Hokage, Third(Sarutobi)



Age: 69 (deceased) years old
Eye color: Gray
Hair color: White, originally Brown
Height: 163,1 cm ㎝
Weight: 50,6 kg kg
Birthday: February 8
Blood type: A
Registration #: 000261
Rank: Hokage
Current affiliation: Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf)
Current team: None
Previous affiliation: None
Previous team: Team Sarutobi (Sandaime Hokage, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Tsunade); Team Nidaime (Nidaime Hokage, Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu)
Relatives: Konohamaru (Grandson)
Jutsu:Tōmegane no Jutsu (Telescope Technique)

Shiki Fūjin (Corpse Demon Seal Exhaustion)

Summoning Technique (Kuchiyose no Jutsu) (Enkōō: Enma)

Doton: Doryūheki (Earth Release: Earth Release Wall)

Katon: Karyū Endan (Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet)

Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique)

Background:

A Ninja who has achieved the name of Kage (Shadow), strongest ninja of a Hidden Village, the Third Hokage was the leader of Konohagakure. Sometimes referred to as Sandaime (3rd) because he was the third of five Konoha ninja to gain the title Hokage; his face was also the third face on the monument carved on the mountain overlooking Konoha Village. In the beginning of the manga and anime, he and Umino Iruka were virtually the only people in Konoha Village to have any sympathy or liking for Naruto. Said to be the strongest among all the Hokage, he was called The Professor (プロフェッサー, Purofessā) or even God of Shinobi (忍の神, Shinobi no Kami) because of his genius. He had a large and impressive arsenal of jutsu, which he had learnt over his many years serving Konohagakure. In fact, he was said to know all the jutsu from Konohagakure. However, his strength had begun to decrease with his old age, and he was—initially, at least—no match for his former student, Orochimaru, when the latter led the invasion on Konoha.

Having no other choice, the Hokage decided to sacrifice his life to seal Orochimaru's soul much like the Fourth Hokage did to the Kyūbi. His old age and weakened state (including, but not limited to, his being impaled upon Orochimaru's Kusanagi no Tsurugi (Kusanagi Sword)) did not allow him to seal Orochimaru's whole soul, however, so he chose to only seal Orochimaru's arms, taking away all of his techniques and losing his life.

The third was previously the student of the First and Second Hokage, and the sensei of Orochimaru, Jiraiya and Tsunade, who are now known as the Densetsu no Sannin (伝説の三忍, "Legendary Three Ninja").

Trivia:

-The Sandaime's real name is Sarutobi (猿飛), but it is unknown if this is his given or family name.

-It is often believed that the Sandaime and Sarutobi Asuma are related, because they share the name Sarutobi. However, Sarutobi is Asuma's family name, while it is probably the Sandaime's given name. It is strongly suggested that Sarutobi is the Sandaime's given name because his summon Enma continuously calls him by this name, and Jiraiya remembers calling the Sandaime as Sarutobi-sensei when he was a young genin, the same way that Naruto and his team refer to Kakashi by his first name.

-Sarutobi means "jumping like a monkey", and the name may have been inspired by Sarutobi Sasuke.

-Monkeys are also a Japanese symbol of wisdom.

-"Hokage", made up from the words "Ho" (fire) and "Kage" (shadow), refers to shadows created by light cast from flames.

-Many aspects of his character are borrowed from the Chinese literature classic Journey to the West.

-Masashi Kishimoto originally planned for the Third Hokage to be a dog, but eventually dumped the idea for being "too weird".

-According to the official databook his favourite food is dried black seaweed and sardines, and his least favourite pickled vegetables. His hobby is talking with young girls and his favorite phrase is "Ultimate Truth".

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