Fans naturally questioned why Naruto was given Kushina Uzumaki’s surname rather than Minato Namikaze’s after learning the real identities of his parents. When Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, was assigned to protect Naruto, he took many measures, like as separating him from the Namikaze clan.
The Third Hokage had good cause to exercise caution, even though this deviates from accepted Japanese naming practices.
Because of the influence they possessed, the Uzumaki clan was mostly destroyed, and those who survived were in grave danger. On that point alone, it would seem only reasonable for Hiruzen to give Naruto the Namikaze surname; nonetheless, the Third Hokage made a decision that was unrelated to Minato’s decision to seal the nine-tailed fox inside his infant son.
Fans continue to enjoy delving deeply into the lore of the Narutoverse and talking about the various decisions Masashi Kishimoto made over the years to create the plot.
The decision to give Naruto his mother’s last name rather than honoring him as the son of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, is an oddity that many people still wonder about.
The Namikaze Clan Was in Danger From Minato’s Enemies
Before Naruto was born, during the Third Shinobi War, Minato was infamously feared as the Yellow Flash, a lethal ninja who instantly murdered 1,000 shinobi. By doing this, Konoha won the war and compelled other countries to sign a peace agreement.
Minato made a number of enemies during that time who would stop at nothing to exact revenge on him and his family.
In order to preserve Konoha and their child, Naruto, Minato, the Fourth Hokage, and Kushina gave their lives during the nine-tailed fox attack that happened right after Naruto was born. Both parents perished after half of the beast was imprisoned inside a newborn Naruto.
The Third Hokage was given responsibility for Naruto’s care and, notably, gave him the surname Uzumaki. But why did he choose that? Although everyone in the community, with the exception of Naruto, knew exactly where he came from, nobody ever discussed it, not even with Naruto.
The Name Uzumaki Made People Fearful
The Uzumaki clan was fiercely feared since they invented the majority of the fuinjutsu used worldwide. These formidable ninjas used some of the most covert sealing techniques, such as calling forth the death spirit Shinigami.
The Dead Demon Consuming Seal and the Reaper Death Seal, which summoned a shinigami (a death ghost), are two of the many sealing jutsu. One of their amazing powers was the ability to use their own chakra to heal both themselves and everyone around them. This talent might be deadly, but it also made them nearly unstoppable.
Karin exemplified this powerful healing quality as an Uzumaki. Her chakra gave him healing energy that accelerated his recuperation and might have saved his life when he let Sasuke (and other comrades in need of healing) to bite her following a terrifying battle.
In addition, Kushina Uzumaki possessed a vast amount of power and chakra reserves; Minato Namikaze freely acknowledged that she was considerably more powerful than he was. Comparing her later-life skills to Naruto’s is one method to get a sense of the full extent of her prowess.
Naruto kept working to surpass his mother in strength even when he was at the peak of his abilities.
The tailed beasts were eventually sealed away inside jinchuriki hosts using the Uzumaki’s sealing jutsu techniques. The might of the Uzumaki Clan is demonstrated by Kushina’s capacity to hold nearly all of the Nine Tails’ chakra.
The Uzumaki were able to survive the removal of their tailed beast, allowing them to live out the remainder of their lives after passing their tailed beast on to its next host, although most jinchuriki believed that doing so would result in their death.
Kushina would have raised and cared for her kid for many years if Obito hadn’t meddled on the night of Naruto’s birth.
When you think of Naruto’s survival following Kurama’s passing, this information actually makes a lot of sense. His Uzumaki ancestry may be sufficient to explain how he survived such a severe loss, although many admirers are still baffled by it.
In addition to confirming the Uzumaki danger to other ninja clans, this concentrated control over tailed animals gives Naruto’s name even more strength and dread. Those who were aware that the Uzumaki had been exterminated would have to consider that at least one still existed in spite of their best efforts.
As he developed and trained, Naruto’s immense strength and skill set served as a reminder to the clan’s adversaries that one well-known Uzumaki ninja rising from the ashes of their devastation was sufficient to instill dread in all who fought him.
What Made Uzumaki a Safer Last Name for Naruto?
Those who desired their powers for themselves, such as Orochimaru, chased down and captured the few survivors of the Uzumaki clan massacre. Nevertheless, over time, that hunting dwindled.
It made more sense to name Naruto Uzumaki than Namikaze given the overwhelming number of Minato’s adversaries and the fact that ninjas from other villages were out to murder any of his family members.
Given the risks involved, neither Namikaze nor Uzumaki made the best surname choices. Because Naruto was feared by everyone in the community, he was never placed for adoption, which further complicates things.
The majority of them held him responsible for the passing of their cherished Fourth Hokage, and they were aware that he had the tailed beast trapped inside of him. Despite his best efforts to shield Naruto from his parents’ adversaries, the Third Hokage was clearly not providing adequate care for him.
The name was safer to adopt because, aside from the massacre, there was no documented instance of tracking down an Uzumaki, and the Third Hokage never disclosed Naruto’s kinship with Minato (though Naruto eventually learned of his father).
Naruto could only be shielded from his father’s adversaries in this manner. Naruto was powerful enough to fight anyone who dared to challenge him for retribution, so when he finally found out the truth about his parents, he told others with confidence despite the dangers.
He was able to defend himself by then, therefore he was not subject to the risks connected to the surnames.
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