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 Fin use hand signs to create ninja techniques such as one which resembles the function of the Shadow Clone Technique.

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

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

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.

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 character; Bart dresses up as Naruto.