Tsunade and Unohana

description of Tsunade

Appearance Tsunade is a fair-skinned woman with brown eyes and straight blonde hair. Her hair parts above her forehead and has shoulder-length bangs that frame her face and the rest reaches her lower back. The Strength of a Hundred Seal - taking the appearance of a violet diamond mark- is clearly visible on her forehead. By young-adulthood however, she grew into a slender woman with noticeably large breasts and a curvaceous figure, which Jiraiya noted to be 106 centimetres;[26] Tsunade is in fact widely regarded as the most beautiful kunoichi in the world.

Tsunade often wears a grass-green haori with the kanji for "gamble" (賭, kake) on the back, inside a red circle. Underneath she wears a grey, kimono-style blouse with no sleeves, held closed by a broad, dark bluish-grey obi that matches her pants. Her blouse is closed quite low, revealing her sizeable cleavage. She wears open-toed, strapped black sandals with high heels. She has red nail polish on both her fingernails and toenails and uses a soft pink lipstick. She wore the First Hokage's necklace for many years until she gave it to Naruto.

Personality Tsunade was very willing to believe in the attainability of dreams while her little brother Nawaki and her lover Dan were still alive, and that by supporting and encouraging those dreams, she might be able to help achieve them. When both died gruesomely shortly after receiving her support, Tsunade lost faith in the idea of dreaming for anything, believing that the mere pursuit of it would be doomed from the outset and retiring from the life of a ninja with the intention to spend the rest of her life away from her village in the company of her dear disciple Shizune, Dan's own niece. Tsunade becomes especially critical of those wanting to be Hokage, as both Dan and Nawaki died trying to attain the title and the past Hokage (including her grandfather Hashirama, her great-uncle Tobirama, and her former teacher Hiruzen) have all died prematurely and, as Tsunade argues, pointlessly because they held the position; she concludes that to be Hokage is a fool's job.[15]

Tsunade is forced to reconsider her cynicism upon meeting Naruto Uzumaki, who demonstrates two things to her: just because a goal seems impossible does not mean it actually is, as Naruto is able to master the Rasengan unprecedentedly quickly despite seemingly lacking any natural talent; and just because the dreamer dies does not mean the dream itself does, as Nawaki and Dan's desire to become Hokage lives on in Naruto. Because Naruto is so very much an exception to how she thought the world worked, Tsunade puts her faith in dreams once again, a desire so strong that she overcomes her fear of blood.[16] She becomes Hokage herself, partly so that she can live Nawaki and Dan's dream for them, but also so that she can pave the way for Naruto inevitably holding the title. Becoming close to Naruto, he became the only person she allowed to refer to her as "Grandma", knowing it was out of affection. Later, when Tsunade is approached by Sakura Haruno, who asks to be her disciple and be taught medical ninjutsu, Tsunade heartily agrees not only because she senses Sakura's potential but because she realizes Sakura has something she wants to protect (Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto himself), just like she wanted to protect Nawaki and Dan. As a result, Tsunade spends the next years juggling between her roles as a village leader and as a mentor with great devotion, despite the constant stress the former position puts on her.

As Hokage, Tsunade is committed to protecting Konoha and its villagers, willing to give her life for her village and allies if necessary.[17] Just as she once did, she supports all other dreams that she can; for example, when Rock Lee tells her he dreams of being a ninja despite knowing he may die trying, she does not argue his decision and, in the anime, does all that she can to ensure he survives. She does this because Nawaki and Dan loved Konoha and so she keeps their dreams alive by doing so, but also because Konoha's continued survival honours all those who gave their lives creating it and keeping it safe. Although her reasons are somewhat different, the outcome is nevertheless consistent with the Will of Fire. Tsunade is similarly optimistic about the next generation of Konoha's ninja, especially Naruto and Sakura, convinced that the village's future will be in good hands because of them. Demonstrations of her faith include but are not limited to: congratulating Shikamaru Nara for his failed mission because at least none of his teammates died;[18] and not labelling Sasuke a missing-nin because she trusts that Naruto can someday convince him to return to Konoha. She in fact becomes angry when others lack this same faith in their peers, believing it is better to let them try and then fail than to assume their failure is inevitable and thus prevent them from trying.[19]

