Sasuke is Naruto’s rival who has been known as a talented ninja since he was a child, one of the best in Konoha.
But that doesn’t mean Sasuke never fails, what are Sasuke’s moments of failure in the series Naruto?
1. Lost to Haku, but at that time his Sharingan was already quite great
Pierrot Studios/Naruto ShippudenInitially Sasuke couldn’t match Haku’s speed, but after awakening SharinganSasuke can keep up with Haku’s speed because he can read and predict Haku’s movements.
However, at this moment Sasuke’s fire could not destroy Haku’s ice mirror prison so he and Naruto were hit by Haku’s thorns. When Haku wanted to finish off Naruto first, then Sasuke became a shield to protect Naruto.
2. Failed to defeat Orochimaru so he got the cursed seal
Pierrot/Naruto StudiosIn exams ChuuninOrochimaru was already targeting Sasuke so he targeted this young Uchiha.
There is a moment of Naruto and Sasuke’s fight against Orochimaru, but it is clear that their levels are very different and Sasuke gets the cursed seal.
This moment led Sasuke to become Orochimaru’s student in the future.
3. Lost to Gaara and protected by Naruto
Pierrot Studios/Naruto ShippudenIn exams ChuuninActually, the Gaara vs Sasuke duel was Sasuke almost winning because he was able to exceed Gaara’s speed, but their duel was stopped because Orochimaru and Suna invaded Konoha.
After that, Sasuke and Gaara fight again, the difference here is that the fight is for life and death and Gaara has entered Shukaku mode.
Sasuke lost, but before Gaara killed Sasuke, Naruto came to help him and even ended up winning and awakening Gaara.
4. Sasuke realized that he was less strong than Naruto
Pierrot Studios/Naruto ShippudenAfter Itachi came to the village and confronted Sasuke, he became increasingly dark-hearted and wanted to become stronger.
Finally he challenged Naruto to a duel on the roof of Konoha hospital, the two almost collided Rasengan And Chidori but was stopped by Kakashi. Each technique concerns water storage.
Sasuke was initially arrogant because of the effect jutsu that he gave to the water reservoir was stronger than Rasengan Naruto, it turns out that the water reservoir that was attacked by Naruto was destroyed even worse at the back.
In this moment, Sasuke realized that he was even less powerful than Naruto and finally accepted Orochimaru’s offer.
5. When he left the village, that was the moment of his great failure
Pierrot Studios/Naruto ShippudenSasuke felt that the village couldn’t make him strong, so he had to accept Orochimaru’s offer if he wanted to be strong and be able to beat Itachi.
After he left the village and became a missing ninja, this was a moment of great failure that made it even darker.
6. Technically Itachi is not inferior to Sasuke
Pierrot/Naruto StudiosIn the final and final duel between these brothers, Sasuke managed to make Itachi die, or was it like that? Actually no.
Itachi wasn’t really serious about the intensity of killing or taking Sasuke’s eyes in this duel, his intensity was to make Sasuke use all his strength so that the curse seal was used and Orochimaru came out.
Apart from that, Itachi was sick at that time and his eyes were getting more and more nearsighted as a result Mugen Tsukuyomi. Itachi also hoped that his death could be a trigger for Sasuke to resurrect him Mugen Tsukuyomi.
In the end Itachi lost because of conditions, not entirely because of Sasuke. Plus after learning the facts about the Uchiha massacre made Sasuke even more “failed” after defeating Itachi.
7. Failed to understand Itachi’s goals and was influenced by Obito
comicbook.comWhat was Itachi’s goal? As in the previous point, namely Sasuke wanting to become stronger, protect Konoha like himself, and also the reason Itachi betrayed his clan to protect the village and more lives.
However, Sasuke, who was emotional and influenced by Obito, failed to understand his brother’s intentions so he took revenge on the village.
In the end, Sasuke understood his brother’s goals after his fight against Naruto and saw memories of Naruto talking to Itachi.
8. Underestimating the five Kages and attacking them without a plan
crunchyroll.com/narutoshippudenBlinded by revenge, Sasuke wanted to kill Danzo, who was present at the fifth meeting Kage.
Here Sasuke just has it Mangekyou Sharingan and felt that he was strong enough to fight Danzo and anyone who stood in his way there, including the Kage.
Finally Sasuke almost died by the gang Kage and especially Onoki, if not for Obito coming to help.
9. Failed to become the evil version of Hokage he planned
Studio Pierrot/Naruto ShippudenAfter knowing Itachi’s story and explanation from Hokage Previously, Sasuke wanted to be Hokage and carry out a revolution.
The revolution is to kill the five Kage and made him a single enemy so that the ninjas would work together again to defeat him.
But of course Naruto won’t let Sasuke do this, which leads to Sasuke’s last failure on this list, namely:
10. Sasuke failed to beat Naruto
twitter.com/CrunchyrollIn the moment of the final fight between Naruto vs Sasuke, there is a condition where Sasuke wants to realize his goal at point nine, but it is clear that Naruto will hinder him.
Sasuke was annoyed at this moment because Naruto didn’t die, because Naruto was his only friend and the obstacle he had before he could become a Hokage version.
In the end, both of them were seriously injured and lost their respective dominant arms, Sasuke admitted that he lost.
So, those are 10 moments of Sasuke’s failure in the series Naruto, apparently there are a lot of losses, yes. What do you think?
Article first published on January 26, 2023, re-released on May 10, 2024.
