Naruto Uzumaki is the Seventh Hokage of Konohagakure and the strongest shinobi to ever exist in the Naruto series, with Sasuke Uchiha being the only one close to him in terms of power. Being a perfect Jinchūriki of the 9 Tails, and also having the chakra of all the other Tailed Beasts, Naruto Uzumaki is levels above the others.
His powers are great enough to let him fight against the godly Otsutsuki beings. While he is extremely powerful, there are certain characters who are capable of killing him in battle. Here are a few characters who can achieve this feat and a few others who don't stand a chance.
Updated on September 28th, 2020 by Josh Davison: The world of Naruto is full of powerful shinobi warriors that are capable of completely upending the world with their sheer power and will. From Madara Uchiha to Jigen of Boruto, there are some dangerous foes lying in wait, constantly seeking their ideal moment to strike. Naruto Uzumaki has taken on many of these foes at several points, but he's almost always had backup or enabling circumstances that ultimately granted him victory. With that in mind, this list is going to be expanded with another four entries: two more shinobi that could potentially kill Naruto and two more shinobi that still wouldn't stand a chance against the Seventh Hokage.
14 CAPABLE: Madara Uchiha
Madara Uchiha was ultimately betrayed by Zetsu, and this was what led to his downfall in the Fourth Great Shinobi War. Naruto had help in getting as far as he did against this legendary member of the Uchiha Clan. It's unclear that Naruto could have ever brought down Madara on his own, but it seems doubtful.
Naruto has gotten stronger in the time since the Fourth Great Shinobi War, but, if you were to take them both at their peak, it seems pretty unlikely that Naruto could bring down the Madara that was slain by Zetsu.
13 DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE: Hashirama Senju
On the other end of that rivalry, we have Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage of the Leaf Village. While Hashirama was a legendarily powerful shinobi, Naruto went far beyond the power level of the First Hokage by the time of the Fourth Great Shinobi War and has only gotten more powerful since then.
To further illustrate this point, the First Hokage had a brief rematch against Madara during the Fourth Great Shinobi War, and he was easily beaten by Madara. By contrast, Naruto could at least put up a fight against Madara, and Naruto would almost certainly put down the First Hokage with ease.
12 CAPABLE: Boruto Uzumaki
Boruto is the troublesome son of Naruto Uzumaki and the titular character of the Naruto sequel series, Boruto. While Boruto has been a largely reluctant shinobi who has often resorted to shortcuts and cheating to get as far as he has, it's been made clear that Boruto has great things in his future and will most likely become a very powerful shinobi.
Beyond the pure power aspect of it, it's worth reiterating that Boruto is Naruto's son, and one struggles to imagine Naruto using anywhere close to his full strength against Boruto. Given that it seems that Boruto is at least partly responsible for the destruction of the Leaf Village in the future, it's also possible that he could prove the downfall of Naruto Uzumaki himself.
11 DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE: Kakashi Hatake
Kakashi Hatake was the leader of Naruto's shinobi team in his youth and the Sixth Hokage of Konohagakure. Kakashi, at his height, was also among the most powerful shinobi of the Leaf Village. He was able to craft his own Mangekyo Sharingan eye, and he was gifted a second from the fallen Obito Uchiha.
Even with the Dual Mangekyo Sharingans that Kakashi enjoyed during this period, it still seems unlikely that he would stand much of a chance against Naruto Uzumaki at that point, let alone Naruto at the height of his own power. Naruto has the wells of chakra and endurance that Kakashi has, unfortunately for him, never had during the Naruto saga. Naruto could outlast Kakashi and ultimately bring him to heel.
10 CAPABLE: Jigen
Jigen is the leader of Kara and the strongest known character in the Narutoverse right now. He's the vessel to one of the strongest known Otsutsuki, named Isshiki. Jigen's powers are great enough to see him combat both Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha at once and defeat them without much trouble.
