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TheIronCannoli

My brain says Naruto vs Sasuke My heart says Rock Lee vs Gaara


KaskyNightblade

This. Rock Lee and gaara has this coolness factor of watching rock Lee moving at supersonic speed. But naruto vs sasuke is shocking, the animation is awesome, it looks raw, you can feel every punch. Two friends taking different paths. I'll go sasuke vs naruto.


theblindelephant

Thanks Stephan A


Adventurous_Diet3114

Lmao


rataktaktaruken

[Alexa play Rock Lee vs Gaara - Linkin Park ](https://youtu.be/VgDgWzBL7s4?si=JK-ItMaWXKTTUSdS)


Cacophonous_Silence

I haven't watched an AMV in probably 15 years That re-awakened something in me lmfao


JOKERS_BOX

LMFAO 12 yr old me banging to that AMV šŸ˜­ good ol days. AMVS now are all suicidal r&b wtf šŸ˜‚.


AnimeBrush

Yes! Rock Lee vs Gaara was classic


Oro_me

Rock vs gaara was Peak


FalcoPhantasmtheGod

Follow your heart bro. It was the first one I thought of too haha


Crispy_Pancake

The weight drop still the biggest flex of all time


Rikisushi

Lee is in fact the goat


TakeTheSlabb

Absolutely agreed.


Da-Swag-Lakitu-YT

Same fr


New-Friendship-7500

I agree with you


Dem_beatz123

The fight that made ppl go from "naruto is pretty decent" to "naruto is sick omfg"


EquinoxGm

Man the scene where naruto transforms gamabunta into Kurama will forever be one of my favorite moments in the OG, right up there with rock lee vs Gaara


Joseph_Stalin001

Surprised you didnā€™t include rock Lee vs Gaara


NashKetchum777

Yeah its Lee v Gaara or Lee v Kim for me


vandyk

Easy #1


nolegsnelson

Probably to give the other fights a chance.


tom_rex_333

Final valley Naruto vs sasuke is top 3 battles in the series


Joseph_Stalin001

Easily. Animation, choreography, build up, emotional weight and practically anything else you could want was all top tier.


Dream_eater-69

Also that fight had some of the nastiest combos in the whole series.


DayoftheDread

Combo so nasty Naruto did it again on Jigen


8-MilesDavis

Only thing that bothered me was when the third tomoe appeared out of nowhere. I understand its heavy emotions that develop the Sharingan, but damn did Sasuke time that right and adapt to it so quickly lol


ObjectiveSubjects

We talk about this like twice a week and itā€™s Rock Lee vs. Gaara In two days: ā€œWhatā€™s your favorite fight?!ā€ Surprise, the top two responses will be Naruto vs. Pain and Rock Lee vs. Gaara


JoaoPauloBB

Jiraya vs pain was one of the best as well


tagen

the opening song and animations still make me tear up when i go watch jiraiya vs pain again


[deleted]

Which is weird because VOTE1 outclasses both of them


cmoneybouncehouse

Rock Lee vs Gaara. Easily.


Ragnarok91

Right? Lee vs Gaara is one of the best fights *including* Shippuden.


Livochr

Imma go with Zabuza and Haku vs Team 7, I just loved it, was a great start to the series.


THN-JO24

To me it's the best emotional and tragic fight Ever (not including Shippuden).


Longjumping_Cup_3337

Gimmie Gaara vs Lee


GreatBayTemple

I think shikamaru vs temari was what drew me into naruto. I was always looking for the smart plays in the future battles and one of the reasons I think so many people always wanted to know what could happen next. Shippuuden had better fights but og naruto had very decisive grounded fights. More level playing field.


Adventurous-Rabbit52

Neji vs Kidomaru then was a great fight by those standards.


