Naruto is one of the most iconic anime to be created. Throughout the series, we have seen many great and powerful characters but most importantly what we have learned is that strength isn’t everything. Planning is as important as attacking. Similarly, intelligence holds equal importance in comparison to strength. Naruto has introduced many intelligent characters with high IQs. So today, we decided to embark on a journey to rank the Top 10 Smartest Naruto Characters of All Time. Hope you enjoy it.
Shikaku Nara
Shikaku Nara was the head of the Nara Clan and father of Shikamaru Nara. He was a Jonin Commander of Konoha and was appointed as the Chief Strategist for the allied forces in the Fourth Great Shinobi World War because of his high intellect and there he met his inevitable demise. Without any doubt he was the wisest and smartest of all, he was even able to defeat Shikamaru at every Shoji game. Shikaku’s intelligence was praised by all. He is one of the smartest Naruto characters.
Shikamaru Nara
Shikamaru’s personality is nearly identical to his father’s. He became the first chunin of Konoha 11 when he showcased his tactical mind skills against many opponents. Shikamaru was a member of Team Asuma and admired him. He always had a plan before going on a mission but his mind worked great under pressure that’s why he became the most suitable candidate for the Hokage position after he successfully led the allied forces in the Fourth Great Shinobi World War as the chief strategist. He is one of the smartest Naruto characters.
Tobirama Senju
Tobirama Senju was one of the founders of Konoha and the Second Hokage. Madara claimed that Tobirama was known for his surprise attacks and one cannot let his guard down near him. He always calculated before attacking and only attacked if he had confidence in his success. The Second Hokage was a great strategist and not only that he was also the creator of Anbu Black Ops and many techniques like shadow clone and reincarnation Jutsu. He is one of the smartest Naruto characters.
Madara Uchiha
Madara without any doubt was the most intelligent villain on the show. He planned and faked his death during the great battle against the legendary First Hokage. Before dying, he gave his power of Rinnegan to Nagato and entrusted his plan to Obito. Obito carried out his plans which led to the creation of Akatsuki. All his planning ended with Madara’s revival and resulted in the occurrence of the Fourth Great Shinobi World War. No doubt it was pretty darn impressive. He is one of the smartest Naruto characters.
Itachi Uchiha
Itachi is one of the greatest characters to be created in the show. He was highly intelligent and had the second-highest score after Minato. Itachi led the most secretive mission to protect Konoha and it resulted in him killing his entire clan except his brother. He was a 13-year-old who slaughtered his entire clan but his true intentions were anything but evil. This was later unraveled at the end of the series. He was a calm person who always calculated his surroundings and his opponent before attacking. He is one of the smartest Naruto characters.
Minato Namikaze
Minato was the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, the father of Naruto, and was considered a prodigy ninja who excelled at all aspects including intelligence. He was also the creator of Rasengan, Naruto’s favorite. Minato was a keen-minded individual with great observational skills and after analyzing he used his self-created Kunai to teleport in the middle of the battlefield. He was called Konoha’s Yellow Flash because of his speed. Only because of his wittiness he was able to seal the Nine-Tails in his son and protect Konoha. He is one of the smartest Naruto characters.
Kakashi Hatake
Despite Kakashi’s laid-back nature, he had great intellect. When he was only 12 he earned the title of Jonin. He was the leader of Team 7, an elite-level Jonin and he was known as ‘Kakashi of The Sharingan’. Kakashi is one of the well-respected, strongest, and most intelligent ninjas of Konoha. He created effective plans to defeat enemies like using replacing himself with a clone and using himself as a decoy. After his performance in the Fourth Great Shinobi World War, he was appointed to be the Sixth Hokage. He is one of the smartest Naruto characters.
Orochimaru
Orochimaru was under the Third Hokage’s apprenticeship and one of Konoha’s Legendary Sanin. He was one of the most knowledgeable characters and the first villain, he was also behind Third Hokage’s death. Orochimaru knows about every jutsu that was created in Konoha. Orochimaru was the only person who was able to reverse the Dead Demon Seal created by Minato. Even though all his plans failed he is still the most uniquely intelligent person. He is one of the smartest Naruto characters.
Kabuto Yakushi
Kabuto spent most of his life as a spy, gathering intelligence, he also excelled in medical ninjutsu. He was under the apprenticeship of Orochimaru which aided him in many missions. By the end of the series, Kabuto lost his way and created his sage mode. He performed the most powerful Jutsu, Edo Tensai which resurrected several Shinobis. Kabuto played a major part in the Fourth Great Shinobi World War. He was a strategist behind the enemy attacks as well. Both the Uchiha Brothers defeated his plan and showed him lightly.
Jiraya
Jiraya was the greatest Shinobi in the history of Konoha. He was trained by the Third Hokage and one of the Legendary Sanin. Even though he was qualified for the position of Hokage, he opted to mentor Naruto and taught him Rasengan and Sage Mode. Despite his creepy exterior, he was the wisest man and the greatest shinobi of all time, he even created a coded message to help the world right before dying. He was very close to Naruto and this impacted him deeply.
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