<p>According to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasuke_Uchiha#Creation_and_conception" rel="nofollow">Sasuke Uchiha</a> article on Wikipedia, Sasuke's name comes from Sarutobi Sasuke, a fictional ninja featured in Japanese children's stories. Kishimoto also once said that Sasuke's character was influenced by Hiei from YuYu Hakusho.</p>

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Here i thought they were inspired by goku and vegeta. doh.
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<p>Like the title says, where did Mr. Kishimoto got the idea of the character personality, backstory, name etc.?</p>

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What was the source of inspiration behind the character Sasuke in Naruto?
# What was the source of inspiration behind the character Sasuke in Naruto?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-04-09
Like the title says, where did Mr. Kishimoto got the idea of the character personality, backstory, name etc.?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-04-09. Score: 3
According to [Sasuke Uchiha](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasuke_Uchiha#Creation_and_conception) article on Wikipedia, Sasuke's name comes from Sarutobi Sasuke, a fictional ninja featured in Japanese children's stories. Kishimoto also once said that Sasuke's character was influenced by Hiei from YuYu Hakusho.
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> **username_2** (2015-04-14): Here i thought they were inspired by goku and vegeta. doh.  
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