Forum:Why is that naruto's surname is uzumaki but his father's surname is namikaze?

why is that naruto's surname is uzumaki while his father's surname is namikaze?
 * They didn't want peopler to find out about narutos birth so they used his mothers name
 * Wrong, only a handful of people knew that Minato and Kushina were together, they probably named him with his mother's last name cause they didn't know Minato was the father. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 01:05, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Actually in asian cultures they use the females surname not the fathers,which by the way is common here in USA and the same with the UK. Hope i helped clear your confusion DracoYahni 21:25, 21 January 2009 (UTC)DracoYahniDracoYahni 21:25, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Um... Well, Uzumaki Kushina wasn't married to Minato Namikaze; if that helps...