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<section begin=summary />{{translation|'''Tsunade<!-- Do NOT add Senju, that has not been confirmed -->'''|綱手|Tsunade}} is one of [[Konohagakure]]'s legendary [[Sannin]]. Though celebrated as the world's most powerful [[kunoichi]]<ref name="chpt172">''Naruto'' chapter 172, page 7</ref> and its greatest [[medical-nin]],<ref name="chpt577">''Naruto'' chapter 577, pages 1-2</ref> Tsunade abandoned the life of the ninja for many years in pursuit of other goals. She is eventually persuaded to return to Konoha and becomes its {{translation|'''Fifth [[Hokage]]'''|五代目火影|Godaime Hokage|lit meaning=Fifth Fire Shadow}}, where she uses her strength to crush the village's enemies and her medical knowledge to keep its villagers safe.<section end=summary />
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<section begin=summary />{{translation|'''Tsunade<!-- Do NOT add Senju, that has not been confirmed -->'''|綱手|Tsunade}} is a descendant of the [[Senju]] and [[Uzumaki Clan]], and is one of [[Konohagakure]]'s [[Sannin]]. She is famed as the world's strongest [[kunoichi]] and its greatest [[medical-nin]]. The repeated loss of her loved ones caused Tsunade to later abandon the life of a shinobi for many years. She is eventually persuaded to return to Konoha and take on the mantle of {{translation|'''Fifth [[Hokage]]'''|五代目火影|Godaime Hokage|lit meaning=Fifth Fire Shadow}}, where her skills prove invaluable to the village.<section end=summary />
   
 
== Background ==
 
== Background ==
[[File:Hashirama remembers Tsunade.png|thumb|left|Hashirama remembers spoiling Tsunade as a child.]]
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[[File:Team hiruzen.png|left|thumb|Hiruzen and his students.]]
Tsunade is the first granddaughter of the First Hokage: [[Hashirama Senju]], and his wife [[Mito Uzumaki]], as well as the grandniece of the Second Hokage: [[Tobirama Senju]], leading others to call her {{translation|"Princess"|姫|Hime}}. In her childhood, she was spoiled by Hashirama, who doted on his first grandchild, and even taught her how to gamble.<ref name="chpt619">''Naruto'' chapter 619, page 4</ref> She, along with [[Jiraiya]] and [[Orochimaru]], are also former students of the [[Third Hokage]]. Like [[Team Kakashi]], Tsunade and her team-mates were given the [[bell test]], which Jiraiya failed and was subsequently tied to a log. Tsunade taunted him before leaving.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 139, pages 11-12</ref>
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Tsunade is the granddaughter of [[Hashirama Senju]] and [[Mito Uzumaki]]. Because Hashirama was the First [[Hokage]] of [[Konohagakure]], Tsunade is called {{translation|"Princess"|姫|Hime}}. Hashirama doted on Tsunade when she was very young because she was his first grandchild, and found her deviance and her adoption of his own gambling habits highly amusing.<ref name="c619">''Naruto'' chapter 619, page 4</ref> Tsunade inherited his [[First Hokage's Necklace|necklace]] when he died. After she graduated from Konoha's [[Academy]], Tsunade was teamed with [[Orochimaru]] and [[Jiraiya]] under the leadership of [[Hiruzen Sarutobi]]. When Jiraiya failed to acquire a bell during the team's first [[bell test]], Tsunade teased him, prompting him to criticise her flat chest.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 139, pages 11-12</ref> Despite this remark, Jiraiya had a certain interest in Tsunade from their first meeting,<ref name="c405"/> which only increased after her breasts developed; when she nearly killed him for spying on her while she bathed, he was forced to be more discrete about both his attraction to her and his interest in peeping.<ref name="c291">''Naruto'' chapter 291, page 9</ref>
   
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{{imgRight|Tsunade kissing Dan.png|Tsunade gives Hashirama's necklace to Dan.}}
At some point, she almost killed Jiraiya after he was caught peeping on her while she was in the hot springs, breaking both of his arms, six of his ribs and ruptured several internal organs. Ever since then, Jiraiya has been very careful to suppress his perverted ways around Tsunade. Jiraiya mentions that this is one of only two times he has ever been close to death.<ref name="pervy">''Naruto'' chapter 291, page 9</ref>
 
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Tsunade's younger brother, [[Nawaki]] dreamed of someday becoming Hokage so that he could protect Konoha, their grandfather's legacy. On Nawaki's twelfth birthday, Tsunade kissed his forehead and gave him Hashirama's necklace in the hopes that it would help him achieve his dream. He died the next day, a casualty of the ongoing [[Second Shinobi World War]], thus returning the necklace to her. Tsunade began advocating for the inclusion of [[medical-nin]] on all four-man squads in order to avoid future deaths like Nawaki's. Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, agreed with her arguments, but could not dedicate resources to the necessary implementation due to the ongoing war. [[Dan Katō]], on the other hand, shared her views, and as their relationship developed he confided with her his dreams of becoming Hokage so that he could bring change to Konoha and protect his loved one from death. Tsunade kissed his forehead and gave him Hashirama's necklace in the hopes that it would help him achieve his dream.
   
[[File:Hanzo and Sannin.png|thumb|right|Tsunade, Jiraiya and Orochimaru face Hanzō during the Second Shinobi World War.]]
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[[File:Hanzo and Sannin.png|left|thumb|Hanzō dubs the Sannin.]]
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Although their team under Hiruzen's leadership had disbanded, Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya continued fighting together during the Second Shinobi World War. During one such fight in [[Amegakure]], they were the only three to survive an encounter with [[Hanzō]], an accomplishment for which Hanzō dubbed them Konoha's "Legendary [[Sannin]]".<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 369, pages 11-12</ref> In the aftermath of the battle, Jiraiya opted not to return to Konoha so that he could train the [[Ame orphans]]. Tsunade would go on to make her own independent contributions to the war, frequently counteracting [[Chiyo]] of [[Sunagakure]]'s [[poison]]s.<ref name="c253">''Naruto'' chapter 253, page 7</ref> Although Tsunade's actions are said to have won the war for Konoha,<ref name="c158">''Naruto'' chapter 158, page 4</ref> Tsunade was unable to prevent Dan's death, and her failure to stop his severe blood loss caused her to develop [[Wikipedia:Blood phobia|haemophobia]]. With Dan's death, Hashirama's necklace returned to Tsunade once again, convincing some that the necklace was cursed to kill anyone who wore it other than Tsunade. Tsunade herself became convinced that achieving one's dreams was impossible and that to be Hokage was a "fool's job". She therefore left Konoha during the height of the [[Third Shinobi World War]], taking Dan's niece, [[Shizune]], with her to train her as an apprentice. Due to her haemophobia, Tsunade retired from any direct involvement in healing or combat, instead relying on Shizune's skills whenever a need for either came up.
During the [[Second Shinobi World War]], prior to meeting the [[Ame Orphans]], Tsunade and her team-mates fought [[Hanzō]], who gave them the title of Konoha's {{translation|"Three Legendary Shinobi"|伝説の三忍|Densetsu no Sannin}}, the [[Sannin]], as a reward for surviving their battle with him while everyone else in the group died easily.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 369, pages 11-12</ref> On her own merit, Tsunade became famous for frequently counteracting all of [[Chiyo]]'s poisons, earning the Sunakagure kunoichi's contempt for it.<ref name="suna">''Naruto'' chapter 253, page 7</ref> Furthermore, according to Jiraiya, Tsunade's unrivalled skills as a combatant and a medic were the reason Konoha won the war.<ref name="usawam">''Naruto'' chapter 158, page 4</ref> However, Tsunade suffered painful losses prior to the Second Shinobi World War ending.
 
   
[[File:Tsunade & Nawaki.jpg|thumb|left|Tsunade with Nawaki in her youth.]]
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[[File:Tsunade challenges A to arm wrestling.png|thumb|Tsunade challenges the Fourth Raikage to an arm wrestling match.]]
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At one point during their travels, Tsunade and Shizune encountered with the [[Raikage|Fourth Raikage]] [[A (Fourth Raikage)|A]], where the latter requested her help in removing the [[Exploding Insect]] implanted in his [[Karai|subordinate]]. However, Tsunade was completely drunk and ended up falling asleep, completely forgetting about her conversation with A. After A insisted, Tsunade challenged him to an arm wrestling contest, promising to help should she lose. A managed to defeat Tsunade by using his speed rather than strength, and Tsunade complied and followed him to his subordinate's location. After Tsunade diagnoses the situation and realises that one of the insects was also inside A, she decided to conduct the surgery. However, Tsunade instead enlisted Shizune to conduct it, and once blood was splattered in her face, Tsunade left to regain her composure while Shizune performed the surgery and explained the origins of Tsunade's trauma to A and his team.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 287</ref>
The tragic turn of events began when her younger brother [[Nawaki]] was killed in action the day after his twelfth birthday, receiving their grandfather's [[First Hokage's Necklace|crystal necklace]] which she gave him in the hopes that it would help him achieve his dream of becoming [[Hokage]]. This event resolved Tsunade to advocate for the inclusion of [[medical-nin]] to be incorporated into teams that were on the battlefield but unable to as Hiruzen informs her the conflict makes it impossible for them to utilise resources or the time to train such ninja. It was by that time that a discouraged Tsunade met [[Dan Katō]] who seconds her request of focusing on finding ways to save their comrades' lives on the battlefield.
 
 
[[File:Dan and Tsunade.png|thumb|right|Tsunade entrusting the First Hokage's Necklace to Dan.]]
 
In time, finding herself and Dan have similar ideals, Tsunade fell in love with him. As a sign of her affection, and in the hopes that this time it would help make his dreams come true, Tsunade gave him Hashirama's necklace prior to his death, with the necklace returning to her possession, rumoured as a cursed item that kills anyone other than Tsunade who wears it. Developing [[Wikipedia:Blood phobia|hæmophobia]] which renders her unable to take part in any more battles, the deaths of both Nawaki and Dan disillusioned Tsunade to see the Hokage title as nothing but a fool's position. With these changes of ideals, Tsunade left Konoha with Dan's niece, [[Shizune]], taking her on as her apprentice who became one of the few people Tsunade truly trusts. Tsunade also came to own a pet pig, [[Tonton]] which she leaves mostly to Shizune's care.
 
 
In the anime, Tsunade met the Fourth Raikage, [[A]], after he and his followers were ambushed by the ninja of the [[Nokizaru Group]] and needed her help to remove an [[Exploding Insect]]s implanted in A and one of his followers. However, due to her phobia, Tsunade had Shizune carry out the surgery while she oversaw it until a bit of blood splattered on her and she excused herself from the room, going outside to calm herself down.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episodes 286-287</ref>
 
   
 
== Personality ==
 
== Personality ==
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Tsunade was very willing to believe in the attainability of dreams while Nawaki and Dan were still alive, and that by supporting and encouraging those dreams she might be able to help achieve them. When both died gruesomely shortly after receiving her support, Tsunade lost faith in the idea of dreaming for anything, believing that the mere pursuit of it would be doomed from the outset. She becomes especially critical of those wanting to be Hokage, as both Dan and Nawaki died trying to attain the title and the past Hokage have all died prematurely and, as Tsunade argues, pointlessly because they held the position; she concludes that to be Hokage is a fool's job.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 158, page 8</ref>
During her childhood, Tsunade was spoiled greatly by Hashirama so much that he couldn't help but wonder if the village was all right with her being the Fifth Hokage.<ref name="chpt619"/> However, as she grew older she became well disciplined and even greatly contributed greatly to Konoha's victory in the [[Second Shinobi World War]].<ref name="chpt619"/>
 
   
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[[File:Tsunade's Hemophobia.png|thumb|left|Tsunade's traumatic loss develops hemophobia.]]
When she was first introduced, Tsunade was cynical of anyone with dreams, especially those who want to become Hokage, believing that it was a futile dream. This mindset was expressed when Tsunade not only declined the offer of becoming the Fifth Hokage, but claimed that anyone who wanted to become Hokage was a fool.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 158, page 8</ref> After meeting [[Naruto]], she realises that this cynicism is insulting to the memories of both Dan and Nawaki. After seeing Naruto's conviction to become Hokage and proving her wrong in his ability to learn the [[Rasengan]], she has a change of heart. Despite her still blunt attitude towards Naruto, she has come to care for him deeply and puts her faith in him for the future, even agreeing to take on the mantle of Hokage herself, carrying on the dreams of Dan and Nawaki. As Hokage, Tsunade has shown the same level of loyalty to the village that previous Hokage held; during the [[invasion of Pain]], she released all of her chakra in order to save the lives of thousands of people within Konoha, at great personal risk. Tsunade also has a great deal of faith in the next generation, and sees the potential that Naruto and the rest of the [[Konoha 11]] hold.
 
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Tsunade is forced to reconsider her cynicism upon meeting [[Naruto Uzumaki]], who demonstrates two things to her: just because a goal seems impossible does not mean it actually is, as Naruto is able to master the [[Rasengan]] unprecedentedly quickly despite seemingly lacking any natural talent; and just because the dreamer dies does not mean the dream itself does, as Nawaki and Dan's desire to become Hokage lives on in Naruto. Because Naruto is so very much an exception to how she thought the world worked, Tsunade puts her faith in dreams once again, a desire so strong that she overcomes her fear of blood.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 169, pages 13, 15</ref> She becomes Hokage herself, partly so that she can live Nawaki and Dan's dream for them, but also so that she can pave the way for Naruto inevitably holding the title. Becoming close to Naruto, he became the only person she allowed to refer to her as "Grandma", knowing it was out of affection.
   
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As Hokage, Tsunade is committed to protecting Konoha and its villagers, willing to give her life for her village and allies if necessary.<ref name="c601">''Naruto'' chapter 601, pages 7-9</ref> Just as she once did, Tsunade supports all other dreams that she can: when [[Rock Lee]] tells her he dreams of being a ninja despite knowing he may die trying, she does not argue his decision and, in the anime, does all that she can to ensure he survives. She does this because Nawaki and Dan loved Konoha and so she keeps their dreams alive by doing so, but also because Konoha's continued survival honours all those who gave their lives creating it and keeping it safe. Although her reasons are somewhat different, the outcome is nevertheless consistent with the [[Will of Fire]]. Tsunade is similarly optimistic about the [[Konoha 11|next generation]] of Konoha's ninja, especially Naruto, convinced that the village's future will be in good hands because of them. She in fact becomes angry when others lack this same faith in Naruto and his peers, believing it is better to let them try and then fail than to assume their failure is inevitable and thus prevent them from trying.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 491, pages 8-9</ref> Demonstrations of her own faith include but are not limited to: congratulating [[Shikamaru Nara]] for his failed mission because at least none of his teammates died;<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 235, page 19</ref> and not labelling [[Sasuke Uchiha]] a [[missing-nin]] because she trusts that Naruto can someday convince him to return to Konoha.
Tsunade typically projects a tough demeanour, even when facing great personal difficulty. She readily criticises others for their faults, such as Naruto's immaturity or Jiraiya's perversion, though her habits are rarely any better. Another trait of Tsunade is her monstrous and quick temper. Many fear her because of this, such as Shizune, Jiraiya, and Sakura, the latter of whom has on several occasions warned Naruto on how to behave in her presence.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 250, page 18</ref> Despite her temper, Tsunade is a reasonable person. She was willing to listen to Pain and even admit Konoha's past faults though he was the one who killed Jiraiya and was threatening her own village.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 428, page 10</ref> Beneath this tough exterior, Tsunade truly loves her village and its people and will at times show sympathy for others, consoling [[Shikamaru]] that, while he failed his mission to return [[Sasuke]] to Konoha, all of his team-mates survived.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 235, page 19</ref> This is also shown when she worked hard in order to help heal [[Rock Lee]], so that he might continue to be a ninja. In life-threatening or important situations that involve putting someone she cares for in danger, she tends to get angry with people who disagree with her plan, such as the restrictions the Konoha Elders placed on Naruto, or the argument on whether Naruto and Killer B should participate in the Fourth Shinobi World War, even calling Gaara a "child" when he disagreed with her. As with all Hokage before her, Tsunade deeply believes in the [[Will of Fire]].
 
   
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[[File:Tsunade's Love.png|thumb|Even as a child, Tsunade had a love for gambling.]]
Tsunade also has a firm belief that Naruto, and all [[jinchūriki]], are people rather than instruments of war. She has always voiced that Naruto is a great ninja and should be used by the village as any other ninja would be. This value is so strong in Tsunade that she yelled at the other Kage for not allowing Naruto and [[Killer B]] to fight in the Fourth Great Shinobi War.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 491, pages 8-9</ref> Although she eventually agrees to keep the jinchūriki away from the battles,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 491, page 10</ref> she is outraged when [[A]] decides to kill Naruto to prevent him entering the war.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 541, page 13</ref> Tsunade then turns on A, saying that they need to use the jinchūriki in the war if they are going to win.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 543, page 10</ref> This shows her great faith in Naruto to end the war, as she was even willing to challenge the Raikage in order to let Naruto and B pass.
 
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Despite her many noble qualities, Tsunade is not without her faults and vices. She is blunt and short-tempered, prone to striking Naruto for his immaturity or Jiraiya for his perversion; she is widely feared because of this tendency.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 250, page 18</ref> Her own behaviour isn't much better than theirs, as she drinks constantly, sometimes sleeps on the job, and tries as much as she can to have other people do her work for her. One of her favourite vices is gambling, which she acquired from her grandfather, Hashirama Senju. Despite how often and how irresponsibly she gambles, Tsunade has notoriously bad luck, causing those who have made huge profits off of her to mockingly call her {{translation|"The Legendary Sucker"|伝説のカモ|Densetsu no Kamo}}.<ref name="c149">''Naruto'' chapter 149, pages 14-17</ref> Tsunade is fully aware of how unlucky she is, and so whenever she hits a winning streak she takes it as a bad omen and prepares for the worst;<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 153, page 19</ref> she has at times tried using her bad luck to her advantage, betting on outcomes she doesn't want so that her unluckiness will prevent them from happening.<ref name="c380">''Naruto'' chapter 380, pages 7-8</ref> Hashirama finds Tsunade's many bad habits highly amusing on a personal level, but when he is told that Tsunade is Hokage he immediately worries about what misfortunes she's brought upon Konoha.<ref name="c619" />
   
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Jiraiya assumed that there was a mutual attraction between him and Tsunade from their first meeting, a statement that only served to annoy and anger her. Despite his many advances over the years, Tsunade never reciprocated his feelings, only ever loving Dan, even decades after his death. Jiraiya wasn't discouraged by this and claimed that her repeated rejections had not only made him stronger, but they've provided excellent material for his ''[[Icha Icha]]'' series of books. Though he concluded that to be happy wasn't his fate. Tsunade doubted he believed his own words and she commented that he did not need to put on a brave front when he returned from [[Amegakure]].<ref name="c380"/> When Jiraiya ended up dying during that same mission, Tsunade privately mourned for the loss of her dear friend and team-mate.<ref name="c405">''Naruto'' chapter 405, page 17</ref> Her greatest desire was to be with [[Jiraiya|her]] [[Nawaki|lost]] [[Dan|loved]] [[Orochimaru|ones]], while supporting Dan as he lived out his dream of being Hokage.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 678, page 8</ref> Despite this, she chose not to have Dan and Nawaki [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|reincarnated]] when given the chance as she realised it would go against everything they stood for.
As a legendary medical-nin, Tsunade truly is a role model for other medical-nin to follow. Her first priority in any situation is the lives of others. She created four rules that guides other medical-nin on the battlefield, one of which is that they should never give up on treating their comrades as long as they are still breathing.<ref name="chpt577"/> When Pain attacked Konoha, she actively took on the role of a medical-nin, healing all the injured shinobi while even having Katsuyu protect the corpses of the deceased, and did all she could to protect the village, even if it meant that she had to risk her own life. Because of this, even the persons that were later revived by Nagato, had bodies to return to. In the fight against an extremely powerful opponent like [[Madara Uchiha]], she was the one who received the worst injuries. However, she was still the only one who was able to regain consciousness, and still put the lives of the other Kage, before her own.<ref name="chpt601">''Naruto'' chapter 601, pages 7-9</ref>
 
   
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Despite [[Orochimaru]]'s contribution in their victory in the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]], Tsunade remains guarded against him due to a long history of betrayal and distrust. This influenced her thoughts of anyone related to him, and she was furious at Naruto, in his capacity as the Seventh Hokage, for allowing Orochimaru's child, [[Mitsuki]], to immigrate into Konohagakure. Mitsuki's heritage alone led Tsunade to develop a prejudiced view that he is as dangerous as his parent.<ref>''Boruto'' episode 72</ref>
Tsunade is also a compulsive gambler, a trait she inherited from Hashirama, with a losing streak due to her terrible luck. As a result, she has been elevated to a comical status as {{translation|"The Legendary Sucker"|伝説のカモ|Densetsu no Kamo}} because of the gross profits others have made off of her misfortune and gambling addiction.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 149, pages 14-17</ref> In the rare instances that Tsunade hits a winning streak, she takes it as a bad omen that will eventually affect her, or her comrades. However, using this to her advantage she can take steps to protect herself and her comrades.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 153, page 19</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 253, pages 4-5, 9</ref> The symbol on the back of her coat, {{translation|賭|kake}}, means "gamble", or "wager", as gambling is one of her favourite pastimes.
 
 
Despite Tsunade shunning all of Jiraiya's romantic advances over the years, as she was still in love with Dan even after his death, she still cared very much for him as one of her oldest friends. While he was in [[Amegakure]] investigating [[Pain]], she bets that he will die so that her terrible luck will ensure he survives.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 380, pages 7-8</ref> When she finds out he has died, she thinks back on their time together and mourns privately for the loss of her dear friend.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 405, page 17</ref>
 
   
 
== Appearance ==
 
== Appearance ==
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[[File:LittleTsunade.jpg|thumb|Tsunade as a child.]]
 
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Tsunade is a light-skinned woman of average height with brown eyes and straight, blonde hair. Her hair is waist-length with shoulder-length bangs framing both sides of her face. As a child, she tied her hair in twin short pigtails before becoming Hiruzen's student when she then wore her hair in a high ponytail. As an adult, Tsunade usually ties her hair into two loose ponytails. Some time after leaving the village, she obtained a violet rhombus mark on her forehead similar to her [[Mito Uzumaki|grandmother]]'s, which she uses as a chakra gathering point known as the [[Strength of a Hundred Seal]]. It will temporarily disappear when unleashing the conserved chakra and reappear after she has accumulated enough chakra. When she [[Yin Seal: Release|releases]] the Strength of a Hundred Seal, the diamond mark on her forehead opens out into a seal that usually extends to her jaws. When using the Strength of a Hundred Technique, the markings extend themselves around her entire body.
 
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[[File:Tsuande full-bodied.png|thumb|left|Tsunade's full appearance.]]
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While only in her early fifties, her form is a frail and wrinkled old appearance, more so than her age would suggest. However, she maintains the appearance of her younger self through a unique and constant [[Transformation Technique]]. In her youth, the appearance she normally takes, she has a slender frame. Despite being known as flat-chested in her childhood, she now has a rather large bust; 106 centimetres in circumference, according to Jiraiya.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 406, page 9</ref> Her beauty has been pointed out several times and she's been called the most beautiful kunoichi in the world by several characters.<ref name="chpt172"/>
 
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Tsunade is a fair-skinned woman with brown eyes and straight blonde hair that parts above her forehead. Her hair has shoulder-length bangs that frame her face and the rest reaches her lower back. During her childhood and through her young-adult years she wore her hair in a high ponytail, she later keeps it tied in two loose ponytails. The [[Strength of a Hundred Seal]] - taking the appearance of a violet diamond- is clearly visible on her forehead. In her childhood, she wore grey mesh shirt and over it a teal-coloured kimono with short sleeves and red-lining around the collars which she secured with a blue sash. She also wore red wristbands and white wrapping over her calves with blue sandals.
   
