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Konohamaru
Age:8-9 Part I, 11 Part II
Ninja Rank: Genin
Konohamaru (木ノ葉丸), named after the village of Konoha, is the grandson of the Third Hokage and by extension the nephew of Asuma Sarutobi. At the start of the series, Konohamaru feels unacknowledged due to his status as the Hokage's grandson. As such, he frequently attempts to defeat his grandfather in battle so that he can become Hokage himself and earn the recognition he desires. Once meeting Naruto Uzumaki, Konohamaru realizes that he can't become Hokage by simply attacking his grandfather and that he will need to train hard to accomplish this goal. To help him in this regard Konohamaru begins to view Naruto as a role model, acquiring his determination, fiery attitude, and unique way of ending sentences, "kore" (コレ, a laughing signal or appreciation), much like Naruto's "Dattebayo!"
Konohamaru's most obvious acquisition from Naruto's influence is his perverted habits, specifically the perverted jutsu he uses. After their first meeting Konohamaru becomes Naruto's disciple in an attempt to learn the Sexy Technique and defeat his grandfather. After mastering the ability he begins to train to create his own perverted jutsu. After learning the Shadow Clone Technique in Part II, Konohamaru creates variants of the Sexy Technique; by transforming himself and a shadow clone into naked people of the same gender that hug in a suggestive embrace, he can win over anyone of the opposite gender. His tutor and eventual team leader, Ebisu, disapproves of these perverted tendencies.
Konohamaru's design caused great difficulties for Masashi Kishimoto; he intended for Konohamaru to look like a "punk" smaller than Naruto, yet all of his attempts resulted in a mere recreation of Naruto. He tried giving Konohamaru a variety of other faces, but all reminded Kishimoto of someone else. He eventually gave Konohamaru small, angry-looking eyes, and instantly knew he'd found what he wanted.
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