Real reason the arms are held backwards when a character in anime is running incredibly fast! Running animation at impossible speeds can be achieved with 2-4 drawings, commonly used by directors like Tex Avery or Hanna-Barbera in Western animation. But that speed does not allow enough time for the arms to move in tandem and still be visually readable to the viewer. This is also true for small characters like Jerry Mouse whose shorter limbs had to move at faster speeds. So to fix this, they would animate the arms held outstretched in front of the character. Same principle is being applied here with arms held backwards. Also keeps limbs away from the face for important acting moments or dialogue. This has been your bonus fact! :)
I know it was filler, but that one arc where they had to guard a runner on his super important race explains it too. Ninjas have special training that makes them superhuman and run fast. The runner guy doesn't have any secret ninja training, so he runs the same way as normal people do. I believe there's even a line where mention how surprising it is for this guy to be running so fast without being a ninja.
No actually you're wrong he was actually faster than the ninjas since he had trained for pure speed rather than combat speed and he did the naruto run as well. Everyone in the naruto universe can tap into chakra to do superhuman feats, ninjas just have the best training for its use.
There's another reason for moving one's arms while running; the muscle groups that swing the arms are connected to the ones that expand and contract the rib cage while breathing. This in turn means moving the arms increases the amount of air taken in while running. Anime characters don't breath. Not animating the arms saves hours of animation time per second of finished animation. Man hours spent animating a run cycle is expensive, thus why they save as many frames of animation as possible for a run cycle by drawing this type of run cycle instead of a traditional one.
even if they did would it matter? in naruto atleast, they make massive steps. The amount of distance you run is less to do with your number of steps and more to do with the force you put onto the ground per step. Chakra is the only thing that makes this possible. If you look at the way they run, it makes perfect sense. Minimum steps for naruto and goku, and sonic's running is more like a wheel than steps, he is just a unicycle race car... so yea aerodynamics is the only thing that really matters here.
i dont see how not animating the arms saves a significant amount of time. a run cycle is repeated. it wont take very many frames to complete one cycle then repeat it. i think cost and animation time is a poor argument. its just lazy some scenes in naruto dont even animate the limbs much when they jump tree branch to tree branch. and yes i've done animation before.
This has already been confirmed by a real life ninja that this type of running is actually legit, the only difference being, the speed. It was more of a high paced jog rather than sprint, combined with not flinging the arms around, it was really effective when having to sustain the same pace and conserve their stamina over a long period of time, getting from point a to point b not in the fastest way but with as little rests as possible
That’s pure BS I ran track half my life and not using your arms makes you waste more energy. I hope you are just trolling because if you serious then 🤷
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Yeah, no. It throws off your balance and makes you slower. Even if you *could* run like that, you'd *still* be able to run faster by pumping your arms. It's not just balance, it's also momentum.
@@RabblesTheBinx dude did you even watch the video, they reach speeds of racecars, so taking that into consideration, why would someone running in all wheel drive need balance. sorry if this was a bit agressive i didnt mean it to sound that way
I feel like the ACTUAL reason they run this way is because it's easier to animate. Canonically though, they run so fast that the drag probably pushes their arms back instead of them doing it on purpose. It is true that running this way at high speeds is more aerodynamic but it's the drag pushing their arms into that position.
@@eternal-z2h It was also used by actual ninjas to not waste energy putting pressure on muscles (as someone who likes to run I actually understand that a lot, when you run for some time all of your muscles used in the run get tired fast)
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I think this running method will be more common on Venus, as the atmosphere is 96 times denser there, so drag is a significant factor even at normal running speeds.
Supporting the theory, we only se the NARUTO run in effective use when there is a fight or a mission that requires high speed. Whenever the characters run in their free time (like the time Naruto ran from Sakura, in between the haku and the exam ark) they run in a normal, upright fashion.
Next theory: how many calories is a ninja burning when running at those speeds and just how much ramen would Naruto have to eat regain the lost calories 😂
Let's be honest, the increase in their "surface area" is really gonna cancel out any of the things that were mentioned. Of course I could just be dead wrong
Real Ninjas have already explained the run (ninja reacts to naruto) and how / why it’s used and that’s it’s a very real run. He does say it’s exaggerated but it’s deft real and according to the ninja effective for the assumed reason. The ninja explains that it isn’t faster but allows them to run longer distances
Lies. It that was the case, track and marathon runners would have been using it since way long ago. In fact, running like that wastes more energy than running normally or with proper techniques. If you watch marathon runners you'll notice that they barely move their arms and keep a straight posture. Sprinting requires more arm movements. The reason why you move arms is because it helps you balance and maintain momentum. Run like naruto and then run with proper sprinting technique and you'll see the difference.
Ima get into the lore here, so flash is connected to this thing called the speed force which basically allows him to not be slowed down by wind resistance, I think matapat talked about it in the superman vs flash race at the end of justice league
The speedforce already negates wind resistance somehow. If it didn't then Flash being the fastest would also make him the strongest by definition. Just surviving that speed would make him more durable than anything any enemy has ever thrown at them lol.
@@ggmr399 First of all he is talking that flash's speed will increase if he runs like naruto he is not saying naruto runs faster than him.Go study english before typing a reply
I always thought they run with loose arms so they dont break momentum when they need to use their hands for something else like throwing pointy objects or making magic hand symbols or whatever.
I remember I actually ran like this during a school run competition. Guess what, I got dead last not to mention embarrassed myself in front of my whole school. One of my friends Never let me forget it til the day he did forgot himself.
@@santi_super_stunts2573 Did you even watch the video lol. Matt said it would work of you can run at super sonic speed. Not if your a normal person. He's not saying it would work for normal people
As someone who used the Naruto run on every running related thing that they make us students do in class(even when I'm being chased by someone). I can say that this is the best and fastest run.
