The Fourth Hokage really is Naruto's father! Manga chapter 367 has confirmed that Naruto is the son of Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina. Minato, the Fourth Hokage, had some kind of relationship with Kushina (the type of relationship -dating, marriage, etc- isn't mentioned) and Naruto is the product. Jiraiya mentions that he looks so much like his father that it's like teaching Minato again. Tsunade, however mentions that he fights more like his mother, who was a beautiful, tomboyish woman (Jiraiya comments that she was just like one of the guys).

Little is known about Kushina, beyond what I've said above, what her hair color was (red), and where she came from (she was a kunoichi from a village called Whirlpool). She is presumed dead, as she is referred to in the past tense... I wish we could have seen her...

Quotes!


"Oh Crap no Jutsu!"

-Lifethane, Ch. 7 of War of the Eyes [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"HOLY CRAP HER EYES JUST EXPLODED!"

-Amane the Fox on Hinata (who had just activated her Byakugan), from Naruto's Interrupted Routine by lunarflames [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Gamabunta: “JIRAIYA! Why did you summon me! We’re in the middle of nowhere and I stepped in something nasty. What’s going on?”

-Jiraiya summoned him during an encounter with Akatsuki. He says this after he lands on Deidara.
From Foxhound by Kraken's Ghost [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

They’d both saved each others lives by using the time honored method of ‘Jump In Front of the Sharp, Pointy Thing Coming at My Friend.’

-Kraken's Ghost, on Naruto and Tsunade. From Foxhound [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Naruto: “The Gates?” Naruto said, his eyes widening. “You mean like Thick-brows?”
Kyuubi: “The boy with the parasitic caterpillars feasting on his forehead? Yes, like him,” The fox answered.

-From Foxhound by K's G., Naruto and Kyuubi on Lee. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

When he got his hands on that overgrown cloaked f***er that put him in here he was going to introduce the bastard to the 1000 Years of Pain Technique… Pineapple Version.

-Naruto, on a member of Akatsuki that hospitalized him. From Foxhound again. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A strange noise that sounded like a choked off laugh floated up to them. Both girls looked at each other, then looked down at Naruto. The boy appeared the same as he always had for the past two weeks.
Sakura: “Hmph, he must’ve farted. I always told him not to eat so much ramen. It’s probably ruined his digestive tract,”

-Foxhound again. Naruto is pretending to be asleep in the hospital after sneaking off during the night. Sakura noticed that the IV's were put in wrong, and made mention of it to Ino (standing nearby). Ino blamed the hospital staff Nurses, saying they treat him like some kind of, and I quote, "Demon-child". Naruto apparently found this funny. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Naruto fixed Tsunade with a sharp look and said in a serious voice, “Do you have any idea what it’s like to be kicked in the crotch with a leg covered in a freezing jutsu?”

-Foxhound. Just a tidbit from a conversation Naruto is having with Tsunade after a one year timejump. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

He paused at the second door and casually flung it open. “Behold, the throne of the Demon Lord!”

-Foxhound. Naruto is giving Tsunade a tour of the house that he built for himself, and shows her the bathroom. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"...Some old farts who studied the human mind said that there’s a kid in each of us. Well, I guess mine’s a hyper little twerp running around nonstop with his arms out to the wind. I thought it was kind of fitting.”

-Foxhound. Naruto describing himself (as well as his choice of room decor) to Tsunade. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“Did this happen often at the Academy?” She asked Iruka while plugging one ear at a sudden loud squalling in the background. Jiraiya stopped the god-awful noise just long enough to roar that biting was cheating before returning to the fight…and ignoring his own rule when the opportunity presented itself a couple seconds later.

-Foxhound. Naruto and Jiraiya's first meeting after Naruto ran off on his own for a year. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“Besides, it’s not like I have a monopoly on being weird in the head. We’re all trained by killers to become killers since early childhood and none of us question the institution. Exactly how that’s considered sane, I have no idea..."

-Foxhound. Naruto commenting on Gaara, himself, and the rest of the shinobi world. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Neji: “So, what happened? You missed the meeting yesterday and turn up today looking like someone who saw Lee naked in the shower.”

-The Shampoo, by Resolution.Kindness. Neji, talking to a distracted Tenten. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“What’s that?” Naruto asked pointing at a random object that he couldn’t identify, his curiosity getting the better of him.
“A shop booth.” Was Ichiro’s equally emotionless answer.
“And that?” He asked pointing again.
“A restaurant.” Katsu supplied.
“And that?” He was enjoying this way too much.
“A fence.”
“And what about that one?” he asked giving the newest one a strange look. It was really weird.
“Some random genin.” Ichiro stated without pausing in his stride.

“What!” came the incredulous voice of the genin from behind them as he angrily shook his fist at their back. “I’d like to see you say that to my face!” he yelled pointing at Ichiro angrily. “I’m not ‘some random genin’ I’m the genin that can beat all of my enemies with my power of youth!”

He clenched his fist and his eyes burned with flames as he got way too caught up in his ‘ power of youth’. Then he realized that the offending people were gone. His sweat dropped before returning to his genin group with a sigh. Why wouldn’t anyone take him seriously?

