Naruto: Things You Didn’t Know About The Fifth Hokage – Tsunade

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‘Naruto’ is one of the most popular manga series in the world with so many fan favourite characters. One among them is Tsunade. The anime has produced a combined total of 720 anime episodes, 72 manga volumes, and 11 movies from 1995 to 2017. Originally written and created by Masashi Kishimoto, the franchise has captured the hearts of anime lovers because of its ability to show personal development among its many characters.

Tsunade is a perfect example of a character who has plenty of personal flaws and fears but can overcome them for the greater good of the village and her overall growth into a great kunoichi. She is also the fifth Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village. Know more about the fan favourite character, Tsunade.

Tsunade Graduated At A Young Age

In the world of ‘Naruto‘, young shinobi go through their training at the Ninja Academy before being assigned to teams. Typically, children are enrolled at the Academy around age six or seven, take three or four years to complete their training, and graduate to become a genin, on average, around age 11. Most of Naruto and his friends become genin around that age.

That’s not true of Tsunade. She enters and completes her training very early. Her stats in the manga dictate that she graduated from the Academy at the age of six – before most children would even begin attending. The only other character known for sure to have graduated at a younger age than her is Kakashi. He finished the Academy at the age of five.

The Fifth Hokage Might Be Naruto’s Great Aunt

Nothing has ever been explained in canon as to how Tsunade and Naruto are related. Yet, even without this being explained, the evidence is overwhelming to the fact that Tsunade is related to Naruto. Tsunade’s grandparents were Hashirama Senju (the first Hokage) and Mito Uzumaki. Naruto’s parents were Minato Namikaze (the fourth Hokage) and Kushina Uzumaki.

Minato’s mom is an unnamed character in ‘Naruto‘, but she is possibly the daughter of Hashirama Senju. While the whole Senju and Uzumaki family tree might be confusing, it leaves open the possibility that Tsunade is related to Naruto and is actually his great aunt. Since the relation between Naruto and Tsunade is never officially discussed or revealed, this scenario stands to be the most likely.