Anime-Manga Differences

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

Censorship

 * In the manga, Kaiza has his arms chopped off. In the anime, they are instead only broken.
 * The design of the Hyūga Main Family's Juinjutsu is different in the manga and anime. In the manga, it was a variation of a manji, a Buddhist symbol, but due to its similarity to the swastika, it was altered into a X in the anime.
 * In the manga, Shikamaru is briefly seen smoking after Asuma's death. In the anime, he doesn't smoke, he only carries Asuma's lighter with him.
 * In the manga, especially in Part I, Naruto "flips the bird" several times, in the anime he only closes his fist and looks angry.
 * In the manga, Ebisu fixes his glasses with the middle finger, in the anime, he uses his index finger as well..

Other

 * In the manga, Naruto sneaks into the Hokage Residence to steal the Scroll of Seals and is caught by Hiruzen Sarutobi, but escapes by using Sexy Technique. In the anime, Hiruzen simply sends out the ninja after Naruto.
 * In the manga, when Anko Mitarashi threw a kunai at Naruto and cut his cheek, she licks the blood directly from Naruto's cheek. In the anime, she touches it with her fingers.
 * In the manga, during the second phase of the chūnin exam, Team 8 gets their second scroll from a Konoha team. In the anime, it was changed to a team from Amegakure.
 * In the manga, during the preliminary rounds of the chūnin exam, Zaku Abumi's right arm is blown off when Shino Aburame uses his bugs to block Zaku's airtubes. In the anime, both arm remains attached to Zaku's body and it appears his skin breaks on his arms.
 * 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, when Jiraiya uses Rasengan on Gantetsu, he also steals his wallet, while in the anime, he is given it out of respect.
 * In the manga, when Naruto prevents Kabuto Yakushi from attacking Tsunade, Kabuto's kunai goes through Naruto's hand. In the anime, its get caught betweens Naruto's fingers.
 * In the manga, when Shikamaru Nara gets caught in Tayuya's genjutsu, he sees his skin and flesh melt off his bones. In the anime, the entire arm melts away.
 * In the manga, Hiruko was a normal puppet, in the anime, he was a Human Puppet.
 * In the manga, none of 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.
 * In the anime, Jiraiya used Rasengan to knock the first Animal Path. But in the manga, he is just shown stab by the path.
 * In the manga, Chidori surrounds the users hand in lightning, in the anime, it creates lightning in the palm of the users hand.
 * In the anime, Hanzō's eyes are not alike as the ones drawn in the manga.
 * In the manga, when Naruto returns from his trainning with Jiraiya, the person he first re-encounters is Kakashi. While in the anime he first meets Sakura and Konohamaru.
 * In the anime, the Asura Path's original body (not belonging to the Six Paths) is shown wearing a rice hat, while in the manga, his bare forehead and crown of the head are shown.
 * In the anime, Kakashi can use fire-release ninjutsu, however, in the manga he cannot.

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.