Naruto's BEST Rivalries RANKED and EXPLAINED

Tenten and Screentime should be Eternal rivals. But they don't even have enough screen time for that.

It’s true, Kakashi and Guy are the best rivalry in Naruto. Guy might’ve been “sidelined” as Kakashi went through the Anbu. But let’s not forget who talked to the Hokage multiple times to get Kakashi out of the Anbu when it was the right time for Kakashi to leave. Might Guy. The dude is truly a dedicated man, and Kakashi is lucky to have such a great friend.

Neji showing that once again spite is a hell of a motivator.

Guy and Kisame have a spot somewhere here too- I love how it ends with two soldiers with unbreakable wills and recognizing the strength of one another

I can’t believe you forgot Neji vs Stick. It’s got a rich history, a thrilling story, and a fulfilling conclusion

12:30 I always wondered if Hinata knew how to activate Nejis curse mark. If so, it really speaks to her character that she didn't use that to possibly save her own life in the chunin preliminaries

"Back in my day, Neji had lines" Ouch, good sir

No rivelry beats Kakashi and guys rivelry, this will forever go down as the most iconic rivalry on Anime 😌

Kiba really thought he was Naruto’s rival 😭

you nailed #1-3. I love the moment when Madara gets super excited to see Hashirama, "I've been waiting for you!" only to be told that he will be dealt w/ later.

I skipped to the end just to make sure Kakashi and Guy were the top ranked.

Sasuke and Naruto are still each other's rivals in Boruto. They have even made the rivalry go outside of just battling each other like Guy and Kakashi. After Boruto defeated Momoshiki, their rivalry came up. They have been keeping score just Kakashi and Might Guy.

One of the scenes that gave me chills was the team up against Momoshiki. Say what you want about Boruto, but it was so cathartic seeing adult Naruto and Sasuke team up, not grudgingly but actual friends, the rivalry having come full circle. It was great.

Man, could you imagine how great UFC fights would be if they lasted 3-4 hrs and were filled with breaks where the two guys just opened up and connected... you know cried a little and hashed out their philosophies.

Sakura and Ino's rivalry is so much deeper than that explanation. They both like the same guy, so they follow down a path that they would have never really cared about naturally... until Sakura is beaten by Ino, loses Sasuke, and her abilities lack. Sakura becomes a great ninja after not wanting to be left behind and takes her ninja training so serious that she is near OP. She repairs her relationship with Ino. Ino mirrors the rivalry by having everything that Sakura has except Sasuke... a strong bonded team. Ino beats Sakura but still does not gain Sasuke. She can't keep up with Sakura. Ino finally realizes their rivalry is trivial and asks Sakura for help (rivalry no-no). She then becomes the best in her clan. They both humble themselves and resolve their rivalry like adults... for the better of their friends and village. It is similar to Naruto (Sakura) and Sasuke (Ino). Even in Borato, that similarity still runs. They all chose a path to protect the village and found true love.

When I heard Sasuke Naruto 3 and Hashriama Madara 2, I was fully expecting Indra and Asura at 1. Their rivalry sparked from literal blood-relation brotherhood and fundamental differences in how to achieve peace, not to mention jealousy of course. It spawned many of the motifs within Naruto, such as the aforementioned peace and the curse of hatred as well as the plot and lessons that surround it.

Honestly, with Gamabunta not being in the first Valley of the End it makes sense. Yes, Naruto should have done everything possible to get Sasuke back. But Naruto also wanted to prove to Sasuke how strong he had gotten with his own power; the summons have their own chakra separate from the user's chakra. It would have made it a 2 v 1 when Naruto wanted a 1 v 1. It's also unclear if Gamabunta would have even helped Naruto in this fight. I think that depends on how he viewed Jiraiya's and Orochimaru's falling out. If cared about it and didn't want a repeat, he'd step in. If he didn't care or viewed this as 'sometimes you have to let people walk their own chosen path' then he wouldn't have helped and therefore a waste of chakra to summon.

To be honest Indra and Ashura had the most major Rivalry because listen to my reasons they kind of hated each other so much that they reincarnated over centuries only to die again and again until Naruto and Sasuke Indra believed he was superior and prideful of his differences from others finally he and Ashura took until Naruto changed Sasuke’s path over multiple centuries until both of them finally sat down and said I forgive you yeah the most major rivalry.

Sakura and Ino weren’t showing off their powers to win over Sasuke, it was only about them! Sakura looked up to ino until the chunin exams and wanted to show her that she can do it without her , she can stand up for herself on her own without ino protecting her. She wanted to end the cycle where she depends on others

I hate how they handled Sakura and Ino’s rivalry, and the fact that we never got a rematch. If I’m not mistaken,Kishimoto said back in early Shippuden that if Sakura and Ino fought against it would just end up in a draw again. I’d want to see that because you got Sakura who is an expert medical ninja and super strength (well, really good chakra control), and Ino who is a good enough medical ninja, smart battle iq and great with poisons. They both know so much about each other that I can see Ino not getting one shot, one shot, and Sakura being weary of her surroundings, and it would be a great fight to see even if it was filler. Heck even in their official bios, Sakura still wishes to fight Ino, and Ino wishes to fight Sakura