Editing: The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi (novel) Back to page http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb1/messaging/images/f/f1/Greenbutton.png [http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Signup?returnto=The_Tale_of_the_Utterly_Gutsy_Shinobi_(novel) CLICK HERE TO LOG IN OR CREATE AN ACCOUNT] http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb1/messaging/images/f/f1/Greenbutton.png {{Looking for|the novel written by Jiraiya|chapter 416|The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi (chapter)|The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi}} References: Image: Tale Of A Gutsy Ninja.PNG Kanji: Unnamed Romaji: Literal english: English tv: Viz manga: Game names (,): Other names (,): Related Tools: Users: Debut (manga; chapter #): Debut (anime; episode #): Shippuden Debut Game: Debut Movie: Anime OVA In Media: Anime Manga Game Movie The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi (novel): Article Text The '''Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi''' was [[Jiraiya]]'s first book, written while training the [[Ame Orphans]]. The story follows the adventures of a ninja named Naruto, a name Jiraiya came up with while eating ramen. The main character, Naruto, never gives up and vows to break the "''curse''" that was mentioned in the story. The mentioned "''curse''" represents the 'vicious cycles' of war, conflict and hatred that occupies the ninja world that [[Nagato]] once spoke to Jiraiya about. Because of this, the book is dedicated to Nagato. [[Minato Namikaze]] notes that the Naruto in the story is very much like Jiraiya. For this reason he thought it was a very good book, though Jiraiya pointed out that it didn't sell very well; he even had a book signing which not a single person showed up to. Because he enjoyed the book so much, Minato chose to name his [[Naruto Uzumaki|then-unborn son]] after the character of Naruto in the story, in the hopes that his son would too grow up to be just like the protagonist. Even though [[Naruto]] was not aware of this until sixteen years after his birth, he nevertheless is just like the protagonist. When he points this out to Nagato during the [[invasion of Pain]], Naruto convinces him to abandon his goals of war and believe in breaking the curse like he once did.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 448</ref> == Characters == <gallery widths="200" orientation="square" columns="2" spacing="medium" position="center"> File:Dokonjō Ninden Protagonist.png|[[Naruto]] as the gutsy shinobi. File:Nagato Gutsy Shinobi 3.png|[[Nagato]] as the gutsy shinobi. File:Dokonjō Ninden Antagonist.png|The evil ninja as imagined by Naruto and Minato. File:Gutsy Shinobi Evil Ninja 3.png|The evil ninja as imagined by Nagato. </gallery> == Trivia == * When [[Naruto]], [[Nagato]], and [[Minato]] read the book, each students of Jiraiya, they each imagined themselves as the protagonist, "''Naruto''" in the book. * The enemy in the novel, an unnamed ninja from an unspecified village, represented by a question mark, is also envisioned differently by the characters; Naruto and Minato imagines the character as wearing clothing similar in style to that worn by both [[Sasuke Uchiha]] and the members of [[Akatsuki]], while Nagato imagines the character as wearing a uniform similar to that of a [[Konohagakure]] shinobi. * In the anime, the first Animal Path may have been the inspiration for the Evil Ninja. * After the [[invasion of Pain]] was over, Naruto left a copy of the book, along with the bouquet of paper flowers that [[Konan]] gave him, at [[Jiraiya's Memorial|a rock]], as a tribute to Jiraiya.<ref>''Naruto'' volume 48</ref> == References == <references/> [[de:Die Legende des mutigen Ninjas]] Summary: Minor edit Follow this page Cancel
