Though these Naruto characters felt a little unimportant at first, they stepped up to the plate and changed the story out of nowhere.

However, one villain in particular seems out of place, especially considering he goes on to become one of the Naruto series' endgame antagonists. Kabuto Yakushi, a former disciple of Orochimaru ...

He let his arm get impaled by Kabuto's kunai (a violent scene ... and held him in place as he unleashed a resounding Rasengan. It was a brutal tactic, but Naruto's intelligence should be lauded ...