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Naruto began appearing in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in 1999, and the journey that began there continued until 2014. Then, Boruto arrived to continue the story. Naruto is not only a series that made history, but it also gave people one of the most prominent heroes in the manga world.
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Team 7 in Naruto
However, their original appearance that we are familiar with is very different from the original idea. In the initial sketches, Team 7, consisting of Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke looked very different from what we know and love.
In Rin no Sho, a Naruto guide released in Japan in 2002, a lot of things were included that most people had never seen. From concept art, character details and a lot of information about the series is revealed.
But what if Team 7’s appearance remained the same in the first draft?Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke with Kakashi as the team’s mentor quickly became iconic in the story. But the first ideas about their appearance made fans feel surprised, almost not recognizing them. Rin no Sho shows that there has been an incredible “evolutionary process” to get to the iconic image we know.
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Initial sketch of team 7
According to the initial sketch above, Sakura has the style of a 90s pop star, Naruto wears a lot of dusty accessories, and Sasuke has the appearance of another character in the series, Shino Aburame. The designs are charming, but it doesn’t seem to have much to do with the characters’ personalities. Each person, in their own style, has characteristics that make fans feel unfamiliar.
Imagine if Team 7 still kept that original appearance, maybe the series would be very different, this design would even be outdated, no longer a timeless adventure spanning many generations.