History Characters / TruePotentialIwagakure

!Onoki

The Nidaime Tsuchikage, also known as the "Non-Person". He trained Onoki and taught his the Dust Release, before perishing during a fight with the Nidaime Mizukage. [[spoiler:He is later ressurreccted by Kabuto via the ''Edo Tensei'' to support Suzumebachi during her "Yama no Osu", defeating and killing Onoki on her orders. He then fights against Kurotsuchi, Han and Shikamaru in the second "Yama no Osu", where Kurotsuchi's determination allows him to move on.]]

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: [[spoiler:He expresses bafflement that Onoki didn't betray Konoha during the Sand-Sound-Invasion.]]

The Shodai Tsuchikage and founder of Iwa. he is also the ancestor of the Kamizuru Claa. [[spoiler:He is resurrected by Orochimaru during the Sand-Sound-Invasion and fights Onoki.]]

* BeeAfraid: Like the rest of his Clans, he has very powerful bee-ninjutsu.
* DishingOutDirt: He is also a master of Earth-ninjutsu, having formed some of the rocks surrounding Iwa himself.
* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: Onoki is not his grandson, to avoid a relation to the Kamizuru-siblings.

A scion of the prestigious Kamizuru-clan and granddaughter of the Shodai Tsuchikage, she returns to Iwa shortly after the timeskip, starting to rile up the population against Onoki's alliance with Konoha. [[spoiler:After ROOT agents kill her brothers and try to kill her, she challenges Onoki to a "Yama no Osu", a [[ChallengingTheChief duel for the position of Tsuchikage]]. Thanks to Kabuto resurrecting the Nidaime Tsuchikage as her partner, she defeats him and Rōshi, killing Onoki afterwards. Thus having become Yondaime Tsuchikage, Kurotsuchi promptly challenges her in return, defeating her, Mu and Kusari alongside Shikamaru and Han.]]

* AdaptationalBadass: Due to her managing to regain her clan's lost techniques, she is considearbly stronger than in canon, albeit [[spoiler:still not strong enough to defeat Onoki on her own.]]
* AdaptationalLateAppearance: Instead of being a filler-villain in Part I, she instead shows up during Part II.

* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Onoki's last Dust-Release disintegrates her legs.]]
* ArcVillain: Of the Iwa-arc in part II.
* AscendedExtra: She goes from one third of a trio of FillerVillains to a full-blown ArcVillain.

* TheCaligula:[[spoiler:While rising to power justly, she very obviously doesn't handle her new power well.]]
* DeathSeeker:[[spoiler:When Kurotsuchi visits her in prison, she tries to [[PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou goad her into killing her]], but she opts for the CruelMercy of a life-imprisonment instead.]]

* FantasticRacism: Against Konoha. [[spoiler:Its only amplified when ROOT kills her brothers.]]
* {{Flight}}: Part of her [[AdaptationalBadass expanded skillset]] includes insect-like wings, [[spoiler:which help her move around after Onoki [[AnArmAndALeg disintegrates her legs]].]]

** To Kurotsuchi. She is also the granddaughter of a (previous) Tsuchikage, but leaves her village shortly after the Third Shinobi War, instead of Kurotsuchi, who works hard for her village, breaking new records for completed missions. When Suzumebachi returns, she only stirs up political trouble, and while outwardly being a staunch traditionalist, [[spoiler:[[{{Hypocrite}}she ends up breaking tradition]] when she kills Onoki]], whereas Kurotsuchi is more weary of blindly following traditions, [[spoiler:but still chooses to spare her, even if it is a form CruelMercy.]]
** To Tsunade: She also is the granddaughter of a Kage who left her village for personal reasons during a time of need. Where Suzumebachi wants to be Kage, Tsuande doesn't. And whereas Suzumebachi's time of absence is a detriment to her political ambitions, [[spoiler:Tsunade cites hers as a reason why she shouldn't be Hokage.]]
* HerosEvilPredecessor: [[spoiler:To Kurotsuchi, who choses to have her less than one-day tenure as Tsuchikage be treated as a full reign, leading the "Yondaime Tsuchikage" to go down in history as a madwoman who broke the traditions of Iwa, ruled for less than a day and would have started a war with Konoha had she not been stopped.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:As pointed out by Kurotsuchi during their 'Yama no Osu': She calls her out for hiding underground while hiding inside her beehive, she calls Mu and Onoki "weak" despite having to use the former to defeat the latter, she accuses Kurotsuchi of conspiring with Konoha while being helped by Kabuto and still claims to care about Iwa despite abandoning it right after the Third Shinobi World War.]]
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: After riding a wave of public support for her traditionalist stances against Onoki, [[spoiler:she promptly loses loses all of this support by breaking tradition and killing him after losing the duel, leading the shocked crowd to support Kurotsuchi enough to challenge and depose. Shikamaru's part in the "Yama no Osu" also turns around public opinion on Konoha, leaving Iwa's alliance with it in place.]]
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Of Clan Kamizuru, after ROOT-agents kill both of her brothers.]]

* UnwittingPawn:[[spoiler:To Kabuto, who uses her to get Onoki's corpse and either start a war againts Konoha or orchestrate Danō's downfall.]]
* {{Warhawk}}: She starts out highly critical of Onoki's alliance with Konoha, but [[spoiler:but her brother's assassination turns her fully hostile towards Konoha.]]

Suzumebachi's brothers, who support her opposition to Onoki's alliance with Konoha. [[spoiler:They later are killed by a contingent of ROOT-agents.]]

