Naruto's growing reputation frustrated Sasuke to the point where he had to go out seeking more power. Although he started as weaker than Sasuke, he ended the arc as being stronger of the two, illustrated by the fact that he defeated the same Gaara that Sasuke struggled against. It was only through love that Naruto's powers truly awoke and thanks to all the help that he received, he managed to become a recognized shinobi.ĭuring the Chunin Exams arc, Sasuke was trained by Kakashi Hatake while Naruto learned quite a few things under Jiraiya himself. While Sasuke was a born genius and grew extremely fast at a level that shocked even Kakashi Hatake, Naruto struggled with almost everything and was reliant on those around him. Naruto and Sasuke's growth throughout the series mirrored that of Indra Otsutsuki and Asura Otsutsuki, which makes sense since they were the reincarnations of those characters. RELATED: Top Naruto Episodes How Naruto And Sasuke Progressed Over The Years However, recent events could finally have shifted the dynamic in Sasuke's favor. In Boruto, the two are often regarded to be equal to each other in strength. Although Sasuke was certainly weaker than Naruto after the end of the Fourth Great Ninja War, due to the latter getting another half of Kurama, he managed to make up for the difference during the blank period by training himself to reach the same level as the Seventh Hokage.

By the end of the story, both played a major part in ending the Fourth Great Ninja War and were widely hailed as war heroes.

While the way in which Naruto and Sasuke got stronger was certainly very different, the two managed to keep up with each other. Although rivals, the two often pushed each other to improve with their healthy competition.

Kishimoto established a rivalry between the two from the very beginning of the story, with Sasuke being everything that Naruto wanted to be, and with time, Sasuke coming to envy the rate at which the latter progressed. Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki are two of the core characters in Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto.

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