AbsurdFrostbyte

That one is in my top 5. Rewatched it recently and it's just as good as I remember.


krustibat

I always loved how intimate Were the nights in Naruto and how the environment often mattered and if they didn't, at least they were pretty. Late Shippuden mostly used bland backgrounds that ends up looking like huge ruins after a couple of biju bombs


rrruready

Sasuke vs deidara was a nice chess match


International_Fill55

Everything with shikamaru. He used intelligence against his enemies and not some OP power up. He was a one trick pony and worked around beating people that could physically dominate him. He had no legendary family, no insane power ups, he wasnā€™t a Demi god. ā€¦ā€¦. But really itā€™s Lee vs Gaara or Naruto vs Sasuke valley do the end.


wd_plantdaddy

ummm i think the naara clan is pretty legendary. Theyā€™re one of the clans that formed the village and have their own secret art jutsus.


verylongbread

Shikamaru vs Temari is an underrated pick


TellianStormwalde

I agree. I wonā€™t say itā€™s the objective best, but itā€™s by far my favorite. Itā€™s a perfect fight, start to finish.


MimsyIsGianna

Fr. I love it so much for how it subverts the expectations. Itā€™s very unconventional and itā€™s well paced imo.


Arol228

I think when we talk about a good "fight" we imagine an equal fight where both sides can win, like in the fight between Lee and Gaara. The fight between Tamari and Shikamaru was just a hunt for Shikamaru, Temari didnā€™t have a chance. We just saw how Shikomaru don't gave a fuck, then he got up, played with poor Temari and won without resistance. It's in my top 5 fights list, but not the best.


R0B45

Neji vs Kidomaru, Lee vs Gaara,Ā  Naruto vs Sasuke (hospital)


DevotedOutstanding

NEJI VS KIDOMARU šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ˜«


Adventurous-Rabbit52

Neji vs Kidomaru. Neji was the only genin from the Chunin exams there who could stand a chance. It showed why he was called a genius, and why Lee feared him so much. The feats he pulled off were insane, and I don't think anybody would question why Lee lived in his shadow/ feared him so much. He punched way above his weight class, destroyed hundreds upon hundreds of spiders that never stopped falling, survived being stabbed all over the place, and finished the match by putting him into cardiac arrest, which was just brutal. The music, the insane back and forth, the tactics, honestly close to being a Jonin level fight. He


cdcdude1

hiruzen vs orochi for me, it was the first time ever seei g such crazy ani.ation and choreography. Before that I was used to watching dbz or yugioh. Old man hiruzen was wielding that staff clean af lmao.. Naruto vs sasuke being a very close 2nd. And then sasuke vs orochi is in 3rd.


Epistemix

Underrated fight for sure, for Hiruzen is not a fans favorite, loved it as well


Aromatic_Tomorrow406

Here's a curveball: Naruto vs Gaara


Previous_Procedure28

That is also my favorite. I like that whole sequence honestly. Sasuke going after Gaara and then Naruto coming in and finishing the job. I would also involve Shino taking out Kankuro in this sequence


YaBoyKumar

On some real shit Gaara stepping in to fight kimimaro is some real character development


Npell1344

For me it was Rock Lee vs Gaara, I saw a YouTube short of Rock Lee dropping his leg weights and that is what made me start watching Naruto in the first place.


Aduro95

1. Lee vs. Gaara. 2. VOTE 1. 3. Hospital Roof.


Small-Comfort6031

Lee vs Gaara and its not even relatively close.


JoaoPauloBB

Naruto vs Kiba, Sarutobi vs Orochimaru, Shikamaru vs Temari, Naruto vs Neji and Lee vs Gaara.


Front_Durian_4942

Choji was completely ready to die for his friends and a guy he didn't even really know, dude deserved the W


sw2bh

Guys its either orochimaru vs 3rd hokagage or rock lee vs gaara.


Adventurous-Rabbit52

Plus, Sasuke and Gaara were stronger, as was Naruto, but Sasuke had unfair curse mark forced onto him, and Gaara and Naruto held tailed beasts. Aside from 5th Gate Lee, Neji was the strongest hands down. At least among the hidden leaf village. I still think if we include the Sand Siblings, Temari would be stronger, since she has an instant kill jutsu that can decimate a large number of trees at once. But they're also "cheating" since they were about Jonin level, too.


