Naruto Inspired Dog Names

The Naruto universe is filled with many animals, both realistic and completely fictional, however, one of them takes a special place on the list, and that is Pakkun. Pakkun is a Pug and one of Hatake Kakashi’s ninken, the Ninja Dogs who can be summoned by a shinobi. The Ninken possess heightened senses and abilities, as well as the ability to speak, use combat techniques, travel through the ground instead of on it, and even mutate!

Pakkun, even though he is very small, is incredibly intelligent. He is not a battle dog, but he is very proficient in strategizing, his sense of smell is unmatched, so much so that he can even discover even the masked scent of his target! Pakkun is also quite strong, as well as an excellent leader of his pack, which makes him the perfect companion to Kakashi who readily summons him whenever his talents are needed.

Pakkun has quite the sense of humor as well. During a rescue mission for Sasuke, when Shikamaru was reluctant to help, Pakkun promised him that he could touch his soft, pink paws upon the completion of the mission. He is quite cynical and sarcastic at times, and actually the most prominent member of his crew.

Physically, Pakkun is quite small, most probably a brown Pug with dark brown ears. His paws are squishy and pink, and he is wearing a forehead protector with the Konoha leaf on it, as well as a blue vest. On the back of his west is a seal, known as the henohenomoheji symbol in the shape of a face, usually drawn by Japanese children and meaning scarecrow, or phonetically transcribed as Kakashi, Pakkun’s summoner. Most importantly, he uses the same shampoo as Sakura does!

He is one ninken that gets summoned most frequently, probably due to his wisdom and his ability to look at the problem rationally. When Pakkun is on a mission, the rest of the team can be sure that they will get the most accurate information from him, as he is always very thorough with his work.

As far as Pakkun’s name etymology goes, it is unclear how it ties back to Naruto and the whole Hidden Village universe. It is considered that Pakkun is just an abbreviation of Patrick-kun, used as a nickname for someone named Patrick. However, some say that his name actually means “pack”.