Ayame


 * Age: 17
 * Job: Waitress at her father's bar
 * First Anime appearance: Episode 52
 * Voice Actor: Danielle Judovits (1st Time), Laura Baily (2nd)

Ayame is the waitress at her father Teuchi's restaurant, Ichiraku Ramen Bar. Right before the third stage of the Chunin Exams, she served Naruto an expensive bowl of ramen, as thanks for him being their favourite costumer. It surprised him. Some months later, she was kidnapped by Hakaku, a Cooking-nin from the Lightning Country. He would return her only if Teuchi gave him a special recipe to make people love their meals. The secret recipe was just to remove the bitter taste from the soup.