Shizune

Also see the original: Shizune Shizune is a Jonin of the Village Hidden in the Leaves, as well as the Hokage's personal assistant.

Appearance
Shizune is a slender woman with dark hair that frames her face and goes to her neck. She wears a dark-purple kimono with white trimmings, held closed with a light-purple sash.

Personality
Shizune is normally a very pleasant person. She consistently had a smile on her face when Matt Warren spoke with Tsunade. She seemed to like the fact that Matt took concern with his mother's emotional well-being. However, should tension arise involving her superior, she will try to assuage the issue and calm everyone down. She will speak rationally in these times, trying to persuade all parties to come to an agreement while keeping her cool as much as possible. Shizune seems to be a very organized and knowledgeable person, knowing exactly how many Shinobi had emigrated from the Village Hidden in the Leaves to the United States.

Season One
Shizune is first introduced in Tsunade's office as Matt Warren is present. She remains mostly silent as Tsunade speaks with Matt. When Matt becomes angry at the prospect of not being able to return home and begins arguing with Tsunade, Shizune tries to diffuse the tension between them both, however, Tsunade stops her. After Tsunade threatens to keep him there by force, Shizune tells him that he is safe there and that he shouldn't make his mother worry by returning home where Saisho can attack him again. Matt finally agrees, bringing Shizune considerable relief, and Kakashi takes him to his residence.

Later on, Shizune is present in Tsunade's office when Matt is brought in to be introduced to Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno. As Matt officially joins Team Kakashi, Tsunade assigns them their mission to travel to allied Villages and retrieve the participant counts for the upcoming Chunin Selection Exams. As Team Kakashi leaves and prepares to depart, Shizune stops them and informs them that Sasuke Uchiha has been spotted. She agrees with Kakashi that an ANBU team would be better suited to performing this mission, but states that all ANBU are currently counteracting Saisho Teki. She tells Kakashi that his team is the best available, and that Tsunade has assigned them the task of traveling to the Village Hidden in the Waterfall to locate Sasuke.

Later, Shizune is with Tsunade in her office, and she asks the Hokage if she thinks it was a good idea to send Matt into the open. Tsunade answers that she does not, and when Shizune asks why she did it, Tsunade states that Matt does not deserve to be locked up, and that if he sees the Shinobi World, he may be willing to stay.