Naruto is fondly remembered by followers as among the best shōnen collection of all time. Masashi Kishimoto’s masterpiece has many constructive facets, as seen in its worldbuilding, distinctive powers, and Naruto‘s greatest battles. Nonetheless, one in every of Naruto‘s flaws was its dealing with of its giant solid of supporting characters, lots of whom deserved extra consideration and lacked display screen time.
Naruto options a few of the finest shōnen characters, with fascinating ideologies and relatable backstories that introduced tears to followers’ eyes. Nonetheless, it is no secret that, as a result of unfolding occasions of Naruto‘s story, some characters with nice potential had been wasted. Some Naruto characters had been poorly developed and did not stay as much as followers’ expectations.
Konan
Konan was one of many strongest feminine ninja in Naruto. Within the Akatsuki Hidden novel, it was revealed that Obito needed her to die to extend Nagato’s hatred, selecting to ship Konan to seize the Five-Tails’s jinchuriki. Furthermore, Konan was in a position to devise an ideal technique that pressured Obito to make use of Izanagi throughout their battle with a purpose to defeat her.
Konan had the potential to be greater than a facet character after the Ache Arc. Though Konan died defending the our bodies of Yahiko and Nagato in order that Obito would not receive the Rinnegan, as the result ended up within the Uchiha’s favor regardless of her sacrifice, her demise felt meaningless.
If Konan had remained within the Hidden Leaf Village, she may have develop into a strong ally within the Fourth Nice Ninja Struggle. In the end, Konan’s improvement and that of the Village Hidden within the Rain felt lackluster, as regardless of Naruto’s promise to Nagato to handle their village, this did not occur.
Yamato
Yamato was the one ninja in addition to Hashirama Senju who may use the Wooden Model after having had a few of the first Hokage cells implanted by Orochimaru. Nonetheless, within the Fourth Nice Ninja Struggle, Yamato was principally used as a battery to amp up the White Zetsu, being unable to battle for the ninja alliance and falling into the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Yamato additionally has one of the tragic pasts within the Hidden Leaf Village, having been manipulated by Danzo throughout his childhood. This was demonstrated in his Infinite Tsukuyomi dream, which confirmed Yamato craving to be acknowledged. However on the finish of Naruto, Yamato is tasked with watching over Orochimaru, the identical one who experimented on him as a baby.
Sai
Sai was launched as a robust ninja with a captivating backstory. Not solely was Sai already a jonin, however he additionally belonged to Root, a secret department of Anbu, and possessed expertise valued by Danzo, who tasked him with infiltrating Group 7 and killing Sasuke. Nonetheless, regardless of having modified from his chilly and impassive persona, Sai’s improvement by no means felt full.
Sai’s previous in Anbu was by no means explored, and his Tremendous Beast Scroll jutsu may have been higher utilized within the collection, with extra imaginative functions. Moreover, Sai did not contribute a lot to the later occasions of the collection, fading more and more into obscurity after his position disappeared following Sasuke’s reappearance.
Shino Aburame
Shino Aburame was Naruto‘s most underrated gennin, as he possessed one of the intriguing jutsus. Shino’s nice mind and skill to make use of bugs as deadly weapons in unimaginable methods was seen in the course of the Chunin Exams, the place he blew up his opponent’s arms from the within out. Shino additionally had the flexibility to stealthily scatter his bugs for detection.
Sadly, being a sensory ninja grew to become Shino’s best utility in Naruto Shippuden, as he was now not related within the second a part of the story. Nonetheless, Shino’s powers had a tremendous potential for technique, and he may have obtained a lift that may give him extra choices in battle. Even in Boruto as a sensei, Shino did not have a lot participation.
Konohamaru Sarutobi
Konohamaru, the grandson of the Third Hokage, grew to become Naruto’s disciple. Konohamaru aimed to develop into Hokage like Naruto, however regardless of promising to be extra related in the long term, Konohamaru never lived up to fans’ expectations. Within the Ache Invasion Arc, Konohamaru managed to disable one of many Six Paths of Ache with a Rasengan, regardless of being solely 12 years previous.
This places Konohamaru able above many jonin on the time. Followers anticipated rather more from Konohamaru in Naruto‘s sequel, the place it appeared he would have a task much like Kakashi’s. But, Konohamaru has didn’t excel, in contrast to his college students Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki. In Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, Konohamaru lacks development and feels weaker than the brand new era.
