Naruto's world is home to some extremely skilled ninja who excel in a particular ninja art and make a name for themselves because of it. In rare cases, however, a shinobi is known to excel in almost every ninja art there is and are incredibly well-rounded jutsu users.
These shinobi, while only a handful in numbers, are usually the ones who are considered to be among the strongest in the entire story. Over the years, quite a few such characters have appeared in the Naruto series and shown fans that they're a cut above the rest.
10 Kakashi Hatake Had Great Skills In Almost Every Ninja Art
Famed as the Copy Ninja, Kakashi Hatake is known to be an incredibly skilled ninja who possessed tremendous control over every ninja art that exists. Thanks to his Sharingan, Kakashi was able to use copy ninjutsu and even the taijutsu skills of certain elite characters such as Might Guy.
At the same time, he was also very skilled in genjutsu, once again, thanks to his Sharingan. What's more, Kakashi can also perform some decent sealing techniques, showing how versatile he is.
9 Minato Namikaze Was A Genius Skilled In Every Art
Konohagakure's Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze was quite an incredible shinobi. Famed as the Yellow Flash across the ninja world, Minato was known for his speed but all his other aspects were just as great in combat.
He possessed great skill in taijutsu and thanks to Kushina, he could also use some extremely powerful Sealing Jutsu. Minato was also skilled in senjutsu as he had trained on Mount Myoboku. His skill in this art was seen during the Fourth Great Ninja War.
8 Itachi Uchiha Had Great Potential As A Ninja
Itachi Uchiha was Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha's son. Known to be a genius, Itachi, as a kid, could use techniques that even adults struggled with. His skill in genjutsu was immense but his taijutsu, kenjutsu, shurikenjutsu, and even ninjutsu were extremely great as well.
Itachi was so mesmerizing that a member of the Legendary Sannin, Orochimaru, openly admitted being inferior to him in terms of skill, despite being a master of all arts himself.
7 Tobirama Senju Had A Vast Techniques Arsenal
Konohagakure's Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju was one of the best users of jutsu in the series, given that he invented quite a big chunk of them. When it came to ninjutsu, Tobirama was one of the best users to ever live.
His taijutsu was great enough to match Hiruzen Sarutobi and even overpower him on occasions, and his genjutsu skills weren't lacking either. Tobirama created several Forbidden Jutsu and shaped the ninja world in doing so.
6 Obito Uchiha Learned Everything From Madara Uchiha
Obito Uchiha was certainly not a master of all skills during his time in Konohagakure, however, after training with Madara Uchiha, his latent powers bloomed. Obito became skilled in all of ninjutsu, genjutsu, and even taijutsu.
He was powerful enough to take down an army of Kirigakure ANBU all alone and from there on, he only got better. Obito also knew several other jutsu and kept improving his power until the very end.
5 Hashirama Senju Was A Man Of A Thousand Skills
Hashirama Senju, also known as Konohagakure's First Hokage, was quite a skilled man. Although he was specifically known for his usage of the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, his skill in other arts was just as marveling.
Hashirama could use all five nature transformations and his taijutsu was good enough to keep up with Madara Uchiha. He could also use some great genjutsu techniques, such as the Bringer of Darkness Jutsu.
4 Naruto Uzumaki Learned Quite A Lot Of Jutsu
The Seventh Hokage of Konohagakure, Naruto Uzumaki was not the brightest of kids when he started his life as a ninja. However, by the end of the Naruto series, he had become extremely skilled. His taijutsu skills surpassed those of Might Guy, while his ninjutsu could bring the strongest to heel.
Although Naruto lacked skills in genjutsu, he made up for it with great usage of Fuinjutsu. He could also use Sage Mode, making him stronger than almost every other shinobi there was. To top everything off, Naruto had acquired three Kekkei Genkai which made him nigh-invincible.
3 Sasuke Uchiha Can Use Almost Every Type Of Jutsu
Sasuke Uchiha was Naruto's rival and a ninja equally as skilled as him. In some ways, Sasuke Uchiha was better than Naruto. His ninjutsu far surpassed Naruto's and his skill with genjutsu was great enough to trap all nine Tailed Beasts with a single glance of his eye.
Sasuke also had great taijutsu skills with which he could keep up with Naruto quite easily. Over the years, Sasuke grew up to be one of the most well-rounded ninja of all time.
2 Madara Uchiha Knew Jutsu That Few Could Match
Madara Uchiha was born during the Warring States Era, where he became the leader of the Uchiha clan. To acquire this position, Madara had to train extremely hard. It's no surprise that he was skilled in every branch of jutsu. His ninjutsu was just as great as Hashirama Senju, if not better.
He could use far better genjutsu and his taijutsu was great enough to take on the entire alliance by himself. Madara also knew several Forbidden Jutsu and Sealing Jutsu, among other things.
1 Hiruzen Sarutobi Was Called The Professor For His Knowledge & Skill
Hiruzen Sarutobi, Konohagakure's Third Hokage, was known as the Professor. This title was given to him due to his knowledge and it is believed that he knew every single jutsu to exist in Konohagakure's history.
Hiruzen could use all five nature types and several hidden techniques, making him far more skilled than every other ninja in this aspect.