Naruto: The Real Myths & Legends Explained (1/2) 

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Naruto’s sexy jutsu is inspired by the folklore that the nine tailed fox spirit has the ability to transform itself into a pretty lady.

Let's take a moment to appreciate this guy's research.

Hand signs: " as Americas would say alot of gang signs" 😂😂😂😂😂

So basically Naruto is a mixture of Indian,chinese and japanese mythology

Rock Lee’s drunk combat is a clear reference to Jackie Chan as Drunken Master. Drunken Master is not a mythology tho))))

I love learning the history behind my favorite anime.

6:25 When I was around 10 years old and watching Naruto. Me and my friends would weave signs to cast jutsu and battle each other (Yeah I know, lame right?). The guy at the daycare we were at totally thought we were throwin gang signs, freaked out and proceeded to give us a long ass lecture. What a party pooper.

btw guys i think that Sai is inspired by kishimoto himself, a character that draw thing that become real.

Black flame from Amaterasu was inspired by Hindu deity Lord Shiva's third eye black flame that destroyed everything. Indra and Asuka, Garuda, I found their reference in places like Angkor Wat at Cambodia. Shin susenju and 6 path pain were referring to Buddhism Think you will do a video on that.

Change My Mind: the Uchihas had some of the best jutsus adapted from folklore/mythology. I mean Izanagi, the infiniti time loop technique of Izanami. Amaterasu, Tsukiyomi, Susanoo?? Too bad ass

Wow! This gives me a whole new respect for Naruto!

Danzo Katō was a real life master ninja during the sengoku era of Japan

Fun fact: Kishimoto the creator of naruto and the creator of one piece are rivals since there friends they decided to put references in there anime’s

Great research but you missed out a few things. Indra and Asura were taken from Hindu Mythology too, Indra is the god of thunder and Asura is demon. In many episodes of naruto you can find scrolls or messages written in the "Devnagiri lipi" which was in Ancient times and still is a writing style in India.

Is his sexy no justu somehow linked to fox spirits being seductress's in some legends, you think? Great video

Ninjas were known for having the ability to walk on water, so in Naruto most of the ninjas with chakra control are shown to have this ability.

Alright my respect for this anime has gone up 100 fold,I mean I'm an absolute fanatic for history and mythology and I would not say this lightly 👏

The fact that I have seen this at university in Japanese religion, mythology and philosophy, and yes, our professor used Naruto too. These classes are always fun

I love how he presents “it can also be used to cast protection spells” (in reference to hand signs) as absolute fact, really got me invested

This was great! I’d love to see a video like this about the mythology surrounding Inuyasha!

The names Sarutobi and Sasuke are based on real persons, at some point legendary

Makes sense now why Jiraya and some other people in Naruto kept saying that a shinobi is someone who endures...because it can literally be translated that way

Little bit of clarification, mantra are not incantations per se. They are invocations of buddhas, gurus, or gods. They are usually done with the belief that the sound energy put out in the universe will come back to you. In that respect, they are more like short prayers. Also, mudras are hand gestures that communicate a specific meaning. Like, placing your hands, one on top of the other, with the thumbs touching sybolizes meditative equipoise.

"I'll do a shippuden video" *Looks at date and then StoryDrives home page for the video* Bro where's it at?! lol I would love a follow up video!

Naruto Shippuden's Mythology is a must! I mean the main action starts there, Right?

Good video! People in the west might claim that this show has little to do with real ninja, but besides the exaggeration, it's really no less faithful than fantasy novels are to European folklore. EDIT: I think the only other piece of japanese folklore I can provide are names. For example, the legendary Sasuke Sarutobi provided the name for Sasuke and the Sarutobi-Clan. I also remember a deeper connection between the Nara-Clan of Konoha and deer, as well as between puppet-wielding and the Sand, but that might be a subject for the Shippuuden-video.

I'm a Hindu. And when I watched Naruto and saw words like Indra, Asura, chakra and many more. I was like - 😳.

there's really a village in naruto called village hidden in the mist

sometimes I really have this sympathy towards my fellow weebs in the "western countries", because you guys literally have to watch videos like this just to understand only the surface of the meanings of some words while there are much more meanings behind even one character in our language.

