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Older woman with an orange afro and a shuriken hairpin plants both hands on her hips and frowns sternly in the doorway of a village house.
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Kasumi

Character

A former Academy pupil of Konohagakure, Kasumi surfaces only in memories of the days when Ino Yamanaka and Sakura Haruno were still students. She is one of the anonymous classmates who fill out those early scenes.

English Voice: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Age: Part I: 12
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Appearance

Kasumi wears her ginger hair in an afro, set off on the front left by a shuriken-shaped detail. Her outfit is a purple dress layered over mesh, paired with long, pale-pink sleeves and a set of belt-like fittings.

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Personality

Nothing of her disposition is established in the source; she features purely as a background classmate rather than a developed character.

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History

She turns up in a flashback to the Academy years of Ino and Sakura, seen beside Ami and Fuki, and the anime places her in one of Naruto's own recollections during shuriken practice. Her name can be read to mean mist or haze, and by extension a dimness of sight.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Kasumi in Naruto?

Kasumi is a minor background character who appears only in flashbacks to the Academy days of Ino Yamanaka and Sakura Haruno in Konohagakure. She is one of several unnamed classmates who round out those early scenes.

When does Kasumi appear in Naruto?

Kasumi appears in a flashback showing the Academy years of Ino and Sakura, and the anime also places her in one of Naruto's own memories during shuriken practice. No personality or story details are given for her beyond these brief appearances.

What does Kasumi look like?

Kasumi wears her ginger hair in an afro with a shuriken-shaped detail on the front left. Her outfit is a purple dress layered over mesh with long, pale-pink sleeves and belt-like fittings.

Who are Kasumi's classmates in Naruto?

Kasumi is shown alongside fellow Academy classmates Ami and Fuki during flashbacks to Ino and Sakura's student days in Konohagakure. None of the three have any developed personality traits in the source material.

What does the name Kasumi mean?

Kasumi's name can be read to mean mist or haze in Japanese, and by extension a dimness of sight. Beyond her name, little else is established about this background Academy student.

Sources & Information

Looking for more on Kasumi? The Naruto Wiki on Fandom has a dedicated page with community notes.

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