A 10 year old boy ended up in hospital and unfortunately died after his little misadventure trying to recreate a scene from Naruto by burying himself in a playground sandbox.

Codey Porter was playing with five other children in a family friend’s backyard when he reportedly asked them to bury him in a one-foot-deep sandbox from his head to his chest. According to Porter’s half-brother whose three sons were with Porter, the incident was an attempt to recreate the attacks used by the fictional ninja from Naruto‘s Village Hidden in the Sand.

Those interested in the news story can view the new report clip by KOMO-TV.

Source: ANN

And that is why impressionable youths and children should have parents guiding them when watching TV. Which makes me wonder, does Naruto has a PG rating on it?

Maybe next time, Naruto should come in during the commercial break and say:
“Kids please do not try this at home. All these moves and ninjitsu are dangerous and should only be attempted by professional animated trained ninjas”.

But then, it might just backfire since people tend to do whatever you tell them not to.