Re: Naruto Manga 561 Discussion and 562 Predictions
naruto's mother is an uzumaki, kushina.we dont know , if kushina is related to the shodai or not. i dont think. they are a far branch of the senju...
but we dont know, who is kushina's mother -i dont think its tsunade!-.
but we dont know anything from narutos father...:/
Wait a minute?!? I think the manga during the "meet Kushina" arc, explained all of this.
Ok, so we don't know who Minato is related to...yet. However, Kushina said that she and Naruto were "distant relatives" to the wife of the First Hokage (Mito Uzumaki, the first Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi and sealed it within herself!). As far as relations to the Shodai, she didn't mention that but the relationship with the Shodai's wife was clear. The main characteristics that the Uzumaki carried were the strong life force (chakra - explains why Naruto's so strong regardless of the Kyuubi) and their incredible stamina. In addition, their claim to fame was sealing jutsu, that eventually Kushina taught to Minato. Not sure what Naruto can do with that...yet, but without the guidance of his mother, it's hard to tell what's going to come of that if anything.
Kushina also stated that the Uzumaki clan of the Land of Whirlpools was strongly allied with Senju - and it's obvious why given that the wife of Shodai was an Uzumaki. Uzumaki were always able to be counted upon for assistance to Senju and I'm sure that they were instrumental in the "defeat" of Madara the first time. Case in point for cooperation: the use of Kushina as the second Jinchuuriki for the Kyuubi and the Uzumaki clan's spiral on the back of the flak jackets. Keep in mind that Mito Uzumaki is Tsunade's grandmother. Add it all up and you have, at the moment, that Tsunade and Naruto are distantly related to each other. The direct links, however, are as of yet unknown. For reference, look at the chapter "Mom's Red Hair" and forward...