People say itachi is strongest character introduced, but what about naruto?

[Gods_Son]

Hiten mitsurugi, despite Naruto's potential, I would still consider Itachi to be the strongest fighter right now. I think they all had an equal chance of being skilled, and I don't think Itachi's family environment was really that much of an advantage to him, considering he killed them all. Kyubi is actually a huge help to Naruto as well, even though it made him an outcast, and took him a while to get used to and mix it in with his own chakra. I think it's a fair comparison and you do not, let's end it at that. Itachi_, what are you thinking? You've already been "banned" once, you should probably try to keep a low profile and not annoy people

[jing]

Just because you have kyubi chakra doesn't mean anything. Kimimaro OWNED him without even to go cursed seal level 2.
Chakra does NOT equal SKILLS.
shikamaru has skills but too bad he lacks chakra.
You need both skills and chakra.
And Itachi probably knows over a thousand jutsus. you can't compare naruto with that.

[Hotsuma]

Naruto has a lot of raw power. But, that's all he has. Anybody that says he has potential like say, Itachi, seriously just need to shut the fuck up. It's been established that Naruto is nothing special. He's a hard working, low class joe.

As far as power is concerned, Naruto is stronger than Itachi. Does that mean he'll win against Itachi? Hell no. Even with his Kyuubi chakra and thousands of jutsus, Kimimaro completely made quick work of him.

End of discussion. Itachi is stronger than Naruto, not in power, but in skill, and obviously, brains. The man with the bigger guns don't necassarily always win.

[hiten mitsurugi]

Originally posted by: Hotsuma
Naruto has a lot of raw power. But, that's all he has. Anybody that says he has potential like say, Itachi, seriously just need to shut the fuck up. It's been established that Naruto is nothing special. He's a hard working, low class joe.

As far as power is concerned, Naruto is stronger than Itachi. Does that mean he'll win against Itachi? Hell no. Even with his Kyuubi chakra and thousands of jutsus, Kimimaro completely made quick work of him.

End of discussion. Itachi is stronger than Naruto, not in power, but in skill, and obviously, brains. The man with the bigger guns don't necassarily always win.

It wasn't even really a fight between Kimimaro and Naruto; they were barely getting started. If it really was a fight then Kyubi chakra would have been used. You are wrong about Naruto not having the potential of Itachi. Naruto has the potential to surpass all previous kages (meaning from all villages) and that includes Itachi who isn't even a kage, because Naruto has Kyubi. The man with the biggest guns, and is willing to use it, always wins.

[Mut]

Originally posted by: hiten mitsurugi
If it really was a fight then Kyubi chakra would have been used.

k...i must have misread this because i think you said that "naruto did not use kyubi chakra (go kyubi mode)." I MUST'VE MISREAD IT. I MUST HAVE. plz tell me that i misunderstood it...

[hiten mitsurugi]

Naruto can summon the kage bunshin with his own cantra. Remember when he saved Iruka sensei. He didn't use it then. The first time he started to tap Kyubi was when he thought Sasuke was dead and he went crazy on Haku. Naruto can do things on his own too you know.

[Hotsuma]

Originally posted by: hiten mitsurugi

Originally posted by: Hotsuma
Naruto has a lot of raw power. But, that's all he has. Anybody that says he has potential like say, Itachi, seriously just need to shut the fuck up. It's been established that Naruto is nothing special. He's a hard working, low class joe.

As far as power is concerned, Naruto is stronger than Itachi. Does that mean he'll win against Itachi? Hell no. Even with his Kyuubi chakra and thousands of jutsus, Kimimaro completely made quick work of him.

End of discussion. Itachi is stronger than Naruto, not in power, but in skill, and obviously, brains. The man with the bigger guns don't necassarily always win.

It wasn't even really a fight between Kimimaro and Naruto; they were barely getting started. If it really was a fight then Kyubi chakra would have been used. You are wrong about Naruto not having the potential of Itachi. Naruto has the potential to surpass all previous kages (meaning from all villages) and that includes Itachi who isn't even a kage, because Naruto has Kyubi. The man with the biggest guns, and is willing to use it, always wins.

Naruto was pretty serious in that fight. He was using Kyuubi chakra. It was evident in the raged eyes, fangs and lines on his cheeks.

Naruto has more chakra than other ninjas. Does that mean he has the potential and gifts others do? Hell. No. The gun is only as useful as the person holding and firing it.

Kyuubi = automatic drop in consideration, for Naruto in the Hokage race.

[MemnochTheCaT]

Hokage race? What hokage race? What does that have to do with anything at THIS point in the story, other than that is Naruto's eventual goal? Any consideration for Naruto being hokage is probably many years off. It is quite clear that people change and grow in this series, and there is some pretty good indication that Naruto could well grow up into someone who would make a fine Hokage years down the road. (remember, he is just a brat kid right now, with a good heart and a somewhat slow brain). As for Naruto's potential, it seems like Kishimoto could make up anything he wanted .. I mean he could be the 4th's son, and carry inherited strengths that we don't even know about.

There is NO way to know one way or the other, so it's best not to make blanket statements when there is nothing but conjecture and speculation to go on. Sharing ideas is one thing, stating them as supposed facts is quite another.

[hiten mitsurugi]

Yay on that notion. You guys (vagabond, Memnoch) are surely on the right track. Itachi left Gai alone too.

[Zilious]

There's lots of good explanations for why Naruto is "looser" and Itachi is better than him. But why is that, is that coz u feel supperior about naruto beign outcast and u aren't? I think Narutos true strenght lies in him as he's being himself sometimes stupid but still he's improving himself in way others can't. Is it so wrong that oucast ppl can be main character. That's totally wrong way to think. One thing that I know about naruto and real life being born in to good family doesn't make u strong. As u fight whole ur life to achieve something makes u even stronger than anyone else can be though.. Naruto has Kuyubi inside him so what. Thats not his true strenght.

-Naruto does know the pain of others better than them.
-His determination to improve in his skills is something beoynd others.
-He'll never gives up if it would take his life.
-He's scared who wouldn't be.
-True strenght comes from your spirit and that's what Naruto knows well.
-Though Naruto was social outcast that's what made him as he is now.

That's only what I think and I don't want to argue about this.
Still I think strongest char is Naruto I don't measure brain or strenght, that's matter of spirit.

[jing]

honestly i believe itachi can learn rasengan if he wanted to. he has excellent chakra control and hes a genius.