--- title: The True Legend of Area 51 Is This Naruto Runner description: A kid and his perfectly timed Naruto run earned him a spot in the Area 51 raid history books. canonical: https://time.com/5681348/area-51-naruto-run/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-09-20T13:49:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T21:31:55.000Z og:title: This Naruto Runner Is The True Legend of Area 51 og:description: A kid ran straight into the Area 51 history books. og:url: https://time.com/5681348/area-51-naruto-run/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb2ccd86bea742de0/698a033fb3fce3f26a0c5966/area51.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: area51.jpg og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Naruto Runner Is The True Legend of Area 51 twitter:description: A kid ran straight into the Area 51 history books. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb2ccd86bea742de0/698a033fb3fce3f26a0c5966/area51.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Naruto Runner Is Clearly Already the One True Legend of the 'Area 51 Raid' > Sponsored content. 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(Photo via Getty Images) DigitalGlobe via Getty Images satellite image Area 51\. The United States Air Force facility commonly known as Area 51 is a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base, within the Nevada Test and Training Range. (Photo via Getty Images)DigitalGlobe via Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Updated: Dec 12, 2023 9:31 PM UTCPublished: Sep 20, 2019 1:49 PM UTC As alien enthusiasts [arrive at a remote patch of the Nevada desert](https://time.com/5629630/visit-area-51/), one young hero has already emerged from the legion people who have pledged to invade [Area 51](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1860871%5F1860876%5F1861006,00.html), and finally “see them aliens.” The [event](https://www.facebook.com/events/448435052621047/?active%5Ftab=about), which was given the name “[Storm Area 51](https://time.com/5628391/area-51-meme-explained/), They Can’t Stop All of Us,” suggests that people from around the world gather in the Nevada desert to invade the site. The gathering and jokingly “planned” invasion of the secure military site has made headlines around the world as the military and local residents brace themselves for crowds. One part of the event that has garnered ever so slightly less attention, though, is the proposed method of invasion. The [Area 51 invasion originator](https://time.com/5673670/storm-area-51-originator-pulls-out-nevada/) suggested that everyone pouring into the military base do so as a “Naruto run” inspired by [Naruto Uzumaki](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/04/arts/television/naruto-boruto-luffy-voices.html) the Japanese manga character who runs with his head down and arms stretched behind him. (The event creator Matty Roberts did a demo in interviews.) **Read More**: [Here’s What Happens When People Actually Approach Area 51](https://time.com/5629630/visit-area-51/) One young attendee clearly got the Naruto memo, though. When a local news team arrived to report on the scene near[ Area 51](https://time.com/5627694/area-51-history/) in advance of the invasion, a kid ran behind the reporter with head down and arms held back Naruto style. The glorious moment was caught on camera by Twitter user @[MunaNawabit1](https://twitter.com/MunaNawabit1/status/1174928579081031681) who shared the video clip on the social media site. The kid’s genius was quickly recognized by other Twitter users who shared the clip, ensuring that with one brief jog the kid ran straight into the [Area 51 record books](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1860871%5F1860876%5F1861006,00.html). > [](https://twitter.com/MunaNawabit1/status/1174928579081031681) > [](https://twitter.com/monsterinmendes/status/1175047512413081600) > [](https://twitter.com/Chaosxsilencer/status/1175017844335087617) > [](https://twitter.com/cedfunches/status/1175080946103488512) > [](https://twitter.com/kennaymart/status/1175095758086795266) > [](https://twitter.com/KyleKashuv/status/1174969850180956160) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5681348/area-51-naruto-run/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5681348/area-51-naruto-run/"},"headline":"This Naruto Runner Is Clearly Already the One True Legend of the 'Area 51 Raid'","datePublished":"2019-09-20T13:49:55.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-12T21:31:55.000Z","description":"A kid and his perfectly timed Naruto run earned him a spot in the Area 51 history books.","url":"https://time.com/5681348/area-51-naruto-run/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","aliens","AREA 51"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb2ccd86bea742de0/698a033fb3fce3f26a0c5966/area51.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb2ccd86bea742de0/698a033fb3fce3f26a0c5966/area51.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"area51.jpg","caption":"Area 51","creditText":"DigitalGlobe via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5681348/area-51-naruto-run/","name":"This Naruto Runner Is Clearly Already the One True Legend of the 'Area 51 Raid'"}}]}] ```