| “ | Forgive me, kid. I did what I had to do. I'll defeat him whatever the cause. | „ |
| ~ Sazanami to Naruto |
Sazanami, formerly known as Tokichi, is an anime-exclusive hero in Naruto, serving as the deuteragonist in the Gosunkugi Capture Mission story (with Naruto, Hinata, Kiba and Akamaru serving as the four main protagonsits).
History[]
Sazanami, formerly known as Tokichi, is a swordsmith-turned-bounty hunter from an unspecified land from between two of the Great Shinobi Nations. On the day of a festival, a client of his was murdered by the thief Gosunkugi, who left the blame on Tokichi due to him having a similar sword to the murderer. Since Tokichi did not attend the festival with the rest of his village, they believed that he had murdered the client as well as the man's wife and child. He escaped the enraged mob and had a bounty placed on his head, which in turn caused him to become a bounty hunter so he could capture Gosunkugi and clear his name, renaming himself Sazanami and taking to the Land of Stone.
Personality[]
Sazanami's new profession and desire to clear his name leads him to make morally dubious choices, such as trying to kill Naruto, Hinata, and Kiba, who are under orders to capture Gosunkugi themselves for an unrelated crime. However, he's not a villain by a long stretch and can't bring himself to stoop to his query's level. Additionally, he even joins forces with the genin to capture the criminal in the last act.