History Creator / MasashiKishimoto

** In [[https://web.archive.org/web/20141021073730/https://narutochapter.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/interview-masashi-kishimoto-jump-festa-2010/ this 2010 Jump Festa interview]], Kishimoto admits that Sakura [[FauxActionGirl hasn't been much of a heroine]] by that point, and that there is ''no way'' she would become Hokage before Naruto. He also confesses that he intentionally made Sakura "detestable" for giving Naruto her [[NeverLiveItDown infamous]] [[FalseConfession fake love confession]] in [[ShipSinking Chapter 469]]:

He's mostly know to be the Mangaka creator of ''Naruto''. But he wrote some others manga before writing ''Naruto'', such as Karakuri, Michikusa (a slice-of-life manga), and an action manga named Asian Punk. He then wrote the pilot version of ''Naruto'', under the guidance of Kosuke Yahagi, his first editor, which was well received. He then received an offer for the serialisation of his manga Karakuri, but was cancelled immediately due to poor reception. He then went on writing Seinen Manga with Yakyuou and Mario (a Seinen mafia manga, he'll write later a complete one shot manga on this.) hoping to having better luck on Seinen magazines. Yahagi eventually persuades him to stay on Shounen, and he wrote Magic Mushroom, but is stopped by Yahagi when both of them agree to submit a reworked version of ''Naruto'' for serialization, and the rest is history.

* CreatorsPest: Kishimoto dislikes Sakura just as much as [[TheScrappy the majority of the fandom does]]:
** In [[https://web.archive.org/web/20141021073730/https://narutochapter.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/interview-masashi-kishimoto-jump-festa-2010/ this 2010 Jump Festa interview]], Kishimoto admits that Sakura [[FauxActionGirl hasn't been much of a heroine]] by that point, and that there is ''no way'' she would become Hokage before Naruto. He also confesses that he intentionally made Sakura "detestable" for giving Naruto her [[NeverLiveItDown infamous]] [[FalseConfession fake love confession]] in [[ShipSinking Chapter 469]]:
--->'''Sakura's Voice Actress:''' With the latest developments, Sakura has...\\
'''Kishimoto:''' That chick is detestable for [[ManipulativeBitch using Naruto's good will]], but, well that's just how I'd think to write a realistic girl. You hear all the time that Sakura is a detestable person, but that's what seems to be the intention.
** In [[https://web.archive.org/web/20180330022613/https://imgur.com/a/4Fouv this 2014 Jump Festa interview]], Kishimoto reveals that Sakura was included in the narrative because of ExecutiveMeddling. He admits that he didn't plan on creating her because he's not good with female characters.
** In [[https://web.archive.org/web/20170924111946/http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:164031 this 2014 Fuji TV Kobayashi interview]], Kishimoto reveals that he thought Sakura would appeal to female fans, but he was surprised when she actually became hated. He acknowledges that a lot of people, including young girls, hate Sakura, and it's gotten to the point where he now continues on regretting her character as well. He also explains that the reason why [[CanonForeigner Sakura's parents have never appeared in any canon work]] is specifically ''because'' of her detractors--Sakura is ''that'' unpopular that even if he expanded on her character by making her parents canon, she would still be hated and both she and her parents would be on the sidelines anyways, so he saw no point in canonizing them. As time went on, it was too late for Kishimoto to drop Sakura, so he tried to increase her popularity by making her more physically beautiful [[SatelliteCharacter without changing her characterization]], but in the end it had no effect because no one noticed. Finally, he states that Sakura was "always a pain to draw."
** In the aforementioned 2015 Viz Shonen Jump podcast, Kishimoto states that Sakura is ''not'' his favorite female character, because she's [[HairTriggerTemper really violent]] and "[[HotBlooded kind of a hard woman]]."

