Top 10 Naruto Characters with the Saddest Backstories or Childhoods

Gaara had it way worse than Naruto. His own father tried to kill him! At least Naruto had some people looking out for him. He had to survive six assassination attempts! At least Naruto wasn't being attacked. The whole village hated Gaara. Even the kids didn't play with him. Also, the only person that he thought loved him tried to kill him. I'm so glad that he became Kazekage and was finally respected by the village.

Like Naruto, a creature was put into Gaara's body at birth, and the procedure caused his mother to die. As he grew up, people began to ignore and hate him, even talking behind his back. As a child, he was hunted down by people trying to kill him because of the creature. One of the people closest to him died, causing him to become an insane, psycho, evil young boy, jealous of how everyone has friends and families, but he doesn't... Even Naruto has Sakura, Sasuke.

How can anything be sadder than being forced to kill your clan and family, especially since he had always been their pride? Itachi's pain never receded. After Shisui's death, Itachi had no one by his side. He lived his life as a double agent and met his end at the hands of his little brother. He protected Konoha at all costs, even if it meant that he would be scorned. Itachi is an unsung hero.

Itachi was a rogue ninja from the Uchiha clan of the Hidden Leaf. To tell the truth, I definitely think Itachi should be number 2. First Naruto, then Gaara. He awakened the Sharingan at 8 and truly loved his little brother Sasuke. But then someone named Danzo showed up and ruined his life. Itachi saw all of his friends and family die right in front of him, and he killed his own parents because of Danzo. Then he had to die right in front of his little brother to help Sasuke avenge his clan.

Naruto was born like Gaara, with a dangerous creature hidden inside his body, his parents gone, leaving him alone, sad, and scared. Everyone hates him, scared that the demon fox will take over his body and attack the village again. He then becomes the class clown in order to get rid of the pain and hopes to achieve his dream of being the 5th Hokage.

His childhood was so sad and depressing. Moments like this make me think the real villains were the villagers. Had it not been for their prejudice and hatred, many of the characters wouldn't have turned evil.

I hate Kakashi! He was trash for abandoning a comrade, and the reason why Obito got crushed under a boulder while trying to save a trash Hatake. Their clan shouldn't have existed in the first place. Kakashi is the most useless jinx ever to exist on their team. That's why Madara and some powerful characters never showed much interest in him. He has nothing in terms of raw power. He got his ass slapped and duped by almost every character in the series. And he failed every time. Failed his students. Failed to even save Rin. Failed to become the greatest in their generation and was only elected as a Hokage because he's the son of the White Fang. He has nothing to show off as a stand-alone character. It was always the Uchiha who had everything to flex. He should've died a horrible death in the Pein Arc. Never won a single battle without some help from his genin team and would've never been known for the Sharingan if not for Obito. A spineless character who never possessed a backbone, just the usual background type of character for anyone who simps his sorry ass face. Obito outclassed him a long time ago and will always be the most powerful team member in their generation.

Nagato saw his parents die right in front of him and he was helpless to do anything. With no parents, he had to go door to door for food until he found two friends and a dog. The dog grew on him. One day the dog died in an explosion. On that same day, he saw his best friend die. He created the Akatsuki and killed Master Jiraiya. He felt bad about it but didn't show it.

I think Nagato had the saddest backstory. He not only saw his parents die right in front of him, but he saw the exact same thing happen with Yahiko too. When he had nothing, he had pain greater than Naruto's. After all, he was named Pain when he created the Akatsuki. I think Hanzo deserves to be dead. Nagato was hungry and sad until two friends showed up and came to his aid.

I've always believed that Kakashi's backstory is one of the saddest. He knew his father, but then his father committed suicide. It's worse to have known someone and then lose them, than never to have known them at all. You experience their love and then lose it. Obito "died," leaving him with the responsibility of Rin. It wasn't his fault that he killed Rin! Do you think he wanted to kill her? That's absurd! Kakashi was left with the guilt of having failed Obito. Then, to make things worse, his sensei died from the 9-tails attack. He lived a lonely life until Team 7 came along.

Sasori's parents were killed when he was just a child, by Kakashi's father. His grandmother, reluctant to deliver the bad news, told him they were on a long mission and would be back soon. But he eventually discovered that they weren't coming back. She taught him puppet art, and he created puppet versions of his parents so he could be hugged again. Then, at his death, his grandmother used his puppet parents to attack him. Despite being able to easily dodge them, he experienced one last human emotion: the desire to embrace them one more time. He died with swords in his heart and his parents holding him.

I like how the list is, and I think Sasuke should be third. Now, I'm not saying what happened to him and his clan wasn't bad. It's how he was after that which leads me to think he should be third on the list.

