Naruto is an action shonen anime whose protagonist Naruto Uzumaki, is a classic "half-other" character. He is a jinchuriki, meaning a monstrous tailed beast was sealed inside him with advanced jutsu at the moment of his birth. All his life, Naruto lived with the heavy, dark cloud of Kurama the nine-tailed fox over him, which made him a pariah and outcast in his own village.

However, Naruto wouldn't let his inner monster define him, and he sought to become a great ninja with the power of hard work to change everyone's mind about him. In the process, Naruto learned that eight other people also bore tailed monsters inside them, such as his enemy-turned-friend Gaara of the Sand, a formidable fighter from the Hidden Sound Village. Over time, the Naruto anime introduced a handful of jinchuriki characters, some stronger than others.

Updated on January 24th, 2024 by Louis Kemner: The jinchuriki always rank among the strongest, most interesting, and most consequential characters in all of Naruto. As such this list of all junchuriki in Naruto has been updated with more information on some of Naruto's most important characters, and now adheres to CBR's current publication standards as well.

10 Roshi Used Lava Release in Battle as the Four-Tails Jinchuriki

Roshi staring forward with the Rinnegan in Naruto Shippuden

Character Name

Tailed Beast

Home Village

Jutsu

Roshi

Goku

Hidden Stone Village

Lava release

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Roshi was a feared ninja from Iwagakure with a tailed beast inside him. He left his home to master the powers of his beast, known as Son Goku or the Four-Tails, which possessed the Kekkei Genkai of lava release. Roshi was able to manifest the powers of the Four-Tails to a certain degree.

His strongest weapon was the lava release chakra mode, which granted him enough strength to go head-to-head against S-ranked criminals like Kisame of the Akatsuki. Strong as Roshi was, he still couldn't defeat Kisame and ended up dying shortly afterward. This means Roshi ranks last among all major jinchuriki in Naruto, a borderline filler character who was little more than a target for the Akatsuki organization.

9 Kushina Uzumaki Survived Kurama's Extraction as a Nine-Tails Jiunchuriki

Kushina Uzumaki In Her Ninja Gear In Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie

Character Name

Tailed Beast

Home Village

Jutsu

Kushina Uzumaki

Kurama

Hidden Whirling Tide Village

Sealing

Kushina Uzumaki is Naruto Uzumaki's mother and a jinchuriki like her son. She harbored the Nine-Tails before Naruto was born. According to Hiruzen, Kushina was selected as the next jinchuriki because of her compatibility with the beast, making her an extremely strong individual.

She was feared throughout the village, and went by the name of Red-Hot Habanero. Kushina's strength was such that she was able to survive the extraction of a tailed beast. Even getting impaled by the Nine-Tails didn't put an end to her, and that's certainly a testament to her incredible powers.

8 Gaara of the Sand Wielded Powerful Sand Jutsu as the One-Tail Jinchuriki

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Character Name

Tailed Beast

Home Village

Jutsu

Gaara

Shukaku

Hidden Sand Village

Sand Coffin, Sand Burial

Gaara made his debut in early Naruto and is the second jinchuriki introduced after Naruto Uzumaki himself. His own father, the Kazekage Rasa, wanted to make Gaara into a weapon and thus sealed the one-tailed beast, Shukaku, inside him. Gaara was barely able to control his powers, though, and the entire village feared him even as a child.

Gaara was capable of killing a full-fledged jonin as a genin, which shows a glimpse into his incredible powers. Over the time skip, his skills evolved drastically to the point where he became one of the youngest Kage at the age of 15. Gaara's Shukaku was ultimately stolen by the Akatsuki, though he still remains one of the strongest characters in the story.

7 Yagura Karatachi Made Full Use of His Inner Beast as the Three-Tails Jinchuriki

Yagura Three Tails Jinchūriki in Naruto looking embittered

Character Name

Tailed Beast

Home Village

Jutsu

Yagura Karatachi

Isobu

Hidden Mist Village

Water mirrors

One of the very few people who could be called the "perfect jinchuriki," Yagura Karatachi was the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure, or the Hidden Mist Village. At a young age, Yagura completely tamed the three-tailed beast named Isobu. As such, he could use its powers to the fullest, which is something that regular jinchuriki couldn't even hope of doing.

Yagura's sheer strength and control over his beast made him into a full-blown Kage before he reached adulthood. He was strong enough to take on two Akatsuki members at once and even managed to kill one of them. As for the three-tailed beast inside hi, Yagura obtained it not long after the previous three-tails jinchuriki, Rin Nohara, lost her life.

6 Killer Bee Was a Freestyle Rapping Swordsman as the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki

Killer Bee is posing in Naruto Shippuden after finishing a Rap song

Character Name

Tailed Beast

Home Village

Jutsu

Killer Bee/B

Gyuki

Hidden Cloud Village

Kenjutsu

One of the most influential individuals in Naruto, Killer Bee was introduced as the jinchuriki of the Eight-Tails, Gyuki. Bee's training was so harsh that he managed to gain complete control of his beast and become a perfect jinchuriki. The Raikage Ay declared Bee to be stronger than himself, highlighting the former's immeasurable power.

Killer Bee's partnership with Gyuki is genuinely amazing to watch as the two fight together like partners, which is what sets them apart from the other jinchuriki. Bee's fight against Team Taka was enough proof that he's one of the strongest jinchuriki to appear in Naruto.

