Medical Ninjas are special shinobi in the world of Naruto who are capable of using the Mystic Palm technique to heal those in need. These specialists are quite rare and, usually, aren't thought to be as strong in combat as regular ninjas.

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Over the years, however, some medical ninjas have shown incredible prowess in both the art of healing and their strength in combat as well. The Naruto series has seen the introduction of quite a lot of skilled medical ninjas throughout its course but only a handful stand out as the very best.

8 Ino Yamanaka

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Ino Yamanaka doesn't specialize in medical ninjutsu, however, she is capable of using this art, as seen on several occasions in the story. Ino can make use of the Mystic Palm technique to heal others but even though she's studied under Tsunade Senju, what else she can do isn't known.

Ino's main skill lies in the art of sensory techniques, as seen during the Fourth Great Ninja War. Her skill with healing jutsu is certainly far inferior to the masters of the techniques. In times of emergency, however, Ino can at least provide aid to people until more help arrives.

7 Karin

Karin Naruto

Karin is a kunoichi of Kusagakure and for quite a long time, she worked under Orochimaru. After Sasuke created Team Hebi, she joined him on his quest to vanquish Itachi Uchiha. Karin might not be a traditional medical ninja, however, her chakra is extremely potent and allows anyone who bites into her body to heal instantaneously.

The only downsides of Karin's abilities are that she gets drained herself and, at the same time, is left with permanent bite marks. Nonetheless, Karin has managed to save countless lives throughout her time as a ninja. As a member of Sasuke's group, she has saved his life on several occasions. Even Orochimaru took an interest in her, which says a lot about her powers.

6 Shizune

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A skilled ninja of Konohagakure, Shizune is a Jonin and a renowned medical ninja. Under the guidance of Tsunade Senju, she has learned quite a lot and picked up some incredible skills when it comes to the art of healing.

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Shizune is also quite skilled with using various poisons in combat, which is a showing of her medical knowledge. In the Fourth Great Ninja War, she was one of the leaders of the medical unit and took command in Tsunade's absence.

5 Shin Uchiha

Shin Uchiha Mangekyo Sharingan

Shin Uchiha is an artificial human created by none other than Orochimaru. Born with the power of the Sharingan, Shin Uchiha went on to become plenty powerful. Under Orochimaru's influence, he learned quite a lot about the human body as well and in the Naruto Gaiden arc, he was seen being capable of using medical ninjutsu.

Shin can also perform complex surgeries. What's more, he also uses scalpels in battle and uses them to incapacitate his enemies by hitting their vitals.

4 Chiyo

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One of the most skilled medical ninjutsu users, Chiyo was one of Sunagakure's finest. Although fans only got to see her skill when she was already quite old, she used to be fairly strong back in the day.

Chiyo could use the basic medical ninjutsu abilities, however, her true skill lay in creating various poisons using her knowledge. It is believed she caused quite a lot of problems for Konohagakure during the Second Great Ninja War.

3 Kabuto Yakushi

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Kabuto Yakushi showed the capabilities of a terrific medical ninja throughout Naruto. His knowledge of the human body was incredible and it helped him achieve quite a lot of power. Kabuto could heal almost as well as Tsunade, however, his skill wasn't quite on her level.

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Nonetheless, Kabuto was quite good at the basic arts, and he was also the one who took care of Orochimaru. Along with using the basic techniques, Kabuto could also use some really advanced ones like the chakra scalpel with which he damaged Naruto Uzumaki during their fight. Kabuto was a special medic indeed.

2 Tsunade Senju

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Tsunade was one of the best medical ninjas in the Naruto series. In her prime, she saved countless lives and then went on to awaken the Byakugou, which is considered to be the pinnacle of strength for medical ninjas.

Tsunade usually healed with her hand signs, however, at full power, she could make use of Ninja Art Creation Rebirth – Strength of a Hundred technique. This allowed her to heal instantly from any injuries without even having to form hand signs.

1 Sakura Haruno

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Sakura Haruno was Tsunade's student and eventually, she went on to surpass her in every way possible. Sakura was shown to be skilled in Naruto and during the Kazekage Rescue Mission arc, Chiyo already considered Team 7 member's talent to be beyond her own level.

Sakura then honed her skills even further and by the Fourth Great Ninja War, she awakened the Byakugou seal and could make use of the Creation Rebirth technique as well. She could even spread her jutsu to other people and heal them even quicker. Currently, Sakura is Konoha's best medical ninja.

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