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[ninja-demongirl.livejournal.com]

Stupid question but looking up character bios and noticed something.
Is Sarutobi Asuma and Sarutobi/Third Hokage related?. Like i said stupid question but just curious

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[nachtmusik.livejournal.com]

Wow, I've actually wanted to ask the same question for a while, but never got the gall up to ask. *applauds you* I think it's definitely a viable question. I would assume there's at least some sort of connection, a son/nephew/distant cousin sort of thing.

[aishuu.livejournal.com]

There's been no confirmation - Konohamaru is never given a family name, so it's hard to tell.

Personally, I like the idea, but due to how characters refer to their sensei by first name, it seems like Sarutobi is the third hokage's first name, not family name.

[kylara.livejournal.com]

Sarutobi is most likely Sandaime's given name, while it's Asuma's family name. So most likely no, they're not related -- but it's never been completely confirmed one way or the other. Personally, I think it's weird to use the same name for two people without there being a familial relation, but nothing else in the series really suggests they're related. =/

[ninja-demongirl.livejournal.com]

cool thanks all

[kitsukikun.livejournal.com]

they do kind of look alike though

[ex-duelist.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what I always thought. Personally I think they're related, but of course there's nothing in the series to confirm that.

[ninja-demongirl.livejournal.com]

maybe itll be like on of those seris tiers like, hopefully kakashis face and others like narutos and 4th hokage connection

[toki-usagi.livejournal.com]

Well, we know that all of the characters in the show have the Cocker Spaniel syndrom in that the kids are clones of their parents...

[tsuru.livejournal.com]

As far as I know, yes they are related. It's written down or mentioned somewhere, but I forget where.

[cristophine.livejournal.com]

Personally I think they are, however not father/son. If they were father and son, then that would lead one to believe that Konohamaru was Asuma's son but it was Iruka comforting Konohamaru at Third Hokage's funeral, not Asuma.... Then there's the whole Asuma/Kurenei(sp?) thing.