5 Minato Namikaze Was the Renowned Yellow Flash as a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki

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Character Name

Tailed Beast

Home Village

Jutsu

Minato Namikaze

Kurama

Hidden Leaf Village

Rasengan, Flying Thunder God

Naruto Uzumaki's late father, Minato Namikaze, split the Nine-Tails into two halves: Yin and Yang. The Yin half of Kurama was sealed inside himself, while the Yang half was sealed within Naruto. When Minato was reanimated during the 4th Great Ninja War, he had already mastered the Nine-Tails, and hence became a perfect jinchuriki.

Even without the Nine-Tails, Minato was already one of the most powerful characters to ever live and one of the fastest Leaf ninas of all time, which is evident from the fact that he was the 4th Hokage of Leaf Village. As a jinchuriki, he was further strengthened by a significant margin, allowing him to fight against the likes of Madara and Obito Uchiha, so Minato ranks in the middle of the most powerful jinchuriki in Naruto.

4 Obito Uchiha Fought in the Fourth Great Shinobi War as a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki

Obito Uchiha using the Mangekyou Sharingan and Rinnegan Fourth Shinobi War

Character Name

Tailed Beast

Home Village

Jutsu

Obito Uchiha

Ten-Tails

Hidden Leaf Village

Kamui

Obito Uchiha started the 4th Great Ninja War with the aim of becoming the Ten-Tails jinchuriki and casting Infinite Tsukuyomi on the entire world. It is safe to say that he partially succeeded at this task, as Obito had become the Ten-Tails jinchuriki by the end of the war.

At this point, it wasn't too difficult to imagine Obito being the strongest character in Naruto. He was able to take on the entire Allied Shinobi Forces by himself, and Hashirama openly exclaimed that Obito was stronger than him. Obito ultimately lost to the Alliance, but only because he wanted to put his faith in Naruto.

3 Madara Uchiha Wreaked Havoc on the Battlefield as a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki

Madara Uchiha with his arms crossed on the left and with a kunai on the right

Character Name

Tailed Beast

Home Village

Jutsu

Madara Uchiha

Ten-Tails

Hidden Leaf Village

Amaterasu

After Obito Uchiha, the next Ten-Tails jinchuriki was Madara Uchiha. Madara was significantly stronger than Obito. He was capable of regenerating from any injury and possessed the strongest of all Jutsu, the Infinite Tsukuyomi, thanks to his Mangekyo Sharingan eyes.

Madara's power could only be matched when Naruto and Sasuke were amped by the Sage of Six Paths himself. As the Ten-Tails jinchuriki, Madara's skills were beyond what the shinobi world had ever seen. He was truly a force to be reckoned with, some fans are still furious at Kishimoto for turning Madara into a vessel for Kaguya Otsutsuki.

2 Naruto Uzumaki Saved the Entire World as a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki

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Character Name

Tailed Beast

Home Village

Jutsu

Naruto Uzumaki

Kurama

Hidden Leaf Village

Shadow clone, Rasengan

Protagonist Naruto Uzumaki was made into a jinchuriki by his father just moments after he was born. The Yang half of Kurama was sealed into him, and it took Naruto several years to become its perfect jinchuriki. After the Fourth Great Ninja War, Naruto gained the other half of the Nine-Tails, which made him even more powerful than before.

Naruto also earned a piece of chakra from all the Tailed Beasts, essentially making him a pseudo-Ten-Tails jinchuriki. By the conclusion of the war, Naruto was strong enough to fight characters like Kaguya on his own. His skills have only improved over the years in Boruto, such as his use of Baryon Mode.

1 Hagoromo Otsutsuki Is an Otherwordly Powerhouse as a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki

Hagoromo Otsutsuki as the Ten tails Jinchūriki in the Naruto Shippuden anime

Character Name

Tailed Beast

Home Village

Jutsu

Hagoromo Otsutsuki

Ten-Tails

N/A

Ninshu

Hagoromo Otsutsuki is arguably the strongest character in the entire Naruto series. He was the son of Kaguya Otsutsuki and, therefore, was born with nigh-divine abilities. His incredible powers allowed him to seal his mother even when he wasn't a jinchuriki, albeit with his brother Hamura's help.

After a colossal fight that lasted over two months, Hagoromo Otsutsuki made himself theTen-Tails jinchuriki, which further enhanced his core powers to unimaginable heights. He reigns supreme as the strongest jinchuriki as well as the creator of ninshu, a transcendent doctrine that teaches the art of chakra. All this made Hagoromo the strongest of all jinchuriki in Naruto.

Naruto, Sakuran and Kakashi in Naruto Shippuden Anime Poster
Naruto: Shippuden
TV-PG
Action
Adventure
Fantasy

Original title: Naruto: Shippûden.
Naruto Uzumaki, is a loud, hyperactive, adolescent ninja who constantly searches for approval and recognition, as well as to become Hokage, who is acknowledged as the leader and strongest of all ninja in the village.

Release Date
February 15, 2007
Creator
Masashi Kishimoto
Cast
Alexandre Crepet , Junko Takeuchi , Maile Flanagan , Kate Higgins , Chie Nakamura , Dave Wittenberg , Kazuhiko Inoue , Noriaki Sugiyama , Yuri Lowenthal , Debi Mae West
Main Genre
Anime
Seasons
21
Main Characters
Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, Kakashi Hatake, Madara Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, Orochimaru, Tsunade Senju
Production Company
Pierrot, TV Tokyo, Aniplex, KSS, Rakuonsha, TV Tokyo Music, Shueisha
Number of Episodes
500