* AdaptationalBadass: Thanks to finding their Clan's secret technique's, both manage [[spoiler:to hold off ''fifteen'' ROOT Agents long enough for Suzumebachi to arrive, albeit both do not survive the attack.]]
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: While [[spoiler: Kurobachi is already dead by the the time Suzumebachi arrives at their compound, Jibachi clings to life long enough to tell her that the killing was a FalseFlagOperation and that Danzō was the real culprit.]]

The Sandaime Tsuchikage and Korutsuchi's grandfather. [[spoiler:Following Han's report of their C-Rank mission, he cautiously tries to open relations with Konoha, even having Iwa genin participate in the Chūnin Exams. After getting caught up in the Invasion of Konoha, he and the Iwa-nin side with Konoha.]] After the time-skip, [[spoiler:the returned Kamizuru Clan leads a growing opposition against his alliance with Konoha, leading to Suzumebachi challenging him to a "Yama no Osu", a [[ChallengingTheChief duel for the position of Tsuchikage]]. He is defeated by a resurrected Mū and {{killed|OffForReal}} by him on Suzumebachi's orders.]]

* ArrogantKungFuGuy: He is very confident in his skills, which only is only somewhat justified.
* BlackSheep: [[spoiler:He drops his clan's elitist ways during the timeskip, leading Suzumebachi to outright call him this.]]
* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler:When he meets Naruto during the Kumo-Arc, he immidiatley treats him like an old friend.]]
* DefrostingIceKing: [[spoiler:Kurotsuchi later mentions that he is mellowing out after being kicked out by his {{Jerkass}} family. His appearance during Part-II proves this]].
* ExtraOreDinary: His clan's bloodline-release involves the manipulation of iron.
* FallenPrincess: {{Genderflipped}}. [[spoiler:While losing to Naruto doesn't get him disinherited outright, he is still forced to move out of his clan's compound, taking up residence with Roto and his family.]]

* {{Foil}}: To Kiba, who also has lost a lot of Clan-members during the Third Shinobi War, and hates Iwa because of it.
* FreudianExcuse: His Clan suffered tremendous losses during the Third Shinobi War, resulting in a lot of pressure being put on the youngest generation, resulting in his stand-offish behavior.
* HeroesPreferSwords: He can even manipulate them, due to his Iron-Release.
* {{Jerkass}}: His defining trait in his first appearances: He not only displays FantasticRacism towards Konoha, but also looks down on his teammate Roto because he's not from a Shinobi-family.
* ShadowArchetype: To Neji and Sasuke as arrogant heir of a prestigious clan, with the Kurogane-Clan being inspired by overly-evil portrayals of the Uchiha or Hyūga-Clan.

* OriginalCharacter: An original creation, like the entire Kurogane-clan and his teammate Roto.
* TheProudElite; He is immensely prideful of his pedigree, [[spoiler:although he evetuall has to give it up.]]
* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:He has considerably mellowed out during the time-skip, dropping his classicsm and FantasticRacism and becoming more relaxaed.]]
* {{Tsundere}}: His standard reaction towards people bring up that [[spoiler:mellowed out]] is him FlippingTheBird.

* BodyguardingABadass: He is part of [[spoiler:Kurotsuchi's]] entourage during the Kumo-arc.

* FriendsTurnedRomanticRivals: [[spoiler:{{Downplayed}} with Naruto. Both of them warm up to each other, before Roto starts chrushing on Hinata. Naruto's envy over this actually helps him realise his feelings for Hinata.]]
* OriginalCharacter

* PennyAmongDiamonds: He is a civilian-born siniobi on a team with the Tsuchikage's granddaughter and a scion of one of Iwa's most prestigious clans.

* TookALevelInBadass: While he outwardly seems the weakest among Team Han, [[spoiler:he too is made a jōnin during the Timeskip.]]

!!Roshi
The Yonbi's jinchūriki, a jōnin of Iwa, and a critically acclaimed, but not successful author. [[spoiler:He arrives in Konoha before the final Chūnin Exams fights to train Kurotsuchi with Lava Release, and then gets caught up in the Sand/Sound-Invasion, like the other Iwa-Nin.]] After the time-skip, [[spoiler:he fights alongside Onoki in his "Yama no Osu", where he is knocked out.]]

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Instead of WalkingTheEarth like in canon, he stays in Iwa and becomes Han's closest friend, with himself also being best friends with Onoki, calling the latter his "first friend."

* BlackSheep: He is actually part of Iwa's prestigious Kinryū-Clan, but [[spoiler:was disawoed by it after becoming Son Guku's jinchūriki.]]

* FatalFlaw: {{Pride}}, which seems to run in his family. [[spoiler:He never bothered to befriend or even talk to the Yonbi due to his transformation into a jinchūriki having ruined his life. He rectifies this during the Shimagame-Arc.]]
* SitcomArchNemesis: with Jiraiya: While they actually fought each other in a NoodleIncident during the Third Shinobi War, their rivalry is about their literary work. Jiraiya mocks Rōshi for his low sales figures, whereas Rōshi accuses Jiraiya's work of [[SexSells only selling because it's smut]].

Another scion of Clan Kurogane and Risho's older cousin. He gets brought in by Han to train Risho after [[spoiler:him passing the preliminaries. After Risho loses to Naruto, he tries to have him disinherited.]] After the time-skip, [[spoiler:he becomes a supporter of Suzumebachi's anti-Konoha movement and originally intended to be her partner before being replaced by the resurrected Mū. He later joins them as their third partner, fighting mainly against Han.]]

