Who has had the roughest past?

[DarthEnderX]

I don't even know how people can put Naruto on the list. So he's a freakin' orphan, so what?

The real one with the roughest past is the viewer, for the past year of Naruto.

[Psyke]

Yeah I agree Naruto's past isn't that rough compared to perhaps Sasuke or Neji. My vote, however, would go to Zabuza. He's been through a lot, way more than any of the Konoha ninjas.

[BioAlien]

1-Sasuke
2-Gaara
3-Naruto

also... why the hell did you bring back this almost 2 years old topic??

[XanBcoo]

My vote, however, would go to Zabuza. He's been through a lot, way more than any of the Konoha ninjas.

Really? I thought Zabuza always thought of his childhood as happy times. Of course, those happy times were just him slaughtering the graduating class of the Mist Villiage, but hey - it's Zabuza. He enjoyed it. He hasn't been through anything very traumatic or troubling apart from he and Haku's deaths.

Roughest childhood? I say it's a tossup between Gaara and Sasuke in terms of loss, Gaara and Naruto in terms of lonliness/ostracization, or between Lee and Neji in terms of just being fucked over by life.

[Zinobi]

Really? I thought Zabuza always thought of his childhood as happy times. Of course, those happy times were just him slaughtering the graduating class of the Mist Villiage, but hey - it's Zabuza. He enjoyed it. He hasn't been through anything very traumatic or troubling apart from he and Haku's deaths.

Roughest childhood? I say it's a tossup between Gaara and Sasuke in terms of loss, Gaara and Naruto in terms of lonliness/ostracization, or between Lee and Neji in terms of just being fucked over by life.

im not sure why but the "or between Lee and Neji in terms of just been fucked over by life" made me laugh for a long time...

but im think prolly the roughest past Haku...i mean he got attacked by his own family and basically exiled, he looks like a girl, and lived on the streets without anything til he met Zabuza

[6Zabuza9]

gaara. his sand killed his mom when he was born, whole life called monster and only one person said she loves him, father sent people to kill him, the only person who said she loved him attacked him and got killed by gaara's sand. he pretty much has nothing to live for with no goal except for killing everything he sees and being his countries tool. while sasuke still living in other to kill his brother and naruto was just called a monster so he wants to be hokage

[Psyke]

Really? I thought Zabuza always thought of his childhood as happy times. Of course, those happy times were just him slaughtering the graduating class of the Mist Villiage, but hey - it's Zabuza. He enjoyed it. He hasn't been through anything very traumatic or troubling apart from he and Haku's deaths.

Ah I see.... For me I was thinking more on roughness and how many battles he's gone through while growing up, and not whether it was traumatic or not. As for the most traumatic growing up experience, I'll have to go with Gaara as well.

[masamuneehs]

Gaara's past makes Naruto's look like a cakewalk. Both have no parents (Gaara even seems to have memories of killing his...), both had to deal with being called monsters, both were isolated because of it.

But having your father try to kill you and the one person who seemed like they loved you actually hate your guts, man that shit is bad.

Sasuke's past had alot of bright spots, but you wonder if that makes the Itachi incident even more painful. Still, he had some good times before that and was popular amongst his peers (even though he didn't seem to enjoy it).

Neji had a pretty shitty past too, but again he was still top of his class, still managed to get acknowledged by the main branch of the Hyuuga family and also learned that his father's selfless actions were appreciated. Recently things have been better for him.

Zabuza I'm not sure about. He didn't seem sad (almost happy) about killing all his comrades. He seems to be quite content in the lifestyle of killing that he was raised in, although I wouldn't be surprised if he 'snapped' at some point. He did have to live with the failed coup, living as a fugitive, but he did also have...

Haku. Haku also had the 'i'm a monster' past going, and the entire thing with his parents was fucked up royally, but at least his mother seemed to really care about him. He was also abandoned for some unknown period of time, became a killer and a fugitive. But I got the feeling that he genuinely was happy because he had Zabuza.

Are we all forgetting about Kimimaro? That guy has a horrific past. No known parents, caged and neglected by his clan, forced to fight (which he did NOT seem to enjoy, he just did it). I'd imagine he had alot of I'm a monster angst going on that wasn't highlighted. Then he gets recruited by Orochimaru of all people, comes down with a fatal disease and 'dies' before he can serve his master. Then he's brought back to life and AGAIN dies before completing his mission while being ridiculed by Naruto, Gaara and Lee about the one bright spot: his serving Orochimaru. And that's a pretty shitty bright spot, but at least Kimi seemed to think of it as a good thing.

So, in sum,
1. Gaara
2. Kimimaro
3. Haku

We don't know enough about Kakashi from the anime yet to rank him here... but it looks like he'll be pretty high.

[XanBcoo]

I didn't really consider Kimimaro over the others because he's pretty much a clone of Haku to me. They were both lonely and rejected because of their powers, and found happiness in being used as a tool later on in life (by a villian, no less). The only difference is that Haku had to experience the pain of losing his family, Kimi was probably glad to be rid of his. I also never got the impression that Kimimaro was very bothered by all the stuff in his early life. He just kinda took it all in stride, and was more frustrated and confused than traumatized in my opinion. The two's pasts were pretty similar, and both ended up feeling "useless" to the ones they admired, but Haku also had to deal with his family being killed. I can only really sympathize with one of the two - so Haku gets my vote.

Neither of the two match up to someone like Gaara or Sasuke, though, who have experienced loss yet have never found any peace in their lives. Both Haku and Kimimaro had found happiness by the time we caught up with them. They had found their reason to fight selflessly for another, and be content with their lives. Sasuke...well, Sasuke's character is completely based on the fact that he's utterly consumed by his past. It's turned him into a selfish, power hungry asshole who'll do anything for revenge. Even when the guy tries to be happy, he's haunted by the fact that he's not doing enough to exact his revenge on Itachi.

Lee and Neji have had shit lives, but comparitively better than the above characters. They're struggles were mainly based on limitations they had to face, but haven't had to experience loss or isolation to the degree the others have. They're also reasonably happy atm.

So really thinking about it, I'd say:
1. Gaara
2. Sasuke
3. Haku
4. Naruto
5. Kimimaro
6. Neji
7. Lee

[bxgreatone87]

im gonna have to go with
1.garra
2.sasuke
3.kimimaro
4.naruto
5.neji
6.haku

Garra first becasue of the whole thing with his father trying to kill him that is hands down crazy. Also he has the person he feels as the only one to care for him try to kill him and say he really didnt llike him. Sasuke goes second because he witnessed his own brother who he looked up to kill his parents even though it was a flash back with the sharigan he still saw how they died. Also he is forced into a destiny of revenge. Kimimaro goes third because he was locked up for years with no real human contact then forced to fight and see his whole clan killed. He is then taking in by one of the worst people ever then dies from an unknown illness before he can accomplish what he lives for. Ok heres when it drops of Naruto is here cause off the whole monster thing like garra but he was able to gain friends by acting like a clown. He also gets a family in sasuke, kakashi, sakura, jiraya and iruka. Neji past is messed up because he is the most blessed member in his clan but will always be marked with the cursed seal just because his father was born minutes after his brother making him a branch family member. His father is also sacraficed for the clan and its head family. What really sucks is he never knew his father did this in his own free will and believes the head family sacrificed him till later on of course. Haku is diffrent to me many may disagree but i believe his past wasnt as bad becasue life was regular untill he learned how to use jutsu and right afterwards he meets zabuza so he doesnt go thru the pain as long as the others. Again this is my opinon nothing really sollid lol.