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In addition to allusions to Japanese folklore and mythology, ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' also contains plenty of references to other works.
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* The Hokage Mountain evokes Mt. Rushmore, with faces of the four Hokages carved on it, Tsunade's face is added during the TimeSkip, [[spoiler: and by the end of the series Kakashi's and Naruto's.]]
* Take a look at Kiba's FacialMarkings, does anyone reminds you of [[Anime/PrincessMononoke San]]?
* The Third Hokage’s summon Monkey King Enma and his ability to become a TelescopingStaff refer to ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''.
* "Ino Shika Cho" is a reference to a high-ranking hand in the card game ''Hanafuda''.
* The Valley of the End is similar to [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings the Argonath]].
* The anime has used ''Franchise/StarWars'' stock sounds, such as the lightsaber humming and TIE Fighter laser sounds.
** In that aspect, the Shinigami the Third Hokage summons during his battle with Orochimaru uses the same sound effect as the [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Ringwraiths]].
** And speaking of ''Star Wars'', after receiving the powers of the Six paths, Naruto and Sasuke confront Madara, who starts his attack on them with a jutsu almost identical to Force Lightning.
*** According to WordOfGod, Madara's lightning attack was actually based off Electro's electricity from the [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/5/5f/WSJ_-_Amazing_Talk.png/revision/latest?cb=20161209150610 Japanese poster]] of ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderman2''.
* In the HighSchoolAU OVA, Naruto uses "attack yo-yos" to beat up on a gangster. A technique used by [[Anime/YuGiOh "mutts..."]] Sakura even says "Haven't I seen this before?" It's worth noting that in all the urban fantasy and slice of life Jump series [[CelebrityParadox Shonen Jump itself exists.]] Therefore, it's quite reasonable that she would have read Yu-Gi-Oh in said AU.
* Kabutomaru wears a black hood with white eye-like markings similar to fellow snake-themed baddie [[Manga/SoulEater Medusa]].
* The arrival at and the look of the island where Killer Bee and Naruto meet is reminiscent of the island from ''Film/KingKong''. The giant gorilla that the team meets is called "King-chan", it doesn't get more obvious than that.
* Kushina's red hair and grey eyes may be a homage to Anne Shirley of ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'' fame who also has the same eye and hair color. The books are part of the school curriculum and quite popular in Japan.
* Kisame, a ninja associated with sharks, summons a giant ninja shark thing. [[Film/{{Jaws}} Guy defeats it by essentially setting off a pressurized air explosion in the mouth]].
** Speaking of Kisame, does his Samehada Fusion reminds anyone of an [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Arrancar's Resurrección]]?
* The Sage of six paths and the form Naruto Takes after absorbing all of the Kyuubi's chakra is definitely similar looking to the oni warriors of ''VideoGame/{{Onimusha}}'' fame, [[VideoGame/OnimushaDawnOfDreams Soki]] in particular
* When Naruto [[spoiler:fails at turning into the Kyuubi after taming it]], he actually transforms into the chibi-kyuubi design from the pilot, which was originally supposed to be his true form.
* The real names of the Kyuubi and the Four Tails: [[Manga/YuYuHakusho Kurama]] and [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Son]] [[Franchise/DragonBall Goku]].
** The Five Tails is [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar a gigantic horse named Kokuoh]].
* The Four Tailed Beast is one big reference to Manga/DragonBall. Its design is partially based off of the Oozaru, the host's name is Roshi and its number of tails is the same as Goku's favorite Dragonball. Its horns are also apparently modeled after the diadem worn by Sun Wukong from ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'', who is himself one of the original inspirations for Goku. And the four tailed beast's proper name is even Son Goku!
** Speaking of Manga/DragonBall, Naruto is trained by a DirtyOldMan (Jiraiya). Muten Roshi is also a DirtyOldMan.
** Sakura is a definitely a pink-haired Bulma.
** Let's see... Hinata is BadassAdorable princess with a HimeCut who falls head over heels with an IdiotHero in an orange jacket and ends up getting married, becoming a {{Housewife}} and having two children? Chi-Chi, is that you?
** Kiba is themed after canines (dogs in this case) and has an animal companion?
** Orochimaru has white skin and a QuirkyMinibossSquad (The Sound Five)?
** Let's see... the BigBad (Nagato) is using multiple bodies (six or seven specifically), with one of them (Asura Path) having mechanical parts to do the fighting? Who is he, Meta-Cooler?
*** Heck, he even pisses Naruto to push him into assuming Nine-Tails mode [[spoiler:by beating up Hinata]], just like how Cell pisses off Gohan to push him into going Super Saiyan 2 by killing Android 16.
