Katsuyu

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   The boss slug of Shikkotsu ForestDebut Arc · Konoha Crush & Tsunade Search

   The great slug summon

   Katsuyu is the boss of the slugs of Shikkotsu Forest, the one called when a contract-holder summons the head of her kind. Enormous and calm, she is a presence built for support, not slaughter.

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   Tsunade's summon

   One of the three

   Katsuyu is Tsunade's summon, the third of the three legendary summons alongside Jiraiya's Gamabunta and Orochimaru's Manda. When the Sannin's beasts clash, she stands with the toad against the snake.

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   Division

   Everywhere at once

   Her signature ability is to divide into countless smaller slugs, each acting on its own. It lets Katsuyu spread across a battlefield or a village, present wherever she is needed.

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   Healing and acid

   A summon that mends

   Through her divided forms, Katsuyu can relay a medic's healing chakra to many people at the same time. For the rare fight, she can spray a dissolving acid — but her purpose is mending, not harm.

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   Pain's assault

   Saving a whole village

   When Pain attacks Konoha, Katsuyu divides across the entire village, shielding and healing its people through the worst of the destruction. It is the clearest proof of what a healing summon can do.

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   The medic's partner

   Behind the greatest healer

   Katsuyu is the steadfast partner of the world's finest medic, an extension of Tsunade's healing reach. Where Tsunade goes, the slug's quiet, life-saving power follows.

Katsuyu is the great healer among summons, built to protect many people at once rather than to win a duel. She divides into countless slugs, relays healing chakra across all of them, and shields those in danger with her own body — with a dissolving acid held in reserve for the rare time she must fight.

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• Who is Katsuyu?+

  Katsuyu is the boss slug of Shikkotsu Forest and Tsunade's summon. The gentlest of the three legendary Sannin summons, she can divide into countless slugs to shield and heal many people at once.
• What is Katsuyu's ability?+

  Her signature ability is division — splitting into countless smaller slugs that each act on their own. Through them she relays healing chakra to many people at the same time, and can spray a dissolving acid when forced to fight.
• How did Katsuyu help during Pain's assault?+

  When Pain attacked Konoha, Katsuyu divided across the entire village, shielding and healing its people through the destruction. It was the clearest demonstration of a healing summon's value.
• Who summons Katsuyu?+

  Katsuyu is primarily Tsunade's summon, the third of the three legendary summons with Gamabunta and Manda. Tsunade's apprentice Sakura also comes to summon her.
• How does Katsuyu compare to Gamabunta and Manda?+

  The three are the Sannin's summons: Gamabunta the boss toad, Manda the boss snake, and Katsuyu the boss slug. Where the other two fight, Katsuyu's purpose is healing and protection.
• Has Katsuyu been a Narutodle answer?+

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

  Katsuyu is a summon, so her Village and Ninja Rank both read None with no clan. Her Medical Ninja attribute separates her from Gamabunta and Manda, and her Water + Yang natures — with the rare Yang — confirm her.