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Gaara
Name: Gaara of the Desert
Age: At least 18
Race: Human
Title: Fifth Kazekage
Chosen Voice Actor: Liam O'Brien
Stage: Hidden Sand Village
Playstyle: Shifting, Snaring Sands (Setup/Zoner)
- Home Stage: The Hidden Sand Village, where Gaara lives in and leads as the Fifth Kazekage.
- Leitmotif: Gaara's Theme from "Naruto".
- Palette Swap:
- Appearance since Shippuden
- Chunin Exams Appearance
- Stone of Gelel wardrobe
- Future Appearance
- Standard Kazekage robes and hat
- The Rival: To Toph.
- Sand Blaster: Gaara's primary power, which he gained as a result of becoming Shukaku's jinchūriki. He keeps the power even after Shukaku has been extracted from his body.
Naruto Uzumaki
Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Age: 17
Race: Human (Jinchuuriki)
Title: Number One Hyperactive, Knucklehead Ninja
Chosen Voice Actor: Maile Flanagan (Naruto) / Paul St. Peter (Kurama)
Stage: Hidden Leaf Village
Playstyle: Ninja Know-How (Puppetmaster/Install)
- Doppelgänger Attack: Can create a Shadow Clone to fight for him or create multiple clones to use in combos.
- Home Stage: The Hidden Leaf Village, where Naruto lives in and would eventually lead as the Seventh Hokage.
- Leitmotif: "Strong and Strike" from Naruto.
- Multiform Balance: Has access to 3 different Super Modes, each of which benefit a different playstyle. Sage Mode boosts Naruto's defensive abilities, but does little to boost his strength, while replacing his Shadow Clones with toads. Beast Mode increases attack strength and speed at the cost of defense and replaces his clones with claw swipes. Bijuu Mode increases the reach of his attacks at the cost of mobility and speed and replaces the clones with chakra extensions.
- Palette Swap:
- Appearance as of "Naruto Shippuden"
- Part 1 Naruto
- Konoha traveling cloak
- "The Last" Appearance
- New Age Hokage Outfit
- The Rival: To Ichigo.
- Summon Magic: Naruto can summon large, weapon-wielding toads to assist him in Sage Mode.
Jiraiya
Name: Jiraiya
Age: 54
Race: Human
Title: The Toad Sage
Chosen Voice Actor: David Lodge
Stage: Mount Myōboku
Playstyle: Toad-Sanin Artist (Setups/Install)
- Back from the Dead: Jiraiya is summoned from the moment of his death at Pain's hands, allowing him to participate in the world of Death Battle. But at the end of his Story Mode, he would die upon returning to his world, though he still makes sure to leave Naruto a final message telling him how proud he is that he finally became Hokage before he returns to death.
- Bewitched Amphibians: Jiraiya's Turn Into A Frog Fatality has him turn the opponent into a frog before stomping on them, with the body changing back.
- Dirty Old Man: One of the most iconic examples. He flirts with just about every female combatant. He even calls himself a super perv.
- Everyone Has Standards: He questions if Tatsumaki is legal while flirting with her. He also has no problem fighting psycho women like Esdeath and Makima.
- Home Stage: Mount Myōboku, one of the three unexplored sage regions and land of the toads that Jiraiya summons to aid him in battle.
- Leitmotif: Jiraiya's Theme from "Naruto".
- Once Done, Never Forgotten: He hasn't forgotten the time Guy kicked him in the face.
- Mythology Gag: He references the time Guy kicked him in the face.
- Palette Swap:
- Traditional Appearance
- Bartender disguise
- Shinobi War Uniform
- Battle-Scarred Jiraiya
- Frog Suit
- The Rival: To Master Roshi.
- Stripped to the Bone: His Belly of the Beast Fatality has him trap the opponent in the stomach of a giant toad, where they are digested alive until they are reduced to a skeleton.
- Summon Magic: Can summon toads to assist him in battle.
- Super Mode: His Full-power mode.
Sasuke Uchiha
Name: Sasuke Uchiha
Age: 17
Race: Human
Title: The Uchiha Avenger
Chosen Voice Actor: Yuri Lowenthal
Stage: Valley of the End
Playstyle: Ocular Shinobi (Technical/Unique)
- Home Stage: Valley of the End, the battlefield where Hashirama and Madara had their final clash while alive, and also the place where Naruto and Sasuke would battle at the end of both Part I and II.
- Leitmotif: "Kokuten" from Naruto Shippuden.
- Palette Swap:
- Shippuden Attire
- Chunin Exams getup
- Pre-Chunin Exams clothes
- Boruto Appearance
- Akatsuki Robes
- Playing with Fire: He can use Fire-style Jutsu.
- The Rival: To Hiei.
- Shock and Awe: He can use the chidori.
Might Guy
Name: Maito Gai/Might Guy
Age: 35
Race: Human
Title: The Leaf's Noble Green Beast
Chosen Voice Actor: Skip Stellrecht
Stage: Konoha Dojo
Playstyle: Youth’s Strong Fists (Technical/Install)
- Handicapped Badass: He lost use of his leg after the battle with Madara. It was restored after coming to Death Battle world.
- Home Stage: Konoha Dojo, fitting his commitment to train.
