10 Things Every Fan Should Know About Hiruzen Sarutobi

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The Third Hokage inspired countless shinobi in the story, however, the series didn"t focus on his tale much.

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Hiruzen Sarutobi was the Third Hokage of Konohagakure và among the most influential characters in the world of Naruto. He was the very first Hokage lớn be revealed in the series and despite being quite old, he was feared across the world of shinobi.

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Hiruzen Sarutobi was also known as The Professor because he possessed a tremendous amount of knowledge on Jutsu, something that even Orochimaru openly acknowledged. The Third Hokage inspired countless shinobi in the story, however, the series didn"t focus on his tale much. Nonetheless, Kishimoto made sure to lớn give some intriguing details about him to the fans.


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The Third Hokage is one of the very few people in the Naruto world who have earned the title of "God of Shinobi." The first of them was Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths. Following him, Hashirama Senju attained the same title due lớn his tremendous strength & finally, Hiruzen Sarutobi gained it as well.

According to some, Hiruzen was the strongest of all Hokage in his prime days, however, fans never got to see a glimpse of his early days as a ninja in the story.


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Hiruzen Sarutobi started his life as a shinobi under Tobirama Senju. He was also joined by his teammates, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado.

All three of Tobirama"s students achieved greatness as Hiruzen Sarutobi went on to become the Hokage, while Koharu & Homura were the village elders and were highly respected by everyone, even the Kage.


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Hiruzen was chosen as the Third Hokage by one of his teachers, Tobirama Senju. As a Kage, Tobirama had the authority lớn choose his successor và for him, Hiruzen was perfect for this role as he had embodied the Will of Fire as well.

Later on, Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted Minato Namikaze to succeed him as the Fourth Hokage in a similar fashion và that"s exactly what ended up happening as the plot moved forward.


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Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage of Konohagakure, died during the First Great nin-ja War even after trying lớn sue for peace with all the shinobi nations. Following him, Tobirama Senju took the reins and tried his best to lớn stabilize the village & win the war.

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Unfortunately, Tobirama"s death came during the First Great ninja War as well, where he fought the Gold và Silver Brothers. Before dying, he named Hiruzen Sarutobi as his successor & then proceeded khổng lồ use himself as a decoy lớn let him escape.


Hiruzen Sarutobi was one of the youngest ever Kage and possibly the youngest Hokage khổng lồ be elected in the Naruto story. Back when Konohagakure was fighting the First Great nin-ja War, Hiruzen was merely a teen và was already fighting with everything he had.

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He was given the position of Hokage by Tobirama Senju during the war when he was still quite young. Although the exact age when he became the Hokage was never given to us, he was arguably the youngest lớn take up the position, with Minato being the other possible option next to him.


The reigns of the First & the Second Hokage didn"t last long. Hashirama created the village with Madara"s help, however, ended up dying soon afterward. Tobirama didn"t rule for long either, however, Hiruzen Sarutobi did.

He got his village through the First Great ninja War, led them into the Second Great nin-ja War, và even the Third Great ninja War after that. Hiruzen was the longest-serving Hokage that Konoha had & also the one who inspired most of the shinobi to lớn learn about the Will of Fire.


Hiruzen was from the famous Sarutobi Clan who are known khổng lồ have been one of the very first khổng lồ join Konohagakure after it was formed by the Uchiha & the Senju. Lots of legendary shinobi have emerged from this clan & Hiruzen"s father, Sasuke Sarutobi was one of them.

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While most details about him aren"t known, he was great enough for Mikoto and Fugaku to lớn name their second-born child, Sasuke Uchiha, after.


Hiruzen Sarutobi was personally trained by Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage, và Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage. He inherited their Will of Fire và made sure it grew stronger than ever within him.

From there onwards, he passed it on khổng lồ a generation of shinobi, young & old alike. Hiruzen went on to lớn pass it on lớn the Sannin, and even the generation after them.


Being the student of the First & the Second, it is no surprise that both of them inspired his way of thinking to lớn some extent. Hiruzen was described as the perfect balance between Hashirama Senju"s soft approach và Tobirama"s strict approach.

He wanted everyone to be kind & sought a future where kids would never have to lớn go khổng lồ war, however, he also knew when to be harsh & the sacrifices necessary lớn protect that peace.


Weirdly enough, the creator of Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto, originally wanted Hiruzen Sarutobi khổng lồ be a dog for some reason. At some point, he switched this idea & decided to lớn make him a human.

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According lớn Kishimoto, the idea of him being a dog felt too weird. It is also interesting to cảnh báo that naruto Uzumaki was supposed lớn be a fox at first, but once again, Kishimoto decided not khổng lồ go ahead with that idea & made him the Jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails instead.

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