In fact, where other mangaka shy away from killing off their characters, Kishimoto often does it because Naruto is much darker than some other stories out there.

Although there are more than just 10 shocking deaths in this series, weve tried to pick the 10 most startling ones that weve seen to date.

Here are the 10 most shocking deaths that weve seen in Naruto.

Characters that were well-rounded and fully established would get wiped out in oftentimes grisly fashions.

With that in mind, five more entries have been added to the list to spotlight more shocking deaths from Naruto.

However, their position in the series didnt make them bulletproof.

They were helping coordinate the Allied Shinobi Forces in the Fourth Great Ninja War until the Ten-Tailed Beast realized where they were communicating plans from.

The Ten-Tails launched an attack at their headquarters, and Shikaku and Inoichi both knew they didnt have time to make a getaway.

So, they sent out final orders, said farewell to their children, and accepted their fates.

However, both Zabuza and his protege, Haku, were resurrected by Kabutos Edo Tensei jutsu.

Neither Zabuza nor Haku were in control of their actions at this point, and they made it known to their foes, Kakashi and Might Guy, that they were at peace and wanted to return.

One would think that he would have a grudge against Team 7 over the circumstances of his own demise, but he instead showed concern for them and even happiness in learning that Naruto was living a good life.

He was close friends with Itachi Uchiha, and he was one of the few Uchiha completely against the planned coup against Konoha.

He had one of his Sharingan Eyes stolen by Danzo, who later pushed for Itachi to wipe out the Uchiha.

He gave his Mangekyo Sharingan to Itachi, and Shishui took his own life.

In this case, its more the manner of Shisuis death than the actual occurrence that made it so shocking.

When Sasuke fled Konoha to learn from Orochimaru, Kimmimaro helped ensure that Sasuke would be able to make his journey without being taken back home.

This lead to Kimmimaro facing down Rock Lee and Gaara of the Sand.

Despite that, it looked like he was going to kill Gaara and Rock Lee until that disease killed Kimmimaro right before he could land the killing blow.

They extracted the One-Tailed Shukaku from Gaara, and the process killed him.

Plus, he was the Kazekage of the Hidden Sand Village now, and he was a fan-favorite.

Chiyo, another shinobi from the Sand Village, gave her life to heal Gaara and bring him back from the dead.

With Deva Path showing up in search of Naruto, it was up to Kakashi to stop him, and he nearly pulled it off.

Reanimated Naruto