The ninja created by Masashi Kishimoto are numerous. Some of these Naruto ninjas are super strong, but they weren’t always. In the manga and anime, we’ve seen many of them as children, inexperienced soldiers who could do little against adult and much better placed opponents. But then time flies.

In the transition from Naruto to Naruto: Shippuden, Masashi Kishimoto spent a few years maturing his characters and, most importantly, growing physically. Here are the Heights of Naruto’s main characters both before and after the time warp.

  • Naruto Uzumaki was 145.3 centimeters tall only to rise to 147.5 at the end of the first series. In shippuden, on the other hand, it reaches 166 centimeters, while as an adult it reaches 180 centimeters;
  • Sasuke Uchiha was 150.8 cm tall at first and 153.2 cm tall when he fled the village. He grew to 168cm as a teenager and eventually to 182cm as an adult.
  • Sakura Haruno was 148.5 cm and 150.1 cm tall in the first series, 161 as a girl and finally 166 as an adult;
  • Kakashi Hatake’s adult height is only known, 181 centimeters;
  • You know, he only appeared in Shippuden, he is 172 cm tall first, then 176 cm tall as an adult;
  • Yamato is 178 centimeters tall;
  • Suigetsu varies between 177.4 and 178.6 centimeters;
  • Karin is first 162.6 cm tall and then 166 cm;
  • Jugo stands out from many with its 202.1 centimeters;
  • From Obito Uchiha we know that as a boy he was 154.2 cm tall, only to reach 175 cm and then 182 cm;
  • Minato Namikaze was 179.2 centimeters tall, shorter than his adult son;
  • Jiraiya was notable for being 191.2cm, although it is unknown if the 7cm sandals are included;
  • Orochimaru was 179.5 centimeters tall, but his height was variable due to all the body changes he performed, but stayed more or less in the same range;
  • Rock Lee starts at 158.5 centimeters to reach 172 centimeters and finally at 177;
  • Tenten stops at 166 centimeters;
  • 14-year-old Neji is 160.1 cm tall and dies at 172.1 cm;
  • Gai is 184 centimeters tall;
  • Ino Yamanaka is 149.3 cm tall at first and 151.2 cm tall in the first part, growing to 162.2 cm as a teenager and finally 165 cm as an adult;
  • Choji started from 150.6 to 156.3 at the end of the first series, then 172.5 centimeters in the second and finally 178 centimeters;
  • Shikamaru is 150.8 cm tall at the beginning of Naruto and grows to 152.1 cm, then 170 cm and finally 176 cm;
  • Hinata started at 147.3 centimeters, then went to 160 and as an adult she reached 163 centimeters;
  • Shino starts at 156.2 cm, then reaches 175.1 cm as a boy and 186.5 cm as an adult;
  • Kiba starts at 151.2 cm and grows to 169.1 cm in the second series, while he is 173 cm tall in the final.
  • In the Sand Village, on the other hand, Gaara was the shortest of his group, first at 146.1 cm, and equaled Naruto at 166.1, then as an adult at 172.5;
  • Kankuro goes from 165 to 167, then 175 and finally 180;
  • Temari, the older sister, starts at 157.3 cm and grows first to 165 cm and then to 170 cm and becomes the Naruto’s tallest girl in her age group.

A very large list showing the growth of Naruto’s main characters from children to adults.

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