Naruto in Popular Culture

The popularity of Naruto has resulted in references being made to it in other series.

Adventure Time
In The Chamber of Frozen Blades of Adventure Time, Jake and Finn use hand signs to create ninja techniques such as one which resembles the function of the Shadow Clone Technique.

Amphibia
In the series finale episode The Hardest Thing of Amphibia, Marcy Wu has a keychain resembling Sakura Haruno.

Ask Orange
In the episode "Pear Hates Babies, someone asks Orange if he can beat Naruto in arm wrestling.

Assassination Classroom
As Korosensei preps Terasaka for the mid-term, he wears a Konoha forehead protector to symbolise that he is "weak in multiple subjects", similar to how Naruto was in the Academy. He once again wears the same forehead protector to prep Terasaka for the end-of-term finals. In the anime, he uses Naruto's catchphrase "dattebayo".

Attack the Block
In the movie Attack the Block, the main character tells two kids to "go home, stay inside and watch Naruto!".

Baby Daddy
In some episodes, figurines of Naruto, Kurama, Pain and Zetsu can be seen on a shelf in the background.

Bakuman
Naruto volume 43 appears on the cover of Bakuman volume 2, tucked under Shūjin's arm.

BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!
GO!!! is one of the songs.

Batman
In Batman and Robin 1 (2023), Damian Wayne has a notebook with Naruto and Kakashi on the cover.

Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
In Mason's room, posters of Minato Namikaze and Team 10, a Shikamaru plush, several Naruto manga volumes and action figures of part 1 Naruto and Sasuke can be seen.

Ben 10
Children shown on a Ben 10 Christmas-themed episode greatly resemble the Konohamaru Army Corps.

In one episode, a girl can be seen wearing Sakura's dress.

In the original series, there is a villain named Clancy, who has similar powers to Shino Aburame.

In the sequel show, Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben is voiced by Sasuke's English voice actor, Yuri Lowenthal, this is referenced in Yuri Lowenthal's cameo videos, where he holds up figures of Sasuke and Ben (sometimes both) and pretends to make them say things with their voices.

In the Ben 10 reboot episode "Adrenaland Jr", Ben and Kevin shout their names out similar to Naruto and Sasuke.

Also in the reboot, there is a villain named Toothache, who has powers similar to Kimimaro's.

Binbougami Ga
In episode 3 of Binbougami Ga, Ichiko is wearing a ninja costume along with a Konoha forehead protector.

Boy Pick-Up: The Movie
Boy Basag wears an Obito Uchiha costume.

Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers (2022)
In one scene, a character wears Naruto's outfit and a Konohagakure forehead protector.

Danville 2nd Ward Young Men
In the Halloween 2011 episode, a kid can be seen wearing a Naruto costume.

Daybreak
In one episode, action figures of Shippūden Naruto, Hokage Naruto, Boruto, Minato and Shippūden Sakura can be seen on a shelf in the background.

Deadpool
In the Marvel comic Deadpool, Deadpool references Naruto's speech on his dream of gaining respect from his village and wanting to become Hokage.

Demon Prince Poro's Diaries
In the first chapter of Demon Prince Poro's Diaries, Poro Kurokami is seen reading a book with Naruto Uzumaki on the cover, as well as having a Naruto figure on his desk.

Dofus Arena
In the comic Dofus Arena Tome 4, Tobi's mask can be seen among many other cultural references. Also, there is a man wearing a Konoha forehead protector who also resembles Neji.

Donkey Kong
In Donkey Konga 2, Seishun Kyousouku is a selectable track.

The opening "GO" is a selectable track in Donkey Konga 3.

Dragon Ball
In the video game, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z, if the game was preordered, the player is able to download Goku as a Super Saiyan in Naruto's Sage Mode cloak.

Dragon Ball Z Abridged
In episode 44 of Dragon Ball Z Abridged, Goku is dreaming about becoming a ninja and a pirate (referencing One Piece), also, in the latest episode, Goku says that he had a ninja dream and a pirate dream. In episode 45 of the series, Goku says that the ninja dream he was having ended, referencing the then-recent end to the manga.

