Zhang Clan (Earth-5291)

The Zhang Clan (髒) is a clan hailing from the Land of Tea, which was once in conflict with the Gan Jin Family. Because of the Third Great Shinobi War, the Zhangs fled from their homecountry and journeyed to the Land of Earth in the hopes of arriving in Ba Sing Se and escaping the warfare in their land conducted by the Land of Earth and the Land of Air.

History
The Zhang Clan fell into conflict with the Gan Jin Family ever since 0 AG. The family's lore held that their founder, Wei Jin, found Jin Wei, the founder of the Gan Jin Family, collapsed from exhaustion, and so offered him his assistance. Jin Wei then told Wei Jin to take the sacred crystal orb back to his family. However, once he arrived there, Wei Jin was accused of stealing the orb and was imprisioned for twenty years as punishment for a crime he never commited.

Historically, the Zhang are a clan of hunters and outdoorsmen, though by 110 AG they started to take an interest over a variety of industries.

One hundred and twenty four years after the incident, the Land of Tea was attacked by the Land of Earth and the Land of Air as a part of the Third Shinobi World War, forcing the Gan Jin to flee to Ba Sing Se, in the Land of Earth. However, they needed to pass through their own country's border with the Land of Earth - the Great Divide. During their journey, the Gan Jin found themselves forced to travel alongside the Zhang, who were also on their way to Ba Sing Se.

The families traveled in separate groups in an attempt to prevent conflict, stumbling upon Team Kakashi, who helped to escort the two groups across the canyon after the canyon guide had his legs broken by a canyon crawler.

Sasuke Uchiha was ultimately able to settle the dispute between the two families by revealing that Wei Jin had not stolen the orb from the Jin Wei, but rather scooped up a fumbled ball in a game called "Redemption". He also stated that the "sacred orb" was merely a ball, and that the eastern and western gates involved in the supposed ritual were just the game's goal posts. Unknown to both the Gan Jin and the Zhang, however, Sasuke fabricated the story to settle the fighting between the two.