Naruto is a manga series for young people from 12 years old. The series was first introduced to the audience in 1994 and ended in 2014. The narrative centers on Naruto, a young ninja child. He was born without parents and with the Nine-Tails monster’s seal on him.
Because of this, Naruto has been distant from everyone since he was young. Naruto was also very sad and wondered why people mistreated him. Still, Naruto nurtured his dream of becoming Hokage, determined to study and train just because he wanted everyone to recognize him. Now let’s get to know the characters that have contributed to Naruto’s success!
Here is the list of 50 Unforgettable Naruto Characters in anime/manga:
1. Uzumaki Naruto – Main Naruto Characters
As the main character in the series, Uzumaki Naruto was born with an unfortunate life when his father and mother, Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina, died while trying to protect Konoha village, sealing the Nine-Tails into Minato’s body. Naruto’s dream is to become Hokage in order to be recognized by the villagers for his talent, strength, and above all, his existence. He still tries hard every day, proving to the whole village that he will become a Hokage.
2. Uchiha Sasuke – 2nd Main Naruto Characters
Uchiha Sasuke also had a haunting childhood like Naruto when he had an older brother who killed the entire Uchiha clan except for Sasuke. Sasuke also held a grudge against his brother Itachi, determined to kill him to avenge the family. During the years of grudges, Sasuke is gradually swallowed by the darkness; he has evil and ruthless actions.
3. Haruno Sakura
Naruto and Sasuke’s only closest friend, Haruno Sakura, is a member of Team 7 under the command of Kakashi-sensei. The name Sakura fits the cherry-haired girl well; although generally kind and lovely, there are occasions when she snaps and seems quite threatening. Despite having a complicated love triangle as youngsters, Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto became close friends.
4. Hatake Kakashi
Hatake Kakashi is in charge of Team 7 of Naruto’s team. He graduated at the age of 5 and was called a genius shinobi. At 13, Kakashi was first assigned as the captain of a three-person team consisting of him, Obito, and Rin. But unfortunately, too many incidents have occurred on the team; Kakashi, because of his father’s sacrifice to live in a way that only knows himself, and since then, he has had a conflict with Obito. Kakashi is one of Konoha’s most talented ninjas.
5. Shikamaru Nara
Shikamaru Nara is also a shinobi of the Nara clan as he possesses superhuman intelligence, especially in combat however, Shikamaru is the lazy type. After Asuma Sarutobi – the teacher he respected, passed away, Shikamaru was determined to change himself to be stronger; he also gave up his lazy habit and learned to live in his adult days.
6. Jiraiya
Jiraiya belongs to Konoha’s Sannin trio – they were the village’s most vital in an era. Jiraiya went everywhere to accumulate a lot of knowledge to share with everyone around. Naruto was Jiraiya’s last student. Unfortunately, Jiraiya died at the hands of his former student Pain (Nagato) – the leader of Akatsuki.
7. Sai
Sai is a member of Danzo’s Anbu Root team; he was installed by Danzo into Team 7 to track down Naruto’s group and secretly assassinate Sasuke, eliminating the consequences later. At this time, Kakashi was recovering from an injury, so the commander of Team 7 was a member of the Konoha Anbu team, captain Yamato. Sai was a person who smiled a lot – a fake smile to win the trust of others.
8. Orochimaru
Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade, are the legendary Sannin trio in Konoha. Orochimaru was a genius, but because of his ambition for immortality, he committed illegal acts and was expelled from Konoha. Later, Orochimaru joined the criminal organization Akatsuki and used forbidden techniques to harm people.
9. Itachi Uchiha
Once a shinobi of the Uchiha clan, but because of killing his clan, Uchiha Itachi became an international criminal. Itachi decided to follow the dark path and joined the Akatsuki organization. Itachi Uchiha is very cold and unpredictable, all his actions from the beginning were confirmed to be on the side of the villain, but after his death, his past actions were answered and finally understood by everyone.
10. Hyuga Hinata
Hyuga Hinata belongs to the noble family and will be the heir of the Hyuga clan. Hinata is a shy person, so since childhood, Hinata is often bullied, but Naruto has heroically helped, and since then, Hinata has had a crush on Naruto. In the 4th Great Ninja War, Hyuga Neji died blocking Naruto’s attack. Naruto fell into despair, but thanks to Hinata, he regained his spirit and continued to fight for his friend.
