Perhaps the figure whose very name is affiliated with the word '{{ninja}}', Sarutobi Sasuke was a character featured in children's tales beginning in the early 1900s.

He is generally believed to be a fictional creation of the Meiji era based on the historical ninja Kozuki Sasuke, though some argue for his actual existence. He is commonly listed as one of the Sanada Ten Braves, a legendary group of ten ninja that supposedly assisted Sanada Nobushige (more widely known as SanadaYukimura) at the battles of Osaka Castle during the Sengoku Period, and he is one of the best known amongst the Ten Braves. Since then, he has been featured in many anime and manga series, and various fictional ninja have been named after him.

Sarutobi means "jumping monkey" -- Sasuke is frequently described as being very quick and agile, especially in trees, and in some versions of his story is described as having been [[RaisedByWolves raised by wild monkeys]].

Compare YagyuJubei, HattoriHanzo, FuumaKotaro, OdaNobunaga and MiyamotoMusashi.
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* As expected in a {{Ninja}} series, ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' features his legacy in Sasuke Uchiha and the Third Hokage (last name Sarutobi) and his relatives.
** It was recently revealed that [[spoiler: the Third Hokage's father was named Sarutobi Sasuke.]]
* ''Manga/SamuraiDeeperKyo'', which features historical characters like OdaNobunaga, TokugawaIeyasu, and SanadaYukimura, has him as a secondary character.
* The [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Kuno's]] family ninja is also named Sasuke, but he's hilariously useless.
* In ''Manga/NininGaShinobuden'', all of the ninjas are named Sasuke.
* The main protagonist of the manga ''Manga/BehindMaster'' is Sarutobi Sasuke.
* Was the protagonist for the anime ''Anime/SarutobiSasuke'', later edited into a feature-length, English-language movie called ''[[Film/NinjaTheWonderBoy Ninja, The Wonder Boy]]''.

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* Ninja Red, Sasuke, from ''NinjaSentaiKakuranger'' is a descendant of his.
* The stunt show ''NinjaWarrior'' is known as ''Sasuke'' in Japan.

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* He makes an appearance in the Sasuke Samurai series of cards in ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh''.

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* Sarutobi Sasuke is a playable character from the ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' series, where he's a talented and reliable but rather sarcastic individual who serves SanadaYukimura.
* One character in the ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon'' series is named Sasuke. You may know him as the [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Ninja Robot]].
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' has a number of weapons named after him.
* ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'' has a ninja boy named Sasuke as one of its many [[OptionalPartyMember party members]].
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