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In Naruto Part 1, Naruto's headband was blue. In Naruto Shippuden, his
headband was black. In one of the movies, it was red. A shinobi's headband
symbolized who you are loyal to, so is there any significance to the
headband's color, and if not, why was it repeatedly changed?


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Why does Naruto's headband change color?


Based on [this Wikia](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Forehead_Protector) page,
there isn't any particular significance to the colors, though some of the
variation is based on location/loyalty. Navy and black seem to just both be
common colors. Other characters switched color after the timeskip, such as
Sakura and Choji, both of whom switched to red.

Theories on why various characters' cloth color changed include [that it's to
match their new look](https://www.narutoforums.org/threads/the-explanation-
about-the-color-change-of-sakuras-forehead-protector.100927/) or [that it's
based on
rank](https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080818221009AAxq8mi), but
there doesn't seem to have been anything specifically said by the creator
(that I can find), and neither of those theories are particularly consistent
with the rest of the show. It seems more likely that the changes were just
done as a part of the stylistic/look changes post-timeskip.


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As Kuwaly state, there does not appear to be any significance in the color of
their [Headband's](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Forehead_Protector) strap. The
most common of all colors are either the blue or black

> Navy Blue: The most common colour of forehead protectors. Many ninja keep
> this colour for the entirety of their ninja career.
>
> Black: The second most common colour of forehead protectors. Some, such as
> Naruto Uzumaki, even switch from blue to black after the timeskip

Now the reason to why they change colors can be due to either

  1. They _do_ need to be replaced from time to time, especially after difficult training
  2. They simply out grown of them, and want to change the color

In Shippuden episode 6, when Naruto is talking with Iruka over ramen, Naruto
says to Iruka

> The cloth on the precious Headband you gave me got all tattered

So given that information, Naruto changed his headband due to the fact that it
was simply torn and needed to be replaced


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Possibly Naruto’s head band changes to match his new color scheme from navy to
black. Ino and Sakura both were training in medical ninjutsu so maybe that’s
why it’s red.


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I guess it's just your preference, though within reason. I doubt you can have
a rainbow headband. There is also a white variation, worn by the Four
Celestials.


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