11. Gaara
Gaara is a powerful ninja from Sand Village. From birth, Gaara became a Jinchuriki while carrying the power of the One-Tails Shukaku. That’s why the people in the village are always afraid of him, fearing that one day, the One-Tails in him will awaken. He also had a life at birth like Naruto, but Gaara developed a hatred for humans and lived only for himself instead of being optimistic.
12. Might Guy
Might Guy, a native of Konoha, is recognized throughout the village as a taijutsu master even though he is not skilled in ninjutsu. He has studied diligently for a long time. Madara Uchiha singled out the guy as the most formidable practitioner of taijutsu that Madara had ever come up against during the Fourth Great Ninja War.
13. Rock Lee
Since childhood, Rock Lee had no talent for ninjutsu, so he was ridiculed by his friends. He met Guy, who was instrumental in brightening up his dark life. From there, Rock Lee accepted him as his teacher, learned taijutsu from him, and imitated his dress style. Later, Rock Lee was also a master in taijutsu.
14. Hyuga Neji
A brilliant ninja named Hyuga Neji hails from Konoha Village. His responsibility is to defend his cousin Hinata. He was also born into the Hyuga clan but in the branch family; hence he was born with a mark on his forehead. In the Chunin selection competition, he faced Naruto, and Naruto helped him get out of that dark area, helping Neji have a happy life with his friends and no longer hate Hinata.
15. Akimichi Choji
Akimichi Choji is a descendant of the patriarch Akimichi Chouza and a member of the Akimichi clan, one of Konoha’s four aristocratic families. Choji is a chubby boy whose mouth is always so full of food that Naruto calls him a glutton. Until one-day, Choji met Shikamaru; it was Shikamaru who comforted Choji and recognized his skills, from which Choji gained confidence and became more courageous and strong.
16. Yamanaka Ino
Yamanaka Ino is a girl from the prestigious Yamanaka family who owns a small flower shop in Konoha. She is the only daughter of Yamanaka Inoichi, the head of the Yamanaka clan. Ino is described as a beautiful, emotional girl who continuously worries about her teammates. Ino is Sakura’s pioneer and closest friend, helping Sakura see her worth.
17. Sarutobi Asuma
Sarutobi Asuma is the captain of the 10th team; the most prominent characteristic of Asuma-sensei is that he is always smoking a cigarette. Asuma-sensei is also one of the 12 guardians of the Fire Nation, the son of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and the biological uncle of Sarutobi Konohamaru. Asuma’s weapons are two mainly knives made of metallic zinc that can absorb the user’s chakra. Teacher Asuma is a person who loves and pampers his students.
18. Inuzuka Kiba
Inuzuka Kiba belongs to the Inuzuka clan, which specializes in training ninja dogs of Konoha, and his best friend is the ninja dog Akamaru. Kiba is a brave, clever, funny, and caring person. He has ambitions to become Hokage and, at that time, will make a rule to have a special anniversary for dogs. He can sniff out enemies more than a ninja dog. Kiba is one of five members of the Sasuke rescue team led by Shikamaru.
19. Aburame Shino
Aburame Shino is very mysterious, always wearing a pair of sunglasses over his eyes; in class, it seems that not many people know what Shino’s true power is. Shino is the Aburame family’s heir, a powerful Konoha clan. This family has a unique feature of raising small insects right in clothes. The food of these tiny insects is a chakra, so they use them in battle, siphoning off the opponent’s chakra.
20. Yuhi Kurenai
Yuhi Kurenai is the leader of Team 8; she is a lady of a famous family in Konoha, a kind and gentle person with a knack for adapting to planting and taking care of flowers and trees. Kurenai is also Asuma-sensei’s girlfriend. She was the one who protected Hinata when her father abandoned her because he thought Hinata was unfit to be a ninja. She is known as the Genjutsu genius of Konoha.
21. Tenten
The most prominent typical Tenten is the ability to throw weapons and master the use of ninja props. She can also use beads to fine-tune and control the path of weapons. However, this knowledge and skill are ineffective against an opponent using wind chakra, notably during the match against Temari. She admires Neji very much and often trains with him. Her dream is to become as great as Tsunade.
