The Brief: The now internet famous moment in which a man did a "Naruto run" behind a TV reporter near Area 51 has inspired several versatile meme formats.
DEEP DIVE
The Area 51 ‘raid’ was a meme extravaganza in the months leading up to the event, during, and after September 20th. One of the most iconic moments from the meme-inspired events in Nevada was when a man ran behind a reporter in the style of Naruto. This led to the creation of several Area 51 Naruto run meme formats.
Running Towards vs. Running Away
The most popular meme format to arise from footage of the famous Naruto runner is similar to the Drake yes/no meme format. This four-panel image macro, illustrates someone Naruto running towards something and then Naruto running away from something else. It can also be reversed to depict someone running away from one thing and then towards another.
Running Through Reporter
Another meme format uses an image of the Naruto runner passing the reporter. These memes creatively photoshop a the runner to show how something may undergo a change when it passes through something else.
Socks coming out of the washing machine:
Light going through a prism:
Photoshop doesn’t really go well on a phone. But please enjoy from memes
Cheese going through a shredder:
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Misc Naruto Runner Memes
Other versions of this Area 51 meme format admire the audacity of the runner and play on how he became lauded as a hero on Reddit and other meme-centric internet spaces.