Top 10 Best Naruto Characters

Naruto is a Japanese anime that is the adaptation of the manga series that was released in 1999 and written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The anime series made its debut in the year 2002 which was directed by Hayato Date and produced by Aniplex Studios. It is the story of a young boy named Naruto Uzumaki who wants to become a renowned ninja. This series follows many sequences showing the adventures and challenges faced by the boy in an attempt to reach his goal.

All anime fans or manga fans have definitely heard about Naruto at some point in their lives. Naruto is considered to be one of the major league anime by most of the anime fans. It is regarded as the greatest of all time. Now, why is it recognized as the best? The answer to this is simple, it is because of its spectacle storyline and also the characters. It consists of many strong characters that amaze the viewers. There are around 488 characters in this show and here is the list of our best top 10 Naruto characters starting with the character at number 10.

Best Naruto Characters

10. Might Guy

1. Appearance: Has a black, shiny bowl cut hair and is a tall, muscular man with noticeable strong jawline
2. Personality: Optimistic, confident
3. Abilities: Asakujaku (kill technique)
4. Debut in anime: episode 21
5. Debut in manga: Chapter 38
6. Created by: Masashi Kishimoto

Might Guy wasn’t always a skilled ninja. During the early stages of his life he couldn’t use any techniques and was a dull boy. He believed that hard work and having great great determination can lead him to achieve anything. He never gave up and joined Konoha’s Ninja Academy. At some point in the series, he released his power and stunned everyone. He soon rose in the ranks of the ninja and has become undefeatable in the later parts of the series. He always saw Kakashi as his rival and always used to challenge him in different things starting from their academy days to the end.

9. Kurama, the Nine Tailed fox

1. Appearance: Red and orange color beast with black fur around its eyes and has nine tails
2. Personality: Snarky and shrewd
3. Abilities: Chakra, physical strength and ninjutsu
4. Debut in anime: Episode 1
5. Debut in manga: Chapter 1
6. Created by: Masashi Kishimoto

In the Naruto series, it is a legendary creature which is very powerful. It is one of the Ten Tails Chakra which has a fox spirit. This fox-like looking creature has nine tails and each tail represents a chakra which is used for ninja techniques. These beasts are bonded with people and Kurama was bonded with Naruto.

Though the personalities are separate, the bond still remains. This legendary beast gives Naruro an immense power while battling which is formidable by the enemies. Kurama’s main role is to provide strength and protection to Naruto. His bond with Naruto is of friendship and also a caring one.

8. Pain

1. Appearance: Has a plain white skin and red hair which is a sign of Uzumaki heritage
2. Personality: Sensitive, cries when he watches others suffer
3. Abilities: Rinnegan, yang release, six paths techniques
4. Debut in anime: Episode 128
5. Debut in manga: Chapter 372
6. Created by: Masashi Kishimoto

Pain’s real name is Nagato and he is a descendant of the Uzumaki clan. He was a cheerful child when he was young. He always wanted to bring peace to his violent world along with his two friends Yahiko and Konan. Unfortunately, Yahiko dies and after the death, Nagato goes by the name ‘Pain’.

These circumstances turn him into a bad guy trying to create chaos in the name of impact of wars. He was a victim of a war and since Yahiko died he wanted the whole world to suffer as he is and started destroying the world to cause pain. He also leads a group called Akatsuki whose primary aim is to capture all the tailed beasts sealed in people.

7. Gaara

1. Appearance: Has fair skin and green eyes, his hair resembles as that of a auburn color
2. Personality: Bloodlust but clam
3. Abilities: Jinchuriki of Shukaku, taijutsu
4. Debut in anime: Episode 20
5. Debut in manga: Chapter 35
6. Created by: Masashi Kishimoto

Gaara is one of the strongest characters in Naruto which makes him one of the top 10. Even before Gaara was born he was sealed with the one tailed beast Shukaku thinking he would protect the village. He is the third in the “Three Sand Siblings” and his other two siblings were not compatible with Shukaku. His mother died as soon as he was born and often lived in isolation as growing up. He tries to make friends with others, but they would ignore him as they feared him. Many such circumstances led him to hate the world and he started killing anyone who came in his way. He was later defeated by Naruto.

6. Shikamaru

1. Appearance: Always wears the same expression on his face which indicates he is bored or irritated, has narrow brown eyes
2. Personality: Lazy
3. Ability: Yin release, fuinjutsu,shadow imitation technique
4. Debut in anime: Episode 1
5. Debut in manga: Chapter 34
6. Created by: Masashi Kishimoto

Shikamaru Nara is the laziest and at the same time the most intellectual person in the series. He survived so far because of his IQ that helped him to win battles. He sleeps whenever he finds time and is also the most amusing character in the series. He only participates in battle if it is either to save himself or his friends.

He has not much interest in fighting but proves himself to be a worthy opponent which makes him one of the best characters in Naruto. He aids Naruto in his quest to become a Hokage after he himself became the seventh Hokage. During his academy days Choji Akimichi became his best friend.