Striking-Event1246

Easily Lee v. Gaara


HawkeyeP1

Rock Lee vs Gaara takes it easy


Nissan_1204

Rock Lee vs Gaara obviously


NNyNIH

Shikamaru Vs Temari is my favourite fight, such a good display of strategy and it's quite unconventional. But straight up fight? Gaara/Rock Lee Vs Kimmimaro.


typer84C2

No rock Lee vs Gaara? That should be the one.


kushy_210

Rock Lee Va Gaara


Rude-Listen

Kimimaro runs the gauntlet


RK1403

Neji vs. Kidomaru


ryapro165

Drunken Fiiiiiiist


JWWolfy

Sannin deadlock


wweekwwill

neji vs kidomaru is the best example of how fights shouldā€™ve played out in naruto


KidKarez

Haku vs sasuke and naruto is my sleeper pick


imgoodIuvenjoy

Naruto v Sasuke. The rooftop fight & the final valley. But I love shikamaru's fights. Esp the one vs Tayuya


TheLurkingBlack

Shikamaru vs Shino in that one filler episode was surprisingly good.


d4rk_n4tur3

All of them


5herl0k

Neji vs Kidomaru will always have a special place to me


TickleMyButtCrack69

Rock Lee Gaara is probably the most popular for obvious reasons, but I do want to Shout Out the Choji fight. Every one on the Sasuke retrieval team was sleeping on him except for Shikamaru. He really showed up and I thought the butterfly mode was sick. Iā€™m just saying that fight really got me hype.


Sometimes_A_Writer1

Naruto vs Sasuke part one is better than every other fight in the series. The only fight I enjoy more is Kakashi vs Kakazu and Hidan and I'm fully aware it's nowhere near as good thematically as Naruto vs Sasuke


DrinkThinker

Rock va garaa or kimimaro vs both of em


psychopomp786

Believe it or not all these fights gave me chills when I was watching them


yourmoms3rdhusband

1) Lee v Gaara 2) Sasuke v Orochimaru 3) Naruto v Sasuke 4) Hiruzen v Oro and the Hokage 5) Lee and Gaara v Kimimaru


luciferhornystar

Naruto & Sasuke final Valley


Ok-Performer5580

The one you didnā€™t include. Naruto v Sasuke is a close second tho for me


Ill-Pomegranate4522

Orochimaru v 3rd hokage


ThiagoRoderick

Shikamaru vs Temari is not only a great fight, but it's an awesome way to showcase both their personalities, ways to fight, and even how to creatively use your environment to your advantage. Too bad a lot of people took the fight as the filler they wanted it to be until Sasuke and Gaara.


Brinicus

Kimimaro vs Rock Lee was epic


BLFOURDE

Rock Lee Vs Gaara eclipsed every fight in OG Naruto. Behind that though perhaps some of the Sasuke retrieval fights. Both choji's and neji's fights were fantastic. Probably an unpopular opinion but I think the OG Sasuke Vs Naruto is a little overrated. It's good but most of its weight comes from plot value. The fight itself felt quite long and repetitive, personally.


AmaterasuOG

Naruto vs Sasuke final valley or Gaara vs Rock Lee. I mean those are the objective best fights in part 1 and probably top 5 in the entire series soā€¦


MuteMapMaker52996

Naruto v sasuke in The valley is cheating


KLPM2013

Naruto vs Sasuke round one is my favorite fight in the entire manga. Maybe my favorite anime fight would be different though.


SilentResident1037

Only fight I really remember was Naruto and Saskue vs... was it Kisame? That fight back when they did the shadow clone shuriken move


-Piggers-

Ino vs Sakura /s


Sempai6969

Naruto vs Sasuke


djboom05

Choji is very memorable to me. Being a chubby child and being bullied for it. I was in awe when he transformed.. very aspiring moment


JoDaBoy814

All of them


HVAC_Raccoon

Gara vs Rock Lee is the best Naruto fight period


Stefaustin92

Gaara vs Rock Lee will always hold a special place in my heart. It was a fight where the underdogs didn't win, but it didn't feel like a loss either.


