Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-28861328-20150522200833/@comment-4271790-20150523195432

Ten Tailed Fox wrote: Dragon Ball has a lot to do with the Naruto franchise. It is what inspired Kishimoto to write Naruto, for one. It inspired a lot of the names: Son Goku and Roshi, for example. It also inspired Naruto's color palette: specifically his gold hair being a reference to the Super Saiyan and his orange clothing referencing Goku's gi.

But that's just my two cents. Likely doesn't mean anything, but didn't Akira Toriyama and Kishi have a crossover not too long ago (video games aren't canon though, so hm....)?