So Why is Naruto's last name Uzumaki?

[iKyo-Kun]

Naruto's mother's last name was Uzumaki, so isn't it tradition for the son or daughter to get the fathers last name? unless it's different in Japan or something xD

[Ra Ritsujun za Desudebiru]

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[iKyo-Kun]

RaRitsujun

ｓｏ　ｔｈａｔ　ｎａｒｕｔｏ／ｏｔｈｅｒｓ　ｗｏｕｌｄｎ’ｔ　ｓｕｓｐｅｃｔ　ｔｈａｔ　ｎａｒｕｔｏ　ｃｏｕｌｄ　ｂｅ　ｒｅｌａｔｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｙｏｎｄａｉｍｅ　ｈｏｋａｇｅ

ooooh that makes sense *slow*

[xx Cookie-Boots xx]

Because retcon stated that for some reason, it would aid him better if nobody knew who his dad was.
It honestly would have made so much more sense if it was a forbidden affair type deal. But noooo. emotion_donotwant

[Falling Star19912]

Because it is

[WhenSakuraBloom]

Cuz no one was supposed to know who his father was 4laugh

[Itachi -ox]

Pretty much what Cookie Boots said.
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[iKyo-Kun]

lol this thread is 2 months old, why are people reviving it? XD

[Korruptic]

I'm guessing when he was an orphan, they didn't want him to learn that his father was the fourth so they gave him his mother's name. Seems reasonable, that's what I would do.

[fancynancy11]

what everyone else said, also yes, in Japan the child takes the mother's last name.

[skullygirl-101]

weelllll naruto mom last name is uzamaki ninja