Over time, the Naruto anime kept powering up Sasuke Uchiha until he became a total juggernaut of battle. He was already ahead of the curve in the early days thanks to his Uchiha clan training, natural intelligence, and even his capacity for teamwork, no matter his self-sufficient attitude. Sasuke only gets stronger once he started adding jutsu like the Sharingan, Chidori, the Rinnegan, and the complete Susanoo to his arsenal.
By the end of Naruto Shippuden, Sasuke was final boss material, with him feeling like several powerful ninjas squished together into a single person. That being said, a few beings in the Naruto world could still defeat Sasuke if they went all out, and a little luck might help, too. A few matchups aren’t favorable for Naruto’s longtime rival and friend, with those other ninjas having stronger jutsu, more chakra, or simply better tactics or “hax” to seek victory.
Madara Uchiha Combines the Sharingan With the Rinnegan and Senjutsu
Madara Was the True Endgame Threat in Naruto Shippuden
Precious few characters in the Naruto anime stand a realistic chance of defeating peak Sasuke Uchiha as of the Fourth Great Shinobi War. By that point, Sasuke had nearly maxed out every factor that matters for Naruto ninjas, from brutal taijutsu to clever genjutsu, advanced ninjutsu, and the tactical mind to hold it all together. Sasuke felt like several ninjas combined into one being, such as having two different dojutsu and abilities derived from Indra, which would make any Uchiha envious — except one.
Not even Uchiha standouts like Shishui or Sasuke’s prodigy brother Itachi could defeat him at his apex, but Madara Uchiha certainly could. For as powerful as Sasuke became, Madara is stronger still, and in roughly similar ways. Like Sasuke, Madara wields the Mangekyo Sharingan and Rinnegan, on top of Senjutsu, Hashirama Senju’s Wood Release, and to cap it off, the Ten-Tails’ chakra. For a time, Madara was the Ten-Tails’ jinchuriki, and longtime Naruto fans know that no jinchuriki can top that, and neither can Sasuke. If these two Uchihas fought, Sasuke’s defeat would be certain.
Kaguya Otsutsuki Would Never Lose to a Single Member of Team 7
Sasuke Was Lucky Team 7 Had a Way to Seal Her
The members of the otherworldly Otsutsuki clan are in a league of their own throughout the larger Naruto anime franchise. This fact became even more evident in the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations anime and manga, with new Otsutsuki clan members such as Isshiki and Momoshiki. Adult Naruto and Sasuke don’t have an easy time against members of this superhuman clan, and the same was true during the Fourth Great Shinobi War in Naruto Shippuden.
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That was when Kaguya Otsutsuki the endgame villain displaced Madara himself as the final and greatest threat to Team 7. Even when combined, those ninjas could only hope to seal Kaguya away, not defeat her, and that’s what happened. No single ninja could defeat someone like the slightly underrated Kaguya, not when she is the mother of all chakra. She’s like a force of nature in a humanoid body, one who uses borderline divine jutsu and other attacks to threaten someone like Sasuke. For plot reasons, Sasuke survived this encounter, but in a battle to the death, Sasuke is going down.
Naruto Uzumaki Has the Grit to Overcome Sasuke’s Talents
Shonen Heroes Always Win When it Matters Most
For the most part, the matchup between Naruto Uzumaki and his friend turned enemy turned ally Sasuke Uchiha felt like a tossup. The two of them tended to strike even in the story to maintain their rivalry and ensure their friendship felt balanced on a physical level. By the series’ end, both ninjas were titans of battle, with Naruto boasting a blend of Senjutsu and Kurama’s chakra, not to mention his enormous Rasengan forms. However, if Naruto and Sasuke fought for real at their peak, it’s evident Naruto would win, if only barely.
Who’s That Character?
Identify the silhouettes before time runs out.
Identify the silhouettes before time runs out.
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Naruto has sheer plot armor, and that tends to influence what happens to his blond ninja. Naruto never loses when it truly matters, and he has the spirit of hope and grit to sustain him, too. Such an attitude tends to unlock that extra little something to help Naruto overcome any odds as a true shonen lead. If that’s not enough to seal the deal, Boruto-era Naruto can use Baryon Mode to overwhelm Sasuke, in exchange for the heavy physical cost of using such a move.
Hagoromo Otsutsuki is a God of Jutsu, Just Like His Terrifying Mother
Hagoromo Has the Ten-Tails and the Six Paths Senjutsu
Hagoromo easily ranks among the most powerful beings in all of Naruto history, aside from his all-consuming mother, Kaguya. Hagoromo is vastly powerful for roughly similar reasons as Kaguya herself, including the fact that he became her jinchuriki. Once Hagoromo defeated Kaguya in her Ten-Tails form alongside Hamura, he became her living vessel as the world’s first jinchuriki. As Naruto fans have seen, any jinchuriki of the Ten-Tails commands a certain kind of power that no single human ninja can overcome. Ninjas like Naruto and Sasuke would be fighting in vain against forces beyond their understanding in such a fight.
Fortunately for Sasuke, he never actually battled Hagoromo, and neither did Naruto himself. Instead, those Leaf ninjas were blessed to have Hagoromo serve as their spirit mentor, coaching them on the method necessary to seal away Kaguya in the late game of the Fourth Great Shinobi War. For that reason, Hagoromo is more like a cool plot device than a proper member of Naruto‘s vast roster of fighters, and that’s the way it should be. The likes of Hagoromo are on a whole different level than even the most gifted human ninjas, since his place in the story is altogether different than Sasuke’s own.
Naruto
- Release Date
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2002 – 2007-00-00
- Showrunner
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Masashi Kishimoto
- Directors
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Hayato Date
- Writers
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Masashi Kishimoto
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