She often wears a grass-green haori with the kanji for {{translation|''gamble''|賭|kake}} written in black on the back, inside a red circle. Underneath she wears a grey, kimono-style blouse with no sleeves, held closed by a broad, dark bluish-grey obi that matches her pants. Her blouse is closed quite low, revealing her sizeable cleavage. She wears open-toed, strappy black sandals with high heels and red polish on both her fingernails and toenails. She also wears a soft pink lipstick. She also used to wear [[First Hokage's Necklace|her grandfather's necklace]] in clear view on her chest, before giving it to Naruto.
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She was very skinny throughout her childhood to the point of being known as flat-chested. By young-adulthood however, Tsunade grew into a slender woman of curvaceous frame, above-average height, and noticeably large breasts, which Jiraiya noted to be 106 centimetres;<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 406, page 9</ref> she is in fact widely regarded as the most beautiful kunoichi in the world.<ref name="c172">''Naruto'' chapter 172, page 7</ref> By her fifties, she appears much older, being heavily wrinkled and rather frail-looking (presumably from over-usage of her [[Creation Rebirth]]). However, Tsunade maintains her youthful appearance using a unique [[Transformation Technique]]. Tsunade often wears a grass-green haori with the kanji for {{translation|"gamble"|賭|kake}} on the back, inside a red circle. Underneath she wears a grey, kimono-style blouse with no sleeves, held closed by a broad, dark bluish-grey obi that matches her pants. Her blouse is closed quite low, revealing her sizeable cleavage. She wears open-toed, strapped black sandals with high heels. She has red nail polish on both her fingernails and toenails and uses a soft pink lipstick. She wore the [[First Hokage's necklace]] for many years until she gives it to Naruto.
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== Abilities ==
 
== Abilities ==
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[[File:Heaven spear kick.png|thumb|Tsunade shattering Madara's Susanoo ribcage.]]
As one of the Legendary Sannin and the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade is undoubtedly one of the most powerful ninja that Konoha has ever produced. Greatly admired around the world, Tsunade is reputed to be one of the most powerful kunoichi in ninja history.<ref name="chpt172"/> She is a remarkable combatant and [[medical-nin]] and is also hailed as the world's strongest kunoichi,<ref name="chpt172"/> which has lead to many younger kunoichi to look up to her. [[Jiraiya]] commented that no one could stand equal to her in terms of combat and medical prowess.<ref name="usawam"/> Her overall might was even acknowledged by [[Madara Uchiha]], being able to overpower one of the legendary Uchiha's [[wood clone]]-[[Susanoo]] on her own.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 588, pages 11-12</ref>
 
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Like other students of the [[Third Hokage]], Tsunade is an exceptionally talented shinobi. Her skills became well-known following the [[Second Shinobi World War]] when dubbed by [[Hanzō]] as a [[Sannin]], alongside Jiraiya and Orochimaru. Tsunade's skills are popularly held as the reason for Konoha's victory during that war, and in the years following, became known as the world's strongest kunoichi.<ref name="c172" /> Despite being rusty, Tsunade's skills easily outclassed [[Kabuto Yakushi]]'s when they battled, with him having to rely on using a [[Military Rations Pill]] to continue battling, and use her fear of blood against her to gain the upperhand. Following the Third Hokage's death, she was unanimously recognised to become the Fifth [[Hokage]], proving her worth by saving countless villagers when [[Pain]] [[Shinra Tensei|decimated]] Konoha. Even the likes of [[Madara Uchiha]] admits that Tsunade was worthy of being a Kage.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 588, page 20</ref>
   
=== Physical Prowess ===
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=== Physical and Chakra Prowess ===
[[File:Tsunade cleaves the ground.png|thumb|Tsunade ruptures the ground with one finger.]]
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[[File:Tsunade defeats Naruto.png|thumb|left|Tsunade ruptures the ground with one finger.]]
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While Tsunade believes it is vital for a medical-nin to avoid injury, as they cannot perform their duties if anything happens to them,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 270, pages 9-10</ref> she is equally famous for her immense prowess in taijutsu, said to wield the highest level of efficiency.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 158, page 4</ref> This is mainly done as a deterrent to keep enemies from getting too close to her while she performs her medical-nin duties. Even more, belying her slender form, Tsunade wields inhuman raw strength as severing her muscles is needed to inhibit that strength.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 164, pages 10-11</ref> She can easily split the ground with a finger strike,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 159, pages 4-5</ref> lift and hurl [[Gamabunta]]'s sword with deadly accuracy,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 170, pages 15-16</ref> even break through [[Susanoo]], an "[[absolute defence]]", with only a few hits.<ref name="c577"/>
Tsunade's trademark ability is her immense raw strength, with which she is able to launch her targets several metres with a mere finger flick or create fissures with a single finger jab at the ground.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 159, pages 4-5</ref> An opponent struck by her attacks could suffer damage ranging from broken bones, ruptured organs, or even death, as Jiraiya learned from his perverted actions in his youth.<ref name="pervy"/> She was able to obliterate a large portion of [[Madara Uchiha]]'s wood clone's body with a single punch.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 577, pages 9-12</ref> She was also capable of cracking the defences of Madara's [[Susanoo]]'s ribcage with a single punch, bringing it down with a second attack, albeit with A's help. The strength of her physical attack was acknowledged by [[Madara Uchiha]] himself to be stronger than the Fourth Raikage, whose lightning infused attacks are known to be extremely strong.<ref name="c577p3"/> In the anime, when facing the [[Fourth Raikage]] in an arm-wrestling match, the latter had to resort a feint to throw her off-balance in conjunction with his high-speed to defeat her, as he was being overpowered.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 286</ref>
 
   
[[File:Kage attack Madara.png|thumb|left|Tsunade shattering Madara's Susanoo with the help of two other Kage.]]
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[[File:Yin Seal Release.png|thumb|Tsunade releasing her seal.]]
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As a descendant of both the [[Senju]] and [[Uzumaki Clan]]s, Tsunade inherited their life-force and physical energy, allowing her to still fight at peak performance despite her naturally frail form and battle the likes of [[Madara Uchiha]] for over half a day without exhaustion. She can even endure several mortal stabs to the chest<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 170, page 19</ref> and retain consciousness after being bisected<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 601</ref> long enough to heal others before being healed herself. Her reserves of chakra are immense, enough to heal several thousand shinobi during the final battle with [[Obito Uchiha]]. She also has excellent control over her [[chakra]], able to perform her various feats to the maximum efficiency with absolute minimum required chakra and build-up time. Her timing and precision for focusing her chakra is so advanced, by releasing it in parts of her body at the key point of contact, she can further her strength to decimate a target in a single blow. Likewise, she can inject chakra into an opponent, scrambling their body's electric signals so that commands, like making one's hand move when intending to move their leg.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 164, page 15</ref>
In battle, Tsunade has displayed great speed, flexibility, and ferocity. She was able to incapacitate [[Shizune]] with a quick strike before the latter could react.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 162, pages 6-7</ref> In her battle with [[Kabuto Yakushi]], she showed enough skills to attack while on the defensive, giving the younger shinobi very little time to react to her attacks.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 164, pages 9-11</ref> She was also able to use the [[Body Pathway Derangement]] technique on him when he thought she was incapacitated,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 164, pages 13-15</ref> use her feet to counter [[Orochimaru]]'s sword moments after her hands were bound, and even intercept Manda mid-strike while lifting Gamabunta's sword.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 170, pages 17-18</ref> Before Mei could react, Tsunade intercepted all five of [[Madara]]'s [[Fire Release: Dragon Flame Release Song Technique|flame dragons]] dissipating them all.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 591, pages 8-9</ref> Likewise, Tsunade showed herself to be very nimble, able to attack from various angles, even while in mid-air, to effectively pressure her opponents. As a field medical-nin, Tsunade is reputed to be highly skilled in the art of evasion; skills she deems necessary for field medics since their healing abilities would be pointless if they are unable to survive and be the last to die. These are skills and views she instilled in her own disciples.
 
   
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=== Ninjutsu ===
Her remarkable durability also allowed her to survive the life-risking Heavenly Transfer Technique with only minor injuries in the process.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 562, pages 11-14</ref> She was also able to recover from a [[Yasaka Magatama]] fired at close-range.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 578, page 5</ref> A further testament to this trait also allowed her to still move after having her muscles torn — something Kabuto noted was an impressive and praise-worthy feat no ordinary person could achieve.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 164, page 14</ref> While a medical-nin normally tries to avoid direct battle, Tsunade's taijutsu has been considered unsurpassed, which she uses mainly to intimidate her opponents from approaching her in order to carry out her primary duties as a medical-nin. When entering battle directly, she is a force to be reckoned with as seen during her assault on Orochimaru and Kabuto, where she single-handedly demolished the the entire landscape while attacking them.
 
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[[File:Katsuyu healing.png|thumb|left|Tsunade and Katsuyu healing injuries.]]
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Tsunade has advanced skill with [[fūinjutsu]]. With her [[Strength of a Hundred Seal]], she can continuously store up additional chakra into it. When the seal is [[Yin Seal: Release|released]], Tsunade has access to all the accumulated chakra, totaling a so-named hundred-times her usual chakra levels. While normally using this extra chakra to perform her techniques, she can also transfer the chakra to others, either to replenish or amplify their own.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 588, page 13</ref> Tsunade can [[Summoning Technique|summon]] segments of [[Katsuyu]], a [[slug]] from the [[Shikkotsu Forest]]. In addition to fighting alongside Tsunade, Katsuyu can use her [[Slug Great Division|division]]s as a form of long-distance communication or to move and shield Tsunade's injured allies. Should her allies be a distance away, she can [[Reverse Summoning Technique|send]] Katsuyu to their location.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 118</ref> By [[Katsuyu: Immense Network Healing|linking]] with Katsuyu, Tsunade can monitor those that Katsuyu has attached to, remotely healing them and replenishing their chakra as needed.
   
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Tsunade's [[nature]]s include [[Lightning]], [[Fire]], [[Water]], and [[Earth]], as well as [[Yang]]<ref name="d4" /> and in the anime [[Yin Release]].<ref>''Naruto'' episode 147</ref> In the anime, she can make [[shadow clones]] and also shows proficiency in [[space–time ninjutsu]] and [[barrier ninjutsu]].<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 111</ref>
=== Life Force and Chakra Control ===
 
[[File:CreationRebirth.jpg|thumb|right|Tsunade releasing the Strength of a Hundred Seal.]]
 
As a direct descendant of the Senju clan, Tsunade inherited an incredibly strong life force and physical energy, granting her great durability, stamina and chakra reserves. At the same time, as also a direct descendant of the Uzumaki clan, her life force is blessed with immense vitality and endurance, giving her the potential for an exceptionally long lifespan and allowing her to survive most otherwise fatal injuries and in most cases continue battling. She also has a high tolerance for physical pain, as she was able to deliver a heavy kick to Orochimaru after being sliced in her shoulder, and stabbed through her chest. to still land a powerful blow to [[Orochimaru]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 170, page 19</ref> Throughout the fight with Orochimaru, she was able to push herself to fight on despite being tired and injured. She was also able to continue fighting with extreme force against Madara's Susanoo army despite being impaled through her abdomen with two Susanoo blades.<ref name="Naruto chapter 588, page 7">''Naruto'' chapter 588, page 7</ref> Even after being bisected, she was still able to survive the ordeal, regain consciousness, summon [[Katsuyu]], and survived long enough to start healing the other Kage, which she completed after she herself was healed by [[Karin]] under the orders of [[Orochimaru]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapters 601, 635</ref>
 
   
Due to her heritage, Tsunade was also gifted with immense supplies of chakra. She was able to simultaneously heal a large number of people with the help of [[Katsuyu]] over a long period of time, without being fatigued. Even more impressive than her chakra reserves is Tsunade's control. Since at a young age, Tsunade excelled in all forms of chakra manipulation; even able to maintain multiple techniques at once. Her innate talent for it allows her to gather her chakra from any part of her body with such precision and perform any technique to their maximum potential without any wasted chakra or timing. Her signature ability with chakra control is to instinctively [[Chakra Enhanced Strength|amplify]] her already legendary strength with [[chakra]] control to monstrous levels, allowing her to perform feats like causing gigantic craters with a simple punch or kick to the ground, launch [[Gamabunta]]'s [[tantō]] into the air and then guide it down right into [[Manda]]'s mouth, and she easily shattered [[Madara Uchiha]] [[Susanoo]]'s ribcage,<ref name="c577p3">''Naruto'' chapter 577, page 3</ref> its [[Susanoo Sword|sword]], and later knocking down a complete version of the Susanoo with single punches.<ref name="Naruto chapter 588, page 7"/> This is done by building up and releasing her chakra with precise timing upon impact, making it effortless for her to decimate any target.
 
 
[[File:Tsunade gives Onoki chakra.PNG|thumb|left|Tsunade transfers her chakra to Ōnoki.]]
 
The peak of her chakra control, is her ability to form the [[Strength of a Hundred Seal]], which allows her to store massive amounts of chakra on a point on her forehead and the [[Yin Seal: Release|release it]]; a feat that only Tsunade and her own [[Sakura Haruno|student]] have accomplished, further showing the difficulty of it. Upon its release, Tsunade can either use the stored chakra to facilitate the activation of one of her techniques such as the [[Creation Rebirth]] and [[Strength of a Hundred Technique]] which makes her virtually immortal in battle or simultaneously heal and protect the entire citizens of Konoha from a very powerful attack such as Pain's [[Shinra Tensei]]. She is also able to [[Chakra Transfer Technique|transfer]] chakra to others as seen when she gave Ōnoki some of her chakra in order to facilitate his large-scale [[Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 588, page 13</ref>
 
 
=== Ninjutsu ===
 
 
==== Transformation Technique ====
 
==== Transformation Technique ====
Even though she is in her early fifties, Tsunade's [[Transformation Technique]] makes her appear as if she were still in her twenties as Jiraiya noted she was not one to "age gracefully". She readily alters what age she appears in order to avoid her gambling debts.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 149, pages 16-17</ref> Tsunade's transformation is somewhat different from a normal transformation, as it seems to be permanent, not getting dispelled when she is slashed or injured, and she apparently does not need to exert any effort to stay transformed. She is able to maintain her transformation even while asleep. The transformation dispels when she runs out of chakra from the [[Strength of a Hundred Seal]], reverting her to her natural appearance.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 171, page 11</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 431, page 5</ref>
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Despite being in her fifties, Tsunade constantly appears as if she were still in her twenties through her [[Transformation Technique]]. Tsunade's usage of this technique is unique as she can maintain changed forms as she desires without exerting any effort, even while injured or asleep but dispels when she runs out of chakra, reverting her to her natural appearance.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 171, page 11</ref> She readily alters what age she appears in order to avoid her gambling debts.<ref name="c149" />
   
 
==== Medical Ninjutsu ====
 
==== Medical Ninjutsu ====
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Tsunade is hailed as the world's greatest medical-nin, able to identify any ailments at a glance and treat conditions that other medical-nin deem impossible to cure. Orochimaru believed only she could reverse the necrosis-like effects of the [[Dead Demon Consuming Seal]]. Amongst other things, she healed the psychological damage of [[Tsukuyomi]],<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 172, page 15, 18</ref> fixed the damage to [[Rock Lee]]'s spine when he was deemed a helpless case, <ref>''Naruto'' chapter 210, page 9</ref> and counteracted the effects of the [[Three Coloured Pills]] with instructions from the [[Nara Clan Medical Encyclopaedia]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 235, page 17</ref> She also near-instantly healed Shikamaru's severe chakra depletion after he came into contact with a root of the [[God Tree]]; the chakra cloak surrounding him noticeably reacting to her treatment.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 649, page 13</ref>
[[File:Sozo-Saisei-1.jpg|thumb|right|Tsunade using the Creation Rebirth technique.]]
 
Much of Tsunade's fame comes from her being able to perform any procedure flawlessly to cure and heal injuries that others would consider impossible or a lost cause. She can do so through the usage of no more than chakra or basic tools. She quickly healed the psychological damage caused by [[Tsukuyomi]] upon her return to Konohagakure,<ref name="tsukuyomi"/> fixed the damage done to [[Rock Lee]]'s spine,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 210, page 9</ref> and counteracted the effects of the [[Three Coloured Pills]] on [[Chōji]],<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 235, page 17</ref> something [[Chōza]] stated would have been impossible if she weren't there.<ref name="Naruto chapter 236, page 9">''Naruto'' chapter 236, page 9</ref> Tsunade has also been noted to be capable of making powerful sleeping potions that are also colourless; so much that she is the only one in the world who could spike a drink without a [[ninja]] knowing it was drugged.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 162, page 11</ref>
 
   
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[[File:Creation Rebirth.png|thumb|Tsunade healing herself with Creation Rebirth.]]
With her remarkable knowledge of the human body and converting her chakra into electricity, Tsunade is capable of sending [[Body Pathway Derangement|electric waves]] into the opponent's nervous system by striking the back of the neck. This then scrambles the electric signals within them and disrupts the way their body moves, such as attempting to move the right hand would cause the left leg to move instead, and so on.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 164, page 15</ref> It is unknown if this is [[Lightning Release]]. In a similar manner, Tsunade has also shown the ability to use medical ninjutsu adversely and use it to harm, even kill, instead of heal.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 163, pages 5-9</ref> She can use a single chakra-infused strike to effortlessly cause internal damage or incapacitate a target as she did the latter to Shizune when she tried to stop Tsunade from meeting with Orochimaru. Tsunade is also able to create a [[chakra scalpel]] both for surgery and to inflict internal lacerations and even attack the internal organs.
 
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Undoubtedly, the pinnacle of Tsunade's medical prowess is her [[Creation Rebirth]], which draws on her vast chakra supplies to instantaneously heal any wounds she receives. Because it requires no [[hand seal]]s to perform, she needs no conscious effort on her part once active, and can heal any damage no matter how severe (her chakra levels permitting); [[Orochimaru]] describes it as a form of immortality that even he is envious of.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 169, page 16</ref> Despite how useful it is in battle, Creation Rebirth is a double-edged sword: the body's cells can only divide and be created a set amount of times, so whenever Tsunade uses the technique she shortens her lifespan. Because of this, she only uses it in very desperate situations.
   
[[File:Byakugō no Jutsu.png|thumb|left|Tsunade using the Strength of a Hundred Technique.]]
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[[File:Nara Clan Medical Encyclopaedia.png|thumb|left|Tsunade researching for a procedure.]]
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Tsunade's skills extend beyond the typical [[medical ninjutsu]]. She earned fame during the Second Shinobi World War for being the only person able to make antidotes for the poisons of [[Sunagakure]]'s [[Chiyo]].<ref name="c253" /> Similarly, she can make sleeping potions that are undetectable to even the most skilled ninja.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 162, page 11</ref> She is knowledgeable enough to perform autopsies and examine damage on a cellular level. She is a skilled researcher. In the anime, she figured out [[Kabuto Yakushi]]'s [[Yin Healing Wound Destruction]] and uses what she finds to raise the survival rate of Rock Lee's medical procedure.<ref>''Naruto'' episode 99</ref> Following the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]], she studies the material that the [[White Zetsu Army]] is made of and learns to make moveable replacement limbs from it. She has also consistently proven to be a highly skilled teacher in medical ninjutsu, as all her disciples, Shizune, Sakura, Ino, each became very respected medical-nin in their own respective rights. Due to her vast medical knowledge, Tsunade was primarily responsible for setting up the modern system of medical-nin, though she exempts herself from many of the laws that govern them due to her Creation Rebirth.<ref name="c577">''Naruto'' chapter 577, pages 1-2</ref>
The most extreme example of her medical prowess is her [[Creation Rebirth]], a technique that makes use of the massive amounts of chakra stored in her Yin Seal: Release to continuously create new cells in her body, healing any wound and even growing back missing organs. It gives her a form of "immortality" in battle that even Orochimaru expressed envy for.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 169, page 16</ref> However, as cells can only divide and be created a set amount of times, the technique shortens her life-span. Because of the risk associated with the technique, Tsunade only uses Creation Rebirth in extremely desperate situations. This technique is considered as the absolute pinnacle of medical ninjutsu, and Tsunade developed it under the resolution of protecting those dear to her. She also created an extension of the Creation Rebirth known as the [[Strength of a Hundred Technique]], which causes the seal to extend all the way down her body. While this technique is active, any wounds Tsunade receives will heal instantaneously, without the need to make hand seals or even a conscious effort.
 
   
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She was also able to instantly heal Shikamaru, who was suffering from severe chakra depleting simply by laying her hands on him.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 649, page 13</ref>
 
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==== Summoning Technique ====
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=== Search for Tsunade ===
[[File:Tsunade on Katsuyu.jpg|thumb|right|Tsunade's summon, Katsuyu.]]
 
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Tsunade can summon [[slugs]] of varying sizes, although she has only ever been seen summoning [[Katsuyu]]. The slugs' primary abilities seem to revolve around spitting acid and splitting into smaller slugs. Tsunade apparently has a mental connection with Katsuyu, as she was able to get reports and send out messages through Katsuyu during the [[invasion of Pain]]. Tsunade can transfer her chakra to a large number of slugs over long distances. By having the slugs spread out and attach themselves to wounded individuals, Tsunade is then capable of [[Remote Healing|healing multiple injuries at different locations simultaneously]]. This technique proved particularly helpful during the [[Invasion of Pain]] which helped Tsunade preserve the life of the villagers even after a devastating [[Shinra Tensei|attack]] by the enemy forces.
 
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Tsunade hits a jackpot while playing the slot machines in [[Tanzaku Quarters]]. She takes this as a sign that something bad is about to happen and makes immediate plans to leave the city, but [[Shizune]] convinces her to visit a local castle before they go. While they're there, the castle is destroyed by a [[snake]], [[Orochimaru]]'s way of saying hello. Tsunade immediately notices the damage to his arms and, guessing he wants her to heal them, preemptively refuses. Orochimaru's assistant, [[Kabuto Yakushi]], explains that they've tried all other options and that only Tsunade can help. She asks how his arms were damaged, to which Orochimaru responds that the damage was received while he killed [[Hiruzen Sarutobi]]. Tsunade becomes enraged and threatens to kill Orochimaru, but he piques her interest when he offers to [[Impure World Reincarnation|revive]] [[Nawaki]] and [[Dan Katō]].
   
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Tsunade asks what he would do if his arms were restored. Orochimaru replies that he would destroy [[Konohagakure]], which is what he was trying to do when his arms were damaged in the first place. Shizune tries to convince Tsunade to help her kill Orochimaru and Kabuto, but they decide to leave instead, giving Tsunade a week to decide. While having dinner later, they are found by [[Jiraiya]]. Jiraiya asks her to become the Fifth [[Hokage]], which she refuses, upsetting Jiraiya's companion, [[Naruto Uzumaki]]. Tsunade recognises Naruto as the [[jinchūriki]] of the [[Nine-Tails]] and starts remarking on what a waste it was for the [[Fourth Hokage]] to give his life saving Konoha from the Nine-Tails. She reflects further that all the past Hokage have wasted their lives for the village and concludes that only a fool would ever want the title.
=== Intelligence ===
 
While normally appearing carefree or short-tempered, Tsunade is a capable leader. A keen thinker, Tsunade is also highly observant and analytical, allowing her to see through most deceptions, and is rarely caught off-guard. Most commonly, Tsunade will choose the best ninja available to construct a team after looking over the assigned mission. In the anime, she was able to analyse and [[Cell Activation Technique|replicate]] the basic mechanics of Kabuto’s [[Yin Healing Wound Destruction|regeneration technique]] to aid in bettering the chances of Rock Lee's life-risking surgery being a success.<ref>''Naruto'' episode 99</ref>
 
   
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[[File:Tsunade vs naruto.png|thumb|Tsunade and Naruto face-off.]]
Her intelligence is most renowned as the best in the world for her expertise in all areas of medicine. She has been credited with creating the official [[medical-nin]] system and the laws that govern them.<ref name="chpt577"/> She can immediately determine what kind of injuries or illness (physical or mental) a person has from a single glance. In addition to this, Tsunade seems to have a vast knowledge of poisons and herbal medicine, as noted by [[Chiyo]] who stated that during the Second Great Shinobi War, Tsunade was the only one capable of countering all her poisons perfectly.<ref name="suna" /> She also has remarkable knowledge of the human psyche, as she was able to effortlessly undo the damage to Kakashi and Sasuke's minds inflicted by [[Itachi]]'s [[Tsukuyomi]] in a matter of seconds.<ref name="tsukuyomi">''Naruto'' chapter 172, page 15, 18</ref> Tsunade has also proven to be a very capable teacher, having single-handedly trained [[Sakura]] and [[Shizune]] and passed on much of her knowledge make them become two of Konoha's best medical-nin and field support.
 
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Naruto, who has his own dreams of being Hokage, is enraged and tries to attack Tsunade. Jiraiya holds him back, but Tsunade agrees to fight with him outside the restaurant. Tsunade easily outmatches Naruto using only one finger for offence and defence, but she's unsettled by how similar his resolve is to Nawaki and Dan's. While she's distracted by this, Naruto attacks her with an incomplete [[Rasengan]], which she once again avoids using only a finger. She berates Jiraiya for teaching Naruto the Rasengan at all, declaring it cruel to let someone as untalented as him believe he can master something as complicated as the Rasengan. Naruto vows to complete it in three days, prompting Tsunade to make a wager: if Naruto can master the Rasengan in a week, she'll give him the [[First Hokage's necklace]]; if he can't, she gets his [[Gama-chan|wallet]]. Naruto agrees.
   
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Tsunade and Jiraiya have drinks later. Jiraiya guesses that Orochimaru made some offer to Tsunade. He doesn't ask for details about the offer, but he promises to personally kill her if she does anything to endanger Konoha. She claims not to care about the village, so Jiraiya reminds her of how important the village was to Nawaki and Dan; he further notes how similar they, particularly Nawaki, are to Naruto. Tsunade keeps tabs on Naruto as he trains, but by the end of the week he has failed to master the Rasengan and the intense training leaves him bedridden. Shizune pleads with Tsunade not to accept Orochimaru's deal and, when this fails, she tries to use force, prompting Tsunade to knock her out. She meets with Jiraiya again and drugs his drink, knocking him out and, when he wakes up the next morning, making it difficult for him to use his [[chakra]].
In battle, she has shown great ingenuity, able to quickly pick up on her opponent's fighting style and battle pattern to better avoid damage and plan her attacks around that. These traits are to keep herself alive in battle so she may heal her team-mates; things she drilled into [[Sakura]] while training her.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 270, pages 9-10</ref> Her mental fortitude is also noteworthy, as she overcame her paralysing fear of blood through willpower alone, something every eyewitness found miraculous.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 169, pages 13, 15</ref>
 
   
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[[File:Tsunade's decision.png|thumb|left|Tsunade preparing to "heal" Orochimaru.]]
=== Other Skills ===
 
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Tsunade meets with Orochimaru and agrees to heal his arms on the condition that he would leave Konoha alone. Orochimaru agrees. She approaches him, apparently to heal him, but Kabuto notices at the last moment that she has [[killing intent]] and stops her. Orochimaru questions why she would deceive him, to which she replies that she knew he was lying about sparing Konoha. Although she desperately wants to see Nawaki and Dan again, she knows they wouldn't want to be brought back at the cost of Konoha's safety, something Naruto has reminded her of. Orochimaru and Kabuto state that they'll force her to heal his arms, causing her to attack them. They draw her away from the city and Kabuto, a [[medic-nin]], tries neutralising her, but she heals all the debilitating damage he does. Unable to stop her through conventional means, Kabuto slits his own wrists and coats her with his blood, paralysing her due to her phobia.
Tsunade is also well-versed in [[fūinjutsu]], capable of developing an [[S-rank]] [[Yin Seal: Release|seal]] that continuously stores up chakra for various reasons including using the high-level techniques such as the [[Creation Rebirth]] technique which she also created. In the anime, Tsunade demonstrated noticeable skill in a variety of other areas. When dealing with the [[Legendary Stupid Brothers]], her skill in [[genjutsu]] was great enough to [[Genjutsu Binding|bind]] the immensely strong duo at once.<ref>''Naruto'' episode 147</ref> She was also able to use [[Space–Time Ninjutsu]] to send one of Katsuyu's divisions to [[Team Three]]'s location despite the great distance.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 111</ref> She is also highly adept in [[barrier ninjutsu]]; able to design the [[Four-Corner Sealing Barrier]] from scratch, which can be used to seal a tailed beast.
 