* TheAce: He is stated to be Iwa's best swordsman and to have full control over his clans bloodline-release.

* ExtraOreDinary: He possesses full control of his clan's Iron-Release.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Despite his pride in Iwa's and his clan's traditions, [[spoiler:he continues to support Suzumebachi after she breaks tradition by killing Onoki.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: He takes Risho's pirde and stand-offishness to a whole new level.
* TheProudElite: Takes his cousins elitist views up to eleven.
* ShadowArchetype: He is inspired by overly-negative depictions of Hiashi Hyūga as an elitist and an extreme case of HonorBeforeReason.

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: [[spoiler:He trains with Shikamaru, giving him the IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer-talk and questions his intentions and loyalties, but comes to respect him. He even teaches him ''Earth Style: Moblie Core.'']]
* DeathByAdaptation: As opposed to WhatHappenedToTheMouse in canon, here he [[spoiler: is killed by Kabuto.]]
* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: He has a talk along this line with [[spoiler:Shikamaru]], shortly after the latter's arrivval in Iwa.

* RelatedInTheAdaptation: While his canon-relation to Onoki is [[AmbiguouslyRelated never stated outright]], in this fic he is his son.

The jinchūriki of the Gobi, a jonin from Iwagakure and Jonin-Sensei of Kurotsuchi, Risho and Roto. Team 3 meets his Team during their first C-Rank mission [[spoiler:after which he is promply attacked by Akatsuki]]. His team later participates in the Chunin Exams held in Konoha.

* AdaptationExpansion: He tells Naruto a story of how [[spoiler:he lost control of the gobi while defending a fort during the Third Shinobi War, killing every single person within it. This became known as the "Tsuchi no Yama" incident and was one of the reasons for Iwa's evntual surrender.]]

** He is the Jonin-Sensei of Kurotsuchi, while their canon relationship is unknown.
** He becomes something of a big-brother like figure to Naruto, leading the latter to call him "Han-nii".
** His relation with Roshi, Iwa's other jinchūriki, is unknown in canon. Here, they are close friends.

* BadassInDistress: After taking over as the escort for a merchant traveling to Tsuchi no Kuni from Team 3, he promptly [[spoiler:gets ambushed by Akatsuki, leading to Team 3 pulling a BigDamnHeroes to save him and his team.]]

* BirdsOfAFeather: As a fellow painter, he hits it off so well with Susumu that [[spoiler:Tayuya]] briefly considers setting them up in one of the [[TheMatchmaker matchmaker]]-omakes of the Iwa-Arc, although they both have an IncompatibleOrientation.
* DefrostingIceKing: He starts off cold and aloof towards everyone but Roshi, but after seeing the acceptance of Naruto's friends and his own Genin's loyalty to him, he starts to gradually warm up.
* HiddenDepths: He enjoys drawing and is actually very good at it, even illustrating Roshi's books.

* MirrorCharacter: He replaces Gaara as the first other jinchūriki Naruto meets. Due to him having some control over his Bjuu, he actually teaches Naruto a little bit on how to control the Kyubi's chakra, mirroring Killer Bee.

* RunningGag: Him making scorching hot tea. While his close friends get accustumed to it over time, [[spoiler:Yugito is the first one to complement him on his tea.]]
* ShipTease: With [[spoiler: Yugito during the Shimagame-Arc.]]
* {{Steampunk}}: [[spoiler:His [[SuperMode chakra-cloak]] has gears and steam as its main design-element, giving him this aesthetic.]]
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: He is the still somewhat reserved and dour StraightMan towards Roshi's Wise Guy.
* SupremeChef: He often seems to cook for his Team, and even [[spoiler:Tayuya]] ends up praising his cooking.

!Kurotsuchi
The Sandaime Tsuchikage's granddaughter and a genin under Han. She meets Team 3 during their first C-Rank mission, striking up somewhat of a friendship with them. She later participates in the Chunin-exams, [[spoiler:where she is beaten by Naruto]]. After the time skip, [[spoiler:during which she is made a jonin, she opposes the Kamizuru-clan's chauvinistic rhetoric. After Suzumebachi defeats and then kills Onoki, she promptly challenges her for the title of Tsuchikage, becoming Gondaime Tsuchikage after her victory.]]

* AdaptationalBadass: She learns how to use the [[spoiler:Dust Release]] shortly after the time skip.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: She shows up numerous times during part one, whereas in canon she appears first during the Five-Kage-Summit.

** She replaces [[spoiler:Temari]] as [[spoiler:Shikamaru's]] LoveInterest.
* ADayInTheLimelight: She is one of the main-charakters of the Iwa-arc.
* AmbiguouslyRelated: To the Kinryū-clan, given her Lava-release, possibly through her [[MissingMom unknown mother]]. She only vaguely mentions having some of their blood.
* BattleCouple: [[spoiler:With Shikamaru during her 'Yama no Osu' and later the Kumo-Invasion.]]