In Naruto series, Some character names and weapons names are similar to Tamil language, Example: Ashura : Suriyan( Tamil ) = Sun ☀️ Indra : Indiran ( Tamil ) = Moon🌙 Kunai : Kurmunai ( Tamil ) = a type of weapon 🗡️ Chakra : Sakaram ( Tamil ) = 7 Sakaram in human body☸️ etc. And Beast Ball statues are here in Some Tamilnadu's temples

6:31 Bruh I am dead on the floor😂😂😂😂😂

Dude I havnt seen many people say this, but you seem to put a LOT of work into this. I mean you explained EVERYTHING my man. You’re awesome! Keep it up ima subscribe thanks to all the great information. Ik it prob gets hard sometimes for you to study that much information, but dude if you enjoy it keep it going I’ll watch if anything!

- story dive. - STORY DIVE , OH YES ! “” STORY DIVE “” ; ) I’m very glad you are alive, never seen any bad videos come from you, always immaculately researched and presented, Love your vids.

I've been subbed to Antony for a few years. His videos are always no-bullshit when it comes to shinobi.

Dude! Great video! Would LOVE to see more videos like this!

Naruto is my favorite anime so that is why this vid is amazing

Hyuuga clan's martial arts are a reference to a combination of Bagua Zhang and concept/practice called Dim Mak which focuses on striking TCM meridian points in various orders/combinations. (Brilliant to pair with byakuugan) Also the theme of Senju and Uchiha strongly mimic Buddhist (Hashirama summoning Kannon/Avaloketishvara figures makes this obvious) and Shinto themes accordingly and their influences. Asura-Hashirama-Naruto spirit in some ways mimics some of the personality and influence of Shotoku Taishi.

猿 saru , means monkey in case nobody has mentioned that. I was introduced to Naruto during the orochimaru Vs sarutobi fight so when enma was summoned and turned into the stick I got the first folklore reference there.

Really interesting. Looking forward to part 2.

This video is so good, thank you

Great 🤘🏻💪🏻 really informative 😇

Love this channel

Well just found a new amazing channel! Thank you!

I need that ninja looking over the town pic!!

pls cover and explain the philosophy of this gorgeous anime......and nice work ..loved it

Niiiice, gotta love the real part lore of stuff

Thak you so much for this rare and deeply thorough vid. Very well done 👍❤

Man we gotta get you more Subs I thought you would of had millions with how dope your videos are

Japanese Mythology : **exists** Rick Riordan : _and then.. you could see me writing a book based on this_

Vastly entertaining!

I love topics like this!

So much knowledge...great work

Great video. I dont know if it is any conection but en Yuu Yuu Hakusho one of the main characters is a kyubi kitsune called Kurama. In the othe hand, as far as I know the gamen yanken actually is rock paper sissors, its also great to know it also represents toad, slug and snake. Also in older mangas, like in Kamui, nijas trained hawks and dogs (I dont know if it is inspired in folklore).