   
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[[File:Naruto protects Tsunade.png|thumb|Tsunade protected by Naruto.]]
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Jiraiya, Shizune, and Naruto eventually arrive to help. Shizune looks after Tsunade as she shudders from the blood while Jiraiya fights Orochimaru and Naruto fights Kabuto. Naruto is quickly defeated by Kabuto, as is Shizune when she tries to face him afterwards. Kabuto approaches Tsunade and tries to restrain her, which she is unable to fend off in her condition. Naruto stops him and attacks with an incomplete Rasengan, but misses, causing Kabuto to start commenting on his lack of talent, just as Tsunade did the week before. Naruto persists and, after making a [[shadow clone]] to help him, he is able to strike Kabuto with a perfected Rasengan. Kabuto is defeated, but as his last act he severs Naruto's heart muscles. Tsunade tries healing him, fearing that he'll die just like Nawaki and Dan did. She succeeds, and in a brief moment of regained consciousnesses Naruto claims the necklace he's won.
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[[File:Tsunade punch orochimaru.png|thumb|left|Tsunade defeats Orochimaru.]]
== Part I ==
 
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Orochimaru decides to kill Naruto and attacks with his [[Sword of Kusanagi]]. Tsunade uses her body to block the attack, her way of protecting Naruto, Konoha's future Hokage. Orochimaru keeps trying to attack him, which Tsunade keeps using her body to block. Her resolve to protect Naruto eventually overcomes her fear of blood, allowing her to go on the offensive: she kicks Orochimaru, activates [[Creation Rebirth]] to heal all the damage she's received, and declares her acceptance of the position of Fifth Hokage. She, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru each [[Summoning Technique|summon]] [[Katsuyu]], [[Gamabunta]], and [[Manda]], respectively. When Manda proves too elusive for Katsuyu and Gamabunta, Tsunade uses Gamabunta's sword to pin Manda to the ground with his mouth shut. She then delivers a sequence of punches to Orochimaru's face, forcing him to escape with Kabuto; before he leaves, he warns that he has [[Living Corpse Reincarnation|other ways]] of fixing his arms.
=== Search for Tsunade Arc ===
 
After his failed [[invasion of Konoha]] cost him his arms in the aftermath of his fight with Hiruzen, [[Orochimaru]] sought out Tsunade to heal his arms. Declining at first while noticing is arms, [[Kabuto Yakushi]] complemented Tsunade's talent while saying that she's the only one in the world who can cure Orochimaru or kill him. Inspecting the injury, Tsunade learns that it was inflicted on her former team mate by Hiruzen, whom Orochimaru killed in battle. Shocked upon hearing that revelation, Tsunade attempts to kill Orochimaru before he offers to use [[Impure World Reincarnation]] to bring back Dan and Nawaki as payment for her services. Seeing that she was tempted by this offer, Orochimaru left her a week to consider his proposal.
 
   
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Having used so much chakra during the fight, Tsunade's younger transformation fades after the battle, but it is restored before Naruto wakes up. When he hears about what happened while he was unconscious, Naruto expresses his concern that she isn't qualified to be Fifth Hokage, being vastly inferior to Hiruzen. Tsunade challenges him to a fight and once again outmatches him using a single finger. Rather than defeat him, however, she kisses his forehead to symbolise her faith in his achieving his dreams, just as she once did for Nawaki and Dan.
[[File:Unforgivable! A Total Lack of Respect!.JPG|thumb|left|Tsunade and Naruto face-off.]]
 
Soon afterwards, Tsunade was approached by [[Jiraiya]], who wanted her to become the next Hokage. After she disrespectfully turns down the offer, an enraged Naruto challenges Tsunade to a fight for her ridiculing of the title. Though she easily beats him in the match, Tsunade shows interest at Naruto's attempt of using the [[Rasengan]] and makes a bet with him: she would give him Hashirama's necklace if he could master the technique within a week and he would give her [[Gama-chan|all the money]] he had on him should he fail. Naruto accepted the bet, and Tsunade kept a careful eye on Naruto's progress throughout the week while contemplating Orochimaru's offer. When the week was up, and Naruto appeared to have failed in mastering the technique, she drugged Jiraiya so he would not meddle and went to meet Orochimaru.
 
   
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=== Sasuke Recovery Mission ===
[[File:A Dubious Offer! Tsunade's Choice!.JPG|thumb|right|Tsunade preparing to "heal" Orochimaru.]]
 
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Though it seemed she was able to heal Orochimaru, having him promise not destroy Konoha once his arms were healed, Kabuto exposes Tsunade's actual intent to kill Orochimaru. Her motives known, Tsunade revealed that she knew Orochimaru has no intention of honouring his promise to leave Konoha alone, and that she couldn't bring herself to let him attack the village again even if it meant seeing Nawaki and Dan again. While she had tried to forget this fact over the years, Naruto's determination and desire to be Hokage reminded her of their dreams, and she had decided to do whatever was necessary to protect those dreams.
 
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[[File:Tsunade as Hokage.PNG|thumb|Tsunade becomes the Fifth Hokage.]]
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When they get back to Konoha, the villagers start making preparations to officially place Tsunade into office. Before that can happen, Naruto has Tsunade heal the [[Tsukuyomi|damage]] to the minds of [[Kakashi Hatake]] and [[Sasuke Uchiha]]. She also looks at the damage to [[Rock Lee]]'s spine; although she's the only one who can fix it, she confesses that there's a fifty percent chance he wouldn't survive the procedure and recommends he give up on life as a ninja. After thinking it over, Lee tells her plainly that being a ninja is his dream, which she cannot argue with. In the anime, Tsunade tries to improve his chances of survival by studying [[Yin Healing Wound Destruction|one of Kabuto's jutsu]], and in doing so she improves Lee's odds to 58%. Lee ultimately survives the procedure.
   
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Being Hokage comes with a heavy workload, especially in the aftermath of Orochimaru's [[Konoha Crush]], which left the village understaffed. For this reason, when Tsunade is informed that Sasuke has defected to Orochimaru, [[Shikamaru Nara]] - only recently promoted to [[chūnin]] - is the highest ranking ninja she can assign to lead the [[Sasuke Recovery Team]]; she allows him any [[genin]] he can recruit for the mission, though recommends Naruto's inclusion. After the Recovery Team leaves, Tsunade is notified of the [[Konoha Special Mission Platoon]]'s defeat by the [[Sound Four]], Sasuke's escorts. Having already suspected that a team of genin wouldn't be enough, she requests [[Sunagakure]]'s support so that Orochimaru, a mutual enemy of both villages, can't gain Sasuke's [[Sharingan]]. She is also informed that Lee, despite still recovering from his surgery, has also gone off to lend support.
[[File:Points Disturbance.jpg|thumb|left|Tsunade attacks Kabuto.]]
 
With that, Tsunade attacked Orochimaru, though Kabuto fought her in his place. However, realising that he is completely outmatched, Kabuto slits his wrists to use Tsunade's hæmophobia against her before Shizune and Naruto came to her rescue. While he and Shizune were easily defeated, despite Tsunade telling him to run, Naruto was able to overcome his injuries and manages to defeat Kabuto with a perfected Rasengan in his effort to protect her. As Naruto collapsed and in critical condition, Tsunade manages to heal him and giving him Hashirama's necklace in hope he would become a Hokage.
 
   
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Despite the best efforts of the Recovery Team, Lee, and Suna's [[Three Sand Siblings]], they are unable to stop Sasuke from joining forces with Orochimaru. Tsunade sends the [[Medic Corps]] to retrieve the Recovery Team's members and tend to their injuries; Tsunade, by studying the [[Nara Clan Medical Encyclopaedia]], is able to cure [[Chōji Akimichi]] of the [[Three Coloured Pills]]' side-effects. Tsunade is later approached by [[Sakura Haruno]], who asks to be taught [[medical ninjutsu]]. Sensing that Sakura has something she wants to protect (Naruto and Sasuke), Tsunade agrees.
[[File:Tsunade paws Orochimaru.png|thumb|right|Tsunade defeats Orochimaru.]]
 
Orochimaru, worrying about what kind of threat Naruto might become when he got older, attempts to kill him, though Tsunade blocks that attack with her body. When inquired as to why she was protecting Naruto, Tsunade replies that Naruto would someday be Hokage, and that she would not allow him to die before that happened. With that, Tsunade accepted the title of Fifth Hokage while overcoming her fear of blood to eliminate Orochimaru. Joining forces with the still drugged Jiraiya, the two attacked Orochimaru. After a battle of summons, Tsunade dealt the finishing blow to Orochimaru. Defeated, Orochimaru escaped, vowing to destroy Konoha once he'd healed himself. Once Naruto recovered, the group returned to Konoha where Tsunade begins her term while secretly believing that Naruto would someday become her successor. Also, like with Nawaki and Dan before Naruto, Tsunade gives him a kiss on the forehead to show her faith in him.
 
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[[File:Tsunade as Hokage.PNG|thumb|left|Tsunade as the Fifth Hokage.]]
 
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Jiraiya makes plans to take Naruto away from the village to train him. In the anime, Naruto must remain in Konoha while Jiraiya is off investigating and it is up to Tsunade to keep him preoccupied with other missions so that he won't go after Sasuke by himself. When, during one of these missions, the [[Legendary Stupid Brothers]] escape from prison, Tsunade convinces them to surrender with a quick display of [[genjutsu]] and her strength.
Soon after arriving in Konoha to take her place as [[Hokage]], Tsunade healed the mental injuries inflicted by [[Itachi Uchiha]]'s [[Tsukuyomi]] on [[Kakashi Hatake]] and [[Sasuke Uchiha]]. She also gave a grim prognosis on [[Rock Lee]]'s condition. She stated that the only procedure that could allow him to return to duty as a ninja was one that she alone was capable of performing, and it only had a fifty percent success chance that could prove to be fatal for Lee. Not wanting to take such a risk, Tsunade advised Lee that it was best that he retire as a ninja and find another profession. However, upon seeing Lee's resolve to become a ninja and the [[Will of Fire]] which burned within him, she decided to conduct the surgery.
 
   
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=== The Appearance of Strange Visitors ===
In the anime, while Lee is struggling to decide what he should do, Tsunade looked into ways to improve his chance of survival. Thinking back to how she had seen Kabuto withstand Naruto's [[Rasengan]], Tsunade used [[Yin Healing Wound Destruction|Kabuto's technique]] as a [[Cell Activation Technique|basis to improve]] Lee's chances of survival from fifty to fifty-eight percent. Lee finally agreed to undergo the procedure, and survived.
 
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In the anime, Tsunade learns that Rock Lee and [[Might Guy]] are being impersonated by [[Mondai]] and [[Potcha]]. Deciding to have fun with the two, Tsunade pretends to believe their disguises and has them do many arduous tasks for her. The workload horrifies the two and eventually drives them away from the village.
   
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== Interlude ==
[[File:Nara Clan Medical Encyclopaedia.png|thumb|right|Tsunade prepares medicine to heal Chōji.]]
 
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=== In Naruto's Footsteps: The Friends' Paths ===
When Sasuke defected from the village so that he could go to Orochimaru, Tsunade was forced to send out [[Sasuke Retrieval Team|a group]] of [[genin]] to try and stop and retrieve him, due to lack of manpower. She also used Konoha's reacquired alliance with [[Sunagakure]] to call in a favour for reinforcements, hoping to give the retrieval team some back-up. Despite her efforts, the group ultimately failed, and Tsunade helped in healing their mortal injuries, bringing them back to full health. She was particularly instrumental in the healing of Chōji, mixing the antidote to the side effects of the [[Three Coloured Pills]] that she got from the [[Nara Clan Medical Encyclopaedia|medical encyclopaedia]] kept by the [[Nara]]s; a fact [[Chōza]] gratefully stated.<ref name="Naruto chapter 236, page 9"/> In the aftermath of Sasuke's betrayal, [[Sakura Haruno]] asked to become Tsunade's apprentice, which Tsunade gladly accepted.
 
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Sakura progresses rapidly under Tsunade's tutelage. In the anime, [[Ino Yamanaka]] also asks to train with Tsunade. From seeing the rivalry that exists between Sakura and Ino and how that competition drives them each to do better, Tsunade agrees.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 406</ref> However, she teaches Ino only medical ninjutsu and not the additional skills she teaches Sakura, believing it would be better for Ino to focus on her clan's [[hiden jutsu]].<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 407</ref>
   
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[[File:Suna and Konoha meeting.png|thumb|left|Tsunade and the Konoha Council meeting with the Suna delegation.]]
=== Pre-Shippūden Filler Arcs ===
 
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About two years after Naruto leaves Konoha to train with Jiraiya, Tsunade proposes to Suna's [[Fifth Kazekage]] that their two villages hold a [[Chūnin Exam]]. Publicly, the exam will demonstrate the alliance that now exists between their two villages. Secretly, the exam will hopefully draw out [[Akatsuki]], who are after jinchūriki like the Kazekage. The Kazekage agrees and the two villages split responsibilities for the exams. She sends Kakashi Hatake to invite [[Amegakure]] to the exams with instructions to investigate rumours that Ame's leader, [[Hanzō]], has been overthrown.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 394</ref> Ame accepts the invitation and Kakashi is unable to uncover anything, but both are convinced that something unusual is happening in Ame.
Tsunade appeared in numerous filler arcs, though she typically did nothing more than sending others out on missions, occasionally trying new ways of deciding who would go on a specific mission. Her goal during the filler arcs was to keep Naruto busy until Jiraiya came back, to prevent him from going after Sasuke himself. When the [[Legendary Stupid Brothers]] escape from prison, she convinces them to surrender with a quick display of genjutsu and her strength. In another filler, she summoned [[Katsuyu]] to deal with some impersonators of [[Rock Lee]] and [[Might Guy]], who had entered the village. Later, as Jiraiya and Naruto left the village to begin their two-year training, [[Ino Yamanaka]] approached Tsunade with the request of studying medical ninjutsu under the Sannin, to which she presumably agreed.
 
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The first stage of the exams is completed in Konoha without incident. Before the examinees and proctors relocate to Suna for the second stage, Tsunade warns the Konoha personnel to be alert to attacks on the Kazekage.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 399</ref> The Kazekage is indeed attacked during the second stage, forcing the exams to be cancelled prematurely. Performance reports on the remaining participants are sent to their respective villages to decide who will be promoted to chūnin; Tsunade promotes the members of [[Team 8]], [[Team Asuma|Team 10]], and [[Team Guy]]. She also promotes [[Neji Hyūga]] to [[jōnin]] because of his role in protecting the Kazekage.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 413</ref>
   
 
== Part II ==
 
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=== Kazekage Rescue Mission ===
During the next few years while Jiraiya and Naruto were off training, Tsunade continued her duties as Hokage and her tutelage of Sakura as a field medical-nin. Also during this time, the [[Hokage Monument]] was altered to include Tsunade's face in chronological order.
 
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[[File:Tsunade and Shizune oversee Team 7.png|thumb|Tsunade and Shizune oversee Naruto and Sakura's bell test.]]
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Tsunade is informed of Naruto's return to Konoha after two-and-a-half years of training. She shares this news with Sakura and together they welcome him back. Tsunade has Naruto and Sakura reform [[Team Kakashi|Team 7]] under Kakashi's leadership. While trying to find a mission to send Team 7 on that Naruto won't complain about, Tsunade receives a report that Suna's [[Fifth Kazekage]] has been kidnapped by [[Akatsuki]]. Tsunade decides to send Team 7 to lend assistance in the Kazekage's rescue in full awareness that Akatsuki wants to capture Naruto too. She isn't initially concerned, but when she suddenly wins the lottery she takes this as a bad sign and sends [[Team Guy]] to provide additional support.
   
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A few days later they receive news that the Kazekage was successfully rescued and that Teams 7 and Guy will be returning to Konoha. Shizune questions the wisdom of sending Naruto into battle with Akatsuki, to which Tsunade replies that, because both Naruto and the Kazekage are [[jinchūriki]], Naruto was the single best person for the mission.
=== Kazekage Rescue Arc ===
 
[[File:Mission Desk.png|thumb|left|Tsunade assigning Team Kakashi their mission.]]
 
While taking care of reports for genin missions, Tsunade learned that Jiraiya and Naruto had returned. Tsunade then decided to test Naruto's, as well as the now [[chūnin]] Sakura's, growth as ninjas by pitting them against their former jōnin-sensei Kakashi. After the two succeeded in their challenge and received praise from Kakashi, Tsunade officially made them a unit under their old name "Team Kakashi".
 
   
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=== Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance Mission ===
Later, while deciding on Team Kakashi’s first mission, Tsunade received word from Sunagakure that the Akatsuki had abducted [[Gaara]], now the Fifth [[Kazekage]]. Out of respect for the Konoha-Suna alliance, Tsunade sent Team Kakashi to assist. A few days later, Tsunade had a bad premonition when she discovered she won a major sweepstakes and sent [[Team Guy]] as backup for the mission in response.
 
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When she gets back to Konoha, Sakura shares intel she's received of an opportunity to meet with a spy in Orochimaru's ranks, what may serve as an opportunity to find Sasuke Uchiha. Kakashi is left bedridden after the mission in Suna, requiring that new members be assigned to Team 7 to go meet the spy. Shizune once again questions Naruto's inclusion on the team, believing it would be safer to keep him in Konoha. Tsunade insists that Naruto is one of the few people she can trust with the mission with absolute certainty, and that besides it's a personal matter for him and he wouldn't allow himself to be excluded.
   
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[[File:Homura and Koharu meet with Tsunade.png|thumb|left|Tsunade meets with Homura and Koharu to discuss Naruto.]]
=== Sasuke and Sai Arc ===
 
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Tsunade is shortly afterwards summoned before the [[Konoha Council]], with whom Shizune has shared her concerns and who also believe that Tsunade is deploying Naruto irresponsibly. Tsunade repeats her earlier reasoning, adding that Akatsuki will inevitably come for Naruto, and that if he keeps getting sent out on missions it will make it more difficult for Akatsuki to locate him. The Konoha Council relents after Tsunade promises to be held solely responsible in the event that her decisions and/or Naruto's capture endanger Konoha. They do, however, insist on including one of [[Danzō Shimura]]'s underlings ([[Sai]]) on this new Team 7, which Tsunade agrees to. Tsunade also assigns an [[Anbu]], codenamed "[[Yamato]]", to lead Team 7, partly so that he can keep an eye on Sai, but also because his [[wood release]] will help Naruto keep the [[Nine-Tails]] under control.
[[File:Homura and Koharu meet with Tsunade.png|thumb|right|Tsunade meets with the Konoha Council to discuss Naruto.]]
 
After Team Kakashi and Team Guy returned from rescuing Gaara, Tsunade was informed that the fallen [[Akatsuki]] member [[Sasori]] had intended to meet [[Kabuto Yakushi|an agent]] of his working within Orochimaru’s ranks. Seeing the chance to get intelligence on Orochimaru, Tsunade decided to have Team Kakashi capture this spy. Unfortunately, the elders were against letting Naruto go out on dangerous missions as the [[Akatsuki]] sought to capture him. Tsunade sternly voiced her belief in Naruto. The elders ultimately yielded under the condition that Tsunade added one of the men of [[Danzō Shimura]], Hiruzen's fierce rival and leader of the Anbu [[Root]] division, to Team Kakashi. With Kakashi currently hospitalised, Tsunade also added an [[ANBU]] agent codenamed "[[Yamato]]", mainly for his ability to utilise the [[Wood Release]] and its ability to suppress the tailed beasts, should Naruto get out of control. She also warned Yamato to keep an eye on [[Danzō]]'s addition to the team, [[Sai]].
 
   
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Although the new Team 7 does indeed meet Sasuke, they fail in bringing him back to Konoha. Naruto and the others are not deterred, however, and vow to try again, which Tsunade approves.
After Team Yamato returned, having failed their mission but gained new information on Sasuke, Tsunade surmised that Sasuke’s immense growth may have come from the assistance of Orochimaru’s use of kinjutsu and Kabuto’s medical ninjutsu. Tsunade was also troubled to learn that Danzō, in his self-righteous ideals, was willing to give the enemy top-secret information in an effort to complete the mission as Sai was instructed to give Orochimaru Anbu data should they meet.
 
   
=== Twelve Guardian Ninja Arc ===
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[[File:Tsunade attacks Sora.png|thumb|Tsunade attacks Sora for calling her an old lady.]]
In the anime, word reached Konoha that several villages on the Fire Country’s borders were being attacked. Tsunade sent several teams to investigate. She also sent Team Yamato to investigate several tombs near the [[Fire Temple]] being disturbed. When Team Yamato returned, they informed Tsunade that the tombrobbers were apparently after corpses of four former members of the [[Twelve Guardian Ninja]]. Team Yamato also brought an unofficial new member to the team from the [[Fire Temple]] to replace an injured Sai, a young monk named [[Sora]]. Tsunade also received a message explaining Sora’s troubled past and [[Jinchūriki Forms|unusual powers]] that he is not able to control that lead to great damage of the Fire Temple.
 
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In the anime, Tsunade sends Team 7 to investigate some grave robberies near the [[Fire Temple]]. When they return, they report that the [[Furido's 4-Man Team|robbers]], whoever they are, have a seeming interest in the graves of members of the [[Twelve Guardian Ninja]]. Because Sai was injured during the investigation, the Fire Temple allows [[Sora]] to fill in for him; Tsunade receives a confidential message that Sora's past and [[Jinchūriki Forms|unusual powers]] pose a risk to the Fire Temple. Meanwhile, Tsunade has Danzō taken into custody on the suspicion that he is betraying Konoha to [[Amegakure]]. While she interrogates Danzō's apparent Ame-contact, the Konoha Council informs her that the man is a double-agent who has reported that the grave robbers may be after Sora.
   
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[[File:Naruto saves Tsunade from Sora.png|thumb|left|Tsunade is saved by Naruto from Sora's attack.]]
Later, Tsunade had the Anbu apprehend Danzō due to his recent and possibly treacherous actions and ninja from the [[Amegakure]] with Danzō. Before she could interrogate the man, the elders arrived. They revealed that the Rain ninja was a double-agent working for them. The elders explained the same [[Furido's 4-Man Team|tombrobbers]] Team Yamato encountered may also be after Sora. The elders and Danzō came to the conclusion they should confine or eliminate him. Before Tsunade could voice her refusal, Sora was found spying on them. Convinced that Tsunade wanted to eliminate him, Sora became furious at her. Sora then asked [[Asuma]] if it was true that Asuma killed his father [[Kazuma]]. When Asuma sadly admitted it, Sora’s rage unleashed his hidden powers and was able to escape.
 
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The councillors recommend that Sora be either confined or eliminated. While Tsunade tries to decide what to do, Sora attacks her, but he is driven off by the arrival of Shizune and Naruto. The grave robbers soon afterwards arrive in Konoha, erecting a [[Barrier Gate Five Seals Technique: Castle Closing Eight Gates|giant barrier]] around the village while [[Earth Release Resurrection Technique: Corpse Soil|earthen zombies]] attack. While most of Konoha's forces go on the defence, Tsunade sends [[Asuma Sarutobi]] to retrieve Sora. Sora eventually starts rampaging through the village with the Nine-Tails' chakra he has, and Tsunade prepares to confront him, but Naruto ends up dealing with it. Once the grave robbers are all defeated, Tsunade pardons Sora for his actions and allows him to leave Konoha.
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Later while Tsunade was deciding what to do about Sora, the village had a complete power-outage, thanks to the tombrobbers. They arrived in the village and surrounded it in a [[Barrier Gate Five Seals Technique: Castle Closing Eight Gates|giant barrier]]. They voiced their distain for Konoha as they viewed as an imbalance to the Fire Country’s power and sought to destroy the village. As they overwhelmed Konoha’s forces with a [[Earth Release Resurrection Technique: Corpse Soil|zombie resurrection technique]] due to most of the ninjas being outside the village, Tsunade discussed the situation with Shikamaru. It was determined through Asuma that the tombrobbers intended to destroy the village with the deadly [[Limelight]] technique through the four resurrected guardians.
 
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[[File:Tsunade Examines Kakuzu.png|thumb|Tsunade finishes Kakuzu's autopsy.]]
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Tsunade receives increasing reports of Akatsuki activity in other countries. She can't do anything until they enter the [[Land of Fire]], but nevertheless starts making preparations. Once she receives news of Akatsuki's attack on the [[Fire Temple]], Tsunade mobilises [[Twenty Platoons]] to find the Akatsuki members, capture them if possible, and, if capture is impossible, to eliminate them. Although one of the Twenty Platoons is able to find the Akatsuki members ([[Hidan]] and [[Kakuzu]]), both elude capture and [[Asuma Sarutobi]] is killed. A funeral is held in Konoha while the remaining Twenty Platoons continue the search.
   