->'''Kurotsuchi''': [[spoiler:You'll. Do. NOTHING. You aren't Tsuchikage! [...] KAMIZURU SUZUMEBACHI, I AM KUROTSUCHI, AND I CHALLENGE YOU TO 'YAMA NO OSU' FOR THE TITLE OF TSUCHIKAGE! RIGHT HERE! RIGHT NOW!]]
* CruelMercy: [[spoiler:She spares Suzumebachi's live after her defeat, in accordance with tradition, albeit not without thinking about how she will die in shame.]]
->'''Kurotsuchi''':[[spoiler:I will not kill you. You'll die here, a criminal who committed treason against this village. You'll die, having disgraced Iwa through sinister actions during the 'Yama no Osu' duel. And you'll die here as the last Kamizuru, your clan's long history ending in disgrace. All. Because. Of. You.]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough: PlayedForLaughs in an OMAKE. [[spoiler:After becoming Tsuchikage, she tries to combat the spread of Lava-Release users in other nations by forbidding bearers of the bloodline to pursue relationships with foreigners. The Kinryū -Clan's head is quick to point out that this ban would include her ''own'' relationship with Shikamaru, causing her to quickly drop the idea.]]

* GreyAndGreyMorality: Her calling the Yondaime Hokage (who ''did'' kill ''a thousand'' Iwa-Nin during a single battle in Third Shinobi War) a mass-murderer is the first thing that gets Naruto to consider other Villages' perspectives.
* InsultOfEndearment: [[spoiler:She picks up Shikamaru's EmbarrassingNickname "Lazy Ass"]].
* MagmaMan: While being a Lava-Release user, she never uses Jutsus with actual lava in canon. In this fic she does, such as ''Lava Style: Scorching Rocks Jutsu.''

** She takes after parts of Canon!-Gaara as a strong Shinobi from a foreign village befriended by Naruto. She also has familial ties to the current Kage and wishes to herself become Kage of her village. The latter aspect also mirrors Naruto himself.
** [[spoiler:As Shikamaru's foreign LoveInterest, she also mirrors Canon!-Temari]].
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: Among her teammates, the {{Jerkass}} Risho and the slowly [[DefrostingIceKing defrosting]] Roto, she is the quickest to accept the Konoha-nin during their first meeting.
* PoliticallyActivePrincess: Being the granddaughter of the ruling Tsuchikage, she is basically a princess (with Suzumebachi outright calling her one), and she openly supports Onoki's alliance with Konoha and opposes the traditionalist faction under Suzumebachi.

* RelationshipUpgrade: She enters a LongDistanceRelationship with [[spoiler:Shikamaru]] during Naruto's birthday party.
* ShipTease:[[spoiler:With Shikamaru prior to the time skip. She even visits him and his parents for a dressed-up dinner.]]
* ShipperOnDeck: During the final part of the Konoha Chūnin Exams, Kurotsuchi is shown to be just as much in favor of Naruto and Hinata being a couple as Shikamaru does. The latter and her even try to guess when will Hinata confess her feelings to Naruto, either before or after the exams are over.

* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Against Suzumebachi, upon her killing Onoki after their duel.]]

A scion of the prestigious, but decimated Kurogane-Clan, Risho's defining trait in his first appearances is his [[FantasticRacism burning hatred of Konoha]]. During the Chunin exams, [[spoiler:he fights and defeats Kiba, but loses to Naruto, kicking of his CharacterDevelopment]]. During the timeskip, [[spoiler:[[DefrostingIceKing he gradually mellows out]] after being forced out of his clan's compound. He also is promoted to Jonin.]] After the timeskip, he [[spoiler:fully supports Kurotsuchi and Onoki against the traditionalists.]]

* DefrostingIceKing: [[spoiler:Kurotsuchi later mentions that he is mellowing out after being kicked out by his {{Jerkass}}-family. His appearance during Part-II proves this]].

!! Roto
A civilian-born genin from Iwagakure and Kurotsuchi's and Risho's teammate. He takes part in the Chunin exams [[spoiler:where he is beaten by Hinata]], whom he also develops a crush on.

* TookALevelInBadass: While he outwardly seems the weakest among Team Han, [[spoiler:he too is made a Jonin during the Timeskip.]]

[[folder:Roshi]]
!! Roshi
The Yonbi's jinchūriki, a jonin of Iwa and a critically acclaimed, but not successful author. [[spoiler:He arrives in Konoha before the final Chunin-exam-fights to train Kurotsuchi with Lava-release, and then gets caught up in the Sand/Sound-Invasion, like the other Iwa-Nin.]] After the time-skip, [[spoiler:he fights alongside Onoki in his "Yama no Osu", where he is knocked out.]]

* AdaptationalBadass: He fully masters his own [[spoiler:chakra-cloak]].
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: He makes his first appearance during the Chunin-Exams.
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Instead of WalkingTheEarth like in canon, he stays in Iwa and becomes Han's closest friend, with himself being also best friends with Onoki, calling the latter his "first friend."
* AscendedExtra: Like his fellow Iwa-jinchūriki, Han.

* SitcomArchnemesis: with Jiraiya: While they actually fought each other in a NoodleIncident during the Third Shinobi War, their rivalry is about their literary work. Jiraiya mocks Roshi for his low sales figures, whereas Roshi accuses Jiraiya's work of [[SexSells only selling because it's smut]].

!! Kusari Kurogane

A Jonin of Iwa, Onoki's son and Kurotsuchi's father. [[spoiler:He dies pursuing Kabuto after the latter steals his father's corpse.]]