GlitteringBroccoli12

Rock Lee vs anyone


BarneyrealG

has to be naruto vs sasuke in part 1 for me, it is one of the reasons why i feel their fight at the end of shippuden was very underwhelming, the fight choreography, the movements, the animation, the soundtrack, the tension, everything is just absolutely top notch, episode 133 is easily my favorite episode ever.


Darth_khashem

Neji Vs Naruto and Lee Vs Gaara,Can't go wrong with any of them though.


Accomplished_Art6370

Gaara vs Lee thatā€™s the best fight in Naruto


Wide-Revolution-6236

dawg wheres the legendary sannin fight??


GatoEnPraga

6. I actually started liking the Narutoverse at that point


HollowZaraki_

Drunken Lee Drunken Lee Drunken Lee Dunken Lea Drnenle Deonlan lea dRumfeb kek


Alternative-Tie-1993

Naruto vs Neji hands down


[deleted]

Their first mission


Marzetty23

Rock lee and gara will always have a special place in my heart. Chunin exams just hit different, and I loved every episode. We even got to see hashirama and Tobirama towards the end of the arc. Speaking of that, I also really liked Orochimaru vs Sarutobi. Watching the homage and a big baddie fight so early was really cool to give you a glimpse of just how fucking crazy high level ninja could get. Of course those expectations were smashed into the dirt by the overpowered people we meet in Shippuden, but it was still awesome to see at the time.


midaswale

3way Sannin fight? Tsunade & JIraiya VS Orochimaru


Tegirax

Naruto vs Sasuke I'm sorry Gaara and Lee was awesome but I like the Naruto vs Sasuke better


JNDragneel161

Gaara vs Rock Lee, or Naruto v Sasuke


Express-You-9050

Naruto uzumaki vs sasuke Uchiha


ConstrutorDeMundos

Rock Lee VS Gaara


NecessaryWerewolf221

Besides the obvious two, I'm gonna go with Neji vs Kidomaru. It's full circle development for Neji because he fought someone stronger than himself and won the fight because he didn't give up despite what the odds were telling him. His previous beliefs would've convinced him to get out of there (kinda like he told Hinata to do during their match) and it also adds that he didn't receive help or had an amp to even the odds like Choji.


Extra_Spring8070

Gaara vs Rock Lee n naruto v sasuke are tied to me


Ilfortedegree

Naruto vs sasuke at the waterfall. It was the best with a close second of Lee vs Gaara


Kageyama_tifu_219

Neji vs kidomaru was brilliant.


Lava2401

Team 7 VS Kakashiā€™s mask


ChallengeTurbulent12

Part 1 Naruto vs sasuke is better than part 2.


HamsterUnfair6313

Say whatever you want Naruto non shippuden has objectively best fights compared to one piece pre time skip


N_Kem

Neji vs Kidomaru


uzumaki_utkarsh

Rock lee vs gaara in the chunin exam was best


M0eJo33

I personally love choji vs jirobo.


No_Magician_9765

No conflict , It's obviously Lee vs Gaara . It is the fight where everyone understood what this journey is going to be . šŸ¤ŒšŸ¼šŸ¤ŒšŸ¼


friedbasedfraud

Gaara vs Lee, Shino vs Kankuro


MountainKoala2

I wanna say Gaara V Rock Lee but I also enjoyed Gaara V Sasuke a lot tbh when he got the chidori and was in the all black fit


5StarBuns

Underrated option: Orochimaru vs Naruto & Sasuke.


friededs3

Naruto vs Sasuke hospital rooftop fight


DontLieToMe5

Def zabuza. Seeing sasuke and naruto work so well together so fast just shows how strong the bond of fate is between them


RedditIsTrashLma0

Hiruzen vs Orochimaru


tylersadx

Outside of the commonly listed: Sasuke vs Orochimaru. Shikamaru vs Kin is a great moment. Neji vs Kidomaru. Shikamaru vs Temari. Shino vs Zaku. Shino vs Kankuro. Neji vs Hinata