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Asuma's students on Team 10 leave Konoha to join the search and avenge him, which Tsunade tries to stop, citing among other reasons that they need a fourth member. Kakashi volunteers to accompany them, and Tsunade is forced to relent. Tsunade is aware that they'll need backup and starts looking for candidates; she has Sakura tell Naruto that, if he would like to go, he'll first need to complete the new jutsu he's been working on. He does indeed complete it and the Akatsuki members are ultimately defeated. Tsunade afterwards performs an autopsy on Kakuzu's body, examining the damage that Naruto's new [[Rasenshuriken]] did to it. From the cellular damage Kakuzu received, Tsunade concludes that the Rasenshuriken is as dangerous to Naruto as it is to his opponents and should therefore not be used again.
After the tombrobbers were defeated and Sora was purged of his powers, Tsunade forgave Sora for his mistakes and was allowed to leave the village in peace.
 
   
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[[File:Kakuzu's autopsy.png|thumb|left|Tsunade informing Kakashi and Yamato of Kakuzu's autopsy report.]]
 
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In the anime, Tsunade receives a dying Anbu's report about one of Orochimaru's bases. She puts Kakashi in charge of [[Team 8]] and sends them to investigate. Because the mission has the chance of meeting Sasuke, Tsunade tries to keep Naruto from finding out about it. He finds out anyway, so Tsunade allows him and the rest of Team 7 to provide backup. Their teams later report encountering the [[Three-Tails]], which Tsunade decides must be dealt with to prevent it from falling into enemy hands. She sends them instructions for a [[Four-Corner Sealing Barrier|seal]] to place on the Three-Tails, some Konoha personnel to help perform the seal, as well as part of Katsuyu to provide additional assistance. Orochimaru's forces repeatedly interfere with the sealing, so Tsunade has some Anbu take over the sealing while the others return to Konoha. She later loses contact with the Anbu and the Three-Tails disappears, leading Tsunade to suspect Akatsuki's involvement.
Later, when two Akatsuki members entered the [[Land of Fire]] — namely [[Hidan]] and [[Kakuzu]] — Tsunade mobilised the [[Nijū Shōtai]] to look for and if possible, capture the Akatsuki duo. While capture never came to be possible, the Akatsuki members were both defeated. Tsunade later performed an autopsy on Kakuzu, and found Naruto's newest technique, [[Wind Release: Rasenshuriken]] to be too dangerous for use, based on the damage done to Kakuzu's body and Naruto's arm. She explained that the attack had struck at a cellular level, causing extensive damage to the both of them, and regretfully told [[Kakashi]] and Yamato not to allow Naruto to use the technique again.
 
   
=== Three-Tails Arc ===
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=== Itachi Pursuit Mission ===
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Jiraiya visits Tsunade and reports rumours that Orochimaru has been killed by Sasuke. They share these rumours with Naruto and Sakura, who suspect that Sasuke is making moves against his brother, [[Itachi Uchiha]] of Akatsuki. Naruto proposes that they try to locate Itachi so that they can, in turn, find Sasuke. Despite how unsuccessful previous attempts to capture Akatsuki members have been, Tsunade approves the formation of a combined [[Eight Man Squad]] to find Itachi.
In the anime, after finishing her autopsy on Kakuzu, Tsunade received a report from a deceased [[ANBU]] captain about Orochimaru and Sasuke's whereabouts. She called for Kakashi, and put him in charge of [[Team 8]] to investigate. Because the mission involved a chance of finding Sasuke, Tsunade tried to keep Naruto from finding out about it. He found out anyway, so Tsunade didn't hesitate to send him as back-up.
 
   
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[[File:Shushu-ya.png|thumb|left|Tsunade talks with Jiraiya.]]
Later, Tsunade received news that Team Kakashi had encountered the [[Three-Tails]]. Deciding that they needed to capture the beast quickly, as to not let it fall into enemy hands, Tsunade ordered [[Tenten]], [[Rock Lee]], and [[Ino Yamanaka]] to aid Team Kakashi in sealing the beast. Before sending them out, Tsunade made a large and special scroll to aid the team in sealing the beast. She also decided to summon and send out Katsuyu for further assistance. When the forces they sent continued to have problems with the sealing, Tsunade called them back to Konoha, and sent some [[ANBU]] to replace them. After she heard about the Anbu losing contact with Konoha, and the disappearance of the Three-Tails, Tsunade suspected that [[Akatsuki]] were somehow involved.
 
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Jiraiya visits Tsunade later with news that he's discovered the location of Akatsuki's leader, though he refuses to go into more detail until she meets him for drinks. While having saké, Jiraiya shares news of Amegakure's ongoing civil war, which the Akatsuki leader is rumoured to be behind. Because Amegakure is in a delicate political situation, Jiraiya must infiltrate the village by himself to confirm before Konoha can take direct action. Tsunade feels guilty for always relying on him to do dangerous work like this and reflects on happier times, before Orochimaru's apparent death and when he was still their friend. As Jiraiya prepares to leave, Tsunade instructs him to be sure to come back alive, fearing what his death might do to her.
   
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Later, Shizune senses that Tsunade is worried about Jiraiya and tries to reassure her that he'll be fine. Tsunade replies he won't be back, which is a new tactic she's trying: she's betting on the one thing she doesn't want to have happen, relying on her bad luck to prevent her bet from coming true.
=== Itachi Pursuit Arc ===
 
[[File:Shushuya.png|thumb|right|Tsunade discussing with Jiraiya the intel he had gathered.]]
 
Tsunade assigned Team Kakashi and Team Kurenai on a mission to find [[Itachi Uchiha]] in the hopes that it would lead them to [[Sasuke]]. Jiraiya later comes to inform her that he had found the location of the [[Nagato|leader of Akatsuki]]. Despite her insistence for his location to formulate a surprise attack, Jiraiya instead invites Tsunade for drinks, which she ultimately ends up agreeing to it. While in [[Shushuya]], Jiraiya reveals the details of the Akatsuki's leader and that he was in Amegakure and the difficulty of getting into the village. As Jiraiya declares that he would infiltrate the village on his own, Tsunade objects but Jiraiya reminds her that he is one of the Legendary Sannin and what that meant. After the two reminisce a bit, Tsunade tells Jiraiya to come back alive and if he needed help to send a toad and she'd come in person to back him up. On departing, Jiraiya tells her to remain cautious of [[Root]].
 
   
=== Tsuchigumo Kinjutsu Arc ===
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In the anime, word reaches Konoha that the [[Tsuchigumo clan]]'s fort protecting a [[Tsuchigumo clan Kinjutsu|powerful forbidden technique]] was under attack. With Team Kakashi and Team Kurenai being the closest, Tsunade sent [[Katsuyu]] to inform them of their mission to aid the Tsuchigumo clan, in accordance with the peace treaty the Third Hokage made with them. Tsunade later receives word from the teams that they and the clan have considered destroying the technique to end the possible danger it can cause.
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In the anime, Konoha receives reports of an attack on the [[Tsuchigumo clan]] and, as a consequence, their [[Tsuchigumo clan Kinjutsu|forbidden technique]] is at risk. Because the returning Eight Man Squad is closest to the Tsuchigumo clan's location, Tsunade sends Katsuyu to intercept them and give them their assignment to protect the Tsuchigumo.
   
=== Invasion of Pain Arc ===
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[[File:HealingChakraTransmission.png|thumb|left|Tsunade healing multiple people in Konoha with her chakra.]]
 
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[[File:Homura and Koharu accosted.png|thumb|Tsunade berates Homura and Koharu for lacking faith.]]
When word reaches Konoha of Jiraiya's death, Tsunade makes the village's top priority to analyse the clues Jiraiya gave them to uncover [[Pain]]'s identity. While the likes of Shizune, [[Ibiki]], and [[Shikamaru]] are hard at work, Tsunade allows herself an opportunity to cry for her old friend, remembering all the the memories they had share in their youth. Naruto, just as badly affected by Jiraiya's death as Tsunade, went away to train, both of them knowing that he was Pain's next target.
 
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[[Fukasaku]], a former teacher of Jiraiya, reports to Tsunade that Jiraiya died while investigating the Akatsuki leader, [[Pain]]. Tsunade summons Naruto to her office so that Fukasaku can also tell him the news, who they expect will have greater difficulty. Naruto is indeed upset and blames Tsunade for his death, saying she should not have let him go. Sakura tries to stop him from storming out, but Tsunade lets him go. Tsunade makes investigating Pain's identity using the information Jiraiya gathered top priority: she has Shizune examine the [[Animal Path]]'s body; she has [[Ibiki Morino]] interrogate the prisoner Jiraiya captured; she has [[Shikamaru Nara]] decipher the coded message Jiraiya left behind. When Shikamaru tries objecting to the assignment, Tsunade ignores him, leaves, and, once she's alone, she cries for Jiraiya.
   
When the [[invasion of Pain]] began, Tsunade tried to send word for Naruto to return home. She was stopped by the [[Konoha Council]], who feared his capture by the Akatsuki. However, Tsunade insisted that they must have faith in Naruto, along with the rest of the next generation, and so they relented. Tsunade began issuing orders for the village's defence, placing extra protection around those still working on Pain's secret. She summoned Katsuyu, and had her divide and seek out every villager so that she could protect and [[Remote Healing|heal them remotely]].
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Knowing that Pain will be coming for him, Naruto goes to [[Mount Myōboku]] to train with Fukasaku. The investigations into Pain's identity continue, but none are not completed prior to [[Pain's assault]] on Konoha. Tsunade sends orders for Naruto to be recalled to Konoha, but she's stopped by the Konoha Council, who feel that Naruto is safest where he is. Tsunade becomes angry with both councillors and berates them for lacking even the barest faith in Naruto's ability to save himself. The councillors are affronted by how she handles them and leave, but tell her to do what she wants. Tsunade heads to the roof of the [[Hokage Residence]] and summons Katsuyu, who she instructs to [[Slug Great Division|divide]] and attach to all of Konoha's villagers so that Tsunade can [[Katsuyu: Immense Network Healing|heal them remotely]].
   
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[[File:Healing Chakra Transmission.png|thumb|left|Tsunade heals Konoha's villagers via Katsuyu.]]
While sitting in the middle of a seal guarded by [[ANBU]], transferring her chakra to Katsuyu, she was found by Pain's [[Deva Path]], whom she recognised as [[Yahiko|one of the orphans]] Jiraiya had trained in the past. Tsunade refused to tell it where Naruto was, proclaiming that Akatsuki was just a terrorist group and that Konoha would not give in to their demands. Despite this Pain discovered Naruto's location through other means, the Deva Path resolved to make Tsunade see what Akatsuki's true goals were, by witnessing peace.
 
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As Katsuyu's divisions spread throughout the village, Tsunade starts to fully appreciate the extent of the damage that Pain's attack is doing. When she senses, through Katsuyu, that Kakashi has died, she destroys a nearby spire out of frustration. Pain's [[Deva Path]] eventually finds her. As her Anbu-bodyguards move in to protect her, Tsunade recognises the Deva Path as an [[Yahiko|orphan]] that Jiraiya once trained. The Deva Path asks Tsunade where Naruto is, which she refuses to reveal. The Deva Path blames Konoha's past actions for the contemporary dire state of the world and Tsunade's refusal to cooperate with Akatsuki for the attack on the village. Tsunade is unmoved, but Pain is able to able to find out where Naruto is through other means. Before leaving, the Deva Path states it will show Konoha the pain that the rest of the world has known for too long.
   
[[File:Tsunade dying.png|thumb|right|Tsunade in her weakened state.]]
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[[File:Tsunade Ages.png|thumb|Tsunade in her weakened state.]]
When the Deva Path jumped into their air, Tsunade and her Anbu followed only for the village to be [[Shinra Tensei|destroyed]]. In the few moments between when the destruction began and ended, Tsunade poured all her chakra into Katsuyu in order to keep the villagers safe. In the aftermath, she confronted Pain, who attempted to kill her with his [[Asura Path (character)|Asura Path]]. It was stopped by Naruto, who informed Tsunade that he would personally deal with Pain. Leaving a clone of Katsuyu with Naruto, Gamakichi carries Tsunade to Sakura. Having used up almost all of her chakra, Tsunade's elderly form resurfaced, she then falls into a coma and does not see Naruto's victory over Pain.
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The Deva Path leaps into the air and Tsunade tries to follow. As it destroys Konoha with [[Shinra Tensei]], Tsunade transfers all of her chakra to Katsuyu to use in keeping the villagers safe. When the dust clears, Tsunade finds the village gone. She confronts the [[Six Paths of Pain]] and vows to personally defeat them. The [[Asura Path]] attacks her, which Naruto, newly returned, destroys in order to save her. Naruto asks Tsunade to trust Pain's defeat to him and has [[Gamakichi]] take Tsunade to Sakura. Having done all that she can and with her chakra gone, Tsunade's youthful transformation fades and she falls into a coma.
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=== Konoha History Arc ===
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[[File:Tsunade out of coma.png|thumb|left|Tsunade awakens from her coma.]]
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After Tsunade regains consciousness many days later, she is immediately embraced by Shizune. As she eats to replenish her chakra reserves, Tsunade is told of all that's happened while she's been unconscious: Naruto's victory over Pain; [[Tobi]] of Akatsuki's declaration of a [[Fourth Shinobi World War]]; the formation of the [[Allied Shinobi Forces]]. Kakashi discusses these matters with her, and also thanks her for waking up in time so that he would not need to make her replacement as Hokage. Once she's done eating, she convenes a war council to discuss Konoha's strategies for the coming war and any preparations that will need to be made.
   
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A few days later, Tsunade travels to [[Kumogakure]] to meet with the other heads of the Alliance and discuss topics of broader importance. Chief among these is what to do with Naruto and [[Killer B]], whose capture Tobi started the war for. The Alliance's other leaders have already decided to send them into seclusion, which Tsunade strongly disagrees with, believing they would be invaluable on the battlefield. The [[Fifth Kazekage]] quickly disagrees, reminding her that Naruto has the tendency to be reckless for his friends, which in turn would place him too much at risk. Knowing she was overruled, Tsunade reluctantly agrees and Naruto and B are sent to the [[Island Turtle]]. In the anime, after the meeting with the other heads of the Alliance she requested that B teach Naruto to achieve control over the Nine-Tails in the event that they would have to be deployed, which A approved. As they move on to other matters, Tsunade takes particular interest in equipping the [[Logistical Support and Medical Division]] with enough supplies.
=== Chikara Arc ===
 
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Tsunade tasked [[Team Kakashi]] with the mission to investigate the massacre of the [[Tonika Village]]. She noted that she wished that she could send more persons along with them, but currently they were elsewhere investigating a grave robbery and the theft of [[Hidan]]'s [[Triple-Bladed Scythe]] from the [[Nara Clan Forest|Nara clan's forest]]. She later showed [[Kakashi Hatake]], [[Might Guy]] and [[Shikamaru Nara]] the results of Team Kakashi's observations and sends them out to assist them.
 
   
=== Adventures at Sea Arc ===
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In the anime, Tsunade sends Team 7 to investigate the massacre of the [[Tonika Village]]. When Team 7 reports [[Kabuto Yakushi]]'s use of the [[Impure World Reincarnation]], Tsunade sends them all available backup.
   
=== Confining the Jinchūriki Arc ===
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[[File:Tsunade out of coma.png|thumb|left|Shizune embraces Tsunade after she comes out of her coma.]]
 
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In the anime, Tsunade sends Sakura to [[Benisu Island]] to collect medicinal herbs for the war effort. She later refuses [[Konohamaru Sarutobi]]'s request to join the Allied Shinobi Forces.
While Tsunade remained in a comatose state, [[Danzō Shimura]] was chosen to replace her as the Candidate Sixth Hokage. However, he was killed by the now-international criminal [[Sasuke Uchiha]] after the [[Kage Summit]] and the village prepared to make [[Kakashi Hatake]] the new Hokage, but Tsunade woke up before the appointment could be finalised. Tsunade learned of everything that happened while she was in her coma; the start of the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]], the [[Shinobi Alliance]], and the "identity" of [[Tobi]]. After replenishing her chakra levels, she convened a war council to prepare the village for the impending war. In the anime after the war council, she calls a private meeting in her temporary office as they discuss the impending war.
 
   
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=== Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation ===
[[File:Meeting.png|thumb|right|Tsunade convenes a war council to prepare the village for the impending war.]]
 
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Three days later, Tsunade goes to [[Kumogakure]] to meet with the other heads of the Alliance. She is warmly greeted by the [[Fifth Mizukage]] while the [[Third Tsuchikage]] suggests she retire so that she can finish recuperating. When they get down to business, Tsunade learns that the other Kage have decided to send Naruto and [[Killer B]] into hiding to keep them safe from Akatsuki. Tsunade argues against this, believing that the jinchūriki will be valuable assets in the coming war. The other Kage insist that it's for the best and the [[Fifth Kazekage]] reminds her that she must also take others' views into consideration. She eventually agrees with their decision, albeit reluctantly. Later, she helps organise the joint armies, placing particular interest in the [[Logistical Support and Medical Division]] and the [[Intelligence Division]]. In the anime after the meeting with the other heads of the Alliance she requests the [[Fourth Raikage]] that B teaches Naruto to achieve the control over the Nine-Tails.
 
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Most of the Alliance's leaders head to the battlefield when the war begins, but Tsunade and the [[Fourth Raikage]] remain at the Allied headquarters to discuss tactics, coordinate troop movements, and process new intel. On the first night of fighting, they receive reports that Naruto and B have escaped the Island Turtle. The Raikage takes Tsunade with him to head them off; she leaves behind one of Katsuyu's divisions in case she needs to be contacted about anything.
   
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[[File:Tsunade's Resolve.png|thumb|Tsunade places her faith in Naruto and B.]]
=== Shinobi World War Arc ===
 
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Once they locate Naruto and B, the Raikage blocks their progress and tries to convince them to return to the Island Turtle. Naruto implores Tsunade to let them pass, but she explains that she must do what is in the best interest of the entire Allied Shinobi Forces. Naruto's continuing obstinance prompts the Raikage to decide to kill him so that Akatsuki can't capture him. Tsunade cannot allow this and steps in, observing that Naruto's new [[Nine-Tails Chakra Mode]] indicates his unprecedented control over the Nine-Tails, something that may never be replicated in future jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails. The best course, she argues, is to let Naruto use his new power to try and win the war. The Raikage is not openly convinced by Tsunade's, B's, or Naruto's words and appears willing to fight, but when Naruto is finally able to get past him the Raikage doesn't pursue.
[[File:Kage ready for battle.png|thumb|left|Tsunade and the other Kage prepare for war.]]
 
Later, Tsunade remained at headquarters with the Raikage and the Tsuchikage, providing input when needed. When the [[First Division]] engaged several [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|reincarnated]] ninja, Tsunade was disturbed by the possibility that [[Dan]] may be amongst their numbers. She is later surprised by news that [[Gold and Silver Brothers|enemies]] on the battlefield contained the [[Nine-Tails]]' chakra.
 
   
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When Tsunade and the Raikage return to headquarters they are informed that the [[White Zetsu Army]] is cultivated from the DNA of [[Hashirama Senju]]. Tsunade is upset by the continued use of her grandfather's abilities and what else Tobi may have used them for, but believes Naruto may be able to root out Zetsus that have [[Substitute Technique|infiltrated]] the Allied Forces.
[[File:A and Tsunade.png|thumb|right|Tsunade and A confront Naruto and B.]]
 
When more news reached headquarters of Naruto and B's escape from their confinement, the Raikage asked Tsunade to help him deal with them. She summoned Katsuyu and leaves a clone at headquarters, taking another Katsuyu with her so that they could keep up-to-date on any urgent matters at headquarters. When they intercepted Naruto and B, Tsunade was amazed by Naruto's [[Nine-Tails Chakra Mode|subjugation]] of the beast. Naruto appealed to Tsunade to let him and B pass, but she informed him that she could no longer act independently, and must do what was best for the Alliance. Naruto tries to escape but was stopped by the enraged Raikage, who voiced his willingness to kill Naruto and B if they would not submit. Upon hearing this however, a shocked Tsunade, told him that she would not allow him to do any such thing.
 
   
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=== Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax ===
[[File:Tsunade's Resolve.png|thumb|left|Tsunade places her faith in Naruto and B.]]
 
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Turning to oppose the Raikage instead, she remembered Naruto's words, that he would not die until he became the Hokage, and argued that even if Naruto being killed delayed the enemy's plan, that it was unlikely that another jinchūriki would have the same success as Naruto had with controlling the Nine-Tails, and going against A's instructions, she would allow them to enter the battlefield. When despite this it seemed as though A would not be swayed, Tsunade was intent on fighting him, but, as it turned out, A was testing Naruto one final time and then agreed to let him and B continue on to the battlefield when the young man proved himself.
 
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[[File:Gokage Shūketsu.png|thumb|left|The five Kage confront Madara.]]
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Naruto, using [[shadow clone]]s, does indeed help defeat the Zetsu Army, finding those that are disguised, defeating those that aren't, and helping capture any remaining reincarnated forces. The apparent victory is cut short by the sudden appearance of the reincarnated [[Madara Uchiha]], who proceeds to decimate the [[Fourth Division]]. Wishing to join the battle, Tsunade has [[Mabui]] [[Heavenly Transfer Technique|transfer]] her to the site of Madara's battle with the Fourth Division, using [[Creation Rebirth]] to heal the damage that the transfer does to her body. The Raikage joins her and they arrive in time to save the Fifth Kazekage and [[Third Tsuchikage]] from Madara's attack. Tsunade heals them and, after being joined by the [[Fifth Mizukage]], the [[Five Kage]] face off with Madara. Confident they can defeat him, they tell one of Naruto's shadow clones to entrust Madara to them and to go defeat Tobi elsewhere.
   
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[[File:Tsunade overwhelms Madara.png|thumb|Tsunade attacking Madara.]]
Upon returning to headquarters, Tsunade reviewed the data from the [[Logistical Support and Medical Division]] autopsy and was disconcerted by what Madara Uchiha and Orochimaru had done with her grandfather's DNA, and concluded that harvesting the cells was probably what had allowed Madara to live for so long. When A asked if there were any hints on how to defeat Madara, Tsunade replied saying that Madara may in fact be the true definition of the word "immortal". She then told Shikaku to inform Naruto and B about the [[White Zetsu Army]] clone's [[Substitute Technique|transformation ability]].
 
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Tsunade initially takes a supplementary role during the battle, healing the other Kage's injuries and replenishing their chakra as needed. She is surprised when Madara is able to use her grandfather's [[wood release]], which they eventually discover to be due to a cloned graft of Hashirama's face that has been implanted in Madara's body. Madara senses that Tsunade is descended from Hashirama and decides to kill her first because she is so much weaker than her ancestor. She acknowledges that she did not inherit all of Hashirama's natural gifts, but she does have his [[Will of Fire]], which drove her to create the [[Ninja Art Creation Rebirth — Strength of a Hundred Technique]]. After activating the technique, she joins the other Kage in attacking him. Madara is unimpressed, but Tsunade is nevertheless able to punch through his body, giving the Kazekage a chance to try and [[Desert Layered Imperial Funeral|seal]] him.
   
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[[File:Gokage vs 25 Susanoo.png|thumb|left|The Kage against Madara's wood clones.]]
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Madara eludes capture and uses [[Susanoo]]'s sword to stab Tsunade. Madara assumes she's dead, but Tsunade removes the sword from her body and attacks him with it, convincing him that maybe she did indeed inherit something from Hashirama. He in fact admits that all the Kage have posed him some challenge, but claims that it's because they outnumber him five-to-one; in order to make things "fair", he creates twenty-five [[wood clone]]s, five for each of the Kage to fight. The wood clones each use Susanoo and fight the Kage into the night. Despite the superior forces against them, the Kage are able to combine forces against the original Madara, impressing him enough to use Susanoo's "Complete Body" form. Before he can use it to destroy the Kage, the Impure World Reincarnation is released and Madara's soul starts returning to the [[Pure Land]].
Having heard a report from [[Inoichi]] about the progress that the Alliance was making on the battlefield after Naruto's release, Shikaku commented that they were gaining the upper hand. At this, Tsunade smiled at A triumphantly. They are subsequently told, however, that a new chakra had been sensed in the region of the Fourth Division. This was confirmed to be the real [[Madara Uchiha]] which sent those at headquarters into confusion. [[Mabui]] inquired about the reason behind the [[Tobi|masked man]] assuming the name "Madara", to which Tsunade responded that, even more than a name, Madara was an ideal which struck fear into people from just the simple idea of him. A sudden tremor was felt, and after hearing the report from Inoichi that a meteorite had been dropped on the Fourth Division, and hearing [[Ao]] report that the lives of several shinobi had been lost, Tsunade decided to head out to the front-lines of the battlefield personally.
 
   
[[File:A and Tsunade appear.png|thumb|left|Tsunade and A attack Madara and Mū respectively as soon as they arrive on the battlefield.]]
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[[File:Dan & Tsunade.png|thumb|Tsunade sees Dan again.]]
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Madara uses the remaining moments before his soul departs trying to finish off the Kage. Tsunade takes responsibility for blocking his attacks, expecting that her Creation Rebirth will heal the damage, but she runs out of chakra and is left at Madara's mercy. She is saved by [[Dan Katō]]'s [[Spirit Transformation Technique]], his soul having also been released from the Impure World Reincarnation. Tsunade uses the little time that they have apologising to him for abandoning his dreams for so many years after he died, but that she now tries to keep his dreams alive in her capacity as Hokage. He thanks her for continuing his dream, but tells her that the greatest service she can do to him is to stay alive, as she herself is his dream. He kisses her forehead before vanishing and transfers all of his chakra to her. Although Tsunade is rejuvenated, Madara has used this time removing the Impure World Reincarnation's user's control over him, thus allowing him to stay.
Adamant about her decision, she told [[Mabui]] to prepare her [[Heavenly Transfer Technique]] to transport her there. Mabui protests however, saying that her technique was not intended for use on living organisms. She comments that the [[Third Raikage]] was the only one able to withstand her technique because of his special body. [[Shikaku]] also tried to dissuade Tsunade, telling her that it was a huge gamble regardless, and reminded her that she wasn't so lucky when it came to gambling so they should have the [[Hokage Guard Platoon]] use the [[Flying Thunder God Technique]] to transport her instead.
 