A scion of the prestigious Kamizuru-clan and granddaughter of the Shodai Tsuchikage, she returns to Iwa shortly after the timeskip, starting to rile up the population against Onoki's alliance with Konoha. [[spoiler:After ROOT agents kill her brothers and try to kill her, she challenges Onoki to a "Yama no Osu", a [[ChallengingTheChief duel for the position of Tsuchikage]]. Thanks to Kabuto resurrecting the Nidaime Tsuchikage as her partner, she defeats him and Roshi, killing Onoki afterwards. Thus having become Yondaime Tsuchikage, Kurotsuchi promptly challenges her in return, defeating her, Mu and Kusari alongside Shikamaru and Han.]]

* AristocratsAreEvil: {{Downplayed}} with the non-canon Kurogane-clan, who's elitist mannerism [[WordOfGod were inspired]] by overly negative depictions of the Hyūga.
* AscendedExtra: Instead of the HufflepuffHouse that it is in canon, Iwa takes Suna's place as the second-most focused village.

* {{Determinator}}: What lies at the core of Iwa's philosophy, the "Will of Stone".

* ReallyGetsAround: The Kinryū-clan, one of Iwa's three great clans and the original bearers of the Lava-Release are noted to be rather... promiscuous, leading to a lot of Lava Release user outside of Iwa or even Tsuchi no Kuni.

* RuleOfThree: The upper ranks of Iwa were long dominated by its the three great clans: the [[BeeAfraid bee-controlling]] Kamizuru who produced the Shodai Tsuchikage, the elitist Kurogane who bear the [[ExtraOreDinary Iron-release]] and the proud, yet also [[ReallyGetsAround promiscuous]] Kinryū who bear the [[MagmaMan Lava-Release]].

The Sandaime Tsuchikage and Korutsuchi's grandfather. [[spoiler:Following Han's report of their C-Rank mission, he cautiously tries to open relations with Konoha, even having Iwa-Genin participate in the Chunin-exams. After getting caught up in the Sound/Sand invitation, he and the Iwa-nin side with Konoha.]] After the time-skip [[spoiler:the returned Kamizuru-clan leads a growing opposition against his alliance with Konoha, leading to Suzumebachi challenging him to a "Yama no Osu", a [[ChallengingTheChief duel for the position of Tsuchikage]]. He is defeated by a resurrected Mū and [[KilledOffForReal killed]] by him on Suzumebachi orders.]]

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: He makes his first appearance during the Chunin-Exams, observing his granddaughter's fights.
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: He is very good friends with Roshi, that latter calling him even his "first friend."
* BirdsOfAFeather: He and Hiruzen hit it off surprisingly good, as two [[OldSoldier old warriors]] who cautiously try to pursue peace between their villages.

* CrackOhMyBack: Has this happen to him during his introduction, albeit it doesn't hamper him during his fights.

* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: He is surprisingly crass.

* SurpassedTheTeacher: [[spoiler:{{Subverted}}. While he manages to destroy Mū's body, the latter's HealingFactor renders this progress null and void, leading to him eventually defeating Onoki.]]
* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: He is not the Shodai Tsuchikage's grandson, as in canon, in order to avoid a relation to the Kamizuru-siblings.

* SitcomArchnemesis: Towards Jiraiya: While they actually fought each other in a NoodleIncident during the Third Shinobi War, their rivalry is about their literary work. Jiraiya mocks Roshi for his low sales figures, whereas Roshi accuses Jiraiya's work of [[SexSells only selling because it's smut]].

The Sandaime Tsuchikage and Korutsuchi's grandfather. [[spoiler:Following Han's report of their C-Rank mission, he cautiously tries to open relations with Konoha, even having Iwa-Genin participate in the Chunin-exams. After getting caught up in the Sound/Sand invitation, he and the Iwa-nin side with Konoha.]] After the time-skip [[spoiler:the returned Kamizuru-clan leads a growing opposition against his alliance with Konoha, leading to Suzumebachi challenging him to a "Yama no Osu", a [[ChallengingTheChief duel for the position of Tsuchikage]]. He is defeated by a ressurrected Mū and [[KilledOffForReal killed]] by him on Suzumebachi orders.]]

* RedLightDistrict: He actually lives in Iwa's, due to having troubles finding good a apartment elsewhere as a jinchūriki.

* {{Steampunk}}: [[spoiler:His [[SuperMode chakra-cloak]] has gears and steam as it's main design-element, giving him this aesthetic.]]

The Sandaime Tsuchikage's granddaughter and a genin under Han. She meets Team 3 during their first C-Rank mission, striking up somewhat of a friendship with them. She later participates in the Chunin-exams, [[spoiler:where she is beaten by Naruto]]. After the timeskip [[spoiler:, during which she is made a jonin, she opposes the Kamizuru-clan's chauvinistic rethoric. After Suzumebachi defeats and then kills Onoki, she promptly challenges her for the title of Tsuchikage, becoming Gondaime Tsuchikage after her victory.]]

* AdaptationalBadass: She learns how to use the [[spoiler:Dust Release]] shortly after the timeskip.

* ChallengingTheChief: [[spoiler:Upon Suzumebachi becoming Tsuchikage and killing Onoki, she immdiatley challenges her for the position.]]

* ShipTease:[[spoiler:With Shikamaru prior to the timeskip. She even visits him and his parents for a dressed-up dinner.]]

A scion of the Kamizuru-clan and granddaughter of the Shodai Tsuchikage, she returns to Iwa shortly after the timeskip, starting to rile up the population against Onoki's alliance with Konoha. [[spoiler:After ROOT agents kill her brothers and try to kill her, she challenges Onoki to a "Yama no Osu", a [[ChallengingTheChief duel for the position of Tsuchikage]]. Thanks to Kabuto resurrecting the Nidaime Tsuchikage as her partner, she defeats him and Roshi, killing Onoki afterwards. Thus having become Yondaime Tsuchikage, Kurotsuchi promptly challenges her in return, defeating her, Mu and Kusari alongside Shikamaru and Han.]]

