The Sannin are related to japanese mythology.

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Jiraiya, literally `Young Thunder', was the scion of a powerful clan from Kyushu. When the family fell on hard times he went to Echigo province, now Niigata Prefecture, became a freebooter and rose to the position of chief of a chivalrous band of robbers. He was initiated into toad magic by an immortal who resided on Mount Myoko, popularly known as Echigo Fuji. He failed to overcome and kill a hated rival, an older man named Sarashina, who was the cause of his family's ruin.

Jiraiya fell in love and married Tsunade, a beautiful young woman who was skilled in snail magic. Later, one of Jiraiya's followers, Yashagoro, was overcome by the spell of a serpent and became skilled in serpent magic. He took the name Orochimaru (Orochi means `monstrous snake') and attacked Jiraiya. Together with his wife, Jiraiya did battle with this magician, but they were infected with the serpent's venom and fell unconscious. Fortunately another of Jiraiya's followers, whose life he had once saved, came to his rescue. At this point, without conclusion, the tale abruptly ends.

Toad, serpent, bird, spider, and snail magic were the principal types of magic practiced by thaumaturges in old Japan.

Do you remember this from part 1 ?

BEAR IN MIND THIS IS ALL ACQUIRED FROM SOURCES AND NOT MINE.
 

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Nearly everything in Naruto is based on Japanese mythology dude.
 

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you already got 638 posts in one month? wow.
 

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Dude, you're so late.


This was covered years ago.

We all knew this for a very long time, but you're new, so this was somewhat expected of you.
 

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Alot of things in naruto are related to japanese mythology
 

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The entire series is baed on japanes myth
 

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Dude, that is a no brainer. almost all of what kishi draws, is inspired by japanese mythology.
 

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Well this thread is being taken rashly. I'm sure there are plenty of other members who never knew this.
 

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Well this thread is being taken rashly. I'm sure there are plenty of other members who never knew this.
Me being one of them, it disturbs me to see a thread full of nothing but "dewd, the entire universe knew this when they were born" posts. Not all of us spend our time researching Japanese Mythology.

That being said, I'm pretty sure the point of this thread was to inform us of the whole story, not just to say that it was based off Jap myth. I enjoyed it by the way. What I'm more interested in knowing though is if the story of Team Minato (how an ignored failure ends up seeing his his love killed by her crush), and if the Sound 5 were also based on Mythology.
 
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Yeah a lot of Japanese mythology is in Naruto: Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanno are all related to Shinto if I remember right.


Also cool thing that isn't entirely related to the Mythology, but to the Sannin.

Notice the Salamander Hanzo used. It is a combination to the Sanin themselves! It has the arms like a Toad, it is rather round and spits out stuff like the Slug, and as a salamander it is of a similar realtion to the snake (also the underground digging was like Manda I believe). Just thought of that while looking at another Sannin thread!!!
 

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Well, this has been Covered before, But good thread, almost everything in Naruto is based on Japanese mythology
 
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