Sakura: Never figured you for the artistic type. Sai: Looks can be decieving.

Naruto: I bet you're dying to know my name! Gaara: I couldn't care less.

It’s foolish to fear what we’ve yet to see and know.

The weaker you are the louder you bark. -Tenten

I didn't think much about foreign readers when I began 'Naruto,' but I knew that many of the artists who influenced me had already been accepted overseas.

I don't care who I have to fight! If he rips my arms out, I'll kick him to death! If he rips my legs off, I'll bite him to death! If he rips my head off, I'll stare him to death! And if he gouges out my eyes, I'll curse him from the grave! Even If i'm torn to shreds, I'm taking Sasuke back from Orochimaru!

There's no advantage to hurrying through life." -Shikamaru Nara