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6[[WMG:[[center: [- ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' '''[[Characters/{{Naruto}} Main Character Index]]'''\
7The Hidden Leaf Village\
8[[Characters/NarutoTeamSevenMembers Team 7]] ([[Characters/NarutoNarutoUzumaki Naruto Uzumaki]], [[Characters/NarutoSasukeUchiha Sasuke Uchiha]], [[Characters/NarutoSakuraHaruno Sakura Haruno]], [[Characters/NarutoKakashiHatake Kakashi Hatake]]) | [[Characters/NarutoTeamEightMembers Team 8]] ([[Characters/NarutoHinataHyuga Hinata Hyuga]]) | [[Characters/NarutoTeamTenMembers Team 10]] | [[Characters/NarutoTeamGuyMembers Team Guy]] | [[Characters/NarutoTheLegendarySannin The Legendary Sannin]] | [[Characters/NarutoHokages Hokages]] | [[Characters/NarutoTheUchihaClan The Uchiha Clan]] | [[Characters/NarutoOtherLeafVillageMembers Other Leaf Village Members]] ([[Characters/NarutoDanzoShimura Danzo Shimura]])\
9Other Great Villages\
10[[Characters/NarutoHiddenSandVillage Hidden Sand Village]] ([[Characters/NarutoGaara Gaara]]) | '''Hidden Mist Village''' | [[Characters/NarutoHiddenCloudVillage Hidden Cloud Village]] | [[Characters/NarutoHiddenStoneVillage Hidden Stone Village]]\
11Antagonists\
12[[Characters/NarutoHiddenSoundVillage Hidden Sound Village]] ([[Characters/NarutoOrochimaru Orochimaru]], [[Characters/NarutoKabutoYakushi Kabuto Yakushi]]) | [[Characters/NarutoAkatsuki Akatsuki]] ([[Characters/NarutoItachiUchiha Itachi Uchiha]], [[Characters/NarutoObitoUchiha Tobi]], [[Characters/NarutoNagato Pain/Nagato]]) | [[Characters/NarutoMadaraUchiha Madara Uchiha]]\
13Recurring Characters\
14[[Characters/NarutoOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/NarutoTaka Hebi/Taka]] | [[Characters/NarutoTailedBeasts Tailed Beasts and Their Hosts]] | [[Characters/NarutoOtsutsukiClan Otsutsuki Clan]] \
15Others\
16[[Characters/NarutoAnimeOnly Anime-Only Characters]] | [[Characters/NarutoMoviesOnly Movie-Only Characters]] | [[Characters/NarutoNovelsOnly Novel-Only Characters]] | [[Characters/NarutoGameOnly Game-Only Characters]] | [[Characters/{{Boruto}} The New Era]]]]-]]]
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18''Here be spoilers. Any thing that has not been aired on the free version[[note]]one week after the paid version[[/note]] of [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Naruto_Shippuden Crunchyroll]] should be spoiler-tagged.''
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22[[folder:General]]
23!!Hidden Mist Village provides examples of:
24* CrapsackWorld: During the Bloody Mist era. If you want to become a ninja, you had to kill a fellow student just to graduate from the class. If you had kekkei genkai, then your life simply sucked. And if you tried to betray the hierarchy, you got hunted down as a rogue shinobi.
25* EverybodyHasStandards: The village was infamous for its brutal training including a final exam where aspiring ninja would kill their classmates to prove their worth. The village quickly discontinued this after a young Zabuza murdered 100 students during the exam. In recent years, the Hidden Mist has tried to distance itself from its horrific reputation.
26* FantasticRacism: During the Bloody Mist era and possibly before, having a bloodline limit was heavily looked down on and often resulted in persecution, with at least one clan being more or less [[ThePurge exterminated]] due to lingering fear over their powers. The village later managed to move past this to some extent, with Mizukage Mei Terumi having two bloodline limits.
27* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The horrible training regimen they implemented only served to weaken their village rather than strengthen it, as well as creating a host of psychotic ninjas.
