3rd hokage

Sarutobi or the 4th hokage is famous for his strength and mud jutsus. I was looking into his name because it is saru-tobi. I thought hmmm isnt it a coincidence. I found out that there is a river in japan called the saru and that the Hokkaidō is also known as the saru district. Then I found out about the full name There is a famous ninja called Sarutobi feaatured in Childrens novels. I took this extract from wikipedia.

"Sarutobi Sasuke (猿飛佐助?) was a famous ninja featured in many Japanese children's stories from 1911 to 1925. The character was immortalized in contemporary Japanese culture by the 1962 Sampei Shirato comic of the same name. Thereafter the name Sasuke became something of a default ninja moniker."

huh...thats interesting !

Oh yes I know this, I have a book on Sarutobi Sasuke or basically Ninja. Hizuren Sarutobi has a likely chance to be taken from Sarutobi Sasuke, Sarutobi was one of the Sanada Ten Braves, a group of ten ninja that worked for this samurai. It was said he was raised by monkeys and he had quick speed and agility, it's rumored he can dodge the fastest blade. As he grew up, he went on to become skilled in Ninjutsu and fencing from another master, but he had died when he got caught in a bear trap during an espionage mission to a daimyo. He escaped by cutting off his own foot, but since he couldn't escape, he comitted ritaul suicide or seppuku and died.

There's another one also named Hattori Hanzo the "Devil". Hanzo of the Great Salamander might also be derived from him as they were both excellent and famous ninja and stuff.

Kewl