Sannin

The is the title given to the members of Team Sarutobi, namely Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade. The title was received after their battle with "Salamander" Hanzo of the Village Hidden in Rain, who after a long and intense fight which resulted in a stalemate, declared that he was impressed and would let them live if they would take on new titles as the Sannin of Konoha. The Sannin are widely regarded for their great skill and power, each on the level of a Kage. Their name is known in countries all across the world. Tsunade is the only surviving Sannin, Jiraiya and Orochimaru having been killed by Pain and Sasuke/Itachi (Itachi destroyed the small part of Orochimaru that still existed in Sasuke after Sasuke defeated him) respectively.

Sannin Members

 * Jiraiya the "Toad Sage" ("Gama Sennin") "Perverted Sage" ("Ero-Sennin" Naruto's nickname for him)
 * Orochimaru the "White Snake"
 * Tsunade the "Legendary Sucker" ("Densetsu no Kamo", a reference to her poor gambling skills), "Princess" (due to her Hokage lineage), "That Slug Woman" (Chiyo's name for her, a reference to her ability to summon slugs).

Trivia

 * During the end of Part I each of them took in a member of Team 7 for their apprentice, training them, and in turn passing on many of their qualities on to them.
 * Jiraiya - Naruto Uzumaki, passed on his affinity to summon toads, the Rasengan, and some of his perverted ways.
 * Tsunade - Sakura Haruno, passed on her medical skills, super strength, and quick temper (though Sakura was known to have a quick temper before her training).
 * Orochimaru - Sasuke Uchiha, passed on his ability for snake summoning, some of his secret techniques, and his ability to give off killing intent that can paralyze most people with fear.