Tobirama Senju, The Second Hokage

Tobirama Senju the Second Hokage (Nidaime Hokage), was the younger brother of the Hashirama Senju (the First Hokage) and the granduncle of Tsunade (the Fifth Hokage) and Nawaki.

 

 

Background

Tobirama was part of the Senju clan, along with his leader and brother, Hashirama. When Hashirama struck a peace treaty with Uchiha Madara decades before the start of the series, Tobirama helped them to found Konoha. When Hashirama died, Tobirama was appointed as the Second Hokage. He was responsible for establishing Konoha's organisational system by setting up various organisations, such as the Academy, the ANBU, the chunin exams, and the Konoha Military Police, which he created as a sign of trust towards the Uchiha clan. However, according to Madara, the Military Police was actually established to distance the Uchiha from the government of the village, and place the clan under a tight surveillance under the ANBU.

Tobirama trained a three-man team of his own called Team Tobirama, which consisted of Hiruzen Sarutobi, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane. He eventually selected Hiruzen, his prized student, for the position of Third Hokage, Homura and Koharu becoming Hiruzen's advisers. After giving the title of Hokage to Hiruzen, Tobirama went off to fight in the First Great Shinobi World War, where he died a noble death in battle.

Personality

From what has been seen of Tobirama, he had pride in his abilities involving water jutsu. He also had a sense of humor, even under stressful situations. Like his brother, Tobirama felt a great deal of loyalty to the village, and placed its well-being above his own.

Appearance

Tobirama was characterized by his blue armor, white shaggy hair, red eyes and his red streaks under his eyes and on his chin. His forehead protector is somewhat similar to Tenzō's.