“The Seventh Hokage” Naruto Uzumaki
SHONEN JUMP PRO-WRESTLING: “THE SEVENTH HOKAGE” NARUTO UZUMAKI
【少年ジャンププロレス】「七代目火影」うずまきナルト
漫画: ナルト
Manga/Anime: NARUTO
I hope you will like it. I would appreciate your feedback for this drawing.
Extra Notes:
One of my plans for this year was to draw the adult version of Naruto Uzumaki as a pro-wrestler in time for his fictional birthday last October 10. Obviously, the plan got scrapped. Still, I pushed through with the piece, and now it’s time to present it before the year ends.
This isn’t the first time I’ve drawn Naruto, but I wanted this to make up for my past portrait of Naruto which, by my current standards, doesn’t measure up already.
When I originally conceived this piece, I wanted Naruto to be standing in his corner in the pro-wrestling while streamers fall under him, as a sort of recognition for the character’s legendary status in anime & manga. Eventually, I gave the streamers to Goro Shigeno instead for a different concept, but I thought it’d still be nice to draw Naruto in that corner, with a confident look before he begins his match akin to that of an experienced ring veteran.
I opted to include his new title “The Seventh Hokage” because that’s what the character is known for these days. In a way, this is also where I’m basing that vibe of him being an experienced veteran. After all, he wouldn’t be Hokage if he didn’t know what he’s doing. Also, I think it’d sound good if the ring announcer would introduce him as that.
I hope you enjoyed this piece.
Naruto vs. Kiba 2019 (Lineart by 09tuf)
【少年ジャンププロレス】うずまきナルトＶＳ犬塚キバ２０１９（フルネルソン）
SHONEN JUMP PRO-WRESTLING: NARUTO UZUMAKI VS. KIBA INUZUKA 2019 (FULL NELSON)
プロレス技: フルネルソン
Pro-Wrestling Technique: Full Nelson
漫画: ナルト
Manga/Anime: NARUTO
Original Lineart: 09tuf
Color and Editing: Detective Mask
2016 Version: Naruto vs. Kiba (Lineart by 09tuf)
Extra Notes:
Luipunker91 of Deviantart recently began commissioning 09tuf for some pieces for a planned Naruto vs Kiba wrestling illustration series. Among the pieces he commissioned was a revival of 09tuf’s 2013 illustration of the full nelson between Naruto and Kiba. The difference was that back then, the characters were in their teenage stage, whereas now the characters are adults. Since the series isn’t released yet, and since I was the one who colored the original line art back then, I figured it’d be great to color this new piece as well.
For those who are not aware, the Kiba in this piece is actually a more original version of the adult Kiba. Credits go to Luipunker for conceptualizing the piece.
To really emphasize the comparison, I also decided to use the original background I used for my previous colored version.
I hope you enjoy this piece, which is pretty much a teaser of what’s to come in Luipunker’s commissioned pieces.
Naruto vs. Kiba (Lineart by 09tuf)
Naruto vs. Kiba (Original Lineart by 09tuf)
【少年ジャンププロレス】うずまきナルトＶＳ犬塚キバ （フルネルソン）
SHONEN JUMP PRO-WRESTLING: NARUTO UZUMAKI VS. KIBA INUZUKA (FULL NELSON)
Pro-Wrestling Technique: Full Nelson
Manga/Anime: NARUTO
Original Line Art: Full Nelson no jutsu by 09tuf
Color and Editing: Detective Mask
Extra Notes:
One of 09tuf‘s old lineart drawings that never got colored was “Full nelson no jutsu”. This was a drawing of Naruto giving Kiba a Full Nelson, which appears to be the artist’s favorite wrestling move. I thought it was a very good drawing. As such, I thought it was a shame that it never got colored…yet. That’s why I started coloring it myself. And now that I have 09tuf’s permission, I can finally publish this piece here.
I think Naruto vs. Kiba is a very interesting rivalry. In the future, I do plan on making my own pro-wrestling drawing for this feud. I might even let Kiba finally get revenge to Naruto as a response to this piece.
For now, I hope you’ll enjoy the new life that I’ve given to this old piece. And don’t forget to give 09tuf credit for the original work.
Naruto vs. Sasuke (Cobra Twist)
【少年ジャンププロレス】うずまきナルトＶＳうちはサスケ （コブラツイスト）
SHONEN JUMP PRO-WRESTLING: NARUTO UZUMAKI VS. SASUKE UCHIHA (COBRA TWIST)
プロレス技: コブラツイスト
Pro-Wrestling Technique: Cobra Twist
漫画: ナルト
Manga/Anime: NARUTO
Extra Notes
I’ve been planning to draw a Naruto vs. Sasuke wrestling fan art for a very long time already. Considering how popular this rivalry is, I felt that I should at least try drawing it for once. However, I couldn’t find time to do so. Then, the Naruto fan art contest came out on Pixiv, making it the perfect opportunity for me to finally create this piece.
For this piece, I drew Naruto applying a Cobra Twist (Abdominal Stretch) on Sasuke. I had other moves in mind, but since this was intended for a contest, I thought that if I was going to feature a pro-wrestling move, I might as well use a move that really shouts “pro-wrestling”. I believe the Cobra Twist does that, since it seems to be the most popular pro-wrestling move in Japan.
Oh, and why is Naruto the winner here? Sasuke defeated him in other fan art, so why not let Naruto be victorious here. Plus, this was also my belated tribute to Naruto for his fictional birthday last October 10.
I hope you enjoy this piece.
Alternative Versions
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- Naruto vs. Sasuke – Medium Version
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- Naruto vs. Sasuke – A4 Size Version
“Dattebayo” Naruto Uzumaki
“Dattebayo!!” Naruto Uzumaki
「キングオブ漫画プロレス」： うずまき ナルト
[KING OF MANGA PRO-WRESTLING]: NARUTO UZUMAKI
This is Naruto Uzumaki as a pro-wrestling champion. This is my tribute to the NARUTO manga series, as it ends after 15 years of publication. Congratulations to Masashi Kishimoto for 15 years of Naruto.
I hope you will like it. I would appreciate your feedback for this drawing.
Extra Notes:
NARUTO is a series that could definitely be considered as a hallmark of my generation. I’m not a big fan of the series, but I did get to have a glimpse of what it’s about, and I can see how much fans it has through the years. As the series is about to end after 15 years in publication, I decided to give the manga my own tribute to acknowledge its legendary status.
This plan became even more definite after reading some of the latest chapters of the series, which actually got me a bit emotional even if I haven’t really read the series a lot.
When I made this piece, I used legendary Japanese pro-wrestler Kenta Kobashi as a reference for Naruto’s pose. I was somewhat imagining Naruto Uzumaki having a retirement ceremony similar to that of Kobashi. Maybe it’s because Kobashi’s ceremony was filled with orange streamers, which is the color that is also symbolic of Naruto. I guess Kobashi’s fighting spirit in the ring and generally cheerful demeanor also played a role here.
The design for the championship belt, if you’re interested, was actually based on the one used in a wrestling-themed cover page of Shonen Jump back in 2012.
In this piece, I decided to expand a bit on my “King of Pro-Wrestling” trading card game parody. This time, I renamed it as “King of Manga Pro-Wrestling”. I am considering doing this parody series for other future artworks.
Congratulations to Masashi Kishimoto for 15 years of Naruto. I wish you the best in your future works.
Manga Pro-Wrestling 「漫画プロレス」 