History Fanon / Naruto

* Fanon proclaimed that the majority of the Kyūbi's fight ended when the Hokage arrived on Gamabunta and immediately performed the sealing. Later chapters reveal [[spoiler:Minato fought the Kyūbi twice during the battle, and Gamabunta was only present to distract it so it could be dragged further away from Konoha]].
* Related to this is the reason Naruto was chosen as the host of the Kyūbi. Fanon was that [[spoiler:Minato chose Naruto because he was his son. This turns out to be true.]] However, the context was way off the mark: Fanon held that his reason was he was the Hokage and so [[spoiler:the sacrifice should be his.]] The actual reason was because [[spoiler:he trusted Naruto to handle the Kyūbi.]] Also, he told everyone (Jiraiya, Tsunade, Kakashi and the Third Hokage) not to say anything about him or his wife until [[spoiler:Naruto reaches either Jounin or 16.]]
* Fanon has the notion that only a newborn could hold the Kyūbi without dying. [[spoiler:{{Jossed}} in ch.500.]] This false theory extended to all Bijuu, but after the revelation that Bee was made a Jinchuriki at age five, Yugito at age 2, [[spoiler:Mito sealed the Kyūbi inside herself when she was an adult and it was later extracted and was sealed inside Kushina when she was a child. Also [[FaceHeelTurn Obito]] plans to become a Jinchuuriki at age... Well, he is at least Kakashi's age.]]

** Another version of Fanon council of evil consists of the Hokage's advisors. The advisors Danzo, Homura and Koharu are often portrayed as evil and seem to be out for Naruto's blood. Canonically, Danzo is militaristic, extreme, and does seek to control Kyūbi, but none of the advisors actually have any personal grudge against Naruto. Homura and Koharu's only action "against" Naruto is the part where they suggest to Tsunade that they should keep Naruto in the village to avoid the risk of capture. The databooks describe Homura and Koharu's personalities as prudent and humble, hardly the material for evil schemers. At worst, they’re simply more militant when compared to Hiruzen and Tsunade.

* According to a lot of fics, the Hyūga family also has a "Council" that makes Hiashi a figurehead, and with living Main Family members besides Hiashi, Hinata and Hanabi. Lots, in fact, but for some reason the Head's twin brother and his son were not a part of this group. Oddly, an old man is shown talking to Hiashi in the flashback of just before Hizashi's death, and it is possible that he outranks Hiashi, since Hiashi's decision to sacrifice himself to avoid war with the Cloud Village is overruled. Additionally, there is a shot when Neji is talking about the "Main Branch" that illustrates almost a dozen. Moreover, there is a Mist-nin with a transplanted Byakugan later in the manga which implies that there must be at least some main family members beyond Hiashi's immediate line (unless he [[EyeScream stole it from a Branch Family member before killing them]]).
* One of the most continuous beliefs in Fanfic (and Jossed by WordOfGod) is that the Uchiha and Hyūga had a rivalry of who was the "strongest" clan of Konoha, probably by the trash talk in the Chunnin Exam. It is actually between the Uchiha and the Senju, the co-founders of Konoha who had a rivalry transcending centuries since the conception (by the Sage of Six paths-figuratively and ''literally'') of the "Ninja World". In fact [[BigBad Tobi]] in canon has shown complete indifference to the Hyūga and by canon alone it made the Hyūga look like the Clan version of the KidSamurai compared to the Uchiha. Somewhat subverted near the end, it is shown the Hyūga family is, in fact, descendent of [[spoiler:Hamura Ōtsutsuki, the brother of the sage of six paths.]] Though this kind of mindset is justified due the fact that the Senju Clan doesn't seem to ''exist'' anymore, with its only two representatives (the first two Hokages) being dead for decades when the story started (not even Tsunade is considered a Senju, despite being Hashirama's granddaughter). Add to the fact that said clan and its relevance to the plot wasn't introduced until ''very late'' in the story, coupled with their lack of a Bloodline Limit (Wood Release was exclusive to Hashirama only, and not even his descendants nor closest relatives had it) and the fact that the Hyūga's Bloodline is another doujutsu, made for many fans to think a rivalry with the Hyūga makes more sense.
* According to a lot of fanfic, Naruto was basically physically abused as a child. The frequency varies from regularly, to annually (anniversary of Kyūbi attack). A number of fics with abuse and many without hold that there's an annual festival on October 10th to celebrate the defeat of the Kyūbi . This results in anything from annual, near-fatal beatings by drunks and vandalism of Naruto's apartment to him simply never celebrating his birthday. There isn't any canon evidence to support this.

