Top 10 Saddest Naruto Deaths

Before going to the Hidden Rain, he was unsure he would return to the Leaf...but that moment during his fight with Pain when he knew he would die there was devastating and then seeing him so painfully killed. I teared up, but I cried like a baby when Tsunade finally let it hit her that he was gone and of course when Naruto wandered around the village and reminisced about him. It made it so much tougher knowing Jiraiya was Naruto's godfather, and all that time he couldn't tell him.

His death was the saddest. He was one of my favorite characters and I still think about him til this day when I am reading the manga. His was the first and the last time I hope to cry in Naruto. It was like watching a close uncle or your father die. Seeing Naruto so devastated after his death was heartbreaking. The episode where Naruto sat on the bench and hand the pop sickle in his hand split in half. Just made it more of a reality that he was truly dead.

Jiraiya was something that no else in the Naruto universe ever was...father figure. Same could be said for Iruka, however I think he was more of a big brother to Naruto then a father. Besides that Jiraiya has touched the lives of many before his death and because of this his death was just a big deal not just to the characters but what was what motivated Naruto to learn sage mode and save the hidden leaf...well kinda but still the point is without Jiraiya the story would have already ended. Hell I even knew that he died before I watched the episode, I still cried seeing him dying with a smile on his face knowing he completed everything he wanted too do. And not a lot of people can say that.

Jiraiya was one of my favorite characters... he was a father to Naruto. The six intro Shippuden was just mean. Every time I had to watch him die over and over. And I'm still not over it. He was a easy to love character, who was just hilarious. When he came back from spying I was so glad for him to see how much Naruto grew. But the worst part is that... he will never see Naruto become Hokage...

I remember when I figured out about Itachi's death (Through spoilers). I was SO DAMN HAPPY. I hated him with a burning passion. I never understood why the hell someone would go off and kill their entire family. Just like the rest of the leaf. I thought he was a merciless savage. My cousin however (who was way ahead of me in the show), told me that I would be sad when he died, and that he had a good reason for murdering his entire family in cold blood. I didn't believe him, and when Itachi died I was happy. The Obito told his story. Now I was devastated. This poor guy had been hated by the person he loved most, exiled from his village, and killed all of his family because he was commanded to. He gave up his entire life to serve the village, and had the person he loved the most chase him for his entire life, wanting nothing in life but to kill him. Itachi is an amazing man and an amazing brother. If you say otherwise. We can fight.

Itachi died a hero, a hero with a heartbreaking past. He sacrificed everything for the Hidden Leaf Village and everyone judged him based on their asssumptions. Wow, it is unbelievable to me how much he cared for Sasuke and his village, how much he dedicated himself to others, how he didn't have the urge to argue against Danzo. He thought Sasuke's life was more precious than Konoha. The Hidden Leaf treated him like a sacrificial piece, like it was his fate to live that way. He adored his village and will do what it takes to preserve peace, yet they just taken advantage of his traits. No one appreciated what he did and despised him. Itachi was never loved after he killed the Uchiha clan. His story is a little similar to Severus Snape, but way more heartbreaking and surprising. Yet he died smiling and apologized. Itachi is the most selfless and kind-hearted person, I can't imagine what he gone through to protect Sasuke and the Hidden Leaf and how he didn't avenge his village for taking ...more

He has had the most tragic life and in my opinion had the most purest heart in all of Naruto. He gave up everything to protect his brother and the leaf village including becoming a spy and placed in the bingo book. It killed me to watch sasuke kill him when itachi did everything to keep his brother safe. This is by far the saddest death. Oh and on the list the death of fourth hokage and the death of Naruto's parents are the same thing and don't need to be separated.

I guess spoiler-Itachi died by the hands of his brother and the illness he had with the Mangekyo. And he actually chose to die that way. When he jabber Sasuke on the forehead for the last time, to me it symbolized their brotherly relationship and all the memories they had before the massacre. Also, when Sasuke cried, his blood mixed in with Itachi's blood, to me also symbolizing their blood ties.

He was my favorite character since the beginning. His fighting style and techniques were so awesome. That is until, Naruto defeated him in the Chuunin Exams. I began to like Naruto at that time. But Neji is still number one.

I left Naruto for 4 years and I kept thinking all is well. When I searched for Neji's pictures at Google as a profile pic, I saw "Neji death". I thought that was imaginary. But it was true. I didn't cry when I watched it, I was just sad.

