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Best Naruto arcs

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Chunin Exam (Chapter 34 to 114)1358

The worldwide ranking generated by 4k votes

15 / 15

Chunin Exam (Chapter 34 to 114)1358

Pain's Assault (Chapter 403 to 449)1353

Land of Waves (Chapter 9 to 33)1318

Jiraiya vs Pain | Itachi vs Sasuke (Chapter 343 to 402)1307

Sasuke's Escape (Chapter 174 to 238)1276

Hidan and Kakuzu (Chapter 311 to 342)1249

Konoha Crush (Chapter 115 to 139)1234

Kazekage Rescue (Chapter 245 to 281)1223

4th Great Ninja War (Chapter 515 to 691)1218

#10

Naruto vs Sasuke (Chapter 692 to 700)1132

#11

Mastering Kurama1131

#12

Five Kage Summit (Chapter 450 to 488)1124

#13

Search for Tsunade (Chapter 140 to 173)1124

#14

Introduction (Chapter 1 to 8)1001

#15

Sasuke and Sai (Chapter 282 to 310)952

What the community says

Chunin Exam (Chapter 34 to 114) leads with an ELO of 1,358, ahead of Pain's Assault (Chapter 403 to 449) (1,353) and Land of Waves (Chapter 9 to 33) (1,318). Ranked over 4,008 duels between 15 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

Rank the best Naruto arcs from the iconic shonen manga. Chunin Exam, Great Ninja War, epic fights: which arc is your favorite?

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.