Naruto (a Japanese word roughly meaning "Swirl" or "Whirlpool") can be:

• Naruto, Tokushima - a city in Japan.
• Narutō, Chiba - a town in Japan.
• Naruto strait between Awaji Island and Shikoku, Japan.
• The Naruto whirlpool in the Naruto strait, which is a tourist attraction of Naruto, Tokushima.
• A kind of Kamaboko with a red whirling pattern (like the Debian whirl), usually served as one of toppings for Ramen or hot Soba. It is named after the Naruto strait.
• A Japanese nickname for the commercial at.
• Naruto - a Japanese anime/manga series. The main character is Uzumaki Naruto, a ninja in training. The manga is published in various editions of Shonen Jump. The anime airs on TV Tokyo in Japan, Cartoon Network in the United States and YTV in Canada.