Suzumebachi's brothers, who support her opposition to Onoki's alliance with Konoha. [[spoiler:They later are killed by a contingent of ROOT-agents.]]
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* InsultOfEndearment: [[spoiler:She picks up Shikamaru's]] EmbarrassingNickname "Lazy Ass"]].

* AristocratsAreEvil: {{Downplayed}} with the non-canon Kurogane-clan, who's elitist mannerism [[WordOfGod where stated to be inspired]] by overly negative depictions of the Hyūga.

* BattleCouple: With [[spoiler:Shikamaru during her 'Yama no Osu' and later the Kumo-Invasion.]]

->'''Kurotsuchi''': I will not kill you. You'll die here, a criminal who committed treason against this village. You'll die, having disgraced Iwa through sinister actions during the 'Yama no Osu' duel. And you'll die here as the last [[spoiler:Kamizuru]], your clan's long history ending in disgrace. All. Because. Of. You.

* InsultOfEndearment: She picks up [[spoiler:Shikamaru's]] EmbarrassingNickname, [[spoiler:"Lazy Ass"]].

** As [[spoiler:Shikamaru's]] foreign LoveInterest, she also mirrors [[spoiler:Canon!-Temari]].

* ShipTease: With [[spoiler:Shikamaru]] prior to the timeskip. She even visits him and his parents for a dressed-up dinner.

* YouKilledMyFather: Against [[spoiler:Suzumebachi, upon her killing Onoki after their duel.]]

* DefeatMeansFriendship: When he [[spoiler:meets Naruto during the Kumo-Arc, he immidiatley treats him like an old friend.]]

* TheProudElite; He starts out very prideful of his pedigree, [[spoiler:although he evetuall has to give it up.]]

* FriendsTurnedRomanticRivals: {{Downplayed}} with [[spoiler:Naruto]]. Both of them warm up to each other, before Roto starts chrushing on [[spoiler:Hinata]]. [[spoiler:Naruto's envy over this actually helps him realise his feelings for Hinata.]]

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: He trains with [[spoiler:Shikamaru, giving him the IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer-talk and questions his intentions and loyalties, but comes to respect him. He even teaches him ''Earth Style: Moblie Core.'']]

* RelatedInTheAdaptation: While his canon-relation to Onoki is [[AmbiguouslyRelated never stated]], in this fic he is his son.

* FishOutOfTemporalWater: [[spoiler:He is unable to recognize the changed times he finds himself in, berating Onoki for joining Konoha's alliance.]]

The Shodai Tsuchikage and ancestor of the Kamizuru Clan, who founded Iwa. [[spoiler:He is resurrected by Orochimaru during the Sand-Sound-Invasion and fights Onoki.]]

* AscendedExtra: She goes from a FillerVillain to a full-blown ArcVillain.
* AssassinOutclassin: Fights off [[spoiler:''fifteen'' ROOT agents who try to kill her, after killing her brothers]].
* TheCaligula: While [[spoiler:rising to power justly, she very obviously doesn't handle her new power well.]]
* DeathSeeker: When [[spoiler:Kurotsuchi visits her in prison, she tries to [[PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou goad her into killing her]], but she opts for the CruelMercy of a life-imprisonment instead.]]

** To Kurotsuchi. She is also the granddaughter of a previous Tsuchikage, but leaves her village shortly after the Third Shinobi War, instead of Kurotsuchi, who works hard for her village, breaking new records for completed missions. When Suzumebachi returns, she only stirs up political trouble, and while outwardly being a staunch traditionalist, [[spoiler:[[{{Hypocrite}}she ends up breaking tradition]] when she kills Onoki]], whereas Kurotsuchi is more weary of blindly following traditions, [[spoiler:but still chooses to spare her, even if it is a form CruelMercy.]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: As pointed out by Kurotsuchi [[spoiler:during their 'Yama no Osu': She calls her out for hiding underground while hiding inside her beehive, she calls Mu and Onoki "weak" despite having to use the former to defeat the latter, she accuses Kurotsuchi of conspiring with Konoha while being helped by Kabuto and still claims to care about Iwa despite abandoning it right after the Third Shinobi World War.]]

* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Of Clan Kamizuru, after ROOT-agents kill her brothers.]]
* TyrantTakesTheHelm: After [[spoiler:defeating and killing Onoki, albeit she ends up being Tsuchikage for less than a day.]]
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:To Kabuto, who uses her to get Onoki's corpse and either start a war againts Konoha or orchestrate Danō's downfall.]]

* TheProudElite: Iwa's three great clans seem to be a lot more classisist than other prestigious clans.
* ReallyGetsAround: The Kinryū-clan, one of Iwa's three great clans and the original bearers of the Lava-Release are noted to be rather... promiscous, leading to a lot of Lava Release user outside nof Iwa or even Tsuchi no Kuni.

* RuleOfThree: The upper echolons of Iwa were long dominated by its the three great clans: the [[BeeAfraid bee-controlling]] Kamizuru who produced the Shodai Tsuchikage, the elitist Kurogane who bear the [[ExtraOreDinary Iron-release]] and the proud, yet also [[ReallyGetsAround promiscous]] Kinryū who bear the [[MagmaMan Lava-Release]].