28* HufflepuffHouse: While its ninja have been appearing since the very first arc of the series, Kirigakure as a village doesn't play a role until the Five Kage Summit arc.
29* MakingASplash: The village specializes in water jutsus.
30* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Particularly, the seven swordsmen and potential members. It's common for a lot of Hidden Mist ninja to inherit very sharp teeth.
31* PublicDomainCharacter: Zabuza and Haku are based on ''Kirigakure no Saizo'' (Saizo of the Hidden Mist), a legendary ninja who also lends his nickname to the Hidden Mist Village. Zabuza got the badass reputation and his supposed fog-based abilities as well as his Water dragon (which here is just another Water jutsu), while Haku got the feminine appearance and cross-dressing.
32* PuppetState: The final years of the Bloody Mist era involved a genjutsu placed on the Mizukage at the time, Yagura, by Obito. What effect this had on their policies is unclear, as the Mist was known for its brutality long before this. Regardless, this ended when Ao was able to determine via his Byakugan that his leader was being controlled by someone. What happened next is unclear, but it is implied the Yagura was killed, paving the way for reform in the Mist.
33* TokenEvilTeammate: Kirigakure has the worst reputation among the hidden ninja villages and this is not without merit. There was the infamous Academy graduation method, questionable loyalty of many of its ninja (Kiri has the most number of missing-nin, including all of its Swordsmen of the Mist), and the deplorable persecution of ninja with kekkei genkai. During the Kage Summit, the Raikage accuses Kirigakure of harboring Akatsuki activities and suspects that the organization had its origins there. While the second part is wrong, the Fourth Mizukage ''was'' brainwashed by an Akatsuki member. The databook notes that the Fifth Mizukage has a hard time reforming her village into a better place, although she eventually does succeed.
34* TookALevelInKindness: In-universe and offscreen, the village takes a turn for the best when Mei Terumi becomes Mizukage during the TimeSkip between Part I and II.
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37[[folder:Zabuza Momochi]]
38!!Zabuza Momochi
39!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/UnshoIshizuka (JP), Creator/SteveBlum (EN), Ricardo Tejedo (Latin American Spanish), David García Vázquez (Spain), Mathieu Moreau (French)
40!!!'''Debut:''' ''Naruto'' Chapter 10 (Manga), ''Naruto'' Episode 6 (Anime)
41[[quoteright:315:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/naruto__zabuza.png]]
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43->''As I was used by Gatō, I used Haku. That was all. I've said it already... in the world of shinobi, there are only those who use and those who are used. We shinobi are simply tools... what I wanted was his blood, not him... I have no regrets.''
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45The first major antagonist of the series, a renegade shinobi from the Hidden Mist Village hired to kill Tazuna the bridge-builder.
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47Before the series, he led a coup attempting to oust the Mizukage and take control of the Village for himself; this failed, and Zabuza barely escaped with his life. Since then, he's been hiring out his sword to the highest bidder, hoping to raise enough funds for another go at the Mizukage.
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49Zabuza was one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist (like Kisame), making him one the strongest ninja in the Hidden Mist Village before his defection. He knows a great deal of Water-Style jutsu and has the ability to shroud himself in mist, making himself invisible. Plus, of course, he's got a {{BFS}}. In a slight subversion of the SortingAlgorithmOfEvil, Zabuza was far too strong for Naruto or Sasuke as they were at the beginning of the series to take on; they had to leave him to Kakashi.
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51Zabuza attacked Team 7 twice during the Land of Waves arc, first with a collection of hirelings, then with his protege Haku. He battled Kakashi to a draw both times before Haku's HeroicSacrifice caused him to turn on and kill his employer, Gato. [[RedemptionEqualsDeath He dies in the process]], and asks to be buried along with Haku.
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53In ''Shippuden'', Sasuke takes Suigetsu to Zabuza's grave so that Suigetsu can take Zabuza's {{BFS}}. Much later, Kabuto resurrects him and Haku with Edo Tensei, and he is not the least bit happy about it. He is quickly defeated by Kakashi.