* CreatorsPest: Kishimoto dislikes Sakura just as much as [[TheScrappy the majority of the fandom does]]:
** In [[https://web.archive.org/web/20141021073730/https://narutochapter.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/interview-masashi-kishimoto-jump-festa-2010/ this 2010 Jump Festa interview]], Kishimoto admits that Sakura [[FauxActionGirl hasn't been much of a heroine]] by that point, and that there is ''no way'' she would become Hokage before Naruto. He also confesses that he intentionally made Sakura "detestable" for giving Naruto her [[NeverLiveItDown infamous]] [[FalseConfession fake love confession]] in [[ShipSinking Chapter 469]]:
--->'''Sakura's Voice Actress:''' With the latest developments, Sakura has...\\
'''Kishimoto:''' That chick is detestable for [[ManipulativeBitch using Naruto's good will]], but, well that's just how I'd think to write a realistic girl. You hear all the time that Sakura is a detestable person, but that's what seems to be the intention.
** In [[https://web.archive.org/web/20180330022613/https://imgur.com/a/4Fouv this 2014 Jump Festa interview]], Kishimoto reveals that Sakura was included in the narrative because of ExecutiveMeddling. He admits that he didn't plan on creating her because he's not good with female characters.
** In [[https://web.archive.org/web/20170924111946/http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:164031 this 2014 Fuji TV Kobayashi interview]], Kishimoto reveals that he thought Sakura would appeal to female fans, but he was surprised when she actually became hated. He acknowledges that a lot of people, including young girls, hate Sakura, and it's gotten to the point where he now continues on regretting her character as well. He also explains that the reason why [[CanonForeigner Sakura's parents have never appeared in any canon work]] is specifically ''because'' of her detractors--Sakura is ''that'' unpopular that even if he expanded on her character by making her parents canon, she would still be hated and both she and her parents would be on the sidelines anyways, so he saw no point in canonizing them. As time went on, it was too late for Kishimoto to drop Sakura, so he tried to increase her popularity by making her more physically beautiful [[SatelliteCharacter without changing her characterization]], but in the end it had no effect because no one noticed. Finally, he states that Sakura was "always a pain to draw."
** In the aforementioned 2015 Viz Shonen Jump podcast, Kishimoto states that Sakura is ''not'' his favorite female character, because she's [[HairTriggerTemper really violent]] and "[[HotBlooded kind of a hard woman]]."

* WorthyOpponent: He seems to be very good friend with [[Manga/OnePiece One Piece]]'s Creator/EiichiroOda, and the feeling is mutual. In fact, what cement this trope, is that Oda considered ''Naruto'' his biggest rival in Jump and felt One Piece's success was partly because, since he had a rival, it motivated him to work ever harder. Kishimoto himself, already saw Oda as a legend when he started ''Naruto'', much to the latter's embarrassment.

** ''Manga/{{Boruto}}'' - Sequel to ''Naruto'', acting as an editor and story supervisor, and from 2020 as writer

** ''Manga/{{Boruto}}'' - Sequel to ''Naruto'', acting as an editor and story supervisor.

Shonen Jump began publishing his new manga ''Manga/Samurai8TheTaleOfHachimaru'', (which he's been working on since 2016) on May 2019, in this case he works as the writer of the manga while it's illustrated by Akira Okubo.

* CreatorPreferredAdaptation: Kishimoto considers the best adaptation of ''Naruto'' to be... [[VideoGame/NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStorm3 the Ultimate Ninja Storm video game series]]! He often says himself that it's more exciting than the manga, as detailed in [[http://www.saiyanisland.com/2013/03/masashi-kishimoto-comments-on-naruto-shippuden-ultimate-ninja-storm-3/ this 2013 Saiyan Island interview]].

** In [[http://web.archive.org/web/20141021073730/https://narutochapter.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/interview-masashi-kishimoto-jump-festa-2010/ this 2010 Jump Festa interview]], Kishimoto admits that Sakura [[FauxActionGirl hasn't been much of a heroine]] by that point, and that there is ''no way'' she would become Hokage before Naruto. He also confesses that he intentionally made Sakura "detestable" for giving Naruto her [[NeverLiveItDown infamous]] [[FalseConfession fake love confession]] in [[ShipSinking Chapter 469]]:

