Boruto is the sequel series to Naruto, continuing to tell the ninja tales of the Konohagakure shinobi. The series particularly shares the journey of Boruto, the son of Naruto Uzamaki.
Boruto only seeks to become a strong ninja doing things his own way. Naruto, though, always had the goal to become Hokage and the strongest ninja in the world.
By the end of the Fourth Shinobi War, Naruto seemed to have all his dreams come true. He had become more powerful than ever. His generation of ninjas saved the world. He was now in line for the Hokage position, and only a few years later would get that dream job.
As Boruto goes on, though, it becomes more and more apparent that the Seventh Hokage is not as powerful as he once was.
The desk job of his dreams has made him weaker, rustier. There are now several character who have become stronger than Naruto and it shows.
The balance of powerful ninjas is swiftly shifting towards the newer generation, full of bright, powerful young shinobi.
However, there are still some characters way weaker than Naruto, even as his strength wanes.
Here are the 15 Boruto Characters Stronger than Naruto (And 15 Way Weaker).
30. Weaker: Sakura Uchiha
Sakura was one of the founding members of Team 7 in the original Naruto series. She also endured Sasuke's dissent, the Fourth Shinobi War, and the world almost ending. Sakura is tough no matter what way you look at it.
However, by Boruto, Sakura has settled into the humdrum life of a mother. She does little except care for her daughter, Sarada.
Her abilities are there, but they are rough from little of use, and in comparison to Naruto, Sakura is basically a soccer mom with some useful tricks up her sleeve.
Still a capable protector and ninja, but nowhere near the massive power of the Seventh Hokage.
29. Stronger: Orochimaru
Orochimaru's attachment to snakes is more fitting than one may expect. He is powerful, treacherous, and sneaky. However, what's more relevant is that he's slippery.
Though Naruto has been facing the reptile-loving villain since season 1, by Boruto he's still alive an well, continuing his unorthodox and often cruel experiments.
To be able to face Naruto so many times and live shows grit and strength. Even more, though, is that Orochimaru created life.
Through his synthetic son, Mitsuki, Orochimaru shows a level of intelligence and determination that Naruto never could achieve. This is why, even if Naruto "wins," he never seems to be able to defeat Orochimaru.
28. Weaker: Chocho Akimichi
Chocho is a child, so it seems logical she'd be weaker than the famous Seventh Hokage. The catch, however, is that in theory she should be stronger than she is. Chocho's clan is strong and proud.
At times her father, Choji, has shown power greater than even Naruto himself. But Chocho at times struggles with self-confidence.
This can be a great detriment in feeling right in her own body and truly coming into her own abilities.
Chocho may look up to Naruto, but until she works more on herself, she is much weaker than the Seventh Hokage.
27. Stronger: Himawari Uzamaki
Any Uzamaki child is bound to be a knockout. And for Himawari, that's meant literally. At the young age of three, Himawari got fiercely angry with Boruto.
Because of her anger, her Hyuga Clan Byakugan became activated and she moved to attack her brother.
Naruto got between the kids, trying to avoid anything serious. However, in her rage, Himawari hit her father in his chakra points and knocked him unconscious. This is a feat few adult ninjas can claim.
If Himawari can down the Seventh Hokage in a single blow, it's frightful how much stronger she will be as she matures.
26. Weaker: Mirai Sarutobi
Mirai is loyal, dependable, and a fantastic protector. She has been entrusted with guarding several Hokages and helps trains the young, strong Shikadai Nara.
By all accounts, she is a fantastic and admirable shinobi that deserves all the love she gets.
However, when comparing her to Naruto, there truly is no comparing to do. When he was a young ninja, his lack of discipline would have certainly done him in.
However, now that he is older, wiser, and the leader of the entire village? Mirai was beaten by the headstrong duo of Boruto and Sarada.
There is no doubt she'd be way weaker than the Hokage himself.
25. Stronger: Momoshiki Otsutsuki
Once upon a time in Naruto, the shinobi worked together to defeat Kayuga, a proverbial world-eater. In Boruto, dimension-crossing clansmen of hers come to earth to find out what happened to her. Momoshiki was one of these clansmen.
When Naruto, Sasuke, and others faced Momoshiki and his foster father, Kinshiki, Sasuke was overwhelmed by their power.
