naruto There are few characters as widely recognized as Sasuke Uchiha. From the beginning of the original naruto series, Sasuke is Naruto's rival - in more ways than one, both as a shinobi of immense potential and as a hopeful love interest for Sakura Haruno. To that end, his romance with Sakura became an iconic relationship within narutoIt's tradition.
Going even further, the entire plot of Naruto Shippuuden revolves around Naruto's efforts to return Sasuke to Konoha after making a promise to Sakura. Sasuke's dark history involving the Uchiha clan and its destruction by his brother Itachi becomes a focal point of the series. Around this ever-dynamic center, Sasuke is shown as one of the narutoone of the most attractive and fun characters to watch.
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Sasuke creates the Hebi team
In search of his brother, Sasuke gathers a gang of rogue ninjas
After turning his back on Orochimaru in Naruto ShippuudenSasuke becomes doggedly obsessed with tracking down his brother, Itachi. To do this, Sasuke brings together several missing people: Karin Uzumaki, Suigetsu Houzuki and Jugo. His initial intentions are to find Itachi so Sasuke can get revenge on his brother. The way Sasuke brings the team together is thrilling to watch, and seeing how they carry out their plans (and eventually become allies of Akatsuki after Itachi's death) is a shining example of Sasuke's vengeful motivation.
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Sasuke and Naruto's rematch (and its consequences)
The long-awaited second clash between narutoThe two basic items have important consequences
After the end of the Fourth Great Ninja War, Sasuke hopes that a revolution will rise from the rubble. to overthrow what he sees as the unjust Kage System. This provokes a highly anticipated rematch between him and Naruto, as Naruto attempts to win Sasuke over to his own ideals. The battle itself is flawless, and seeing Sasuke's epiphanies as he realizes the selflessness of Naruto's (and others') pursuit of him is equally rewarding.
After the battle, Sasuke decides to wander alone while he makes things right with himself. This is one of Sasuke's most important character developments. What's more, seeing Sasuke's personality change sets the stage for Boruto while tying narutothematic loose ends.
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Sasuke appears in the Fourth Great Ninja War
Sasuke makes an unexpected appearance – and forms unexpected alliances
When Sasuke appears during the Fourth Great Ninja War, it's hard to know what to expect. His motivations are perfectly clear at this point, and There is no doubt that he wants to undermine the shinobi world as it stands. While it's not necessarily surprising that he's willing to join hands with Naruto, the Allied Shinobi Forces, and the resurrected Hokage to overthrow Madara, it's still a big moment that foreshadows deeper development for Naruto and Sasuke to come. —plus sets the stage for legendary cooperation between the two pillars of naruto.
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Sasuke reveals Chidori during the Chunin Exams
The Chunin Exams result in Sasuke receiving a huge power-up
In the final fight of the Chunin Exam, Sasuke faces Gaara. The intense battle begins with Sasuke and Gaara facing each other, Sasuke trying to defeat Gaara with speed and agility. When Gaara raises his shield and begins to transform, Sasuke decides to break the barrier. revealing the raw power of the secret Chidori techniquethat Kakashi had passed on to him. Chidori would be the factor that solidified the outcome in Sasuke's favor, and would become one of his signature jutsus.
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Sasuke tests his skills against Killer B
Sasuke comes face to face with one of the strongest Jinchuriki
As part of his alliance with Akatsuki Taka is tasked with defeating Killer B and extracting his jinchuriki. Which result is one of the narutothe most flashy battles and the most risky confrontations. Sasuke shows off his full list of tricks; when, in the end, Taka fails to subdue Killer B, it is not for lack of sincere effort on Sasuke's part. This is where the viewer really starts to see how Sasuke was growing as a shinobi off-camera.
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Sasuke infiltrates the five Kage meeting
Sasuke takes no prisoners after Obito Uchiha reveals the truth about the destruction of the Uchiha clan
After his failed efforts to retrieve the Eight-Tailed Beast from Killer B, Sasuke plans to infiltrate the Five Kage Summit. The unfortunate (for Taka) failure to complete the extraction of the Eight-Tailed Beast would lay the groundwork for this to be Taka's final mission. After Sasuke's infiltration is revealed by Akatsuki's Zetsu, a sequence of betrayals and confrontations unfolds that shows Sasuke's absolute devotion to revising the order of narutoworld.
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Sasuke and Naruto argue for the first time
The beautiful “Sasuke Recovery Mission” arc ends with a climactic battle
After Sasuke leaves Konoha to join Orochimaru, epic battles against the Sound Four ensue as a group made up of several young Konoha shinobi attempt to bring Sasuke back to the Hidden Leaf. With the Sound Four incapacitated, Naruto continues his pursuit of Sasuke finally trapping him in the Valley of the End. Here, the two have their first major battle over the heads of Madara and Hashirama, venting Sasuke's growing resentment at Naruto's developing strength and solidifying his decision to set out in search of his brother, Itachi.
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Sasuke shows his strength against Deidara
Fan-favorite member of Akatsuki faces off against the last of the Uchiha clan
Deidara is loved for his flamboyant and silly disposition, as well as his unshakable belief that explosions are a fine art. In his ultimate goal of chasing Itachi, Sasuke comes across the distant artist, willing to sacrifice anything necessary to make way for his brother. Meanwhile, Deidara saw the battle as an opportunity to prove his worth as an artist and fighter.
Flashes abound as Sasuke uses his lightning-based abilities to defuse Deidara's clay bombs. The tension continually rises and the stakes rise as the terrible stakes of the battle for both become clear. Ends with one of narutoThe most spectacular moments of all, when Deidara launches an explosion of unbelievable scale. Sasuke survives only through an elaborate plan that sacrificed the snake summon, Manda, to escape the shockwave.
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Sasuke vs. Itachi and its consequences
Sasuke finally finds his brother and gets more than he bargained for
From the moment Itachi first confronted Sasuke in the original series, fans were anticipating the moment of their eventual confrontation. In one of narutoIn Sasuke's most beautiful and moving sequences, Sasuke eventually zeroes in on Itachi and the two have an epic battle. The battle ends in a tearful, bittersweet death when Itachi asks Sasuke for forgiveness and says he will love him forever.
Immediately after this confrontation, Sasuke is kidnapped by Obito. Obito reveals the truth behind Itachi's actions and the destruction of the Uchiha clan - twisted to manipulate Sasuke to his own side, of course. After that, Sasuke's destiny as a villain is fully cemented, as Sasuke goes on a rampage seeking the overthrow of Konoha, the Kage System and the world of narutoestablished order.
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Sasuke faces Danzo
After infiltrating the Five Kage Summit, Sasuke faces Danzo in one of the narutoThe biggest battles of
After the Five Kage Summit arc, Sasuke seeks a final confrontation with Danzo. Sasuke learned from Obito that Konoha was the power that instructed Itachi to destroy the Uchiha clan. A fight breaks out between him and Danzo after Sasuke tries to question him about this, furious that Itachi thinks Sasuke is so important and that Sasuke has discovered the secret behind the Uchiha Police Force.
The fight is not only one of Sasuke's best, but one of his best. naruto history. That's it where Sasuke fully reveals the power of his Susano'o—completely awakened because of his despair over his brother's fate and the duplicity of the Hidden Leaf. The combat choreography is ingenious, especially Sasuke's genjutsu where he materializes Itachi for Danzo in an attempt for a surprise fatality. The fight would be the last straw before the start of the Fourth Great Ninja War, symbolizing the fundamental unreality of the narutogeopolitical ideals for opponents like Sasuke.