is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto. The name "Umino Iruka" can be taken as "umi no iruka" ("sea dolphin").
Even though he doesn't appear very often in the anime and manga, Iruka is constantly in the Top 10 favorite character polls, usually in the third - fifth spot. This is most likely due to the impact he has had in Naruto's life (being that of a father figure to Naruto) and his personality.
Iruka Umino is an instr...
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is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto. The name "Umino Iruka" can be taken as "umi no iruka" ("sea dolphin").
Even though he doesn't appear very often in the anime and manga, Iruka is constantly in the Top 10 favorite character polls, usually in the third - fifth spot. This is most likely due to the impact he has had in Naruto's life (being that of a father figure to Naruto) and his personality.
Iruka Umino is an instructor at the Konoha ninja academy, characterized by the distinctive scar across his face that he has had since childhood. Introduced as Naruto Uzumaki's sensei, he and Naruto have a special connection. Iruka relates to Naruto since he also grew up as an orphan and was around Naruto's current age when his parents were killed by the Demon fox; He was the first person to acknowledge Naruto as a person of value and show concern for him. Naruto cares deeply for him, and sees Iruka as a father figure.
Iruka's parents were killed by the demon...
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