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{{Short description|Japanese folktale heroine}}
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[[File:Tsunade, Orochimaru and Jiraiya.jpg|thumb|Actors Bandô Takesaburô I as Tsunade (L), Arashi Kichisaburô III as Orochimaru (C), and Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Jiraiya (R)]]

'''Tsunade''' (綱手), featured in the [[Japan]]ese [[folklore|folktale]] ''[[Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari]]'' (児雷也豪傑物語, "The tale of the gallant Jiraiya"), was the classmate of the [[ninja]] [[Jiraiya]]. She mastered [[slug]] magic and was able to summon an enormous snail or turn into one.
'''Tsunade''' ({{lang|ja|綱手}}), featured in the Japanese [[folklore|folktale]] {{nihongo||児雷也豪傑物語|[[Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari]]|"The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya"}}, never married and only dated one person She mastered [[slug]] magic and could walk on water.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Elliot Griffis |first=William |title=Japanese Fairy World: Stories From the Wonder-lore of Japan |publisher=Daily union Steam Printing House |year=1880 |pages=126–140}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lanka |first=Logen |date=2016-09-02 |title=The Tale of The Gallant Jiraiya (Original Folklore) - from Edo Period |url=https://www.wayofninja.com/jiraiya-folklore/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Way Of Ninja |language=en-US}}</ref>{{sps|date=July 2024|certain=y}}


== Influences on fiction ==
== Influences on fiction ==
* In the popular [[manga]] and [[anime]] series ''[[Naruto]]'', a character named Tsunade is the Hokage of the village where [[Naruto Uzumaki]] lives. Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru appear as three legendary ninja known as the Sannin. ''Naruto''{{'s}} Tsunade can summon slugs into battle, up to and including Kaiju-sized monsters. This summoning ability is predicated on Tsunade having established a blood-contract with all slug species. Jiraiya and Orochimaru can also summon toads and snakes (respectively), and Orochimaru is also capable of transforming into a snake.
In the [[manga]] and [[anime]] series ''[[Naruto]]'', characters named [[Tsunade (Naruto)|Tsunade]], [[Jiraiya (Naruto)|Jiraiya]], and [[Orochimaru (Naruto)|Orochimaru]] appear as three legendary [[ninja]] known as the ''Densetsu no Sannin'' (伝説の三忍).

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20010713081853/http://www.kiseido.com/printss/ji.html The Gallant Jiraiya]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20010713081853/http://www.kiseido.com/printss/ji.html The Gallant Jiraiya]


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Latest revision as of 07:15, 11 January 2025

Actors Bandô Takesaburô I as Tsunade (L), Arashi Kichisaburô III as Orochimaru (C), and Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Jiraiya (R)

Tsunade (綱手), featured in the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari (児雷也豪傑物語, "The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya"), never married and only dated one person She mastered slug magic and could walk on water.[1][2][self-published source]

Influences on fiction

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In the manga and anime series Naruto, characters named Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru appear as three legendary ninja known as the Densetsu no Sannin (伝説の三忍).

References

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  1. ^ Elliot Griffis, William (1880). Japanese Fairy World: Stories From the Wonder-lore of Japan. Daily union Steam Printing House. pp. 126–140.
  2. ^ Lanka, Logen (2016-09-02). "The Tale of The Gallant Jiraiya (Original Folklore) - from Edo Period". Way Of Ninja. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
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