Chapter 7: The Sandaime

Many of today's professionals view The Third Hokage as the single greatest leader of his time. The Third was unique in that his reign was not continuous, but was broken into two segments. The Sandaime's early reign was characterized by near perpetual turbulence and strained national relations that had not been seen since the Founding of Konoha (for a review please return to page 5 of Chapter 1: The Founding of Konoha) and the second portion was characterized by his somewhat tragic death. It is important to note that the Third was able to preside over both a period of immense strife period of peace with relative success. None of his contemporaries or predecessors had been tested in such ways, which is why many historians advocate the Third as the most…

It is important to note that under the Third Hokage's watchful eye several key figures in the Akatsuki Crisis (which will be covered more thoroughly in Chapter 14: The Great Betrayal and Chapter 15: The Age of Truth and Suffering) were raised. Much more will be said about these legendary figures in this later portion of the book, but individuals that were specifically under the Hokage's care should be mentioned now. Among these are Sasuke the Last Uchiha , Naruto the Fox Child, and Ten Ten the Weapons Master. Because all three were orphaned at a young age, these three were under the Hokage's supervision. Under normal circumstances they would have been left in the care of their clan; however, these three were the only remaining survivors of their clans. With no one to directly care for them, these three were under the Hokage's care…

Ten Ten the Weapons mistress was one of the most successful women of her time, but given her unique start, there were many team leaders that did not believe that she had the potential to succeed. With absolutely no remaining clan members, Ten Ten did not inherit any family jutsu. Furthermore, her test results as a genin did not indicate an above average grasp of basic shinobi tactics or affinity for specific techniques. Moreover, her somewhat quiet personality did not allow any teacher to take special notice of her…

… once Ten Ten was place on a team, she began to make unprecedented progress in the field of weaponry. She was not primed for any specific techniques, which allowed her to adapt to nearly any weapon. During her Chunin Exam, Ten Ten was able to demonstrate mastery many of the weapons techniques that were, in the past, used almost exclusively by Uchiha and Hyuga ANBU members, due to the difficult mid-air weapon manipulations that required an extended field of vision…

It's unreal that my grandmother is sitting in the next room, while I'm reading about her in my textbook. I knew she was a legendary figure and all, but this is just too fucking epic to be real. I could use a cigarette.