{"id":339,"date":"2020-06-26T11:48:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T11:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/?p=339"},"modified":"2023-12-15T21:44:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T21:44:30","slug":"when-do-naruto-and-kurama-become-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/when-do-naruto-and-kurama-become-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"When Do Naruto and Kurama Become Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>When Do Naruto and Kurama Become Friends?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In <strong>season 12<\/strong>, Naruto Uzumaki controls the power of the Nine-Tails at the start of the Fourth Shinobi World War in the Naruto Shippuden series.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Episode 329<\/strong>, Naruto pulls out the First Tailed Beast Transformation and that&#8217;s when he becomes a Friend with Kurama too.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_67_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor: pointer\">Contents Overview<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #79d11b;color:#79d11b\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #79d11b;color:#79d11b\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/when-do-naruto-and-kurama-become-friends\/#Explanation\" title=\"Explanation:\">Explanation:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/when-do-naruto-and-kurama-become-friends\/#Why_They_Became_Friends\" title=\"Why They Became Friends:\">Why They Became Friends:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/when-do-naruto-and-kurama-become-friends\/#Significance_of_Naruto_and_Kuramas_Friendship\" title=\"Significance of Naruto and Kurama\u2019s Friendship\">Significance of Naruto and Kurama\u2019s Friendship<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/when-do-naruto-and-kurama-become-friends\/#Kuramas_Character_Development\" title=\"Kurama\u2019s Character Development\">Kurama\u2019s Character Development<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/when-do-naruto-and-kurama-become-friends\/#Impact_of_Naruto_and_Kuramas_Friendship_on_Other_Characters\" title=\"Impact of Naruto and Kurama\u2019s Friendship on Other Characters\">Impact of Naruto and Kurama\u2019s Friendship on Other Characters<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/when-do-naruto-and-kurama-become-friends\/#Naruto_and_Kuramas_Friendship_in_Boruto\" title=\"Naruto and Kurama\u2019s Friendship in Boruto\">Naruto and Kurama\u2019s Friendship in Boruto<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/when-do-naruto-and-kurama-become-friends\/#So_whats_the_takeaway\" title=\"So, what&#8217;s the takeaway?\">So, what&#8217;s the takeaway?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Explanation\"><\/span>Explanation:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Let me Guess, You have been watching the Naruto Shippuden series for some time now.<br \/>\nHaving some Desires like seeing Naruto befriending Kurama is Natural.<\/p>\n<p>You have been a fan of Naruto since the very beginning, waiting for the milestone of Naruto coordination with Kurama, How and why are our greatest concerns?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the interesting part\u2026 <strong><em>Naruto and Kurama do not become friends just in a single episode. <\/em><\/strong>They have had coordination in various ways in even Naruto (not Naruto Shippuden) anime.<\/p>\n<p>From the battle with Zabuza and Haku to The Fourth World War, Naruto and Kurama have been working together due to dire needs times.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-374 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Naruto-9-tail-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"When Do Naruto and Kurama Become Friends\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-381\" src=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Naruto_9_tail_2_50-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"When Do Naruto and Kurama Become Friends\" width=\"785\" height=\"442\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Similar Post<\/strong>: <a class=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/what-did-itachi-say-to-sasuke-before-he-died\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What Did Itachi Say to Sasuke Before he Died\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But they never made a Great Team Together till <strong>Episode 329 of Naruto Shippuden<\/strong>, <strong>where Naruto Befriends Kurama<\/strong> (9 Tails).<\/p>\n<p>Here, Naruto and Kurama pull out the first Tailed Beast Transformation which lasts a few minutes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_They_Became_Friends\"><\/span>Why They Became Friends:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Everybody whom Kurama had an experience with was either attempting to take his capacity or said he was a danger to humanity so he should rest inside a <strong>Jinchuriki<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>So his contempt for humans developed after some time. What&#8217;s more, when he was put inside a kid his conscience was harmed to the extraordinary.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, as Naruto developed, he saw that Naruto was unique from all others. Naruto acquired Kurama\u2019s capacity just when it was a <strong>&#8220;Do or die circumstance.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s more, after Naruto managed his own strength, he took Kurama&#8217;s capacity forcefully, Kurama turned out to be very furious that he was after Kurama&#8217;s capacity.