Tsume Inuzuka
Tsume Inuzuka is a character from the manga series *NARUTO*, serving as a Special Jonin kunoichi from Konohagakure. As a member of the Inuzuka clan, she is the mother of Hana Inuzuka and Kiba Inuzuka. Accompanied by her canine partner Kuromaru, she contributes to the village's defense by leveraging their synchronized martial arts and animalistic combat techniques.
Overview
Tsume Inuzuka is a character from the manga series NARUTO, serving as a Special Jonin kunoichi from Konohagakure. As a member of the Inuzuka clan, she is the mother of Hana Inuzuka and Kiba Inuzuka. Accompanied by her canine partner Kuromaru, she contributes to the village's defense by leveraging their synchronized martial arts and animalistic combat techniques.
Appearance
Tsume features spiky brown hair, dark sanpaku eyes, and a sharp face. She bears the red inverted triangle face markings on both cheeks characteristic of the Inuzuka clan. She is consistently accompanied by Kuromaru, a large wolf-like ninja dog wearing an eyepatch over his right eye and missing one ear.
Personality
Tsume possesses a fiery, straightforward, and aggressive demeanor. She maintains an exceptionally strict and demanding household, instilling fear in her son Kiba. Despite her hot-tempered attitude at home, she demonstrates immense bravery, decisive leadership, and fierce determination when engaging in battle to protect her allies.
Abilities
She utilizes a secret clan technique to enhance her sense of smell to thousands of times that of an average human. By channeling chakra into her limbs via the Four Legs Technique, she adopts a feral movement style. She combines this with the Beast Human Clone technique and executes high-speed joint spinning attacks like Fang Passing Fang and Dual Piercing Fang alongside Kuromaru.
Background
During the attack on Konoha, Tsume took up arms alongside her daughter to repel invading shinobis. In Pain's invasion, she teamed up with Kiba and Kuromaru to fight the Preta Path, correctly evaluating its vulnerability to physical attacks. In the Fourth Shinobi World War, she served as part of the Fifth Division, fighting on the front lines against White Zetsu clones.
Relationships
She is the mother of Kiba Inuzuka and Hana Inuzuka. Kiba holds a strong fear of her wrath, though she offers tough love to encourage his growth. Her formidable personality reportedly drove her husband to abandon the household. She shares an inseparable bond and deep tactical understanding with her talking hound, Kuromaru.
Trivia
Her favorite food is filet mignon steak. In an anime filler segment, her spartan parenting was humorously depicted when she flipped the dining table after Kiba arrived late for breakfast.
