Naruto Hiding

About

Naruto Hiding refers to a series of object-labeled image macros based on a frame from the Japanese anime series Naruto. The meme tends express the feeling of withholding something massive in size and value from another.

Origin

On October 3rd, 2002, the first episode of Naruto, "Enter: Naruto Uzumaki!," aired in Japan.^[1] In the episode, Naruto hides behind a tree from the character Mizuki (shown below).

On June 16th, 2018, Twitter ^[2] user @coldskulll shared an object-labeled meme using the scene that referenced hiding a bag of Doritos from your family. The post received more 850 likes and 340 retweets in a little over one year (shown below).

Spread

Weeks later, on July 1st, Redditor ^[4] Ulysses3 shared a variation in the /r/MemeEconomy subreddit. The post received more than 4,500 points (96% upvoted) and 420 comments in a little over a year (shown below, left).

Throughout the year, others shared variations of the meme. For example, on January 12th, 2019, Redditor ^[3] Old_School_Rules shared a version about England withholding bread during the Irish potato famine. Within a year, the meme received more than 2,400 points (99% upvoted) and 65 comments (shown below, center).

On September 8th, Redditor^[5] kaz_on_Ps4 shared a variation in the /r/DestinyMemes subreddit. The post received more than 2,000 points (98% upvoted) and 100 comments in 24 hours (shown below, right).

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