Naruto, a 12 Year-old boy, is a young ninja-in-training. he bears the mark of the 9-tailed fox, a great and powerful demon that once was the greatest threat of the time.

he is unable to pass his final test, despite his three tries (sounds like my driving liscense test) but he succeeds in rescuing his master and passes for doing so.

his best (and some say most awesome) ability is one from a forbidden scroll that allows him to create temporary clones of himself, all fully real and living.

however, this skill is used for pranking more than realistic combat at first, as he's a rather mischievious kid with nobody to tell him what to do.

he eventually becomes better, and assists in many important battles and makes several friends including:
Rock Lee,
Sasuke,
Sakura,
and more.