Tailed Beasts are powerful creatures of chakra that exist in the world of Naruto. These beasts were created and named by Hagoromo Otsutsuki, who was the Jinchūriki of the Ten-Tails. By splitting its chakra into 9 halves, Hagoromo created the 9 Tailed Beasts, all of which have massive power. To control them, people started sealing them inside of humans, however, this rarely resulted in complete control over their power.

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The strength of these beasts simply can't be matched by average ninjas and only a few characters in the world of Naruto have managed to surpass them.

10 Nagato Uzumaki

Nagato Uzumaki Has Large Reserves Of Chakra

Nagato Uzumaki was one of the most powerful characters in the Naruto series and he led the organization known as the Akatsuki. Nagato had tremendous power as he possessed the Rinnegan of Madara Uchiha. Having mastered it to quite a decent level, he was almost unstoppable in battle.

A healthy Nagato could take on two perfect Jinchūriki at once without even being at his full power. He's definitely one of the few who surpassed the power of a Tailed Beast.

9 Itachi Uchiha

Itachi Uchiha's Massacre in Naruto.

Itachi was one of the most prodigious characters in the world of Naruto and his powers were held in high regard throughout the series. The level of control he had over his Sharingan and the Mangekyo Sharingan was impeccable and even when nearly blind, he could defeat anyone standing in his way.

Itachi having the Mangekyo Sharingan meant that he could simply control the power of the Nine-Tails and make it obey. But, in terms of his combat abilities, he was still capable of challenging and beating a perfect Jinchūriki and a Tailed Beast when healthy.

8 Obito Uchiha

Obito revealing his identity to Kakashi and Naruto

Obito Uchiha is one of Naruto's most powerful characters. Not only did he have a powerful Mangekyo Sharingan with the ability of Kamui but he also had the Rinnegan as well. If that wasn't enough, he went on to become the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, which easily confirms that his level of strength surpassed that of all the nine Tailed Beasts.

Obito became powerful enough to combat the entire Shinobi Alliance when he was at his strongest and the power of a mere Tailed Beast was nothing compared to him.

7 Minato Namikaze

Naruto - Minato The Fourth Hokage

The Fourth Hokage of Konohagakure, Minato, was an excellent Kage who only a few characters in the world of Naruto could fight. People like Jiraiya considered him to be unmatched, which just goes to show what a talented ninja he was.

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Minato was strong enough to fight and seal the Nine-Tails, and at the same time, defeat Obito Uchiha and save the village. During the Fourth Great Ninja War, he got even stronger as he got access to the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode as well.

6 Hiruzen Sarutobi

Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, smiling mysteriously

Hiruzen Sarutobi was the Third Hokage of Konohagakure and also the wisest man of his time. Known to be a student of both Hashirama and Tobirama, Hiruzen became a great shinobi and carried the responsibility of Kage that was passed on to him.

In terms of combat, he is said to have surpassed all the Kage in his prime days, but unfortunately, his prime was never seen in the story. Nonetheless, that level of power certainly means he is capable of defeating a Tailed Beast.

5 Hashirama Senju

Hashirama Using His Wood Clones To Help The Shinobi Alliance, Naruto

Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage of Konohagakure, was one of the powerful characters in the Naruto series. In his era, he was known to be the strongest and even Madara Uchiha failed to defeat him in combat.

With his Wood Release and Sage Mode, Hashirama was nigh-unstoppable. He also captured all the Tailed Beasts and distributed them to villages to maintain peace, all but confirming that he was much stronger than them.

4 Might Guy

Might Guy Naruto

A Jonin of Konohagakure, Guy was a master of Taijutsu and trained his entire life to push his body beyond the limits of a human. With the absolute mastery of the Eight Inner Gates, Might Guy gained power that was several times greater than that of the Five Kage combined.

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Guy was able to fight and even overwhelm Madara Uchiha in his Six Paths state, which goes to show how strong he truly was.

3 Madara Uchiha

One of the strongest known Uchiha in the series, Madara was among the greatest villains of the Naruto series. He was a rival of Hashirama Senju and the only one who could challenge him to a proper fight back in the day.

During the Fourth Great Ninja War, Madara had gained access to the Rinnegan and the power of the Ten-Tails. Even without the Tailed Beasts and the Rinnegan, he was able to defeat all nine Tailed Beasts with Limbo.

2 Sasuke Uchiha

Sasuke with the RInnegan

Sasuke is the strongest known Uchiha in the Naruto series. Being an Uchiha, he has access to the power of the Sharingan. Thanks to Hagoromo Otsutsuki, he gained access to the Rinnegan as well and the Yin half of the Six Paths powers.

During the Fourth Great Ninja War, Sasuke enslaved all nine Tailed Beasts with ease and stole their chakra. He has, undoubtedly, surpassed their level of strength.

1 Naruto Uzumaki

Naruto Uzumaki in Six Paths form

Naruto is the strongest known human in the entire series. Being the perfect Jinchūriki of Kurama, he's already head and shoulders above every Tailed Beast in terms of power. He also has the chakra of all the other Tailed Beasts, making him incredibly powerful.

Like Sasuke, he has access to the Six Paths powers and when combined with Sage Mode, he becomes strong enough to fight the Ten-Tails without much trouble.

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