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 😌

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.

Kiba really thought he was Naruto’s rival 😭

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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 totally agree with you and great video btw i love your content

Before you even got to number 4 something was telling me Kakashi and Might Guy would be #1. I honestly agree. They have the perfect Rivalry. Always pushing each other to be better while still remaining best friends. Without the trying to kill each other and the toxicity the rest on the list had. 💯

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

I was not ready for that neji introduction 💀

There's a good chance I'm misinformed because I watched the dub instead of the sub and never read any of the novels, but I always thought Hinata's motivations were a lot more wholesome than clan dignity. I don't think she ever mentions her clan as a motivation in the anime during any of the heartfelt internal monologues that everyone in the show is always doing lmao. I always loved hinata as a kid because while a big part of her character is defined by sort of a hopeless crush on a boy, it's for the right reasons. It's never explained why Sakura and Ino like Sasuke other than "he's the coolest boy in school who ALL the girls like." But hinata falls for Naruto because she sees him struggling against his disadvantages and refusing to give up, which inspires her to keep pushing against her own disadvantage-that being the harsh judgement of her father and the resentment of her cousin, Neji. Her motivations have always seemed to stem from a baseline desire not to be seen as weak. Later in the show, as she continues to watch Naruto achieve hefty feats of honor and both of them mature and deepen their personal convictions, I think her desire to be strong starts to be for the sake of protecting the ones she loves, especially Naruto. This is highlighted in the Pein arc when she steps in to help him, and I'm pretty sure she actually says out loud (or maybe just thinks to herself) that all she wants is to take some of the burden off of Naruto. Rather than to impress him, she just wants to gain his respect and become more of an equal so that she might be able to help him and others. Honestly Hinata and Naruto makes for a pretty good one-sided rivalry if you consider how much he drove her to improve and how young it started 😭 but maybe that's a stretch...

There's got to be an Honorable mention section for rivalries for people like Might Guy vs Kisame because that "rivalry" is hilarious 😂

Naurto and lee were rivals in terms of hardwork. They were sparring partners and lee set the bar for naurto

In all honesty even though the indra and ashura rivalry basically was the pillar of the naruto stoyline build up, it doesn't come close to madara and hashirama,

Hey Nick, Can we get a video like this on the Weeb Commander but with Best rivalries from some of your other fav animes?! Love your channels & podcast!

I definitely prefer a fun rivalry over a more serious, deadly one. Not only because it’s fun and lighthearted, but because there’s always room for improvement, and until old age or death there’s always room for improvement.

Lowkey been waiting for a rivals video

This is one of your best videos, Nick . I avoided since it came out because I thought it was gonna be lame and I guessed all the possible rivalries, but you still had useful insights. *(there are many many more rivalries not listed worth looking at, some even between summons and biiju* 😅)

Neji should've spent less time gaining rivals and more time dodging sticks😅

Love your vids nick

Some of these rivalries would be great enemies to lovers stories 😂😂😂

Surprised Rock Lee & Sasuke isn't on the list. Rock Lee being jealous that Sakura never looked at him the same way as Sasuke was something that went through most of the show.

Just starting.. my vote for number one is guy and kakashi. It's light hearted and intense at the same time, while slightly one-sided until guy goes full 8 gates and we see why kakashi never bashes guy. Second for me is rock lee and neji. While the show pushes this idea of any knucklehead can overcome their life stance and rise up to great heights, Naruto is the worst example of this. Which isn't unusual for these stories. However neji and rock lee are a great example.

Every time Nejis death comes up - NcHammer:"For stick related problems" 😂😂

I 100% agree with your top three! And pretty much the whole list, but those these especially!

Crazy how ino just went for replacement sasuke

Noice one Nick

Hiruzen is too kind for the power he has, while a Danzo is too evil to have it. ☯️

I may agree with ranking the rivals and this video is very good as well interesting to each characters during the series in naruto.

You’ve mentioned that Hinata being the head of the Hyuga clan, but I thought Hinata was shunned and Hanabi was taking over the head of the hyuga

Spitting absolute facts!

The in universe reason Naruto didn't summon Gamabunta is because he wouldn't have listened to Naruto. The only reason he fougbt during the Shuukaku fight was becuase Gamakichi was in danger.

the end of the video was CRAZY 😂😂

I would consider Chiyo and Tsunade Rivals. They both pushed each other to improve on the battlefield in a spiteful way.

We're missing Tobirama vs. jutsu copyright violators.

i’m sure you did this video but i watched the war arc a long time ago and i was wondering if you could explain the filler from story of the war arc

dude. i like your content, so i have a question that you could make a video about. i have not read all the manga or watched all the anime so the question is where did the ninjas get all of there gear?

Your subtle editing makes me feel like I’m having an acid flashback

Hey Nick thanks to one of your one piece shorts I got into monster musume and I can confirm that papi is the best character.

Steam has a sale on a bunch of Naruto games. Does Nick have any suggestions? Also loving the content

Yes I agree with you in all regards good video

We demand a best rivalries in anime at weeb comander after this awsome video

Been having a rough few days, cant sleep or eat and your videos have helped my days feel a little bit normal. You dont know I exist but thank you bro. Helps alot.