- Leitmotif: "Guy vs. Madara" from Naruto Shippuden.
- Palette Swap:
- Traditional Appearance
- Duy inspired getup
- Karate gi
- Ninja-In-Training Attire
- Bruce Lee-inspired attire
- Playing with Fire: A lot of his attacks produce a lot of heat.
- The Rival: To All Might.
- Summon Magic: Although Guy mainly relies on Taijutsu to fight, he can also summon his trusted turtle, Ningame, to shield him from one attack or to act as a platform to jump further into the air.
Kakashi Hatake
Name: Kakashi Hatake
Age: 31
Race: Human
Title: The Legendary Copycat Ninja
Chosen Voice Actor: Dave Wittenberg
Stage: Konoha Training Ground
Playstyle: Tricky Shinobi (Reversal/Technical)
- Home Stage: The Konoha Training Ground, where Kakashi would train his students.
- Leitmotif: The Rising Fighting Spirit from “Naruto”.
- Palette Swap:
- Traditional Appearance
- ANBU Outfit
- Child Getup
- Sukea disguise
- Sakumo Hatake attire
- The Rival: To Obi-Wan Kenobi.
- Shock and Awe: He can use Lightning Blade.
- Summon Magic: His Ninja Hounds super move allows him to summon 8 dogs to attack the opponent.
Rock Lee
Name: Rock Lee
Age: 17
Race: Human
Title: Konoha’s Green Beast
Chosen Voice Actor: Brian Donovan
Stage: Chuunin Exams 1st Arena
Playstyle: Guy's Prized Pupil (Rushdown/Install)
- Charles Atlas Superpower: All his strength and skills are the results of hard work.
- Home Stage: The Chūnin Exams First Arena, where Lee would fight Gaara and be crippled by him.
- Kung-Fu Wizard: In his outro with Tifa, he considers adding Materia into his arsenal, as it is the closet he will ever get to using Ninjitsu.
- Leitmotif: “Beautiful Green Beast” from Naruto.
- Palette Swap:
- Standard Green Jumpsuit
- Post-Timeskip Rock Lee
- Pre-Jumpsuit Lee
- Child Appearance
- Adult Lee from “Boruto”
- The Rival: To Sanji.
- Start My Own: In his ending, he decides to start up his own dojo.
Madara Uchiha
Name: Madara Uchiha
Age: 90 (at time of death)
Race: Human
Title: Ghost of the Uchiha
Chosen Voice Actor: Neil Kaplan
Stage: Fourth Shinobi Great War
Playstyle: Uchiha Unlocked (Mix-Up/Install)
- Even Evil Has Standards: He is willing to do anything for his goals, but he notes that Joker, Carnage, and Michael Myers are better off simply dead.(Outro): "You do not deserve Infinite Tsukuyomi. Only oblivion awaits you."
- He expresses how Alduin will suffer in his outro against the Dragonborn.
(Outro): "Alduin will slumber restlessly, while all around him slumber in peace." - Green Thumb: Madara can use Wood Release as a result of assimilating Hashirama Senju's cells. Humorously, he's shown using the Wood Release to grow a tree that he takes care of in his Friendship.
- Home Stage: The battlefield of the Fourth Shinobi World War, where Madara would take center stage after being summoned by Kabuto.
- Leitmotif: Madara’s Theme from “Naruto Shippuden”.
- Lotus-Eater Machine: The Infinite Tsukuyomi serves as one and he often offers his combatants a chance to stay in the blissful dream.
- Mundane Utility: Downplayed. Madara's Friendship has him grow a bonsai tree with Wood Release, but he takes care of it by using a pair of clippers to trim off the smaller branches before watering it.
- Palette Swap:
- Standard Madara
- Unholy Reanimated Madara
- Konoha Founder
- Old Man Madara
- Obito Uchiha's Mask
- The Rival: To Aizen.
Obito Uchiha
Name: Obito Uchiha
Age: 31
Race: Human
Title: Bearer of Madara’s Will
Chosen Voice Actor: Michael Yurchak
Stage: Kamui Dimension
Playstyle: Uchiha Trials (Unorthodox/Install)
- Adaptational Villainy: Because this Obito was taken from a point in time before his Heel–Face Turn, he remains a villain.
- Green Thumb: Obito is capable of using Wood Release as a result of Madara transplanting body parts of a White Zetsu infused with Hashirama Senju's cells.
- Home Stage: The Kamui Dimension, a Pocket Dimension his Kamui technique can allow him to access.
- Leitmotif: "Rikudo Obito vs. Sasuke" from Ultimate Ninja Storm 4.
- Meaningless Villain Victory: Obito successfully casts Infinite Tsukuyomi onto all worlds in his ending but feels no satisfaction in doing so and is left feeling empty forever.
- Palette Swap:
- Great Ninja War Appearance
- Orange Mask
- Attack on Konoha Appearance
- White Zetsu Suit
- Maskless Obito
- The Rival: To Darth Vader.
- Summon Magic: Two of his super moves allow him to summon the Gedo Statue and the Ten-Tails to attack his opponents.
- Weaponized Teleportation: Obito's Kamui can be used offensively to teleport people and objects inside of a pocket dimension and fire them out again, and defensively by warping parts of his body to the pocket dimension to make him intangible.