Orochimaru is one of the primary antagonists of the Naruto series. To emphasize his role as a villain, Kishimoto worked towards making him appear “pasty and sickly,” part of his theme of distinguishing villains from the protagonists. In the series, Orochimaru is a former ninja of Konohagakure and a student of the Third Hokage. During [...]
Tsunade is a ninja affiliated with Konohagakure and a former teammate of Jiraiya and Orochimaru. As the granddaughter of the First Hokage, she received her grandfather’s necklace as a child; however, the loved ones she gave her necklace to as a gift died, leading to her leaving Konohagakure. She is known throughout the Naruto world [...]
Jiraiya is a Konohagakure ninja and one of Naruto’s teachers. Kishimoto has commented that out of all the master-pupil relationships he has created in the Naruto series, the bond between Naruto and Jiraiya is his favorite, noting that it makes drawing them “worthwhile.” As a child, Jiraiya was under the tutelage of the Third Hokage, [...]
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