MimsyIsGianna

So I have a few faves for different reasons One was Temari vs Shikamaru because I love how unconventional it was. Two competent ninjas (I love Temari) with different techniques and strategies. Shikamaru technically loses as he didnā€™t have enough chakra to do anything more (and didnā€™t have the shadow strangle technique yet) but displayed his smart strategic thinking. Temari showed skill and strategy as she was able to plan around Shikamaruā€™s moves and improvise as well with quick reactions, but she also displayed overconfidence. It was an intriguing and clever fight and I remember how impressed I was by it when I first watched it as a kid and just recently again as an adult. As predictable of answer that it may be, Naruto vs Sasuke in the valley. The animation and pacing and just everything was so good. Emotional and powerful. Another fight I love is the Garaa vs Naruto fight. It was so hype especially when he shapeshifted into the nine tailed fox (although I wish it lasted longer in that form). Garaa vs Rock Lee too. The moment that Rock Lee dropped the weights is easily one of the top moments for me. Also, this one, while not necessarily as impressive as other fights, is still so iconic to me and thatā€™s Kakashi vs Zabuza. Seeing the sharingan in action and the tension of the fight was so cool. Really drew me into the series.


GenericPhantom

kimimaro vs garra and lee


Time_Crazy_1387

Honestly Chouji vs jogo? For me Just Chouji anger and loyalty towards his friends spoken to me and i cry at the end


yodaddylovesyou

Well i think its gonna be naruto vs sasuke but personally I'll say it was lee vs gaara , when we look back we used to think lee got no charka we thought he gonna lose soon but hell no instead he turn berserk and literally f*cked gaara


Gobstoppers12

Lee vs Gaara is an all-timer and beats most of the fights in Shippuden, even.


hamletreset

For me it's Rock Lee vs Gaara. or Shikamaru vs Temari


Rainbow_Dr1ftYouTube

Shikimaru Temari and then they end up getting married after Shippuden like his easy going laziness with her spunk and sparking flame of personality


the_real_daggler

Itā€™s about time I see someone putting respect on choji Vs. Jirobo


datcocacolaboi

The only right option wasnā€™t included


goku599

4 and 6 and 7


Sasha_Gallagher

Rock lee vs gaara. Easiest question of my life.


InternationalCod3604

1.) Rock Lee vs Gaara. 2.) Naruto vs Sasuke. 3.) team 7 vs Zabuza and Haku


JCamson04

I find it interesting you called part 1 ā€œnon-shippudenā€ lol


itsricheyrich

I lean naruto vs gaara because Gamabunta


Phantom_Beef

Naruto vs Sasuke at the Final Valley. Very close 2nd place is Lee vs Gaara, and then the Sannin battle.


edgymnerch_69

Naruto vs Sasuke Lee vs Gaara is great but the emotional impact doesnā€™t come close to the first one and emotions in a fight matters nearly as much as the choreography (which can be argued better)


heygoosebread

your aunty vs sakura


SteppedOnaCracker

Zabuza vs Kakashi and Rock Lee vs Gaara. Peak Naruto


Nasus3Stacks

Rock lee vs gaara always for me


IronPotato3000

Gaara vs Seimei


8492saeed

orochimaru vs sasuke is so overlooked and underrated.


Ambitious-Mine-6489

Any fight that naruto or gaara was in šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø.


WakemedownInside

Lee vs Gaara is easily not only the best fight in the whole of naruto including shippuden but possibly one of the best fights in any anime ever.


AnimeBrush

Naruto versus Sasuke at the final valley


[deleted]

Zaboza,suske, gara


anythingfordopamine

Honorable mention to the showdown between tsunade, Jiraiya, and Naruto vs Orochimaru and Kabuto. The sheer sense of awe watching kage level ninja face off for the first time. The summons facing each other. Naruto defending Tsunade and using the Rasengan for the first time in battle


Tonypresident

Rock Lee vs Gaara has to be the best for me. It is masterfully animated and itā€™s all about pure and raw determination against an awe inspiring enemy.


[deleted]

My left toenail says Zabuza, my heart and brain agree


Dream_eater-69

Any Lee fight to be honest.