* Fanon states that Sasuke got preferential treatment from the villagers before his FaceHeelTurn, but we do not see much of this beyond his fangirls. In light of how the Uchiha clan was treated from the time of the Kyūbi's attack to the massacre, this seems doubtful. Then again, we only have Tobi's word on the Uchiha clan being persecuted by the village, and he's [[UnreliableExpositor not exactly the most reliable source]]. It's true that the leadership of the village distrusted the Uchiha clan, but there's no indication that sentiment extended to the general population. In fact, it's likely that it didn't, because the circumstances surrounding the Kyūbi attack were secret. The ending, however, shows that while civilians do not know much, the Shinobi at large are at least aware of Madara's affliation with Kyūbi and distrust the Uchiha.

* Naruto and Hinata are sometimes hit with a ZeroApprovalGambit by the "Council[=/=]Hyūga". Actual manga and canon anime shows that the Hyūga family, like the rest of Konoha, has gradually come to appreciate Naruto. It used to make more sense prior to his graduation, because Naruto is largely a noisy prankster with very limited skills. It is understandable that a clan of highly accomplished ninjas such as the Hyūga do not think highly of him, but once Naruto demonstrated his strength and will, they come to see him in a much better light. It is likely that after Naruto's defeat of Pain, the Hyūga clan is in full support of Hinata pursuing Naruto. This is especially notable during the Fourth Shinobi World War, where Hiashi isn't at all bothered by the sight of Naruto holding Hinata's hand to transfer some of his chakra to her, after Hinata motivates Naruto to get back into the fight after both [[spoiler:Neji's HeroicSacrifice and Obito's subsequent BreakingLecture]] caused him to hesitate. In fact, Hiashi was more focused on Hinata's growth in strength and power ''after'' the chakra transfer than the actual HoldingHands moment.

* ''Naruto'' fanfiction writers often write that Naruto and the Kyūbi are the best of friends, that they have a mind link, and that Kyūbi refers to Naruto as "kit", despite canon evidence that the Kyūbi is highly resentful of being sealed within him and would most likely tear him to shreds if given the chance. Also, Naruto and the Kyūbi only communicate when Naruto is in his mindscape (although funnily enough, both casual relations and easy communication between a host and tailed beast turned out to be true for the ''eight''-tails host). [[AscendedFanon This does happen]] but it happens after he breaks the seal.
* A sizable portion of those fanfiction writers also believe that the Kyūbi is female, despite his ''incredibly'' gravelly voice and male mannerisms. And can turn Naruto female. Or the very least [[MisterSeahorse enable pregnancy]]. Since Kyūbi's seal is the weakest at childbirth, it would be an huge advantage for the Kyūbi to enable pregnancy. In fics where the Kyūbi ''is'' female and friendly, when ever these facts are revealed to the Sandaime/the jounin, someone will ask something along the lines of "It's female?" and either Naruto (speaking for the Kyūbi) or if present Kurenai will make a big deal about "The strongest creature in existence" being female. This fanon was given a FandomNod when [[spoiler:Naruto mistakes his redheaded mother for Kyūbi in human form]].
* Fanon often holds that the Kyūbi is strongly associated with fire, probably because of the color of its fur and chakra, despite never showing any fire powers. At least until the [[MemeticMutation Loony Tunes]] version of the [[OffModel Invasion of Pain arc]]. It's actually the Two-Tails that's associated with fire. During the fight with Kaguya, when Naruto used chakra from all nine tail beast to form nine rasenshuriken, the one represeting Kyūbi is simply a fuuton rasenshuriken. Since Kyūbi never exhibit any wind related power, it is likely Kyūbi's element is simply neutral or pure chakra.
* Fanon sometimes portrays Kyūbi as a Summoning boss like Katsuya. Granted, [[AscendedFanon it is possible to use the summoning jutsu on Kyūbi]], but the fox (and incidentally, the other tailed beasts) are shown in canon to be chakra constructs, whereas the other summons are flesh and blood animals.
* In some stories Kyūbi can take over Naruto at the drop of a dime. It is possible, if Naruto ''wants'' to let the Kyūbi be in control, but otherwise it's a struggle. He can even manipulate his genetics such as give him bloodlines or teach him new techniques or something. You'd think that Kyūbi would try that during the battle with the masked man, when him and Naruto started getting along, if it were possible.
* It seems that only Sakura and Sasuke know about the Kyūbi. It hasn't necessarily been mentioned but it has been heavily implied judging from Hinata's reaction after Kabuto said that Naruto held the Kyūbi. During the Shinobi World War Arc, it's shown that at the very least, Shikamaru knows about Naruto and the Kyūbi.