It's a good thing that the Shinobi Forces honored him with a bird formation counterattack. He's still my favorite. But for now, I'll go for Naruto.

I truly loved his character, he had a beautiful back story that most people can relate to. The death of his father and being alone with a curse really got to me. I always felt he has a special connection to Naruto and that Naruto changed him really, into a better and more hopeful person. Also I mean he left Tenten all alone and when she said, "how could you leave me all alone? " that was it, the tears came slowly but surely. Only character I still think about in daily life, why? Who knows.

I almost cried for this one. And I don't normally cry. What really got me about this fight is that he sacrificed himself to save the person he used to hate the most. I also hated how he was no longer a part of the Konaha 12. They were incomplete without him. I do like it how he died by his choice, though, making it so that he died in the same way his father did. By free choice.
One thing I didn't understand though: Why the hell didn't he just use Palm Rotation. That way he would've saved himself and Hinata. There was no need to sacrifice himself.

He was a truly loyal and kind person. He protected Hinata always (well not at the Chunin exams, but he was so furious and upset about the unfairness of his life that he took it out on her. Yet he still cared about her and guarded her from danger in battle.), and pushed aside his past feelings and took care of her like true family, screw the whole 'main' and 'branch' family beliefs! He died with honor. I cried when his curse mark disappeared, but in a sort of happy-sad way, because it finalized his death, but also his freedom. The birds flying above him was really emotional, as it symbolized how he was about to fly free. As Hizashi Hyuga stated about dying, "Doing that is the first time I have the freedom to choose".

Ok. I hate that these two died. And I love them so much, they're probably still some of my favorite characters. But when they died I just wasn't sad. They had been dead for so long before they showed the scene that it wasn't sad for me anymore. For example. I bet no one got sad when they figured out Albert Einstein died, except for the people who were there when it happened. Being warned about something kind of takes away the ability to be sad about it in some circumstances. And this was one of them for me.

I don't usually cry very hard (though I did cry in pretty much every death scene) but when it showed all the flashbacks with those two and when they died I could not stop sobbing. It was the most I had ever cried over anything of this sort.

I didn't cry on their death. I was just pissed off that Naruto lived without the knowing of a parent. And the way Kushina spoke to him about taking care of himself, I was sad but not enough to let me cry.

They did way more for the village than Itachi, Jiraiya or Neji. Without them the leaf village would pretty much be dead. Also Kushina's final speech hits right in the feels.

I kind of always knew he would die when the episodes leading up to it featured him more than usual. The episodes got us on a personal level with him and showed us into his life so that we could be more affected by his death and so that it will mean something. I did not cry because of his death, I cried because Shikamaru is my favorite character and I could feel his pain and hurt. He's always so chill and laid back but when Asuma died he kind of lost himself and I wanted to hop into the scenes and hug him. Also with Kurinai (Spell check? ) She was heartbroken to say the least, they were one of my otp when they started showing into his life. So many people were affected emotionally and mentally like with Neji's death.

I burst out crying. Asuma is an epic character and when he died I was like 'No, he can't be dead, someone will save him. He's too awesome to die.' But then I cried and cried. Shikamaru didn't really make it any better because of his heartbreaking cries.

All of these are really sad, but I'd say Itachi made me cry the second most, especially after we learned his story. It's sadder because he died known as a criminal and we learned his story after his death. *Cri*

I cried so much, he was one of my favorite characters and I never expected that he would die. I haven't seen the others deaths since I just started to watch naruto again. But man, this is just so sad. All the flashbacks and shikamaru's reaction made it impossible not to cry. But the point is I love asuma, I'm such a big fan of his. It's was devastating to see him go.

Ohh... God I cried insanely at the death asuma... I didn't like asuma that much but the way they showed it... And most importantly.. I cried for shikamaru and his team... Ino and choji... But especially shikamaru... That what would be his reaction? I hated hidan for doing that... But alas... Serves him right for getting buried alive...

The third Hokage was a legend and he fulfilled his role perfectly. He was also one of Naruto's first friends and it was sad to know he couldn't be there anymore to see him become a great ninja.

The last part when he was closing his eyes, about to die and for the last time sees Orochimaru as a kid... This scene killed me. I replayed and tortured myself over this scene.