Despite her many noble qualities, Tsunade is not without her faults and vices. She is blunt and short-tempered, prone to striking Naruto for his immaturity or her old friend Jiraiya for his perversion; she is widely feared because of this tendency.[20] Her own behaviour isn't much better than theirs, as she drinks constantly, sometimes sleeps on the job, and tries as much as she can to have other people do her work for her. One of her favourite vices is gambling, which she acquired from Hashirama. Despite how often and how irresponsibly she gambles, Tsunade has notoriously bad luck, causing those who have made huge profits off of her to mockingly call her "The Legendary Sucker" (伝説のカモ, Densetsu no Kamo).[21] Tsunade is fully aware of how unlucky she is, and so whenever she hits a winning streak she takes it as a bad omen and prepares for the worst;[22] she has at times tried using her bad luck to her advantage, betting on outcomes she doesn't want so that her unluckiness will prevent them from happening.[23] Hashirama finds Tsunade's many bad habits highly amusing on a personal level, but when he is told that Tsunade is Hokage, he immediately worries about what misfortunes she could have brought upon Konoha.[7]

Tsunade has complex relationships with her fellow Sannin. From their first meeting, Jiraiya assumed that there was a mutual attraction between him and Tsunade, a statement that only served to annoy and anger her. Despite his many advances over the years and the genuine affection between each other, she never reciprocated his romantic feelings, only ever loving Dan, even decades after his death. Jiraiya wasn't discouraged by this and claimed that her repeated rejections had not only made him stronger, but they've provided excellent material for his Icha Icha series of books. Though he concluded that to be happy wasn't his fate. she doubted he believed his own words and she commented that he did not need to put on a brave front when he returned from Amegakure.[23] When Jiraiya ended up dying during that same mission, Tsunade privately mourned for the loss of her dear friend and teammate.[9] In contrast to her affectionate friendship with Jiraiya, Tsunade is permanently at odds with their former teammate and friend Orochimaru due to to a long history of betrayal and distrust, from the danger he was to their home and team to his deal to bring Dan and Nawaki reincarnated, a result that would make her happy but at the same would go against all they stood for, which she eventually realised. Even after Orochimaru contributed in their victory in the Fourth Shinobi World War, she still remains wary of her old teammate. This resentment influenced her thoughts of anyone directly related to him, and she was furious at Naruto, in his capacity as the Seventh Hokage, for allowing Orochimaru's child, Mitsuki, to immigrate into Konohagakure. Mitsuki's heritage alone led Tsunade to develop a prejudiced view that he is as dangerous as his parent.[24] As revealed in the Infinite Tsukuyomi, however, Tsunade's greatest desire was to be with her lost loved ones while supporting Dan as he lived out his dream of being Hokage, showing she still misses her time with the other Sannin, even Orochimaru.

Description of Unohana

Appearance Unohana has the appearance of a slender and very youthful woman with blue eyes and black hair. She wears the standard Shinigami captain shihakushō apart from using an obi instead of the normal sash, which hides her well-endowed bosom. Her hair is long and is always worn as a large braid down the front of her body. While maintaining a kind and gentle look at most times, during her battle with Kenpachi Zaraki, her eyes appear gloomy and menacing. She also wears her hair down for the first time, exposing a notable scar in-between her collarbone, inflicted by Zaraki when the latter was young.[6] Before he inflicted that scar on her, she did not tie her hair in front of her, instead wearing it down at all times.

Personality Unohana has a gentle and warm personality that augments her appearance. Unohana is a soft-spoken, polite, and caring woman who uses honorifics when addressing everyone, including her subordinates and the enemy. She rarely shows any signs of panic or distress, and has a great sense of duty, shown in the times that she orders Hanatarō Yamada’s imprisonment and Isane Kotetsu’s chasing of Renji Abarai when he runs away with Rukia Kuchiki. Despite her sense of duty, she will also heal almost anybody around her, including Renji after he was defeated by his captain, Gantenbainne Mosqueda when she arrived in Hueco Mundo, and the Visored, referring to them as allies despite Shinji Hirako's reluctance to do so. With her grace and kind manners, she lets others know quietly that while she may be soft, she is not to be taken lightly. Despite her gentle nature, several members of the Eleventh Division[9] and even her fellow Captains fear her.[10]

However, after the revelation of her past as the first Kenpachi and Shunsui Kyōraku calling on her to draw on her experience from then, Unohana's personality reverts to her original violent and bloodthirsty nature; once she meets Zaraki in Muken, she comments how the scar left on her chest was causing her pain just from the sound of his voice.[11] Unohana herself says that she is infatuated with crossing blades,[12] and firmly believes in taking any actions necessary — even sleight of hands such as hidden daggers — to get ahead in battle.[13][14] According to Yhwach, Yachiru was infamous for being a brutal and cold-blooded killer,[15] which she demonstrated by massacring the Quincy of the Lichtreich when they first invaded Soul Society.[16]

Unohana likes strong-flavored food, preferring it to bland tasting dishes. In her free time, she climbs mountains throughout Rukongai; during these excursions, she collects medicinal herbs. Once a month, she holds an ikebana class for the members of her division[17] and she is also the President of the Ikebana Club.