Sasuke Uchiha is one of the main characters in Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto series, alongside Naruto Uzumaki. Being an Uchiha, Sasuke was an exceptionally talented ninja who excelled greatly in the ninja arts. By the end of the story, he became one of the strongest to ever live.

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His path for revenge put him up against some of the most fearsome characters in the story, a lot of whom came very close to killing him in battle. However, none of those characters succeeded in their mission, as Sasuke eventually triumphed over them all.

10 Haku Ended Up Dying At Kakashi's Hands

Naruto and Sasuke trapped by Haku in Naruto.

Haku was a subordinate of Zabuza Momochi and was one of the most talented ninja in the entire Naruto story. His talent far exceeded that of Sasuke and even Kakashi himself. During his fight against Naruto and Sasuke, Haku could very well have killed Sasuke but didn't hit his vitals, which was what kept Sasuke from dying. Haku was able to somewhat hold his own against Naruto's Nine-Tails power as well, but he ended up dying shortly after at Kakashi's hands.

9 Orochimaru Failed To Use Sasuke As His Vessel

orochimaru smiling from naruto

Orochimaru made his debut during the Chunin Exams arc of the story where he took a keen interest in Sasuke. Wanting his body as his vessel, Orochimaru put the Cursed Seal of Heaven on him, but this could very well have killed Sasuke if he wasn't a special case. Against all odds, Sasuke managed to survive this ordeal. Years later, Sasuke confronted Orochimaru in a battle when the Sannin was sick, and once again, Orochimaru failed to kill him or even put up a decent fight against him.

8 Deidara Tried To Kill Sasuke Along With Himself In A Massive Explosion

Deidara Attempting To Kill Sasuke

Deidara fought Sasuke shortly after Sasuke fought Orochimaru and proved to be quite a challenge for him. Thanks to his Sharingan, Sasuke was able to keep Deidara at bay and even trick him using his clever genjutsu. Eventually, Deidara attempted to kill Sasuke by blowing himself up but failed when Sasuke used Manda to reverse summon him out of the blast radius. As expected, Deidara's final act was in vain.

7 Killer Bee Almost Killed Sasuke & Taka In Battle

Killer Bee bristling with swords in Naruto

Introduced in Naruto as the first perfect Jinchuriki known to the fans, Killer Bee clashed with Sasuke when the latter went to retrieve him along with Team Taka. Surprisingly, Bee was too much for Sasuke to take on in battle, and the Jinchuriki was able to single-handedly overpower Sasuke's entire team.

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Bee also put Sasuke in a near-death condition, and had it not been for Jugo and Karin, he would certainly have died. Thanks to their jutsu, Sasuke was able to survive and subdue Bee with Amaterasu, but he actually failed to defeat him in combat.

6 The Fourth Raikage Was Stopped By Gaara

Sasuke vs Raikage lightning clash

The Fourth Raikage took on Sasuke Uchiha when the latter attacked the Five Kage Summit and foolishly thought he could defeat everyone there. His fight against the Fourth Raikage was extremely one-sided, and despite using his Mangekyo Sharingan techniques quite cleverly, Sasuke took some serious damage from the Kage. Had it not been for Gaara's interception, he could very well have died from Ay's Guillotine Drop, and Ay would most likely have sustained a serious injury due to the black flames as well.

5 Onoki Almost Killed Sasuke, But Obito Saved Him

Onoki, the Third Tsuchikage, using the Dust Release technique

Shortly after his fight against the Fourth Raikage, Sasuke Uchiha tried attacking the remaining Kage with all his might and almost died in the attempt. Not only was he nearly killed by the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, but shortly afterward, he was also almost turned to dust by Onoki using his Dust Release Kekkei Tota. Sasuke was lucky that Obito Uchiha used his Kamui ability to save him. Otherwise, Sasuke would very well have died there.

4 Danzo Shimura Couldn't Compete With A True Uchiha

Sasuke Danzo Fight Samurai Bridge

Sasuke intercepted Danzo Shimura once he had enough chakra and took him on in a battle of life and death. With his Mangekyo Sharingan abilities, Sasuke was able to corner Danzo and force him to use Izanagi again and again.

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By subtly putting Danzo in a genjutsu, Sasuke managed to win the battle. However, Danzo nearly took Sasuke with him by using the Reverse Tetragram Seal, and once again, Sasuke was saved by Obito's warning about his ability.

3 Kabuto Yakushi Couldn't Kill Sasuke Or Itachi

Itachi uses izanami on Kabuto in the Fourth Ninja War in Naruto.

The Fourth Great Ninja War Saw Itachi and Sasuke team up against Kabuto Yakushi in an enthralling battle that played a massive role in the survival of the human race. The majority of the fight was led by Itachi Uchiha who wanted Kabuto to undo the Edo Tensei. Despite being a powerful Sage Mode user and having multiple Kekkei Genkai, Kabuto was unable to kill either of the two in the fight. Eventually, Itachi trapped Kabuto in Izanami and forced him to undo the Edo Tensei.

2 Obito Uchiha Lost To The Combined Efforts Of Naruto & Sasuke

Obito Uchiha Six Paths in Naruto

Obito Uchiha became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki during the climax of the Fourth Great Ninja War and ended up becoming the greatest enemy for the alliance at the time. Despite having the power of the Six Paths, Obito was unable to defeat Naruto and Sasuke. Eventually, the two combined to strike a deadly blow and, with the help of the Shinobi Alliance, extracted the Ten-Tails from his body.

1 Madara Uchiha Left Sasuke In A Near-Death State

Madara Casts A Genjutsu On The Moon In Naruto

Sasuke fought a blind Madara Uchiha shortly after Obito Uchiha's fall and was completely outclassed despite having an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Madara utilized the Senjutsu chakra that he stole from Hashirama Senju and gained a massive power boost. Using his Limbo: Hengoku ability, he froze Sasuke in mid-air and stabbed him through the chest. Thankfully, Sasuke was saved by Kabuto Yakushi and granted new powers by the Sage of Six Paths.

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