<\/p>\n<p>However later, the power was utilized for the improvement of <strong>humans<\/strong> as well as the <strong>Tailed Beasts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Battling with Madara (Tobi) was an intense circumstance and Kurama asked Naruto to land him power out of alternative Naruto teamed up with him and said starting now you\u2019re <strong>Konoha\u2019s Citizen<\/strong>. Two of them turned into the best of companions from that point.<\/p>\n<p>Naruto saves Tailed Beasts from Madara and makes them free of the rods Madara put on them to control them.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_360\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-360\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-360 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Chakra_Receiver_Manifestation-1024x578.jpg\" alt=\"When Do Naruto and Kurama Become Friends\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madara with Metal Rods to Place on Tailed Beasts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Seeing Naruto saving other Tailed Beasts is why Kurama helps Naruto and they <a href=\"https:\/\/naruto.fandom.com\/wiki\/Naruto_Uzumaki%27s_Relationships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">become Friends<\/a> for Good.<\/p>\n<p>Kurama&#8217;s hatred is removed due to Naruto&#8217;s Kind Acts. In this way they form a Great Bond, watching all of the memories of each other.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Similar Post<\/strong>: <a class=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/when-does-naruto-become-hokage\/\">When Does Naruto Become Hokage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Naruto no longer calls Kurama &#8220;<strong>9-Tails<\/strong>&#8221; or &#8220;<strong>Demon Fox<\/strong>&#8220;, but with the Name &#8220;Kurama&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Significance_of_Naruto_and_Kuramas_Friendship\"><\/span><strong>Significance of Naruto and Kurama\u2019s Friendship<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Naruto\u2019s friendship with Kurama is a significant turning point in the series. It symbolizes Naruto\u2019s ability to understand and empathize with others, even those who are vastly different or initially hostile towards him.<\/p>\n<p>This friendship also plays a crucial role in many of Naruto\u2019s battles, providing him with the strength and support needed to overcome powerful adversaries.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kuramas_Character_Development\"><\/span><strong>Kurama\u2019s Character Development<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Kurama\u2019s transition from a resentful, mistrustful entity to a loyal friend mirrors Naruto\u2019s own growth.<\/p>\n<p>As Naruto matures and gains the respect of those around him, Kurama also evolves. He begins to trust and respect Naruto, eventually becoming a willing partner rather than a reluctant ally.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Impact_of_Naruto_and_Kuramas_Friendship_on_Other_Characters\"><\/span><strong>Impact of Naruto and Kurama\u2019s Friendship on Other Characters<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Naruto and Kurama\u2019s friendship has a profound impact on other characters in the series. It challenges their preconceived notions about Tailed Beasts, leading to a shift in how they are perceived and treated.<\/p>\n<p>This change in attitude plays a significant role in the series\u2019 overarching theme of understanding and acceptance.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Naruto_and_Kuramas_Friendship_in_Boruto\"><\/span><strong>Naruto and Kurama\u2019s Friendship in Boruto<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the sequel series, Boruto, Naruto, and Kurama\u2019s friendship continues to play a significant role. Despite the new challenges they face, their bond remains unbroken, demonstrating the enduring nature of their friendship.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_whats_the_takeaway\"><\/span>So, what&#8217;s the takeaway?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2209\" src=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Kurama-Chakra-Mode-Transformation-KCM-Naruto.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1357\" height=\"768\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Kurama-Chakra-Mode-Transformation-KCM-Naruto.webp 1357w, https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Kurama-Chakra-Mode-Transformation-KCM-Naruto-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Kurama-Chakra-Mode-Transformation-KCM-Naruto-1024x580.webp 1024w, https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Kurama-Chakra-Mode-Transformation-KCM-Naruto-768x435.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1357px) 100vw, 1357px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Naruto and Kurama become Friends in<strong> Episode 329<\/strong> of the Naruto Shippuden Series.<br \/>\nFrom then they achieve wonders in the Ninja World.<\/p>\n<p>I hope today&#8217;s post showed you <strong>&#8220;When Do Naruto and Kurama Become Friends.&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0Thanks For Reading.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Posts :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/how-did-madara-get-the-rinnegan\/\">How Did Madara Get The Rinnegan<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/why-did-naruto-cut-his-hair\/\">Why Did Naruto Cut His Hair<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/narutoexplained.com\/what-episode-does-naruto-fight-pain\/\">What Episode Does Naruto Fight Pain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Do Naruto and Kurama Become Friends? 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