This information should be provided in standard documentation like Naruto Wiki. But I guess it isn't exactly solidified.
It's because the influence of the Nine-Tails. His mother, Kushina, was a jinchuriki of the fox spirit while pregnant with Naruto. Hence the reason he was born w/ whiskers.
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for instance. They were devoured by Kurama and probably developed whiskers as a result of this.