Part of what makes the Naruto world so rich and vibrant is the well of mythological influences from everywhere.Some Hindu mythology is there : Indra and Asura  In Hindu mythology, Indra was a deity (known as Devas) that wielded lightning bolts, and did battle with the evil and power hungry Asuras. You can see a role reversal here, but there’s definitely a reason this lightning attack:  is called Indra’s Arrow. Furthermore, the mythological wielded a bow too… the rainbow. The godly versions made an appearance on a Naruto front spread:  Asura:  Indra:  Enma  Its Japanese name is Henge: Kongō nyoi. “Kongō” is the Japanese translation for Vajra, a ritualistic object/weapon wielded by the mythological Indra above. It’s also a Sanskrit word meaning “thunderbolt” and “diamond”, which is referred to in the object’s meaning as the object is supposed to represent diamond’s toughness and force of thunder.  Enma is also the Japanese translation for “Yama”, the Hindugod who decides where people go after they die. Garuda  Sasuke’s hawk is called Garuda. In Hindu mythology, Garuda is a bird man and often seen as “king of the birds”.  His depictions vary between more birdlike and more human though. Yashamaru  The first kanji in his name “夜叉” (Yasha) is the Japanese way of saying “Yaksha”. In Hindu mythology, a Yaksha is a kind of spirit that is usually benevolent, but also has a darker and more sinister side. There’s a clear parallel here, where Yashamaru is normally nice but had to be cruel to young Gaara on his last mission.  Rinnegan’s Six Paths  Each of the path names are connected with Hindu mythology. We’ve covered Asura and Deva, but there is still two to cover: Preta: Ghostly looking supernatural beings that endure unabating suffering as they seek to try and satiate relentless hunger and thirst. Of course, Naruto’s Preta Path is about guzzling an opponent’s chakra. Naraka: The realm of hells where souls go to be cleansed of their sins. This is the place that Yama resides, and decides the fates of souls. This ties in with Naruto’s Naraka Path being the ability to control life and death. There’s an old Japanese saying that was used to scare kids into telling the truth… “"If you lie, Lord Enma will pull out your tongue" The King of Hell of course, could do that. Hashirama’s Mokuton His wood dragon resembles a Makara from Hindu mythology:   Shinsuusenju is also influenced by the Hindu-Buddhist creation of Avalokiteśvara:   Also known in Japanese as the Senju Kannon. Hyuga Juinjutsu In the manga, the symbol on the middle of the seal is a swastika, an important symbol in Hinduism.  Because of the connotations with Nazism it has gained in the West though, the anime changed it to a normal cross: Part of what makes the Naruto world so rich and vibrant is the well of mythological influences from everywhere. Hindu mythology is no exception: Indra and Asura  In Hindu mythology, Indra was a deity (known as Devas) that wielded lightning bolts, and did battle with the evil and power hungry Asuras. You can see a role reversal here, but there’s definitely a reason this lightning attack:  is called Indra’s Arrow. Furthermore, the mythological wielded a bow too… the rainbow. The godly versions made an appearance on a Naruto front spread:  Asura:  Indra:  Enma  Its Japanese name is Henge: Kongō nyoi. “Kongō” is the Japanese translation for Vajra, a ritualistic object/weapon wielded by the mythological Indra above. It’s also a Sanskrit word meaning “thunderbolt” and “diamond”, which is referred to in the object’s meaning as the object is supposed to represent diamond’s toughness and force of thunder.  Enma is also the Japanese translation for “Yama”, the Hindugod who decides where people go after they die. Garuda  Sasuke’s hawk is called Garuda. In Hindu mythology, Garuda is a bird man and often seen as “king of the birds”.  His depictions vary between more birdlike and more human though. Yashamaru  The first kanji in his name “夜叉” (Yasha) is the Japanese way of saying “Yaksha”. In Hindu mythology, a Yaksha is a kind of spirit that is usually benevolent, but also has a darker and more sinister side. There’s a clear parallel here, where Yashamaru is normally nice but had to be cruel to young Gaara on his last mission.  Rinnegan’s Six Paths  Each of the path names are connected with Hindu mythology. We’ve covered Asura and Deva, but there is still two to cover: Preta: Ghostly looking supernatural beings that endure unabating suffering as they seek to try and satiate relentless hunger and thirst. Of course, Naruto’s Preta Path is about guzzling an opponent’s chakra. Naraka: The realm of hells where souls go to be cleansed of their sins. This is the place that Yama resides, and decides the fates of souls. This ties in with Naruto’s Naraka Path being the ability to control life and death. There’s an old Japanese saying that was used to scare kids into telling the truth… “"If you lie, Lord Enma will pull out your tongue" The King of Hell of course, could do that. Hashirama’s Mokuton His wood dragon resembles a Makara from Hindu mythology:   Shinsuusenju is also influenced by the Hindu-Buddhist creation of Avalokiteśvara:   Also known in Japanese as the Senju Kannon. Hyuga Juinjutsu In the manga, the symbol on the middle of the seal is a swastika, an important symbol in Hinduism.  Because of the connotations with Nazism it has gained in the West though, the anime changed it to a normal cross: Chakra Means Energy in Sanskrit and Most of the Hindu God hold a Chakra in a finger like God Krishna hold *swadarshan* *chakra* You can see the pictures here: www.quora.com/What-are-some-Hindu-mythological-references-in-Japanese-Classic-Naruto/answer/Peter-Spering-1?ch=10&share=086e7759&srid=FPLqZ

Thanks for the video it is great and gives lot of answers.

Thank you for this detailed analysis.