He deemed them a greater threat than Kayuga ever was. He was clearly right, as Momoshiki was even willing to consume his own father to become stronger.
Only the combined efforts of Sasuke, Boruto, and Naruto finally brought the vicious enemy down. If Naruto had been alone, Momoshiki would have been too strong for him to handle.
24. Weaker: Katasuke Tono
Every village needs a healer, a scientist, an innovative mind. Katsuke fills that vital role in Boruto. He creates new things, protects others, and only wants to improve the land he lives in.
Katsuke's morals are only corrupted when a villain deliberately taints them. He's practically the antithesis of Orochimaru when it comes to science.
However, this does not make him strong. Katasuke can heal, and create, but he only knows basic ninja moves.
The Village Hidden in the Leaves needs him for his industrious mind. He could make their ninjas and village even stronger. However, he is painfully weak in comparison to the Hokage, Naruto.
23. Stronger: Rock Lee
Naruto introduced everyone's favorite bushy-browed master of taijutsu. Boruto solidifies Rock Lee as a powerful jonin with unique abilities.
However limited by his lack of ninjutsu and genjutsu, Lee more than makes up for it with his fighting spirit, well-trained body, and his ability to open many of the Eight Gates.
By adulthood, he can open seven gates. Kakashi notes that most talented ninjas can't even open one.
By Boruto, Naruto is less regimented and relies heavily on his raw power. Rock Lee, on the other hand, trains daily, can use seven out of eight gates, and is as fierce as ever.
Naruto may be stronger, but Rock Lee might be stronger.
22. Weaker: Metal Lee
Being the son of Rock Lee, Metal already is set up to be quite powerful.
He can open three of the Eight Gates, he is masterfully trained in taijutsu, he's considered a genius, he has strong skills with shurikens, and he even can perform some ninjutsu, something his father could never do.
However, despite Metal's disturbingly high levels for potential, he has severe social anxiety and gets stage-fright during fights-- often.
This glaring flaw is something he has to overcome, because beyond that? He could become one of the strongest ninjas out there. Until he resolves his anxieties, though, he is much, much weaker than Naruto.
21. Stronger: Iwabee Yuino
Iwabee was the top fighter in his class, but could never graduate because of his terrible written test scores. He was lazy, but it often seemed like he was lazy because he had no drive to go anywhere else with his life.
Once he meets Boruto, though, Iwabee picks up the pace and joins the ninja path with everyone else.
Though his parentage is unknown, and unseen, it's been theorized Iwabee is actually from the Land of Earth, hence his proficiency in earth releases.
Beyond this, though, Iwabee is also strong in taijutsu, ninjutsu, bukijutsu, and various earth releases and transformations. He's adaptive and a well-roundedly powerful. Iwabee contest Naruto fairly well.
20. Weaker: Iruka Umino
Naruto's pseudo-father and teacher, Iruka, has always been a heartfelt member of his story. In Boruto, Iruka sticks around to be an all around great guy.
He is, of course, principal of the Academy by now. Plus he's still giving Naruto sage advice, like the fact he should balance family and work better, and also is an endlessly kind figurehead to contrast the hard ninja life.
Iruka, however beloved, is simply not the fighter that Naruto is. He's proficient in all basic ninja skills, can shield, can use echolocation, can create and see through illusions.
However, he couldn't evade Naruto's raw strength. Iruka is quite weak next to that.
19. Stronger: Gaara
Gaara was intimidating in Naruto, and he's still intimidating as the Fifth Kazekage. When he was young, he was the host the one-tailed beast, Shukaku. This helped foster his powerful sand abilities.
Even as a young six, Gaara was able to fight off and kill assassins sent by his own father.
By Boruto, he's even adopted a son. Gaara is stronger than Naruto in parenting alone, but also in being a leader. People expected the worst of him, but he became fiercely protective of his village.
Instead of a fear-monger, he became a pillar of strength. Naruto may leave people in awe, but he could learn a thing or two from Gaara's leadership.
18. Weaker: Denki Kaminarimon
Denki has struggled since the beginning of Boruto, and despite the fact his peers are helpful, is still fairly behind his graduating class.
While his efforts are admirable, Denki is hardly the strong ninja. He's only useful in a team setting and is always willing to assist.
His friendship with Boruto is heartwarming and admirable, spanning ability levels. And Metal Lee wanting him to join in on the Lee family training to get stronger is too cute to handle.
