In fact, quite a lot of Naruto's character seems to be based on Kishimoto himself, given that he has likened his former self ...

Not Hinata or Iruka but this character from the original series would devastate Naruto with their death if Masashi Kishimoto ...

Yuki Tabata has suffered through the allegations of copying Naruto for far too long and it’s time to do Black Clover justice.

The Shinju invaded the Hidden Leaf Village so Jura could devour Naruto Uzumaki. However, upon following the Nine-Tailed Beast's trail ... due to the presence of Kurama's chakra within her ...