Naruto is among the most successful and beloved manga and anime series. Fans fell in love with a number of characters and Tsunade became one of the huge favorites. She has unmatched healing powers and is fabled to be the strongest female ninja or Kunoichi. From the moment she appeared in the anime, viewers were obsessed with Tsunade and hoped to see more of her.
Her character exhibited a lot of development, mainly because of all the challenging times she had been through. There were many discussions about Tsunade, which shows how much fans love her complex, powerful, and caring character.
10 She's Related To Naruto
Many viewers were wondering if Tsunade and Naruto were related to each other. When the two met, they quickly bonded and got very close. Naruto helped Tsunade regain her faith and that was a turning point in her life. During the time they bonded so strongly, Naruto called her grandma. Viewers weren’t fooled, everyone figured that cannot be the connection between them and thought Naruto was only joking.
After a short research fans uncovered that Naruto’s parents and Tsunade’s grandparents are on the same family tree, so the two must be closely related, possibly cousins.
9 Her Transformation Technique Makes Her Appear Much Younger
Tsunade was in her fifties when fans met her, but due to her transformation technique, she appeared to be much younger. While most ninjas, who were able to transform, used the power to take other people’s look or animal form, Tsunade simply wanted to look younger.
Thanks to that, she was considered to be the most beautiful Kunoichi for decades. She was only seen in her fifties when her chakra couldn’t support the transformation.
8 She Suppressed Her Feelings For Jiraiya
Jiraiya was a fan-favorite character, he and Tsunade had spent a lot of time together as they were training in the same Academy and teamed up under Hiruzen Sarutobi. Their relationship started off miserably, as Jiraiya often mocked Tsunade. Later, when her body began developing, Jiraiya started to pay more attention to her, even a little too much. One day, when he was trying to sneak a peek at Tsunade’s breasts, she almost killed him.
As years passed by, Tsunade rejected Jiraiya many times, but when he went on a dangerous mission, Tsunade finally expressed her real feelings for him.
7 She Has Almost Unlimited Healing Powers
During the movies and series, fans saw that Tsunade’s healing powers were extraordinary. She was often referred to as the strongest medical-nin.
Furthermore, with the help of Katsuyu, she was even able to link with her allies and protect them remotely. Her allies survived a number of devastating fights thanks to her healing powers. She could protect a large number of people by healing them and replenishing their chakra. It had been a huge help many times and without her, Naruto would have been a much darker anime series.
6 She Is The Descendant Of The Senju & Uzumaki Clans
It is an important fact for two reasons; first, it makes Tsunade related to Naruto, because he is a descendant of the Uzumaki Clan as well.
Secondly, the Senju Clan founded the first Shinobi ninja village. Because of that, she was destined to be the fifth Hokage, the leader of Konohagakure (Village Hidden in the Leaves). Fans were pleasantly surprised upon learning Tsunade’s significance because it was unprecedented to find such a powerful and significant female character.
5 She's Almost Immortal
Tsunade had her fair share of epic battles and near-death experiences. Over the years she had proved to be incredibly strong, but she was much more than that. Her healing skills were so strong, it was nearly impossible to kill her. Fans were often wondering whether she could be killed at all.
Probably there would be ways, however, she was smart enough to avoid mortal danger. Otherwise, whenever Tsunade was hurt, her powers saved her life.
4 She's Was One Of The Strongest Characters
Tsunade had multiple talents and always found ways to improve her skills. Fans were debating who was the strongest character in the series and Tsunade’s name always came up.
While it was unlikely to ever see her fight against Naruto, viewers were certain she could be equal to him. Often it wasn’t only her powers, but her mental strength that also put Tsunade above others in the ranking. She was definitely one of the most powerful women in Naruto.
3 Everyone She Loved Died
Fans were convinced Tsunade was cursed because whenever she got close to someone, they died. Except for Naruto, of course. Protecting the village cost a lot of lives and many of them were close to Tsunade. Her younger brother Nawaki died right after his twelfth birthday in a battle protecting the village. Later Tsunade found love with Dan, but unfortunately, he was killed as well. At some point, she would have been able to resurrect them, but she refused to cut a deal with Orochimaru.
She also lost her long time friend and love Jiraiya, right after she expressed her feelings toward him. Jiraiya's death came as a shock to many fans and it's still considered one of the saddest deaths in Naruto.
2 She Didn't Want To Become Hokage
Following the death of Nawaki and Dan, Tsunade lost faith in life and her heritage. She considered the title to be a curse and refused to step up. She changed her mind after the fight with Orochimaru and decided to take on as the village’s fifth leader.
Naruto played a significant role in changing Tsunade’s mind about accepting her fate. She was lost and cynical, but Naruto showed her why it was important to become Hokage.
1 She's Still Alive
Since Tsunade was never shown to pass away, it is very likely she is still alive. Fans are certain, if she died, a movie would have been dedicated to her because of her significance in the franchise. Everyone is anxiously waiting for her to show up in Boruto to help the ninjas beat Kara.
Fans are expecting a new movie featuring Tsunade as viewers are hoping to see her again and learn more about her character.