* And let's not forget the most elaborate {{Fanon}} theory of all: [[http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?t=57918 "The Legend of the Tailed Beasts"]]. Fans believe it to be a real Japanese myth which Kishimoto bases the designs of the beasts from. It drew upon both Japanese and Chinese mythologies, involving The Eight Immortals and several species of {{youkai}}. The story, in actuality, is a Japanese fanfiction, and even though the author has admitted it to be fake, most fans still believe that's how they really look like. But that may change as recently their true forms and their most recent hosts have all been revealed in an artbook.

* Fans sometimes believe that in the flashback regarding Hinata joining Team Kurenai, Hinata was essentially disowned by her father and adopted by Kurenai, despite her later being seen at the Hyūga compound before leaving to train with her team in the anime. In the manga, Hinata is accompanied by a Hyūga branch member in the Pain Invasion, and she implies in the anime that she was left in charge while Hiashi and Hanabi were away.

* There are also things that extend to Icha Icha; for example, they have been around for years - long enough that people like Minato and Kushina will give him flak - this is doubtful, considering his first book, not Icha Icha, came out barely months before the Kyūbi attack. The idea he writes about people around him (and poorly disguises their names) is also fairly common. Related to this is the idea that the main female of the first novel at least is a busty blonde. Finally, there have only been 4 books that are titled in both the manga/anime and supplementary material, while many more can be made up into a whole collection. Also in a {{Shipping}} fic, he's usually scribbling in his notebook about Naruto's female relationships. Then in {{Yaoi}} fics, there's a "yaoi edition" of Icha Icha that a CastFullOfGay read all the time, not to mention a YaoiFanGirl or two.

** In canon, the existence of "bijuu" as a series of creatures and the concept of "jinchuuriki" is a ''{{retcon}}''. If you reread the chuunin exam arc with the benfit of hindsight it's ''painfully'' obvious that Shukaku and Kyūbi were not meant to be actually related and Naruto and Gaara were merely meant to be "similar" (young boys who'd had monsters sealed inside them and had grown up lonely and neglected as a result). For one thing, Shukaku's nature and powers are NOTHING like any of the other bijuu to appear; for another Gaara actually ''explains'' the backstory of the Shukaku in chapter 97 and not only is it not a "tailed beast", it [[WasOnceAMan was once a HUMAN]]. Of course this could be just a myth made up by people, similar to the Sharingan being an offshoot of the Byakugan, and Suna just told Gaara that Shukaku was a mad priest.

** And of course Kyūbi's infamous Kit.

* Naruto is often the opposite of [[BornUnlucky Tsunade]]: i.e. [[BornLucky very lucky with gambling.]] Mostly used for RuleOfFunny, but some attribute this to being the Jinchuuriki of the Kyūbi. This is undoubtably inspired by a brief throwaway gag in chapter 156 when Jiraiya and Naruto are looking for Tsunade in a casino- Naruto finds a single coin on the floor and experimentally puts it into a nearby slot machine. One GilliganCut later and he's grinning over his wallet which is stuffed to bursting with money, with Jiraiya noting that Naruto seems to have "a real talent" at that sort of thing.

* Hyūga are usually painted as too arrogant to use anything other than the Gentle Fist. Despite that other clans specialize in their family style as well (the Aburames mainly use insects, with taijutsu a last resort). There is also the fact that during Neji's fight with Naruto. He pulled out a kunai in the end when both are exhausted and presumably on their last leg.

* When Kyūbi is not a female, it is often portrayed as perverted or as a DeadpanSnarker.