-A four year old Naruto conversing with two ANBU who are escorting him to the Hokage. He has never been outside his room before, and is questioning the two about all the odd things that he sees. From A Kitsune Riding on My Shoulder by Nanashi-Tenshi. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

'Oh...what happened...why do I feel like Akamaru's chew toy?'

-A dazed Hinata, waking up from a fall that knocked her unconsious. from Into the Woods, by kyubiteaser. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“I am not immature…I am just…” Naruto thought and a picture of Gai-sensei appeared “…easily influenced by the flame of youth.”

“That is just another way for ‘the man who has to compensate so much he has to wear a leotard’ to say, ‘I am a loser and never had a girlfriend.’ Trust me his advice is childish too.” The kyuubi said off handedly.

“We need to work on shortening your insults…” mumbled Naruto.

“Yeah…that was lame…but the advice stays the same.” The fox said with a tone of finality.

-A small tidbit of conversation between a Hanyou Naruto and Kyuu-chan. It's about how Naruto isn't ready for more of Kyuu-chan's power yet. From Why do I have to Hide, by Anonymous Joe. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tsunade began to blink her eyes. ‘What happened? I couldn’t have drunk that much sake…right?’ she thought franticly. She rolled over and she immediately began to panic. Beside her was the super pervert with a disgusting smirk on his face. ‘Oh Kami! I didn’t…there isn’t enough sake in the world to make me do…THAT…with HIM…is there? …Shit, where am I?’ She quickly sat up and began to take in her surroundings. Her eyes fell on her desk with the many unfinished scrolls and the portraits of the former Hokages behind it. ‘I PULLED A CLINTON! NO I WOULDN’T…’ her face paling in fear.

-Self explanatory. From Why do I have to Hide, by Anonymous Joe. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“Did anyone else notice that if Orochimaru was a girl, he’d be hot?” Kiba asked, his eyes glazed and empty.

Everyone stared at him, their eyes wide in shock and horror.

“He’s…. he’s not awake, right?”

“Somebody get that man some tea!”

“Hinata,” Shino asked, worried, “what did you DO to him?”

“What?! I didn’t do anything!”

-Kiba, Hinata, Sakura, Shino, and Naruto. Five ANBU on a mission. Hinata got really mad at Kiba the night before, and PMS-beat-downed him. The result is obvious ^_^. From Apart, by Maze Pha'len. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hinata reached down to her waist and pulled the jacket she was wearing over her head and threw it away. All eyes were suddenly drawn to her chest. Hinata hadn't expected to take of her jacket that day and was only wearing a small spandex tube top. 'This girl must have tipped the puberty fairy,' Jiraiya thought...

-Hina-chan is fighting Kabuto- Naruto shows up, and she takes off her weighted jacket to show how strong she has become. From Hinata's Story, by KlosetAuthor. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Inuzuka Tsume (Kiba's mom)"Kiba... What does your father tell you, is the best thing about the Inuzuka clan?"

Kiba grinned. "That we can smell when a girl is in-Ow! MUM!"

Tsume put the kettle back in the cupboard. "The other thing."

-Ahhh, motherly love. Kiba and his mum 'chatting'. From Team 8, by S'TarKan. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New Quotes!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“ZOMG! S4suk3-kun, iz th4t u? Y0ur c104k m4k3s u l00k s0 h4wts0m3! 1t t074lly r0x my s0x!”

For some inexplicable reason, Itachi suddenly felt the all-encompassing need to bludgeon himself into a coma using an unabridged version of The Merriam Webster’s Dictionary. The fact that he somehow understood 1337 while spoken aloud only added to the grammatical nightmare.

Ino meets Itachi, from Just another day by PhoenixClaw. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kakashi nodded. He understood Team 7 was dead, it was dead before Sai started stalking Naruto. Those were the funniest days of his life. The first time Naruto woke up with Sai in his sleeping bag was the most hilarious thing Kakashi had ever seen.

He still had the recording of it on his Nin-Pod.

-Oddly funny quip from Entwined Tails by MountainWind. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Naruto had a bit of a quandary on his hands, he had sent his spare bowls of Raman over to the girls without looking at who they were, now that he was taking a closer look, he could make out the faces of Sakura, Ino, and ten-ten. Oddly enough, Sakura was motioning for him to join them. He turned back to his food in furious thought.

I wonder what I should do, I don’t really want them asking me a bunch of questions… who could give me advice on this particular problem … WAIT, I KNOW!

Kitsune!

…

KYUUBI!

What do you want kit.

Since you seem to be in a good mood for some reason would you offer me some advice?

Certainly kit, Never chew on stones, they hurt your teeth.

-Naruto died, then resurrected. He goes to lunch, and sends the food he doesn't finish to THOSE four. From The Lost by Manetheron [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“He has the power to shape destiny, and the conviction to change a person’s heart... if only he was born a day later, then maybe he would have been able to make more of a difference within the hearts of Konoha.”

“Maybe he wouldn’t have gotten that power to begin with.” Genka pointed out. “The power to change people, that is.”

