Top 10 Weakest Naruto Characters

For every elite shinobi who stands out for their incredible skill, there are others who fall short in terms of power or effectiveness. This list focuses on those characters who, for one reason or another, didn't measure up when compared to their peers.

Weakness isn't just about combat skill. It can come from poor strategy, limited abilities, or a lack of presence in a world filled with shinobi who can level forests and summon colossal creatures. Perhaps a character had potential but never lived up to it, or they simply didn't bring much to the table in a series packed with larger-than-life talent. This isn't about tearing anyone down. It's about taking an honest look at how they compare within the Naruto universe.
The Top Ten
Moegi Kazamatsuri

Wood Style jutsu is something only a few people can use. It's considered Hashirama's Kekkei Genkai by some. However, simply being able to use Wood Style doesn't make her strong. Too bad, so sad. Moegi is meh, at best.

She is just a bad version of Sakura, and Sakura is pretty useless and weak.

A small, weaker version of Sakura.

Kiba Inuzuka

Solely relying on Akamaru in combat, Kiba Inuzuka isn't proficient in taijutsu, despite being from a clan that specializes in it. He uses a combination transformation that only transforms him into a giant dog. The Rashomon gate was weak in Part 1 compared to Orochimaru's version in Shippuden. Most of his other feats come from filler arcs, and at best, he is considered fodder.

Kiba is confirmed by Kishimoto to be less intelligent than Naruto. He lost to Naruto, who had the Five Elements Seal, which weakened Naruto and disrupted his chakra control. This means a weakened Naruto, who also fought Orochimaru, several enemy ninja, and possessed less energy, bested him, which speaks volumes. During the war, he could only summon one shadow clone and use a combination transformation with it and Akamaru. He said quality over quantity, but a single clone of Naruto saved them all from hundreds of Zetsu clones and Edo Tensei enemies, indicating that a single clone of Naruto has more quality than a thousand Kibas.

I could go on about his looks and personality, but this is about his combat prowess. Also, don't use the tracking argument. He might be a tracker, but that has nothing to do with combat prowess. Additionally, his tracking skills aren't impressive. Filler arcs aren't canon, and even if they were, they are inconsistent and only attempt to give characters some development, which is disregarded when the canon story resumes. Sorry for the rant, but I don't like the character much, and my thoughts are shared with my friends.

Tenten Tenten is one of the main supporting characters in the Naruto anime/manga series and the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations anime/manga series.

She barely has any unique powers of her own, and the fact that she's a weapon expert isn't all that impressive when all she can do is summon a small array of weapons that seem woefully ineffective. The effect doesn't even last long, and she doesn't know how to use any of the weapons properly.

She lacks combat skills, nobody cares about her existence, and she doesn't even fight. In situations where she faces major enemies, Tenten is often quickly defeated or taken out of the fight, which doesn't leave a strong impression of her strength.

It's frustrating because they killed off Neji but kept a character that nobody liked.

Udon Ise

Why is he a character? He doesn't really say anything funny, and all he does is have a runny nose for like three seasons.

The only people I could think of who are weaker than Udon are the ramen vendor and his wife or daughter - I'm not sure who she is. But those two are not even ninjas. Udon is a ninja, and I bet the ramen vendor could fight him without much trouble, even if he ends up losing.

Always has snot coming out of his nose. Other than that, he has nothing.

Konohamaru Sarutobi Konohamaru is a fictional character from the manga and anime franchise Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto.

This bratty, snot-nosed kid would not leave Naruto alone! Naruto has better things to do than train this little pest. He should give up trying to be Hokage. Kakashi was Hokage for a while, and he was a prodigy. Soon, Naruto will be Hokage, and Konohamaru will never surpass him. The kid is just a nuisance.

Konohamaru was a nosy little brat. Naruto couldn't help but be nice to him, but Konohamaru shouldn't have been bothering him. I understand why he wanted to get away from Ebisu, but he should find someone else! I haven't seen much of the series, so I hope Konohamaru improves.