* The Byukugan's PowerPerversionPotential has led fans to believe all Hyūga are {{Covert Pervert}}s. In particular, Hinata is given this hard (And often fans will point out 'ever wonder why the girl with X-Ray vision is not a [[TeenyWeenie Sasuke]] fangirl). As hilarious as a Hinata more perverted than Jiraiya would be, outside of ''Road to Ninja'' Neji, no Hyūga has ever shown this behavior

* It is frequently believed that several clans still practice inbreeding in order to "keep their lines pure". Most common are the Hyūga and Uchiha, with other clans often finding the concept outdated. It's not uncommon to see Sasuke's parents be depicted as distant relatives due to them both having Uchiha traits or for Hinata to have an ArrangedMarriage to either Neji or some Hyūga OC. Hanabi and Hinata's mother is almost always a distant relative of Hiashi's (the anime showed a picture of her but she had her eyes closed, making it unclear if she's a Hyūga or not).

* Himawari as either being the heir of the Hyūga clan or the heir after Hanabi, due to her more Hyūga-looking design than Boruto, her Byakugan, and the fact that she's Hinata's child.

* Unlike other Mangekyō users, Tobi/[[spoiler:Obito]] has never been seen having issues with it affecting his eyesight from overuse. It’s believed it’s the result of his body being augmented by Hashirama’s cells.

* Prior to the reveal of Gyūki and Killer B, a lot of Western fans took a blog post claiming that ''Naruto'' was an adaptation of a (fictional) Japanese legend involving nine tailed beasts and ''jinchūriki''--which claimed that the Three-Tailed Beast was a shark-like monster, the Four-Tailed Beast was a bird, and the Eight-Tailed Beast was the Yamata-no-Orochi--for fact. As a result, many fan animations from the early-to-mid 2000s depict the Orochi as one of the Tailed Beasts, and the reveal that they were completely differed--starting with the reveal that the Eight-Tailed Beast was an ''ushi-oni''--left many western fans confused and upset that Kishimoto wasn't following the legend.

* Fanon proclaimed that the majority of the Kyūbi's fight ended when the Hokage arrived on Gamabunta and immediately performed the sealing. Later chapters reveal [[spoiler: Minato fought the Kyūbi twice during the battle, and Gamabunta was only present to distract it so it could be dragged further away from Konoha]].
* Related to this is the reason Naruto was chosen as the host of the Kyūbi. Fanon was that [[spoiler: Minato chose Naruto because he was his son. This turns out to be true.]] However, the context was way off the mark: Fanon held that his reason was he was the Hokage and so [[spoiler: the sacrifice should be his.]] The actual reason was because [[spoiler: he trusted Naruto to handle the Kyūbi.]] Also, he told everyone (Jiraiya, Tsunade, Kakashi and the Third Hokage) not to say anything about him or his wife until [[spoiler: Naruto reaches either Jounin or 16.]]

* If a character with OnlyOneName hails from a named clan and/or is closely related to someone with a family name, they're usually assigned with that name, i.e: Karin [[spoiler: Uzumaki]], Kimimaro Kaguya, and Shizune Kato. In the case with Tsunade and Nawaki, they're given the Senju name as opposed to the [[spoiler: Uzumaki]] name, likely due to the fact that Japan is traditionally a patrilineal culture, not to mention that the identity of Hashirama’s wife was revealed well after Tsunade was introduced.

* Multiple fan stories state that the Byakugan and Sharingan due to having super vision have the LogicalWeakness to flash bangs and other bright lights despite this never comming up in the Anime or Manga.

* Due to the nature of the Uzumaki Clan’s Chakra Chains, it’s theorized that it’s a [[SuperpowerfulGenetics Kekkei Genkai]].
* From Sakura/Naruto shipers, they were a surrogate couple during the time Sasuke is out of Konoha, usually going on dates together and trying to make a romantic relationship work, but failing and giving up at the end, probably from the anime fillers where they push the ship hard.
* To most fans a slashed headband is the sign of a rouge ninja that has no loyalty to a village. This is due to the fact that all the members of the Akastuki who have their headbands have a damaged headband. In actuality its done to show ones loyalty to Pain. Many Ami ninja also have the same slash on their headbands

* [[spoiler:Sasuke]] being a DotingParent or OverprotectiveDad toward his daughter is a common fanon. [[spoiler:In fact, chapter 1 of ''Manga/NarutoGaiden'' shows that he has not been back home since Sarada is a baby. His actual attitude towards her remains to be seen, but the relationship is certainly not close.]]

