Naruto: 5 Characters Capable of Killing Naruto (& 5 Who Don’t Stand A Chance)

Naruto Uzumaki is the Seventh Hokage of Konohagakure and the strongest shinobi to ever exist in the Naruto series, with Sasuke Uchiha being the only one close to him in terms of power. Being a perfect Jinchūriki of the 9 Tails, and also having the chakra of all the other Tailed Beasts, Naruto Uzumaki is levels above the others.

His powers are great enough to let him fight against the godly Otsutsuki beings. While he is extremely powerful, there are certain characters who are capable of killing him in battle. Here are 5 characters who can achieve this feat and 5 others who don't stand a chance.

10 Capable: Jigen

Jigen is the leader of Kara and the strongest known character in the Narutoverse right now. He's the vessel to one of the strongest known Otsutsuki, named Isshiki. Jigen's powers are great enough to see him combat both Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha at once and defeat them without much trouble.

Konoha's strongest couldn't inflict even a single injury on him even when combining their powers. Alone, Naruto stands absolutely no chance against Jigen.

9 Doesn't Stand A Chance: Kinshiki Otsutsuki

A member of the Otsutsuki clan, Kinshiki is one of the strongest known characters to ever appear in the series. He was the guardian of Momoshiki Otsutsuki and ultimately served as a means for Momoshiki to get stronger.

Kinshiki's powers were enough to fight Sasuke Uchiha and even overwhelm him at times. However, he stands absolutely no chance against Naruto Uzumaki in a fight, especially if the latter is going all-out.

8 Capable: Kaguya Otsutsuki

Kaguya Otsutsuki partnered Isshiki at one point and just like him, she possesses tremendous strength. Kaguya was strong enough to fight and both Hagoromo and Hamura in battle.

In her final fight, it took the combined effort of Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, and Sakura Haruno to finally defeat her. Naruto alone would most certainly die in a fight against Kaguya.

7 Doesn't Stand A Chance: Delta

Delta is a member of Kara and she's one of Jigen's most trusted underlings. Her powers were enough to push Naruto Uzumaki to Six Paths Sage Mode, which is a feat in itself.

Delta, while powerful, ended up losing her fight against Naruto Uzumaki pretty badly. What's more, Naruto held back against her tremendously in the fight. Going all-out, Naruto would absolutely demolish her in a fight.

6 Capable: Kawaki

Kawaki is one of the main characters in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations and he shares a very close relationship with Naruto Uzumaki. It is a well-known fact that Kawaki will eventually become the vessel of Isshiki Otsutsuki, just like Jigen. In time, he will be just as strong as Jigen himself, if not stronger.

As seen in the prologue for Boruto, Kawaki claims to have either killed Naruto or severely incapacitated him in some way. As such, he's more than capable of killing Naruto at his full power.

5 Doesn't Stand A Chance: Konohamaru Sarutobi

Boruto Uzumaki using Hapkido on Konohamaru Sarutobi

One of Naruto's very own students, Konohamaru Sarutobi, is quite a capable shinobi who serves the village as a Jonin. He aims to become the Hokage of the village eventually, although he is far away from achieving that goal for now.

Konohamaru is strong enough to fight against the regular threats that the village faces, however, he isn't at the level where he can take on the godly beings and the members of Kara. Similarly, his chances against Naruto Uzumaki aren't great either.

4 Capable: Hagoromo Otsutsuki

Renowned as the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki was possibly the strongest known character to ever exist in the series. Being Kaguya's own blood, Hagoromo had the powers of Otsutsuki within him from birth.

Eventually, he got even stronger after becoming the Jinchūriki of the Ten-tails. It goes without saying that Hagoromo was levels above Naruto Uzumaki and could easily kill him if the two ever fought.

3 Doesn't Stand A Chance: Moegi

Moegi is a Jonin from Konohagakure who was once a member of Team Ebisu, just like Konohamaru Sarutobi. She is known to be skilled with Water Release and Earth Release ninjutsu.

Her biggest strength is the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, although she hasn't been seen performing it so far. Moegi, while strong, doesn't stand a chance against Naruto as the difference in strength between the two is massive.

2 Capable: Sasuke Uchiha

Sasuke Uchiha is one of the strongest characters in the series right now and an equal to Naruto Uzumaki. With his Six Paths Yin powers and the Rinnegan, Sasuke appears to be unbeatable at times.

Both Naruto and Sasuke have almost killed each other on several occasions throughout the story. Just as Naruto is capable of killing Sasuke, the reverse is also true.

1 Doesn't Stand A Chance: Orochimaru

Orochimaru is a former Konohagakure shinobi who has unclear goals in the story right now. Being one of the Sannin, it goes without saying that Orochimaru is strong. However, he definitely isn't capable of defeating Naruto Uzumaki, no matter what the circumstances.

The Sannin struggled to keep up with Naruto in his Four-Tailed state which is a clear indication that the difference of skill between them is way too massive right now.