   
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[[File:Tsunade summons Katsuyu.png|thumb|left|Tsunade summons Katsuyu in her injured state.]]
Though she admits that she is bad at betting money, she argued that it was a different matter when it came to her life, citing that as the reason why she’s still alive also claiming that they should use the Flying Thunder God Technique to transport Mei, since they needed a way to deal with Madara's [[Fire Release]] techniques, and that she would simply use her Strength of a Hundred Seal to heal any damages. Despite Mabui's insistence, A told her to prepare the technique for two, as he would be accompanying Tsunade.
 
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Now free to do what he wants, Madara decides he's lost interest in the Kage and states his intentions to go after Naruto. The Kage try to stop him and thus fulfil their promise to Naruto, but Madara defeats them all and leaves them near death. Tsunade, despite being bisected in the battle, is able to summon Katsuyu. She asks Katsuyu to bring the other Kage closer to her so that she can try and save their lives. Tsunade is later found by Orochimaru, [[Suigetsu Hōzuki]], and [[Karin]]. Tsunade has used almost all of her chakra on the other Kage and now lacks the energy to even speak. After assuring Katsuyu that he wants to help, Orochimaru has Karin [[Heal Bite|replenish]] Tsunade's chakra and has Suigetsu assist Katsuyu with putting Tsunade's halves back together. Tsunade reluctantly thanks Orochimaru once she's restored and notes a change in him, a change that might have saved Jiraiya had it happened sooner. Orochimaru departs, leaving Tsunade to finish healing the Kage.
   
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[[File:Gokage Shūketsu.png|thumb|right|The five Kage arrive on the battlefield.]]
 
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Mabui eventually conceded to the order, and used her technique to send them to the battlefield. Upon their arrival, Tsunade attacked [[Madara]] immediately with a kick sending him flying while [[A]] attacked [[Mū]] simultaneously. Sustaining some minor injuries in transit, she released the seal on her forehead and used her [[Creation Rebirth]] technique to heal herself. Standing up alongside all the other Kage, she faces Madara prepared to fight.
 
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[[File:Tsunade&Sakura Byakugo no In.png|thumb|Sakura and Tsunade work together.]]
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Once all the Kage are healed, the Kazekage [[Desert Suspension|transport]]s them to where the Allied Forces are fighting; along the way, Katsuyu informs them of what's been happening up until now. As they near the battlefield, a reincarnated Hashirama Senju [[Mind Body Transmission Technique|contacts]] all the Allied powers. After briefly saying hello to Tsunade, Hashirama reveals the purpose of the [[God Tree]] recreation now looming over them: to cast the [[Infinite Tsukuyomi]]. Much of the infantry is thrown into disarray from fear of what will happen, but when the Kage finally arrive they rally their forces against the God Tree. Tsunade locates Sakura and teams up with her to summon a large segment of Katsuyu, which dissolves across the battlefield so that Tsunade and Sakura can constantly rejuvenate everybody as they fight.
   
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Although they aren't able to cut down the God Tree, the Allies are able to help Naruto defeat Tobi, real name [[Obito Uchiha]]. Naruto leaves to fight Madara, leaving the rest of the Allied Forces to fight [[Tobi (Zetsu)|another Zetsu]]. Tsunade lacks the chakra necessary to participate in the fight, much less continue performing medical ninjutsu. For this reason, when the Kazekage brings Naruto to her in need of emergency life support, Tsunade sends Sakura to help him.
As the battle with Madara began, Tsunade stated that first she would heal Ōnoki and Gaara's injuries, and asked Mei and A to hold off Madara while she did so. As she was healing them, Naruto questioned her on why she hadn't collapsed after using Creation Rebirth when she arrived. Tsunade responded, telling him that this instance is different compared to the scale she had to use it on during Pain's invasion, as this time she was only healing her own injuries which were nowhere near as bad as the injuries she healed during Pain's invasion. Naruto asked to be healed despite being a clone, so he could join the battle as well, but Tsunade told him that there was no need for that — Ōnoki then went on to explain that the war was no longer just about protecting him. After being completely healed, [[Ōnoki]] and [[Gaara]] join the battle just in time to protect everyone from Madara's [[Yasaka Magatama|attack]]. As Madara is downed by the Kage's combined assault, Naruto turned to Tsunade, but was told by Ōnoki that this battle is no longer Naruto's to fight. Tsunade told Naruto that they could only win if they defeat both Madaras — stating that while they protected him from the reincarnated Madara on this side, he needed to protect them from [[Tobi]]. With that, Tsunade and the rest of the Kage give Naruto a message, telling him simply to "win" as the clone dispersed.
 
   
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=== Kaguya Ōtsutsuki Strikes ===
As the battle continued, Tsunade took up a supplementary role and hung behind the main battle to heal the other Kage whenever they got injured. As Madara used the [[Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees]] technique, Tsunade was visibly shocked to see him use her grandfather's technique before calling out to Gaara, who [[Desert Suspension|suspended]] them above the attack. She then told the other Kage to ensure they didn't inhale any of the pollen, but the Kage however were ambushed and knocked back to the forest floor by Madara's [[Susanoo]]. Inhaling the pollen, they fell unconscious until Ōnoki managed to [[Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique|destroy]] the trees and part of Madara. Tsunade later stared in shock as she sees the face formed from her grandfather's DNA jutting out of Madara's now-exposed chest.
 
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[[File:Tsunade Caught.png|thumb|left|Tsunade trapped in the Infinite Tsukuyomi.]]
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Despite the Allied Forces' efforts, they are unable to stop Madara from casting the Infinite Tsukuyomi, trapping the world in a dream. Tsunade dreams of a Konoha where Dan is Hokage, where Nawaki and Jiraiya are still alive, and where Orochimaru never defected from the village. In the anime, while waiting to join Dan for a Kage Summit, she reads a novel written by Jiraiya titled ''[[Jiraiya Shinobi Handbook: The Tale of Naruto the Hero]]'', despite her telling him she had no interest in it earlier. In the novel, Konoha went through much less upheaval; the Fourth Hokage and his wife survived the Nine-Tails' Attack on Konoha, and the Uchiha Clan Downfall never happened. Naruto and Sasuke eventually release the Infinite Tsukuyomi, freeing Tsunade and the rest of the world and thus ending the Fourth Shinobi World War.
   
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As Madara regenerated he asks Tsunade if she was a descendant of the man on his chest. After this was confirmed, he declared that she would be the first to die. As Mei states that attacking the [[medical-nin]] in a team was a common tactic that they'd never allow, Madara tells them that it was not because she was a medical-nin, but because she was a [[Senju]] descendant whom he has deemed to be weak in comparison to her grandfather, who could also use medical ninjutsu. After Madara recounted Hashirama's skill with medical ninjutsu, stating that Tsunade's paled in comparison, Tsunade stated that even though she was a descendant of Hashirama who could not use [[Wood Release]], and admits that her medical ninjutsu paled in comparison to her grandfather's — whose techniques did not require hand seals — she stated that Madara was wrong in thinking that she was weak. She then went on to declare that more so than the abilities she did not inherit from her grandfather, she inherited his [[Will of Fire]], which Madara should not take so lightly.
 
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Kakashi is appointed the Sixth Hokage after the Fourth Shinobi World War ends. Yet a year after the war is over, he still has yet to officially accept the duties of the office. Tsunade continues to carry out all the responsibilities until he's ready, but also pressures Kakashi to make a decision. Kakashi requests that she wait until he completes his mission to guard the [[Tobishachimaru]] on its top secret maiden voyage. The Tobishachimaru ends up being hijacked by the [[Ryūha Armament Alliance]] during its voyage, and the hijackers threaten to kill the passengers if Konoha doesn't release their leader, [[Garyō]], from the [[Blood Prison]] in [[Kusagakure]]; they also stipulate that Naruto not be involved. After being informed that Kakashi is aboard the Tobishachimaru, Tsunade summons Konoha's available personnel, with the exception of Naruto.
   
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While trying to plan what to do, Tsunade is contacted by the [[Third Tsuchikage]], who informs her that the "secret" Tobishachimaru is visible from several countries, including his own [[Iwagakure]]. Although she assures him it is bound for Kusa, he warns her that he will need to destroy it if it threatens his village, which would complicate the relationship between Konoha and Iwa. Tsunade shares this threat with one of the hijackers, [[Rahyō]], but it does not deter him. Having few options left, Tsunade decides that the ship must be destroyed before Iwa is forced to intervene. She has [[Ino Yamanaka]] [[Mind Body Transmission Technique|tell]] Kakashi to do what he can but also warn him of her decision. She leads the assembled available Konoha ninja to the Blood Prison to be on hand in case the worst should happen.
[[File:Tsunade attacks Madara.png|thumb|left|Tsunade attacks Madara.]]
 
As she denounced Madara's claims, she told him of the four rules she created for her students and medical-nin alike stating that she was the only one who was allowed to break these because of rule number four: only those that had mastered the [[Creation Rebirth]] technique were allowed to break the other three rules and engage directly in battle. With this she completely released her Strength of a Hundred Seal, activated the [[Strength of a Hundred Technique]], and confronted Madara — cracking his Susanoo's ribcage with a single punch. As Madara counter-attacked with the [[Fire Release: Great Fire Destruction]] technique, Mei intercepted this and countered with the [[Water Release: Water Formation Pillar]] technique and then sent Madara flying into the air with the [[Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique]]. With this, [[A]], [[Ōnoki]] and Tsunade prepared a twofold attack which sends Madara plummeting into the ground. Barely giving him time to relent, Tsunade chided him again about inheriting the Will of Fire as opposed to something physical wondering whether or not he was even listening.
 
   
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Kakashi ultimately crashes the Tobishachimaru just outside the Blood Prison, thus averting an incident with Iwa. However, several passengers died during the hijacking and the entire incident has been an embarrassment to Konoha. Tsunade is outraged by these developments and orders [[Kahyō]], the highest-ranking hijacker to survive, taken into custody. Kakashi intervenes, asking that he be allowed to pass sentence on Kahyō instead. Tsunade allows it on the condition that Kakashi make it his first act as Sixth Hokage, which he agrees to.
[[File:Tsunade overwhelms Madara.png|thumb|right|Tsunade seemingly deals a devastating blow to Madara.]]
 
Attacking once again, Tsunade was able to land a blow to Madara directly which destroyed his entire right side. Seemingly incapacitated enough, Gaara [[Desert Layered Imperial Funeral|bound]] and [[Sealing Tag|sealed]] him. As Tsunade congratulates the other Kage, her face widened in shock as one of Madara's [[Susanoo Sword]]s emerge from the ground and impaled her. As Madara emerges from a root, he revealed that what they had sealed was nothing but a mere [[wood clone]] and that when Hashirama used it during their battles, he was the only one that was able to distinguish the clone with the use of his [[dōjutsu]].
 
   
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After the war, Tsunade studies the material that the White Zetsu are made of, and from her research is able to create prosthetic arms for Naruto and Sasuke, though Sasuke declines his.
Just as Madara sets his sights on the other Kage — believing her to be dead — Tsunade broke the sword lodged in her abdomen and, in one fluid motion, swung it at him, but Madara managed to block it by using his [[Susanoo]]'s ribcage. Tsunade was then sent flying back when Madara attacks her with his [[Yasaka Magatama]] technique — crashing into a wall. She emerged seemingly unaffected by his attack as her wound heals. Madara praised her for this, and compared her technique to Hashirama's, though she admitted that she had just intended to create an opening for an attack, but Madara was also able to [[Blocking Technique Absorption Seal|nullify]] Ōnoki's sneak attack.
 
   
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=== The Last: Naruto the Movie ===
Jeering Madara, Tsunade stated that it was true that he was able to outwit them with his [[wood clone]], but, that at the same time it could be said that they had cornered him into using the clone. This causes Madara to use the [[Multiple Wood Release Clone Technique]], sending five clones to fight each of the Kage. With this he asks them whether or not they'd prefer the clones use [[Susanoo]], much to the Kage's collective shock.
 
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Two years after the Fourth Shinobi World War, Tsunade oversees the evacuation of the [[Land of Fire]]'s citizens to a fallout shelter to escape the crashing [[Moon]]. Naruto ultimately prevents the disaster, the announcement of which Tsunade happily listens to.
   
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=== Sakura Hiden: Thoughts of Love, Riding Upon a Spring Breeze ===
[[File:Gokage vs 25 Susanoo.png|thumb|left|The five Kage stand against Madara's Susanoo army.]]
 
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As the battle raged on, Tsunade sent one of the Susanoo-clad clones plummeting into the ground. After A berated her increasingly reckless actions Tsunade reminded him that she had already stated she would bet her life and removed the two broken Susanoo blades from her abdomen. This however, caused her some pain and she coughed up blood. Spurred on to stand and fight by Ōnoki once more, the five Kage regroup and launch a new strategy with Tsunade [[Chakra Transfer Technique|transferring]] some of her chakra to Ōnoki in order to facilitate his large-scale [[Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique]] which results in them taking out all twenty-five clones in one shot. After a follow-up combo attack from A, Mei, and Gaara, Madara acknowledges that they are indeed worthy of their Kage titles, and manifests his complete Susanoo. After Susanoo is completed, Tsunade along with the other Kage stared in shock at the humongous construct. Now realising the difference in power between the Kage and Madara, Tsunade wondered whether her grandfather really fought and defeated someone like that before being knocked down by a swing of Madara Susanoo's sword. As they regained their footing, she and the other Kage stood to face Madara once more. As Madara prepared to deliver another devastating blow with his sword, Tsunade formed a seal, seemingly prepared to counter the attack. However, Madara's attack is halted as he was then enveloped by a light of sorts and it appeared as though he was about to be released, she wonders who could possibly have stopped the Impure World Reincarnation since the Alliance was still in the process of searching for Kabuto.
 
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Tsunade meets Sakura for drinks, partly to congratulate her for her recent work with the [[Konoha Hospital]], but also to try to convince Sakura to take it easy, as she's been working harder than she needs to. Sakura changes the subject by asking how to gain men's attention. When Tsunade can't offer her any specific advice, Sakura asks that Tsunade bet against her love life, hoping for Tsunade's bad luck to play in her favour.
   
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Sakura later meets with Tsunade for drinks again, where she shares rumours that someone with [[Sasuke Uchiha]]'s appearance and chakra signature is conspiring against Konoha. The appearance is easily faked, but the chakra signature has Sakura stumped; she asks Tsunade if it would be possible to reproduce someone's chakra signature by gathering large amounts of skin and hair that naturally fall off. Tsunade deems the idea plausible. Sakura is reassured and Tsunade tells her she's happy to help, but she reminds Sakura that she's retired and that she should try to figure things out for herself.
[[File:Dan & Tsunade.png|thumb|right|Tsunade meets with Dan once again.]]
 
[[Ōnoki]] cautioned his fellow Kage as Madara made a last desperate attempt to attack them, using the [[Fire Release: Dragon Flame Release Song Technique]]. Intercepting the attack, Tsunade dissipated the flame dragons with her bare hands. Her arms are burned in the process, and though [[Strength of a Hundred Technique]] was able to repair the damage, the technique wore off shortly afterwards and her [[Strength of a Hundred Seal]] disappeared as her chakra reserves depleted. As she began to lose consciousness while still in mid-air, Madara prepared to impale her with his Susanoo's sword once again, but Tsunade [[Spirit Transformation Technique|miraculously dodged]] the blow. As she wondered what it was that saved her, she heard a voice inside her subconscious where she saw [[Dan]] standing before her. He commented that she hadn't changed since he was alive, still taking risks in combat, but then thanked her for achieving what he didn't by becoming Hokage and apologises for bringing so much pain into her life with his death. He stated that he would be waiting for her on the other side, but insisted that she not come too soon, as she was his dream itself. He left her with a kiss on her forehead, reminiscent of the one she gave him decades before, grateful that he was able to protect her, even if it meant being used in the Impure World Reincarnation. Before departing, he gave her the remainder of his chakra and as the Strength of a Hundred Seal reformed, Madara commented that she has regained her vitality and wondered how that could be, to which she simply replied saying she had met an old friend. With Madara having broken the Impure World Reincarnation technique's contract with the summoner, however, the Kage now faced an opponent with limitless chakra, and an immortal, uncontrolled body.
 
   
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=== Konoha Hiden: The Perfect Day for a Wedding ===
=== Ten-Tails Revival Arc ===
 
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[[File:Tsunade summons Katsuyu.png|thumb|left|A heavily injured but still conscious Tsunade summons Katsuyu.]]
 
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Tsunade attends Naruto's marriage to [[Hinata Hyūga]]. [[Yamato]] runs around prior to the ceremony making final preparations, which Tsunade occasionally offers advice on.
Despite the Kage's attempts to stop Madara, they ultimately failed and were left heavily wounded, with Tsunade bisected. Despite her condition, Tsunade was able to muster enough energy to summon Katsuyu. Distressed by its master's condition, the slug immediately stated that it would put her back together. Tsunade instead asked Katsuyu to first bring the heavily injured Kage to her, stating that she would save them first before healing herself. Later, she was approached by a revived Orochimaru, who remarks about her current state. He was joined by [[Karin]] and [[Suigetsu Hōzuki]]. Orochimaru ordered Suigetsu to aid Katsuyu in re-attaching Tsunade's bisected body. Meanwhile, Karin allowed Tsunade to [[Heal Bite|bite down]] on her arm in order to heal her wounds. After she'd recovered, Tsunade thanked Orochimaru and reluctantly admitted that he seemed to have changed since being sealed by Itachi, though she also noted that had he changed earlier, Jiraiya might have still been alive.
 
   
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== New Era ==
[[File:Kage Revived.jpg|thumb|right|Tsunade and the other Kage prepare to head back to the battlefield.]]
 
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[[File:The former Kage.png|thumb|The previous Kage reunite.]]
Just before they parted ways, Tsunade was shocked to find out that Katsuyu's other half was already on the battlefield, and she could in fact update them on the situation there. Tsunade fully healed her fellow Kage, and the group prepared to head back to the battlefield as soon as possible. Atop Gaara's [[Desert Suspension|sand]], the Kage make their way to the battlefield. Upon seeing the enormous tree ahead of them, Tsunade inquired to Katsuyu about the current situation. While making their way there, Tsunade and the others are startled when a [[Mind Body Transmission Technique|telepathic link]] was opened and she heard the voice of her grandfather who warmly greeted her. Through this method, she listened on as her grandfather explained the situation and what Madara's intentions were. Later, As Naruto's anger at the loss of his comrades he had fought so hard to protect grew, his emotions and memories were conveyed to everyone within the telepathic link. Tsunade sympathised with Naruto over the loss of Jiraiya and later viewed her grandfather's memories of the first ever Summit of the five Kage before arriving on the battlefield as Hashirama declared his wishes for the future of the world.
 
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=== Mitsuki's Disappearance Arc ===
[[File:Gokage's arrival.png|thumb|left|The five Kage arrive on the battlefield.]]
 
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Noting that they needed to disperse across the battlefield immediately to keep the morale going, Tsunade's first act was to head over to where a chakra-depleted Shikamaru was and expedite his healing before commending Sakura for a job well done. Heading over to her grandfather, she apologised to him for the state of things, she then told him that he himself had no need to apologise either as it was not only the ills of the past that got carried into this generation, but good things such as his indomitable [[Will of Fire]]. With this, she called out to her troops to prepare to fight.
 
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[[File:Tsunade angry at Naruto.png|thumb|left|Tsunade angry with Naruto for hiding Mitsuki's lineage.]]
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In the anime, when two chūnin [[Uō|gate]] [[Saō|guards]] were attacked by unknown assailants, the village was put on lockdown. Tsunade soon after returned from her trip to meet with Naruto about the events. She then joined him when Ino probed a guard's mind for answers, learning that [[Mitsuki]] had left willingly with the attackers. When Tsunade asked who this boy is, Naruto revealed that Mitsuki was in fact Orochimaru's son. Tsunade was furious that Naruto would permit an offspring of the man who killed the Third Hokage live in Konohagakure, let alone keep it a secret from her. Naruto rationalised this on the grounds that Orochimaru's conduct had changed from before and that his aid in investigating the Ōtsutsuki was invaluable. Despite this, noting the unpredictable nature of Orochimaru, the meeting ended with deeming the Oto-born boy as a threat. As the council and Hokage continued to talk about how best to deal with this, Tsunade concluded that it was a waste of time to discuss the merits of Naruto's decision to allow Mitsuki into the village, and they should focus instead on how to deal with the current situation.
   
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As Tsunade continued to keep word about Mitsuki quiet and the council from taking drastic actions, questions continued to build up on Mitsuki as Naruto and Shikamaru still felt the situation didn't make sense for Mitsuki to betray them. They began wondering if the enemy's goal was Mitsuki himself because of his unique background. They received word that one of the guards was recovering and would soon awake to give them answers. When Shikadai contacted his father via phone, he revealed that Iwagakure was taken over as part of a plan by Ōnoki. Knowing that they couldn't act hastily, Kakashi and Tsunade were sent to meet with the other great villages to get their support on engaging this personal matter.
[[File:Sakura and Tsunade Byakugō no In.png|thumb|Tsunade and Sakura prepare to summon Katsuyu together.]]
 
As the troops around her charged forward, she and Sakura remained behind. [[Yin Seal: Release|Releasing]] their [[Strength of a Hundred Seal]]s, Tsunade noted that with two of them able to use the seal they would be able to summon one tenth of Katsuyu's main body from the [[Shikkotsu Forest]]. As the slug appeared on the battlefield and began to deconstruct, Tsuande noted that they could use Katsuyu's body in this form to create a recovery area where the shinobi could heal themselves and continue fighting.
 
   
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The Alliance is successful in defeating Obito, but as they charged forward to finish the Uchiha, Tsunade stopped them after seeing Minato and Kakashi with him. They soon realise that the war was not yet won after Madara Uchiha is revived. Their battlefield is soon assaulted by [[Guruguru]] and a miniature [[Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands]] statue. As Tsunade wondered who was using the technique, Gaara arrived with Naruto in tow pleading with Tsunade and her students to help him, however, Tsunade noted that she not Shizune no longer had enough chakra to use medical ninjutsu and directed Sakura who still had barely enough to help.
 
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In the anime, when a grown-up Sasuke and Naruto's future son [[Boruto]] were sent back in time to shortly after Sasuke's defection, the two bumped into Jiraiya and Naruto. After Jiraiya framed the two for his discovered peeping, but Tsunade arrived and resolved the situation.
   
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Tsunade asked about Boruto and Sasuke's arrival, and Sasuke claimed they were travelling performers who utilised [[ninjutsu]] during their performances. Still somewhat suspicious, Tsunade ordered Naruto and Jiraiya to guard Boruto and Sasuke, proclaiming that [[Sasuke Recovery Mission|a recently defected genin]], as well as Konoha still recovering from [[Konoha Crush|an assault during the Chūnin Exams]], they needed to remain on their guard at all times, and couldn't afford to let strangers walk into their village. Later, Tsunade assigned all the Konoha genin to clean up the bathhouse to make up for the commotion Naruto and Jiraiya caused there.
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Tsunade sent out many advance teams to stall the stone army. [[Naruto Uzumaki]], [[Sakura Haruno]], [[Neji Hyūga]] and [[Rock Lee]] were sent to guard Shion, and deliver her to the shrine where Mōryō's body was sealed.
 
   
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Days later, after Sasuke and Boruto completed their mission to defeat [[Urashiki Ōtsutsuki]], Sasuke used his Sharingan to [[Genjutsu: Sharingan|erase]] Tsunade's memories of the events to protect the timeline.
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Tsunade was reported by Kakashi about the mission, while worrying that the next ninja targeted will be him. Tsunade seems to not care so much, telling Kakashi to relax. At the hospital, Kakashi gives Naruto his bells, which they used for their [[Bell Test|first drill]] together, and tells him to fix them because he crushed them. Tsunade sent Konoha [[ANBU]] to Mount Shumisen to search the area for tracks of the missing kekkei genkai ninja. Tsunade is awaiting [[Gaara]] at a secret meeting place to discuss what shall be done. However, on the way there Gaara and his Sunagakure shinobi are attacked by a hawk, which traps them in an avalanche.
 
   
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Tsunade states that Naruto is wanted for attempting to assassinate the leader of [[Kumogakure]], the [[Raikage]], and killing [[jōnin]] from [[Kirigakure]] and [[Iwagakure]] to [[Team Kakashi]] placed him under arrest and taken to [[Hōzukijō]], a criminal containment facility, also known as the "Blood Prison", in [[Kusagakure]]. She and all his friends have gathered there. Tsunade reveals that it was Naruto's mission to destroy the box and that no one believed that Naruto really committed any of the crimes.
 
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In the anime, after the defeat of [[Victor]] and the fall of his company, they learned that the elder was in league with [[Kara]]. They were horrified to learn of Victor's attempt to recreate the God Tree. Tsunade asked if it was possible Victor was the head of Kara, which was noted to be unlikely. Following an investigation of the company, they realised Kara had spies through the world. In light of this news the question of whether or not to close the gates to the village came up.
   
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The [[Genjutsu World|alternate world]]'s Tsunade, like the Tsunade that Naruto and Sakura know, is the Fifth Hokage. However, in compared to her other self, the alternate Tsunade wears glasses and is flat-chested. During her time in Konoha, the alternate Sakura nearly gets herself killed when [[Road to Sakura|pointing out Tsunade's busty appearance]].
 
