{"id":"nombres","name":"Names and references","summary":"What the names mean and which Japanese legends they come from.","items":[{"id":"naruto","name":"Naruto","who":"naruto","ch":"naruto-1","t":"In Japanese, «naruto» is the swirled fish cake (narutomaki) that goes in ramen, and also the name of a strait famous for its whirlpools. The spiral shows up again on his clothes.","pos":1,"lvl":0,"ep":"naruto-1"},{"id":"naruto-libro","name":"A hero's name","who":"naruto","ch":"naruto-382","t":"Within the story, Naruto is named after the hero of Jiraiya's first novel.","pos":382,"lvl":1,"ep":"shippuden-128"},{"id":"sasuke","name":"Sasuke","who":"sasuke","ch":"naruto-500","t":"Mikoto named him after Sasuke Sarutobi, the Third Hokage's father. Outside the story, Sarutobi Sasuke is a legendary ninja from Japanese folklore.","pos":500,"lvl":1,"ep":"shippuden-247"},{"id":"uchiha","name":"Uchiha","ch":"naruto-3","t":"It comes from «uchiwa», the Japanese hand fan. That is why the clan's crest is a fan.","pos":3,"lvl":0,"ep":"naruto-3"},{"id":"kakashi","name":"Kakashi","who":"kakashi","ch":"naruto-4","t":"«Kakashi» means scarecrow.","pos":4,"lvl":0,"ep":"naruto-4"},{"id":"sannin","name":"Jiraiya, Orochimaru and Tsunade","who":"jiraiya","ch":"naruto-170","t":"They come from a Japanese legend, the Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya, in which a hero with toad magic faces a snake villain and a slug heroine. That is why each Sannin has their summon.","pos":170,"lvl":0,"ep":"naruto-96"},{"id":"dioses","name":"Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi and Susanoo","who":"itachi","ch":"naruto-392","t":"They are three siblings from Shinto mythology: the sun goddess, the moon god and the storm god. Itachi uses the three techniques named after them.","pos":392,"lvl":1,"ep":"shippuden-138"},{"id":"son-goku","name":"Son Gokū","who":"son-goku","ch":"naruto-568","t":"The Four-Tails is named after the monkey king from Journey to the West, the Chinese novel that also inspires other monkeys in the story.","pos":568,"lvl":1,"ep":"shippuden-326"},{"id":"kaguya","name":"Kaguya","who":"kaguya-otsutsuki","ch":"naruto-646","t":"It points to Princess Kaguya from the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, one of the oldest Japanese stories, who comes to Earth and returns to the moon.","pos":646,"lvl":1,"ep":"shippuden-381"},{"id":"hagoromo","name":"Hagoromo","who":"hagoromo","ch":"naruto-670","t":"A hagoromo is the feathered robe of celestial beings in Japanese legends.","pos":670,"lvl":1,"ep":"shippuden-420"}]}