Escort Unit

The Escort Unit ( 護衛部隊 , Goei Butai ) was an elite team under the leadership of the Second Hokage — Tobirama Senju . Along with the members of Team Tobirama : Hiruzen Sarutobi , Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado , the unit included Danzō Shimura , Kagami Uchiha , and Torifu Akimichi .

On one occasion during the First Shinobi World War , while being pursued by a team of twenty Kumogakure ninja, Tobirama sacrificed his life to give the others a chance to escape. Before leaving, however, he appointed Hiruzen as the Third Hokage.

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