father did, told the Raikage that the Fourth Hokage hadn't completely failed. According to Killer B, Naruto's true strength and his own come from a special place represented as suns (things we don't want to lose and cling to), but in Naruto's case, there are two suns: his parents. Even though they died after he was born, Naruto said that before they died, they left him many things, including the job of being the Savior.

Unlike most others, Naruto has shown great care for the Tailed Beasts and their jinchūriki. After witnessing the dynamic relationship between Bee and the Eight-Tails, he confessed to Son Gokū that he was even jealous of them and wished to have a similar relationship with Kurama. His words sometimes met with resistance from the Tailed Beasts, who were accustomed to being mistreated and confined, regardless of people's intentions. Recently, the relationship between Naruto and the Nine-Tails has changed, with the beast seeming to trust Naruto more, while still insisting that he is the lesser of two evils, and Naruto declaring that he recognizes the beast not as a monster but as a companion. His commitment to helping the beasts is such that all the Tailed Beasts and their jinchūriki entrusted their dreams and hopes to him, concluding that he is the one the Sage of Six Paths spoke of. From the beginning of the Fourth Great Shinobi World War, and by extension, Pain's Invasion, Naruto had frequently thought it was his "duty" and "burden" to stop pain and hatred, and that he must shoulder it alone. However, Itachi Uchiha pointed out to Naruto that this line of thinking, along with his growing power, would only make him arrogant. He even went so far as to suggest that Naruto might one day become like Madara if he forgot his friends.

After revealing Tobi's identity as Obito Uchiha and expressing his disapproval of his dark worldview, Naruto declares to Obito that he wouldn't let him kill any of his comrades and friends. As a result, Obito resolved to plunge the "chosen one" and the Alliance into the same despair he experienced, namely, by killing one of Naruto's friends, Neji Hyūga. This, along with Obito's "reality" and beliefs, led the young shinobi to a period of mental turmoil. Shortly after, Naruto tells Kakashi and his comrades that he clearly understands that a true shinobi is destined to endure, believing that if remembering his fallen friends was a curse, he would gladly bear that burden forever. This shows that Naruto's will continues to surpass the impossible, and that unlike Obito, he wants to maintain the bonds he made with his friends. After the time skip, it is seen that Naruto has developed a strong maturity in his personality, now being much more responsible for the position he holds, and it is currently unknown if he retains any traits of his childish personality. He even became objective enough to disqualify his son for cheating in the Chūnin Exams. Although he ultimately achieved his dream of becoming Hokage, his responsibilities often overwhelmed Naruto, depriving him of time with his family. He admits that part of this stems from not having grown up with a father, making him insecure about how to properly interact with his children. However, Naruto manages by creating shadow clones to attend to them while he's busy, protecting them from danger, spending time with them when he can, and expressing pride in his children's accomplishments. He adopted Hiruzen Sarutobi's philosophy that everyone in the village is his family, believing that genuine relationships are formed through love rather than biological blood ties.