
The fourth generation of shinobi gave birth to the fourth Hokage, usually known as the greatest of all. Jiraiya served as Minato and Naruto’s teacher, Orochimaru turned into one of Konoha's most dangerous enemies and Tsunade eventually came to be the fifth Hokage of Konoha. These shinobi were the most notable of their time. Jiraiya, Orochimaru and Tsunade (trained by Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was Hokage at the time) were still young when they fought this war and their amazing skills earned them the title The Three. Konoha's third generation experienced the Second Shinobi World War.

These two shinobi educated and trained, albeit in very different ways, the shinobi of the following generations. Back then, Tobirama was the Hokage and also the teacher of Hiruzen Sarutobi, who later became the third Hokage of Konoha, and Danzou Shimura, who later became the boss of the Anbu (secret forces) of Konoha. Shinobi from this generation experienced the First Shinobi World War when they were just kids. However, with the support of the other Konoha tribe members, Hashirama was able to protect their home. As for Madara, he betrayed the village by revolting, crushing Hashirama’s dream of achieving peace. Hashirama became the first Hokage (tribe leader) ever and, afterwards, his younger brother Tobirama became the second. Konoha was founded after Hashirama and Madara ended a war between their clans, where a lot of blood was shed. Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju and Madara Uchiha were the most notable shinobi of this generation. Keep reading to find out more about these generations and about Naruto’s family tree!


Although the time span is fairly short, this century has brought about many powerful shinobi and four Shinobi World Wars. Since Hashirama and Madara, up until Naruto and his friends, there have been six generations. The main village of the anime Naruto and Naruto: Shippuuden, the Hidden Leaf Village (Konoha), hasn’t been around for a very long time. WARNING, this article contains MAJOR spoilers! Please be forewarned!