The Sandaime Tsuchikage and Korutsuchi's grandfather. [[spoiler:Following Han's report of their C-Rank mission, he cautiosly tries to open relations with Konoha, even having Iwa-Genin participate in the Chunin-exams. After getting caught up in the Sound/Sand invation, he and the Iwa-nin side with Konoha.]] After the time-skip [[spoiler:the returned Kamizuru-clan leads a growing opposition against his alliance with Konoha, leading to Suzumebachi callending him to a "Yama no Osu", a [[ChallengingTheChief duel for the position of Tsuchikage]]. He is defeated by a ressurected Mū and [[KilledOffForReal killed]] by him on Suzumebachi orders.]]

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: He makes his first apperance during the Chunin-Exams, observing his Granddauthger's fights.

* AdaptationExpansion: He tells Naruto a story of how [[spoiler:he lost control of the gobi while defending a fort during the Thrid Shinobi War, killing every single person within it. This became known as the "Tsuchi no Yama" incident and was one of the reasons for Iwa's evntual surrender.]]

** He is the Jonin-Sensei of Kurotsuchi, while their canon relationship is unkown.

** His relation with Roshi, Iwa's other jinchūriki, is unkown in canon. Here, they are close friends.

* BirdsOfAFeather: As a fellow painter, he hits it off so well with Susmu that [[spoiler:Tayuya]] briefly considers setting them up in one of the [[TheMatchmaker matchmaker]]-omakes of the Iwa-Arc, although they both have an IncompatibleOrientation.
* DefrostingIceKing: He starts off cold and aloof towards everone but Roshi, but after seeing the acceptance of Naruto's friends and his own Genin's loyalty to him, he starts to gradually warm up.
* HiddenDepths: He enjoyes drawing and is actually very good at it, even illustrating Roshi's books.

* RunningGag: Him making scorching hot tea. While his close friends get accostumed to it over time, [[spoiler:Yugito is the first one to complement him on his tea.]]

The Sandaime Tsuchikage's granddaughter and a genin under Han. She meets Team 3 during their first C-Rank mission, striking up somewhat of a friendship with them. She later participates in the Chunin-exams, [[spoiler:where she is beaten by Naruto]]. After the timeskip [[spoiler:, during which she is made a jonin, she opposes the Kamizuru-clan's chauvinistic rethoric. After Suzumebachi defeats and then kills Onoki, she promptly challenges her for the tilte of Tsuchikage, becoming Gondaime Tsuchikage after her victoriy.]]

* AmbiguouslyRelated: To the Kinryū-clan, given her Lava-release, possibly through her [[MissingMom unknown mother]]. She only vaguley mentions having some of their blood.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: PlayedForLaughs in an OMAKE. [[spoiler:After becoming Tsuchikage, she tries to combat the spreadof Lava-Release users in other nations by forbidding bearers of the bloodline to pursue relationships with foreigners. The Kinryū -Clan's head is quick to point out that this ban would include her ''own'' relationship with Shikamaru, causing her to quickly drop the idea.]]

* PoliticallyActivePrincess: Being the granddaugther of the ruling Tsuchikage, she is basically a princess (with Suzumebachi outright calling her one), and she openly supports Onoki's alliance with Konoha and opposes the traditionalist faction under Suzumebachi.

A scion of the prestigious, but decimated Kurogane-Clan, Risho's defining trait in his first appearances is his [[FantasticRacism buring hatred of Konoha]]. During the Chunin exams, [[spoiler:he fights and defeats Kiba, but loses to Naruto, kicking of his CharacterDevelopment]]. During the timeskip, [[spoiler:[[DefrostingIceKing he gradually mellows out]] after being forced out of his clan's compound. He also is promoted to Jonin.]] After the timeskip, he [[spoiler:fully supports Kurotsuchi and Onoki against the traditionalists.]]

* ExtraOreDinary: His clan's bloodline-release involes the manipulation of iron.

* {{Foil}}: To Kiba, who also has lost a lot of Clan-members during the Thrid Shinobi War, and hates Iwa because of it.
* FreudianExcuse: His Clan suffered tremendous losses during the Thrid Shinobi War, resulting in a lot of pressure being put on the youngest generation, resulting in his stand-offish behavior.

* {{Jerkass}}: His defining trait in his first appearences: He not only displays FantasticRacism towards Konoha, but also looks down on his teammate Roto because he's not from a Shinobi-family.
* ShadowArchetype: To Neji and Sasuke as arrogant heir of a prestigious clan, with the Kurogane-Clan being inspired by overly-evil portrails of the Uchiha or Hyūga-Clan.

* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:He has considerably mellowed out during the time-skip, dropping his classicsm and FantasticRacism and becoming more relexaed.]]
* {{Tsundere}}: His standart reaction towards people bring up that [[spoiler:mellowed out]] is him FlippingTheBird.

* PoisonousPerson: He uses differen kinds of poisons in his fighting style.

The Yonbi's jinchūriki, a jonin of Iwa and a critically acclaimed, but not sucessful author. [[spoiler:He arrives in Konoha before the final Chunin-exam-fights to train Kurotsuchi with Lava-release, and then gets caught up in the Sand/Sound-Invasion, like the other Iwa-Nin.]] After the time-skip, [[spoiler:he fights alongside Onoki in his "Yama no Osu", where he is knocked out.]]

