Naruto characters who rely on their intelligence

Summary

• The smartest characters in Naruto are not always the strongest, like Shikamaru & Minato.

• Smart Tactics & Intelligence plays key roles in characters like Ino with her unique abilities.

• Signs that Kabuto & Danzo show that connection and schedule can be smart and dangerous.

Naruto is a battle Shonen -Anime where powerful Ninja uses groundbreaking jutsu to crush her opponents in style. With the power peel that reaches ridiculous heights, it means that characters must be smart and powerful to surpass their enemies and end them in style.

Sometimes, the best ninja in Naruto are not known to be the strongest. Rather, it is their brains that help them overcome many adversities to emerge victorious in battles and effectively support their allies.

1

Shikamaru Nara

One of the smartest and most impressive characters in the series

• Smartest moment: Using a smart trap to incapable the hidside

Shikamaru is one of the smartest and lazy characters in Naruto. His huge IQ lets him form fantastic tactical plans for each meeting and compensate for his bay in strength by implementing impressive strategies.

His natural skill to surpass his opponents makes him a tower in their side time again. He was considered so smart and capable that he was named the fourth Shinobi World War Tactician after his father's death and became Naruto's adviser.

2

Ino Yamanaka

Have to use their brains to deal with the disadvantage of her Kekkei Genkai

• Smartest moment: To use her teammates to protect her body as she takes over her opponents' mind

Ino is a character that never got the time in the limelight she deserved after the time. It's a shame because her Kekkei Genkai made her a promising Ninja who could have played an important role in some impressive battles.

She was an integral part of the Ino-Shika-Cho formation and used her teammates to protect herself when she took over her opponents' minds. Ino could have achieved much more about this Jutsu improved, but unfortunately she was moved to a support role during the war that could forward information telepathically to the rest of the Allied Shinobi forces.

3

Black Zetsu

Mastermind behind Kaguya's revival

• Smartest moment: Lurking Madara for several years and uses her body to revive Kaguya ottsutuki

One of the most connecting characters in NarutoBlack Zetsu is a malicious device that works behind the scenes to secure Kaguya's revival. He manipulated the story himself to catch the Uchiha clan in a bike of hatred and had the intestines to lie to Madara's face.

His plan demanded lots of patience before he was finally adopted at the end of the fourth Shinobi World War, where Madara was tricked into reviving the great Kaguya Otsutsuki. It is not a plot twist that many fans are fond of, but painted Black Zetsu as one of the smartest characters in Naruto.

4

Minato Namikaze

A rapid hokage that uses its speed in an intelligent way to deal with massive threats

• Smartest moment: Analyze Tobi's absolute defense and figure out a smart way to hurt him with a resounding breed

While Minato is one of the strongest characters in NarutoHis strength is not the reason why the fans know him. Rather, it is his lightning strike and the intelligent ways he used the one that made him such a respectable hokage.

He met Tobi and wasted no time identifying his weakness before beating him with the biggest racial in the series. After the courses were released, Minato quickly realized that the only way to end this monster threat was to seal him in his newborn son and do it at the expense of his own life.

5

Kabuto Yakushi

Orochimarus Understudy learning some good -looking tricks

• Smartest moment: To take over Orochimarus forces and use Edo Tensei Jutsu to strengthen Akatsuki's war forces

Kabuto is one of the most different characters in the series and acts as Orochimarus Underling who helps his master with his amazing talents as a spy. After cheating everyone during the Chunin exam, he acquired Orochimar's powers after the villain was abolished by Sasuke.

His brilliant mind allowed him to master the forbidden Edo Tensei Jutsu and cold legendary deceased Shinobi who would help Akatsuki's war effort. Even during his fight against Itachi and Sasuke, he held his own and was only taken out of operation because of an extremely powerful Sharingan Genjutsu.

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Shikaku Nara

Shikamarus father is as smart as one might expect

• Smartest moment: To be sufficiently capable to be appointed tactics during the fourth Shinobi world war

Shikamarus father is also one of the smartest characters in Shogi. He is the only person who can give his son a tough time in Shogi and acts as the leading tactic of the war before his unclear passing.

While his intelligence is only seen in lightning, it can certainly be assumed that the apple does not fall far from the tree. Both Shikaku and Shikamaru are two of Naruto's smartest characters who have used their strategic mind to carry out many complicated assignments with ease.

7

Danzo Shimura

A power -breeding shinobi conducting wild experiments to acquire the power of sharingan

• Smartest moment: Lurks everyone in the leaf village to take over like hokage

Danzo is one of the most hated characters in Naruto. His continuous plans led to the Holocaust of the Uchiha clan and sent Sasuke down a road of darkness when he blamed his brother for something that was not completely Itachi's fault.

He hatches many plans to utilize the mantle of Hokage from Tsunade and tries to use powerful genutsu to bend things to his advantage during the five KAGE top meeting, just to be captured. It was a rare slip-up from an otherwise smart leaf by eldest who spent his last moments dueling Sasuke in an incredible battle where he showed the experiments he did to acquire the power of several sharingan at once.

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Tobirama Senju

While he is extremely strong, Tobirama is known for creating some of the biggest Jutsu in Naruto history

• Smartest moment: Invent the most iconic and powerful Jutsu in the series with its smarts

While Hashirama is undoubtedly the stronger of the two brothers, Tobirama makes his mark in other ways. While he also has an incredibly high strength, the biggest reason is that he is such a legend because of the many Jutsu he thought.

Only the smartest ninja around could have developed the wealth of powerful Jutsu which he created, with Shadow Clone Jutsu and Edo Tensei technology as two of his most remarkable creations. While he can be a little ruthless, it is clear that his smarts helped stabilize the leaf under his rule, while Hashirama served as the beloved face that everyone could trust.