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The Tsuchikage’s hat.
The Tsuchikage (土影, Literally meaning: Earth Shadow) is the Kage of Iwagakure, a title bestowed on the village’s leader. The Tsuchikage is generally regarded as the strongest shinobi in the village. There have been four Tsuchikage in the village’s history.
Overview[]
The Tsuchikage position was created after the formation of Iwa by Ishikawa, the village's founder, that in anime was the third of the five Kage to emerge.[1] The manner in which the Tsuchikage is chosen is not known, but three of the four Tsuchikage are linked by the same family: the First was the grandfather of the Third and the Fourth was the granddaughter of the Third and descendant of the First. Although it is unclear whether the Second was related to the First, he had been his personal bodyguard and the Third's teacher. The Tsuchikage resides in the tallest building in Iwa: a stone building with a cone-shaped roof that bears the kanji for Tsuchi (土, Literally meaning: Earth).
The Tsuchikage is known for the realization of true authority, having their shinobi obey all commands without hesitation.[2] Over time, because the governments of the Second and Third Tsuchikage employed unfair tactics such as taking advantage of alliances, even in peacetime, earned the post and its village a bad reputation among other villages.[3][4] It was not until the time of the Fourth Shinobi World War and afterward conflict that the infamy of both position and village would end.
List of Tsuchikage[]
First Tsuchikage[]
Ishikawa Kamizuru, the First Tsuchikage.
Main article: Ishikawa KamizuruIshikawa Kamizuru (上水流イシカワ, Kamizuru Ishikawa) was the First Tsuchikage (初代土影, Shodai Tsuchikage, Literally meaning: First or Founding Earth Shadow) who founded Iwagakure and the Land of Earth.
Second Tsuchikage[]
Mū, the Second Tsuchikage.
Main article: Mū (RW109)Mū (無) was the Second Tsuchikage (二代目土影, Nidaime Tsuchikage, Literally meaning: Second Earth Shadow) of Iwagakure.[5] During his lifetime, Mū was renowned as the “Non-Person” (無人, Mujin, Viz: Null-Man) due to his ability which left neither a physical form nor detectable chakra signature.[6]
Third Tsuchikage[]
Ōnoki, the Third Tscuhikage.
Main article: Ōnoki (RW109)Ōnoki (オオノキ, Viz: Ohnoki), renowned as “Ōnoki of Both Scales” (両天秤のオオノキ, Ryōtenbin no Ōnoki, English TV: Ohnoki the Fence-Sitter), was the Third Tsuchikage (三代目土影, Sandaime Tsuchikage, Literally meaning: Third Earth Shadow) of Iwagakure.
Fourth Tsuchikage[]
Kurotsuchi, the Fourth Tsuchikage.
Main article: Kurotsuchi (RW109)Kurotsuchi (黒ツチ) is a kunoichi of Iwagakure, the granddaughter of the Third Tsuchikage, and a descendant of the First Tsuchikage. After her grandfather’s retirement, she would later follow their endowment by taking on the mantle as the Fourth Tsuchikage (四代目土影, Yondaime Tsuchikage, Literally meaning: Fourth Earth Shadow).[7]
Trivia[]
- The First Tsuchikage was the grandfather of the Third Tsuchikage, and the Third is the grandfather of the Fourth.
- The Tsuchikage’s ability to fly is apparently well known.[8]
- In the anime, busts of previous Tsuchikage are displayed in the Tsuchikage’s office.
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