What is the best Naruto opening theme song?

From hard-driving rock bangers to emotionally crushing slow burns, these opening themes defined entire arcs of the franchise. Which one still hits the hardest?

1

Haruka Kanata

Asian Kung-Fu Generation's high-energy punk-rock track that served as the second opening of the original Naruto series.

2

GO!!!

FLOW's electrifying fourth opening to the original series, featuring an iconic run scene that became instantly recognizable.

3

Hero's Come Back!!

nobodyknows+'s hip-hop banger that opened Naruto Shippuden and perfectly announced Naruto's powerful return after his training arc.

4

Sign

FLOW's emotional mid-Shippuden opening that accompanied the arc revealing the truth about Itachi, one of the series' most poignant sequences.

5

R★O★C★K★S

Hound Dog's fist-pumping rock opener that launched the original Naruto series and defined many fans' first encounter with the franchise.

6

Silhouette

KANA-BOON's kinetic Shippuden opener whose silhouette animation style became instantly iconic among the fandom.

7

Newsong

tacica's reflective opener from late Shippuden that captured the bittersweet tone of the war arc with quiet beauty.

8

Blood Circulator

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION's triumphant return to Naruto with a late Shippuden opener that energized the final war arc.

9

Totsugeki Rock

The Cro-Magnons' raw, driving Shippuden opening that brought a raw garage-rock energy to the Akatsuki arc.