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In the anime, Tsunade attended the memorial service for the fallen people of the Fourth Shinobi World War. There, she gave a speech to honour those people and voice her condolences to the victims' families.
   
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In the anime, Tsunade aided Shikamaru's coordination efforts in preparation for [[Isshiki]]'s invasion.
   
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Tsunade's name is taken from the character of the same name from {{translation|"The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya"|自来也豪傑物語|Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari}}. The Tsunade in that story is vastly different in terms of personality, along with the fact that unlike her manga counterpart the original Tsunade was married to Jiraiya, however both were known to greatly excel in slug magic.
 
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The demon [[Mōryō]] raises an army of stone warriors in an attempt to take over the world. Tsunade sends most of Konoha's forces to fight these warriors. She also sends a team consisting of Naruto, Sakura, [[Neji Hyūga]], and [[Rock Lee]] to guard [[Shion]], a priestess who can stop Mōryō.
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[[Hiruko (missing-nin)|Hiruko]], a former friend of the [[Sannin]], declares the start of the Fourth Shinobi World War. Due to how he makes his announcement, the other villages come to believe that Konoha is aiding Hiruko's schemes and so start amassing against Konoha. While Tsunade tries to defuse the situation, Kakashi confides in her that he met Hiruko many years ago and was branded with a [[Puppet Curse|mind-controlling technique]] that will force him to go to Hiruko. Knowing that this will happen soon and that Hiruko will at some point try to take his [[Sharingan]], Kakashi asks Tsunade to place a seal on him that will activate his [[Mangekyō Sharingan]] when Hiruko tries to do so, thus killing him and preventing war. Tsunade complies and, once Kakashi is gone, she declares him a [[missing-nin]] to keep his plans a secret. She forbids anyone from going after him, but Naruto ends up ignoring her.
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When Naruto is accused of trying to assassinate the [[Fourth Raikage]], Tsunade orders he be imprisoned in the [[Blood Prison]] despite his claims of innocence. Tsunade is fully aware that Naruto did nothing wrong, but needs to follow through in order to draw out a conspiracy rooted in the Blood Prison. Once the conspiracy is exposed, Tsunade leads Konoha's forces in rescuing Naruto from his wrongful imprisonment.
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The Tsunade of the [[Genjutsu World]] wears glasses, is flat-chested, and is fairly responsible. Whereas the real Tsunade looks younger than her age, this Tsunade looks older than her age.
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* {{translation|"Tsunade"|綱手}} means "[[Wikipedia:Mooring (watercraft)|mooring]] rope", which is not dissimilar to her brothers name, Nawaki, which means "rope tree". A similar word {{translation|"[[Wikipedia:Tsundere|tsundere]]"|ツンデレ}}, could also be a play on Tsunade's personality.
 
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* Tsunade and the other Sannin are named after the characters in the Japanese folktale ''[[Wikipedia:Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari|Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari]]''. Tsunade of that story excels in slug magic.
* Tsunade shares the same blood type with her former team-mates, Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
 
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** {{translation|"Tsunade"|綱手}} means "[[Wikipedia:Mooring (watercraft)|mooring]] rope", which is not dissimilar to her brother's name, Nawaki, which means "rope tree".
* Tsunade was the first female Hokage, as well as the first female Kage, that appeared in the series.
 
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* Tsunade is first mentioned by [[Tenten]] in [[chapter 84]] of the ''Naruto'' manga, which was 55 chapters before her first formal appearance.
* Tsunade is first mentioned when Might Guy questions Rock Lee, Neji, and Tenten about their goals as genin. Tenten says that she wants to become a great kunoichi and follow the footsteps of the legendary Tsunade.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 84, page 8</ref> She also made a cameo appearance in the [[Third Hokage]]'s flashback during his time training the [[Sannin]].<ref>''Naruto'' episode 72</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 122, page 7</ref>
 
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* Studio Pierrot's Settei sheets of Tsunade show that she was 145&nbsp;cm when she was part of Hiruzen's genin team, and that her high-heeled sandals she wears as an adult add 5&nbsp;cm to her height.
 
* According to the databook(s):
 
* According to the databook(s):
 
** Tsunade's hobby is [[Wikipedia:Gambling|gambling]].
 
** Tsunade's hobby is [[Wikipedia:Gambling|gambling]].
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** Tsunade has completed 1,256 official missions in total: 40 D-rank, 236 C-rank, 467 B-rank, 418 A-rank, 95 S-rank.
 
** Tsunade has completed 1,256 official missions in total: 40 D-rank, 236 C-rank, 467 B-rank, 418 A-rank, 95 S-rank.
 
** Tsunade's favourite phrase is {{translation|''"One grab, a thousand gold"''|一攫千金|Ikkaku Senkin}}, referring to getting rich without much effort.
 
** Tsunade's favourite phrase is {{translation|''"One grab, a thousand gold"''|一攫千金|Ikkaku Senkin}}, referring to getting rich without much effort.
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* Tsunade shares her blood type with her former team-mates, [[Jiraiya]] and [[Orochimaru]].
* While Tsunade's English anime voice actor is Debi Mae West, in some games she is voiced by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, who is [[Kurenai Yūhi]]'s voice actor. In ''[[Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2]]'', while being voiced by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn throughout the story-line, during game-play, most of Debi Mae West's voice-overs from the first game are still used.
 
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* While Tsunade's English anime voice actor is Debi Mae West, in some games, she is voiced by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, who is [[Kurenai Yūhi]]'s voice actor.
* Tsunade's grandmother, [[Mito Uzumaki]] had a similar diamond shape mark on her forehead. It is possible that Tsunade modelled her own seal after this.
 
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** In ''[[Clash of Ninja Revolution 2]]'', McGlynn voiced Tsunade throughout the story-line while West voiced Tsunade during the actual gameplay.
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* Tsunade is the only Hokage to live long enough to see two generations of successors take office.
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* Tsunade is also the first Kage to be older than their predecessor, the second being Shikamaru Nara.
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* Tsunade is the only member of Team Hiruzen to not have been killed by one of her students.
   
 
== Quotes ==
 
== Quotes ==
* (When about to fight [[Naruto]]) "''One of the Legendary Sannin taking on a snot-nosed genin… I oughta be ashamed of myself.''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 158, page 12</ref>
 
 
* (To [[Jiraiya]] about Naruto) "''Jiraiya, are you the one who taught him the Rasengan? Are you acting like a teacher by teaching him something he can't master? Don't give him any ideas! That's why this kid likes to daydream that he's going to become Hokage someday.''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 159, page 7</ref>
 
* (To [[Jiraiya]] about Naruto) "''Jiraiya, are you the one who taught him the Rasengan? Are you acting like a teacher by teaching him something he can't master? Don't give him any ideas! That's why this kid likes to daydream that he's going to become Hokage someday.''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 159, page 7</ref>
* (To an unconscious Naruto) "''It's because to be Hokage… is your dream… isn't it Naruto? One last time… just one last time… I place the odds on you.''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 168, pages 15-16</ref>
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* (To an unconscious Naruto) "''It's because to be Hokage… is your dream… isn't it, Naruto? One last time… just one last time… I place the odds on you.''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 168, pages 15-16</ref>
* (To [[Orochimaru]]) "''From now on… I too shall bet my life!''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 169, page 8</ref>
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* (To [[Shikamaru]]) "''Grow up… Death comes with being a shinobi… There are times when death is hard to accept, but if you don't get over it, there's no future…"''<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 331</ref>
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* (To the [[Konoha Council]]) "''People like Jiraiya… and Sarutobi, and Elder Chiyo of Suna possessed something you two sorely lack. Do you know what that is!? …Faith! My grandfather, the First Hokage, believed in you and entrusted you with the village. Now it's your turn to believe in these children and entrust it to them!''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 421, pages 8-11</ref>
* (To Orochimaru) "''Why am I putting my life on the line? Because now… I am the Fifth Hokage of Konohagakure!''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 169, page 14</ref>
 
* (To [[Shikamaru]]) "''Grow up… Death comes with being a shinobi… There are times when death is hard to accept, but if you don't get over it, there's no future…"''
 
* (To the advisers, [[Konoha Council]] members) "''People like Jiraiya… and Sarutobi, and Elder Chiyo of Suna possessed something you two sorely lack. Do you know what that is!? …Faith! My grandfather, the First Hokage, believed in you and entrusted you with the village. Now it's your turn to believe in these children and entrust it to them!''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 421, pages 8-11</ref>
 
 
* (To [[Pain]]) "''I am the Fifth Hokage… You've trampled on our ancestors' treasure… their dream… And you will pay the price! As the Hokage, I will put a stop to you here and now!''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 430, page 16</ref>
 
* (To [[Pain]]) "''I am the Fifth Hokage… You've trampled on our ancestors' treasure… their dream… And you will pay the price! As the Hokage, I will put a stop to you here and now!''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 430, page 16</ref>
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* (To [[Madara]]) "''Although I am a descendant of the First Hokage, it's true that I don't know how to use Wood Release. And compared to him, who was able to use medical ninjutsu without even making seals, it's true that my own ninjutsu is nothing to brag about. And it's true that I'm a woman… but I'm definitely not a weak woman… What I inherited from my grandfather isn't just simple 'power'. My true strength comes from that which was passed down from the First to each generation afterwards… Don't underestimate the Will of Fire!''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 576, pages 16-17</ref>
* (To [[Shizune]]) "''People become stronger because there are memories that they will not forget.''"
 
* (About her bad gambling) "''Only when it comes to money. My life is a different story. I'm still alive aren't I…?''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 562, page 8</ref>
 
* (To [[Madara]]) "''Although I am a descendant of the First Hokage, it's true that I don't know how to use [[Wood Release]]. And compared to him, who was able to use medical ninjutsu without even making seals, it's true that my own ninjutsu is nothing to brag about. And it's true that I'm a woman… but I'm definitely not a weak woman… What I inherited from my grandfather isn't just simple 'power'. My true strength comes from that which was passed down from the First to each generation afterward… Don't underestimate the Will of Fire!''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 576, pages 16-17</ref>
 
   
 
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Tsunade infobox2
綱手 Tsunade

  • Fifth Hokage (五代目火影, Godaime Hokage)
  • The Legendary Sucker (伝説のカモ, Densetsu no Kamo)[4]
  • Konoha's Slug Princess Tsunade (木ノ葉のナメクジ綱手姫, Konoha no Namekuji Tsunade-hime, English TV: Slug Queen)[5]
  • Tsuna ()[6]
Debut
Manga Naruto Chapter #139
Anime Naruto Episode #83
Novel Kakashi Hiden: Lightning in the Icy Sky
Movie Naruto Shippūden the Movie
Game Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2
OVA Finally a clash! Jōnin vs. Genin!! Indiscriminate Grand Melee Tournament Meeting!!
Appears in Anime, Manga, Novel, Game, Movie
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Personal
Birthdate Astrological Sign Leo August 2 Search_Icon.svg
Sex Gender Female Female
Age
  • Part I: 51
  • Part II: 54–55
Height
  • Part I: 163.1 cm1.631 m <br />5.351 ft <br />64.213 in <br />
  • Part II: 163.1 cm1.631 m <br />5.351 ft <br />64.213 in <br />
Weight
  • Part I: 48.9 kg107.806 lb <br />
  • Part II: 48.9 kg107.806 lb <br />
Blood type B
Classification
Occupation
Affiliation
Team
Clan
Rank
Ninja Rank
Ninja Registration 002302
Academy Grad. Age 6
Family
Nature Type
Jutsu

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Tsunade (綱手) is a descendant of the Senju and Uzumaki Clan, and is one of Konohagakure's Sannin. She is famed as the world's strongest kunoichi and its greatest medical-nin. The repeated loss of her loved ones caused Tsunade to later abandon the life of a shinobi for many years. She is eventually persuaded to return to Konoha and take on the mantle of Fifth Hokage (五代目火影, Godaime Hokage, literally meaning: Fifth Fire Shadow), where her skills prove invaluable to the village.

Background

Team hiruzen

Hiruzen and his students.

Tsunade is the granddaughter of Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki. Because Hashirama was the First Hokage of Konohagakure, Tsunade is called "Princess" (, Hime). Hashirama doted on Tsunade when she was very young because she was his first grandchild, and found her deviance and her adoption of his own gambling habits highly amusing.[7] Tsunade inherited his necklace when he died. After she graduated from Konoha's Academy, Tsunade was teamed with Orochimaru and Jiraiya under the leadership of Hiruzen Sarutobi. When Jiraiya failed to acquire a bell during the team's first bell test, Tsunade teased him, prompting him to criticise her flat chest.[8] Despite this remark, Jiraiya had a certain interest in Tsunade from their first meeting,[9] which only increased after her breasts developed; when she nearly killed him for spying on her while she bathed, he was forced to be more discrete about both his attraction to her and his interest in peeping.[10]

Tsunade kissing Dan

Tsunade gives Hashirama's necklace to Dan.

Tsunade's younger brother, Nawaki dreamed of someday becoming Hokage so that he could protect Konoha, their grandfather's legacy. On Nawaki's twelfth birthday, Tsunade kissed his forehead and gave him Hashirama's necklace in the hopes that it would help him achieve his dream. He died the next day, a casualty of the ongoing Second Shinobi World War, thus returning the necklace to her. Tsunade began advocating for the inclusion of medical-nin on all four-man squads in order to avoid future deaths like Nawaki's. Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, agreed with her arguments, but could not dedicate resources to the necessary implementation due to the ongoing war. Dan Katō, on the other hand, shared her views, and as their relationship developed he confided with her his dreams of becoming Hokage so that he could bring change to Konoha and protect his loved one from death. Tsunade kissed his forehead and gave him Hashirama's necklace in the hopes that it would help him achieve his dream.

Hanzo and Sannin

Hanzō dubs the Sannin.

Although their team under Hiruzen's leadership had disbanded, Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya continued fighting together during the Second Shinobi World War. During one such fight in Amegakure, they were the only three to survive an encounter with Hanzō, an accomplishment for which Hanzō dubbed them Konoha's "Legendary Sannin".[11] In the aftermath of the battle, Jiraiya opted not to return to Konoha so that he could train the Ame orphans. Tsunade would go on to make her own independent contributions to the war, frequently counteracting Chiyo of Sunagakure's poisons.[12] Although Tsunade's actions are said to have won the war for Konoha,[13] Tsunade was unable to prevent Dan's death, and her failure to stop his severe blood loss caused her to develop haemophobia. With Dan's death, Hashirama's necklace returned to Tsunade once again, convincing some that the necklace was cursed to kill anyone who wore it other than Tsunade. Tsunade herself became convinced that achieving one's dreams was impossible and that to be Hokage was a "fool's job". She therefore left Konoha during the height of the Third Shinobi World War, taking Dan's niece, Shizune, with her to train her as an apprentice. Due to her haemophobia, Tsunade retired from any direct involvement in healing or combat, instead relying on Shizune's skills whenever a need for either came up.

Tsunade challenges A to arm wrestling

Tsunade challenges the Fourth Raikage to an arm wrestling match.

At one point during their travels, Tsunade and Shizune encountered with the Fourth Raikage A, where the latter requested her help in removing the Exploding Insect implanted in his subordinate. However, Tsunade was completely drunk and ended up falling asleep, completely forgetting about her conversation with A. After A insisted, Tsunade challenged him to an arm wrestling contest, promising to help should she lose. A managed to defeat Tsunade by using his speed rather than strength, and Tsunade complied and followed him to his subordinate's location. After Tsunade diagnoses the situation and realises that one of the insects was also inside A, she decided to conduct the surgery. However, Tsunade instead enlisted Shizune to conduct it, and once blood was splattered in her face, Tsunade left to regain her composure while Shizune performed the surgery and explained the origins of Tsunade's trauma to A and his team.[14]

Personality

Tsunade was very willing to believe in the attainability of dreams while Nawaki and Dan were still alive, and that by supporting and encouraging those dreams she might be able to help achieve them. When both died gruesomely shortly after receiving her support, Tsunade lost faith in the idea of dreaming for anything, believing that the mere pursuit of it would be doomed from the outset. She becomes especially critical of those wanting to be Hokage, as both Dan and Nawaki died trying to attain the title and the past Hokage have all died prematurely and, as Tsunade argues, pointlessly because they held the position; she concludes that to be Hokage is a fool's job.[15]

Tsunade's Hemophobia

Tsunade's traumatic loss develops hemophobia.

Tsunade is forced to reconsider her cynicism upon meeting Naruto Uzumaki, who demonstrates two things to her: just because a goal seems impossible does not mean it actually is, as Naruto is able to master the Rasengan unprecedentedly quickly despite seemingly lacking any natural talent; and just because the dreamer dies does not mean the dream itself does, as Nawaki and Dan's desire to become Hokage lives on in Naruto. Because Naruto is so very much an exception to how she thought the world worked, Tsunade puts her faith in dreams once again, a desire so strong that she overcomes her fear of blood.[16] She becomes Hokage herself, partly so that she can live Nawaki and Dan's dream for them, but also so that she can pave the way for Naruto inevitably holding the title. Becoming close to Naruto, he became the only person she allowed to refer to her as "Grandma", knowing it was out of affection.

As Hokage, Tsunade is committed to protecting Konoha and its villagers, willing to give her life for her village and allies if necessary.[17] Just as she once did, Tsunade supports all other dreams that she can: when Rock Lee tells her he dreams of being a ninja despite knowing he may die trying, she does not argue his decision and, in the anime, does all that she can to ensure he survives. She does this because Nawaki and Dan loved Konoha and so she keeps their dreams alive by doing so, but also because Konoha's continued survival honours all those who gave their lives creating it and keeping it safe. Although her reasons are somewhat different, the outcome is nevertheless consistent with the Will of Fire. Tsunade is similarly optimistic about the next generation of Konoha's ninja, especially Naruto, convinced that the village's future will be in good hands because of them. She in fact becomes angry when others lack this same faith in Naruto and his peers, believing it is better to let them try and then fail than to assume their failure is inevitable and thus prevent them from trying.[18] Demonstrations of her own faith include but are not limited to: congratulating Shikamaru Nara for his failed mission because at least none of his teammates died;[19] and not labelling Sasuke Uchiha a missing-nin because she trusts that Naruto can someday convince him to return to Konoha.

Tsunade's Love

Even as a child, Tsunade had a love for gambling.

Despite her many noble qualities, Tsunade is not without her faults and vices. She is blunt and short-tempered, prone to striking Naruto for his immaturity or Jiraiya for his perversion; she is widely feared because of this tendency.[20] Her own behaviour isn't much better than theirs, as she drinks constantly, sometimes sleeps on the job, and tries as much as she can to have other people do her work for her. One of her favourite vices is gambling, which she acquired from her grandfather, Hashirama Senju. Despite how often and how irresponsibly she gambles, Tsunade has notoriously bad luck, causing those who have made huge profits off of her to mockingly call her "The Legendary Sucker" (伝説のカモ, Densetsu no Kamo).[21] Tsunade is fully aware of how unlucky she is, and so whenever she hits a winning streak she takes it as a bad omen and prepares for the worst;[22] she has at times tried using her bad luck to her advantage, betting on outcomes she doesn't want so that her unluckiness will prevent them from happening.[23] Hashirama finds Tsunade's many bad habits highly amusing on a personal level, but when he is told that Tsunade is Hokage he immediately worries about what misfortunes she's brought upon Konoha.[7]

Jiraiya assumed that there was a mutual attraction between him and Tsunade from their first meeting, a statement that only served to annoy and anger her. Despite his many advances over the years, Tsunade never reciprocated his feelings, only ever loving Dan, even decades after his death. Jiraiya wasn't discouraged by this and claimed that her repeated rejections had not only made him stronger, but they've provided excellent material for his Icha Icha series of books. Though he concluded that to be happy wasn't his fate. Tsunade doubted he believed his own words and she commented that he did not need to put on a brave front when he returned from Amegakure.[23] When Jiraiya ended up dying during that same mission, Tsunade privately mourned for the loss of her dear friend and team-mate.[9] Her greatest desire was to be with her lost loved ones, while supporting Dan as he lived out his dream of being Hokage.[24] Despite this, she chose not to have Dan and Nawaki reincarnated when given the chance as she realised it would go against everything they stood for.

Despite Orochimaru's contribution in their victory in the Fourth Shinobi World War, Tsunade remains guarded against him due to a long history of betrayal and distrust. This influenced her thoughts of anyone related to him, and she was furious at Naruto, in his capacity as the Seventh Hokage, for allowing Orochimaru's child, Mitsuki, to immigrate into Konohagakure. Mitsuki's heritage alone led Tsunade to develop a prejudiced view that he is as dangerous as his parent.[25]

Appearance

Tsunade is a fair-skinned woman with brown eyes and straight blonde hair that parts above her forehead. Her hair has shoulder-length bangs that frame her face and the rest reaches her lower back. During her childhood and through her young-adult years she wore her hair in a high ponytail, she later keeps it tied in two loose ponytails. The Strength of a Hundred Seal - taking the appearance of a violet diamond- is clearly visible on her forehead. In her childhood, she wore grey mesh shirt and over it a teal-coloured kimono with short sleeves and red-lining around the collars which she secured with a blue sash. She also wore red wristbands and white wrapping over her calves with blue sandals.

She was very skinny throughout her childhood to the point of being known as flat-chested. By young-adulthood however, Tsunade grew into a slender woman of curvaceous frame, above-average height, and noticeably large breasts, which Jiraiya noted to be 106 centimetres;[26] she is in fact widely regarded as the most beautiful kunoichi in the world.[27] By her fifties, she appears much older, being heavily wrinkled and rather frail-looking (presumably from over-usage of her Creation Rebirth). However, Tsunade maintains her youthful appearance using a unique Transformation Technique. Tsunade often wears a grass-green haori with the kanji for "gamble" (, kake) on the back, inside a red circle. Underneath she wears a grey, kimono-style blouse with no sleeves, held closed by a broad, dark bluish-grey obi that matches her pants. Her blouse is closed quite low, revealing her sizeable cleavage. She wears open-toed, strapped black sandals with high heels. She has red nail polish on both her fingernails and toenails and uses a soft pink lipstick. She wore the First Hokage's necklace for many years until she gives it to Naruto.

Abilities

Heaven spear kick

Tsunade shattering Madara's Susanoo ribcage.

Like other students of the Third Hokage, Tsunade is an exceptionally talented shinobi. Her skills became well-known following the Second Shinobi World War when dubbed by Hanzō as a Sannin, alongside Jiraiya and Orochimaru. Tsunade's skills are popularly held as the reason for Konoha's victory during that war, and in the years following, became known as the world's strongest kunoichi.[27] Despite being rusty, Tsunade's skills easily outclassed Kabuto Yakushi's when they battled, with him having to rely on using a Military Rations Pill to continue battling, and use her fear of blood against her to gain the upperhand. Following the Third Hokage's death, she was unanimously recognised to become the Fifth Hokage, proving her worth by saving countless villagers when Pain decimated Konoha. Even the likes of Madara Uchiha admits that Tsunade was worthy of being a Kage.[28]

Physical and Chakra Prowess

Tsunade defeats Naruto

Tsunade ruptures the ground with one finger.

While Tsunade believes it is vital for a medical-nin to avoid injury, as they cannot perform their duties if anything happens to them,[29] she is equally famous for her immense prowess in taijutsu, said to wield the highest level of efficiency.[30] This is mainly done as a deterrent to keep enemies from getting too close to her while she performs her medical-nin duties. Even more, belying her slender form, Tsunade wields inhuman raw strength as severing her muscles is needed to inhibit that strength.[31] She can easily split the ground with a finger strike,[32] lift and hurl Gamabunta's sword with deadly accuracy,[33] even break through Susanoo, an "absolute defence", with only a few hits.[34]

Yin Seal Release

Tsunade releasing her seal.

As a descendant of both the Senju and Uzumaki Clans, Tsunade inherited their life-force and physical energy, allowing her to still fight at peak performance despite her naturally frail form and battle the likes of Madara Uchiha for over half a day without exhaustion. She can even endure several mortal stabs to the chest[35] and retain consciousness after being bisected[36] long enough to heal others before being healed herself. Her reserves of chakra are immense, enough to heal several thousand shinobi during the final battle with Obito Uchiha. She also has excellent control over her chakra, able to perform her various feats to the maximum efficiency with absolute minimum required chakra and build-up time. Her timing and precision for focusing her chakra is so advanced, by releasing it in parts of her body at the key point of contact, she can further her strength to decimate a target in a single blow. Likewise, she can inject chakra into an opponent, scrambling their body's electric signals so that commands, like making one's hand move when intending to move their leg.[37]

Ninjutsu

Katsuyu healing

Tsunade and Katsuyu healing injuries.

Tsunade has advanced skill with fūinjutsu. With her Strength of a Hundred Seal, she can continuously store up additional chakra into it. When the seal is released, Tsunade has access to all the accumulated chakra, totaling a so-named hundred-times her usual chakra levels. While normally using this extra chakra to perform her techniques, she can also transfer the chakra to others, either to replenish or amplify their own.[38] Tsunade can summon segments of Katsuyu, a slug from the Shikkotsu Forest. In addition to fighting alongside Tsunade, Katsuyu can use her divisions as a form of long-distance communication or to move and shield Tsunade's injured allies. Should her allies be a distance away, she can send Katsuyu to their location.[39] By linking with Katsuyu, Tsunade can monitor those that Katsuyu has attached to, remotely healing them and replenishing their chakra as needed.

