Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha are the two main characters in Naruto. They played a major role in the series and their every action was almost a defining moment that shaped the series.

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They were pivotal to the success of the series, and they are heavily involved in Boruto as well; after all, it wouldn't have been a wise decision to leave the two most popular characters out of the new series. In the beginning, they were always at each other's throats, causing trouble for one another.

10 Destroyed Each Other's Arms

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After Team 7 sealed Kaguya Otsutsuki, Sasuke Uchiha shocked them by revealing his plan to kill the Five Kage and start a new era in the world of ninjas. Before eliminating the Five Kage, Sasuke challenged Naruto to one final battle.

Naruto wasn't going to allow Sasuke to do as he pleased; the two of them clashed at the Final Valley. The fight ended in a win for Naruto, and it finally brought an end to Sasuke's madness. Both of them lost their arms during the fight and would've bled to death if Sakura wasn't around to save them. It was easily one of the worst moments for Naruto and Sasuke.

9 Sasuke Tried To Kill Naruto

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If there is something that was constant in the series then it was Sasuke's intention to kill his friend. Naruto tried to be friends with Sasuke, who had to focus on avenging his clan. Naruto and Sasuke fought twice in the series.

The first time was when Sasuke left the village and Naruto chased him. The fight ended with Sasuke just edging out his friend. The next time they fought was at the end of the series, Sasuke intended to kill Naruto once and for all, however, Naruto stood his ground firmly and managed to defeat Sasuke.

8 Sasuke Attacked The Raikage

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Sasuke went berserk when he heard the truth about Itachi's past. He had lived almost his entire life hating his older brother, and when the real truth came out, he had a breakdown. Sasuke went from killing Itachi to killing anyone who stood in his path.

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Whilst being blinded by his fury, Sasuke attacked the Five Kage Summit, where he fought Lightning A. Sasuke used Amaterasu on the Raikage, who had to sever his left arm in order to save himself. Due to Sasuke's reckless actions, Naruto was beaten up by Karui.

7 Sasuke Left The Village

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This list is dominated by Sasuke as it should be. For someone of his age, Sasuke was really serious about killing another person. Sasuke wanted to kill his brother in any way.

After Itachi appeared in the Hidden Leaf, Sasuke challenged him again; the result was fairly simple to predict. Itachi demolished Sasuke without any problem; the beating left a deep impact on Sasuke. Sasuke challenged Naruto on the roof of the hospital, and it would have ended in a catastrophe if Kakashi hadn't intervened. Soon Sasuke left the village without thinking twice about his friends.

6 Sasuke Stole Naruto's Chakra

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Naruto and Sasuke went all out during their final fight at the Valley of End. They went all guns blazing and the fight was amazing. Sasuke had the intention of killing Naruto and he was serious about it.

As the fight dragged on, both of them were running low on chakra. Naruto tried to use his remaining chakra, but Sasuke stole it from him.

5 Sasuke Aided Akatsuki

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After finding out the truth about Itachi and his clan, Sasuke wanted only one thing — to destroy the Hidden Leaf. He was more than happy to aid the Akatsuki in their mission to gather all the tailed beasts.

He fought Killer B, but he was beaten quite easily. Sasuke didn't even think twice about how the organization could potentially kill Naruto as they were after him as well.

4 Sasuke Rejected Naruto's Friendship

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Naruto had a very difficult childhood and so did Sasuke. At a certain level, Naruto believed that Sasuke wasn't so different from him, and that's why Naruto thought that he understood Sasuke.

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Naruto offered Sasuke his friendship several times, but Sasuke kept on rejecting it. All Naruto wanted was to keep Sasuke away from the dark, but the latter wasn't having any of it.

3 Naruto Was Forced To Make Promises

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Sasuke's departure from the village left a nasty impact on the people who cared for him. It left Sakura in absolute tatters, her angst was unmatched. She lost the person who she loved very much.

Naruto could not see Sakura in such pain and so he decided to do something about it. Even though he was badly wounded, Naruto promised Sakura that he would bring back Sasuke no matter what the cost. The promise definitely took its toll on Naruto.

2 Naruto Kept Pestering Sasuke

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Naruto had made up his mind about befriending Sasuke a long time ago. Even when Sasuke gave him the cold shoulder, Naruto wasn't ready to accept it. He was always going on about being his friend.

Naruto didn't have any bad intentions that's for sure, but he failed to realize that not everyone could be like him. Naruto can forgive almost everyone, after all, he called the person who murdered his parents a "hero." Sasuke wasn't like that and so Naruto being a pest really didn't help.

1 They Pushed Each Other Away

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Sasuke and Naruto were part of the same team, but they were continuously pushing each other. Sasuke felt threatened by Naruto's surge in power and that pushed him to work even harder.

Under normal circumstances, that wouldn't have been a problem, but Sasuke wanted to kill Itachi. When he found out that Naruto's Rasengan was so powerful, he was shocked. It was the final nail in the coffin and after that, Sasuke decided that he would do anything to gain more power.

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