22. The First Hokage – Senju Hashirama
The First Hokage of the Senju clan, the one who possessed the Kekkei Genkai – “Mokuton” that most other Senju people do not have and was the leader of the Senju clan who allied with the Uchiha clan to form Konoha, he later became the pioneer Hokage. Senju Hashirama and Madara disagreed on how to create freedom for the village, so the two fought a landslide and he eventually surpassed Madara.
23. Second Hokage – Senju Tobirama
The First Hokage’s younger sibling is the Second Hokage. Senju Tobirama was the one who built many essential implementation organizations for Konoha, such as the Anbu team, Ninja Academy, and Intermediate Ninja Exam; he also built the Military Police and gave it to the Uchiha clan to manage to calm the clan and avoid civil war. However, he still holds his prejudice against the Uchiha clan and isolates them for the sake of the village’s safety.
24. Third Hokage – Hiruzen Sarutobi
Before entering the mortal battle, the Second Hokage passed the Hokage throne to Sarutobi Hiruzen, his best student. The Third Hokage was a man imbued with the First Hokage’s free thoughts. He always cares for the next generation, wants to grow the village in the path of minor bloodshed, and believes that the next generation will do better than the previous one. He served as Hokage for a very long time, and his will was passed down through the generations.
24. The Fourth Hokage – Namikaze Minato
Namikaze Minato is a disciple of Jiraiya, known under the brand “Yellow Flash of Konoha” because of his fast movement speed. As one of the strongest ninjas in glorious history, during the Third Great Ninja War. Minato is Kakashi, Obito, Rin’s teacher, and Naruto’s father. The Fourth Hokage was not long in office; the Nine-Tails escaped and destroyed the village; the Fourth sacrificed himself to seal the Nine-Tails back into Naruto to save the village.
25. The Fifth Hokage – Tsunade
Tsunade is the only woman in the Hokage system and the most talented female ninja. After being promoted to the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade was always devoted to the village and created the opportunity to help Naruto later become a Hokage. Tsunade’s life can be pretty happy and free, but few people know that she has overcome the death of her beloved Dan and then Jiraiya, a close confidant.
26. Shimura Danzo
Shimura Danzo was a comrade of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hizuren and was among the outstanding students of the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama. He was also part of Konoha’s high command system. However, in contrast to the Third, Danzo believes in violent fighting and that freedom does not bring anything good to Konoha. Therefore, he was always opposed to the positions of the Third Reich and intended to usurp his throne. He is the man behind the massacre of the Uchiha clan in Konoha.
27. Yamato
Yamato, whose real name is Tenzo, is a member of the Konoha Anbu team. He is the only person in Konoha who can utilize Mokuton, the special weapon of the First Hokage, to defeat Naruto’s Nine-Tails. In his experiments, Yamato’s early years are obscured by the fact that Orochimaru used him as one of the newborn infants. Due to the strong reaction, the children all died; only Yamato survived and was able to use the technique of the First Hokage.
28. Uchiha Shisui
Uchiha Shisui is a close friend of Uchiha Itachi. His forte is the Body Flicker Technique. In addition, when unleashing the new Mangekyo Sharingan, Shisui could perform another jutsu that could fine-tune and manipulate the opponent’s psyche, hailed as the most excellent jutsu ever. As for the cause of Shisui’s death, many questions were raised at that time, with some saying that Shisui gave his left eye to Itachi Uchiha and told him to use it to protect Konoha, and then he threw himself into the sea and committed suicide.
29. Temari
Temari is the eldest child of the Fourth Kazekage, and both Gaara and Kankurou’s comrade and sister. She always carries a large iron fan on her spine, which is her powerful combat tool. Temari uses her fan mostly to create large winds that blow against the opponent. She can also create tornadoes and hurricanes. During the first round of the Chuunin competition, Temari met Tenten.
30. Kankuro
Kankuro is the second son of the Fourth Kazekage and a puppeteer ninja. Kankuro and Gaara’s relationship is not very good. But this relationship to part 2 has been reformed, and the two brothers have been very friendly. Kankuro was even prepared to sacrifice himself to save Gaara. During Sasuke’s departure from the village, an alliance of Konoha, Kankuro, Temari, and Gaara came to support Shikamaru’s pursuit.