Tsunade's natures include Lightning, Fire, Water, and Earth, as well as Yang[3] and in the anime Yin Release.[40] In the anime, she can make shadow clones and also shows proficiency in space–time ninjutsu and barrier ninjutsu.[41]

Transformation Technique

Despite being in her fifties, Tsunade constantly appears as if she were still in her twenties through her Transformation Technique. Tsunade's usage of this technique is unique as she can maintain changed forms as she desires without exerting any effort, even while injured or asleep but dispels when she runs out of chakra, reverting her to her natural appearance.[42] She readily alters what age she appears in order to avoid her gambling debts.[21]

Medical Ninjutsu

Tsunade is hailed as the world's greatest medical-nin, able to identify any ailments at a glance and treat conditions that other medical-nin deem impossible to cure. Orochimaru believed only she could reverse the necrosis-like effects of the Dead Demon Consuming Seal. Amongst other things, she healed the psychological damage of Tsukuyomi,[43] fixed the damage to Rock Lee's spine when he was deemed a helpless case, [44] and counteracted the effects of the Three Coloured Pills with instructions from the Nara Clan Medical Encyclopaedia.[45] She also near-instantly healed Shikamaru's severe chakra depletion after he came into contact with a root of the God Tree; the chakra cloak surrounding him noticeably reacting to her treatment.[46]

Creation Rebirth

Tsunade healing herself with Creation Rebirth.

Undoubtedly, the pinnacle of Tsunade's medical prowess is her Creation Rebirth, which draws on her vast chakra supplies to instantaneously heal any wounds she receives. Because it requires no hand seals to perform, she needs no conscious effort on her part once active, and can heal any damage no matter how severe (her chakra levels permitting); Orochimaru describes it as a form of immortality that even he is envious of.[47] Despite how useful it is in battle, Creation Rebirth is a double-edged sword: the body's cells can only divide and be created a set amount of times, so whenever Tsunade uses the technique she shortens her lifespan. Because of this, she only uses it in very desperate situations.

Nara Clan Medical Encyclopaedia

Tsunade researching for a procedure.

Tsunade's skills extend beyond the typical medical ninjutsu. She earned fame during the Second Shinobi World War for being the only person able to make antidotes for the poisons of Sunagakure's Chiyo.[12] Similarly, she can make sleeping potions that are undetectable to even the most skilled ninja.[48] She is knowledgeable enough to perform autopsies and examine damage on a cellular level. She is a skilled researcher. In the anime, she figured out Kabuto Yakushi's Yin Healing Wound Destruction and uses what she finds to raise the survival rate of Rock Lee's medical procedure.[49] Following the Fourth Shinobi World War, she studies the material that the White Zetsu Army is made of and learns to make moveable replacement limbs from it. She has also consistently proven to be a highly skilled teacher in medical ninjutsu, as all her disciples, Shizune, Sakura, Ino, each became very respected medical-nin in their own respective rights. Due to her vast medical knowledge, Tsunade was primarily responsible for setting up the modern system of medical-nin, though she exempts herself from many of the laws that govern them due to her Creation Rebirth.[34]

Stats

Databook Ninjutsu Taijutsu Genjutsu Intelligence Strength Speed Stamina Hand seals Total
Third 5 5 3.5 5 5 3.5 4 4 35

Part I

Search for Tsunade

Main article: Search for Tsunade Tsunade hits a jackpot while playing the slot machines in Tanzaku Quarters. She takes this as a sign that something bad is about to happen and makes immediate plans to leave the city, but Shizune convinces her to visit a local castle before they go. While they're there, the castle is destroyed by a snake, Orochimaru's way of saying hello. Tsunade immediately notices the damage to his arms and, guessing he wants her to heal them, preemptively refuses. Orochimaru's assistant, Kabuto Yakushi, explains that they've tried all other options and that only Tsunade can help. She asks how his arms were damaged, to which Orochimaru responds that the damage was received while he killed Hiruzen Sarutobi. Tsunade becomes enraged and threatens to kill Orochimaru, but he piques her interest when he offers to revive Nawaki and Dan Katō.

Tsunade asks what he would do if his arms were restored. Orochimaru replies that he would destroy Konohagakure, which is what he was trying to do when his arms were damaged in the first place. Shizune tries to convince Tsunade to help her kill Orochimaru and Kabuto, but they decide to leave instead, giving Tsunade a week to decide. While having dinner later, they are found by Jiraiya. Jiraiya asks her to become the Fifth Hokage, which she refuses, upsetting Jiraiya's companion, Naruto Uzumaki. Tsunade recognises Naruto as the jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails and starts remarking on what a waste it was for the Fourth Hokage to give his life saving Konoha from the Nine-Tails. She reflects further that all the past Hokage have wasted their lives for the village and concludes that only a fool would ever want the title.

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Tsunade and Naruto face-off.

Naruto, who has his own dreams of being Hokage, is enraged and tries to attack Tsunade. Jiraiya holds him back, but Tsunade agrees to fight with him outside the restaurant. Tsunade easily outmatches Naruto using only one finger for offence and defence, but she's unsettled by how similar his resolve is to Nawaki and Dan's. While she's distracted by this, Naruto attacks her with an incomplete Rasengan, which she once again avoids using only a finger. She berates Jiraiya for teaching Naruto the Rasengan at all, declaring it cruel to let someone as untalented as him believe he can master something as complicated as the Rasengan. Naruto vows to complete it in three days, prompting Tsunade to make a wager: if Naruto can master the Rasengan in a week, she'll give him the First Hokage's necklace; if he can't, she gets his wallet. Naruto agrees.

Tsunade and Jiraiya have drinks later. Jiraiya guesses that Orochimaru made some offer to Tsunade. He doesn't ask for details about the offer, but he promises to personally kill her if she does anything to endanger Konoha. She claims not to care about the village, so Jiraiya reminds her of how important the village was to Nawaki and Dan; he further notes how similar they, particularly Nawaki, are to Naruto. Tsunade keeps tabs on Naruto as he trains, but by the end of the week he has failed to master the Rasengan and the intense training leaves him bedridden. Shizune pleads with Tsunade not to accept Orochimaru's deal and, when this fails, she tries to use force, prompting Tsunade to knock her out. She meets with Jiraiya again and drugs his drink, knocking him out and, when he wakes up the next morning, making it difficult for him to use his chakra.

Tsunade's decision

Tsunade preparing to "heal" Orochimaru.

Tsunade meets with Orochimaru and agrees to heal his arms on the condition that he would leave Konoha alone. Orochimaru agrees. She approaches him, apparently to heal him, but Kabuto notices at the last moment that she has killing intent and stops her. Orochimaru questions why she would deceive him, to which she replies that she knew he was lying about sparing Konoha. Although she desperately wants to see Nawaki and Dan again, she knows they wouldn't want to be brought back at the cost of Konoha's safety, something Naruto has reminded her of. Orochimaru and Kabuto state that they'll force her to heal his arms, causing her to attack them. They draw her away from the city and Kabuto, a medic-nin, tries neutralising her, but she heals all the debilitating damage he does. Unable to stop her through conventional means, Kabuto slits his own wrists and coats her with his blood, paralysing her due to her phobia.

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Tsunade protected by Naruto.

Jiraiya, Shizune, and Naruto eventually arrive to help. Shizune looks after Tsunade as she shudders from the blood while Jiraiya fights Orochimaru and Naruto fights Kabuto. Naruto is quickly defeated by Kabuto, as is Shizune when she tries to face him afterwards. Kabuto approaches Tsunade and tries to restrain her, which she is unable to fend off in her condition. Naruto stops him and attacks with an incomplete Rasengan, but misses, causing Kabuto to start commenting on his lack of talent, just as Tsunade did the week before. Naruto persists and, after making a shadow clone to help him, he is able to strike Kabuto with a perfected Rasengan. Kabuto is defeated, but as his last act he severs Naruto's heart muscles. Tsunade tries healing him, fearing that he'll die just like Nawaki and Dan did. She succeeds, and in a brief moment of regained consciousnesses Naruto claims the necklace he's won.

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Tsunade defeats Orochimaru.

Orochimaru decides to kill Naruto and attacks with his Sword of Kusanagi. Tsunade uses her body to block the attack, her way of protecting Naruto, Konoha's future Hokage. Orochimaru keeps trying to attack him, which Tsunade keeps using her body to block. Her resolve to protect Naruto eventually overcomes her fear of blood, allowing her to go on the offensive: she kicks Orochimaru, activates Creation Rebirth to heal all the damage she's received, and declares her acceptance of the position of Fifth Hokage. She, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru each summon Katsuyu, Gamabunta, and Manda, respectively. When Manda proves too elusive for Katsuyu and Gamabunta, Tsunade uses Gamabunta's sword to pin Manda to the ground with his mouth shut. She then delivers a sequence of punches to Orochimaru's face, forcing him to escape with Kabuto; before he leaves, he warns that he has other ways of fixing his arms.

Having used so much chakra during the fight, Tsunade's younger transformation fades after the battle, but it is restored before Naruto wakes up. When he hears about what happened while he was unconscious, Naruto expresses his concern that she isn't qualified to be Fifth Hokage, being vastly inferior to Hiruzen. Tsunade challenges him to a fight and once again outmatches him using a single finger. Rather than defeat him, however, she kisses his forehead to symbolise her faith in his achieving his dreams, just as she once did for Nawaki and Dan.

Sasuke Recovery Mission

Main article: Sasuke Recovery Mission

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Tsunade becomes the Fifth Hokage.

When they get back to Konoha, the villagers start making preparations to officially place Tsunade into office. Before that can happen, Naruto has Tsunade heal the damage to the minds of Kakashi Hatake and Sasuke Uchiha. She also looks at the damage to Rock Lee's spine; although she's the only one who can fix it, she confesses that there's a fifty percent chance he wouldn't survive the procedure and recommends he give up on life as a ninja. After thinking it over, Lee tells her plainly that being a ninja is his dream, which she cannot argue with. In the anime, Tsunade tries to improve his chances of survival by studying one of Kabuto's jutsu, and in doing so she improves Lee's odds to 58%. Lee ultimately survives the procedure.

Being Hokage comes with a heavy workload, especially in the aftermath of Orochimaru's Konoha Crush, which left the village understaffed. For this reason, when Tsunade is informed that Sasuke has defected to Orochimaru, Shikamaru Nara - only recently promoted to chūnin - is the highest ranking ninja she can assign to lead the Sasuke Recovery Team; she allows him any genin he can recruit for the mission, though recommends Naruto's inclusion. After the Recovery Team leaves, Tsunade is notified of the Konoha Special Mission Platoon's defeat by the Sound Four, Sasuke's escorts. Having already suspected that a team of genin wouldn't be enough, she requests Sunagakure's support so that Orochimaru, a mutual enemy of both villages, can't gain Sasuke's Sharingan. She is also informed that Lee, despite still recovering from his surgery, has also gone off to lend support.

Despite the best efforts of the Recovery Team, Lee, and Suna's Three Sand Siblings, they are unable to stop Sasuke from joining forces with Orochimaru. Tsunade sends the Medic Corps to retrieve the Recovery Team's members and tend to their injuries; Tsunade, by studying the Nara Clan Medical Encyclopaedia, is able to cure Chōji Akimichi of the Three Coloured Pills' side-effects. Tsunade is later approached by Sakura Haruno, who asks to be taught medical ninjutsu. Sensing that Sakura has something she wants to protect (Naruto and Sasuke), Tsunade agrees.

Mizuki Tracking Mission

Main article: Mizuki Tracking Mission Jiraiya makes plans to take Naruto away from the village to train him. In the anime, Naruto must remain in Konoha while Jiraiya is off investigating and it is up to Tsunade to keep him preoccupied with other missions so that he won't go after Sasuke by himself. When, during one of these missions, the Legendary Stupid Brothers escape from prison, Tsunade convinces them to surrender with a quick display of genjutsu and her strength.

The Appearance of Strange Visitors

Main article: The Appearance of Strange Visitors In the anime, Tsunade learns that Rock Lee and Might Guy are being impersonated by Mondai and Potcha. Deciding to have fun with the two, Tsunade pretends to believe their disguises and has them do many arduous tasks for her. The workload horrifies the two and eventually drives them away from the village.

Interlude

In Naruto's Footsteps: The Friends' Paths

Main article: In Naruto's Footsteps: The Friends' Paths Sakura progresses rapidly under Tsunade's tutelage. In the anime, Ino Yamanaka also asks to train with Tsunade. From seeing the rivalry that exists between Sakura and Ino and how that competition drives them each to do better, Tsunade agrees.[50] However, she teaches Ino only medical ninjutsu and not the additional skills she teaches Sakura, believing it would be better for Ino to focus on her clan's hiden jutsu.[51]

Suna and Konoha meeting

Tsunade and the Konoha Council meeting with the Suna delegation.

About two years after Naruto leaves Konoha to train with Jiraiya, Tsunade proposes to Suna's Fifth Kazekage that their two villages hold a Chūnin Exam. Publicly, the exam will demonstrate the alliance that now exists between their two villages. Secretly, the exam will hopefully draw out Akatsuki, who are after jinchūriki like the Kazekage. The Kazekage agrees and the two villages split responsibilities for the exams. She sends Kakashi Hatake to invite Amegakure to the exams with instructions to investigate rumours that Ame's leader, Hanzō, has been overthrown.[52] Ame accepts the invitation and Kakashi is unable to uncover anything, but both are convinced that something unusual is happening in Ame.

The first stage of the exams is completed in Konoha without incident. Before the examinees and proctors relocate to Suna for the second stage, Tsunade warns the Konoha personnel to be alert to attacks on the Kazekage.[53] The Kazekage is indeed attacked during the second stage, forcing the exams to be cancelled prematurely. Performance reports on the remaining participants are sent to their respective villages to decide who will be promoted to chūnin; Tsunade promotes the members of Team 8, Team 10, and Team Guy. She also promotes Neji Hyūga to jōnin because of his role in protecting the Kazekage.[54]

Part II

Kazekage Rescue Mission

Main article: Kazekage Rescue Mission

Tsunade and Shizune oversee Team 7

Tsunade and Shizune oversee Naruto and Sakura's bell test.

Tsunade is informed of Naruto's return to Konoha after two-and-a-half years of training. She shares this news with Sakura and together they welcome him back. Tsunade has Naruto and Sakura reform Team 7 under Kakashi's leadership. While trying to find a mission to send Team 7 on that Naruto won't complain about, Tsunade receives a report that Suna's Fifth Kazekage has been kidnapped by Akatsuki. Tsunade decides to send Team 7 to lend assistance in the Kazekage's rescue in full awareness that Akatsuki wants to capture Naruto too. She isn't initially concerned, but when she suddenly wins the lottery she takes this as a bad sign and sends Team Guy to provide additional support.

A few days later they receive news that the Kazekage was successfully rescued and that Teams 7 and Guy will be returning to Konoha. Shizune questions the wisdom of sending Naruto into battle with Akatsuki, to which Tsunade replies that, because both Naruto and the Kazekage are jinchūriki, Naruto was the single best person for the mission.

Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance Mission

Main article: Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance Mission When she gets back to Konoha, Sakura shares intel she's received of an opportunity to meet with a spy in Orochimaru's ranks, what may serve as an opportunity to find Sasuke Uchiha. Kakashi is left bedridden after the mission in Suna, requiring that new members be assigned to Team 7 to go meet the spy. Shizune once again questions Naruto's inclusion on the team, believing it would be safer to keep him in Konoha. Tsunade insists that Naruto is one of the few people she can trust with the mission with absolute certainty, and that besides it's a personal matter for him and he wouldn't allow himself to be excluded.

Homura and Koharu meet with Tsunade

Tsunade meets with Homura and Koharu to discuss Naruto.

Tsunade is shortly afterwards summoned before the Konoha Council, with whom Shizune has shared her concerns and who also believe that Tsunade is deploying Naruto irresponsibly. Tsunade repeats her earlier reasoning, adding that Akatsuki will inevitably come for Naruto, and that if he keeps getting sent out on missions it will make it more difficult for Akatsuki to locate him. The Konoha Council relents after Tsunade promises to be held solely responsible in the event that her decisions and/or Naruto's capture endanger Konoha. They do, however, insist on including one of Danzō Shimura's underlings (Sai) on this new Team 7, which Tsunade agrees to. Tsunade also assigns an Anbu, codenamed "Yamato", to lead Team 7, partly so that he can keep an eye on Sai, but also because his wood release will help Naruto keep the Nine-Tails under control.

Although the new Team 7 does indeed meet Sasuke, they fail in bringing him back to Konoha. Naruto and the others are not deterred, however, and vow to try again, which Tsunade approves.

Twelve Guardian Ninja

Main article: Twelve Guardian Ninja

Tsunade attacks Sora

Tsunade attacks Sora for calling her an old lady.

In the anime, Tsunade sends Team 7 to investigate some grave robberies near the Fire Temple. When they return, they report that the robbers, whoever they are, have a seeming interest in the graves of members of the Twelve Guardian Ninja. Because Sai was injured during the investigation, the Fire Temple allows Sora to fill in for him; Tsunade receives a confidential message that Sora's past and unusual powers pose a risk to the Fire Temple. Meanwhile, Tsunade has Danzō taken into custody on the suspicion that he is betraying Konoha to Amegakure. While she interrogates Danzō's apparent Ame-contact, the Konoha Council informs her that the man is a double-agent who has reported that the grave robbers may be after Sora.

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Tsunade is saved by Naruto from Sora's attack.

The councillors recommend that Sora be either confined or eliminated. While Tsunade tries to decide what to do, Sora attacks her, but he is driven off by the arrival of Shizune and Naruto. The grave robbers soon afterwards arrive in Konoha, erecting a giant barrier around the village while earthen zombies attack. While most of Konoha's forces go on the defence, Tsunade sends Asuma Sarutobi to retrieve Sora. Sora eventually starts rampaging through the village with the Nine-Tails' chakra he has, and Tsunade prepares to confront him, but Naruto ends up dealing with it. Once the grave robbers are all defeated, Tsunade pardons Sora for his actions and allows him to leave Konoha.

Akatsuki Suppression Mission

Main article: Akatsuki Suppression Mission

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Tsunade finishes Kakuzu's autopsy.

Tsunade receives increasing reports of Akatsuki activity in other countries. She can't do anything until they enter the Land of Fire, but nevertheless starts making preparations. Once she receives news of Akatsuki's attack on the Fire Temple, Tsunade mobilises Twenty Platoons to find the Akatsuki members, capture them if possible, and, if capture is impossible, to eliminate them. Although one of the Twenty Platoons is able to find the Akatsuki members (Hidan and Kakuzu), both elude capture and Asuma Sarutobi is killed. A funeral is held in Konoha while the remaining Twenty Platoons continue the search.

Asuma's students on Team 10 leave Konoha to join the search and avenge him, which Tsunade tries to stop, citing among other reasons that they need a fourth member. Kakashi volunteers to accompany them, and Tsunade is forced to relent. Tsunade is aware that they'll need backup and starts looking for candidates; she has Sakura tell Naruto that, if he would like to go, he'll first need to complete the new jutsu he's been working on. He does indeed complete it and the Akatsuki members are ultimately defeated. Tsunade afterwards performs an autopsy on Kakuzu's body, examining the damage that Naruto's new Rasenshuriken did to it. From the cellular damage Kakuzu received, Tsunade concludes that the Rasenshuriken is as dangerous to Naruto as it is to his opponents and should therefore not be used again.

Three-Tails' Appearance

Main article: Three-Tails' Appearance In the anime, Tsunade receives a dying Anbu's report about one of Orochimaru's bases. She puts Kakashi in charge of Team 8 and sends them to investigate. Because the mission has the chance of meeting Sasuke, Tsunade tries to keep Naruto from finding out about it. He finds out anyway, so Tsunade allows him and the rest of Team 7 to provide backup. Their teams later report encountering the Three-Tails, which Tsunade decides must be dealt with to prevent it from falling into enemy hands. She sends them instructions for a seal to place on the Three-Tails, some Konoha personnel to help perform the seal, as well as part of Katsuyu to provide additional assistance. Orochimaru's forces repeatedly interfere with the sealing, so Tsunade has some Anbu take over the sealing while the others return to Konoha. She later loses contact with the Anbu and the Three-Tails disappears, leading Tsunade to suspect Akatsuki's involvement.

Itachi Pursuit Mission

Main article: Itachi Pursuit Mission Jiraiya visits Tsunade and reports rumours that Orochimaru has been killed by Sasuke. They share these rumours with Naruto and Sakura, who suspect that Sasuke is making moves against his brother, Itachi Uchiha of Akatsuki. Naruto proposes that they try to locate Itachi so that they can, in turn, find Sasuke. Despite how unsuccessful previous attempts to capture Akatsuki members have been, Tsunade approves the formation of a combined Eight Man Squad to find Itachi.

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Tsunade talks with Jiraiya.

Jiraiya visits Tsunade later with news that he's discovered the location of Akatsuki's leader, though he refuses to go into more detail until she meets him for drinks. While having saké, Jiraiya shares news of Amegakure's ongoing civil war, which the Akatsuki leader is rumoured to be behind. Because Amegakure is in a delicate political situation, Jiraiya must infiltrate the village by himself to confirm before Konoha can take direct action. Tsunade feels guilty for always relying on him to do dangerous work like this and reflects on happier times, before Orochimaru's apparent death and when he was still their friend. As Jiraiya prepares to leave, Tsunade instructs him to be sure to come back alive, fearing what his death might do to her.

Later, Shizune senses that Tsunade is worried about Jiraiya and tries to reassure her that he'll be fine. Tsunade replies he won't be back, which is a new tactic she's trying: she's betting on the one thing she doesn't want to have happen, relying on her bad luck to prevent her bet from coming true.

Six-Tails Unleashed

Main article: Six-Tails Unleashed In the anime, Konoha receives reports of an attack on the Tsuchigumo clan and, as a consequence, their forbidden technique is at risk. Because the returning Eight Man Squad is closest to the Tsuchigumo clan's location, Tsunade sends Katsuyu to intercept them and give them their assignment to protect the Tsuchigumo.

Pain's Assault

Main article: Pain's Assault

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Tsunade berates Homura and Koharu for lacking faith.

Fukasaku, a former teacher of Jiraiya, reports to Tsunade that Jiraiya died while investigating the Akatsuki leader, Pain. Tsunade summons Naruto to her office so that Fukasaku can also tell him the news, who they expect will have greater difficulty. Naruto is indeed upset and blames Tsunade for his death, saying she should not have let him go. Sakura tries to stop him from storming out, but Tsunade lets him go. Tsunade makes investigating Pain's identity using the information Jiraiya gathered top priority: she has Shizune examine the Animal Path's body; she has Ibiki Morino interrogate the prisoner Jiraiya captured; she has Shikamaru Nara decipher the coded message Jiraiya left behind. When Shikamaru tries objecting to the assignment, Tsunade ignores him, leaves, and, once she's alone, she cries for Jiraiya.

Knowing that Pain will be coming for him, Naruto goes to Mount Myōboku to train with Fukasaku. The investigations into Pain's identity continue, but none are not completed prior to Pain's assault on Konoha. Tsunade sends orders for Naruto to be recalled to Konoha, but she's stopped by the Konoha Council, who feel that Naruto is safest where he is. Tsunade becomes angry with both councillors and berates them for lacking even the barest faith in Naruto's ability to save himself. The councillors are affronted by how she handles them and leave, but tell her to do what she wants. Tsunade heads to the roof of the Hokage Residence and summons Katsuyu, who she instructs to divide and attach to all of Konoha's villagers so that Tsunade can heal them remotely.

Healing Chakra Transmission

Tsunade heals Konoha's villagers via Katsuyu.

As Katsuyu's divisions spread throughout the village, Tsunade starts to fully appreciate the extent of the damage that Pain's attack is doing. When she senses, through Katsuyu, that Kakashi has died, she destroys a nearby spire out of frustration. Pain's Deva Path eventually finds her. As her Anbu-bodyguards move in to protect her, Tsunade recognises the Deva Path as an orphan that Jiraiya once trained. The Deva Path asks Tsunade where Naruto is, which she refuses to reveal. The Deva Path blames Konoha's past actions for the contemporary dire state of the world and Tsunade's refusal to cooperate with Akatsuki for the attack on the village. Tsunade is unmoved, but Pain is able to able to find out where Naruto is through other means. Before leaving, the Deva Path states it will show Konoha the pain that the rest of the world has known for too long.

Tsunade Ages

Tsunade in her weakened state.

The Deva Path leaps into the air and Tsunade tries to follow. As it destroys Konoha with Shinra Tensei, Tsunade transfers all of her chakra to Katsuyu to use in keeping the villagers safe. When the dust clears, Tsunade finds the village gone. She confronts the Six Paths of Pain and vows to personally defeat them. The Asura Path attacks her, which Naruto, newly returned, destroys in order to save her. Naruto asks Tsunade to trust Pain's defeat to him and has Gamakichi take Tsunade to Sakura. Having done all that she can and with her chakra gone, Tsunade's youthful transformation fades and she falls into a coma.

Fourth Shinobi World War: Countdown

Main article: Fourth Shinobi World War: Countdown

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Tsunade awakens from her coma.

After Tsunade regains consciousness many days later, she is immediately embraced by Shizune. As she eats to replenish her chakra reserves, Tsunade is told of all that's happened while she's been unconscious: Naruto's victory over Pain; Tobi of Akatsuki's declaration of a Fourth Shinobi World War; the formation of the Allied Shinobi Forces. Kakashi discusses these matters with her, and also thanks her for waking up in time so that he would not need to make her replacement as Hokage. Once she's done eating, she convenes a war council to discuss Konoha's strategies for the coming war and any preparations that will need to be made.

