Hanzō

1. 1
   The poisoned child

   The venom sac

   A deadly black salamander's venom sac is embedded in young Hanzō's body, to make a shinobi who is toxic and poison-proof. It does — and leaves him needing a respirator to be near anyone at all.

2. 2
   The legend of Amegakure

   The Salamander's reign

   Hanzō rises as the leader of Amegakure and one of the most feared shinobi alive. For decades, the name Hanzō of the Salamander is enough, on its own, to give other nations pause.

3. 3
   Naming the SanninDebut Arc · Pain's Assault

   He spares three, and names them

   Hanzō single-handedly defeats a Konoha shinobi squad, killing all but the three who survive his first attack. As a reward for that feat, he names those three the Sannin — and lets them live.

4. 4
   Fear, and the trap

   A legend turns tyrant

   In his later years, Hanzō grows afraid of losing the power he has held so long. He sees Yahiko's growing Akatsuki as a threat, allies with Danzō of Konoha, and lays a trap for its leaders.

5. 5
   Death at Nagato's hand

   Revenge for Yahiko

   Hanzō's trap kills Yahiko. Nagato — who becomes Pain — answers it in full, hunting Hanzō down and killing him, along with everyone connected to him.

6. 6
   Reanimated, and a choice to rest

   A scrap of the man, returned

   Brought back by Edo Tensei in the Fourth Shinobi World War, Hanzō faces the samurai Mifune. He sees in Mifune the resolve he himself had lost — acknowledges it, and chooses to let himself be sealed.

Hanzō fought as a poison made flesh. The salamander venom sac in his body left his own breath toxic and his body immune to nearly any poison turned against him. He summoned Ibuse, a giant salamander that could release a poison mist of its own, and closed distance with a chain-sickle. For decades, the simple fact of his name was a weapon in itself.

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• Who is Hanzō?+

  Hanzō, known as Hanzō of the Salamander, was the legendary leader of Amegakure, the Hidden Rain. A poison-bodied warrior of immense reputation, he is the shinobi who defeated and then named the Legendary Sannin.
• Why is Hanzō called "of the Salamander"?+

  As a child, Hanzō had the venom sac of a deadly black salamander embedded in his body, making him toxic and poison-immune. He also summoned the giant salamander Ibuse — and from both, the world named him Hanzō of the Salamander.
• Did Hanzō name the Sannin?+

  Yes. Hanzō single-handedly defeated a Konoha shinobi squad, sparing only the three who survived his attack — Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru. As a reward for that feat, he named them the Sannin and let them live.
• How did Hanzō die?+

  Hanzō betrayed and killed Yahiko, the leader of the original Akatsuki. In revenge, Nagato — who became Pain — hunted Hanzō down and killed him, along with everyone connected to him.
• Why did Hanzō betray the Akatsuki?+

  In his later years, Hanzō grew afraid of losing his power. He saw Yahiko's growing Akatsuki as a threat, and allied with Danzō Shimura of Konoha to trap and kill its leaders — the fear of decline turning a legend into a tyrant.
• Has Hanzō been a Narutodle answer?+

  Hanzō is in the daily answer pool of 210 characters. The Previous Narutodle Appearances list on this page shows every date he was the Classic answer, each linking to a replayable archive puzzle.
• How do you guess Hanzō in Narutodle?+

  Hanzō's Amegakure village is the giveaway — a hidden village almost no one else shares — and his Kage rank narrows further. His Attributes pair Summoner with Edo Tensei.