Who are the two statues at the Valley of the End?

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, carved on either side of the waterfall to commemorate their duel. Hashirama stands on the Land of Fire side, Madara on the opposite side. They face each other forming the Seal of Confrontation, the gesture that opens a duel. They are not the Hokage, nor Naruto and Sasuke, and they have never been recarved in their likeness.

How was the valley created?

By the duel itself. Madara attacks Konoha with the Nine-Tailed Fox enslaved by his Sharingan; Hashirama counters with Wood Release (Mokuton), and the force of the clash carves out the gorge and the waterfall. So the setting did not exist beforehand: the fight is what sculpted it. Hashirama wins, and it is at the end of that fight that Mito Uzumaki seals the Fox inside herself.

How many times did Naruto and Sasuke fight there?

Exactly twice. The first duel closes Part I: Sasuke is the one who wins, spares Naruto, and leaves for Orochimaru; the statues are only damaged. The second is the final duel, after the Fourth Great Ninja War: this time the statues are destroyed. Note that their Part II reunion takes place in the Land of Iron, not at the valley.

What is left of the statues after the final duel?

Two hands, one from each, whose interlocked fingers form the Seal of Reconciliation — the gesture two ninja exchange after a duel to say they remain comrades, and that the two children had refused to make at the Academy. Naruto and Sasuke lie on top of them, each missing an arm.

Why is this location so symbolic?

Because it plays out the same story twice. Hashirama and Madara carried the chakra of Asura and Indra, whose quarrel is reincarnated generation after generation; Naruto and Sasuke are the next vessels. Kakashi states the parallel himself after the first duel — and wonders whether these confrontations will repeat forever.

La Vallée de la Fin : le lieu et ses duels

Valley of the End: The Location and Its Legendary Battles

July 16, 2026

1390 words | Reading time: 7 min

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Two statues, one waterfall, and the same story played out twice. The Valley of the End was carved out by the duel between Hashirama and Madara, won by the former, before Mito sealed Kurama inside herself there. The guide traces the origin of the location, describes the Seal of Confrontation formed by the two statues, then compares the two Naruto-Sasuke duels: the Part I defection, where Sasuke wins and spares his friend, and the final mutual knockout that costs each of them an arm.

The most symbolic location in Naruto: a waterfall, two statues, and the same story played out two generations apart. This is the Valley of the End.

A Location Born of a Duel
The Two Statues
The Part I Duel
The Final Duel
The Cycle Finally Broken
Summary Table
FAQ

A Location Born of a Duel

Contrary to what you might think, the valley did not exist before the fight: it is the result of it. It was the clash between Hashirama and Madara that carved out the gorge and the waterfall.

Madara fights there with Kurama enslaved by his Sharingan; Hashirama counters with Wood Release (Mokuton) and wins outright. It was at the end of that fight that Mito Uzumaki sealed the Fox inside herself. The location would only take its name afterward. It marks the border of the Land of Fire.

Under a full moon, a giant multi-tailed fox roars amid hurled boulders and giant wooden roots, a man with long black hair standing on the right, another leaping on the left — The fox hurled against the wooden roots: it was this fight between the two founders that carved out the gorge and the waterfall.

The Two Statues

Two giant statues face each other on either side of the waterfall: Hashirama and Madara — not the Hokage, and not Naruto and Sasuke, contrary to a widespread theory.

A detail many people miss: they form the Seal of Confrontation, the formal gesture that opens a ninja duel. Hashirama stands on the Land of Fire side, Madara on the opposite side — his defection carved into stone.

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Two giant armored stone statues face each other on either side of a waterfall in a rocky gorge, each raising one hand with two fingers extended — The two hands raised facing each other form the Seal of Confrontation, the gesture that opens a ninja duel.

The Part I Duel

The first duel between Naruto and Sasuke closes Part I. Naruto wants to bring his friend back; Sasuke wants to kill him to awaken his Mangekyo Sharingan.

