Friday, April 6, 2007

The First Hokage Info

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First Hokage
* Age: ? (deceased)
* Rank: Hokage
* Height: 185.1 cm
* Weight: 74 kg
* Birthday: ?
* Blood Type: ?
* Seiyu: Takayuki Sugō
* Voice Actor: Jamieson Price

The First Hokage (初代火影, Shodai Hokage?, literally "Founding" or "First Hokage") was the founder of Konoha. He was the older brother of the Second, and the grandfather of Tsunade, who is currently the Fifth. He saw the people of Konoha as a part of him, and put them before anything else. His spirit even now takes a firm root in Konoha. His soul was sealed in one of the Third Hokage's shadow clones after he was resurrected by Orochimaru.

It is revealed that Orochimaru used his DNA for his own genetic experiments, implanting the First's DNA into sixty test subjects. Only one of the sixty, Yamato, survived. Orochimaru was attempting to duplicate the First's unique Mokuton techniques and his (previously unknown) ability to control tailed beasts. The latter ability is assisted by the necklace that he gave to Tsunade, who subsequently lost it to Naruto in a bet.

In chapter 336 of the manga, it is revealed that Kakuzu once fought with the First Hokage, but he doesn't elaborate on the encounter.

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