Cap, forcing you arms backwards will slow you beacuse your body is focusing on the arms aswell of your legs, not using your arms at all and just letting them dangle in the fastest, I call it… The orichimaru run 😩 Yes I tested these lol, no hate
I've been in that situation. Only I wasn't running like that since I hadn't watched Naruto and I was super confused why they did that. I've only just recently started watching it. I'm at episode 65.
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I actually did do this in gym class in middle school. One of the most embarrassing moments of my life. Didn’t help that all the kids asked why I was “running like Superman.” No one connected the dots between Sonic (which I was trying to emulate) or Naruto. Somehow... that made it worse.
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@@fatpurp4041 Sorry, but there are no real ninjas. Being a "ninja" actually just is being a spy. It's not a noble traditional martial art, it's a job. Don't believe the Japanese mythologists. A Samurai is also just the equivalent of a Knight, including that many didn't know anything about fighting.
@@Preetzole The arms back pose also gives a character a more pleasing line of action. The body shape of an aerodynamic object helps make the brain think the picture is of someone is running very fast. This is most likely why manga artists drew it that way, before the anime existed
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@@24Kam. dont ask for views, people just get annoyed by it. and you stating that "i actaully think and know they're good" isnt exactly helping here. not hating on you, i wish you all the luck in this fcked up youtube we have now, but try to avoid making these comments or dont, i dont dictate what you do.
I always though the logic behind the Naruto run being faster/more efficient was the nearly horizontal posture. The arms serving much like we think tails helped the larger bipedal dinosaurs when running, by providing balance. But the main thing being the posture and the forward leaning of the body, so that instead of being a "run" (which I defined as forward motion driven almost entirely by the limbs of the person running) it was more of a controlled forward fall. That way gravity does most of the work for you as far as momentum, and your own legs function like attitude thrusters on Sci-Fi space shuttles, providing direction without even needing to do much in the way of forward thrust.
Not exactly. You become a "smaller target" if the projectile is moving in a perfect straight line from the front. On the other hand, not only are you an easier target from the side and above, you're also closer to the front, which will also make you easier to hit.
I mean, you’re still the same size, and like the other dude said that just increases your dimensions from other angles, gg if someone has the high ground cause your back is a whole lot flatter.
@@pepe2veces now I'm just picturing if the Naruto run was the superman run this entire time. And placing all those moments They Naruto run doing the super man run
Indeed. Kind of like how real life flamethrowers doesn't spark fire internally but only sparks fire in front of the nozzle and then jets out fuel in high speed. Or like fire breathers that uses already lit torch and just spits out alcohol or powdered substance out of their mouth.
I'm kinda curious at what running speed/wind speed Naruto running would start being better. But I guess there's not really a formula for how much energy you need doing either one
So, I tried this (I had to) and, while I was in constant fear of falling on my face, it did feel a bit faster. The "falling forward" feeling makes it "feel" faster but I'm not sure it actually is.
Next theory: Is Sandman’s running really effective Just a thought, ik they gave the reason why sandman can run fast but I don’t believe he can outrun horses Edit: Sandman from jojo part 7 (for context)
I wish there was someone who had been taught to run like that since they were a little kid. Getting posture and everything right, getting taught to run this way their whole life and at 18- 20 or sth, like young adult, ttey make a comparison: regular runner vs naruto runner. I dont think anything is impissible
When my daughter learned to walk, she immediately started running like that, we kinda teased her for it and she stopped, but every once in a while she still does it.
Same with my baby brother. When he learned to 'run', he started running like naruto run, even though he has never seen Naruto or any anime. Guess my father's gen really flows in him lmao.
I considered that for a moment when the video started. Remember, though, that one of powers of The Flash(es) (and other DC speedsters) is their "Speed Force Aura". Among other things, this essentially negates and protects them from air friction. Thus, I'm figuring that it would negate drag so that they achieve the same insane speed in normal or Naruto running style. With drag negated, it again becomes a matter of the necessity of balance winning out and so they're better off running "normal" style.
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Can we just take a moment to appreciate MatPat's rare acknowledgement when he makes a video that Kyle Hill did years before him? And can we then also take a moment to realize he left out his own former team member Gaijin Goombah who also made a video about this? Likely the most factual and historical based video too?
I am really happy you said the " Naruto " run is the best because its technically not the Naruto run its more the sonic run since 1993 in sonic cd or sonic adventure in 1998 just before Naruto in 1999
Well- I mean- It’s true. I was already gifted at math, however game theory is why I passed science. Also thanks to game theory I have been able to skip math lessons because I Already now the math-
Ninjas ran like that to save energy,this run also prevented their robes from making noise and giving away their position and yes its also easier to animate
The “Naruto” Run is historically accurate in some cases. It’s over-exaggerated but you can find plenty of sources where many warrior classes didn’t swing their arms when running because they sprinted while holding their arms straight to keep from hitting their weapon mounted at their sides.
Ive seen someone interviewing a former ninja in japan and one of thos questions where if this kind of run is effective or not. He answered that it indeed is. (Ik no one asked)
@@janaahmad3857 no because that would mean it was 2 thousand and 19 years before covid started so it would be 1 bc because it was one year before covid started
Lol, yeah. The fillers get a lot of hate, but you know one's succesful when years later it gets its own sequel where a long running question is answered in the trolliest way possible.
A more specific question could be just how big of a scammer was Toph? Just a petty criminal or someone who’s more than capable of messing up the economy?
Fun Fact: Sonic Is The First One To Use That Specific Run Back In 1991's Sonic The Hedgehog CD In Which Sonic Can Run Similar To That By Pulling Off A Peel Out Which Can Be Achieved By Holding Up Then Pressing Jump And You Get A Speed Boost When You Let Go Of The Up Button, Or Going At A High Speed. Sonic Was The First One To "Naruto" Run Making It The Sonic Run.