EmKay
Emkay's video "r/Crappyoffbrands | they serious?!?" features a bunch of knock off products from around the world. One of them being a set of 6 knock off Naruto action figures of Hokage Naruto, Minato, Madara, Sasuke, Deidara and Gaara.

Feels Good Man
A Naruto poster was seen in a photo of a NEET's room.

Football 2 Street
In episode 3 of season 2 "Les Irréductibles" of Foot 2 Rue, several characters from Japanese anime make an appearance. Among other things, one can see the field presence of Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura from Team 7.

Fortnite
On November 16th 2021, Fortnite debuted a limited time collaboration with Naruto: Shippūden, which had the original four members of Team 7 for sale as playable skins, alongside a range of items.

On June 23, 2022, Fortnite added playable skins based on Itachi Uchiha, Hinata Hyūga, Gaara and Orochimaru.

Gintama
In Gintama, there are multiple references of Naruto along with other popular anime.

In Episode 25, Gintoki quotes Itachi.

In episode 44, when the Go-Ninja team assemble at night before they infiltrate the enemy's base to rescue Elizabeth, there is a logo that resembles the Naruto: Shippūden logo. There is also a scene that features Gintoki dressed as Kakashi.

In episode 86, Naruto appears on a bag.

In episode 100, Gintoki mentions "Beruto", a clear parody of Naruto. Beruto can also be seen on the back of the Shonen Jump magazine Gintoki is reading. Additionally, Beruto sounds similar to Boruto, although the Boruto series came out in 2017. Later in the episode, Gintoki mentions a parody of the Akatsuki, called "Bakazuki", which features a parody of the meeting in chapter 238, and features characters that resemble Tobi, Zetsu and Kisame.

Another episode has Gintoki reading a magazine with artwork from the first Shippuden movie on the cover, and asks if the main character will really die, a reference to the movie, where Naruto "dies".

In episode 152, the team notices a narutomaki stuck on a shogun's eye, because of this, the characters make jokes about the Naruto manga series, like the Shadow Clone Jutsu, the Storm games and the Sharingan.

One episode features the "World Chūnin Hunter Hero Exam".

Hello Kitty
In 2021, Hot Topic, Shueisha and Sanrio teamed up to do a crossover of Hello Kitty and Naruto, featuring Hello Kitty as Naruto, My Melody as Sakura, Pocaccho as Kakashi, Kuromi as Gaara, Chococat as Sasuke, Badtz-Maru as Itachi, Pom Pom Purin as Rock Lee and Keroppi as Jiraiya.

Helluva Boss
In the episode "Seeing Stars", an animal like painting of Naruto can be seen on a street artist's stand.

High School of the Dead
In the episode Streets of the DEAD, the Noruto poster in Kota's room is a parody of Naruto.

Himouto! Umaru-chan
In episode 2 of ''Himouto! Umaru-chan'', on the cover of Umaru's magazine Shonen Jumpu, a parody version of Naruto is seen. Also in episode 8 of the omake, ''Himouto! Umaru-chanS'', Sylphynford is dressed up in a parody version of Naruto and uses his catchphrase "dattebayo".

Hulk
In Hulk: Broken Worlds volume 2, Manda can be seen.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
The hand signs that Impa uses during her special attack, while some of them are based on real ninja hand signs, they include some hand signs directly from the Naruto series.

I've Fallen For You
The main characters go to a cosplay party as Sasuke and Sakura.

Jujutsu Kaisen
In episode 6 tilted After the Rain of the anime, when Itadori learns about cursed techniques, he is disappointed that he cannot perform things like the Kamehameha and the Rasengan.

Kirby
The episode of Kirby: Right Back At Ya titled "Ninja Binge" may be a homage to Naruto. The episode revolves around a ninja named "Benikage" who failed all of his classes and he is extremely stubborn but a very hard worker, similar to Naruto's personality. Additionally, he was caught trying to steal a scroll at night and later having to battle an evil ninja to get it back, similar to the start of the Naruto series.

In Kirby's Return To Dreamland and the games coming out after it, Ninja Kirby now wears a similar headband to the ones from Hoshigakure.

Lil Uzi Vert
One of his songs is titled "Sasuke".

