Sarutobi Sasuke is portrayed as the title of Sanada Juuyuushi's leader: the current Sasuke is a young boy who later joins the group long after the previous Sarutobi Sasuke left it. 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. 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 raised by wild monkeys.