Yes, covid is a virus; something that a vaccine won't stop due to it constantly mutating so I wouldn't be surprised if they expect us to wear masks until 2025.
@@Reaping_Matster I disagree. Although viruses that spread easily have a high chance of mutation because of the numbers I will say that vaccines will help a lot in reducing the virus chance of spreading which means it will have less chances to infect, reproduce and mutate. So eventually it will go away like many other viruses.
There is one thing that matpat got wrong, which is Naruto's highest recorded speed feat, which is beyond light speed as he dodges Jubi Madara's light fang (the purple laser from the super pale guy's mouth that glowy Naruto dodges) which in the guide book for Naruto clearly states to be moving at light speed. So the calculations would be way more than just millions of times that of rocket engines being strapped on to Naruto. P.S. this is not a hate comment just trying to be funny.
Real reason the arms are held backwards when a character in anime is running incredibly fast! Running animation at impossible speeds can be achieved with 2-4 drawings, commonly used by directors like Tex Avery or Hanna-Barbera in Western animation. But that speed does not allow enough time for the arms to move in tandem and still be visually readable to the viewer. This is also true for small characters like Jerry Mouse whose shorter limbs had to move at faster speeds. So to fix this, they would animate the arms held outstretched in front of the character. Same principle is being applied here with arms held backwards. Also keeps limbs away from the face for important acting moments or dialogue. This has been your bonus fact! :)
Let me explain studios!
Let Me Explain Studios Wow, that was really interesting, especially since im getting into animation!💗
ps. glad ur still aight👍🏻
Thats very interesting and makes sense, thanks for the fact lol
Thanks Rebecca :D
Love your videos rebecca
So is Naruto running effective?
Answer:
If you run twice as fast as a race car then yes!
I am the race car, I have to become the race car
Then will I achieve my goals
or like those speed ice skaters
@@crimsonarea That's some lightning McQueen attitude right there!
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I am flash
Theory suggestion: the science behind a double jump
Pretty sure that was covered in Austin’s video on genii back on Shoddycast
Yeah big boom
Titanfall anyone?
That was explined in saggy epsode
I'm the freaking scout here!
I know it was filler, but that one arc where they had to guard a runner on his super important race explains it too. Ninjas have special training that makes them superhuman and run fast. The runner guy doesn't have any secret ninja training, so he runs the same way as normal people do. I believe there's even a line where mention how surprising it is for this guy to be running so fast without being a ninja.
No actually you're wrong he was actually faster than the ninjas since he had trained for pure speed rather than combat speed and he did the naruto run as well. Everyone in the naruto universe can tap into chakra to do superhuman feats, ninjas just have the best training for its use.
There's another reason for moving one's arms while running; the muscle groups that swing the arms are connected to the ones that expand and contract the rib cage while breathing. This in turn means moving the arms increases the amount of air taken in while running.
Anime characters don't breath. Not animating the arms saves hours of animation time per second of finished animation. Man hours spent animating a run cycle is expensive, thus why they save as many frames of animation as possible for a run cycle by drawing this type of run cycle instead of a traditional one.
Makes me wonder why he didn't even mention this. Here, have an upvote
Yes... That's why we swing our arms when standing ;D
even if they did would it matter? in naruto atleast, they make massive steps. The amount of distance you run is less to do with your number of steps and more to do with the force you put onto the ground per step. Chakra is the only thing that makes this possible. If you look at the way they run, it makes perfect sense. Minimum steps for naruto and goku, and sonic's running is more like a wheel than steps, he is just a unicycle race car... so yea aerodynamics is the only thing that really matters here.
i dont see how not animating the arms saves a significant amount of time. a run cycle is repeated. it wont take very many frames to complete one cycle then repeat it.
i think cost and animation time is a poor argument. its just lazy some scenes in naruto dont even animate the limbs much when they jump tree branch to tree branch.
and yes i've done animation before.
Just... look up the Devilman Crybaby run if you haven’t seen it. It’s the exact opposite of the Naruto run, *and it’s glorious.*
The real reason they run with their hands backwards: it’s just easier to animate
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The animators might as well had the characters' feet glide above ground instead of moving and just have the characters glide around
@@danab0440 that happened in the last arc,everyone was flying around after the ten tail was resurrected
What about the manga lol
0:40 "sweet balance of comedy and action"
And filler.
Lots and lots of filler.
Laughs in over 150 filler episodes
You can just skip It
Yes
Not as much as bleach
Well yeah. Duh but lots of the fillers are actually fun.
This has already been confirmed by a real life ninja that this type of running is actually legit, the only difference being, the speed.
It was more of a high paced jog rather than sprint, combined with not flinging the arms around, it was really effective when having to sustain the same pace and conserve their stamina over a long period of time, getting from point a to point b not in the fastest way but with as little rests as possible
They interviewed the purported last Ninja in Japan at Asian Boss and he did confirm this interestingly ua-cam.com/video/W82754Zhx3Q/v-deo.html
Fact
Oh i thought it was u gonna fall and then push u self so u get more speed
That’s pure BS I ran track half my life and not using your arms makes you waste more energy. I hope you are just trolling because if you serious then 🤷
Dude, stop watching so much anime and touch some grass.
*Shikimaru running*
Him: What a drag
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Lol, nailed it
Kakashi wore his make so that people couldn’t see his nose bleed while he read his books
True anyone realise that in naruto and not naruto that he read the stuff infront of kids
they run like that so if they run FAST the aair will lift them up from under there stomach and so they dont break there neck
Mask*
What is make buwahahaha
He also wore his mask as a kid so way longer than 5 years
Basically, the naruto run is the best run. We are just not good enough for it.