In his song "New Patek", it has the verses "Throw up gang signs, Naruto (uh), Put metal in my nose like Pain (uh)".

Lost
In the episode Ji Yeon, during the toy store scene, an Akatsuki cloak, the Mattel action figures of Naruto, Sasuke, Rock Lee, Neji and Zabuza, Kakashi's gloves, a Sasuke bag, a toy Fūma Shuriken, a large Naruto statue, and Sasori's hat can be seen.

Lupe Fiasco
His song "Mural" features the lyrics "Sound village, Leaf village / Wolf spirit, magic spells".

MAD
In MAD Season 1, Episode 19: HOPS / Naru210, the sketch Naru210 parodies Naruto.

MAD Kids also did a magazine cover featuring Naruto slipping on a banana peel.

A German issue of MAD featured a parody of Naruto called "Narutod" and the cover featured a drawing of Naruto next to a parody of the Sexy Technique.

Maitre Gims
In the song Ceci N'est Pas Un Clip #05 - Sharingan, it bases off of the Sharingan which included Itachi's, Sasuke's, and Izuna's.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
In the Tokyo scene, a sign featuring Team 7 from Shippuden and a sign featuring Boruto, Sarada and Mitsuki can be seen.

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
In the pilot episode, students greatly resembling Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura make cameo in class.

Ms. Marvel
One panel features 3 ninja that wear headbands with a maple leaf on them, similar to the headbands from the Naruto series. One of the ninjas also has a outfit similar to Zabuza's.

OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
A Naruto keychain can be seen on a characters phone. Enid also wears a similar outfit to Naruto's post-timeskip outfit.

Ol' Kainry
In the song La Faucheuse, it makes a reference to Kakashi's mask in one of its lyrics. In another song called On se pavanne, it makes a reference to Naruto's Sexy Technique and Shikamaru's ability to plan out attacks.

One Piece
To celebrate the finale of Naruto, the of  One Piece' s chapter 766 references Naruto, and in the week's author comments section, Oda thanked Kishimoto for being his friend and rival.

Our Shining Days
A group of Naruto cosplayers can be seen at the ACG Festival.

Pawo
Young Dorjee wears a backpack with Itachi Uchiha on it.

Pokémon
In Pokémon Tower Defense, there is a character named "Maruto" and uses Naruto's catchphrase "dattebayo". He also owns a Ninetales, referencing Kurama.

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the gym leader Volkner bears a strong resemblance to Minato, even using electric-type Pokemon similar to Minato's techniques.

In Pokémon White 2, an old man says "Art is Explosions", which is a reference to Deidara's catchphrase.

In the Pokemon Sun and Moon episode "Drawn With The Wind", there is a character named Charlie Charma. He has a similar headband to the ones found in the Naruto series, eyes and leg weights similar to Rock Lee's, Whiskers similar to Naruto's and he ends his sentences with "datte yo".

The character Pikala owns a Pikachu named Bolt, who has the same name and haircut as Boruto.

Prodigy
A character at the homecoming afterparty has a Naruto cosplay.

Raruto
Raruto is a Spanish webcomic which parodies Naruto.

Rayman Raving Rabbids 2
In the Japanese version of the game, you can obtain Naruto's part 1 outfit.

Rick and Morty
Summer and Morty's child is named Naruto.

Robot Chicken
In the episode "May Cause Lucid Murder Dreams", there is a sketch titled "Naruto's Hardest Test" that parodies Naruto, and features modified Bandai Anime Heroes action figures of Minato, Itachi and Rock Lee. However, Naruto, Sasuke and Kakashi were the only ones to not be modified.

Rogue Legacy
In the video games Rogue Legacy, there is a class named "Shinobi/Hokage". It depicts them wearing a forehead protector and allows them to use the Body Replacement Technique.

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World
Gideon uses hand seals to summon his katana.

Scissor Seven
In the English dub of Scissor Seven, Captain Jack refers to Seven as a "Naruto background character".

Ski Mask The Slump God
In his song "Catch Me Outside", it uses the lyrics "Naruto nine-tailed fox coat fur".

Spider-Man
In Amazing Spider-Man 15 (2022), there is a manga called "Ramen Ninja", which is a parody of Naruto.

