Naruto Uzumaki is the protagonist of the popular anime and manga series Naruto. He is a young ninja who dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. He is also the son of Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, and Kushina Uzumaki, one of the last survivors of the Uzumaki clan.
Nagato, also known as Pain, is the leader of the Akatsuki, a criminal organization that seeks to capture the tailed beasts for their own purposes. He is a powerful shinobi who possesses the Rinnegan, a rare and legendary eye technique that grants him six different abilities. He is also a descendant of the Uzumaki clan.
But are Naruto and Nagato related? How are they connected by their bloodline? And what is the history of the Uzumaki clan? In this article, we will explore these questions and reveal the truth behind the Uzumaki clan.
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The Uzumaki Clan: A Distant Branch of the Senju Clan
The Uzumaki clan was one of the most prominent clans in the shinobi world. They were renowned for their longevity, vitality, and mastery of sealing techniques. They also had a distinctive red hair color and spiral patterns on their clothes.
The Uzumaki clan was originally a distant branch of the Senju clan, one of the two founding clans of Konohagakure, along with the Uchiha clan. The Senju clan was descended from Asura Otsutsuki, the younger son of Hagoromo Otsutsuki, also known as the Sage of Six Paths. Hagoromo was the first person to wield chakra and create ninjutsu. He also had two sons: Indra and Asura.
Indra inherited his father’s eyes and intellect, while Asura inherited his father’s body and willpower. The two brothers competed for their father’s inheritance, but Hagoromo chose Asura as his successor, believing that he had a better vision for peace. Indra felt betrayed and challenged Asura to a battle that lasted for years. This conflict marked the beginning of a cycle of hatred and war that would continue for generations.
The descendants of Indra became known as the Uchiha clan, while the descendants of Asura became known as the Senju clan. The Uchiha clan inherited Indra’s powerful eyes, which evolved into the Sharingan and later into the Rinnegan. The Senju clan inherited Asura’s strong body and life force, which gave them exceptional physical abilities and chakra reserves.
The Uzumaki clan was one of the clans that branched off from the Senju clan. They inherited some of Asura’s traits, such as his life force and chakra reserves. They also developed their own unique skills, such as sealing techniques and fuinjutsu. The Uzumaki clan established their own village in the Land of Whirlpools, called Uzushiogakure.
The Fall of Uzushiogakure and the Survival of Kushina and Nagato
Uzushiogakure was a prosperous and powerful village that had close ties with Konohagakure. The two villages were allies and considered each other as brother villages. They even shared their symbols: Konoha had a leaf symbol, while Uzu had a whirlpool symbol.
However, Uzushiogakure’s strength also made it a target for other nations who feared its influence and abilities. During the Second Shinobi World War, several enemy countries joined forces and attacked Uzushiogakure, destroying it completely. Many members of the Uzumaki clan were killed or scattered across the world.
Among the survivors were Kushina Uzumaki and Nagato. Kushina was a young girl who was chosen as the next jinchuriki of Kurama, the Nine-Tailed Fox. She was sent to Konoha to be trained and protected by Mito Uzumaki, the previous jinchuriki and wife of Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage. Kushina eventually became a respected kunoichi in Konoha and married Minato Namikaze, who became the Fourth Hokage.
Nagato was a young boy who lived in Amegakure, a war-torn country that suffered from constant violence and poverty. He lost his parents when they were killed by Konoha shinobi who mistook them for enemies. He was then taken in by Konan, another orphan girl who found him crying next to his parents’ corpses. They later met Yahiko, another orphan boy who dreamed of ending the war and bringing peace to their country.
The three orphans were trained by Jiraiya, one of the legendary Sannin and Minato’s teacher. Jiraiya discovered that Nagato had the Rinnegan, the same eye technique that Hagoromo Otsutsuki had. Jiraiya believed that Nagato was the Child of Prophecy, a person who would bring a great change to the world. He taught them ninjutsu and encouraged them to follow their ideals.
However, their lives took a tragic turn when they were caught in a conflict between Hanzo, the leader of Amegakure, and Danzo, the leader of the Root, a covert organization within Konoha. Hanzo and Danzo conspired to eliminate Nagato and his friends, who had formed a resistance group called Akatsuki. Hanzo captured Konan and threatened to kill her unless Yahiko killed himself. Yahiko chose to sacrifice himself to save Konan, but his death triggered Nagato’s rage and awakened his full power. He killed Hanzo and his men, as well as Danzo’s subordinates, using his Six Paths of Pain technique.
Nagato then adopted the alias of Pain and became the new leader of Akatsuki. He changed its original goal of peace through negotiation to peace through domination. He also allied himself with Obito Uchiha, who claimed to be Madara Uchiha, the founder of the Uchiha clan and Indra’s reincarnation. Obito manipulated Nagato into following his plan of creating a genjutsu world where everyone would be happy and free from war.
The Encounter Between Naruto and Nagato
Naruto and Nagato eventually met during the Invasion of Pain arc, when Nagato attacked Konoha to capture Naruto and extract Kurama from him. Naruto was away from the village at the time, training with Fukasaku, one of Jiraiya’s toads. He learned how to use Sage Mode, a technique that enhances one’s abilities by using natural energy.
When Naruto returned to Konoha, he found it in ruins and many of his friends injured or dead. He confronted Pain and fought him using his new skills. He managed to defeat all six bodies of Pain, but he was unable to locate Nagato, who was hiding in a remote location and controlling them with his chakra rods.
Naruto then used one of the chakra rods to trace Nagato’s location and confronted him face to face. He also met Konan, who was still loyal to Nagato despite his change of personality. Naruto asked Nagato why he attacked his village and what he wanted from him. Nagato explained his past and his philosophy of pain. He said that he wanted to create a weapon of mass destruction using the tailed beasts that would deter wars and make people understand each other through pain.
Naruto was shocked and angered by Nagato’s words, but he also remembered Jiraiya’s teachings and his own experiences with pain. He decided to not kill Nagato, but instead try to talk to him and find a solution for peace. He told Nagato about his own dream of becoming Hokage and changing the shinobi world for the better. He also showed him Jiraiya’s book, which contained his vision of a peaceful future.
Nagato was moved by Naruto’s words and actions. He realized that he had strayed from his original path and that Naruto was the true Child of Prophecy that Jiraiya had spoken of. He decided to trust Naruto and give him a chance to fulfill his dream. He used his Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive all the people he had killed in Konoha, at the cost of his own life. He also entrusted Konan with his Rinnegan and asked her to support Naruto.
Naruto thanked Nagato for his sacrifice and promised to honor his memory. He also acknowledged him as a fellow member of the Uzumaki clan and a distant relative.
Conclusion
Naruto and Nagato are related by their bloodline as descendants of the Uzumaki clan, a branch of the Senju clan, which in turn is descended from Asura Otsutsuki, the son of Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths.
However, they are not directly related by their parents or grandparents. They are more like distant cousins who share some traits and abilities.
They also have a deeper connection through their experiences with pain, war, and peace. They both suffered from loss and loneliness in their childhoods. They both were trained by Jiraiya and inherited his ideals. They both possessed the Rinnegan, a rare eye technique that grants them immense power.
They also had different paths in life that led them to conflict with each other. Nagato became a leader of a criminal organization that sought to impose peace through fear and violence. Naruto became a hero of his village that sought to achieve peace through friendship and understanding.