5. Jiraiya

1. Appearance: In his adulthood, he is shown as a tall man with muscular body and fair skin
2. Personality: Generous, light hearted
3. Abilities: He can summon gamabunta, senjutsu and rasengan
4. Debut in anime: Episode 52
5. Debut in manga: Chapter 90
6. Created by: Masashi Kishimoto

Jiraiya is one of the most knowledgeable characters which makes him the best character in the Naruto series. Since his graduation from the ninja academy he traveled across the world to collect more and more knowledge which could help his friends. He is a person living in solitude as a religious disciple but ironically he is also a pervert who peeks into women’s bathrooms when there is a chance.

He is a master of various techniques in Ninjutsu and Senjutsu. Jiraiya is also the godfather of Naruto and always guides and helps Naruto in his life. He had many students who became great under his guidance but his final student is Naruto.

4. Minato

1. Appearance: Looks like naruto with fair skin and is tall
2. Personality: Humble and collected man
3. Abilities: Can summon toads, does shadow clone technique, jinchuriki
4. Debut in anime: Episode 1
5. Debut in manga: Chapter 239
6. Created by: Masashi Kishimoto

Minato Namikaze is the father of the main protagonist Naruto and the fourth Hokage. He is renowned for his space time jujutsu and is called as Kanoha’s Yellow Flash. He met Kushina Uzumaki during his academy days and they fell in love with each other. He always helped Kushina to keep her nine tailed beast within control and also taught her many sealing techniques.

Minato was chosen as the fourth Hokage over Orochimaru because of his display of tactics and techniques during the war. Later he died in a war or rather would say he sacrificed himself in a war to seal the nine tailed beast in his son, Naruto.

3. Naruto Uzumaki

1. Appearance: Has a yellow blonde hair which is spiky and blue eyes
2. Personality: Unorthodox, blunt, exuberant and unpredictable
3. Abilities: Can summon toads, chakra mode, shadow clone technique, rasengan, jinchuriki
4. Debut in anime: Episode 1
5. Debut in manga: Chapter 1
6. Created by: Masashi Kishimoto

Naruto Uzumaki is the protagonist of the series and the whole series is a story based on his life. Since his childhood days he always wanted to be recognised by the villagers and wanted to become a Hokage. His quest for becoming a Hokage led him to join the ninja academy and fight many battles which made him even stronger. He was sealed with the nine tailed beast Kurama, which made him even stronger. He is one of the noisy kind ninja and a show off. He is unpredictable most of the time during a battle and always reacts based on his gut feeling which others find to be risky and dangerous.

2. Kakashi

1. Appearance: Has spiky silver hair, his face is covered in mask most of the time showing only the left eye which is dark gray.
2. Personality: Independent and self confident
3. Abilities: Sharingan, kamui, shadow clone technique
4. Debut in anime: Episode 3
5. Debut in manga: Chapter 3
6. Created by: Masashi Kishimoto

Kakashi Hatake is the coolest teacher in the ninja academy. He leads the team 7 of the Kanaho ninja academy. Though he doesn’t like the responsibility of being a teacher, he is someone most of the students look up to and is a role model for many. Naruto always seeks help from his sensei (teacher in japanese) and he adores him. Kakashi is rewarded to be the sixth Hokage after the Fourth Shinobi World war. He always wears a mask to represent that ninjas are supposed to be secretive but the real reason for him to wear the mask is only known to the real Naruto fans.

1. Itachi

1. Appearance: Has black eyes with fair skin
2. Personality: Clam, mature and insightful
3. Abilities: Sharingan, Can summon crows, fuinjutsu, shadow clones, izanami, izanagi, amaterasu
4. Debut in anime: Episode 80
5. Debut in manga: Chapter 139
6. Created by: Masashi Kishimoto

Itachi Uchiha is shown as a bad character after he murdered his entire clan except for his brother Sasuke. He owns the top place for the best character in the Naruto series due to his exceptional use of various ninja techniques like ninjutsu, bukijutsu, genjutsu, dojutsu and even sharingan. Naruto considers Sasuke to be his best friend even though his brother is a murderer. Sasuke made it his life mission to kill Itachi to avenge his clan. In the end it was only revealed that Itachi did all those things in order to protect his brother and was always loyal to him. Though an evil character, Itachi is the strongest of all and proved himself to be in the battles.

Conclusion

These 10 characters are given the title of Best Naruto Characters based on their ability to perform various ninja techniques and also depending on the strength they each possess. These characters are always challenging and unlock new potentials within themselves with every battle they come across and survive by fighting to their best. They always exceed their limit by giving it their all, which captivated the viewers and attracted many others into the world of Naruto. Both protagonists and antagonists have surpassed other characters to make it to the top 10 best Naruto characters.

The whole series is a roller coaster ride for viewers because of such characters which provide a feel of thrill to the viewers. With every episode or chapter viewers are always on the edge of a chair waiting for the unexpected to happen. This series proved to be the most exciting and renowned series of all time in the world of anime as well as the manga. Not only these 10 characters, many other characters have also proved to play an important role in the series.