He also has a crush on his teammate Sakura, but she has a crush on the other teammate Sasuke who is the most popular boy in their age group. Naruto has a dream to become Hokage, which is the leader of the Hidden Leaf Village Konohagakure. Afterwards, he becomes a Genin and is placed on team, along with Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno, under the leadership of Kakashi Hatake. It turns out that he is the host of the nine-tailed fox Kurama who attacked the village twelve years prior and killed many. The Naruto series follows Naruto Uzumaki as he graduates from the Ninja Academy in the first chapter and episode.