Sasuke had admirers and people who wanted to take him in. This kid was a stranger brought to the Leaf Village, and they accepted him right away. While almost everyone wanted to get close to him, he pushed them all away and allowed himself to continue being hurt.

He didn't have to work to earn those people's trust like Naruto did. He had a family who loved him, unlike Gaara, who was going to be killed by his uncle, who was ordered by his father to do so. So even though Sasuke lost everything he had with the Uchiha Clan, he had the chance to start a new life with people who cared for him, something that Naruto and Gaara always wanted.

I do like Sasuke a bit. He is cool, and his wanting to get revenge on his brother seems reasonable. He would've been second if he hadn't allowed himself to continue to be hurt. He still could've planned his revenge while trying to make the best he could with his life, but no, he just wanted to continue to feel the pain he felt.

Honestly, I'm surprised no one has thought about him yet. He sees his brothers and family members die all the time, and then when he finally finds someone to talk to (Hashirama), the two families pull them apart just because of the last name. Then his only brother left gives him his eyes because he was going to die anyway... so underrated.

He lost three brothers in his childhood. The last brother, whom he loved deeply, was also killed. He truly wished for peace. But his life was ruined by BZ and Kaguya.

She was used and abused as a child by Kusagakure because of her chakra transferring skills. Her mother died when she used too much chakra on a patient in the hospital.

As a child, Haku saw his mother get killed by his stepfather and has had people chase and try to destroy him because of his ice powers, leaving him poor and alone. Then he meets the man that changed him, Zabuza, and begins to feel protective towards him, even though he doesn't like treating people like they're humans.

Cry, Haku, cry. You got the worst childhood here, but you can't even be higher on this list.

Kabuto's backstory is actually so sad! When he was thanking his mother constantly, it broke my heart. The fact that the mother doesn't recognize who he was is upsetting because she was the one to give him an identity. To have that taken away again is painful. He has no idea who he is, no identity, nothing. He was alone from the very beginning. All he ever wanted was to find himself, to know who he truly is.

Danzo literally ruined his life by trying to dispose of Kabuto and the mother. How tragic that must have been.

Rock Lee was laughed at by his peers for not having genjutsu or ninjutsu. So what? You shouldn't pick on anybody! I'm glad Lee showed them they were wrong about him.

Has anyone thought of Hashirama? While his story isn't the saddest, it's still pretty sad. It's mostly like Madara's, but Hashirama tries to find humor in most situations. If he can't find any, he tries to do or say something to lift the moods of those around him.

Konan should be ranked before Karin Uzumaki because she was almost killed. And of course, if Orochimaru had seen her Paper Release when she was still a kid, then maybe she and her friends would be with Orochimaru by now!

Konan is a kunoichi of the Akatsuki and the Hidden Rain. She was a war orphan along with her three friends, Chibi, Nagato, and Yahiko. Though Yahiko and Chibi died, they still continued their organization called the Akatsuki. But instead of Yahiko being the leader, Nagato took over as leader.

I think Neji had a sad past. I mean, he witnessed from a very young age that fate was chosen as soon as an individual is born. (Which is sadly true in our current world today). He witnessed his father's death and the discriminatory system of his tribe, which had a great impact on him as an individual. Neji is an underrated yet brilliant character that deserves to be at least in the top 15!

So sad. He lost his father and began to harbor hate for the main clan family.

Come on, guys, Kimimaro's story is so sad. He was feared by his clan, who kept him in a jail cell, and then they all died, and then he met Orochimaru, who he thought he was important to, but he wasn't at the end. Not to mention that he literally died from a fatal illness. Kimimaro just wanted to feel wanted.

I felt so bad for her. How Orochimaru had killed her younger brother and her beloved, and how it changed her...

Her life is so sad and nobody even notices? I knew she wasn't going to be in the top tens, but she should. She's so misunderstood, honestly. Her brother dies, Dan dies, Jiraiya dies, and Hashirama as well. They were really close when she was young, so I had to put her on the list. She lived most of her life thinking that she was cursed.

Of course, her backstory is nothing compared to Gaara, Naruto, Sasuke, Itachi, but she really had a sad childhood. I mean, do you know what it feels like to have a father that always looks down on you? A father that hates your existence, to the point that it doesn't matter to him if you are dead or alive. Not just a father, but a whole clan that looks down on you. And where is Hinata's mother? She is either dead, which is poor for Hinata, or... she doesn't care if her little daughter is treated poorly, which is even worse.

Do you know what it feels like to find yourself living every day of your life with a sibling that wants to kill you? Not a blessed life, I guess.

His father was the joke of the village, and nobody respected him. He trained his hardest and kept pushing himself past normal limits to become a respectable shinobi. He saw his father die for something he truly loved and cared for, and he was willing to do the same when he fought Madara.

He is the most relatable character and has realistic motivation for all the losers.