Laura has been writing about anime for some time. Tsunade and Naruto are blood-related due to shared Uzumaki and Senju ancestry. The Senju and Uzumaki clans have a common ancestor, Asura Otsutsuki.

Serving through most of Naruto Shippuden, Tsunade led Konoha through some of its darkest times. And while she wasn’t the strongest or most feared Hokage, she was the right one for her time, and ...