
When I first saw Satoru Gojo, with his white hair and blindfold, my immediate thought – and the thought of many anime fans, I suspect – was ‘upside down Kakashi’ from Naruto. He’s a powerful fighter in his twenties who guides a group of young heroes, and the covered eye just sealed the deal. But as Kakashi himself would advise, you have to look deeper. While Jujutsu Kaisen‘s author, Gege Akutami, clearly drew inspiration from Naruto on multiple occasions, the connection to Gojo isn’t just about Kakashi. It turns out Gojo’s design is actually a tribute to a much more obscure Naruto character – one that even the original author, Masashi Kishimoto, apparently forgot: Tonbo Tobitake.