We can only hope
Yeah, no. It throws off your balance and makes you slower. Even if you *could* run like that, you'd *still* be able to run faster by pumping your arms. It's not just balance, it's also momentum.
@@RabblesTheBinx dude did you even watch the video, they reach speeds of racecars, so taking that into consideration, why would someone running in all wheel drive need balance. sorry if this was a bit agressive i didnt mean it to sound that way
Jean Pierre Polnareff for naruto runners yeah it’s better but in real life application for running no doesn’t make you faster
Welcome i made you guys like that
Ps. I couldve made you guys better
I feel like the ACTUAL reason they run this way is because it's easier to animate. Canonically though, they run so fast that the drag probably pushes their arms back instead of them doing it on purpose. It is true that running this way at high speeds is more aerodynamic but it's the drag pushing their arms into that position.
No, it's just real ninja. Also manga
@@89qn85mn I've been telling people the same. They don't realize wher it actually comes from..
A real ninja literally said they use this run because it's not draining their energy fast bruh smh
well, the manga came first. i think kishimoto just thought it looked dope
@@eternal-z2h It was also used by actual ninjas to not waste energy putting pressure on muscles (as someone who likes to run I actually understand that a lot, when you run for some time all of your muscles used in the run get tired fast)
Intro: Is slightly different
Everyone: Theory mode activated
@rifay amr, that’s 5 days from now. What happens?
@@RicoTheMenace end of world probably
the AI is taking over. That's why it's so pixely
@Isabella Murguia new show?
7/23/20 is when the NEOWISE comet is said to disappear for 6000 years.
So this is why the Naruto run didn't work during the raid at Area 51
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Correct.
It's you again.....
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*Imagine in parallel universe Usain Bolt actually Naruto Run to get those world record*
Hahahahaha. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. HAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHHHAAAHHHAHHHAHAHHHAHHAHHHAHAHH!!!!!!!!!
Must be an alternate Earth with an atmospheric pressure 10 times higher.
Hotel? Trivago.
Nice
Or was the footage edited to make it look like he didn’t Naruto run? 👀
I think this running method will be more common on Venus, as the atmosphere is 96 times denser there, so drag is a significant factor even at normal running speeds.
Running normally: *exists*
Matpat: What a drag
Well played
My people
@Triston Zumek we know fact running speed like a supercar
LMAO NO
Noice
Supporting the theory, we only se the NARUTO run in effective use when there is a fight or a mission that requires high speed. Whenever the characters run in their free time (like the time Naruto ran from Sakura, in between the haku and the exam ark) they run in a normal, upright fashion.
SO TRUE!
A wise man once said “what a drag”
Shikamaru
I was gonna say shikamaru but u beat me to it
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let's get this to 200 or more likes, just like Shikamaru's IQ
I just thought the reason why they did that was because they were running so fast they couldn't pump their arms because of the wind force.
Next theory: how many calories is a ninja burning when running at those speeds and just how much ramen would Naruto have to eat regain the lost calories 😂
lmfao.
Why not?
The year is 2025, and thousands of instagram users are naruto running every day to lose weight
great now I want to see that
YES.
You. Had. So. Many. Chances. At. Adding. A. Clip. Of. Shikamaaru. Saying. “What a drag.”
Louis the Birdie 😂
Chances wasted ...😭
true true
I thought of that and was so confused why he didn’t put that in
He probably went what a drag
All Naruto Characters: Naruto runs
Choji and Chocho: Im just gonna pretend that isn't a thing
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Let's be honest, the increase in their "surface area" is really gonna cancel out any of the things that were mentioned.
Of course I could just be dead wrong
Orochimaru does the same thing lol
Boruto sometimes too
You had 420 likes, until some complete idiot liked it
Real Ninjas have already explained the run (ninja reacts to naruto) and how / why it’s used and that’s it’s a very real run. He does say it’s exaggerated but it’s deft real and according to the ninja effective for the assumed reason. The ninja explains that it isn’t faster but allows them to run longer distances
Lies.
It that was the case, track and marathon runners would have been using it since way long ago. In fact, running like that wastes more energy than running normally or with proper techniques.
If you watch marathon runners you'll notice that they barely move their arms and keep a straight posture. Sprinting requires more arm movements. The reason why you move arms is because it helps you balance and maintain momentum.
Run like naruto and then run with proper sprinting technique and you'll see the difference.
@@devil23xx75 Bruh it depends on the guy if the person actually didn't skip leg day
So you’re saying the flash could have beaten reverse flash already if he new to Naruto run😂😂😂
He already beat naruto even with normal running
Ima get into the lore here, so flash is connected to this thing called the speed force which basically allows him to not be slowed down by wind resistance, I think matapat talked about it in the superman vs flash race at the end of justice league
The speedforce already negates wind resistance somehow. If it didn't then Flash being the fastest would also make him the strongest by definition. Just surviving that speed would make him more durable than anything any enemy has ever thrown at them lol.
Did somebody noticed something wrong in the intro
@@ggmr399 First of all he is talking that flash's speed will increase if he runs like naruto he is not saying naruto runs faster than him.Go study english before typing a reply
You all should remember something the anime Bakuman said,
*"Everything is possible in anime"*
Truer things have never been said
@@sixloki1232 indeed
Because of that its intersting
@@rezamorad1412 And thats why we have a variety of animes
ah yes, a man of culture
For the record, Kakashi did remove his mask once in the show... Just to reveal another mask underneath it 🙄
I saw his face at filler ep. 467
Wow, you don’t even watch naruto, he actually took his mask off, but you just “watch” it because it’s a trend.