* It's also common in war fanfics for Iwa to follow the mantra of "quantity over quality" in its ninja forces compared to Konoha's smaller and more elite forces. Ironically, [[AllThereInTheManual the second databook]] tells us that Konoha is the most populous ninja village (5 v. Iwa's 4 stars), and Iwa is tied with Kumo for the greatest military strength (4 v. Konoha's 3 stars). The fanon ''could'' still be true, but with the spotlight shining on the other villages in the Fourth Shinobi War, we're starting to see that they have their own share of unique bloodlines and legendary ninja. It is also likely that the idea comes from Hashirama and Madara's era. Comparing to those two, other Shinobi may as well be cannon folders.

* The Byukugan's PowerPerversionPotential has led fans to believe all Hyūga are {{Covert Pervert}}s. In particular, Hinata is given this hard (And often fans will point out 'ever wonder why the girl with X-Ray vision is not a [[TeenieWeenie Sasuke]] fangirl). As hilarious as a Hinata more perverted than Jiraiya would be, outside of ''Road to Ninja'' Neji, no Hyūga has ever shown this behavior

* A common fanon trope is that Kakashi favors Sasuke to the detriment of Naruto and Sakura and spends time teaching him special moves out of favoritism. He had done this '' once '' in the manga in the Chunin Exams and with good reason. Sasuke was facing Gaara, a known bloodthirsty [[AxeCrazy Axe Crazy]] killer who had killed Genin in the exam before and had tried to kill a Rock Lee right in front of multiple other Leaf Ninja and then attempted to kill Rock Lee again in the hospital. Meanwhile Neji had tried to kill Hinata, but he only really had a grudge against the Main Branch and the worst he would probably do to Naruto would be to just beat him up. Gaara was definitely ''far'' more dangerous and psychotic compared to Neji. Sasuke needed everything he could get against an opponent like that. Kakashi was also worried about Sasuke's mental state because of the Curse Seal, and he thought that Orochimaru might try to come after him again. Not to mention that a flashback shows that Jiraiya has already requested to takeover Naruto's training. The only person that can actually legitimately protest about lack of training is Sakura, but she is not participating in the third round anyway. Also Kakashi has always been portrayed as having massive favoritism towards Sasuke because of Obito being an Uchiha and hating Naruto, practically spitting on his sensei and Obito's sacrifice and ninja code. To the point that he states time and time again on how he's the only who can teach Sasuke about his Sharingan. This is based in large part on Kakashi choosing to train Sasuke for the month between the Chunin Exam preliminaries and final round, largely because of Sasuke having gotten the Curse Mark recently, and facing an opponent who wants to kill him. Another point is from the statistic books. All three members of team seven showed significant improvement while under Kakashi's watch, so while the training isn't shown, it is likely they did receive a significant amount of it.

* From Sakura/Naruto shipers, they were a surrogate couple during the time Sasuke is out of Konoha, usually going on dates together and trying to make a romantic relationship work, but failing and giving up at the end, probably from the anime fillers where they push the ship hard.

* The Sharingan being a genetic offshoot of the Byakugan was stated to be a rumor and even then only mentioned once, but almost everyone took this to be undeniable evidence and started getting pissy when it was shown [[spoiler:that they were unrelated and that the Sharingan was derived from the Rinnegan]]. It eventually turned out that [[spoiler:while the Sharingan was derived from the Rinnegan, the ''Rinnegan'' is derived from the Byakugan. The first chakra user ever, Kaguya, had Byakugan eyes. Her son was the Sage of Six Paths who had Rinnegan. However, the Sage's twin brother actually had Byakugan as well and possibly where it originates. ''His'' eldest son, Indra, was the first person to possess the Sharingan.]]

* Tenten is almost invariably the daughter of a weapons shop owner or blacksmith in fanon as an explanation for where she gets her weapons and interest in them, though whether either are alive anymore depends on the fan. A few authors have also adopted the last name "Higurashi" for her. On the opposite side of the spectrum, Tenten was orphaned (or abandoned) as a baby, never was adopted by anyone, and literally has no surname.

