Though these characters weren't fond of the young knucklehead ninja to begin with, they came to respect Naruto over the course of the story.

Naruto has an extremely broad character roster, and although Kishimoto usually hits the mark, there are some characters who are total misses.

With the popularity Poll of Naruto over, here are the 10 most popular characters according to fans worldwide.

Pain may not have been the final villain of Naruto Shippuden, but his presence and motivation were so close to Naruto’s that his words highlighted truths about Naruto’s character.

Naruto Uzumaki and Itachi Uchiha are among the best, fan-favorite Naruto anime characters.

In the Naruto series, some underrated characters had an impact in one way or another in ways that were not obvious.

Naruto is massively popular, and these iconic characters are the best in the series.