Nathan T chill it’s a show
Nathan T stop being a baby bruh
here's the vid: ua-cam.com/video/ub82Xb1C8os/v-deo.html
I always thought they run with loose arms so they dont break momentum when they need to use their hands for something else like throwing pointy objects or making magic hand symbols or whatever.
I remember I actually ran like this during a school run competition. Guess what, I got dead last not to mention embarrassed myself in front of my whole school. One of my friends Never let me forget it til the day he did forgot himself.
Till the day he died or did, which one
Should have not been a dumbass 😂 the run doesn’t work don’t listen to some nerd who doesn’t even run competitively
@@santi_super_stunts2573 Did you even watch the video lol. Matt said it would work of you can run at super sonic speed. Not if your a normal person. He's not saying it would work for normal people
Talked about your comment in the video I just posted. Felt bad .. and it sent me on a whole tangent about bullies. Glad you did the naruto run!
@santi_super_stunts watch the video and read the comment carefully
"I just thought it looked cool" - Masashi Kishimoto, probably
Very detailed animation
@@dia3889 Masashi koshimoto was the Manga artist. Not an animator.
Lol
@Jayden McDow stop advertising that way
I always assumed it was just easier and cheaper to animate.
Matpatt: Kakashi wore a mask for 5 yrs
Me : he literally wore a mask his whole life
LIKE WHEN HE WAS 5, HE'S 44 AND STILL WEARS IT
he took it off for filler in shippuden and in boruto but still
He actually wore multiple masks
@@Kingdomyt08 tru
He was born with the mask.
As someone who used the Naruto run on every running related thing that they make us students do in class(even when I'm being chased by someone). I can say that this is the best and fastest run.
Cap, forcing you arms backwards will slow you beacuse your body is focusing on the arms aswell of your legs, not using your arms at all and just letting them dangle in the fastest, I call it…
The orichimaru run 😩
Yes I tested these lol, no hate
“The weird kid in class that chooses to run this way”
Meanwhile my entire gym class: *naruto running*
I've been in that situation. Only I wasn't running like that since I hadn't watched Naruto and I was super confused why they did that.
I've only just recently started watching it.
I'm at episode 65.
Tri Smith
Cool! I haven’t even watched it but I would run with my class because it looked fun XD
My group once convinced the Asian kid in our group to run like this in our weight lifting class. Good times
Talon Wilson
.o. Yeeeeeeeees
It was only me and like 2 of my friends 😕😕😕
Film theorists: See's "Naruto run is the best run"
Me: *I don't need sleep, I need**
*answers*
@@bonpaoi4736 no one click that link
@@bonpaoi4736 Nahh I'm good 👍👍
same it's 12:30 right now
"Today we justify you! Strange kid who decided to run that way"
Me: hey ... thank you?
I am not happy.but I weeb friend is
I’m sorry I’m doing this but I gotta day that I would greatly appreciate it if you checked out my last naruto videos on my channel cuz I actually think and know they’re good. Trying to grow a community of my own.
lol my kids run like this thought they were weird the i stumbled upon this
I actually did do this in gym class in middle school. One of the most embarrassing moments of my life. Didn’t help that all the kids asked why I was “running like Superman.” No one connected the dots between Sonic (which I was trying to emulate) or Naruto. Somehow... that made it worse.
I am that boy I am weeeeeeeb
Killua does the naruto run in early-mid Chimera Ant Arc
Me: (sees sponsor) “Oh, hey: I go there.”
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Woah, you go there? Neat. Any chance they might accept 13 year old girls?
@@starlighttheorist2683
Lmao-
wait really? im a junior in high school rn and i need to start thinking of college soon, was it hard to get in?
Just passing by they will accept anyone that gives them money. You could be a rock with googly eyes and they would accept you
Ok but that's legit so awesome that they offer all those things, I'm commenting so that youtube would show your comment to more people so they could possibly benefit from this info :)
The person who did the Naruto run : they called me a mad man
and they are, unless they are ninja
Fun fact: the run was originally made to decrease the amount of animation required to run.
smart
the more you know.
But rl ninjas also do that to decrease stamina loss while running
Shhhhhh
@@fatpurp4041 Sorry, but there are no real ninjas.
Being a "ninja" actually just is being a spy. It's not a noble traditional martial art, it's a job.
Don't believe the Japanese mythologists. A Samurai is also just the equivalent of a Knight, including that many didn't know anything about fighting.
When Mathew Patrick never knew that Sonic ran that way 10 years earlier I kinda felt bad for him
“Are choosing to run in exactly this form” it’s true, it’s easier to make them a normal running animation
Haha yea easier to animate
Easier to animate and the Japanese just thinks it's cool.
I didn't know that manga was animated and not just still drawings
@@Preetzole The arms back pose also gives a character a more pleasing line of action. The body shape of an aerodynamic object helps make the brain think the picture is of someone is running very fast. This is most likely why manga artists drew it that way, before the anime existed
@DZZY its not a joke. Its sarcasm.
Naruto: "Hey Sonic got a new technique for me?"
Sonic: "Sure do!"
Beat me to it!
Gotta go fast!
*starts rolling*
vee fan Wooooo!!!
Holy Christ, learning that Sonic Naruto runs is so cursed it literally just chilled me to the bone. I dont play sonic games so i never knew that.
I played the sonic games way before I even knew about Naruto, so I was always confused why the run was called the Naruto run instead of the Sonic run.
?
@@chocoshroom2926 ?
My friends and I have been doing the naruto run for years that’s how we run 😂
Mat: hello internet -
Everyone: here we go again
I’m sorry I’m doing this but I gotta day that I would greatly appreciate it if you checked out my last naruto videos on my channel cuz I actually think and know they’re good. Trying to grow a community of my own.