Be careful not to rewrite history: Sasuke is the one who wins. He spares the unconscious Naruto, leaves behind his scratched headband, and heads off to Orochimaru. The statues come out of it only damaged.

Two fighters collide fist against fist in a burst of light, one wrapped in a white aura, the other in a red aura — The clash that closes Part I: Sasuke is the one who comes out the winner, before leaving Naruto unconscious and walking away.

The Final Duel

The second duel comes much later, after the Fourth Great Ninja War: Madara and Kaguya have already been defeated. It is a settling of scores born of Sasuke's “revolution.”

It ends in a mutual knockout — not in a rout. Naruto loses his right arm, Sasuke his left, and it is on waking that Sasuke concedes. This time, the statues are destroyed.

Overhead view of two young men lying side by side on cracked rock, clothes torn, each missing the arm turned toward the other — The duel ends in a mutual knockout: each loses an arm, and neither one overpowers the other.

The Cycle Finally Broken

All that remains of the statues is two hands, one from each, whose interlocked fingers form the Seal of Reconciliation — the gesture two ninja exchange after a duel, and that Naruto and Sasuke had refused to make as children.

Because the location plays out the same story twice: Hashirama and Madara, then Naruto and Sasuke, carry the chakra of Asura and Indra, the sons of the Sage of the Six Paths. This is not a fan reading — Kakashi states the parallel himself. The difference: this time, the cycle stops.

Color manga page, overhead view: two young men lying on either side of a trickle of water amid the rubble, their hands meeting in the center to form a sign — The fingers meeting above the water: the Seal of Reconciliation, which the two children had refused to exchange.

Summary Table

Aspect	Details
Origin	Carved out BY the Hashirama vs Madara duel; Hashirama wins. Mito then seals Kurama inside herself there
The statues	Hashirama (Land of Fire side) and Madara (opposite side), forming the Seal of Confrontation
Duel No. 1	End of Part I: SASUKE wins, spares Naruto, and defects. Statues only damaged
Duel No. 2	The final duel, AFTER the war: mutual knockout, Naruto loses his right arm, Sasuke his left. Statues destroyed
Symbol	All that remains is two hands forming the Seal of Reconciliation. Asura → Hashirama → Naruto; Indra → Madara → Sasuke

FAQ

Who are the two statues at the Valley of the End?
Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, carved on either side of the waterfall to commemorate their duel. Hashirama stands on the Land of Fire side, Madara on the opposite side. They face each other forming the Seal of Confrontation, the gesture that opens a duel. They are not the Hokage, nor Naruto and Sasuke, and they have never been recarved in their likeness.
How was the valley created?
By the duel itself. Madara attacks Konoha with the Nine-Tailed Fox enslaved by his Sharingan; Hashirama counters with Wood Release (Mokuton), and the force of the clash carves out the gorge and the waterfall. So the setting did not exist beforehand: the fight is what sculpted it. Hashirama wins, and it is at the end of that fight that Mito Uzumaki seals the Fox inside herself.
How many times did Naruto and Sasuke fight there?
Exactly twice. The first duel closes Part I: Sasuke is the one who wins, spares Naruto, and leaves for Orochimaru; the statues are only damaged. The second is the final duel, after the Fourth Great Ninja War: this time the statues are destroyed. Note that their Part II reunion takes place in the Land of Iron, not at the valley.
What is left of the statues after the final duel?
Two hands, one from each, whose interlocked fingers form the Seal of Reconciliation — the gesture two ninja exchange after a duel to say they remain comrades, and that the two children had refused to make at the Academy. Naruto and Sasuke lie on top of them, each missing an arm.
Why is this location so symbolic?
Because it plays out the same story twice. Hashirama and Madara carried the chakra of Asura and Indra, whose quarrel is reincarnated generation after generation; Naruto and Sasuke are the next vessels. Kakashi states the parallel himself after the first duel — and wonders whether these confrontations will repeat forever.

In summary

Born of hatred, the Valley of the End ends in reconciliation. Kishimoto has the setting say what his characters could not put into words: two stone hands, broken, finally clasping.