* Due to the nature of the Uzumaki Clan’s Chakra Chains, it’s theorized that it’s a [[SuperpowerfulGenetics Kekkei Genkai]].

* Up until [[TheReveal the reveal]] that the Fourth Hokage was Minato Namikaze, fans had a long-standing theory that the Fourth Hokage's name was Arashi. This had apparently come about through the misunderstanding of a scene in the manga where Jiraiya lays out his frog summoning contract, clearly revealing the place where the Fourth's name was written. The writing itself was illegible nonsense, with WordOfGod holding that the Fourth's handwriting was at fault from an in-world perspective. That didn't stop fans from trying to piece it together or photoshop in the blanks, though.

* Team 9 is usually Team Gai or otherwise not assigned, despite Iruka announcing Team 9 in the background in the anime. Unfortunately, we never hear their names, so this is mainly a matter of convenience, though no one minds ignoring Teams 1-6. "Team Gai" is fanon, but only in the sense that they haven't been called that way in canon (although Naruto does sometimes refer to his team as Team Kakashi); it's used for convenience, or as a FanNickname, if you will. It's not incorrect, though. The team is called "Team Gai" because Neji was stated in canon to be "the previous year's number one rookie," which means he wasn't in the same graduating class as the rookie 9. We do not know what their actual number was. The team 9 called out by Iruka in episode 3 was team 9 ''for that graduating class'' and so it has nothing to do with Neji, Tenten or Lee-- it's just three random genin that get ignored because they're not main characters, just as it happens with teams 1-6. In the anime, Team 9 is presumably called out while Ino is talking with Sakura and Shikamaru.

* There are also things that extend to Icha Icha; for example, they have been around for years - long enough that people like Minato and Kushina will give him flak - this is doubtful, considering his first book, not Icha Icha, came out barely months before the Kyūbi attack. The idea he writes about people around him (and poorly disguises their names) is also fairly common. Related to this is the idea that the main female of the first novel at least is a busty blonde. Finally, there have only been 4 books that are titled in both the manga/anime and supplementary material, while many more can be made up into a whole collection. Also in a {{Shipping}} fic, he's usually scribbling in his notebook about Naruto's female relationships. Then in {{Yaoi}} fics, there's a "yaoi edition" of Icha Icha that a {{Cast Full of Gay}} read all the time, not to mention a {{Yaoi Fan Girl}} or two.

* Itachi loves his Pocky and will go to '''any''' lengths for it. His favorite foods are actually cabbage and onigiri with seaweed ([[AllThereInTheManual according to the 3rd databook]]) and one of his hobbies is visiting sweet shops. The Pocky obsession was actually born from a Fanfic called "Never Cut Twice" where it's used as a comic RunningGag, along with exposition.

* Finally, it is apparently a bad idea to get between Kakashi and his porn. About as bad as Itachi and pocky. Granted, this at least has a little evidence to support it, but still, there is a difference in having an old copy you have read before destroyed and going nuts, and covering your ears and eyes to prevent spoilers from the newest edition you haven't read yet. Another thing is that Kakashi has no shame in reading aloud in front of others. In actuality, when it became a plot point Kakashi got so flustered just by the thought of reading a single word.

** It is popular for fans to use "Tier Lists" in regards to the level of power of each named character in the series (God-tier, High-Low Kage-tier, High-Low Jonin-tier, etc),especially on Website/GameFAQs, where several fan-favorite characters get their MemeticBadass status as their own tier ([=GameFAQs=] [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Jiraiya]] can kill anyone with Swamp of the Underworld, [=GameFAQs=] [[FourIsDeath Minato]] can't be hit with any attacks because he's [[FlashStep to]] [[TeleportSpam fa-]], [=GameFAQs=] [[MasterOfIllusion Itachi]] only needs to use [[MindRape Tsukuyomi]] to defeat the entire cast, and said cast has a better chance of defeating all the Bijuu in existence then they do at hitting the [[LightningBruiser Raikage]] with any of their attacks.