But if Denki had to face off with Naruto? The sweet, young ninja would be toast.
17. Stronger: Kinshiki Otsutsuki
The largest third of the Otsutsuki clan that visit earth, Kinshiki is a fierce, immovable force. Kinshiki is the adopted father of Momoshiki.
His dedication to his foster son is so strong that when Momoshiki was in danger, Kinshiki offered to transform himself into a chakra pill without hesistation. Anything to protect his son, right?
Kinshiki is fierce as a warrior as well as a father. While Naruto loves his children and battles with all of his soul, Kinshiki quite literally died to give his son a better chance.
Naruto doesn't stand a chance against the loving, vicious, tank of a man.
16. Weaker: Udon Ise
Udon has always had an interesting life as a member of the Konohamaru Gang. The threesome was a group of loyal, fun-loving friends.
Unlike Konohamaru and even Moegi, though, Udon struggled through school. It took him several attempts to even graduate Ninja Academy.
Eventually, he was able to perfect some techniques with his teammates, but ultimately was still very weak on his own.
By Boruto, Udon is known for creating powerful water tendrils from his nose mucus. That about sums up Udon's impactful abilities. While a well-meaning, dedicated jonin, Udon is fairly weak-- especially when compared to Naruto standards.
15. Stronger: Chojuro
Chojuro is the Sixth Mizukage, the protector and leader of the Village Hidden in the Mist. He also is one of the last generation of Kirigakure's Swordsmen of the Mist.
Chojuro and Naruto met because he used to be the Fifth Mizukage's bodyguard. The Hidden Mist ninja also excels is using a mixture of water techniques and elite weapons to be a daunting foe.
By Boruto, Naruto is counted as the strongest Kage, but Chojuro is deemed the best swordsmen and assassin.
Because of this, as long as Chojuro is clever and catches Noruto by surprise, he could do some real damage to the powerful ninja. He could even overtake him.
14. Weaker: Wasabi Izuno
Wasabi is a young ninja who desperately wants to help her community. She's fast, she's determined, and she likes cats.
Wasabi also has healing powers, even though she isn't quite good at utilizing them. She is good at using scrolls, as that's where most of her cat powers come from.
Wasabi will one day become a dedicated ninja guardian of Konohagakure. However, this doesn't mean she's the greatest of shinobi.
Unfortunately for Wasabi, now and in the future, it's hard to see her ever standing a chance against someone like Naruto. Doesn't make her any less fun or likable, though.
13. Stronger: Kawaki
Aggressive, powerful, and willing to take people out, Kawaki is a hard ninja to deal with. In the anime, he's only seen at the beginning and is revealed to have done something horrible.
From what can be seen, he has had a lot of mechanical modifications done to his body. He's also willing to beat an older Boruto to the edges of his life.
Kawaki refuses to stop his tirade on anyone's account, destroying everything in his path.
Even though we know so little, how could we know how he'd match up to Naruto? Because Kawaki reveals that the Seventh Hokage, Naruto Uzamaki, was defeated by his hands.
12. Weaker: Kabuto Yakushi
Kabuto was friendly, then not-so-friendly, to downright sinister in the original Naruto series. Kabuto was known for his encyclopedic knowledge of other ninjas.
He was also known as Orochimaru's right hand and a talented shinobi, rivaling even Kakashi or Lady Tsunade.
To preserve his master, though, Kabuto heavily strains his body and it truly and irreparably damages him.
In Boruto, Kabuto is not in jail for his crimes. Instead, he is the director of the local orphanage. Now, he mostly only taps into his healing abilities.
Weakened from years of bodily harm, mental trauma, and repression, it's not that Kabuto is inherantly weak. It's that he likely has little to no fight left in him.
11. Stronger: Mitsuki
Orochimaru made a long string of strange, terrible experiments in his lifetime. One of the strangest, and safest, was the creation of his son, Mitsuki.
Mitsuki is technically the mad scientist's clone, but the boy seems to have full mental autonomy and a different outlook on life. He very much wants to become a shinobi and a hero.
As Mitsuki is synthetic, it's unknown how long his life will be or if he may gain any new, unique abilities. Orochimaru himself acknowledge his son's potential strength.
Mitsuki has already shown the ability to use a Sage form, summon snakes, and utilize lightning attacks. Naruto would be wise to respect the strength of this unusual boy.