When he died it was like watching a soldier die fighting against 100 people. He cared so much about the village and konohamaru. R.I.P Hiruzen Sarutobi

I was crying myself to sleep ;-; I wouldn't stop thinking of his death! Stupid Orochimaru!

Such a wasted character. She wanted to be that bridge to support Yahiko, Nagato and Naruto's views yet she died before completely fulfilling her goal. She would've been such a better character if she survived and joined the Allied Shinobi Forces and fought alongside Naruto to finally be that bridge. Nonetheless, she was amazing and will always be missed. Her death was truly a tragic one alongside many others.

How was Konan not on the list until now? She died to protect her friend and village, which is just like what Jiraiya died. It's even sadder because everything she did was negated by some OP technique!

Eh. I don't know about the rest of you, but I never really liked Konan that much. I wasn't really sad when she died. I was surprised, but not sad. She went out with a bang... literally. And that was enough for me.

It wasn't her death but when the blood soaked paper went on her "hop in" card reminding the promise the three made of returning there one day... first time I ever cried watching an anime

At first I thought he is the Pain that destroyed the village and killed Kakashi and all those people (skipped the filler), but when I saw the flashbacks during Pain's Assault he was my favorite of the three and I cried for days when he sacrificed himself for Nagato and Konan.

I cried so much when Yahiko died. Can't even imagine how Nagato must've felt, if he hadn't killed Yahiko, Konan would've died... Nagato and Yahiko's story is sad, and the way Yahiko had to die is even sadder.

He had to be killed by his best friend in order to save another friend. Yahiko died to save his two friends he grew up with. So sad.

Without even a minute of hesitation chose to die for his comrades, drove himself to nagato's kunai with any fear of death! Who wouldn't love such a guy!

Sasori's death was the saddest in my opinion because he never got to be loved and it was really tragic how he got killed by the puppets he called his parents. It looked so horrible when he realized that he had swords stuck out of his heart, and I cried for weeks after this.

Sasori is my all-time favourite character, and watching him die just made me lose it and start crying my eyes out. Sasori's death is the worst, because it's so sad, him dying in 'the embrace of his parents'. When I saw that, I didn't get over it for the whole series.

Because of Sasori's background I kinda understand why he joined the Akatsuki. It was the so sad how he was alone most his life and never was loved. There's a saying, 'a cold-hearted person was once a person who cared too much' I wish he stayed longer D':

Sasori is my favorite naruto character,the reason is because when chiyo was sharing his past it made me feel heart broken. The way I gathered my information in the series I thought he was the 4th strongest akatsuki member.

Gaara, Gaara, Gaara. An amazing dude. Sure he started off as a demon that we probably all wanted to die, he turned into one of the people we would've hated dying the most. Now, somewhere deep inside I knew that Gaara would have to die eventually. I knew that Madara awakened the Ten Tails and that you needed every other tailed beast to do that far before I ever reached that point in the anime. But I never expected it. When he died I kept on waiting for him to randomly pop awake and explain some long ass strategy that kept him alive even though they took his tailed beast away. But they didn't. Honestly I was probably more angry than Naruto was when I figured out that he was really and truly dead. But I knew that he was alive later on in the show, which really confused me. I didn't see any possible way for him to come back to life. But luckily, in the end. Chiyo came in with the clutch

You know what? Naruto is my favorite character easily but Gaara's death.. It really pulled me hard. The look on Gaara's dead face. Naruto's speech. "It's your fault! If you go dammed sand shinobi hadn't put that monster inside of him, this would of never happened! Do you any idea what burden he carried?!?! Damn the jinchruki...you have no right to act like your better, to label us and use us... I couldn't save Sasuke...I couldn't save Gaara...I trained so hard for three years...and nothing has changed..." Naruto's crying...

Definitely did not cry during this. And if I was Naruto I would have the nine-tails cloak as soon as I saw Gaara dead.

Somehow I knew he would comeback to life simply because he is awesome.

If Kakashi died, that was the greatest, nicest gift ever. This jerk character is just absurdly ridiculous to ever exist and fans hyped him up because they were losers themselves and projected their inferiority to this buffoon that he is.

