Nawaki


 * Age:12 (deceased)
 * Kana: 縄樹
 * Seiyu: Yumiko Kobyashi
 * Voice actor: Brianne Siddall

Nawaki, meaning "rope wood", was the younger brother of Tsunade. His appearance and personality were very similar to Naruto Uzumaki, something Tsunade notes after meeting the latter years later. Also like Naruto, Nawaki had a strong desire to become Hokage like his grandfather, the First Hokage. Proud of her brother's determination, Tsunade gave him their grandfather's necklace in the hopes it would help him achieve his goal. He died the next day as yet another casualty of the war going on at the time, and reportedly his body was left in a highly mutilated condition. As a result of her brother's death, Tsunade lobbied to have medical ninja added to each ninja team to improve survival rates. Nawaki would later become one of the people Orochimaru offers to bring back to life in exchange for Tsunade's help, though she ultimately refuses.