Konoha's strongest couldn't inflict even a single injury on him even when combining their powers. Alone, Naruto stands absolutely no chance against Jigen.
9 DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE: Kinshiki Otsutsuki
A member of the Otsutsuki clan, Kinshiki is one of the strongest known characters to ever appear in the series. He was the guardian of Momoshiki Otsutsuki and ultimately served as a means for Momoshiki to get stronger.
Kinshiki's powers were enough to fight Sasuke Uchiha and even overwhelm him at times. However, he stands absolutely no chance against Naruto Uzumaki in a fight, especially if the latter is going all-out.
8 CAPABLE: Kaguya Otsutsuki
Kaguya Otsutsuki partnered Isshiki at one point and just like him, she possesses tremendous strength. Kaguya was strong enough to fight both Hagoromo and Hamura in battle.
In her final fight, it took the combined effort of Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, and Sakura Haruno to finally defeat her. Naruto alone would most certainly die in a fight against Kaguya.
7 DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE: Delta
Delta is a member of Kara and she's one of Jigen's most trusted underlings. Her powers were enough to push Naruto Uzumaki to Six Paths Sage Mode, which is a feat in itself.
Delta, while powerful, ended up losing her fight against Naruto Uzumaki pretty badly. What's more, Naruto held back against her tremendously in the fight. Going all-out, Naruto would absolutely demolish her in a fight.
6 CAPABLE: Kawaki
Kawaki is one of the main characters in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations and he shares a very close relationship with Naruto Uzumaki. It is a well-known fact that Kawaki will eventually become the vessel of Isshiki Otsutsuki, just like Jigen. In time, he will be just as strong as Jigen himself, if not stronger.
As seen in the prologue for Boruto, Kawaki claims to have either killed Naruto or severely incapacitated him in some way. As such, he's more than capable of killing Naruto at his full power.
5 DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE: Konohamaru Sarutobi
One of Naruto's very own students, Konohamaru Sarutobi, is quite a capable shinobi who serves the village as a Jonin. He aims to become the Hokage of the village eventually, although he is far away from achieving that goal for now.
Konohamaru is strong enough to fight against the regular threats that the village faces, however, he isn't at the level where he can take on the godly beings and the members of Kara. Similarly, his chances against Naruto Uzumaki aren't great either.
4 CAPABLE: Hagoromo Otsutsuki
Renowned as the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki was possibly the strongest known character to ever exist in the series. Being Kaguya's own blood, Hagoromo had the powers of Otsutsuki within him from birth.
Eventually, he got even stronger after becoming the Jinchūriki of the Ten-tails. It goes without saying that Hagoromo was levels above Naruto Uzumaki and could easily kill him if the two ever fought.
3 DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE: Moegi
Moegi is a Jonin from Konohagakure who was once a member of Team Ebisu, just like Konohamaru Sarutobi. She is known to be skilled with Water Release and Earth Release ninjutsu.
Her biggest strength is the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, although she hasn't been seen performing it so far. Moegi, while strong, doesn't stand a chance against Naruto as the difference in strength between the two is massive.
2 CAPABLE: Sasuke Uchiha
Sasuke Uchiha is one of the strongest characters in the series right now and an equal to Naruto Uzumaki. With his Six Paths Yin powers and the Rinnegan, Sasuke appears to be unbeatable at times.
Both Naruto and Sasuke have almost killed each other on several occasions throughout the story. Just as Naruto is capable of killing Sasuke, the reverse is also true.
1 DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE: Orochimaru
Orochimaru is a former Konohagakure shinobi who has unclear goals in the story right now. Being one of the Sannin and a former member of the Akatsuki, it goes without saying that Orochimaru is strong. However, he definitely isn't capable of defeating Naruto Uzumaki, no matter what the circumstances.
The Sannin struggled to keep up with Naruto in his Four-Tailed state which is a clear indication that the difference of skill between them is way too massive right now.