One of the most popular and beloved shonen Zanzibar copal , NarutoandNaruto Shippudenpaved the way for a new generation of viewers to bask the fib of Konoha as its Jinchuriki ended up on a quest to save the total shinobi world from disintegration … and his best champion from himself .

So , it ’s a establish that one of the best parts of   the long - running series would be the likable characters , andNarutodefinitely does n’t falter in that aspect . From the eponymic protagonist himself to his farseeing line of friends and enemies , Narutois full to the brim with some of the sterling quality of any fictional culture medium , with their stories propelled forward through both individual narration electric arc and the overarching story . However , some character inNarutodo enjoy better development and tale equate to others .

Updated on July 7 , 2022 by Amanda Bruce : One of the reasons the Naruto main characters go through intense character evolution is the fourth dimension   pair of the franchise . It cover the plastic age of the titular teen character ’s life story , and flashback and filler episodes in the anime mean that   adults are also more to the full fleshed out than in the original manga .   It is still patent that some of the Naruto characters get more screenland fourth dimension devoted to them than others , which leads to more stories and more character development . That reference development continues for a lot of the surviving grapheme in the Boruto sequel serial as well .

Naruto in a battle pose, throwing a kunai while he holds three more. Behind him, Kaguya and Madara can be seen.

Temari

When Temari is first introduced during the " Chunin Exams " arc of the series , she ’s brash , overconfident , and seemingly fell . As the audience gets to recognise her through her interactions with her sidekick and with Shikamaru Nara , however , she becomes a more layered someone .

Temari also softens over the course of action of theNarutoseries . While she might still be ready for a fight at a minute ’s notification , she develops into someone who cares just as much for others as she does her own survival of the fittest . She puts the good of the shinobi macrocosm forward of the good of just her own home village .

Hinata Hyuga

At her essence , Hinata Hyuga does n’t alter muchthroughout theNarutofranchise . She is a variety and caring person , even from a young years ,   and she places the life of those she cares about at the eminent level of grandness . How she develop in the serial is as a attack aircraft .

Even Hinata ’s father think she ’s too meek to become a shinobi as a child . Hinata proves him unseasonable by training as heavily as she can betimes in the series , during the time jump , and even during theShippudenera to become one of the best justificatory fighter the Allied Forces has . She might not want to fight , but she ’s fully adequate to of it , and she knows it . Hinata ’s assurance is what develops over the series , allowing her to become more than the trope of the diffident young woman who ca n’t accommodate her feelings .

Sakura Haruno

Most   fans could easily foreshadow that Sakura would be near the very bottom ofNarutocharacters ranked according to their spark , which is a pity since this character in spades had a ton of potential . From speck at her propensity for genjutsu and her desire to be a better shinobi , there were a lot of moments that made the hearing trust she would get quite a spot of graphic symbol development .

However , with the increased focus on other characters   — especially Naruto and Sasuke   — Sakura and her case discharge end up languish into obscurity in monastic order to make room for other people and their stories .

Lady Tsunade

Lady Tsunade is tracked down by Jiraiya and Naruto as the hamlet ’s last hope when they need a new Hokage . Powerful and well-thought-of , the village senior know that Tsunade has what it takes to be Hokage , but she is disillusioned from her own experiences in the previous shinobi war .

Tsunade ’s fictitious character development happens very quickly . A fight with Naruto , Kabuto , and Orochimaru makes her see that there are still dreamer out there willing to put themselves on the line , and she agrees to help the village for the sentence being . From that moment on , she ’s fully devoted to being a strategian , putting the hamlet before all else , and training the new generation to do the same . It ’s less growing though and more of a   reveal as to who the character could have been if she had n’t run by from her rest home hamlet .

Ino Yaminaka

Ino is very much a bear out eccentric . Unlike Sakura and Sasuke , she ’s not often part ofNaruto ’s main storyline . That means the audience is n’t always privy to her potential lineament development .

When the series start , however , she ’s very much attend as someone who is shallow and more implicated with her appearance than her skill . While she does continue to put a lot of stock in her appearance , she also handle deeply for the people around her , and she commits to not only learning her kin ’s mind control jutsu but also subdue medical ninja science . Ino slowly becomes someone that everyone can count on , even if she does remain very unsafe .

Neji Hyuga

Neji exact his role as a shinobi in grooming very seriously . He does n’t ab initio think it ’s average that his cousin Hinata gets so much attention for her part in the independent Hyuga family when she is likely importantly less skilled than him .

Neji ’s bad moment of character ontogeny fall out following the Chunin Exams . Though he nearly kill his full cousin during their one - on - one match , he comes to sympathise just how improper his actions were . Neji becomes one of Hinata ’s biggest supporters and a much proficient squad player as the result of his talking with Hinata ’s father . By the events in thebest episodes ofNaruto Shippuden , he ’s unforced to sacrifice himself to economize her .

Hashirama Senju

While Hashirama is not one ofNaruto ’s independent eccentric , a lot of his impingement is seen throughout the gum anime . The first Hokage is easily one of the more likable people on the full show , with his will for DoJ and fairness being a salient feature of his character that rule pretty much all of his action as an individual .

While the manner of his passing is something that has been a middling massive plot cakehole inNaruto , the respite of his character is written rather seamlessly and ends up forming the perfect half of a story with his eternal competition .

Obito Uchiha

For the longest time , Obito was a fascinating antagonist , and buff could n’t waitress until they finally uncovered the backstory of Kakashi ’s friend … only to realize just how frightful it really was .

There ’s absolutely no upstanding grounds as to why Obito betrayed the Leaf Village and ended up formulating such a mephistophelean programme , in the first seat . The motivation that he loved Rin and did n’t require to live in a world without her still does n’t excuse the anger he apply towards his acquaintance … especially since he ’d already realize that it was n’t Kakashi ’s fault that she ’d passed away .

Madara Uchiha

Even in death , Madara did n’t turn back think about his programme , which is a testament to just how demonic and refractory this member of the Uchiha clan really is .

Madara is a enchanting type who picture just how trivial ambition and hatred really can be . He could ’ve easy been the last antagonist ofNaruto — and a rather compelling one indeed   — but Kishimoto simply had to shoehorn Kaguya in purchase order to drive the stakes even higher . It ’s a move that at last backfired since Madara could ’ve easy been the most stately challenge faced by Naruto and Sasuke alternatively .

Gaara

Casually fell and believing himself better than any other students at the Chunin Exams , Gaara has an attitude that ’s ab initio shared by his siblings when they compete . It does n’t take more than a combat with Naruto for Gaara to begin to reposition and grow .

Like Naruto , Gaara grew up with everyone being afraid of him . But unlike Naruto , Gaara also grew up being treated as a weapon by his people . His experiences made him angry and unable to control the tailed beast inside of him . crusade Naruto , or more accurately , Naruto extending his mitt in friendship alternatively of straight-out fight him , helped Gaara to accept himself and begin developing real friendly relationship .

Itachi Uchiha

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Kakashi, Naruto, and Sasuke from the Naruto series appear in a blended image

Temari stands with her fan in the Naruto anime

Hinata holds a hand in front of her for a fight in Naruto Shippuden

Sakura Haruno rubs her head in confusion in Naruto

Tsunade releases the seal on her body to activate her chakra lines in Naruto Shippuden

Ino smirking with her head in her hand next to some flowers in Naruto

Hiashi Hyuga apologizes to Neji after the Chunin Exams in Naruto

Hashirama Senju staring pensively in Naruto.

Obito Uchiha looking serious in Naruto.

Madara Uchiha from Naruto glares in a closeup

Gaara controls sand in the Chunin Exams in Naruto

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