Naruto Shippuden, the 10 strongest Shinobi in the series
10.) Hidan (Akatsuki) – He deserves a spot because of one thing and one thing only, HE IS FREAKING IMMORTAL! Sadly, Hidan being immortal is actually quite extraordinary but he got outsmarted by Shikamaru. If only he was more of a thinker than a talker.
9.) Killer Bee – The only person that can match Ay’s chakra is Killer Bee, or B. He is the Jinchuriki of the eighth-tailed beast and one of the strongest characters when it comes to physical power.
8.) Uchiha Obito – He is a former member of Minato’s team back when they were still a genin. His views are pretty much the same as Naruto’s and his dream is to become a Hokage, too. One of his abilities that makes him a strong ninja is the Kamui, a space-time ninjutsu that allows him to move to different dimensions, giving him the phasing power.
7.) Hatake Kakashi – The sixth hokage of Konohagakure. He is known as “Copy Ninja Kakashi†because of the left sharingan eye that Obito gave him right before he “diedâ€.
6.) Nagato Pain – The second person to ever possesses the Rinnegan. He can kill anyone and can also bring them back to life at will.
5.) Ay (the fourth Raikage) – During his younger days, he was one of the strongest ninjas that time and he can deflect one of the eight-tailed beast’s attack.
4.) Uchiha Itachi – One of the strongest members of the Uchiha clan is Itachi. He is intelligent, master of illusion/genjutsu and can use Amaterasu.
3.) Mito Gai – The only character in the series that can match up with Bijuudara (Madara with the 10-tails chakra). He could be on the second position but sadly, he can only use the eighth gate once.
2.) Young Hiruzen Sarutobi – according to Naruto he was once called “God of Shinigami†during his prime. He can even surpass the power of his teacher, Tobirama Senju, the brother of the first Hokage.
1.) Minato Namikaze – The Fourth Hokage of the konohagakure and was called the “yellow flash†because of his lightning fast movement speed. He takes the number 1 spot because, other than Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, Minato is also capable of battling the Kyuubi or any other Bijuu on a one-on-one fight.