“I suppose you’re right.” Jiraiya said with a sigh. “Have you ever asked yourself, ‘why must the truly strong be the ones that suffer?’?”

“That’s a stupid question.” Genka replied with a disgusted laugh, as if she knew all too well the answer to that question. “It’s because if the weak had to do it, everyone would just kill themselves.”

-Jiraiya and a friend talking about Naruto. From Runaways by X DarthMonkey X. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“Shizune, I want you to get the publisher and editor of ‘Icha Icha (Make Out) Paradise’ in here, now.”

“I know you hate Jiraiya-sama’s work but that’s not enough of a reason to ban it…” Shizune states reluctantly.

“Huh… what? No, I want them to publish something for me… what?” Tsunade asks, in response to Shizune’s incredulous stare.

“Did you say publish… for you?”

“Yeah, for me, so what…?”

“No offense, but the last time you showed me some of your writing it left… um, quite the distinct impression.”

“What are you trying to say…?” Tsunade asks the slightest hint of amusement or is that annoyance in her tone.

“I don’t think the world’s ready for a yaoi edition of Icha yet.”

-Conversation between Shizune and Tsunade. Self explanatory. From Stranger Than Fiction by DsirinWsdm. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

After this though, the boy progressed at an amazing pace, until it was quite common for shopkeepers to notice that their stock counts seemed a little lower than they first thought, or that some random citizen would find his wallet was a lot lighter than when he’d last checked. Naruto seemed quite the adept pickpocket, often walking off with the entire contents of several peoples wallets, their valuables, and in one case, several pairs of panties, which were later run up the flagpole outside the Hokage tower.

Fortunately, everyone blamed a strange, white haired man who'd been in the vicinity, so no-one caught on to the true culprits identity.

-Poor Jiraiya. From Cry of the Youko by kyugan. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Maito Gai, resident Taijutsu specialist, self-proclaimed beautiful blue beast and resident head-case of the Konoha jounin, was known for his, bizarre, training methods. It was not uncommon to see the man walking around the village on his hands, or attempting to lift boulders with his feet, all in the name of his flames of youth.

However, even he had never had the nerve to sit in a river, stripped to his undergarments, in the early hours of the morning, in mid spring.

More the fool him, it was actually quite invigorating.

-If you say so, kyugan... From Cry of the Youko by Kyugan. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Naruto had not become the Sixth Hokage by being stupid. Oh sure, he wasn't the sharpest spoon in the drawer, but Naruto was pretty quick on the uptake for most things.

-From Seduce My Wife! by Doc Destructo. [link]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kisame stood outside waiting for Itachi. As per the Leader’s orders, he left his cloak and head-thingy and was currently wearing only a pair of dark pants.

Itachi finally walked up in a similar state of undress.

“Ready to go?” Kisame asked.

Itachi blinked and stared at Kisame’s chest.

Kisame raised an eyebrow, “What is it?”

“We are meant to be inconspicuous.” Itachi stated flatly.

Kisame blinked.

“You are blue.”

“...” Kisame glanced down at himself. “Oh.”

“What should I do?” the blue man asked.

Itachi thought for a moment.

“Use the transformation technique. Disguise yourself.”

“Hn.” Kisame nodded, making some hand signs, “Henge no Jutsu!”

POOF!

Itachi blinked as the smoke cleared revealing—

“Deidara?” Itachi stated in mild surprise, as he stared at Kisame’s now long, blonde hair and slimmer, no-longer-blue body.

“Why did you henge into Deidara?” Itachi questioned.

Kisame/Deidara shrugged his shoulders, “He’s a guy.”

Itachi stared at his Akatsuki partner.

“Barely.”

-From The Mating Frenzy, by MSkyDragons

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“Do I have that expectant glow pregnant women are supposed to have?”

Naruto watched his father smile gently at his mother and hug her warmly. He thought the Fourth was going to come up with a sensitive answer, but instead gawked in disbelief when the other blond said brightly, “Well, you have a shape like a light bulb. Does that count?”

His mother punched his father angrily in the gut--Naruto could not see it, but the way the Fourth’s body had jumped said all--and decided that his father deserved it, silently discounting the knowledge that if that very question had been asked of him, then he undoubtedly would have said the same thing.

It’s a gift, to be capable of being that insensitive at a moment’s notice.
-From Door Number Two, by Reaper Nanashi. Naruto overhears his parents chatting in the other room.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“…” Chouji thought about it, a chip balancing on his bottom lip as he looked at his friend. “So… you two, are going to move in together?” he asked, summarizing it for everyone’s convenience.

“W-w… I guess… but that’s not the poin-“

“Then I’m happy for you, I think,” the heavier boy grinned, “Moving in with a girl at your age? I don’t even think they moved that fast in our parent’s day. I guess you won’t have much time to hang out with the rest of us now that you’ve got a girl…” He trailed off dramatically, putting almost a pout into his voice.

“…You’re enjoying this aren’t you?” Shikamaru groaned, putting his palm on his forehead, suppressing the headache.

-A scene from Of Shadows and Notes, a ShikaTayu fic- it is teh funneh. ^_^

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TTFN,
Rinn^_^