| This article is about Menma in the anime. For Menma from the Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie, see Menma Uzumaki. |
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| 波風メンマ Namikaze Menma | |||
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| Anime | Naruto Shippūden Episode #427 | ||
| Game | Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing | ||
| Appears in | Anime, Game | ||
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| Birthdate |  October 10 
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| Sex |  Male
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| Blood type | B | ||
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| Tailed Beast | Kurama (Forms) | ||
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| Ninja Registration | 012607 | ||
| Academy Grad. Age | 12 | ||
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Menma Namikaze (波風メンマ, Namikaze Menma) is the son of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki in Tenten's Infinite Tsukuyomi dream.
Background
Menma's life was greatly different than Naruto Uzumaki's, as Menma didn't lose his parents, and had many friends during his childhood. At one point, Kurama was transferred from Kushina Uzumaki onto Menma, and both of them eventually became friends as Menma was able to use the Tailed Beast Mode. Just like in the real world, Menma became a member of Team Kakashi alongside Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha. Eventually, Menma became a chūnin. Menma is also a respected shinobi within the village, as Menma personally spoke with the higher-ups of the village about Tenten's situation, and helped her being freed from jail.
Personality
Menma's personality is very different than Naruto's, as Menma is calm, collected and doesn't show much emotion. In contrast to Naruto, who is usually childish and cheerful, Menma is mature and very serious, and appears to be the smart one of the Konoha 11, and also acting as the de facto leader of the group, as Lee asks Menma to scold Neji Hyūga for his perverted actions towards Tenten. Much like the real world's Sasuke, Menma doesn't really care about girls, as both Sakura and Hinata were fighting over his love, and Menma simply told them to leave him alone as they were a pain. Menma is also somewhat disrespectful towards his parents, as Kushina asks Menma if he had looked it his father's paperwork without his permission, and Menma simply walked away from his house without talking to his mother. Despite his seriousness, Menma is very loyal to his friends, as he claimed that Tenten's problems were bothering him and wanted to help, and been watching Tenten for a while. When Tenten was framed for stealing a scroll from the village, Menma searched and eventually found the real traitor from the village, and after speaking to the higher-ups from the village, Tenten was freed.
Abilities
Much like Naruto, Menma is a very skilled shinobi, and has almost the exact same abilities and skills as Naruto. Menma, however, is much smarter than Naruto, as when Sakura wanted to fight Hanzō of the Salamander and his salamander, Menma praised Sakura's fighting spirit, but claimed that Hanzō was too strong for them.
Trivia
- "Menma" is the name of a Japanese condiment which is also found in ramen. This is a parallel to where Naruto's name originates. His family name "Namikaze" (波風) means "waves and wind".
- Unlike the Menma from Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie, Menma's surname is Namikaze instead of Uzumaki and Menma's Kurama is the exact same from the real world, instead of the Black Nine-Tails.
- The Studio Pierrot's blog entry about episode 427 still names him "Menma Uzumaki" and further states that unlike his Road to Ninja version, this Menma didn't turn evil.[1]
