692 - As Kishimoto intended to create the Akatsuki as monstrous designs, Kakuzu was likely based off of Kuchisake-onna, a demon spirit of a woman whose face is slit open from the edges of her lips. Kakuzu shares this but keeps it stitched shut or under a mask

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2021-03-27

641 - Kushina originally was nicknamed “Tomato” from her red hair and round face as a child. But when she started beating other children up in response to this, she earned the name “Red-Hot Habanero” instead.

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2021-01-25

430 - Monkey King Enma and Sarutobi seem to be influenced by Sun Wukong of Journey to the West with Sarutobi and Enma holding a monkey motif, Enma having golden robes like Sun Wukong, and Sarutobi wielding Enma as a staff that extends and shrinks like Nyoibo

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2020-05-31

412 - Sasuke’s anime design profile for his Chunin Exam Finals outfit reveal he wears his romper through clips on his left side

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2020-05-13

190 - Before his numerous burns, scars and puncture wounds on his scalp from torture. Ibiki Morino had bright silver-blue hair in his younger days.

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2019-07-26