*** On top of that, he even thinks he's an [[AGodAmI omnipotent being]] (God in this case), just like Broly.
** Even Kisame does the "Kamehameha" pose in his Great Shark Bullet Technique. "Kisamehameha" perhaps?
** The 10-Tails' crossing of the BishounenLine, its massive form being sucked inward into itself to take the size & shape of a human, brings to mind Janemba's transformation in Anime/DragonBallZFusionReborn.
** During the arc where Naruto first learns how to use the Rasengan, a Chiaotzu mask can be seen at a marketplace.
** Juugo, when he's not in AxCrazy mode, is a rather peaceful GentleGiant with an affinity for birds. Just like Android 16.
** Personality-wise, the First Hokage, Hashirama, is very similar to an adult Goku: Both are idealistic, goofy [[ManChild manchildren]], who are both also the WorldsStrongestMan.
** According to Kishimoto, the Teacher/Student dynamic of Boruto and Sasuke is a direct reference to [[Anime/DragonBallZ Gohan and Piccolo]].
* Ginkaku, Kinkaku, and the treasure tools they wield are actually a massive shoutout to ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'', specifically the Gold and Silver demons who waylay Sun Wukong and the others on their journey.
* According to Kakashi, the Kyuubi's [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority red chakra]] makes his techniques [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam three times as powerful.]]
* When we finally see the flashback fight between Madara and Hashirama, Hasirama summons a giant Buddha with many arms, that can grow up to the size of the titanic Nine-tailed fox armed with Susanoo and managed to destroy the entire land and each other in a single clash, [[VideoGame/AsurasWrath sounds familiar]]?
** ''VideoGame/NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStorm4'' takes this to the obvious conclusion. Instead of just a clash it ends in a Pummel Duel similar to the one that Asura and Chakravartin have in said game.
* In the [[VideoGame/NarutoUltimateNinja3 3rd]], [[VideoGame/NarutoShippudenUltimateNinja4 4th]], and [[VideoGame/NarutoShippudenUltimateNinja5 5th]] entries of ''Naruto: Ultimate Ninja'' (the [=PS2=] games), one of Shikamaru's ultimate jutsu has him use his Shadow Possession Jutsu to force his opponent to do [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Jonathan Joestar's]] iconic pose, complete with sound effects. [[https://youtu.be/OhQbNMnDtWE?t=2m6s See for yourself.]]
* Mu wears bandages because he's [[Film/TheInvisibleMan1933 The Invisible Man]].
* The MirrorUniverse in the sixth ''Shippuden'' movie is actually an almost blatant homage to ''ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass''.
* While based on Myth/HinduMythology, one can't help but feel that Kishimoto Played ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' when concieving the characters of [[spoiler:Asura and Indra. The former being [[CaptainObvious Asura]] and the latter being Deus, who was based on Indra]].
* The Infinite Tsukuyomi is actually a big freaking [[Franchise/TheMatrix Matrix]]. But worse, it's like a matrix where Agent Smith turns everyone into his clones, in their physical bodies!
* Kaguya's icy mountain range with the castle near a summit is based on the location of Elsa's ice palace in ''{{WesternAnimation/Frozen|2013}}''.
* The Susanoo looks like a humanoid guardian spirit that looms over (well, more like around) its user and wields fearsome power--reminiscent of a [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Stand]].
* The filler episode with Mecha-Naruto had a number of shout-outs to ''Film/IronMan''.
* Shippuden's 16th Opening is a shout-out to Bleach's 13th Opening. If you pay attention, both Openings have a recap of the entire series up until that point played in fast-forward. [[BookEnds Except that whereas Bleach had it at the near end of the opening, Shippuden's plays it at the beginning]]. For bonus points, both series were done by the same studio. It's safe to say that the studio is giving both of the series that carried them to fame a big hats-off!!
* Speaking of Shippuden's 16th opening, the segment of Madara and Sasuke's fight is a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3rot7NcMEs near shot-for-shot replica]] of the final battle between Spider-Man and Electro from ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderman2''.
* Sasuke's plan for world peace is really, ''really'' close to being [[spoiler:[[Anime/CodeGeass the Zero Requiem.]] The primary difference is that he planned to live and continue being the great threat that united the world in fear while Lelouch got himself killed to unite the world in celebration of his death.]] The same parallel goes with Nagato and Schneizel's plan to put world to fear. Also Obito would be the equivalent of Charles while Madara is the equivalent of VV whom both would enact the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Naruto's counterpart of Ragnarok Connection. The only difference is that Charles outwitted VV while Madara outwitted Obito in the end.
* In the final page of the manga, a statue of Naruto has [[Manga/OnePiece the jolly roger of the Straw Hat Pirates]] painted on it. Kishimoto and Oda are, by their own admission, [[FriendlyRivalry friendly rivals]] and [[WorthyOpponent worthy opponents]].