So lord shimura beem wrong. He said the only honorable way to fight an enemy is face to face. He really was blinded by his way lol

Love this

Its crazy how much research you gotta do just to make an anime.. great work

Thanks for making this video

When is part two? Love these type of videos so much 🔥 👏 📖 🇯🇵

Hashirama - hindu God Rama Indra - Hindu king of gods Ashura - hindu Demon Madara - Satan Tobi - Antichrist Hagoromo - Jesus 4 ninja war - Armageddon

Great Video!

This is so cool and im gald I found this gem of a video, pretty much grew up with Naruto, and the Yellow spiky hair ninja always made me feel that if I believe that I can always do better if im determined

Lol is how he said American mistaking it for gang signs lol

So basically, Japan, China, and India liked the series so much, they developed the whole culture based on it.

Incredible !! Thank you so much for this work. Ever since I started understanding that there was so many connections between Naruto and Japanese / Asian culture, I've been fascinated to learn more ! Can't wait for a part two !! :)

Great job!!! Thank you

This was very helpful, thank you, you saved me some trouble. Also, this has nothing to do with mythology, and maybe it's already obvious, but The Great Stone Faces aka Hokage Rock, is a reference to and inspired by Mt. Rushmore in the United States.

There’s an occult story being told in naruto as well

Great video

Dojutsu Story Was So Epic I Never Imagined That Amaterasu,Tsukuyomi and Susanoo Were God Amazing Video❤❤

Nice exploration of the mythology of the shinobi, and in particular of things like how the "Hidden Village" concept came to be. First I'd actually heard of it, though I'd heard of the Iga and Koga clans before this. This makes the legendary Iga shinobi Kirigakure Saizo make much more sense, if the Iga village was in a misty valley. Of course, a legendary shinobi from a misty village would be associated with mist and illusion...which pretty clearly ties right back into characters like Zabuza and Haku. One small nitpick, though: pretty sure that Susanoo is pronounced with a glottal, given that it's also transliterated as Susano'o/Susano-o, or even Susanowo. "Su-sa-no-oh", not "Susan-oh".

When he said "Americans miss interpreted into gang signs" made me laugh so much lol

Wow that was extremely thorough!

Great video 👍🏼✌🏼

4:26 oddly looks like shadow possession jutsu 😳

Love it, cant wait for shippuden episode, although maybe make that 2 or 3 part since is quite a bigger series.

Great job 👏🏽 I like it

This video is actually amazing highly recommend looking into 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

Any man practicing the way of Bushido... a samurai literally and openly states ninjutsu is a form of cowardice and so forth. They don't think lightly of ninja lmao

Me the whole video “Soo coooool!!!” “Whaaat, noway! that’s so cool!!”

sweet part 2

cant wait for the next one

In addition to the Eight headed serpent vs Susanoo. It is said that story represents the equivalent of the story of Good vs Evil/Heaven vs Hell in different religions, shintoism, Buddhism, Christianity equivalents. Jesus vs the anti-christ or satan. So basically Itachi is Jesus. XD

This could be a Netflix series

This was awesome 👏🏻 ,knowing naruto mythology Aight ,also God bless!🙏🏻😊.

Appreciate This You Helpin Us Be How Creator Made Us Ta Be 🤘🏽

Does anyone know who made the cover art for The Secret Traditions of the Shinobi: Hattori Hanzo's Shinobi Hiden and Other Ninja Scrolls that is shown here on the video?

If I could like this video 10 times I would, fantastic job!

Your research is the MOST accurate

18:15 Did you just reference the English dubbed Naruto by NOT saying "DATTEBAYO!!" YOU'RE FIRED!!

I'd love to see a video on Yugioh and the egyptian magic stuff it's supposed to be loosely based on.

This vid was great👌❤when is part 2 coming out thou?

Awesome video. I'm doing a project for an English class where I have to compare two similar fictional texts and I'm doing Naruto and Harry Potter. This was a huuuuuge help with my research. Thanks man!!

Naruto like to use sexy jutsu Kitsune like to disguise beautiful female tricks human male

can you do mythology behind shadow of the colossus

I haven't finished the video yet but 💯 Great explaining

Nice vid man... looks like you really did your research... also you had me laughing at “my only issue is that the susanoo didn’t came out of sasukes nose” lol