The tale of a young ninja who aspires to become the next hokage and become the hero everyone loves and respects. Throughout the way, he gets into plenty of fights defeating all those who come his way. By now you might have understood that we are talking about Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto. Perhaps one of the greatest shonen anime of all time, the show‘s legacy is not unknown to the anime fandom. Throughout the course of the show, we witnessed some of the most iconic fight scenes.

While Naruto was involved in a plethora of them, how many enemies did he kill in total?

How many kills does Naruto have to his name?

As we all know, Naruto is perhaps one of the strongest protagonists in his show. Not only is he extremely skillful, but his fights against villains are also a treat to watch. Even though the character indulged in a plethora of fights, he only killed a single opponent throughout the course of the show. And recently, a similar discussion took place among the anime fans on Reddit.

A user on reddit started a thread as he talked about how many times Naruto killed on the show. On the follow up the Redditor commented that he only remembered the scene where he killed Aoi Rokusho, the chief antagonist of the first filler episode.

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Shortly after, the topic became a hot topic of contention as fans gave various takes on it. A user pointed out how Naruto disintegrated Kakuzu with the Rasenshuriken. Meanwhile, others corrected him as they recalled that it was basically Kakashi who destroyed Kakuzu. A handful even called out Kakashi for basically stealing the kill.

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As surprising as it sounds, many fans even had a different take on it. They revealed how the imposter was already dead before Naruto killed him, basically bringing his kill count to zero.

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While how many Naruto has killed is up for a debate, depending on your perspective, there’s no contention when it comes to the saddest death in the Naruto universe.

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Saddest death in Naruto

We are no strangers to the plethora of iconic scenes in the show. Not only did the show help build an emotional connection with the fans, a number of scenes in the show often left the fans in tears. The show featured a plethora of them. However, one of the most hurtful scenes in the show was Jiraiya’s death. Not only did it change the show’s dynamics, it left the fans devastated. But how did Jiraiya die?

Many fans would be aware of how Jiriaya was perhaps one of the most influential mentor in the show. He even gave some iconic moments throughout the show. Jiraiya dies during an incredibly important battle against Pain. What makes his death so sad is the fact that the character was selfless. Meanwhile, if it was not for Jiraiya’s sacrifice, the Ninja world would not exist.

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