31. Yakushi Kabuto
Yakushi Kabuto was adopted by the captain of Konoha’s ambulance squad during a battle, before which no one knew about his past. At 14, Kabuto was sealed away by Sasori of Akatsuki and sent to Orochimaru as a spy. Orochimaru learned of this and was able to undo Sasori’s seal. Orochimaru then gave him a choice: be killed or follow Orochimaru. And Kabuto chose the second solution. Kabuto became Orochimaru’s most potent henchman, talented spy, and proudest disciple.
32. Hoshigaki Kisame
Hoshigaki Kisame is one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist with the Samehada, a weapon that can completely absorb the opponent’s chakra and transfer it to Kisame. Before being the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Kisame was a member of the Hidden Mist Intelligence Team, responsible for protecting the team at the behest of Suikazan Fuguki.
33. Sasori
Sasori is hailed as Suna no Sasori – this nickname refers to his murderous prowess, creating red pools of blood in the sand during the Third World War, and the Sand Village puppet master. When Sasori was a small boy, his parents were murdered by the White Fang of Konoha. He lives under the loving arms of his grandmother Chiyo and is taught the fundamental knowledge and skills of puppetry.
34. Deidara
Deidara is the youngest member of Akatsuki, a former ninja of the Stone Village and a former student of the Third Tsuchikage. Deidara is also known for his aesthetic skills and the art of exploding clay. Deidara stole Stone Village’s forbidden technique – the art of molding chakra into explosive clay – and was wanted. Then he worked as a hired terrorist bomber.
35. Kakuzu
Kakuzu is a former Waterfall Village ninja who was assigned the responsibility of killing the First Hokage during the First Ninja World War, but he failed. After returning to the village, he was imprisoned and brutally tortured because his responsibility failed. Hating the village, he broke out, stole the elders’ hearts, and left the village. In Akatsuki, Kakuzu is a money-hungry man and is assigned the responsibility of treasurer for this organization.
36. Hidan
Hidan is a former ninja of the Hot Water Village. Hot Water Village is a village that loves freedom, but as Hidan grows older, he follows the path of violent punching and kicking. Hidan is a religious worshiper of a sinful and warlike god named Jashin. This religion indoctrinates and educates fans who are murderous and love chaos. Hidan is endowed with immortality; no single attack can completely kill him.
37. Konan
Konan has the power to control paper. She has been a friend and comrade of Yahiko and Nagato since childhood. After Yahiko died and Nagato became Pain, she always followed to protect Nagato. After Nagato puts his trust in Naruto, she also puts her trust in Naruto, giving Naruto a bouquet of confetti that carries hope. She left Akatsuki after Pain died, taking Yahiko and Nagato’s bodies back to the Rain Village.
38. Pain / Nagato
Pain, whose real name is Uzamaki Nagato, is the leader and strongest of Akatsuki. However, all plans in the implementation organization are drawn up by Tobi behind. Ever since Nagato was a child, Madara Uchiha had mysteriously implanted the Rinnegan eye in Nagato, an Uzumaki clan, to carry out his eternal plan. Nagato later gained the ability to use this eye and became very powerful. Two Konoha ninjas accidentally killed his parents during the Second Great Ninja War; since then, Nagato has had a feud with the village.
39. Zetsu
Zetsu is a living entity consisting of two parts: Black Zetsu and White Zetsu. Otsutsuki Kaguya’s goddess, Black Zetsu, was born from her mind to guard against her impending resurrection. Additionally, Black Zetsu is responsible for a number of events in the worldwide shinobi nation’s past. And White Zetsu is one of the pioneer victims of the Eternal Tsukuyomi of the goddess Otsutsuki Kaguya, follows by Kaguya to enter the Shinju tree and transform into the Ten-Tails.
40. Uchiha Obito
In the eleventh grade, the evil Obito Uchiha makes an appearance. He was a pupil of the Fourth Hokage and buddies with Kakashi. The Fourth Hokage was the instructor of Obito. He is driven to insanity by his sadness at the loss of the love of his life, which leads him to seek the power to make Madara Uchiha’s wishes come true, wrapping the world in an illusion that would last forever. Uchiha Obito was one of the most significant figures in the Naruto universe at the start of the Fourth Shinobi World War.