** In [[http://web.archive.org/web/20180330022613/https://imgur.com/a/4Fouv this 2014 Jump Festa interview]], Kishimoto reveals that Sakura was included in the narrative because of ExecutiveMeddling. He admits that he didn't plan on creating her because he's not good with female characters.
** In [[http://web.archive.org/web/20170924111946/http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:164031 this 2014 Fuji TV Kobayashi interview]], Kishimoto reveals that he thought Sakura would appeal to female fans, but he was surprised when she actually became hated. He acknowledges that a lot of people, including young girls, hate Sakura, and it's gotten to the point where he now continues on regretting her character as well. He also explains that the reason why [[CanonForeigner Sakura's parents have never appeared in any canon work]] is specifically ''because'' of her critics--Sakura is ''that'' unpopular that even if he expanded on her character by making her parents canon, she would still be hated and both she and her parents would be on the sidelines anyways, so he saw no point in canonizing them. As time went on, it was too late for Kishimoto to drop Sakura, so he tried to increase her popularity by making her more physically beautiful [[SatelliteCharacter without changing her characterization]], but in the end it had no effect because no one noticed. Finally, he states that Sakura was "always a pain to draw."

Compared to all of this, the truth is ridiculously banal; the OfficialCouple got together in the usual way that fictional couples do -- because the author decided, from the early stages of the manga, that it would be great if they were to fall in love, so they did. No reservations, no cynical "yeah, but"s about it. Some of the "true" alternate explanations were just fabricated whole-cloth; others were "inspired" by actual WordOfGod that had little resemblance to them, and instead described considerations that are much less scandalous and are par-for-the-course for the occasion, e.g. "I threw in [[RedHerring some nuggets]] towards one pairing [[TrollingCreator just to throw their fans off]], but I ''never'' thought about making that pairing official, because I already decided on the OfficialCouple at an early stage".

** A few of their shippers claimed that Kishimoto had confirmed in an interview that Naruto and Sakura's relationship was based upon his and his wife's; in reality during the [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2015-10-14/masashi-kishimoto-at-new-york-comic-con/.94186 interview]] when asked if his relationship was more similar to Naruto/Hinata than Sasuke/Sakura, he answers "it might not actually be like either", then when comparing Hinata to his wife he describes the latter as "strong", then it's ''the interviewer'' who suggests that Sakura could be more similar to Kishi's wife personality-wise (Naruto's relationship and dynamics with Sakura were not even mentioned).
** Some fans claimed that Kishimoto wanted to [[ContinuityReboot reboot]] the series after he finished it. In reality, according to [[http://www.spirallingsphere.com/2016/07/masashi-kishimoto-x-ikemoto-full-interview-english/ this 2016 Jump Festa interview]], the one who actually said that was his assistant, Mikio Ikemoto. Kishimoto has consistently said that he's happy with ''Naruto'' and the way he finished it, and Ikemoto stated that he loved the idea of making a sequel rather than a reboot, so after [[ApprovalOfGod Kishimoto endorsed him to Shueisha]], he began writing the ''Manga/{{Boruto}}'' manga under Kishimoto's supervision.
* GratuitousPrincess: In several of his works, the potential love interest happens to be a princess of sorts:

** ''Naruto'': Hinata, heiress to the Hyuga Clan, and also called the "Byakugan Princess".

** While ''Manga/{{Naruto}} has'' romance in it, even as an important part of its plot (and is a MASSIVELY popular subject for {{Shipping}} fics), effectively NONE of it ever takes place on-page, due to his [[http://www.saiyanisland.com/2014/11/kishimoto-sensei-speaks-after-narutos-finale/ self-confessed inability to write romance]], which he attributes to chronic embarrassment. Even in the epilogue chapter, you barely get to see any of the married couples interact with each other and the main ones everyone wanted to see, [[spoiler:Naruto/Hinata and Sasuke/Sakura]], didn't even appear on page at the same time (although in [[spoiler:Sasuke]]'s case at least he has the excuse that he's WalkingTheEarth).
** Subverted with [[spoiler:Naruto/Hinata]], considering they get TheBigDamnKiss in the climax of the {{canon}} movie ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie''. Kishimoto initially said he thought he wouldn't be able to watch the particular scene but surprisingly enough he managed it and felt like "his kids had finally grown up and flown away from home".

