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Elveonora wrote: Sasuke represents the harshness of reality, while Naruto represents ideology. Sasuke's personality and actions seem the most reasonable and believable out of all characters to me. I would probably end up the same if I were in his shoes.

I have to disagree. They are both the epitome of ideology. Sasuke's way of thinking is indicative of a dictatorship, while Naruto's is indicative of a republic. The reason I say this is because Sasuke is very clear about going against the flow and natural order of things, as well as the will of everyone else by himself like a salmon swimming up stream. Naruto simply wants people to live by the golden rule. While not his intellectual equal, Naruto would have a lot of similarity with Thomas Jefferson.

You also have to consider "realistic" also means in terms of abilities where Naruto and Sasuke both fail.

I would have to agree with Eric on Shikamaru or Shikaku. They have solid intelligence which is used to acquire wisdom and live to their maximum potential. They are not over powered and mostly live by the laws of physics we use with the exception of their shadow abilities.

Ultimately though, I would say that the most prime example is literally Teuchi, Ayame, or any other ordinary NON ninja in the series. As they have no special abilities and live ordinary lives much like us.