Best Naruto duos

Naruto & Sasuke leads the Naruto Shippuden ranking with 1416 ELO points over 272 duels, ahead of Kakashi & Guy and Itachi & Sasuke.

The rivalry between Kakashi & Guy creates a sharp divide at the top, with 110 ELO points separating them from Itachi & Sasuke in third place. That gap is the largest in the ranking and underscores how fans distinguish between the eternal rivals who defined mentorship in the series and the tragic bond between brothers. Naruto & Sasuke holds the top spot with 1416 points, while Kakashi & Guy trails close behind at 1397. The battle for fourth is tight: Gaara & Naruto sits at 1285 points, just 2 points ahead of Madara & Hashirama. At the bottom, Hidan & Kakuzu lands at rank 25 with 1051 points, suggesting that Akatsuki partnerships lack the emotional weight fans prize in their favorite duos.

This ranking draws from 3834 duels judged by 47 players across 25 contenders, last updated on 11 October 2026. The results reflect which partnerships resonated most deeply across Naruto Shippuden's long arc, whether through rivalry, friendship or blood ties. Cast your own vote to shape the leaderboard and see how your preferences compare to the broader community.

Updated on October 11, 2026

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.

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