Anime-Manga Differences

This page lists the differences that occurred from the transition from manga to anime.

Censorship

 * In the manga Kaiza has his arms chopped off. In the anime, they are instead only broken.

Other
In the anime Jiraiya use Rasengan to knock the first Animal Path.But in the manga he is just shown stab by it[Animal Path]
 * In the manga, Jiraiya trains Naruto at the Konoha Hot Springs. In the anime, he tries to escape from training by attempting to elude him through a series of antics, eventually he trains him nearby a river.
 * In the manga, Hashirama Senju uses the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique. In the anime, Tobirama Senju performs it.
 * In the manga, when Naruto and Gamabunta do the Combination Transformation they transform into a giant fox with a single tail. In the anime, they transform into the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.
 * In the manga, Jiraiya steals Gantetsu (Rock) wallet, in the anime he is given it out of respect.
 * In the manga, Hiruko was a normal puppet, in the anime he was a Human Puppet.
 * In both instances of Ino Yamanaka first meeting the Tsunade's summon Katsuyu, in the Three-Tails arc and in the Invasion of Pain arc, she acts as if it is her first time meeting her.
 * In the manga, none of the Chiyo's puppets in White Secret Technique: Ten Puppet Collection of Chikamatsu were destroyed, however in the anime at least four were shown being heavily damaged.
 * In the anime, the Sannin's actions during the Second Great Shinobi World War war are incorrectly stated to have occurred during the Third Great Shinobi World War.

Animation Errors

 * In the manga, Gamabunta is shown to have not to have had a scar on his left eye when sitting next to Jiraiya. In the anime, he has a scar.