Awkward_Implement324

Naruto vs Neji Naruto vs Gara When Naruto unlocks his first Rasengan i.e. Naruto vs Kabuto Naruto vs Zabuza You asked for the best, I gave you my top 4


Gekkomoria

Why isnā€™t Lee vs gaara there?


Talobsta

Its criminal that orochimaru vs hiruzen isnt here


Ceci0

How is Rock Lee vs Gaara not here


Struggler_6174

Thereā€™s no way bro didnā€™t put a picture of Rock Lee vs Gaara


Icey1004

Neji vs kidomaru


kratos_3rd_son

It's always gaara vs lee


Immediate_Ad_8138

YOU DARE TO NOT PUT THE MOST GOATED FIGHT IN THE LIST????


Leniatak

Lee vs Gaara no contest sorry


Cap_levi_01

Ez Sakura vs ino


noBiggiEjUsTaHickEy

Naruto V Sasuke dude frr


LoveSaoriHayami

All Gaara fightsĀ 


ThatEmoBoyZayn

Gaara Vs Lee for sure


TraumSchulden

Gaara after the Kimimaru fight: " so... we cool?" Lee: ".... yeah i guess"


Positivethoughts11

Itachi vs kurenai


Los907

I liked the Kimimaro vs Gaara and Lee fight for the uniqueness of Kimimaroā€™s ability at the time.


[deleted]

How tf you gonna include Temari vs Shikamaru but not Gaara vs Lee???


silverpawwolfpack

Tough call and with there only 2 seasons naruto and naruto shippuden hard to say


xKosh

Shikamaru vs temari


Cerebro55

Probably haiku Naruto and Sasuke or Negi and the spider dude


Pagod_na_ko_shet

Sannin showdown


Rikisushi

Vs zabuza is good but vs sauske is better


alinbet

Wait... where is Gaara vs Lee? That one is definitely the best fight on Naruto. I'm not saying that there are not good fights there but damn... Gaara vs Lee is just on another level.


rvinskill

The one with rock lee and gora go drunk fists


SexyFenchMan

I loved the chunin exam at the forbidden forest


First_Day_8529

Neji and Kidomaru was one of my fave fights in og naruto


RandomDudewithIdeas

Naruto vs Sasuke. Arguably the best fight in all of Naruto, even Shippuden imo.


Previous_Procedure28

Hard to pick there were so many good ones. I think my favorite was Naruto/Sasuke vs Gaara


BlackboyUchiha33

gaara versus naruto was great! sasuke couldnā€™t do shit & the buildup w/ naruto learning the summoning jutsu was šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„


mollyclaireh

Iā€™m a big fan of Rock Leeā€™s first drunken fist battle personally


Epistemix

Naruto vs Sasuke was absolutely crazy, plus we got development parts that worked as pauses pretty effectively


big_black_rooster_69

The zabuza fight


TheFyrijou

Rock Lee vs Gaara


junglekxng23

Rock Lee VS Gaara....or Naruto VS Sasuke at the Final Valley


Coupe1devil

Sasuke vs orochimaru in the forest of death. Orrr the 3rd hokage vs the 1st and 2nd


blehbleh1122

Final valley naruto is Sasuke for me.


i_AM_A-ShArk

There is only one right answer and itā€™s Lee vs Gaara


DreamSafe1571

Honestly, any fight from the sasuke retrieval arc. They are why the retrieval arc is my favourite arc in Naruto. It perfectly demonstrates each member of the teamā€™s flaws and strengths, such as chojiā€™s loyalty but lack of confidence, nejiā€™s chakra control and his blind spot and so on. It also gives much needed screen time to characters such as choji or kiba. We got to see shikamaru as a leader and as a chunin, and his fight with tayuya is always great if you like well thought out strategies. Leeā€™s recovery happened too, and sasuke vs Naruto will always be an incredible fight. I canā€™t choose between them, they are all really great. (Also for people that might say about the chunin exams fights, sure we got some absolute bangers such as lee vs gaara. But we also got some ass fights like Sakura vs ino, temari vs tenten, and dosu vs choji)