Top 10 Saddest Naruto Deaths

The Top Ten
1 Death of Jiraiya

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. 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 to 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 had the popsicle in his hand split in half just made it more of a reality that he was truly dead.

2 Death of Itachi Uchiha

I remember when I found out about Itachi's death (through spoilers). I was so happy. I hated him with a burning passion. I never understood why 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.

Then 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 but to kill him. Itachi is an amazing man and an amazing brother. If you say otherwise, we can fight.

3 Death of Neji Hyuga

Neji is my second favorite Naruto character after Sai, mainly because of the spin-off. I felt so sad when he died. I didn't cry, but it was sad. I wish a lesser character like Choji, Sakura, or Tenten had died instead. It's also sad because of the wasted potential of Neji x Tenten. They could have and probably would have gotten together if Neji hadn't died. If one of the two had to die, I'd rather it be Tenten instead of Neji.

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

I left Naruto for 4 years, thinking all was well. When I searched for Neji's pictures on Google for a profile pic, I saw "Neji death". I thought it 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.

4 Death of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki (Naruto's Parents)

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

5 Death of Asuma Sarutobi

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 would 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 Kurenai, she was heartbroken, to say the least. They were one of my OTP when they started showing more of 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. Cry.

6 Death of Obito Uchiha

This guy totally had a series of misfortunes in his life, and it just didn't stop there. He was forced onto the path of pain and hatred, and there was no point of going back. His death is the most heartbreaking moment in the Naruto series. I was so devastated that he had to go through this horrible experience all his life. Living was like hell for him. Sure, he could live with the fact that he wouldn't be a normal shinobi again, being disfigured and all. But it snapped in a heartbeat when he had to witness his motivation being murdered right before his very eye.

Madara orchestrated the most heinous act that would ensure Obito's descent into darkness. Like, man, could you give this guy a break from everything? He seriously just wanted to protect his homeland, but you screwed it all up by severing all his support network. Madara deserved to rot in hell for dragging Obito into this kind of mess.

7 Death of Haku

This arc is the reason why I still watch Naruto. Honestly, it's the second saddest scene after Shikamaru gets revenge for Asuma, but it still moved me to tears. A series about the grayness of being a ninja and the struggle between being a person and acting as a tool is really the direction I wanted Naruto to go in, which I don't think it has achieved to this day. But whenever that theme pops up, I think about Haku's death.

I am going to say this was the first taste of death many of us saw from Naruto, and we saw why this was sad. None of us could hate Zabuza and Haku. When they passed away, we saw what they went through and felt sorrow for them. Haku could have been just a great shinobi, just put his faith in the wrong person. This death is up there with Rin's death for me. This molded Naruto's Nindo to what it was by the end of the series. Unforgettable.

This is the only episode of Naruto and Naruto Shippuden that made me cry. I have seen every episode of Naruto and Shippuden, but this was the most emotional part. Shortly after, in episode 19, one of my favorite scenes of Zabuza killing all the bad guys with just a knife in his mouth, showing how much he cared for Haku, just topped it off for me. He was so innocent, and his death was so emotional.

8 Death of Shisui Uchiha Shisui Uchiha is a fictional character from the manga and anime franchise Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto.

Shisui has to be my favorite Uchiha. Out of all the Uchiha, he was most like Naruto. He thought of the village and even his clan before himself. Even when he got the Mangekyou Sharingan, he never lost sight of protecting the village. He was Itachi's best friend and taught him a lot of the ideals he believed in, including putting the village and his brother before himself. He protected the village as much as he could before he gave his eye to Itachi and committed suicide. By unlocking Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan, he went out like a true hero.

Shisui was one of the smartest and most ethical ninjas in the series. His death led to the coup, which he could have stopped with his Kotoamatsukami had Danzo not intervened. He was the guiding big brother to Itachi and helped shape Itachi's will of fire. Personally, I think that his death was great for the story, but the anguish and grief heard from Itachi when he dies gets me every time.

