While the Naruto franchise has hopeful undertones, many of the characters struggled before reaching a more peaceful life.

Naruto fans falsely lauded one major villain early on in the series, putting him on the same tier as Minato, only to be ...

Likewise, Haku was a ninja genius who carried one of the most powerful kekkei genkai in the Naruto universe. That said, compared to all the other villains that would come next, neither Zabuza nor ...

Zabuza and Haku's deeper motivations challenge the concept of 'evil,' leading to profound character development. As the first major arc of Naruto, the Land of Waves arc set the tone for the rest ...

Ikemoto's designs helped Kishimoto create Zabuza and Haku, two crucial characters in the pre-timeskip era of Naruto. Zabuza and Haku served as important early villains, highlighting Naruto's need ...

Boruto's rapid rise to power surprised many Naruto fans, diverging from the expected training arcs. Hinata's sudden burst of power in The Last: Naruto the Movie was seen as poorly justified by ...