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The identity of Narutoâ??s father has been the subject of speculation for Naruto fans for a long time. There have been heated debates â?? even full-blown internet flaming wars â?? about the mystery that is Narutoâ??s father.

The Fourth Hokage Theory

Most people believed that Narutoâ??s father was the Yondaime or the Fourth Hokage. The resemblance between the Yondaime and Naruto is striking â?? they both have blue eyes and yellow hair and they even have the same smile. And since Naruto is an orphan and the fourth died fighting with the Kyuubi â?? it all made sense.

Some people even went so far as to believe that the Yondaime, though it was clearly stated that he died fighting the Kyuubi, somehow survived and lived on to become the Akatsuki leader. They believed that everything â?? from the sealing of the Kyuubi inside Naruto until the hunting of the Jinchuuruki by the Akatsuki â?? was all part of an elaborate plot concocted by the genius mind of the Fourth Hokage. They believed that what was shown about the Yondaime was just a hoax, he was actually evil despite the fact that all the people of Konoha loved him and that he was willing to die for them.

However, there were many people who disagreed with these believers of â??Yondaime is Narutoâ??s father theoryâ?? because they couldnâ??t understand why a father would seal something like the Kyuubi inside his own son. Some believed that it would just be â??too obviousâ?? and that Kishimoto canâ??t possibly write something so obvious â?? there has to be a twist. Some believed that the Yondaime was Narutoâ??s uncle, or brother, or some other distant relative â?? just not his father.

There were even people who believed that the Akatsuki leader (who they believed was not Yondaime) was actually Narutoâ??s father. And, for some reason, he was hunting his own son. This theory was reinforced by the fact that the Akatsuki Leaderâ??s shadow looked somewhat like he had the same hair as Naruto. And when the Akatsukiâ??s leaders face was revealed to have a striking resemblance to Naruto too, this theory gathered more supporters. And they believed that a Star Wars scene with the Akatsuki Leader saying â??Naruto, I am your fatherâ? was not such a far off possibility.

There were other theories â?? some so farfetched and random that youâ??d have to wonder what the fans smoked in order to come up with it. But all those theories were dispelled once Chapter 367 of the manga came.

The Revelation

Chapter 367 is a perfect example of how the simplest answers are almost always the right ones. It turned out that the blatant was actually true and the Fourth Hokage really is Narutoâ??s father. Jiraiya and Tsunade confirmed it all and even revealed the Yondaimeâ??s name to be Namikaze Minato.

But if the fourth is Narutoâ??s father, then why is his name Uzumaki Naruto and not Namikaze Naruto? Where does the Uzumaki come from? It turns out that, for some reason, Naruto got his motherâ??s surname instead of his fatherâ??s. And itâ??s not really heartless for Minato to seal Kyuubi inside Naruto since it was, after all, his dying wish that Naruto be treated as a hero for having to contend with having a monster inside him. He died believing that the villagers would love Naruto, he had no idea that they would do the opposite. This chapter has yet to be made into a Naruto episodes, but it should be revealed in Naruto Shippuden pretty soon.