9 Death of Konan

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 a much better character if she had survived and joined the Allied Shinobi Forces, fighting 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 did. It's even sadder because everything she did was negated by some OP technique!

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

10 Death of Hiruzen Sarutobi

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. Rest in peace, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

The Contenders
11 Death of Yahiko

At first, I thought he was 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. I 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 to save another friend. Yahiko died to save his two friends he grew up with. So sad.

12 Death of Sasori

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 in his heart, and I cried for weeks after this.

Sasori is my all-time favorite 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 kind of understand why he joined the Akatsuki. It was so sad how he was alone most of 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 had stayed longer.

13 Death of Deidara

Deidara was one of my favorite characters. He was one of the bad guys, sure... but I really thought he would have a more interesting death and a bit of a flashback on his life before the Akatsuki. I feel like there was no real need for him to fight Sasuke to the point where he explodes himself. I think he needed a better death.

Deidara was awesome, but not the saddest death. I loved Deidara and Neji, whose death was the saddest to me. Deidara's second death, on the other hand, when he flies off after being released from Edo Tensei, that one made me cry.

Sasori should've been there! Deidara should've killed Sasuke! The only reason he's alive is author bias, and they needed a way to make him survive, so they made up some BS. Deidara was completely awesome. I miss him.

14 Death of Gaara

Gaara, Gaara, Gaara. An amazing dude. Sure, he started off as a demon that we probably all wanted to die, but 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 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.

15 Death of Kisame Hoshigaki

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 of 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 he and his friends believed in. And that flashback when he died just made it even harder!

Kisame's last words to Itachi were almost heartbreaking. I mean, his death wasn't sad until you realized 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.

16 Death of Madara Uchiha

When Madara died (the 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 Me 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 future generations maintain peace. He finally accepted death. He finally accepted to rest in peace.

Madara the GOAT! I love this guy! Wished he'd killed Kakashi the trash so that he will never come 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 leave behind a teammate because he's that cool (friend killer and always will be).

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.

17 Death of Kakashi

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 on 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 at 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.

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 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.

18 Death of Nagato

Nagato didn't get the recognition he deserved, and his death was not honorable. A man trying to create peace, just like Naruto, he had excellent morals and was too amazing of a character to not be with us anymore. Also, the recap of all he went through in life, along with him explaining all his motives when Naruto was pinned down, showed he was just too great of a person.

I shed a tear when he died because he was being used the whole time by Madara when he could have continued on the wish of Yahiko for a good, peace-bringing Akatsuki, not a serial killers club. He also righted his wrongs by bringing back everyone he killed while killing himself in the process.

Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan are my favorite characters from Naruto. They really don't get the recognition they deserve. Nagato might have killed many people, but in the end, he sacrificed himself to bring them back.

19 Death of Kurama (Nine-Tails)

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

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

20 Death of Zaku Abumi
21 Death of Shizune

This was really sad, as I think that Shizune had a pretty rough childhood. Dan Kato says that his little sister was killed in battle, and since Shizune's last name is never mentioned, I believe that this was her mother that was killed, and I don't think her dad was around. After Dan died, she probably had no family left, so she had to go with Tsunade. I actually cried in this one, and I almost never cry.

This was so sad... I love Shizune. She must have gone through a lot as a child, as I don't think her parents were alive. After her uncle died, she had to leave Konoha with Tsunade. This one almost made me cry.

That was so sad in the invasion of Pain where Pain killed her. I cried so much.

22 Death of Uchiha Clan

Man, the whole story and awesomeness of Itachi is because of the Uchiha slaughter! It 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.

23 Death of Chiyo

Though not the most "good" person, she was still a sweet old lady. She 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.

Chiyo should be ranked much higher. Her growth in character in her few episodes, saving Sakura multiple times, Gaara, and in a way Sasori, was remarkable. She saw her flaws and was the first person in Shippuden, at least, to tell Naruto to pursue his dream (despite her disliking the Hidden Leaf). Her story with Sasori and so much more is amazing, and her role after reincarnation is amazing too.

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

24 Death of Hamura Ōtsutsuki
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