Yes, Kakashi came back, but that doesn't change how sad his death was. We saw Kakashi from almost the very first episode. He was/is the main character's sensei, his wisdom helped get the storyline on the right track, and he never gave up for what was right. He had the worst childhood ever. His mother died when he was very young, his father committed suicide for saving his friends, and he went into a state of depression after his friends died. That's a lot to throw at one guy, but Kakashi stayed good in the heart. How he made peace with his father after he died brought on a whole new level of sad. Kakashi told his father about his life and how he forgave him, so The White fang could finally rest. Kakashi came into our life as a character in a show or book, but he became a hero in our mind, and he'll leave as a legend.

Kakashi is always a moronee and a retard can't convinced me otherwise hope he died a terrible death for being the sole reason of Obito's demise.

When Kakashi died it was the most horrible thing EVER. I refused to believe that he was really and truly gone. I kept on trying to reassure myself by remembering that he became the 6th Hokage, and dead people can't be Hokages. But I always shot myself down by remembering that there wasn't any possible way that they could bring him back. They, unfortunately, didn't have the damn Dragon Balls in this universe. When Nagato used Rinne Rebirth I was SO HAPPY. The entire time I was just waiting for Kakashi to pop back to life and when he did I was extremely relieved.

I am voting for Kisame not because I think he has the sadder death, but because he deserves to be higher on this list. Kisame died in a way that made you rethink who he really was. He died much like Itachi did, sacrificing his life to save something important.

I consider this sad as hell because how he felt when he died. He actually felt that he wasn't that terrible of a person because he was dying for the cause him and his friends believed in. And that flash back when he died just made it even harder!

Kisame last words to itachi were almost heartbreaking. I mean his death wasn't sad until you realised the pain he took on for his village. It changed my whole opinion of him, after his death he became one of my favorite characters.

Madara THE GOAT! I love this guy! Wished he'd kill Kakashi the trash so that he will never comes back to life. I swear Kakashi screwed up Obito's life the moment Obito had thrown himself on that boulder instead of the 'genius' Kakashi who wanted to left behind a teammate because he's that cool (friend killer and always will be).

When Marada died (second time) I cried. I always thought Madara was an awesome character (and still is) but I hated him for what he did for his Tsuki no mi plan. Then I realized during the war that he was doing this for peace. When he was backstabbed, he realized that he was wrong and that maybe, he should let the future generations maintain peace. He finally accepted death. He finally accepted to Rest In Peace.

He wasn't evil at all. He merely wanted peace, but was driven in another direction. His death was so sad, and the background music made me want to cry. Long live your dream, Madara.

Aside from him being a total hotty, He was strong like a god. So sad he died he was my # 1 in the entire series

Never before have I cried so hard at a media.
When the ending song started playing but with all the time they spent together...I JUST LOST IT! I even knew it was coming, but I still went into mourning mode.

Kurama was with Naruto since day 1, if this isn't number 1, I don't know what is.

Mahn the whole story and awesomeness of itachi is because of the Uchiha slaughter! Should be after the death of itachi!

If you love sasuke then understand this made him into who he is.

It was sad..Kind of like when Anakin Skywalker kills the younglings

Though not the most "good" person, she was still a sweet old lady. She killed sacrificed her own life to save another; the ultimate act of selflessness. And she was willing to do it too. She felt as if she didn't do anything right, and now she would do her final thing, right. It was painful to watch elders pass away, let alone give their own life away.

Should be wayy higher. Her growth in her character in her few episodes, saving Sakura multiple times, Gaara and in a way Sasori. She saw her flaws and was the first person in shippuden at least to tell Naruto to persue his dream (despite that she didn't like the Hidden Leaf). Her story with Sasori and so much is amazing and her after reincarnation is amazing too.

Surprised this is not higher. She was an old woman who thought low of herself, didn't care about much, and when she fought alongside Sakura, and revived Gaara, had me balling out tears.

It was remarkable a true act of selflessness. She was wiling to go on a mission at the age of I don't know what! But at least she died to save one of the best characters, Gaara.

I didn't really find their death that sad, but seeing as they are one of my all-time favourite characters, I did cry a little. I just loved them so much, even if they were what they were.

Why is this on the list? This death wasn't sad whatsoever.

Death of Sakon and Ukon is worthless. Better change it to Kimimaro who has painful past though his early death is kinda upseting.

Damn, you weaklings! Sakon you are pathetic and ukon you are just a jerk!