Ebisu

When I first saw Ebisu, he seemed like a stuck-up snob, and I disliked him intensely. He is weak and foolish. Konohamaru would benefit more from a mentor with genuine talent and skill. However, after seeing a clip from later episodes, I think he improved somewhat. Nonetheless, he remains one of my least favorite characters.

He does not deserve to be a Jonin. When Kakashi told Naruto that he had found someone better than himself to train Naruto for the Chunin exams and Ebisu appeared, I thought Kakashi was joking. Ebisu better than Kakashi? That made me laugh. The guy is just that - a newbie.

Ino Yamanaka Ino Yamanaka is a fictional character from the manga and anime franchise Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto.

Ino isn't suitable for combat at all! She doesn't even have any weapons to fight with, and she doesn't use any form of direct combat! I don't even think she has powers besides controlling a person, which can easily be blocked if the opponent is fast enough or smart enough. It's also risky because if Ino gets hit even once, the control would end!

She's just a brat whose only goal is Sasuke! She used to be best friends with Sakura and Naruto, but she was jealous that Sakura was happy, and she ditched Naruto because she saw him as a monster. Her ego caused Sakura emotional issues as a child, but Sakura eventually beat her in a fight.

Ino bullied Choji her entire life, but in the end, Choji managed to find a sassy girl, while Ino stayed single! She also nearly let Shikamaru get killed!

Mizuki

He was beaten by Naruto in the first episode. Yes, Naruto becomes formidable later on, but he wasn't even a ninja then. And yes, I know the Shadow Clone technique is powerful, but Mizuki was a sensei! He should have been able to handle Naruto easily.

Why is he not on top? I mean, Tenten can shoot a million exploding Kunai from her scrolls, and Mizuki got beaten by Naruto in the first episode.

Naruto defeated him before he was even a ninja. I mean, come on. He was a sensei.

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.

The Uchiha wannabe who couldn't even surpass the stronger and more powerful, one and only Uchiha Obito. Kakashi is popular among some fans but is always inferior in terms of power scaling against Obito. He wouldn't stand a chance against him and had to be duped and bait him into fighting him. He was weaker than other enemy ninjas. His claim of 1000 jutsus is a hoax since he was only shown using four jutsus in total in the show, just like Minato's fans claim he killed 1000 shinobi when only 50 were left on the battlefield and he had the remaining team to help him defeat the enemies. These two were mediocre compared to Obito. He outdistanced these buffoons a long time ago. Uchiha powerhouse rules!

Rin Nohara

Her death for the village and its citizens isn't enough to convince me that she did it for being a so-called shinobi who willingly gave up her life for Konoha's sake. It paled in comparison to Obito, who willingly gave up his life trying to protect his teammates, unlike this girl's misfortune of being caught in Madara's scheme and manipulation. Yes, her death was just considered a tragedy, while Obito's death may have caused some laughter in favor of his simping.

Like, what we really don't understand is how love can mentally break a person, more so with being an Uchiha. I could understand his motivation, but saving an ungrateful girl like her is clearly beyond my comprehension. Just a blandly written character that makes me question my sanity.

The Newcomers

? Ibiki Morino

We don't really see him fight, so he could either be weak or strong.

Does he really do anything? But he is still better than TenTen.

? Darui

He's not that weak. He has combat skills and can fight with a sword.

The Contenders
Hinata Hyuga Hinata Hyuga is a fictional character in the anime and manga franchise Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto.

Everything about her character is that of a little wife - a quiet and weak girl who shows no independence. All she wants is to be with Naruto, and she only wants Naruto to be hers. Her character has no backbone. In fact, she hasn't succeeded in anything she attempts on her own. Every single fight she has, she loses. She always needs Naruto in order to succeed in anything.

She hides behind her man instead of standing next to him. She claims she wants to be by his side, but all she truly wants is for him to take complete care of her. She doesn't care about Naruto's dream. She never even thinks about what he wants. She only thinks about how much she wants to be with him, and how that is her dream. When Neji dies, she only cared about how warm Naruto's hands were.

