Tsunade

Tsunade (綱手), featured in the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari (児雷也豪傑物語, "The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya"), was a young maiden who married Jiraiya and helped him defeat Orochimaru. She mastered slug magic and could walk on water.^[1]^[2]^{[self-published source]}

Influences on fiction[edit]

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[edit]

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

External links[edit]

The Gallant Jiraiya

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[:1-1] 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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