* When you become a ninja, you are an adult and therefore allowed to drink. Both Lee and Naruto have stated that they are too young to drink, which makes sense considering the drinking age is based on physical, not mental maturity. Related to that, there is the adage often stated in Naruto/older women fics, [[{{Squick}} old enough to kill, old enough to fuck]]. This was probably born from the more [[{{squick}} disturbing]] [[FridgeHorror realization]] that by following the belief of "pure and chaste" genins, it would mean sending [[ChildrenAreInnocent immature]] children to fights to the death than small adults. Believing killing, spying and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown brutally]] fighting against other assasins is more acceptable, upright and mentally safe activities than [[HarmfulToMinors drinking and fucking]] is a very... [[ValuesDissonance odd idea]].

* Naruto and Sasuke as being {{Overprotective Dad}}s of their daughters, especially Sasuke towards Sarada in Boruto/Sarada material. Boruto also tends to be [[MySisterIsOffLimits defensive of Himawari]].

* Rasa is often portrayed as an [[AbusiveParents abusive]], [[AlcoholicParent raging drunk]] in fanfics, but there's no evidence from canon that he is or is not an alcoholic.

* Multible fan stories state that the Byakugan and Sharingan due to having super vision have the LogicalWeakness to flash bangs and other bright lights despite this never comming up in the Anime or Manga.

* Various characters (such as Rin, Choji, and Kiba) have FacialMarkings. This is generally considered to be make-up by fans, but it's never specified in canon if it's make-up or natural. An anime-exclusive scene shows Kiba taking a bath without the markings on, Jiraya's changed as he grew, and Chocho doesn't have Akimichi markings, which implies that characters aren't born with their markings.

* Boruto, Sarada, and Inojin being ChildhoodFriends. This is due to the fact that their parents are all friends, so it's assumed that their kids spent a lot of time together. While Boruto and Inojin are friends (however, seemingly unrelated to their parents), Sarada preferred to spend time with Chocho. In canon, Sarada knows who Boruto is prior to ''Manga/{{Boruto}}'' but seems to only know him as "The son of my mom's friend". Boruto also states this verbatim for his relationship with Sarada. However, Boruto and Sarada's canon interactions, particularly in episode 9 and 34, does imply that Sarada and Boruto were close to each other in early childhood and even their respective best friends Chocho and Shikadai have pointed out their status as childhood friends as compared to the entire group of Boruto, Sarada, Shikadai, Inojin, Chocho and Metal who are all childhood acquaintances with each other in the least.

* [[spoiler:Sasuke]] being a DotingParent or OverprotectiveDad toward his daughter is a common fanon.[[spoiler:In fact, chapter 1 of ''Manga/NarutoGaiden'' shows that he has not been back home since Sarada is a baby. His actual attitude towards her remains to be seen, but the relationship is certainly not close.]]

* No where in the canon does the author portray any of the male characters as having larger genitalia

* It is commonly believed that Kushina is a kantana specialist.

* The Nibi is often very perverted, too the point of embarrassing Yugito with its comments.

* One common mistake is the assumption by a lot of fans that genin are "rookie ninja", usually fresh out of the academy and that the natural progression for most ninja is from genin to chuunin then eventually to jounin. As is made quite clear during the Chuunin Exam arc, chuunin are ''squad leaders'', not simply more experienced ninja, while jounin are elites, a rank only the ''best'' ninja can reach. Genin aren't rookies, they're simply 'rank-and-file' ninja- you could consider them equivalent to privates in a modern military force, with chuunin being roughly equivalent of sergeants and jounin being closer to captains or lieutenants. This is partly due to many cases of teams in the series consisting only of chunin or jonin. To be fair, Kakashi does say early on that to battle other ninjas would make a mission B-ranked at the least (Tazuna lied about how dangerous the mission was because he couldn't afford a higher-ranked mission request, which unfortunately resulted in him getting lower ranked ninja as his escort), and there was a whole explanation on which ranked missions go to which ninja. Also supporting this idea of Chunin as a natural progression is how everyone gets promoted after the time skip. Also of note is how to data books credit Chunin characters with having multiple A-ranked missions and even S-ranks. The fact that Guy's father Dai was mocked for still being a genin in his late thirties gives further evidence to the idea that yes, all genin are expected to at least become chunin at some point in their lives (usually in their teens or early twenties).

* Tsunade and Hiruzen tends to get annoyed whenever someone comes in from a window when in truth they're rather indifferent too it.

* According to some crossovers Jutsu (Techinque) is a completely foreign word.