South Park
In episode 277 of "South Park", Sheila Broflovski was looking through Ike's search history and finds Naruto on there along with Yuri!!! on Ice and Crunchyroll.

In the game "South Park: The Fractured But Whole", Craig duplicates himself by announcing "Bunshin no Jutsu!".

In the episode "Help, My Teenager Hates Me!", a Naruto poster can be seen in a teenager's room.

Space Dandy
In episode 14 of Space Dandy, there is an alternate universe version of Dandy named "Ninja Dandy".

Spy X Family
In episode 10 of the anime, Damian Desmond and his friends pretend to perform the Shadow Clone Technique, even shouting out the move's name just like how Naruto does in the series.

Steven Universe
In "Chille Tid" of Steven Universe, the shape that Lapis' water-wings take after they move over her torso, and the way that she appears to sink into the ground in Malachite's Realm, resembles the way Zetsu travels underground.

In the episode "Garnet's Universe", Garnet drops her weighted hair similar to how Rock Lee drops his leg weights.

StrikeForce Kitty: Last Stand
The game has unlockable costumes based off Naruto, Sasuke and Kakashi.

Sunday Night Football
During the January 8, 2023 game, Jamaal Williams introduces himself as "First swag Kazekage, leader of the hidden village of the den", while wearing a forehead protector.

Super Sons
In the DC Comics Super Sons issue 1, page 20, a poster of Naruto and Goku is shown in Jon's bedroom representing his obsession with anime.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
In 2023, BoxLunch, Shueisha and Nickelodeon teamed up to do a crossover of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Naruto, featuring Michelangelo as Naruto, Donatello as Kakashi, Raphael as Gaara, and Leonardo as Sasuke.

The Amazing World Of Gumball
In the 153rd episode titled The Fury, Yuki asked Nicole during their face-off which school of fighting taught her, she references three names: Hokuto, Mr. Miyagi and Konoha.

The Big Bang Theory
In one episode, a part 1 Sasuke shirt and a poster of part 2 Naruto using Rasengan can be seen.

The Boondocks
In Season 3 episode 5 of "Stinkmeaner 3: The Hateocracy", a fight occurs in which particular move sets are inspired by Naruto.

The Boss Baby: Family Business
In one scene, the ninja babies use a similar move to the Shadow Clone Technique.

The Cleveland Show
In ""Hot Cocoa Bang Bang"" of The Cleveland Show, a kid is dressed up like Naruto along with other popular characters.

The Karate Kid (2010)
In the park fight scene, a Naruto balloon can be seen in the background.

The Simpsons
In "Treehouse of Horror XXV" of The Simpsons, different alternate reality versions of the Simpsons appear. In one of these versions, the Simpson family are each dressed up as a different manga and anime characters; Bart dresses up as Naruto.

A drawing in a old Nickelodeon magazine featured Bart Simpson hanging out with Sakura, and another issue had a cover featuring Naruto and Lisa Simpson (with Naruto's image being traced from Path of the Ninja) and featured a drawing that depicted Naruto teaching Lisa karate.

In the comic Simpsons Super Spectacular #16 Naruto appears alongside Luffy in the story "Bartmanga: Featuring Robartman!".

Tooth Fairy
In one scene, figurines of Kimimaro, Zabuza and Tobi can be seen in a kid's bedroom along with a figurine of Goku from Dragon Ball Z.

Transformice
In Transformice, Hokage's hat appears in the shop.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
A poster featuring Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi, Neji, Gaara, Temari, Kankurō, Gamabunta and Hinata is hanging on the computer dorm's wall.

Turning Red
During the scene where the aunties transform into red pandas to try to save Mei's mom, one of them does a Naruto style running pose before turning into a red panda. This was intentional, as the movie's creator is a huge anime fan. The fight between Mei and her Mom is a reference to the fight between Naruto and Kurama in Naruto: Shippuden.

Yu-Gi-Oh!
In one episode, Ino, Shikamaru and Chōji can be seen in the audience.

The guy on the "Crystal Slicer" card resembles Sasuke.

The boy on the "Rebirth Judgement" card resembles Sasori.

Zero Days
A Naruto poster is shown, and the NSA informant mentions Naruto action figures.