The rivalry between the sculptor and the next hokage is definitely up there you can hear it in his voice when they tell him to stop carving the mountains

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NCHammer23 i have a video idea, yiu sihuld talk about jugos power

Holy shit naruto brought orochimaru back for his sensei

This would be a good video for the second channel but best rivalries across animanga

Watching this video made me like the fact orchimaru is back in the village naruto bought orchimaru for jiayra his master after he died it’s actually heart warming

Literally crying watching this 😢

Hey Nick Strange Question, but do you think because Karin was a Full blooded Uzumaki,could she could maybe Maintain the "Baryon Mode" Longer than Naruto?

All of these rivalries last for about 10-20 years, with Hiruzen and Danzo’s lasting about 50. While Madara and Hashirama had one going for like 30 years, once Madara revived himself, the only 2 things he thought about for nearly 70 years was becoming stronger then Hashirama and fighting him one more time and creating a new fucking universe. The second they saw each other again they were back at it. Their rivalry is kind of like Danzo and Hiruzen, because while Madara never wanted to be Hashirama, he was always envious of him being stronger. In the end, even though Hashirama never got to see it, Madara surpassed him and became very close to literally god. When god (Hagoromo) summons Naruto and sasuke and releases edo tensei, Hashirama goes straight to madara who has been spit out of kaguya, and Madara, knowing he and Hashirama are going to die at any moment, does not proclaim superiority over Hashirama, but they die as friends.

Can you do some more gaming videos? (Probably like Naruto connections)

Once naruto and sagay were ranked i knew were best boys were. Fun ranking

Please do a video on the best friendships in Naruto.

I fully agree with the placing

Famous quotes "Speaking of being dead and gone" "for stick related reasons"

I think Madara's yell sold them as some of the best eternal rivals in naruto

Kakashi and guys rivalry is so epic, I'm sure they're probably keeping a score for who would die first😂

5:58 - 6:04 😂😂😂 his comedy is pretty good tbh.

I hope everybody’s having a blessed day😁✌️

Well Nick, Chiyo and Tsunade did know each other, they just never show it on screen. I’m willing to bet you can make a 20 min video on it

"When making a top 10 list in Naruto, Naruto always comes first. I don't make the rules!"

12:20 So I have a question, if Neji didn't get his curse mark, and as you said, any other member of the side branch, until Hinata was born, wouldn't that have lead to a lot of Byakugan that could have been stolen since there would have been every Hyuga between Hyashi and Hinata that wasn't branded with the curse mark, so roughly 30 years worth of eyes to be taken? Or is it a different mark that seals the eyes than the curse mark that allows the main branch to control the side branch?

Fully agree with the order, specially the top 3

What mic is Nick using?

1st - naruto and sasuke 3rd - kakashi and guy Because naruto and Sasuke pushes each other to best of their limit till they become the most powerful shinobi period. Kakashi and guy do have very heartwarming rivalry to watch but still it would give it to naruto and sasuke ❤

Have you thought of answering naruto questions in a call with us the viewers? It's a video style that KSI did, he oppened a Discord server and after the viewers entered, KSI asked "one question, Go!" in his case it was random questions, but you can do something naruto related. what do you think?

I'm not sure why he still thinks Hinata is the heir of the Hyuga clan. While her father is the current head, her sister Hanabi is the heiress who will take over after him. Besides, Hinata is offcially part of the Uzumaki clan now.

I literally only watched this one to see where Kakashi vs Guy was. I am quite satisfied.

One of my favorite character arcs is Nick being somewhat delicate about Nejis death to now referring to him as a pincushion

Lil surprised indra and asura weren't on there tbh. I guess rehashing the same 2 dudes going at it 3 times would get old tho

Can we get a best rivalries in anime please

Everything else can be wrong, but Kakashi & Might Guy been #1 is perfect

drink every time Nick says "rivalry"

Ok literally just thought about this and I don’t think you’ve done this, but could you do a what if the hidden leaf knew about Naruto being, YK minato’s kid-? Cause I’m damn well sure a lot woulda been different in the specifics, if smaller changes can cause Such massive changes, a relatively big one like that should too IMO

Best rivalrie in the show is Naruto vs the ostrich :D But seriously I think you should have added Sakura vs Naruto and Sasuke. It wasn't a traditional rivalrie but she did push herself to get to their level, and if we're being honest,she was almost there ,before Hagoromo screwed her up.

Where’d you get your necklace from 👀👀

I'm glad that u agree that hashirama and Madara is lit

Every time you make a joke about neji my heart just sinks lower and lower 😫

I KNEW.. I mean I'm pretty sure we all knew, that it was going to be Gai Vs Kakashi at No. 1!! :)

I expected Indra and Asura to be number one, and I was gonna riot that Kakashi and Guy weren’t on the list. Proved me wrong.

First comment 🎉❤ I love your videos, Nick!