41. Uchiha Madara
Unanimously regarded as one of the most potent figures in the Naruto series, Madara Uchiha is Hashirama Senju’s foe and a co-founder of Hidden Konoha. Originating from a time when no ninja villages were yet to be established, the legendary power of this individual is so formidable that even the united might of the present village chiefs cannot stop him.
42. Hagoromo Ootsutsuki
That Hagoromo Ootsuki is the strong character in the Naruto series is not at all surprising. He is known as the Sage of the Six Paths and is credited with inventing the first iteration of ninja techniques. He also created nine other-tailed creatures, held the Ten-Tails inside of his body, becoming the first jinchuriki, and defeated his mother, Kaguya, alongside his brother. In addition, he was able to create nine other-tailed beasts.
43. Killer B
Killer B is the Jinchuriki of the Eight-Tails. Unlike all previous Jinchuriki, Killer B can get along with the Eight-Tails and become a friendly couple fighting together; according to Tobi, they are the perfect pair of Jinchuriki and Tailed Beast. Killer B later taught Naruto how to fine-tune and manipulate the Nine-Tails’ power and had a beautiful friendship with him.
44. The Fifth Mizukage – Mei Terumi
After the Fourth Mizukage passed away, Mei Terumi assumed control. This Naruto character possessed not one but two Kekkei Genkai. Her first Kekkei Genkai was Yoton, created using Doton and Katon simultaneously. Mei’s second Kekkei Genkai is Futton, created using Suiton and Katon simultaneously. She employed them to engage Madara, a strong shinobi from the Uchiha clan, and the other Kage during the Fourth World War Shinobi.
45. The Third Tsuchikage – Oonoki
This character, who is one of the most powerful, has been in charge of the secret Stone Village for a very long time, and with good cause. In addition to being able to fly and reduce the effects of gravity on himself or others, Oonoki has Bloodline Selection, which mixes Fire, Wind, and Earth into Ash skills. Bloodline Selection is the ability to use three different elements. That reduces everything trapped there to dust.
46. Ōtsutsuki Kaguya
Otsutsuki Kaguya was the first to use chakra and acquire god-like abilities to promote peace. She was the mother of Hagoromo and Hamura. She, unfortunately, became corrupted by all that power and changed into a ten-tailed tail before being defeated and sealed by her kids. When she reappeared at the height of the Fourth Shinobi World War, her many abilities helped show how powerful she was.
47. Momochi Zabuza
Momochi Zabuza is not an ordinary child like other children; he is a monster. That year, Zabuza brutally killed all the competitors in the intermediate ninja competition. After that, the Mist Village decided to take action to give up this harsh competition. And since then, people are also afraid and call Zabuza the “Demon of the Mist Village”.Zabuza is an excellent ninja and a former member of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist Village with the Kubikiribocho.
48. Haku
Haku was born in a tiny snow-covered village in the Water Nation, a village that had just suffered the terrible disasters of the fierce Water Nation civil war. During that great war, Kekkei Genkai bearers were used as tools of war. After the great war was over, many people’s psyches were still haunted by the terrifying memories of it. They decided to take action to track down and kill the people with the Kekkei Genkai because they thought that these people would bring about other wars. Haku, a member of the Yuki clan with Kekkei Genkai, had to hide his identity.
49. Mrs. Chiyo
Chiyo is Sasori’s grandmother and Tsunade’s competitor in the previous war. She is one of Sand Village’s most formidable ninjas and is responsible for implanting Gaara’s body using the One-Tails Shukaku method. Chiyo’s puppet control is also among the strongest. When the Fifth Kazekage Gaara was taken away by Akatsuki, Konoha sent Team Kakashi to help Sand Village rescue Gaara.
50. Nohara Rin
Nohara Rin is a medical ninja of the Yellow Flash group led by the Fourth Hokage and a partner of Uchiha Obito and Hatake Kakashi. She has feelings for Kakashi but is not reciprocated. On the contrary, Obito feels for Rin and is also rejected by her. Rin is a cute and lovely girl, kind, caring, always taking great care of her teammates, and very loyal to Konoha. Despite her young age, Rin is proficient in healing ninjutsu and is a skilled medical ninja.
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