Summary
The world ofNarutois filled with some incredible ninjas who excel at different skills. While some are known for their skill with genjutsu, others are said to be masters of sealing techniques.
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In combat, however, some of the most excellent shinobi are those who possess incredible speed. These shinobi have made a great name for themselves thanks to their speed and have, over the years, proved themselves to be tremendous ninjas inNaruto.
Updated on Aug 04, 2025, by Rei Penber:The world of Naruto has seen the rise and fall of several powerful Shinobi. There are countless who were known for a specific art that they excelled in and, at the same time, there were some, who held godly powers that excelled in almost everything. In both of these cases, there have been Shinobi that have come to be renowned for their speed. Just as some are known for their chakra prowess or their Tailed Beast control, some others excel at speed in combat and make use of this to get an upper hand against their enemies. While this list already goes over thefastest ninjas seen in Naruto, there are some others who certainly deserve to be added to the mix.
17Rock Lee
Rock Lee is known to be one ofthe strongest Taijutsu usersto ever live in theNarutoworld. While Lee couldn’t perform Genjutsu or Ninjutsu, his physical attributes were incredible due to the immense training that he underwent.
By the latter half of the story, he was capable of opening up to 6 gates and that alone makes him one ofthe fastestNarutocharacters. Lee could easily outpace most characters in the story, which is nothing short of impressive.
16Izuna Uchiha
Izuna Uchiha was the younger brother of Madara and, just like him, he was known to be a prodigy. Together, the two rose to the very top of the Uchiha Clan and attained immense power. They were also the very first in their clan to gain the Mangekyo Sharingan. With its powers, Izuna became incredibly difficult to take on and combat.
Just like his brother, he was a complete package and was also incredibly fast. His many duels where he could keep up with Tobirama were proof of that. Izuna possessed great speed, however, it paled in comparison to that of Tobirama, especially when the latter invented the Flying Raijin. Nonetheless, Izuna’s speed was nothing to be scoffed at. He was worthy of being compared to Madara and a figure that holds great importance in the history of the Uchiha.
15Killer Bee
Killer Bee, the Jinchuriki of the Eight-Tails, is quite an extraordinary ninja who excels at almost everything. In the Fourth Great Ninja War, it was revealed that Killer Bee’s skill surpassed that of his brother – something that Ay admitted to himself.
Even at Ay’s top speed, Bee was able to match him in combat and somewhat keep track of him. While Bee wasn’t as fast as him, being able to keep track of his movements and counter them makes him quite fast.
14Hanzo
Hanzo of the Salamander was a legendary shinobi from Amegakure known to be incredibly powerful in his prime. He is considered to have been one of the most powerful to ever live in ninja history and he single-handedly defeated an entire Konoha unit that included the Legendary Sannin during the Second Great Ninja War.
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As for his speed, Hanzo’s was said to be unsurpassed when in water. At the same time, he is also to have had tremendous control over the Body Flicker Technique, and just like Shisui, he had advanced its usage to quite some degree. Without a doubt, he ranked among thefastest Naruto shinobi.
13Itachi Uchiha
While Itachi doesn’t stand out as one of the fastest ninjas to ever live, he was easily one of them. Despite battling a life-threatening illness,Itachi was able to match Sasuke Uchihain combat and even overpower him on occasions. He was able to completely outpace Kakashi Hatake when the two fought and formed hand seals so fast that the latter’s Sharingan couldn’t even keep track.
Kakashi famously split a lightning bolt in the past, which puts into perspective how fast Itachi was by blitzing him. Furthermore, after being reincarnated, Itachi was able to go toe-to-toe with Naruto Uzumaki in his Bijuu Mode, the speed of which was greater than the top speed of Ay, the Fourth Raikage.
12Shisui Uchiha
Shisui was an incredibly skilled Jonin of Konohagakure and one of the few ninjas of the village who excelled at high-speed combat.
Althougha master of the Sharingan, Shisui was also known for his excellent speed in combat and his travel speed was such that it had earned him the title of “Shisui the Teleporter.” That, when coupled with the skill that he possessed with the Sharingan made him almost unbeatable.
11Third Raikage
The Third Raikage was one of Kumogakure’s strongest and he proved this in the Third Great Ninja War, where he fought 10,000 shinobi alone and died. He was also extremely fast and just like his son, a user of the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
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During his fight against Naruto Uzumaki, he was able to dodge a Rasenshuriken at point-blank range, and even keep up with him in his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
10Fourth Raikage
The son of the Third Raikage, Ay the Unruly was just as incredible a shinobi as him, and possibly slightly better. In the history of Kumogakure, he’s certainlythe best Kage they’ve had.
Ay was especially known for his speed as a ninja and in his prime, he was fast enough to be compared to the likes of Minato Namikaze. After Minato’s death, he became the fastest shinobi alive, however, several characters surpassed him later on.
9Tobirama Senju
The second Hokage of Konoha, Tobirama was a master of many arts and he certainly excelled in speed as well. In combat, he was known to be very fast, certainly the fastest of his generation. Although Minato certainly surpassed him in every possible way, Tobirama was still very special. He kept on developing several jutsu that could boost his speed and he even invented the ability of Flying Raijin.
Tobirama proved to be faster than the Mangekyo Sharingan-wielding Izuna and managed to wound him lethally in combat, which eventually led to him dying. This is proof enough that Tobirama was extremely fast and that only a handful of Shinobi could keep up with him. In the Fourth Great Ninja War, Tobirama produced moments where he could even overwhelm the likes of Obito in terms of speed. However, he was certainly slower than Minato, something that he ended up admitting himself in the war.
8Minato Namikaze
Also known as the Yellow Flash,Minato Namikaze was one of Konohagakure’s most incredible ninjaswho went on to become the Fourth Hokage of the village. Minato excelled at multiple things, including ninjutsu but speed was certainly his biggest asset.
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He was known to be the fastest ninja of his era and he was much faster than the likes of Ay, even in his natural speed. With the Kurama Chakra Mode, he got even faster.
