Animes breathe through battles. While you can watch animes without so many action scenes, perhaps those romance or comedy genres, but when you think of the very concept of “anime,” the first thing that comes to mind is the presence of fights. In the phenomenal series of “Naruto,” which are the best fights? PVP Live revisits so you can pick your winner.
1. Naruto Vs. Pain
This fight is what appears in several promotional materials for “Naruto.” It’s Naruto taking on Pain. Pain is the purest of all evils. This alias for his real name, Nagato, is the figurehead leader of the Akatsuki. He wants to capture the tailed beasts sealed into various individuals in the shinobi world.
Every ninja in Konoha has faced Pain, trying to defeat him, but it is Naruto who takes on the challenge and succeeds, defeating the monster with a combination of Sage Mode, Rasengan, and Shadow Clones.
But here’s what’s interesting. Instead of completely crushing and eradicating Pain, Naruto chose to work on his good heart, empathizing with him. In return, Pain revived everybody in Konoha who suffered because of his attacks.
2. Madara Vs. Guy
But there’s actually an even more evil villain in “Naruto,” and that’s Madara Uchiha. After being hailed as the Jinchūriki of the Ten-Tailed Beast, he assumed the title of the most potent antagonist in the series. Yet, he won’t stand against Might Guy, who put his immense power to good use. Might Guy managed to sort and open all Eight Inner Gates, thereby unleashing their immeasurable powers.
The Gates provided Might Guy with massive speed, resilience, and strength, causing the Ten-Tailed Jinchūriki to be pushed to its limit. Uchiha then responded by countering the blows from Might Guy using Sunanoo, but it’s the final attack, the Night Guy, that almost ravaged the Ghost of the Uchiha, as Madara is called.
Just as Arnold Schwarzenegger uttered this line in “Terminator”: “Hasta la vista, baby,” Madara stated his iconic line: “I fought thousands of Shinobi, over the years, and none surpasses you in Taijutsu. I, Madara, hereby declare you are the strongest among all.”
3. Naruto Vs. Sasuke (Their Last Fight)
Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha engaged in several battles throughout the shows, but none of them was as pivotal as their very last encounter. After saving the world of shinobi from Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, the two traveled to the Valley of the End for an epic, intense, exhilarating, and iconic clash.
Both armed with everything and every experience they learned, they fought in the hopes of accomplishing their personal goals: Uchiha, who wanted to kill Uzumaki because he believed they never became friends, and Naruto, who wanted to take on this fight so he could save his opponent from his evil. Surprisingly and oddly, the battle ended with the two becoming friends again.
4. Rock Lee Vs. Gaara
The grand face-off between Rock Lee and Gaara happened across the Chūnin Selection Exams. If the “Harry Potter” series has the OWLs, “Naruto” has the Chūnin Exams. These tests are an opportunity for genin to be promoted to chūnin.
Thanks to the nearly impossible-to-topple defense and the ninjutsu the One-Tails granted to him, Gaara was initially declared the victor. Still, Rock Lee won’t agree, of course, so he displayed endurance and commitment unlike any other. However, his body gave up, and he lost consciousness.
5. Madara Vs. Hashirama
It’s kind of funny to see Madara in a second fight on this list. He isn’t a battle freak, is he? The use of the Forbidden Jutsu has caused the revival of several Akatsuki members, the Seven Swordsman of the Mist, Jinchūrikis, and most importantly, Madara. As a reaction, Orochimaru summoned the four Hokages: Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Minato Namikaze by unsealing them from the Triangle Seal.
Now, one of those Hokages, Hashirama Senju and Madara, found themselves facing off once again at the progression of the Fourth Ninja War. Significantly, this battle marked the peak utilization of their incredible strengths, with Madara unleashing several of his powers using Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan while the other used their Wood Release. It was an intense fight, but like how some football matches end up in a draw, this battle also ended indecisively. There was no official winner.
6. Obito Vs. Kakashi
Some battles in “Naruto” are pure action, while others have a tinge of emotions. Among the most emotionally charged fights in the franchise is the battle between Kakashi Hatake and Obito Uchiha. You see, members of the Uchiha clan are also war freaks, right?
After years of chasing the actual being behind Akatsuki, Uchiha finally revealed himself as their leader. Whoa. Frustrated over this, Hatake was forced to confront the former but found it difficult because he was his best friend.
Thus, it was an emotionally charged fight. The way it was choreographed involved flashback moments to one of their sparing sessions. Amazing to watch.
7. Sasuke Vs. Itachi
After years of intense training, Sasuke was finally able to track his brother Itachi, and as it was common during samurai-era Japan, one could just invite the other to a lethal match. This is also an emotionally intense fight and among the best in anime history. Be sure to watch or re-watch this fight because you won’t believe what happened in the end.
8. Madara Vs. Five Kage
Let’s name the most war-freak “Naruto” character now, shall we? It’s none other than Madara. It’s his third appearance on this list! Indeed, he is battling with five individuals, but surprise, surprise, this battle is touted one-sided toward Madara. His overwhelming reanimated power – Perfect Susanoo and Rinnegan – combined with Hashirama cells far exceeded the combined strengths of the Kages. It’s a battle that you’d want to revisit over and over again.
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