His videos are sick for what it counts
@@24Kam. dont ask for views, people just get annoyed by it. and you stating that "i actaully think and know they're good" isnt exactly helping here.
not hating on you, i wish you all the luck in this fcked up youtube we have now, but try to avoid making these comments or dont, i dont dictate what you do.
FinalCartoneer right
SirenDoge he used the English dub and I wanted to die in the clip between him and neji
Kakashi also wore a mask and didn’t die like his friends
OOF
Don’t even go there lmao
He did die to pain tho came back to life but still died
@@landonwager8462 the mask made him come back to life
lol true
Is the Naruto Run good?
Short version:
For Naruto, yes
For you, no
Fair enough
@Trikxx yes
Makes sense
I always though the logic behind the Naruto run being faster/more efficient was the nearly horizontal posture. The arms serving much like we think tails helped the larger bipedal dinosaurs when running, by providing balance. But the main thing being the posture and the forward leaning of the body, so that instead of being a "run" (which I defined as forward motion driven almost entirely by the limbs of the person running) it was more of a controlled forward fall. That way gravity does most of the work for you as far as momentum, and your own legs function like attitude thrusters on Sci-Fi space shuttles, providing direction without even needing to do much in the way of forward thrust.
Also the added benefit of naruto running for them, is that it makes you a smaller target, which makes it a lot easier to dodge projectile.
Not exactly. You become a "smaller target" if the projectile is moving in a perfect straight line from the front. On the other hand, not only are you an easier target from the side and above, you're also closer to the front, which will also make you easier to hit.
I mean, you’re still the same size, and like the other dude said that just increases your dimensions from other angles, gg if someone has the high ground cause your back is a whole lot flatter.
in that case putting both arms forward would be best, you get the same smaller profile and you could react faster to an attack
@@pepe2veces now I'm just picturing if the Naruto run was the superman run this entire time. And placing all those moments They Naruto run doing the super man run
1:01 his mask doesn’t burn because the jutsu doesn’t come out of his mouth. The fireball jutsu starts at the opening of the hand sign.
I get that I really do, but we're talking about heat due to convection, and radiation
Indeed. Kind of like how real life flamethrowers doesn't spark fire internally but only sparks fire in front of the nozzle and then jets out fuel in high speed. Or like fire breathers that uses already lit torch and just spits out alcohol or powdered substance out of their mouth.
Slyphean anims that’s why they blow. They redirect the fire with an enhanced breath.
I know ninja are supposed to be really strong and “cool”, but how do they breathe so hard?
Hugh Janus ask yourself. How do ninja bring down the moon or summon giant beasts.
MatPat: “Naruto run is the best run!”
Area 51 Raiders and every kid who Naruto ran: They called us mad men.
None of them survived, and they all looked stupid and they should feel bad.
nobody did try to go to area 51.. and dc are now state 51....
@@lucifers.morningstar3805 nope, I do not feel bad at all
MattPatt: "Naruto run is the best run!"
Me when I would always Naruto run in the Gym at school: they Made fun of me...
Still mad. But I bet super fast ALIENS that are clearly superhuman would benefit greatly from Naruto running :P
I'm kinda curious at what running speed/wind speed Naruto running would start being better. But I guess there's not really a formula for how much energy you need doing either one
also, they probably don’t have to worry about the balance issue because they can use chakra to stick their feet to the ground/help stay upright!!
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False ever seen Michael Jackson
Taranov
*Ok*
But sometimes they forget to do that like hinata did in the start of "the last naruto" movie
If Usain Bolt ran like Naruto wouldn’t everyone think that Naruto running is better?
he used his long leg in benefit while anime.. tgey just had short leg....
Yeah I’m gonna be that guy:
Ahem (pushes glasses up on nose), *actually,* he would not be nearly as fast if he ran like that.
Exactly
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That would be insufficient for him.
matpat: were here to justify you, strange kid in gym class
me:h-h-how does he know?
Because. We are all that strange kid in gym class...
The true strange kid in pe is our lord WILD WALLUM!!!
#wallum4prez2020
And then later on, he then said he can't help the gym kids, just the physics kids
We all were that person at some point
Or at all points
Becaause anyone who clicked on this video is trying to justify themselves doing it
So, I tried this (I had to) and, while I was in constant fear of falling on my face, it did feel a bit faster. The "falling forward" feeling makes it "feel" faster but I'm not sure it actually is.
I just assumed that it was because they had knives in their sleeves and swinging their arms around would be dangerous
That actually makes sense and I’ve heard the same thing for Mai from Avatar
That’s true...
That was my original thought.
Most of them store Kunai and NInja Tools in some Pounches or Bag they carry on their waist. You see this in Naruto;
No , naruto was probably being lazy and everyone was trying to figure out what was going on and just went with it
Next theory: Is Sandman’s running really effective
Just a thought, ik they gave the reason why sandman can run fast but I don’t believe he can outrun horses
Edit: Sandman from jojo part 7 (for context)
Better theory, *is the Devilman Crybaby run effective?*
U should give context not most people dont read manga or jojo manga
The run actually works, it’s a very effective form. I don’t remember the origin of it, but it’s actually good for long distances.
@@dillpickle2483 but can it outrun highspeed horses being pushed to their limit + stand shortcuts?
Sandman Outrun horses, but lost to nails xD
But he didn't deserve his death...
I always figured that the arms thing was so they could more safely hold knives while they were running.
Everyone: They run like this because of science.
Animators: We were just lazy lol.
I actually draw like this because I had the same idea as Mat, except I thought of it without the science. I thought it was wayyy more aerodynamic
but there are hundreds of other times they show them not doing the naruto run (sasuke vs gaara, sasuke vs lee, naruto vs sasuke both and etc)
@@zqninja3334 WE'RE LAZY, SIMPLE! Also for a few animators drawing the normal way is easier
Wait....why does it say 75 years ago?!
