Team 7 (Konohagakure)

• Naruto Uzumaki: The primary protagonist who learns to summon Toads and master his chakra.

• Sasuke Uchiha: Earns the Curse Mark and learns the Chidori. As well as harnessing his Sharingan.

The Rookie Nine (Konohagakure)

• Team 10: Shikamaru Nara (the lone ninja promoted to Chunin), Ino Yamanaka, and Choji Akimichi.

• Team 8: Shino Aburame, Kiba Inuzuka (and his ninja hound Akamaru), and Hinata Hyuga.

Team Guy (Konohagakure)

• Rock Lee: The taijutsu specialist who fights Gaara.

• Neji Hyuga: The prodigy of the Hyuga clan branch family.

• Tenten: A weapon mastery expert.

The Sand Siblings (Sunagakure)

• Gaara: A jinchuriki with immense sand manipulation abilities.

• Temari: A wind-style ninja who wields a giant folding fan.

• Kankuro: A puppeteer who uses the puppet Crow.

• Other Notable Participants

  • The Sound Village Trio: Dosu Kinuta, Zaku Abumi, and Kin Tsuchi.

  • The Rain Village: Oboro, Kagari, Mubi.

  • Kabuto Yakushi: A Konoha spy and medical ninja working under Orochimaru. [1]

  Proctors & Village Officials

  • Ibiki Morino: The proctor of the first written exam.

  • Anko Mitarashi: The ruthless proctor of the Forest of Death.

  • Hayate Gekko: The proctor of the preliminary rounds.

  • Hiruzen Sarutobi: The Third Hokage.

  • Iruka Umino: Naruto's academy teacher. [1]

  Antagonists

  • Orochimaru: The rogue ninja orchestrating a plot against Konoha.

  • The Sound Four: Jirobo, Kidomaru, Sakon/Ukon, and Tayuya. [1, 2]