Shisui Uchiha
Shishui Uchiha is among the strongest Sharingan customers in Naruto, however he’s additionally the least developed regardless of his relevance to the story. Shisui is understood to own a powerful Mangekyo Sharingan; his repute reached different villages, as even Killer Bee acknowledged his identify, and he mentored Itachi and have become his closest buddy.
Nonetheless, the circumstances surrounding Shisui’s demise differ significantly within the Naruto anime, recreation, and Itachi Shinden novel. Whereas it is acknowledged that Danzo took him unexpectedly and obtained one in every of his eyes, it is implied that he selected to finish his life. But, within the Itachi Shinden novels, Shisui was poisoned by a member of the Aburame clan working for Danzo.
Moreover, the truth that he was so sturdy makes Shisui’s demise really feel like a waste, with many followers speculating that his physique by no means appeared for him to return again to the story. Nonetheless, regardless of the contradictions, Shisui grew to become a fan-favorite character, with many followers claiming he deserved higher and asking for his backstory to be extra fleshed out.
Kakuzu
Kakuzu was in a position to survive a battle towards the First Hokage, Hashirama, and after mastering a forbidden jutsu, he grew to become practically immortal, forming a virtually invincible duo with Hidan. Nonetheless, Kakuzu’s demise was disappointing, as regardless of all his earlier fight expertise, Naruto outsmarted him twice. Kakuzu left his again uncovered to Naruto after being overwhelmed by his shadow clones.
Kakuzu was simply killed by a shock Rasen Shuriken. Having demonstrated his expertise in his battle towards Kakashi, the truth that Kakuzu did not select to retreat after acknowledging Naruto’s risk, or at the very least to separate himself, makes it appear that his demise was solely to showcase Naruto’s new jutsu, making him endure the worst defeat among the many Akatsuki members.
Kimimaro
Kimimaro was just too highly effective in the course of the Sasuke Retrieval arc, possessing a novel bloodline and a Kekkei Genkai that he harnessed to his full potential, giving him a brutal preventing model. So, if Kimimaro hadn’t been sick, it is laborious to think about every other solution to defeat him and have each Gaara and Rock Lee survive.
Nonetheless, since he later grew to become a foreshadowing of Kaguya’s look, and since Kimimaro was thought-about a candidate to be Orochimaru’s vessel, his demise appeared untimely to many followers. Had Orochimaru succeeded in taking up Kimimaro’s physique, he could have develop into one of many most powerful characters in Naruto history.
Rock Lee
Certainly one of Rock Lee’s most attention-grabbing facets was his philosophy that tough work trumps pure expertise, which led him to develop into among the best underdog characters in anime. Rock Lee had a formidable efficiency within the Chunin Examination arc, proving that he was on par with characters like Neji, Sasuke, and Naruto, stunning viewers throughout his battle with Gaara.
Even after present process dangerous surgical procedure, he continued coaching and confronted Kimimaro, a personality with a strong Kekkei Genkai. Nonetheless, in Naruto Shippuden, Rock Lee did not have any memorable fights, and his philosophy was as an alternative demonstrated via his sensei, May Man. Nonetheless, similar to May, Rock Lee ought to have had his personal one-on-one battle that showcased his development.
Neji Hyuga
Neji was one of many strongest genin firstly of the story, however his character was fully wasted in Naruto Shippuden. In contrast to the primary a part of the collection, the place Neji fights Naruto in the chunnin exams and has a deathmatch with a ninja from the Sound Village, he did not have any battle that demonstrated his expertise in Naruto Shippuden.
Neji was referred to as a genius even by Hiashi Hyuga, and regardless of not having a lot participation, he was confirmed within the second Boruto novel as the most effective Byakugan person within the historical past of his clan. This underlying potential is the explanation why Neji’s sacrifice felt pointless for a lot of followers.
Though losses are pure in a battle, Neji grew to become the one demise among the many Konoha Twelve. Moreover, whereas some followers may imagine that Neji’s sacrifice symbolizes that he selected to not be certain by destiny, Masashi Kishimoto later revealed that the aim of his demise was to strengthen the romance between Naruto and Hinata.
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October 3, 2002
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Junko Takeuchi, Maile Flanagan, Noriaki Sugiyama, Chie Nakamura, Kazuhiko Inoue, Nana Mizuki, Hideo Ishikawa, Yûko Sanpei
