If Kakashi knew why ....

[NaruAwesome]

if kakashi knew that naruto was the fourth son why didn't he tell naruto.

he knew because for one, they look alike
kakashi probably knew who minato was dating, and uzumaki, and naruto is an uzumaki, and there wasn't a lot of them in the village
kakashi probably knew she had the nine tails and probably could make the connection. the fourth was great at seals, so the nine tails being sealed in naruto would be a big hint. Alos, the large chakra reserve resembled his mom. he had his mom face but his dad hair too.

and if kakashi knew some others knew like the 3rd.

maybe they wanted naruto to keep his role model, and work harder

 

[ItachiSan03]

Plot no jutsu, keep it interesting... If everything was revealed right away it wouldn't be a story.

 

[Traffy]

My bad got confused, so yeah agree with ItachiSan

 

[Krynnz]

the fact that everyone HATED the son of the recently deceased/hero of konoha always kind've interested me. maybe thats just me

 

[NaruAwesome]

My bad got confused, so yeah agree with ItachiSan

you're right , but that was to not speak about the nine tails to naruto. but what about his father and mother.

 

[NaruAwesome]

the fact that everyone HATED the son of the recently deceased/hero of konoha always kind've interested me. maybe thats just me

most people didn't make the connection. they thought he was a random child

 

[Wolfang714]

Subject was taboo. Also, I think they didn't want to change Naruto's attitude by telling him he was Minato and Kushina's son. Naruto could have stopped trying so hard since he was the son of a genius-prodigy-hokage

 

[Naruto super saiyan]

kuz the third prohibied (spell ) to talk about anything

 

[EnvyMyApex]

Kakashi had no solid proof(which was why he was surprised when Naruto told him). Also, even if he knew he wouldn't of told him for the same reason why Hiruzen didn't tell him.

 

[Rare Talent]

Minato gave Naruto the last name Uzumaki to protect him. The fact that only a select few knew who Naruto's father is because that's how Minato wanted it to protect Naruto. Even to this day it's possible that enemies of Minato or their descendants would come for Naruto simply to sever the blood line or for revenge.

 

[Drakengard]

Honestly Naruto might have held a grudge against his father. He seemed pretty mad at him when he first saw Minato, and it did him much better to hear it from his own father first.

 

[SashaUchiha]

more than Kakashi, I have bad feelings about this towards Sandaime...

He didn't hide that fact that Naruto had the Kyuubi, yet he hid the fact that Minato was his Dad and Kushina was his Mom??? WHY? to protect him from the enemies? I guess Naruto made enough enemies with just the Kyuubi fact... *not happy

 

[Owarij]

Forbidden by the third hokage....\

Kakashi had no solid proof(which was why he was surprised when Naruto told him). Also, even if he knew he wouldn't of told him for the same reason why Hiruzen didn't tell him.

No, .. he was surprised he talked with his father.. who was dead...

 

[MasterOftheUchiha]

Minato explain all of this to naruto. Minato made kakshi, old thrid, everyone who knew to keep it a secret so naruto life would be safe go read it you find it trust me :flaw::flaw::flaw:

 

[Owarij]

almost all jounin + ninja know ... asuma, kurenai, kakashi, yamato, Jiraya, every single on of them

 

[Ldude]

They didnt want anyone to know because then he would be targeted as the hokages son.

 

[SashaUchiha]

Subject was taboo. Also, I think they didn't want to change Naruto's attitude by telling him he was Minato and Kushina's son. Naruto could have stopped trying so hard since he was the son of a genius-prodigy-hokage

this could be one reason...

kuz the third prohibied (spell ) to talk about anything

"why?" is my question

Kakashi had no solid proof(which was why he was surprised when Naruto told him). Also, even if he knew he wouldn't of told him for the same reason why Hiruzen didn't tell him.

I am sure Kakashi knew it, he was surprised back then is only because Naruto said "I met him". If I remember right, Kakashi was the one to refer Minato as Naruto's Dad.

Minato gave Naruto the last name Uzumaki to protect him. The fact that only a select few knew who Naruto's father is because that's how Minato wanted it to protect Naruto. Even to this day it's possible that enemies of Minato or their descendants would come for Naruto simply to sever the blood line or for revenge.

I don't think Minato had enough time to do that. This was all Sandaime's doing.

Honestly Naruto might have held a grudge against his father. He seemed pretty mad at him when he first saw Minato, and it did him much better to hear it from his own father first.

He still held a grudge... so how did not telling help?

 

[SashaUchiha]

They didnt want anyone to know because then he would be targeted as the hokages son.

what difference does it make? That Hokage is already dead...

almost all jounin + ninja know ... asuma, kurenai, kakashi, yamato, Jiraya, every single on of them

exactly... Yamato's knowing smile proves it...

 

[BasedNaruto]

Because Naruto has a big mouth.. And it would spread... Then he would become a target/bounty.

 

[karay]

the fact that everyone HATED the son of the recently deceased/hero of konoha always kind've interested me. maybe thats just me

they don't really hate naruto himself, they hate the demon fox inside naruto. and also, a lot of them don't know that naruto is the 4th's son. i think it's 3rd's decision or probably the elders' decision to let naruto use his mother's family name uzumaki, which is not known, instead of namikaze (his father minato's family name) so as to protect naruto. if people knew that the orphaned naruto is the naruto's son and is a jinchuuriki, many would be after naruto and kill him.