Naruto characters — 51 Naruto characters, grouped

Naruto Uzumaki — The loud orphan with the Nine-Tails sealed inside him who never gives up on becoming Hokage.

Sasuke Uchiha — The last loyal Uchiha, driven by revenge, whose Sharingan and Rinnegan make him Naruto's equal.

Sakura Haruno — Tsunade's student, a medical ninja whose chakra-enhanced punches shatter the ground.

Kakashi Hatake — The Copy Ninja, a laid-back jonin with a borrowed Sharingan who becomes the Sixth Hokage.

Sai — The Root operative who replaces Sasuke and paints living ink beasts.

Yamato — The Wood Release captain who leads Team 7 while Kakashi recovers.

Hinata Hyuga — The shy Byakugan heiress who loves Naruto and grows into a fearless fighter.

Shikamaru Nara — The lazy genius with shadow jutsu who becomes the Leaf's best strategist.

Rock Lee — A ninja who cannot use ninjutsu and became a taijutsu master through sheer training.

Gaara — The sand-controlling jinchuriki of Suna who goes from monster to Kazekage.

Neji Hyuga — The Hyuga prodigy who believes fate is fixed until Naruto beats him.

Ino Yamanaka — The mind-transfer kunoichi and Sakura's rival turned best friend.

Choji Akimichi — The kind-hearted Akimichi heir whose Expansion Jutsu makes him a giant.

Kiba Inuzuka — The wild Inuzuka who fights alongside his ninja dog Akamaru.

Shino Aburame — The quiet bug user who commands insects living inside his body.

Tenten — The weapons specialist who summons an arsenal from scrolls.

Might Guy — Lee's sensei, the taijutsu master who opens all Eight Gates against Madara.

Asuma Sarutobi — Team 10's chain-smoking sensei with chakra blades, son of the Third Hokage.

Kurenai Yuhi — Team 8's genjutsu specialist and Asuma's partner.

Hashirama Senju — The First Hokage, the God of Shinobi who founded the Leaf with Wood Release.

Tobirama Senju — The Second Hokage, inventor of the Flying Raijin and Edo Tensei.

Hiruzen Sarutobi — The Third Hokage, the Professor who mastered every jutsu in the village.

Minato Namikaze — The Fourth Hokage, Naruto's father, the Yellow Flash who sealed the Nine-Tails.

Tsunade — The Fifth Hokage, the Slug Princess and greatest medical ninja alive.

Jiraiya — The Toad Sage, Naruto's mentor and the pervy hermit who wrote the story's book.

Orochimaru — The Snake Sannin who left the Leaf to chase immortality and every jutsu in existence.

Kushina Uzumaki — Naruto's mother, the Red-Hot Habanero and previous Nine-Tails jinchuriki.

Itachi Uchiha — Sasuke's older brother who slaughtered his clan on the village's orders to prevent a war.

Pain (Nagato) — The Rinnegan-wielding leader of the Akatsuki who flattened the Leaf with Almighty Push.

Konan — The Akatsuki's only kunoichi, an angel of paper who folds herself into blades.

Obito Uchiha — Kakashi's dead teammate who survived and hid behind Tobi's mask to start a war.

Madara Uchiha — The Uchiha founder who fought Hashirama and returns to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Kaguya Otsutsuki — The Rabbit Goddess and mother of all chakra, the final enemy of the war.

Deidara — The bomber artist whose clay explosions are his idea of fleeting art.

Sasori — The puppet master of the Red Sand who turned his own body into a puppet.

Kisame Hoshigaki — The shark-like swordsman of Samehada and Itachi's partner.

Hidan — The immortal Jashinist whose ritual curse kills Asuma.

Kakuzu — The five-hearted bounty hunter who has lived for a century.

Zetsu — The plant-like spy split into Black and White halves, secretly Kaguya's will.

Kabuto Yakushi

Killer Bee — The rapping Eight-Tails jinchuriki of the Cloud who teaches Naruto to control Kurama.

Temari — Gaara's older sister, a fan-wielding wind user who later marries Shikamaru.

Kankuro — Gaara's brother, the Sand's puppet master.

A (Fourth Raikage) — The lightning-armored Raikage who is faster than anyone but Minato.

Mei Terumi — The Fifth Mizukage with Lava and Boil Release, a Kage who wants a husband.

Onoki — The tiny, ancient Third Tsuchikage with Dust Release.

Kurama (Nine-Tails) — The fox sealed inside Naruto who goes from prisoner to partner.