* Lee and Gai hugging is not what creeps people out, it's the [[AgainstTheSunset Sunset]] that appears out of nowhere. In Japan the sunset is the symbol of youth. Many authors treat it a some kind of scarring genjutsu. Not to mention the Naruto has openly stated that he thinks Gai and Lee to be cool and likes their jumpsuit/genjutsu. Apparently everyone wants him to think they're freaks.

** It is popular for fans to use "Tier Lists" in regards to the level of power of each named character in the series(God-tier, High-Low Kage-tier, High-Low Jonin-tier, etc),especially on Website/GameFAQs, where several fan-favorite characters get their MemeticBadass status as their own tier ([=GameFAQs=] [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Jiraiya]] can kill anyone with Swamp of the Underworld, [=GameFAQs=] [[FourIsDeath Minato]] can't be hit with any attacks because he's [[FlashStep to]] [[TeleportSpam fa-]], [=GameFAQs=] [[MasterOfIllusion Itachi]] only needs to use [[MindRape Tsukuyomi]] to defeat the entire cast, and said cast has a better chance of defeating all the Bijuu in existence then they do at hitting the [[LightningBruiser Raikage]] with any of their attacks.

* Finally, it is apparently a bad idea to get between Kakashi and his porn. About as bad as Itachi and pocky. Granted, this at least has a little evidence to support it, but still, there is a difference in having an old copy you have read before destroyed and going nuts, and covering your ears and eyes to prevent spoilers from the newest edition you haven't read yet. Another thing is that Kakashi has no shame in reading aloud in front of others. In actuality, when became a plot point Kakashi got so flustered just by the thought of reading a single word.

** The Bunshin (clone) Jutsu of the Academy is implied to be at least 90% of your grade because if you fail that, then it's over. Which is a case of FridgeLogic since [[BadassNormal Lee]] passed it, although Neji says that his doing so is more "unusual" than proof of Lee's skill. It is more likely that Naruto's other grades are also nothing to write home about and failing a practical portion simply drag his overall evaluation over the limit.
* Usually it's stated that after they graduate the team assignments are usually scheduled the next day. Also, usually the Jounin's name is announced during assignment despite not being the case.

* There is also the Fanon belief that [[EnsembleDarkhorse Anko]] is a hypersexual, deranged sadist and poison mistress with almost no self control, that she's partially alcoholic, is part of the Torture and Interrogation Team, and is derided for being "the traitor's student". In her brief scenes and filler arc she showed herself to be friendly, energetic, hyperactive, and tomboyish, if kind of creepy and nonsensical -- a lot like a female Naruto in many ways. She had a good relationship with her comrades, and liked being a chunin examiner. [[AllThereInTheManual Her favorite hobby is the Tea Ceremony]], and her only sexual act so far is wearing a Stripperiffic outfit and licking a kunai creepily to spook Naruto. The Fanon belief seemed to grow from the kunai incident (especially since in the manga she liked Naruto's face instead) and the fact that Ibiki and she worked as proctors during the chunin exam.

* Itachi loves his Pocky and will go to '''any''' lengths for it. His favorite foods are actually cabbage and onigiri with seaweed ([[AllThereInTheManual according to the 3rd databook]]) and one of his hobbies is visiting sweet shops]]. The Pocky obsession was actually born from a Fanfic called "Never Cut Twice" where it's used as a comic RunningGag, along with exposition.

* The Sharingan being a genetic offshoot of the Byakugan was stated to be a rumor and even then only mentioned once, but almost everyone took this to be undeniable evidence and started getting pissy when it was shown [[spoiler:that they were unrelated and that the Sharingan was derived from the Rinnegan]]. It eventually turned out that [[spoiler:while the Sharingan was derived from the Rinnegan, the ''Rinnegan'' is derived from the Byakugan. The first chakra user ever, Kaguya, had Byakugan eyes. Her son was the Sage of Six Paths who had Rinnegan. However, the Sage's twin brother actually had Byakugan as well and possibly where it originates. ''His'' eldest son, Indra, was the first person to possess develop Sharingan.]]

* It seems that only Sakura and Sasuke knows about Kyūbi. It hasn't necessarily been mentioned but it has been heavily implied judging from Hinata's reaction after Kabuto said that Naruto held Kyūbi. During the Shinobi World War Arc, it's shown that at the very least, Shikamaru knows about Naruto and Kyūbi.