Naruto Uzumaki is the protagonist of Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto series and an incredibly powerful ninja. Although Naruto wasn't always the strongest, his desire to never give up and always try his hardest made him bloom into a fantastic shinobi and fulfill all his potential. By the last arc of the story, the Fourth Great Ninja War, Naruto is already a respected ninja across the Five Great Nations of the Naruto world.