Naruto: The True Legend of the Sannin
The legendary Sannin, some of the most iconic characters in Naruto: Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru are more than their appearances in Naruto. The Sannin exist within the pages of a Japanese folk tale spanning more than 43 books called The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant. The Sannin inNaruto share so many similarities with their counterparts of the same name in The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant that one group may not exist without the other.
The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant is a story about how Jiraiya: the master of toad magic, and Tsunade: the slug princess team up to defeat the evil snake spirit. Naruto is a story about how Jiraya: the toad sage enlists the help of Tsundade: the slug queen to defend the village of hidden leaves against the evil snake-like ninja: Orochimaru.
The Akatsuki: Why We Fight
The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant begins when the evil snake spirit threatens to take over Japan. In order to accomplish his nefarious goal, the snake spirit must destroy the balance of Japan's three mightiest clans. These clans are named Ogata (which Jiraiya is a part of), Matsuura (which Tsunade is a part of), and Tsukikage. Together, the clans control all the military power and therefore the government. The snake spirit attacks the leader of the Tsukikage clan and attempts to kill him, but fails thanks to the actions of a boy named Orochimaru. The Tsukikage adopt Orochimaru out of gratitude, but unbeknownst to him, Orochimaru was under control of the snake spirit, and this was the snake spirit's plan all along.
The snake spirit used Orochimaru to infect the Tsukikage's mind, having him kill all of his children, and make Orochimaru his successor. With his newfound power, the snake spirit destroys the Ogata and Matsuura clans. The
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