...
Why isn't the Flash running like this?
Barry: Oh man this evil speedster is too fast for me, what can I do?!?
Cisco: Just Naruto run bruh
bruh moment
Pretty sure at the speeds that the Flash runs at, his arms would be out of his sockets.
@@jasong9492 yeah they would but the speed force defies physics. Otherwise Barry would've destroyed central city just by running through it.
you guys are all wrong. yall remember the speed force?
XD
Matpat: Naruto Run is the best run
Me: Yes. I trained for all my middleschool years in the way of naruto running. This has been known.
I still in middle school
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A terrible video
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Ninja run actually is kinda similar :0
I wish there was someone who had been taught to run like that since they were a little kid. Getting posture and everything right, getting taught to run this way their whole life and at 18- 20 or sth, like young adult, ttey make a comparison: regular runner vs naruto runner.
I dont think anything is impissible
Intro: *starts to get glitchy*
Everyone: Somethings wrong I can feel it
It says 7.23.20 which is five days from now. My guess is a new channel, could be a vlog channel or a podcast. Or just another theory channel.
my instinct was anti and then i remembered which channel im watching
It was a medal....hm....Medal Theory? Life Theory?
Book theory?
@@sm92127 comic theory
When my daughter learned to walk, she immediately started running like that, we kinda teased her for it and she stopped, but every once in a while she still does it.
Let her Naruto run man
Yeah, she's girl of culture
Same with my baby brother. When he learned to 'run', he started running like naruto run, even though he has never seen Naruto or any anime. Guess my father's gen really flows in him lmao.
Why do parents bully their kids
TheRealBrit we didn’t bully her, just giggled at her and said it was cute. But drawing attention to it made her self conscious about it.
One time in gym class we had to “airplane run 7 laps” everyone was confused so the teacher naruto ran and we were just like bruh
Film theory: for every mile per hour the drag quadruples.
Shikamaru: that is such a drag.
So you’re telling me.. that if the Flash naruto runs, he’ll run even faster??
**Naruto theme intensifies**
No, because speed force already negates drag
I considered that for a moment when the video started. Remember, though, that one of powers of The Flash(es) (and other DC speedsters) is their "Speed Force Aura". Among other things, this essentially negates and protects them from air friction. Thus, I'm figuring that it would negate drag so that they achieve the same insane speed in normal or Naruto running style. With drag negated, it again becomes a matter of the necessity of balance winning out and so they're better off running "normal" style.
Big brain time
Gavin Brown “Why are you the way that you are? Honestly, every time I try to do something fun or exciting, you make it not that way. I hate so much about the things that you choose to be.”
Masashi kishimoto: *makes a cool and easy drawn run*
The film theorist: "No, its science"
it only work if you can run as fast as a car...
Can we just take a moment to appreciate MatPat's rare acknowledgement when he makes a video that Kyle Hill did years before him? And can we then also take a moment to realize he left out his own former team member Gaijin Goombah who also made a video about this? Likely the most factual and historical based video too?
@Raquel De Abreu 2026 lol
@Raquel De Abreu 2026 the funny part is that I found it in a 2016 meme
I swear sonic did it before naruto
Warning :
*just don't run uphill while using the naruto run* ,
I tried it and fell downwards
LOL
Dude just run better, its easy
Well now im gonna do that.
Concentrate to your chakra to your feet. Easy fix, noob
@@bornofpixels go diy
I am really happy you said the " Naruto " run is the best because its technically not the Naruto run its more the sonic run since 1993 in sonic cd or sonic adventure in 1998 just before Naruto in 1999
"Strange kid in gym class who chooses to run this way"
wait how did you know
no me is
I use to run like sonic I kinda still do cuz It makes me run faster
That kid is domics
@@keshsans536 no it doesn’t
Me too
Teacher: You won't learn anything without school
Me who watches Game Theory: Are you really in charge here
Teacher: well yes but actually no
i passed math class because of game theory lmao
Carlos Martinez
Me who watches game theory film theory and many more:fire in the hole smart me
@@xo1ler152 CLUTCH
Well- I mean- It’s true.
I was already gifted at math, however game theory is why I passed science. Also thanks to game theory I have been able to skip math lessons because I Already now the math-
Plot twist: they run like this because studios don't want to animate their arms
In the early episodes of Naruto they ran normal
Kakashi cause they weren’t ninjas
wait is that not true
They run like that in the manga too....
Ninjas ran like that to save energy,this run also prevented their robes from making noise and giving away their position and yes its also easier to animate
The “Naruto” Run is historically accurate in some cases. It’s over-exaggerated but you can find plenty of sources where many warrior classes didn’t swing their arms when running because they sprinted while holding their arms straight to keep from hitting their weapon mounted at their sides.
So basically, the ninja run is only good for supersonic ninjas? Makes sense.
Ya r e a l l y makes sure that
y o u are able to run faster😑
80 mph should be enough
That's why boruto couldn't naruto run at first
Ive seen someone interviewing a former ninja in japan and one of thos questions where if this kind of run is effective or not. He answered that it indeed is. (Ik no one asked)
And sonics
Dang I haven't been this early since Game Theory's og intro
I feel this
bruh now
ikr
Same
Feel that
If BC stood for before COVID then 2019 would be 1 bc...
That would mean 2019BC (before covid) is actually 1CE (common era)
wait shouldn't 2019 be like 2019 bc? since its before covid?
