Like its titular character, Naruto is an anime that always tries to keep its head up. But certain characters give a peek behind the veil.

A kind-hearted, idealistic child who dreamed of freeing ... This idea is present from the very first arc, when Naruto exposed Zabuza’s true feelings for Haku through compassion and emotional ...

In Naruto, there’s no shortage of big promises, lofty dreams, and hyped-up characters introduced like they’re going to change the entire trajectory of the story. Sometimes they do. Other times ...

As a child, he took sadistic pleasure in slaughtering ... even trying to take advantage of the situation to cut Haku and Kakashi to pieces at the same time, the morals that he had. Naruto said in ...

So, no matter his revival, Haku didn't get enough screen time as his true mortal self, because he got killed off in the first major story arc in the entire Naruto anime. Haku was a terrifying ...

While shonen anime and manga have treaded darker territory since the days of Naruto, it begs the question of whether it deserves the "kids show" label.

Naruto's Shadow Clone Jutsu, a technique creating tangible duplicates, is forbidden due to its massive chakra drain, risking the user's life. Developed by Tobirama Senju, it's restricted to elite ...

Naruto, as a series, is defined by flashy ninjutsu, great hand-to-hand combat, and the ever-present Talk no Jutsu, and with all of that in mind, of course, the series features no shortage of ...

Shallow breaths fog the bridge while Zabuza kneels beside Haku. Naruto’s plea hits like a shuriken to the soul, peeling back the Demon of the Mist to reveal a broken man. Kunai in mouth ...

ON SPECIFIC CASES. NEW TONIGHT, A MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE AFTER POLICE SAY HE LEFT HIS CHILD IN THE CAR WHILE AT A PLANET FITNESS NEAR IRVING AND GOLF COURSE. OFFICERS SAY THIS MORNING THEY ...