** Famously, during an interview, when the interviewer told him that [[FanPreferredCouple many fans were hoping that Hinata would get a chance to be with Naruto]], his answer was... [[TrollingCreator "I hope so too"]]. [[spoiler: [[OfficialCouple And she did]], as detailed in the movie ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie'']].

** He explained that he already had decided Naruto [[spoiler:would end up with Hinata]] in the very early stages of the manga and that [[RedHerring he put all the]] [[spoiler:Naruto/Sakura]] [[ShipTease references]], [[spoiler:[[LikeParentLikeSpouse parallels and comparisons]] (both out and in-universe) between Naruto's mother, Kushina, and Sakura]] ''specifically'' to troll shipping fans, and that [[spoiler:Sakura]] was ''never'' going to be [[spoiler:Naruto's]] main love interest to begin with; it was ''always'' going to be [[spoiler:Hinata]], since the beginning.

Masashi Kishimoto (岸本 斉史, Kishimoto Masashi, born November 8, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist, well known for creating the manga series ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' which was in serialisation from 1999 to 2014. He has a twin younger brother, Seishi, who ''also'' is a [[Manga/SixSixSixSatan manga]] [[Manga/BlazerDrive artist]].

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: In several of his works, the potential love interest happens to be a princess of sorts:
** ''Mario'': Saori, a MafiaPrincess out for revenge.
** ''Naruto'': Hinata, heiress to the Hyuga Clan, and also called the "Byakugan Princess".
** ''Samurai 8'': Ann, Hachimaru's "Fated Princess".

* CreatorPreferredAdaptation: Kishimoto considers the best adaptation of ''Naruto'' to be... [[VideoGame/NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStorm3 the Ultimate Ninja Storm video game series]]! He often says himself that [[BetterThanCanon it's more exciting than the manga]], as detailed in [[http://www.saiyanisland.com/2013/03/masashi-kishimoto-comments-on-naruto-shippuden-ultimate-ninja-storm-3/ this 2013 Saiyan Island interview]].

* EverythingIsBetterWithPrincesses: In several of his works, the potential love interest happens to be a princess of sorts:

* ForgetfulJones: Is often given this trademark by the fandom, for not using more character X or Y. The truth is, as he revealed later, he thought about using more unused characters, but never quite found the right moment to do it, as he explained with Rock Lee:
-->'''Interviewer:''' "Ah, right! So did you decide to include Rock Lee in the story more because he became so popular?"\\
'''Kishimoto:''' "Not necessarily. It's just what I heard. It kind of surprised me how popular he was, but it didn't necessarily lead to more plotlines with him in it, or anything like that. That's not to say that I didn't consider writing him in more or creating more stories about him, but the timing was never right, so I never had the opportunity."

** ''Naruto'': Hinata, heiress to the Hyuga Clan, and also called the ''Byakugan Princess''.

On 10 November 2014, Kishimoto ended the 15-year run of ''Naruto''. By the end of the publication, ''Naruto'' had spanned 72 volumes and (as of September 2014) generated global sales of more than 200 million copies. Masashi Kishimoto then took the time to take his wife on honeymoon, which he never had the time to do during ''Naruto'''s serialization.

Shonen Jump began publishing his new manga ''Samurai 8'', (which he's been working on since 2016) on May 2019, in this case he works as the writer of the manga while it's illustrated by Akira Okubo.

Recently, Shonen Jump announced that his new manga, ''Samurai 8'', (which he's been working on since 2016) is due for serialization in Spring 2019, in this case he'll work as the writer of the new manga while it will be illustrated by Akira Okubo.

* ''Manga/Samurai8'' - Writer of the manga.

* ''Samurai 8'' - Writer of the manga.

** Subverted with [[spoiler:Naruto/Hinata]], considering they get a BigDamnKiss in the climax of the {{canon}} movie ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie''. Kishimoto initially said he thought he wouldn't be able to watch the particular scene but surprisingly enough he managed it and felt like "his kids had finally grown up and flown away from home".

** ''Manga/{{Boruto}}'' - Sequel to ''Naruto'', acting a story supervisor.

* ''Manga/Naruto1997'' (''Naruto'' pilot)