History ShoutOut / KitsuneNoKenFistOfTheFox

* In one scene in Chapter 35, when Utakata is examining his bladed whips, he mentally recalls that he was inspired to use them as his primary fighting weapons after seeing a movie in which [[Film/{{Underworld}} similar weapons were used to fight a werewolf]].

* Temari's apparently a fan of ''ComicBook/ThePunisher'', as she once compares [[spoiler:[[CrusadingWidower Yahiko]]]] to Frank Castle, and later recounts a torture scene from ''Film/ThePunisher2004''. [[spoiler:Although she proves to be [[WrongGenreSavvy off the mark]] in the latter case, since her captor has a blowtorch but no Popsicles and ''no'' mood for mercy]].

* Naruto's list of outfits that he tries on in Chapter 124 include [[VideoGame/StreetFighter a pink karate gi]], [[VideoGame/MortalKombat a blue vest over a black body-suit with blue arm-guards and leg-shins]], and [[VideoGame/FatalFury a white kimono top with a red hakama]]. The last one is lampshaded.

* Chapter 211 reveals that there's an old townhouse in Kumo City called the [[Anime/SamuraiChamploo Champloo]] [[Anime/CowboyBebop Bebop]].

* In Chapter 67, while waiting for Hidan to finish his mission, Kakuzu complains that he could've been watching reruns of ''LiveActionTV/{{NCIS}}'' instead.

* Chapter 122 is a long TakeThat to ''{{Twilight}}'', with Naruto using the movies as torture. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Criminals willing to commit murder are appalled by that]].

* During the Council of the Dawn's meeting in Chapter 101, Gaara recalls how he and his siblings bought the majority of a small company's shares, then threatened the company president into buying back the shares or else they would fire all the workers. Chojuro immediately realizes that the tactic being spoken of was used by a certain character in a popular manga series--the character in question being [[Manga/YuGiOh a business tycoon with a dragon fetish]] [[WebOriginal/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries who played children's card games]].[[note]]The character's name is Seto Kaiba, for those who aren't familiar.[[/note]]

* In Chapter 126, Yura's gambling operation has a password system for users that proves to include movie trivia. From what's seen in the chapter, two of the security questions posed to users include identifying the religion of the priest in ''Film/{{Signs}}'' (Episcopal) and the first rule of ''Film/FightClub'' ("do not talk about Fight Club").

--> '''Sasuke:''' Who the hell do you think you are--Geese Howard?

* Temari's apparently a fan of ''ComicBook/ThePunisher'', as she once compares [[spoiler:[[CrusadingWidower Yahiko]]]] to Frank Castle, and later recounts a torture scene from ''Film/ThePunisher2004''. [[spoiler:Although she proves to be [[WrongGenreSavvy off the mark]] in the latter case, since her captor has a blowtorch but no Popsicles and ''no'' mood for mercy]].

* Chapter 122 is a long TakeThat to ''{{Twilight}}'', with Naruto using the movies as torture. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Criminals willing to commit murder are appalled by that]].

* Tenten's ShowerScene, described below, was inspired by [[Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie Chun Li's famous fanservice-filled shower scene]].

--> '''Minato:''' Okay. I did not just do a Nolan-verse quote. ''(grins)''

* During the Council of the Dawn's meeting in Chapter 101, Gaara recalls how he and his siblings bought the majority of a small company's shares, then threatened the company president into buying back the shares or else they would fire all the workers. Chojuro immediately realizes that the tactic being spoken of was used by a certain character in a popular manga series--the character in question being [[Manga/YuGiOh a business tycoon with a dragon fetish]] [[WebOriginal/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries who played children's card games]].[[note]]The character's name is Seto Kaiba, for those who aren't familiar.[[/note]]

* Chapter 95: Ino recounts her training with Kushina, which involved [[TrainingFromHell having a car tire tied to her waist by a rope and towing Kushina along the road while jogging]]. In the flashback, Kushina explains that she got the inspiration for that training method after reading a manga series in which a kid named [[Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple Kenichi]] had to do the exact same thing.

--> '''Minato:''' Oh, shut up. At least I tried.

* While Naruto is explaining the Kyuushingai training program in Chapter 17, he cites a movie where [[Franchise/TheMatrix a port is injected into a person's brain and information directly downloaded into the person's mind]]--though he admits that the process he and his fellow Kyuushingai went through was very different. In the post-chapter commentary for that chapter, the author acknowledges that the technology as described by Naruto is more akin to that used in ''Film/TheSixthDay''.

** In the same chapter, Hinata watches TV and sees ''[[Manga/{{Kinnikuman}} Ultimate Muscle]]'' coming on. A few minutes later, she does some exercising while mentally humming the ''[[Music/{{Enya}} Orinoco Flow]]'' lyrics.

* In Chapter 69, Fuu calls her InstrumentOfMurder "[[Film/Desperado Mariachi]]."

* In Chapter 68, after Ino's verbal teasing leaves Sai with a RagingStiffie, Ino playfully asks, "Did I do ''that?''" and then muses that her way of saying it is far less nerdy than when ''[[LiveActionTv/FamilyMatters Steve Urkel]] says it.

* In one scene, when Utakata is examining his bladed whips, he mentally recalls that he was inspired to use them as his primary fighting weapons after seeing a movie in which [[Film/{{Underworld}} similar weapons were used to fight a werewolf]].

* In Chapter 51, Kin is revealed to be a fan of the Franchise/FinalFantasy series, and is playing ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII''.