Naruto: Who Was The Best Taijutsu User In The Series?

For most battles in Naruto, taijutsu served as a precursor to the more flashy ninjutsu contests that the series has come to be known for. Initially, the vast majority of fights in Part I were grounded in taijutsu with some flourishes of ninjutsu and genjustu, until power levels surged, and the main cast acquired more complex techniques, which resulted in the latter half of the series revolving around large scale ninjutsu exchanges.