Naruto is an anime often recognized for its excellent story-building. Written by Masashi Kishimoto, the series writing can be described as nothing but genius as it has managed to reel in millions of fans around the globe.
The story spanning over 500 episodes for the most part covers the development of our main protagonist Naruto, and while it might be infamous for a little too many fillers for an anime, it is still one of the most watched franchises yet and is also considered to be a part of the “Big Three” shōnen style anime, which also includes Bleach and One Piece.
However, when we talk about how light the story of Naruto is when compared to one of its rival anime like One Piece, it can be observed that Kishimoto’s series is way deeper than the often light-hearted and goofed-around One Piece by Eiichiro Oda. Following are some timeless Naruto quotes that prove this exact point.
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1. “The people who don’t know the pain will never understand peace.” – Pain
Pain, or Nagato Uzumaki was the leader of the Akatsuki organization and was someone who went through a lot of suffering in his life, something which has built up to this iconic quote delivered by him when he finally comes to Konohagakure to destroy it for once and for all.
2. “The only way to know for sure if you can do something is to try.“
– Guy Sensei
Guy Sensei is another iconic character in the series, known for his insane strength and his ability to open all 8 gates of chakra, something which only a mere few can achieve in the Shinobi world.
He was also the teacher of Rock Lee, Neji Hyuga, and Tenten, often seeing the give-up attitude Lee, Guy sensei decided to deliver this line, and it was left with Rock Lee forever as he went on to become stronger as the series progressed.
3. “The true test of a shinobi is not how well they can fight, but how well they can resist the temptation to.”
– Jiraiya
Jiraiya is one of the most loved, and missed characters from the series. His death is something that many still could not recover from since the series ended nearly a decade.
He was the master and a father figure to Naruto and taught him many skills not only strength-wise but in life too. This quote was delivered as a part of training to his student and went on to become something that stuck with the fans forever.
4. “The only thing that’s constant in life is change.”
– Hashirama Senju
Hashirama Senju was the founder of Hidden Leaf City and was the first ever Hokage ever put in place. He was somebody who always seemed to seek peace instead of war, unlike other villages.
This deep quote was spoken by him in an attempt to subdue the other warring villages against each other and meant that one needs to accept and adapt to change and move on to pursue peace.
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5. “The future is not set in stone. It is what you make it.“
– Orochimaru
Orochimaru was a part of Akatsuki and somebody who invaded the Konohagakure during the Chunin arc in a successful attempt to assassinate the Third Hokage of the village.
This powerful quote was delivered by him to Sasuke Uchiha, someone who was out to seek power to take revenge on his brother for the death of his clan.
6. “The only way to defeat your enemy is to understand them.”
– Itachi Uchiha
Itachi Uchiha is one of the most loved characters in the series, the plot development around him is insane and considered none less of a tragedy. To protect the village and his little brother Sasuke, Itachi had to assassinate the whole Uchiha clan.
This quote was spoken by him during his fight with Sasuke, who was out to seek revenge for his clan, and knowing that he can not defeat Sasuke by force, tries to understand his motivation and why he is seeking revenge.
7. “The strongest people are not those who show their strength, but those who can control their weaknesses.”
– Sasuke Uchiha To Naruto
Sasuke Uchiha is one of the main characters in the story and Naruto’s best friend, he ran away from the village to come back stronger, so he can take revenge on his brother who massacred his whole clan.
Sasuke delivered this quote in a conversation with Naruto, who believes that the strongest people are those who show their strength, even if it means revealing their weaknesses, this is something that Sasuke disagrees with, and hence the quote.
8. “The world doesn’t revolve around you. There will always be people stronger than you, and there will always be people weaker than you. It’s how you deal with those people that determines your true strength.“
– Kakashi Hatake
This is a perfect quote to end this list for now, Kakashi is one of the iconic characters in the series and was the teacher of all three main characters of the series, which were Naruto, Sasuke, And Sakura, and all of them together were also known as Team 7.
Kakashi delivered this quote while training Team 7 in its early days, which consisted of the main characters being way too different from each other, and wanted to teach them how each of them has their own strengths and weaknesses and how one needs to develop on that.
The above list is made with the sole intention of showcasing how Naruto as a series outperforms every standard, especially the one of storytelling. When compared to an anime like One Piece, Naruto definitely comes out on top in terms of seriousness and deep-hitting quotes, as the other often has a lot of jokes and a light-hearted way to tell the story, as seen in the recent episodes.
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