Neji's mark on his forehead looks a little different from the one shown in the manga. In the manga the mark looks more like a swastika. Most likely it was changed to make the series more accessible, you never know how the younger viewers' parents will react. The symbol is most famous as 'The Nazi Symbol' after all.
In the Last chapter we saw itachi preparing to do "ameterasu", In the beginning of this chapter itachi tried to kill sasuke with this ameterasu but sasuke use a big shuriken, itachi dodged it at first but then there was a string tied on the big shuriken. The shuriken wounded up itachi, Sasuke being able to stop itachi performing Amatarasu tried to gain advantage by burning itachi with Katon. Itachi quickly dodged an went to a corner. As the battle became worst, both uchiha brothers used katon on each other at the same time. The katon that itachi use was just a distraction for him to do Ametarasu. 
Below are the birthdays of many characters in Naruto.
| January | February | March |
|---|---|---|
| 01 - Gai 02 - Iwashi 04 - Haku 08 - Hiashi & Hizashi 19 - Gaara 23 - Shino | 08 - Sarutobi 11 - Sigure 21 - Yoroi 29 - Kabuto | 08 - Ebisu 09 - Tenten 18 - Kisame 20 - Ibiki 27 - Hanabi 28 - Sakura 29 - Kazekage |
| April | May | June |
|---|---|---|
| 02 - Cloud Ninja Leader 03 - Udon 04 - Gatoh & Tonbo 05 - Tazuna 06 - Waraji | 01 - Chouji 04 - Tsunami 07 - Midare 08 - Homura 15 - Kankurou 26 - Iruka 30 - Baiu | 06 - Gouzu & Meizu 08 - Moegi 09 - Itachi 11 - Kurenai 12 - Dosu |
| July | August | September |
|---|---|---|
| 03 - Neji 04 - Baki 06 - Kin 07 - Akamaru & Kiba 17 - Gemma 21 - Kotetsu 23 - Sasuke | 02- Tsunade 15 -Zabuza 21 - Kaiza 23 - Temari 28 - Raidou | 01 - Koharu 03 - Aoba 14 - Zaku 15 - Kakashi 22 - Shikamaru 23 - Ino |
| October | November | December |
|---|---|---|
| 10 - Naruto 18 - Asuma 19 - Suzume 21 - Mizuki 24 - Anko 27 - Orochimaru | 02 - Hayate 05 - Wind Country Lord 11 - Jiraiya 15 - Mubi 16 - Kagari 25 - Izumo 27 - Rock Lee 30 - Misumi | 01 - Zouri 20 - Oboro 24 - Madam Shizimi 25 - Inari 27 - Hinata 30 - Konohamaru |
Naruto (NARUTO - ナルト) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto with an anime adaptation. The main character, Naruto Uzumaki, is a loud, hyperactive, unpredictable adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become a Hokage, the ninja in the village acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of all.
Kishimoto first authored a one-shot of Naruto in the August 1997 issue of Akamaru Jump. The plot differed substantially in that Naruto was the son of the demon fox instead of being the container, and the story was placed in a more modern setting. This early version of Naruto already had the ability to transform into a sexy young woman - but when he did so, a fox tail sprouted. Kishimoto then rewrote the story to its current form, which was first published by Shueisha in 1999 in the 43rd issue of Japan's Shonen Jump magazine. As of volume 36, the manga has sold over 71 million copies in Japan. Viz Media publishes a translated version in the American Shonen Jump magazine. Naruto has become Viz's best-selling manga series. To date, the first 27 volumes are available. In order to catch up to the translated anime, Viz plans to release volumes 16 to 27 three at a time over the months of September to December 2007.
The first of two anime series, produced by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex, premiered across Japan on the terrestrial TV Tokyo network and the anime satellite television network Animax on October 3, 2002, and is still being aired. Viz also licensed the anime for North American production. Naruto debuted in the United States on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block on September 10, 2005, and in Canada on YTV's Bionix on September 16, 2005. Naruto began showing in the UK on Jetix on July 22, 2006. It began showing on Toasted TV on January 12, 2007 in Australia, which features the German dub opening, although it could be watched on Cartoon Network in 2006. The first series lasted nine seasons, while Naruto: Shippuuden began its first on February 15, 2007.
The Leaf Village, however, shunned him, regarding Naruto as if he were the demon fox itself and mistreated him throughout most of his childhood. A decree made by the Third Hokage forbade anyone to discuss or mention the attack of the demon fox to anyone, even their own children. However, this did not stop them from treating him like an outcast and as a result he grew up an orphan without friends, family, or acknowledgment. He could not force people to befriend him, so he sought acknowledgment and attention the only way he knew – through pranks and mischief.
However, that soon changed after Naruto graduated from the Ninja Academy by using his Shadow Clone Technique, a technique from a forbidden scroll that he was tricked into stealing, to save his teacher, Iruka Umino, from the renegade ninja Mizuki. That encounter gave Naruto two insights: that he was the container of the demon fox, and that there was someone besides the Third Hokage who actually cared for and acknowledged him. His graduation from the academy opened a gateway to the events and people that would change and define his world, including his way of the ninja for the rest of his life.
The main story follows Naruto and his friends' personal growth and development as ninja, and emphasizes their interactions with each other and the influence of their backgrounds on their personalities. Naruto finds two friends and comrades in Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno, two fellow young ninja who are assigned with him to form a three-person team under an experienced sensei named Kakashi Hatake. Naruto also confides in other characters that he meets throughout the series as well. They learn new abilities, get to know each other and other villagers better, and experience a coming-of-age journey as Naruto dreams of becoming the Hokage of the Leaf Village.
Throughout all of the Naruto plot, strong emphasis on character development changes the plot, with very few things happening because of chance. At first, emphasis is placed on Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, who are the members of Team 7. However, other characters are developed, such as Kakashi , Tsunade , and Jiraiya , as well as Naruto's peers in the other teams and villages. Several major villains come into play as well, the first being Zabuza Momochi, a missing-nin from Kirigakure, and his partner, Haku. Later, in the Chunin Exams arc, Orochimaru is introduced as an S-Class missing-nin at the top of Konoha's most wanted list. Also During this arc three ninjas known as The Sand Siblings are introduced. These siblings are from Sungakure and include Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara. Later still, a mysterious organization called Akatsuki begins to pursue Naruto for the nine-tailed demon fox inside him.
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