Tonton

Uh, Tonton is adorable, but she's a literal pig, so the only thing she's got going for her is her sense of smell.

A pig that can take down Sakura.

Tonton is cute but she is literally the weakest character in Naruto.

Iruka Umino Iruka Umino is one of the main supporting characters in the Naruto series. He is a chūnin-level shinobi of Konohagakure who serves primarily as an instructor at the Academy.

Of all the full-fledged ninja, Iruka was clearly not a powerful fighter. He could use substitution and transformation jutsu well and was shown to use a sealing jutsu, but these are all basic abilities. He's a teacher first.

Iruka really doesn't have an extensive arsenal of jutsu. During one particular fight, I forgot against whom, but he primarily used a kunai knife or a substitution jutsu. Well, he is an academy teacher, so I wouldn't expect much more from him.

He does nothing, but he is still the reason that Naruto had his first spark of confidence.

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

He can only go through solid objects, but he can still get hit by powers or in physical combat. He's really smart, though, and he can absorb and swallow people whole.

Zetsu is best at spying and pulling strings from the shadows. Both seem to have some fighting ability, but we never see it in action. They also heavily rely on backstabbing in the case of Black Zetsu or sheer numbers for White Zetsu, rather than actual skill.

Mastermind. But trash as a character.

Jirobo

He is the weakest villain! He can't even fight, and he's only good at being the fattest character.

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... read more

She's weak. Should I say any more? Just because she is one of the main characters, Kishimoto decided to give her the title "World's Strongest Kunoichi." Now, do you all actually think that Tenten is weaker than this so-called Useless Kunoichi? Guys, please. Tenten has been really useful, if not strong enough. She always played a significant role in all the missions she was assigned to, even as a genin, whereas Sakura just stood there like, "meh, I'm just going to stand and watch these two do it all," and "Sasuke... NO!"

She did have a significant personality development, again, all because she was one of the mains. She was never really shown fighting as fiercely as Sasuke and Naruto. If she wasn't a main character, I don't know if she would have been given this spotlight. And even though this doesn't count, I hate her hitting Naruto as a genin in almost everything. It really annoyed me. I still like her though.

Hanabi Hyuga

Hinata gets knocked out by Hanabi because Hinata shows her mercy. Hanabi uses that mercy to take Hinata out. Maybe you should re-read or re-watch the series.

Hinata literally saves Naruto from dying and saves the village hidden in the leaves using a new Jutsu that she created.

I don't even know why some people overestimate her so much. What did she do throughout the show? She beat the sister who took pity on her. How great... Ugh...

When they become adults, Hinata is far more powerful than Hanabi.

Akamaru
Kosuke Maruboshi

An obvious contender for the top spots.

Tazuna

He builds bridges then throws the bridges at his enemy. Remember, he built a really big bridge then threw it at Madara?

All Tazuna did during the bridge fight was stand around and watch.

He is so weak. Bro can't protect himself.

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

Her character was portrayed as the (negatively) stereotypical crazy girl who had nothing but an obsession for a man. What was deeply ironic was how Sasuke treated her poorly, even leaving her for dead. Yet, despite everything he made her go through, Karin wanted nothing more than to be in that toxic relationship - similar to how Ino and Tenten both think Sasuke cares about them.

Karin can fight, unlike Ino, Tenten, Anko, and Udon, but she simps over Sasuke too hard to do anything important.

In a fight, the only thing she has to do is to stay away to avoid disturbing her allies... and she fails at it.

Choji Akimichi

He is good, but during the Hidan Kakuzu arc, he was more of a burden.

No hate, but I have only seen him do like two weak jutsu and use his pills.

He literally doesn't do anything in the fights. All he is good for is cannon fodder.

Kankuro

Shino easily defeated him, and the only one who is good at puppets is Sasori. But during the Sasuke retrieval arc, he was pretty good, but compared to Kiba... not so much.

Just a guy who moves around wooden stuff while wasting a string of chakra.

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