Every Immortality Jutsu In Naruto, Ranked by How Close to Perfection They Were

Immortality is one of the major elements in the world of Naruto, pursued by many characters for reasons ranging from wanting more knowledge to just asserting their own power over the world. There are many ways to achieve many forms of immortality in this universe. However, there are always trade-offs.

Furthermore, not all methods of immortality are equal, as some demand greater sacrifices for a mere weak version of immortality.  Let’s rank these various ways a person in Naruto can be immortal, based on how close to perfection they are.

Title	Naruto	Naruto: Shippuden
Creator	Masashi Kishimoto	Masashi Kishimoto
Anime Production Studio	Studio Pierrot	Studio Pierrot
Total Episodes	220 episodes	500 episodes
IMDb Rating (as of May 9, 2026)	8.4 / 10	8.7 / 10
MyAnimeList (MAL) Rating (as of May 9, 2026)	8.02 / 10	8.29 / 10
Streaming	Crunchyroll	Crunchyroll

7 Creation Rebirth Can Prevent Immediate Death

Creation Rebirth, primarily used by Tsunade and later adapted by Sakura Haruno, is a pinnacle medical ninjutsu that allows extreme, forced cellular regeneration. A user can release the massive amount of chakra stored in a Hundred Seal on the forehead, and then that chakra helps the body regenerate really fast.

However, it would be nice if it were just all that. This regeneration isn’t that magical, as all it is doing is fast-forwarding what a human body does naturally. That means, by regenerating really fast, the user is reducing their actual life span in return. It’s a drawback that makes it fall in last position.

6 Earth Grudge Fear Can Extend Lifespan

This technique fundamentally changes the body of the user from the inside out, replacing the internal organs and blood vessels with black threads. These threads allow the user to separate their body segments, use ranged attacks, and harvest the internal organs of other ninjas.

By storing up to five hearts, a user can survive many fatal strikes on their body. However, this form of immortality relies entirely on an external biological resource: the continuous acquisition of fresh hearts. But it doesn’t reduce life span like Creation Rebirth.

5 Living Corpse Reincarnation Can Allow a Shinobi to Hijack a Body

The Live Corpse Reincarnation totally ignored the issues of aging and falling sick. By using this technique, the user can separate the consciousness and soul from their original body and transfer it into a new, living human vessel. Orochimaru survived for a long time, recovering from injuries and aging by simply migrating his soul into another body.

However, there is a major flaw in this technique as well. The user has to keep switching from body to body, and for that, there is a need to find new hosts each time.

4 With Human Puppet Conversion, a Shinobi Isn’t Human Anymore

By extracting his own internal organs and encasing his living tissue and chakra reserves inside a specialized core, Sasori installed his consciousness into a puppet. With that, he didn’t have any need for food, water, oxygen, or even sleep. Which meant that, as one of the strongest puppets, he couldn’t be killed in standard ways either.

However, the only minor flaw this technique has is the retention of the core that is biological. If that is destroyed, the user can still die. But since there is no life span shortage or any need for finding hosts, this ranks above number 5.

3 Jashin Ritual Immortality Can Ignore Any and All Injuries

Unlike previous techniques in this ranking, which require active chakra output or constant host hopping, Hidan’s immortality is innate. His body can handle heavy damage that would kill any other normal person.

He ranks this high because he simply cannot be killed. However, he can still be rendered useless in a way that may as well be equivalent to death itself. This is exactly what was done to him by Shikamaru in a total 400 IQ move.

2 Impure World Reincarnation Can Bring Back People From the Dead

Impure World Reincarnation is basically a summoning Jujutsu. It binds the soul of a long-dead person to the form of a living human sacrifice, resurrecting the dead in a state of immortality. The resurrected shinobi retains their original personality, memories, and the abilities they possessed prior to their death.

The summons are practically immortal and generally possess the same strength as the original person. The only reason this technique doesn’t rank as number one is that it can’t be used upon oneself, as the subject needs to be dead. It is ironic that to become truly immortal, the character needs to die first.

1 Divine Tree Assimilation Is True Immortality in Naruto

The peak of immortality in the Naruto universe is only achieved by assimilating with the Divine Tree and absorption of the Ten-Tails, which was something done by Kaguya and Madara. With this, the Six Paths Senjutsu can be acquired; the body of the subject transcends the limitations of a human.

This state ranks at the absolute top because it eliminates every flaw present in the techniques mentioned already. No need for constant Chakra output, no need to acquire hearts, no core that can be damaged, no need to find hosts, and no need to die before becoming immortal.

RANK	ABILITY
7	Creation Rebirth
6	Earth Grudge Fear
5	Living Corpse Reincarnation
4	Human Puppet Conversion
3	Jashin Ritual Immortality
2	Impure World Reincarnation
1	Divine Tree Assimilation

Even after this ranking, it is important to note that there is no character in Naruto that is truly immortal. After all, even Madara was killed and replaced by Kaguya in the story. Every single form of immortality possesses its own form of weakness as well.

Which form of immortality do you think is the most creative? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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