Summary
Sage Mode is a special state in the world ofNarutothat allows a user to absorb chakra from nature, known as Senjutsu chakra, and make it their own strength. By entering this heightened state, all the physical attributes of the user are boosted by quite a margin, putting them in a league of their own.
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Although strong, Sage Mode can’t be kept active for indefinite periods of time, meaning there are certainly are limitations to this power, aside from it being incredibly hard to learn in the first place. In fact, very few characters inNarutohave managed to perfect this power.
Updated by Rei Penber, on August 08, 2025:Sage Mode is an incredible ability that exists in the world of Naruto. This power stems from making use of Senjutsu Chakra. This form of chakra is quite special and is only born when one mixes the natural energy present around them with their own chakra, giving rise to this incredible source of power. Essentially, anyone with the power to utilize senjutsu can be classified as a Sage. Sage Mode is an empowered state but at the same time, it’s no different from utilizing the powers of Senjutsu that many other characters in the world of Naruto also possess. While this list already goes over the powerful Sage Mode users, there are many Senjutsu users that have not been added to the mix. With that, this list has been updated.
17Shima
Shima is a toad who lives with Fukasaku on Mount Myoboku. She is very well-versed in the ways of Senjutsu. In fact, she played a major role in helping Naruto utilize this power. While Fukasaku was the one who mostly did the training, Shima was just as capable. Furthermore, in conjunction with Jiraiya, Shima made use of sage chakra quite often. Sadly, due to being a frog, she was not all that powerful.
In fact, neither she nor Fukasaku were able to pose any sort of significant challenge to Pain. That said, her understanding of this power is absolutely immense and she can also pass on this skill to someone else. That in itself makes her one of the best users of sage mode, or senjutsu, in her case. Fans can only hope that she reappears and ends up playing some sort of role in the future of the story.
16Fukasaku
Fukasaku is a toad from Mount Myoboku. Unlike those who trained there, Fukasaku has a great understanding of natural energy and can make use of it well. When using this power, he could even take on the likes of Naruto Uzumaki himself in Taijutsu combat, which is nothing short of impressive.
Fukasaku can even use several nature transformations empowered by sage chakra, and during his clash with Pain, he fared quite well. While not as strong as the likes of Naruto and Jiraiya, Fukasaku is still quite impressive.
15White Snake Sage
The White Snake Sage belongs to the Ryuchi Cave, which is one of the three Great Sage Areas in theNarutoworld. As the eldest and most respected snake there, it goes without saying that he has the power of senjutsu as well.
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The White Snake Sage also injects his Senjutsu chakra into others. Those who survive end up getting access to the power of Sage Mode; however, the number of survivors is rather low. Although the White Snake Sage hasn’t been seen in action, he’s likely very strong.
14Gamamaru
Gamamaru is an important character in the world ofNaruto. He is the Great Toad Sage that fans see quite often in the series. This Toad Sage was the one who prophesized the coming of the Child of Prophecy. He set Jiraiya on the path to look for the Child of Prophecy, and essentially kickstarted a big part of the story. Quite clearly, it was through him that Jiraiya knew that one of his students would either bring about great peace or great destruction.
As a sage, it is no surprise that he can utilize Senjutsu chakra. Furthermore, Gamamaru was also seen in the anime to be a user of his powerful type of chakra. In fact, it was he who trained Hagoromo in the ways of Senjutsu and showed him what an incredible power natural energy is. His understanding of this ability might be the greatest in the entire series. Sadly, fans never got a chance to see it properly.
13Jugo
Jugo was once a test subject of Orochimaru and he belongs to a special clan who have an incredible Kekkei Genkai. Their power allows all the members to passively absorb natural energy, granting them an enhanced state similar to Sage Mode.
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The only downside of this is most members of the clan are hardly able to control their power and end up going berserk. Regardless, Jugo’s strength increases manifold when he accesses this state. It is due to this ability of his that Orochimaru took a keen interest in him.
12Mitsuki
Mitsuki is a synthetic human created by Orochimaru, who is also his parent. Born to be the perfect human with powers that can potentially go beyond those of Orochimaru himself, Mitsuki is quite impressive. At a very young age, he managed to tap into the power of Senjutsu with his Sage Transformation.
Mitsuki has access to Jugo’s Kekkei Genkai, which allows him to absorb natural energy passively. This is, thus, his way of entering Sage Mode. Although he rarely uses it in battle, he becomes incredibly strong when he makes use of it.
11Jiraiya
Jiraiya was one of the very few people in the world ofNarutoto have access to Sage Mode and the first to show its powers to the fans. By training throughout his life, Jiraiya had gained a decent hold over this power. Under the guidance of Fukasaku, he increased his strength by quite a lot, although Jiraiya’s Sage Mode wasn’t perfect.
For some reason, Jiraiya had trouble mixing natural chakra with his own, giving him a few frog-like imperfections. Nonetheless, these imperfections also helped him in battle as he could use the frog-like features to his advantage. In terms of strength, Jiraiya was strong enough to take down three of the six bodies of Pain.
10Kabuto Yakushi
After Orochimaru’s death, Kabuto Yakushi sought his power and eventually found his way to the Ryuchi Cave. Thanks to the Great White Snake, Kabuto was injected with Senjutsu chakra which he made his own strength later on.
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With the power of Sage Mode, added withthe several Kekkei Genkai that he had stolen from Orochimaru’s subjects, Kabuto became very powerful. He was strong enough to put up a fight against the likes of Sasuke and Itachi Uchiha, which just goes to show that he was quite menacing.
9Minato Namikaze
Minato Namikaze was the Fourth Hokage of Konohagakureand an incredibly talented shinobi. Although Minato was plenty powerful on his own, he also learned Sage Mode at some point from Mount Myoboku.
His usage of it was seen during the Fourth Great Ninja War when he attacked Madara Uchiha in battle. Unlike Jiraiya, Minato’s usage of Sage Mode was perfect, evident from the orange pigment around his eyes. Sadly, since Minato wanted to always end fights as fast as possible, he never really relied on this power.
8Hashirama Senju
Hashirama Senju was the First Hokage of Konohagakureand the strongest shinobi of his generation. Being a user of Wood Release, Hashirama was nigh unstoppable in combat and the only shinobi strong enough to put up a fight against him was Madara Uchiha.
Hashirama was also a user ofSage Mode in Narutocanon and he only needed a few seconds to enter this state, signifying great mastery over this power. When used against Madara Uchiha, Hashirama was strong enough to subdue both him and the Nine-Tails in combat, showing how dangerous this power actually made him.
