Ep1 Uzumaki Naruto!!

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うずまきナルト!!: Uzumaki Naruto!!

Naruto Maki

What comes to mind when Japanese people who don’t know NARUTO hear his name is Naruto Maki which is a kind of Kamaboko. The cross-section of Naruto-maki has a spiral pattern and it is mainly used as an ingredient of Ramen.

鳴門巻き: Narutomaki

Narutomaki (鳴門巻き/なると巻き) or naruto (ナルト/なると) is a type of kamaboko, or cured fish surimi produced in Japan. Each cloud-shaped slice of naruto has a pink or red spiral pattern, which is meant to resemble the Naruto whirlpools in the Naruto Strait between Awaji Island and Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku Island in Japan.

Narutomaki – Wikipedia

渦巻き: Uzumaki

Noun

1. whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; eddy; swirl​

Noun

2. spiral (shape, pattern)

渦巻き – Jisho

昔 妖狐ありけり: Once upon a time there was a fox sprit

妖狐: Yo-ko

Fox Sprit. This work appears to be modeled on the nine-tailed fox of East Asian folklore.

Nine-tailed fox

The nine-tailed fox is a mythical fox entity originating from East Asian mythology.

Nine-tailed fox – Wikipedia

ありけり: Arikeri

“Keri” is an ancient word that means hearsay. “Ari(exist:在る)”+”Keri(hearsay)” means “It is said that”

これに困じて人共忍びの輩を集めけり: Troubled by this, People gathered ninjas

困じて: Koujite

The word “kouzu-ru”(困ずる) is an archaic word for “to be troubled” or “to be tired. The modern word “困” is read only “kon” (コン) and “koma-ru” (こまる) in the modern Joyo Kanji, but even today it is also read as “kouzu-ru” (困ずる). The reading of “kouzu-ru” (困ずる) is an obfuscated kanji and is rarely used in general.

忍: ninja

猿飛ヒルゼン: Sarutobi Hiruzen

猿飛: Sarutobi

The family name Sarutobi is not very common in modern Japan. Sarutobi is thought to have been taken from the fictional character Sasuke Sarutobi, a member of the Sanada Ten Braves.

猿飛佐助: Sarutobi Sasuke

Sarutobi Sasuke is a ninja who appears in narrative art and fictional writings. The nickname is generally believed to have been concocted from Meiji to the Taishō period.

Sarutobi Sasuke – Wikipedia

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