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55* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Downplayed, one cover page shows him patting Haku on the head shortly after finding him. The anime shows this scene, but it’s very brief. Another Anime instance is while Zabuza is traveling with a younger Haku and pats his head after retrieving a rabbit that escaped the boy.
56* AlasPoorVillain: The earliest pure example in the series (though Haku also got a bit of this by default). He was a Shinobi molded by the Ninja system taught to suppress his emotions and view shinobi to be nothing more than tools. Unfortunately in his last moments, Zabuza realized how deeply he truly cared for Haku because of Naruto, he then sacrifices his life to kill Gatō, and dies wishing he could join Haku in the afterlife.
57* AnimalBattleAura: He can focus his chakra / sheer KillingIntent into one. It looks like a demon, hence his epithet of "The Demon."
58* AntiVillain: His attitude as a mercenary was strictly professional, and the Mizukage he tried to overthrow [[EvilVersusEvil wasn't exactly a good guy himself.]] His reasons for becoming a mercenary were also to gather enough funds for a second assassination attempt on the Mizukage.
59* ArcVillain: Although Gato is the driving force behind the antagonism, Zabuza is the main threat and DragonInChief as a hired hitman for the "Land of Waves" arc.
60* AssassinOutclassin: Zabuza is on both on the receiving and giving side of this trope.
61** He’s implied to have survived several attempts on his life since he’s had Kirigakure hunter-nin tracking him down before and he’s not too happy about it.
62** As an assassin himself, he gets thwarted in trying to kill Tazuna by Team 7.
63* AxCrazy: He's a brutal psychopathic mercenary that takes great pride in killing. Especially when he claims that when he slaughtered 100 of his fellow classmates was enjoyable. Not to mention his use of BloodMagic.
64* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:In the Fourth Shinobi World War, Zabuza was reincarnated by Kabuto Yakushi to fight against the Allied Shinobi Forces, infuriating Zabuza who did not want to obey someone who would stoop so low as to use the dead.]]
65* {{BFS}}: Being one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, he wielded a large blade known as the Kubikiribōchō ("Decapitating Carving Knife").
66* BloodbathVillainOrigin: Kirigakure held the practice of pitting academy students against each other in death matches as a final exam. When he was a kid he walked into the Academy graduation exam and killed every single one of the one hundred Academy students despite being untrained as a ninja. The practice was discontinued and he would thereafter be known as the "Demon of the Hidden Mist".
67* BloodMagic: [[spoiler: His sword regenerates and repairs itself using the iron in an enemy's blood.]]
68* ContractOnTheHitman: Gato hires a bunch of [[{{Mooks}} mercenaries]] to kill Zabuza, who has become a "liability". Backfires BIG time.
69* TheCynic: His cynical view of the world consists of the used and the users, as well as viewing shinobi to be nothing more than tools. Despite this, Zabuza grew to care deeply for Haku and viewed him to be far more than a tool.
70* CynicalMentor: He raised Haku to be an efficient tool to be discarded when he had no use to exploit. Despite this, Zabuza grew to care deeply for Haku and viewed him to be far more than a tool.
71* CutlassBetweenTheTeeth: Kunai between the teeth.
72* DeadlyGraduation[=/=]EnfantTerrible: When he was a kid, he killed an entire graduating class of pre-genin, 100 total, despite not even being a student himself.
73* DefiantToTheEnd: Was initially going to do this with Kakashi. But then after Gato shows up and insults him by kicking a dead Haku's face and stating YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness, he instead borrows a kunai from Naruto so that he could take out his former employer.
74* {{Determinator}}: Even with his arms out of commission, he charges through a whole mob of hired thugs and cuts through them with nothing but a kunai held in his mouth just so he can get to and kill Gato; not even being stabbed from every angle is enough to impede him.
75* DragonInChief: He is much stronger than Gato, the BigBad of his arc, and carries much of the fighting.