* In ''VideoGame/NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStorm4'', at some point in the first trailer, Madara and Hashirama's battle as portrayed in the game has the two of them do hand to hand combat on a wood dragon missle in mid-air. This is very similar to a scene from ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' in which Bayonetta and Jeanne do something similar during their final confrontation
* Han, the jinchuuriki of the Five Tails, uses similar clothing to [[Franchise/MortalKombat Ermac]], shares the same name with the second name of the first Sub-Zero, and his powers are similar to Smoke(gas manipulation), though the way they use it is completely different.
* Mifune, the leader of the samurai is a direct shout out to Creator/ToshiroMifune
* The final plot of the villains, as well as the big three villains themselves, hold some similarities to the Instrumentality plot of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', with [[spoiler:Obito as Gendo (a man driven to darkness and cold madness by losing the woman he loved, ready to end the world with an AssimilationPlot to be with her again), Madara as Kihl Lohrenz (an old man manipulating the previous villain in his attempt to carry out the AssimilationPlot and make himself the god of the new world that would come to pass), and Kaguya as Lilith (the ethereal, ancient, ambiguously-alien feminine being of extraordinary power who is revealed to be at the heart of the AssimilationPlot that the previous two villains wish to bring about)]].
* The entire manga can be summarized as ''Ninja Literature/HarryPotter''.
* More from ''Videogame/NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStorm4'':
** [[spoiler:When Guy performs his [[MeteorMove Night Guy]] attack in the manga, he takes on a glowing charcoal appearance as the massive discharge of chakra burns him up. In the game, however, he is strongly reminiscent of [[VideoGame/AsurasWrath Berserker Asura]], with glowing red skin and hair, VolcanicVeins, and a thoroughly rage-induced face to boot. [[AdaptationExpansion Then the anime pretty much adapts that from the game]].]]
** [[spoiler:In the fight between Perfect Susanoo Sasuke and Perfect Susanoo Juubi Jinchuriki Madara, the overall atmosphere of the fight, plus having to destroy certain objects guarding the boss before you can damage it, is very similar to the first phase of the final fight between Dante and Mundus from the first ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry1''.]]
** [[spoiler:Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura engaging in a PummelDuel with Kaguya. Kurama, Sasuke's Susano'o, and Kaguya's Eighty Gods Vacuum (See RapidFirePunches above) doing the punching makes it look like a [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure a stand battle is taking place. You could even say Sakura's using Hamon]].]]
** [[spoiler:The entire second part of Naruto vs. Sasuke devolves into a fistfight that's near-identical to [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots Old Snake vs. Liquid Ocelot]].]]
* The Land of Birds filler arc, episodes 162-167 of the original anime, bring more than a few ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' references as it involves both the good and bad guest characters using a [[ScoobyDooHoax Cursed Warrior]] guise to further their goals. The most blatant would be the character Chishima, who is easily a male Velma with a big appetite akin to Shaggy.
* The Land of the Sea filler arc might as well be ''Literature/TheShadowOverInnsmouth'' with ninja. Two of the antagonists can turn into forms reminiscent of the Deep Ones, one of which turns out to be not so evil as much as she wants to be rid of the form, committing acts of villainy for the other aforementioned creature to do so.
* Yoroi, one of Kabuto's teammates from the chūnin exams, kind of looks like [[Franchise/GhostInTheShell Batou]] without his mask doesn't he? There's also Isaribi who with her purple hair, general stoicness, and propensity for wearing little clothing brings to mind Major Motoko Kusanagi herself.
* Episode 177 of the original series is called "OH!? [[Creator/{{Motown}} Please ♥ Mr. Postman]]".
* The villain's chakra liquid shooters in episode 194 of Shippuden is a homage to Spider-Man's web shooters.
* The name of the yakuza-like toad Gamabunta is derived from the famous Japanese actor Bunta Sugawara, who starred as a Yakuza member in the ''Battles Without Honour and Humanity'' film series. The director of those Yakuza films, Kinji Fukasaku, is also honored in Naruto as another elder ninja toad in the show named Fukasaku.
* The Edo Tensei/Tensho (Impure World Reincarnation) jutsu is a nod to Futaro Yamada's often-adapted novel ''Makai Tensho'' (Hell Reincarnation) and the eponymous ninpo spell from it.
* The character Benten is very similar to another character called Benten from ''Anime/CyberCityOedo808'' who also had an androgynous appearance but a masculine voice.
* The filler character Ruka and her being a med-nin are likely a reference to Luke the Evangelist.
* Episode 228 of ''Shippuden'':
** The SuperDeformed art-style during Rock Lee's dream is a reference to the spinoff ''Manga/RockLeesSpringtimeOfYouth''.
** Tobi attacks Rock Lee with a [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken]], even performing the signature "ATATATATATATATATATA!" battle cry while doing so.
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