* BlackSheep: He is actually part of Iwa's prestigious Kinryū-Clan, but [[spoiler:was disaowed by it after becoming Son Guku's jinchūriki.]]

* SitcomArchnemesis: Towards Jiraiya: While they actually fought eatch other in a NoodleIncident during the Third Shinobi War, their rivalry is about their literary work. Jiraiya mocks Roshi for his low sales figures, whereas Roshi accueses Jiraiya's work of [[SexSells only selling because it's smut]].

* TheAce: He is statet to be Iwa's best swordsman and have full control over his clans bloodline-release.

* TheProudElite: Takes his cousins elitst views up to eleven.
* ShadowArchetype: He is inspired by overly-negative depictions of Hiashi Hyūga as classisit and an extreme case of HonorBeforeReason.

The Nidaime Tsuchikage, also knwon as the "Non-Person". He trained Onoki and taught his the Dust Release, before perishing during a fight with the Nidaime Mizukage. [[spoiler:He is later ressurected by Kabuto via the ''Edo Tensei'' to support Suzumebachi during her "Yama no Osu", defeating and killing Onoki on her orders. He then fights against Kurotsuchi, Han and Shikamaru in the second "Yama no Osu", where Kurotsuchi's determination allows him to move on.]]

* FishOutOfTemporalWater: [[spoiler:He is unbale to recognise the changed times he finds himself in, berating Onoki for joining Konoha's alliance.]]

The Shodai Tsuchikage and ancestor of the Kamizuru Clan, who foundend Iwa. [[spoiler:He is resurrected by Orochimaru during the Sand-Sound-Invasion and fights Onoki.]]

* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: Onoki is not his grandson, to aviod a relation to the Kamizuru-siblings.

* AdaptationalLateAppearance: Instead of being a filler-viallain in Part I, she instead shows up during Part II.

* DeathSeeker: When [[spoiler:Kurotsuchi visits her in prision, she tries to [[PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou goad her into killing her]], but she opts for the CruelMercy of a life-imprisonment instead.]]

** To Tsunade: She also is the granddaughter of a Kage who left her village for personal reasons during a time of need. Where Suzumebachi wants to be Kage, Tsuande doesn't. And whereas Suzumebachi's time of absence is a detriment to her political abitions, [[spoiler:Tsunade cites hers as a reason why she shouldn't be Hokage.]]

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: After riding a wave of public support for her traditionalist stances against Onoki, [[spoiler:she promply loses loses all of this support by breaking tradition and killing him after losing the duel, leading the shocked crowd to support Kurotsuchi enough to challenge and depose. Shikamaru's part in the "Yama no Osu" also turns around public opinion on Konoha, leaving Iwa's alliance with it in place.]]

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: While [[spoiler: Kurobachi is already dead by the the time Suzumebachi arrives at their compound, Jibachi klings to live long enough to tell her that the killing was a FalseFlagOperation and that Danzō was the real culprit.]]

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* ShipperOnDeck: During the final part of Konoha Chūnin Exams, Kurotsuchi is shown to be just as much in favor of Naruto and Hinata being a couple as Shikamaru does. The latter and her even try to guess when will Hinata confess her feelings to Naruto, either before or after the exams are over.

!! Iwa as a whole

! Leadership

! Onoki

! Team Han

[[folder: Kurotsuchi]]

! Other Iwa-Nin

! The Kamizuru Clan

[[folder: Onoki]]

[[folder: Han]]

[[folder: Risho Kurogane]]

[[folder: Roto Yowamusi]]

[[folder: Roshi]]

[[folder: Kusari Kurogane]]

[[folder: Kitsuchi]]
!! Kitsuchi

[[folder: Mū]]
!! Mū

!! Ishikawa Kamizuru

[[folder: Suzumebachi Kamizuru]]
!! Suzumebachi Kamizuru

[[folder: Kurobachi and Jibachi Kamizuru]]
!! Kurobachi and Jibachi Kamizuru

[[/folder]]

The Sandaime Tsuchikage's granddaughter and a jonin of Han. She meets Team 3 during their first C-Rank mission, striking up somewhat of a friendship with them. She later participates in the Chunin-exams, [[spoiler:where she is beaten by Naruto]]. After the timeskip [[spoiler:she opposes the Kamizuru-clan's chauvinistic rethoric. After Suzumebachi defeats and then kills Onoki, she promptly challenges her for the tilte of Tsuchikage, becoming Gondaime Tsuchikage after her victoriy.]]

** She is Han's student in this fic, whereas their canon relastionship remains unkown.

* ChallengingTheChief: Upon [[spoiler: Suzumebachi becoming Tsuchikage and killing Onoki, she immdiatley challenges her for the position.]]

* VerbalTic: As seen in her quotes above, she speaks. In. One. Word. Sentences. When. Agitated.

A scion of the Kamizuru-clan and granddaughter of the Shodai Tsuchikage, she returns to Iwa shortly after the timeskip, starting to rile up the population against Onoki's alliance with Konoha. [[spoiler:After ROOT agents kill her brothers and try to kill her, she challenges Onoki to a "Yama no Osu", a [[ChallengingTheChief duel for the position of Tsuchikage]]. Thanks to Kabuto resurrecting the Nidaime Tsuchikage as her partner, she defeats him and Roshi, killing Onoki afterwards. Thus becoming Yondaime Tsuchikage, Kurotsuchi promptly challenges her in return, defeating her, Mu and Kusari alongside Shikamaru and Han.]]