@@janaahmad3857 no thats not how that works
No it would be 0 bc because covid started spreading in other countries late 2019
@@janaahmad3857 no because that would mean it was 2 thousand and 19 years before covid started so it would be 1 bc because it was one year before covid started
"you can wear your mask for a few darn months" -MatPat
Me: Yeh a few months
When people credit kakashi wearing a mask for 5 years but you've worn a mask for more than 10 years : * sad kakuzu noises*
Yeah, he died in the end because he opened his mask while fighting naruto
Didn’t kakashi wear his mask when he was a child as well
Mandalorian
@@sangeethahanlon2679 yes he did kakashi wore it for like 40 years
@@eonmusic00001 Kakashi isn't 40 he's 30 at best.
(Boruto is a fan fic fight me)
Fun fact: Kakashi did take his mask off in one of the flash back episodes
Edit: episode 469
His face is so cute. It means teamwork
Shhhh! Don’t give the Karen’s a reason to argue!!!
Lol, yeah. The fillers get a lot of hate, but you know one's succesful when years later it gets its own sequel where a long running question is answered in the trolliest way possible.
@@browncow5210 ngl. Fillers episode are kinda bad but also very funny. The fillers are the reason why naruto is still a good decent anime.
Film theory: how much money did team avatar really spend
How much money did cabbage man lose because of team avatar?
A more specific question could be just how big of a scammer was Toph? Just a petty criminal or someone who’s more than capable of messing up the economy?
Or how much would appa eat within a day
Makes sense to me
@@shelbyteague7928 why does Toph, for me anyways, look like Hinata?
Actually kakashi wore the mask for like 45 years in his life
Film theory: casually uploading an anime meme theory while there is an announcement for a massive new project in 5 days
What project
@@stevenmorales7814 we don't know yet.
@@stevenmorales7814 check his community tab on the game theory channel
that guy and also the first 30 seconds of this video
Is is a part of it...
We should start a petition for Mr. Usain Bolt to run in a Naruto run fashion and measure it against his regular form.
I will measure this. I’m not as fast but I’m still fast
Sorry to break it to you but I dont think he thinks any more. ( I know it's a joke)
@@loganfore Godzilla had a stroke reading this and fucking died
@@royeltea I meant ran lmao I had a stroke re reading this
@@loganfore wait does he need help, is he in a coma or has he already died
When the villagers in Animal Crossing New Horizons get what I call the "zoomies," they're doing the Naruto run and it looks adorable.
the duck villagers are so cute when they do it
I call my (real) dogs bursts of energy zoomies too!
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@@fancyoil216 so do millions of others
Fun Fact: Sonic Is The First One To Use That Specific Run Back In 1991's Sonic The Hedgehog CD In Which Sonic Can Run Similar To That By Pulling Off A Peel Out Which Can Be Achieved By Holding Up Then Pressing Jump And You Get A Speed Boost When You Let Go Of The Up Button, Or Going At A High Speed.
Sonic Was The First One To "Naruto" Run Making It The Sonic Run.
Oh, so I wasn’t going nuts over this little fact!
You know 2020's gone poorly when Infiltrating Area 51 was a SIMPLER TIME.
So true.
Right?
Everything was fine until we raided area 51. Coincidence? I think not.
K.Lum **But that’s a just a theory, a FBI THEORY. Thanks for watching.**
Well I mean its not too bad because of the yan dev controversy of lovesick.
“Man this is such a drag..” -Shikamaru🥱
"Sorry, but that comment was real dull." -Darui
That’s actually really clever
"I've finally caught up to them" - sakura
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JaY - Brawl Stars I literally read this in Shikamaru’s voice
“You can wear a mask for a few darn months”
That aged well
"What a drag." -Shikamaru Nara
Yes, covid is a virus; something that a vaccine won't stop due to it constantly mutating so I wouldn't be surprised if they expect us to wear masks until 2025.
@@Reaping_Matster thanks general grievous, how despicable of you. 🙏
@@EggsBakin?
@@Reaping_Matster I disagree. Although viruses that spread easily have a high chance of mutation because of the numbers I will say that vaccines will help a lot in reducing the virus chance of spreading which means it will have less chances to infect, reproduce and mutate. So eventually it will go away like many other viruses.
There is one thing that matpat got wrong, which is Naruto's highest recorded speed feat, which is beyond light speed as he dodges Jubi Madara's light fang (the purple laser from the super pale guy's mouth that glowy Naruto dodges) which in the guide book for Naruto clearly states to be moving at light speed. So the calculations would be way more than just millions of times that of rocket engines being strapped on to Naruto.
P.S. this is not a hate comment just trying to be funny.
I turn on my Subtitles and the sub of Naruto is correctly "Naruto", but Boruto is subbed as "Burrito"😂😂
I know
Same
youtube subtitles got their preferences right
Naruto makes very good burritos.
@@Tempest_5.8x42mm now that's-
“Drag Force” sounds like a team of superhero drag queens.
A Lonely Goldfish I knew that term sounded funny, I just couldn’t figure why until just now 😂
I would watch that movie
you mean JoJo?
its called Super Drags
@@kittytroublemaker2283 Super Drags
When the problem doesn’t say “Air resistance is negligible” :(
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Alaia Omanu 😐?
Burritos dad is cool he really needs his own show
Matpat: “It’s the equivalent to adding rockets to his legs” Me: thinking about ida from my hero
OMG SAME
Apple Juice my dudes
My Hero Academia is my favourite anime though
No one:
Absolutely no one:
Film theory: If you ever run on Jupiter use the Naruto run.
Yes XD
"strange kid in gym class who chooses to run this way"
I can't help but feel personally attacked
Same
Same
Same
Not same
Agreed.
mattpatt: you can wear a pask for a few month. little did he know
Me: *skipping the entry song*
Weird numbers show up
Me: hold up
I was about to pop open a new tab when the music glitched.
Then I saw a number... or was it a date..?
"weird numbers"
Literally a date
same
He's making a new channel on the 23
Oh god, it's happening, it's happening. NOBODY PANIC, OK, DON'T PANIC!!!