Naruto Uzumaki is the main character of the Naruto anime series. He is a shinobi of the Uzumaki clan. On the day he was born Naruto became the jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails, a fate that caused him to be rejected by most of Konoha all his childhood. Naruto failed to graduate from the Academy three times and was a not very good ninja. But Naruto improved his skills and was even able to defeat strong genin like Neji Hyuga, Gaara, and Kabuto Yakushi earning approval from all the Sannin. Naruto even defeated some members of Akatsuki earning praise as a Hokage-material hero. A fanart Naruto: Shippuden custom progress bar for YouTube with Naruto Uzumaki.