A few days later, Tsunade travels to Kumogakure to meet with the other heads of the Alliance and discuss topics of broader importance. Chief among these is what to do with Naruto and Killer B, whose capture Tobi started the war for. The Alliance's other leaders have already decided to send them into seclusion, which Tsunade strongly disagrees with, believing they would be invaluable on the battlefield. The Fifth Kazekage quickly disagrees, reminding her that Naruto has the tendency to be reckless for his friends, which in turn would place him too much at risk. Knowing she was overruled, Tsunade reluctantly agrees and Naruto and B are sent to the Island Turtle. In the anime, after the meeting with the other heads of the Alliance she requested that B teach Naruto to achieve control over the Nine-Tails in the event that they would have to be deployed, which A approved. As they move on to other matters, Tsunade takes particular interest in equipping the Logistical Support and Medical Division with enough supplies.

Power

Main article: Power In the anime, Tsunade sends Team 7 to investigate the massacre of the Tonika Village. When Team 7 reports Kabuto Yakushi's use of the Impure World Reincarnation, Tsunade sends them all available backup.

Paradise Life on as Boat

Main article: Paradise Life on a Boat In the anime, Tsunade sends Sakura to Benisu Island to collect medicinal herbs for the war effort. She later refuses Konohamaru Sarutobi's request to join the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation

Main article: Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation Most of the Alliance's leaders head to the battlefield when the war begins, but Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage remain at the Allied headquarters to discuss tactics, coordinate troop movements, and process new intel. On the first night of fighting, they receive reports that Naruto and B have escaped the Island Turtle. The Raikage takes Tsunade with him to head them off; she leaves behind one of Katsuyu's divisions in case she needs to be contacted about anything.

Tsunade's Resolve

Tsunade places her faith in Naruto and B.

Once they locate Naruto and B, the Raikage blocks their progress and tries to convince them to return to the Island Turtle. Naruto implores Tsunade to let them pass, but she explains that she must do what is in the best interest of the entire Allied Shinobi Forces. Naruto's continuing obstinance prompts the Raikage to decide to kill him so that Akatsuki can't capture him. Tsunade cannot allow this and steps in, observing that Naruto's new Nine-Tails Chakra Mode indicates his unprecedented control over the Nine-Tails, something that may never be replicated in future jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails. The best course, she argues, is to let Naruto use his new power to try and win the war. The Raikage is not openly convinced by Tsunade's, B's, or Naruto's words and appears willing to fight, but when Naruto is finally able to get past him the Raikage doesn't pursue.

When Tsunade and the Raikage return to headquarters they are informed that the White Zetsu Army is cultivated from the DNA of Hashirama Senju. Tsunade is upset by the continued use of her grandfather's abilities and what else Tobi may have used them for, but believes Naruto may be able to root out Zetsus that have infiltrated the Allied Forces.

Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax

Main article: Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax

Gokage Shūketsu

The five Kage confront Madara.

Naruto, using shadow clones, does indeed help defeat the Zetsu Army, finding those that are disguised, defeating those that aren't, and helping capture any remaining reincarnated forces. The apparent victory is cut short by the sudden appearance of the reincarnated Madara Uchiha, who proceeds to decimate the Fourth Division. Wishing to join the battle, Tsunade has Mabui transfer her to the site of Madara's battle with the Fourth Division, using Creation Rebirth to heal the damage that the transfer does to her body. The Raikage joins her and they arrive in time to save the Fifth Kazekage and Third Tsuchikage from Madara's attack. Tsunade heals them and, after being joined by the Fifth Mizukage, the Five Kage face off with Madara. Confident they can defeat him, they tell one of Naruto's shadow clones to entrust Madara to them and to go defeat Tobi elsewhere.

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Tsunade attacking Madara.

Tsunade initially takes a supplementary role during the battle, healing the other Kage's injuries and replenishing their chakra as needed. She is surprised when Madara is able to use her grandfather's wood release, which they eventually discover to be due to a cloned graft of Hashirama's face that has been implanted in Madara's body. Madara senses that Tsunade is descended from Hashirama and decides to kill her first because she is so much weaker than her ancestor. She acknowledges that she did not inherit all of Hashirama's natural gifts, but she does have his Will of Fire, which drove her to create the Ninja Art Creation Rebirth — Strength of a Hundred Technique. After activating the technique, she joins the other Kage in attacking him. Madara is unimpressed, but Tsunade is nevertheless able to punch through his body, giving the Kazekage a chance to try and seal him.

Gokage vs 25 Susanoo

The Kage against Madara's wood clones.

Madara eludes capture and uses Susanoo's sword to stab Tsunade. Madara assumes she's dead, but Tsunade removes the sword from her body and attacks him with it, convincing him that maybe she did indeed inherit something from Hashirama. He in fact admits that all the Kage have posed him some challenge, but claims that it's because they outnumber him five-to-one; in order to make things "fair", he creates twenty-five wood clones, five for each of the Kage to fight. The wood clones each use Susanoo and fight the Kage into the night. Despite the superior forces against them, the Kage are able to combine forces against the original Madara, impressing him enough to use Susanoo's "Complete Body" form. Before he can use it to destroy the Kage, the Impure World Reincarnation is released and Madara's soul starts returning to the Pure Land.

Dan & Tsunade

Tsunade sees Dan again.

Madara uses the remaining moments before his soul departs trying to finish off the Kage. Tsunade takes responsibility for blocking his attacks, expecting that her Creation Rebirth will heal the damage, but she runs out of chakra and is left at Madara's mercy. She is saved by Dan Katō's Spirit Transformation Technique, his soul having also been released from the Impure World Reincarnation. Tsunade uses the little time that they have apologising to him for abandoning his dreams for so many years after he died, but that she now tries to keep his dreams alive in her capacity as Hokage. He thanks her for continuing his dream, but tells her that the greatest service she can do to him is to stay alive, as she herself is his dream. He kisses her forehead before vanishing and transfers all of his chakra to her. Although Tsunade is rejuvenated, Madara has used this time removing the Impure World Reincarnation's user's control over him, thus allowing him to stay.

Tsunade summons Katsuyu

Tsunade summons Katsuyu in her injured state.

Now free to do what he wants, Madara decides he's lost interest in the Kage and states his intentions to go after Naruto. The Kage try to stop him and thus fulfil their promise to Naruto, but Madara defeats them all and leaves them near death. Tsunade, despite being bisected in the battle, is able to summon Katsuyu. She asks Katsuyu to bring the other Kage closer to her so that she can try and save their lives. Tsunade is later found by Orochimaru, Suigetsu Hōzuki, and Karin. Tsunade has used almost all of her chakra on the other Kage and now lacks the energy to even speak. After assuring Katsuyu that he wants to help, Orochimaru has Karin replenish Tsunade's chakra and has Suigetsu assist Katsuyu with putting Tsunade's halves back together. Tsunade reluctantly thanks Orochimaru once she's restored and notes a change in him, a change that might have saved Jiraiya had it happened sooner. Orochimaru departs, leaving Tsunade to finish healing the Kage.

Birth of the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki

Main article: Birth of the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki

Tsunade&Sakura Byakugo no In

Sakura and Tsunade work together.

Once all the Kage are healed, the Kazekage transports them to where the Allied Forces are fighting; along the way, Katsuyu informs them of what's been happening up until now. As they near the battlefield, a reincarnated Hashirama Senju contacts all the Allied powers. After briefly saying hello to Tsunade, Hashirama reveals the purpose of the God Tree recreation now looming over them: to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Much of the infantry is thrown into disarray from fear of what will happen, but when the Kage finally arrive they rally their forces against the God Tree. Tsunade locates Sakura and teams up with her to summon a large segment of Katsuyu, which dissolves across the battlefield so that Tsunade and Sakura can constantly rejuvenate everybody as they fight.

Although they aren't able to cut down the God Tree, the Allies are able to help Naruto defeat Tobi, real name Obito Uchiha. Naruto leaves to fight Madara, leaving the rest of the Allied Forces to fight another Zetsu. Tsunade lacks the chakra necessary to participate in the fight, much less continue performing medical ninjutsu. For this reason, when the Kazekage brings Naruto to her in need of emergency life support, Tsunade sends Sakura to help him.

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki Strikes

Main article: Kaguya Ōtsutsuki Strikes

Tsunade Caught

Tsunade trapped in the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Despite the Allied Forces' efforts, they are unable to stop Madara from casting the Infinite Tsukuyomi, trapping the world in a dream. Tsunade dreams of a Konoha where Dan is Hokage, where Nawaki and Jiraiya are still alive, and where Orochimaru never defected from the village. In the anime, while waiting to join Dan for a Kage Summit, she reads a novel written by Jiraiya titled Jiraiya Shinobi Handbook: The Tale of Naruto the Hero, despite her telling him she had no interest in it earlier. In the novel, Konoha went through much less upheaval; the Fourth Hokage and his wife survived the Nine-Tails' Attack on Konoha, and the Uchiha Clan Downfall never happened. Naruto and Sasuke eventually release the Infinite Tsukuyomi, freeing Tsunade and the rest of the world and thus ending the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Blank Period

Kakashi Hiden: Lightning in the Icy Sky

Main article: Kakashi Hiden: Lightning in the Icy Sky Kakashi is appointed the Sixth Hokage after the Fourth Shinobi World War ends. Yet a year after the war is over, he still has yet to officially accept the duties of the office. Tsunade continues to carry out all the responsibilities until he's ready, but also pressures Kakashi to make a decision. Kakashi requests that she wait until he completes his mission to guard the Tobishachimaru on its top secret maiden voyage. The Tobishachimaru ends up being hijacked by the Ryūha Armament Alliance during its voyage, and the hijackers threaten to kill the passengers if Konoha doesn't release their leader, Garyō, from the Blood Prison in Kusagakure; they also stipulate that Naruto not be involved. After being informed that Kakashi is aboard the Tobishachimaru, Tsunade summons Konoha's available personnel, with the exception of Naruto.

While trying to plan what to do, Tsunade is contacted by the Third Tsuchikage, who informs her that the "secret" Tobishachimaru is visible from several countries, including his own Iwagakure. Although she assures him it is bound for Kusa, he warns her that he will need to destroy it if it threatens his village, which would complicate the relationship between Konoha and Iwa. Tsunade shares this threat with one of the hijackers, Rahyō, but it does not deter him. Having few options left, Tsunade decides that the ship must be destroyed before Iwa is forced to intervene. She has Ino Yamanaka tell Kakashi to do what he can but also warn him of her decision. She leads the assembled available Konoha ninja to the Blood Prison to be on hand in case the worst should happen.

Kakashi ultimately crashes the Tobishachimaru just outside the Blood Prison, thus averting an incident with Iwa. However, several passengers died during the hijacking and the entire incident has been an embarrassment to Konoha. Tsunade is outraged by these developments and orders Kahyō, the highest-ranking hijacker to survive, taken into custody. Kakashi intervenes, asking that he be allowed to pass sentence on Kahyō instead. Tsunade allows it on the condition that Kakashi make it his first act as Sixth Hokage, which he agrees to.

After the war, Tsunade studies the material that the White Zetsu are made of, and from her research is able to create prosthetic arms for Naruto and Sasuke, though Sasuke declines his.

The Last: Naruto the Movie

Main article: The Last: Naruto the Movie Two years after the Fourth Shinobi World War, Tsunade oversees the evacuation of the Land of Fire's citizens to a fallout shelter to escape the crashing Moon. Naruto ultimately prevents the disaster, the announcement of which Tsunade happily listens to.

Sakura Hiden: Thoughts of Love, Riding Upon a Spring Breeze

Main article: Sakura Hiden: Thoughts of Love, Riding Upon a Spring Breeze Tsunade meets Sakura for drinks, partly to congratulate her for her recent work with the Konoha Hospital, but also to try to convince Sakura to take it easy, as she's been working harder than she needs to. Sakura changes the subject by asking how to gain men's attention. When Tsunade can't offer her any specific advice, Sakura asks that Tsunade bet against her love life, hoping for Tsunade's bad luck to play in her favour.

Sakura later meets with Tsunade for drinks again, where she shares rumours that someone with Sasuke Uchiha's appearance and chakra signature is conspiring against Konoha. The appearance is easily faked, but the chakra signature has Sakura stumped; she asks Tsunade if it would be possible to reproduce someone's chakra signature by gathering large amounts of skin and hair that naturally fall off. Tsunade deems the idea plausible. Sakura is reassured and Tsunade tells her she's happy to help, but she reminds Sakura that she's retired and that she should try to figure things out for herself.

Konoha Hiden: The Perfect Day for a Wedding

Main article: Konoha Hiden: The Perfect Day for a Wedding Tsunade attends Naruto's marriage to Hinata Hyūga. Yamato runs around prior to the ceremony making final preparations, which Tsunade occasionally offers advice on.

New Era

The former Kage

The previous Kage reunite.

In later years, Tsunade continued to stay close to Naruto, watching his growth as both a family man and the Seventh Hokage. She also came to know Naruto's children, especially terrifying Boruto with her temper while scolding him.[55] Twelve years after Naruto's wedding, while a Five Kage Summit was being held in Konoha, Tsunade and the other retired Kage visit the Third Tsuchikage to, as Tsunade puts it, get drunk and complain about things.

Mitsuki's Disappearance Arc

Main article: Mitsuki's Disappearance Arc

Tsunade angry at Naruto

Tsunade angry with Naruto for hiding Mitsuki's lineage.

In the anime, when two chūnin gate guards were attacked by unknown assailants, the village was put on lockdown. Tsunade soon after returned from her trip to meet with Naruto about the events. She then joined him when Ino probed a guard's mind for answers, learning that Mitsuki had left willingly with the attackers. When Tsunade asked who this boy is, Naruto revealed that Mitsuki was in fact Orochimaru's son. Tsunade was furious that Naruto would permit an offspring of the man who killed the Third Hokage live in Konohagakure, let alone keep it a secret from her. Naruto rationalised this on the grounds that Orochimaru's conduct had changed from before and that his aid in investigating the Ōtsutsuki was invaluable. Despite this, noting the unpredictable nature of Orochimaru, the meeting ended with deeming the Oto-born boy as a threat. As the council and Hokage continued to talk about how best to deal with this, Tsunade concluded that it was a waste of time to discuss the merits of Naruto's decision to allow Mitsuki into the village, and they should focus instead on how to deal with the current situation.

As Tsunade continued to keep word about Mitsuki quiet and the council from taking drastic actions, questions continued to build up on Mitsuki as Naruto and Shikamaru still felt the situation didn't make sense for Mitsuki to betray them. They began wondering if the enemy's goal was Mitsuki himself because of his unique background. They received word that one of the guards was recovering and would soon awake to give them answers. When Shikadai contacted his father via phone, he revealed that Iwagakure was taken over as part of a plan by Ōnoki. Knowing that they couldn't act hastily, Kakashi and Tsunade were sent to meet with the other great villages to get their support on engaging this personal matter.

Time Slip Arc

Main article: Time Slip Arc In the anime, when a grown-up Sasuke and Naruto's future son Boruto were sent back in time to shortly after Sasuke's defection, the two bumped into Jiraiya and Naruto. After Jiraiya framed the two for his discovered peeping, but Tsunade arrived and resolved the situation.

Tsunade talks with Boruto and Sasuke

Tsunade talks with a time-traveling Boruto and Sasuke.

Tsunade asked about Boruto and Sasuke's arrival, and Sasuke claimed they were travelling performers who utilised ninjutsu during their performances. Still somewhat suspicious, Tsunade ordered Naruto and Jiraiya to guard Boruto and Sasuke, proclaiming that a recently defected genin, as well as Konoha still recovering from an assault during the Chūnin Exams, they needed to remain on their guard at all times, and couldn't afford to let strangers walk into their village. Later, Tsunade assigned all the Konoha genin to clean up the bathhouse to make up for the commotion Naruto and Jiraiya caused there.

Days later, after Sasuke and Boruto completed their mission to defeat Urashiki Ōtsutsuki, Sasuke used his Sharingan to erase Tsunade's memories of the events to protect the timeline.

Kara Actuation Arc

Main article: Kara Actuation Arc In the anime, after the defeat of Victor and the fall of his company, they learned that the elder was in league with Kara. They were horrified to learn of Victor's attempt to recreate the God Tree. Tsunade asked if it was possible Victor was the head of Kara, which was noted to be unlikely. Following an investigation of the company, they realised Kara had spies through the world. In light of this news the question of whether or not to close the gates to the village came up.

Ao Arc

Main article: Ao Arc In the anime, Tsunade attended the memorial service for the fallen people of the Fourth Shinobi World War. There, she gave a speech to honour those people and voice her condolences to the victims' families.

Kawaki Arc

Main article: Kawaki Arc In the anime, Tsunade aided Shikamaru's coordination efforts in preparation for Isshiki's invasion.

In Other Media

Movies

Naruto Shippūden the Movie

Main article: Naruto Shippūden the Movie The demon Mōryō raises an army of stone warriors in an attempt to take over the world. Tsunade sends most of Konoha's forces to fight these warriors. She also sends a team consisting of Naruto, Sakura, Neji Hyūga, and Rock Lee to guard Shion, a priestess who can stop Mōryō.

Naruto Shippūden the Movie: The Will of Fire

Main article: Naruto Shippūden the Movie: The Will of Fire Hiruko, a former friend of the Sannin, declares the start of the Fourth Shinobi World War. Due to how he makes his announcement, the other villages come to believe that Konoha is aiding Hiruko's schemes and so start amassing against Konoha. While Tsunade tries to defuse the situation, Kakashi confides in her that he met Hiruko many years ago and was branded with a mind-controlling technique that will force him to go to Hiruko. Knowing that this will happen soon and that Hiruko will at some point try to take his Sharingan, Kakashi asks Tsunade to place a seal on him that will activate his Mangekyō Sharingan when Hiruko tries to do so, thus killing him and preventing war. Tsunade complies and, once Kakashi is gone, she declares him a missing-nin to keep his plans a secret. She forbids anyone from going after him, but Naruto ends up ignoring her.

Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison

Main article: Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison When Naruto is accused of trying to assassinate the Fourth Raikage, Tsunade orders he be imprisoned in the Blood Prison despite his claims of innocence. Tsunade is fully aware that Naruto did nothing wrong, but needs to follow through in order to draw out a conspiracy rooted in the Blood Prison. Once the conspiracy is exposed, Tsunade leads Konoha's forces in rescuing Naruto from his wrongful imprisonment.

Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie

Main article: Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie The Tsunade of the Genjutsu World wears glasses, is flat-chested, and is fairly responsible. Whereas the real Tsunade looks younger than her age, this Tsunade looks older than her age.

Video Games

Tsunade is a playable character in the following video games:

Game nameJapanese releaseEnglish release
Jump Super Stars8 August 2005
Jump Ultimate Stars23 November 2006
Naruto Mobile20162016
Naruto RPG 2: Chidori vs. Rasengan14 July 2005
Naruto Shippūden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 317 November 2009
Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX 229 November 2007
Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX 327 November 2008
Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! Special2 December 2010
Naruto Shippūden: Ninja Council 419 July 20072 June 2009
Naruto Shippūden: Ninja Destiny 224 April 200815 September 2009
Naruto Shippūden: Ninja Destiny 328 April 2009
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 45 April 200724 March 2009
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 520 December 200727 November 2009
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing14 July 201624 August 2016
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 310 December 200911 May 2010
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 221 October 201019 October 2010
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 318 April 20135 March 2013
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 44 February 20169 February 2016
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations23 February 201213 March 2012
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution11 September 201416 September 2014
Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker30 August 201831 August 2018
Naruto x Boruto: Ninja TribesJune 2019June 2019
Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Voltage22 November 201722 November 2017
Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections16 November 202317 November 2023
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution23 October 2007
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 221 October 2008
Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 320 November 2004
Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 421 November 2005
Naruto: Ninja Council 327 April 200622 May 2007
Naruto: Ninja Destiny14 December 200620 March 2008
Naruto: Path of the Ninja 213 July 200614 October 2008
Naruto: Shinobi Collection2014
Naruto: Shinobi Collection Shippū Ranbu27 July 2015
Naruto: The Broken Bond18 November 2008
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 230 September 200412 June 2007
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 322 December 200525 March 2008
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes28 August 2007
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress30 March 200624 June 2008
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Online14 April 201320 July 2016
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm15 January 20094 November 2008

Trivia

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  • Tsunade and the other Sannin are named after the characters in the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari. Tsunade of that story excels in slug magic.
    • "Tsunade" (綱手) means "mooring rope", which is not dissimilar to her brother's name, Nawaki, which means "rope tree".
  • Tsunade is first mentioned by Tenten in chapter 84 of the Naruto manga, which was 55 chapters before her first formal appearance.
  • Studio Pierrot's Settei sheets of Tsunade show that she was 145 cm when she was part of Hiruzen's genin team, and that her high-heeled sandals she wears as an adult add 5 cm to her height.
  • According to the databook(s):
    • Tsunade's hobby is gambling.
    • Tsunade wishes to fight Naruto Uzumaki.
    • Tsunade's favourite foods are chicken breast and sake, while her least favourite food is liver sashimi.
    • Tsunade has completed 1,256 official missions in total: 40 D-rank, 236 C-rank, 467 B-rank, 418 A-rank, 95 S-rank.
    • Tsunade's favourite phrase is "One grab, a thousand gold" (一攫千金, Ikkaku Senkin), referring to getting rich without much effort.
  • Tsunade shares her blood type with her former team-mates, Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
  • While Tsunade's English anime voice actor is Debi Mae West, in some games, she is voiced by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, who is Kurenai Yūhi's voice actor.
  • Tsunade is the only Hokage to live long enough to see two generations of successors take office.
  • Tsunade is also the first Kage to be older than their predecessor, the second being Shikamaru Nara.
  • Tsunade is the only member of Team Hiruzen to not have been killed by one of her students.

Quotes

  • (To Jiraiya about Naruto) "Jiraiya, are you the one who taught him the Rasengan? Are you acting like a teacher by teaching him something he can't master? Don't give him any ideas! That's why this kid likes to daydream that he's going to become Hokage someday."[56]
  • (To an unconscious Naruto) "It's because to be Hokage… is your dream… isn't it, Naruto? One last time… just one last time… I place the odds on you."[57]
  • (To Shikamaru) "Grow up… Death comes with being a shinobi… There are times when death is hard to accept, but if you don't get over it, there's no future…"[58]
  • (To the Konoha Council) "People like Jiraiya… and Sarutobi, and Elder Chiyo of Suna possessed something you two sorely lack. Do you know what that is!? …Faith! My grandfather, the First Hokage, believed in you and entrusted you with the village. Now it's your turn to believe in these children and entrust it to them!"[59]
  • (To Pain) "I am the Fifth Hokage… You've trampled on our ancestors' treasure… their dream… And you will pay the price! As the Hokage, I will put a stop to you here and now!"[60]
  • (To Madara) "Although I am a descendant of the First Hokage, it's true that I don't know how to use Wood Release. And compared to him, who was able to use medical ninjutsu without even making seals, it's true that my own ninjutsu is nothing to brag about. And it's true that I'm a woman… but I'm definitely not a weak woman… What I inherited from my grandfather isn't just simple 'power'. My true strength comes from that which was passed down from the First to each generation afterwards… Don't underestimate the Will of Fire!"[61]

References

  1. Second Databook, pages 104-109
  2. Third Databook, pages 164-165
  3. 3.0 3.1 Fourth Databook, pages 176-177
  4. Naruto chapter 149, page 16
  5. Naruto chapter 253, page 6
  6. Naruto chapter 619, page 6
  7. 7.0 7.1 Naruto chapter 619, page 4
  8. Naruto chapter 139, pages 11-12
  9. 9.0 9.1 Naruto chapter 405, page 17
  10. Naruto chapter 291, page 9
  11. Naruto chapter 369, pages 11-12
  12. 12.0 12.1 Naruto chapter 253, page 7
  13. Naruto chapter 158, page 4
  14. Naruto: Shippūden episode 287
  15. Naruto chapter 158, page 8
  16. Naruto chapter 169, pages 13, 15
  17. Naruto chapter 601, pages 7-9
  18. Naruto chapter 491, pages 8-9
  19. Naruto chapter 235, page 19
  20. Naruto chapter 250, page 18
  21. 21.0 21.1 Naruto chapter 149, pages 14-17
  22. Naruto chapter 153, page 19
  23. 23.0 23.1 Naruto chapter 380, pages 7-8
  24. Naruto chapter 678, page 8
  25. Boruto episode 72
  26. Naruto chapter 406, page 9
  27. 27.0 27.1 Naruto chapter 172, page 7
  28. Naruto chapter 588, page 20
  29. Naruto chapter 270, pages 9-10
  30. Naruto chapter 158, page 4
  31. Naruto chapter 164, pages 10-11
  32. Naruto chapter 159, pages 4-5
  33. Naruto chapter 170, pages 15-16
  34. 34.0 34.1 Naruto chapter 577, pages 1-2
  35. Naruto chapter 170, page 19
  36. Naruto chapter 601
  37. Naruto chapter 164, page 15
  38. Naruto chapter 588, page 13
  39. Naruto: Shippūden episode 118
  40. Naruto episode 147
  41. Naruto: Shippūden episode 111
  42. Naruto chapter 171, page 11
  43. Naruto chapter 172, page 15, 18
  44. Naruto chapter 210, page 9
  45. Naruto chapter 235, page 17
  46. Naruto chapter 649, page 13
  47. Naruto chapter 169, page 16
  48. Naruto chapter 162, page 11
  49. Naruto episode 99
  50. Naruto: Shippūden episode 406
  51. Naruto: Shippūden episode 407
  52. Naruto: Shippūden episode 394
  53. Naruto: Shippūden episode 399
  54. Naruto: Shippūden episode 413
  55. Boruto episode 72
  56. Naruto chapter 159, page 7
  57. Naruto chapter 168, pages 15-16
  58. Naruto chapter 331
  59. Naruto chapter 421, pages 8-11
  60. Naruto chapter 430, page 16
  61. Naruto chapter 576, pages 16-17

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