Best Key Naruto Characters

Vote for the most important key Naruto Characters in both Original AND Shippuden series together.
The Top Ten
1 Sakura Haruno Sakura Haruno is the main heroine of the series "Naruto Shonen Jump!" and Naruto Shippuden. She is the only female ninja of Team Seven. Her family consists of her mother, Mebuki Haruno, and her father Kizashi Haruno. Her clan is likely not very well known around Konoha and up until "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations!" She wears the symbol of her clan on her back. ...read more.

A Konoha Kunoichi, she is quite the sensetive female. She has been trained by one of the legendary Sanin, and due to that, she retains both healing and strength abilities. She intends to kill Sasuke for the fact of her affectionate love for him.

Are you kidding me! Sakura Haruno? THE very most important character in Naruto? No. Just no. She's pretty useless.

2 Kakashi Hatake Kakashi Hatake is a fictional character in the Naruto manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. In the story, Kakashi is the teacher of Team 7, consisting of the series' primary characters, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno.

Even though Kakashi is not part of the Uchiha Clan, one of his eyes obtains a Sharingan, which could also reach to Mangekyo as well. He is squad leader of Team 7.

he also uses mangekyou sharingan and thoku of tsunade

3 Naruto Uzumaki Naruto Uzumaki is a fictional character in the anime and manga franchise Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto.

Naruto Uzumaki still holds the Kyuubi sealed inside of him, making him one of two targets for the Akatsuki. Though formerly cocky and wild, he has gained respect from his village after defending it from Akatsuki leader Pain. He has changed many conflicted people into close friends due to the fact he is the second Child of Prophecy.

4 Gaara Gaara is a fictional character in the Naruto manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. He is the jinchuuriki of the one-tailed shukaku and can control sand that is stored in his gourd.

A deadly shinobi, Gaara became the Kazekage of his home Sunagakure village at the young age of 15. Now, even with the Shukaku extracted from him, he can still wield sand, and could possibly be a lot stronger than before. He swears to protect Naruto with his life in the upcoming war, since the two share something very similar in the past.

5 Sasuke Uchiha Sasuke Uchiha is a fictional character from the manga and anime franchise Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto.

Formerly a Konoha shinobi, he is now an international criminal due to the Raikage's anger against him. He is one of two of the final Uchiha, and claims he does not have any friendly feelings for Naruto like he used to whatsoever. He is currently with the Akatsuki, and is planning to destroy Konohagakure for the loss of his brother, Itachi.

6 Kankurou

The older brother of Gaara, he is a puppet master with 4 puppets, one of them being Sasori's corpse. He will do anything to protect Gaara.

7 Neji Hyuuga

Neji may be from the Cadet Side Branch of the Hyuga Clan, but due to simple training, he has become a Jonin, and is one of the greatest shinobi of his clan.

8 Sai

Not quite the friendly guy, Sai does not hold any feelings, due to retaining a position known as the Anbu Root. Even without feelings, this could be proven wrong, as he protected Naruto from danger.

9 Shikamaru Nara Shikamaru Nara is a fictional character in the Naruto manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto.

Though very lazy, he once scored a 200 on an IQ test, and managed to defeat one of the Akatsuki members alone. He is part of the Nara Clan, and has the abilities to use shadows to paralyze and attack opponents.

10 Temari Temari is a fictional character in the anime and manga franchise Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto.

A Sunagakure Kunoichi, she is the older sister of Gaara and Kankuro, and like Kankuro, is a Jonin as well. She has a knack for a rematch against Shikamaru since her "loss" in the Chunin Exams. She wields a fan, and is a wind-element user.

The Contenders
11 Madara Uchiha Madara Uchiha (うちはマダラ, Uchiha Madara) was the legendary leader of the Uchiha clan. He founded Konohagakure alongside his rival, Hashirama Senju, with the intention of beginning an era of peace. When the two couldn't agree on how to achieve that peace, they fought for control of the village, a conflict which ended in Madara's death.

Duh. This dude is the reason anything in this show happens. He helped form the hidden leaf, Gave Nagato the rinnegan, Turned Obito who went on to form the "current" akatsuki, and a bunch more!

12 Obito Uchiha Obito Uchiha, also known by his alias Tobi, is a fictional character from the Naruto universe created by Masashi Kishimoto and developed into a media franchise, which consists of a series of manga, anime, soundtracks, OVAs, movies, video games, and other collectibles.
13 Orochimaru Orochimaru is a fictional character from the Naruto universe created by Masashi Kishimoto and developed into a media franchise, which consists of a series of manga, anime, soundtracks, OVAs, movies, video games, and other collectibles.
14 Uchiha Itachi
15 Itachi
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