76* TheDreaded: Kakashi does seem a little fearful of him when they first meet. And at the end, as he's dying with lots of weapons stuck into his back, his DeathGlare is still enough to scare the henchmen hired by Gato into making room to see Haku one last time before finally keeling over.
77* EmotionSuppression: He followed standard shinobi procedure and regarded ninja as tools to be used and discarded.
78* EnemyMine: As soon as Gato "cancels" his contract with Zabuza, the latter immediately ends his quarrel with Kakashi. He then borrows one of Naruto's kunai to take out his former employer. For their part, Naruto and Kakashi simply watch as Zabuza beelines towards Gato through all of his henchmen, surviving long enough to kill his former boss, and then to say goodbye to Haku one last time.
79* EvenEvilHasStandards: Expresses his disgust with Gato for double-crossing him (and desecrating Haku's corpse), [[spoiler:and is extremely pissed off because Kabuto brought him and several others back from the dead to use as mindless drones.]]
80--> "This is bullshit, I don't want to fight for someone who would stoop this low."
81* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite referring to Haku as a pawn, Zabusa grew to care about him.
82* ExcaliburInTheRust: The Legendary sword Kubikiribōchō is pretty much an oversized cleaver [[spoiler:with a very slow HealingFactor.]] Compared to, say, Kisame's [[EldritchAbomination sword]] it can be a bit of a letdown until you see why it got the name.
83* FamedInStory: Kakashi recognizes him instantly due his ANBU career and Zabuza’s bloody history, but even mooks in Konohagakure knows about him, though it’s because of Zabuza’s activities as a missing-nin and so refers to him as a terrorist.
84* ForTheEvulz: He recalls the incident of slaying the academy students as fun.
85* GenocideFromTheInside: He wiped out 100 academy students within his own village as a child, and years later as an adult, he attempted a failed coup d'état on the Mizukage.
86* HandicappedBadass: Tears through Gato's army with his arms heavily damaged and unusable. By simply using a kunai in his mouth, along with his legs.
87* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: One of the deadliest ninja in the Naruto-verse. And he is by using... mist, basic water ninjutsu, a [[spoiler:relatively]] normal {{BFS}}, and well fined skulking. He's good enough with using the mist that [[spoiler:Kabuto actually goes out of his way to make sure that the rest of the swordsmen act as meat shields so that he can keep the mist up.]]
88* HitmanWithAHeart: His realization towards the end of his life was that he deeply cared for Haku and wasn't the tool that he made him to be.
89* HungryWeapon: [[spoiler: Kubikiribōchō uses the blood of enemies to repair itself.]]
90* ICannotSelfTerminate: Begs [[spoiler:Kakashi to stop him and Haku]] as he feels his mind is being sealed away by [[spoiler:Kabuto.]]
91* ImplausibleFencingPowers: He is a member of the seven swordsmen of the mist, but besides that, he was good enough to force Kakashi to face him with the Sharingan and [[spoiler: killed dozens of Ninjas in seconds after being revived by Kabuto.]]
92* JerkassHasAPoint: Zabuza states that peaceful villages doesn’t produce many true shinobi because they don’t get enough training in killing (combat experience), though it shows how much he looks down on villages like Konoha (and Team 7) it's a valid point. During the time of the Kage Summit arc, this is elaborated upon when Onoki explains to Gaara that the current generation of Ninja are inexperienced due to the lengthy period of peace and using them in a sudden war would mean that the village risked losing it and numerous of their soldiers.
93* KilledOffForReal: Dies at the climax of the Land of Waves arc. [[spoiler: He is resurrected ([[CameBackWrong if you can say that]]) in the Fourth Ninja War arc, only to die again when Itachi cancels the jutsu]].
94* KnightOfCerebus: The villains before him were an easily-defeated {{Jerkass}} intending to use Naruto and Ebisu, who's played for laughs and mostly harmless. The moment he and his minions show up, it's clear they intend to kill their opponents in cold blood.
95* LightningBruiser: Able to keep up with Kakashi in their fight.
96* LoneWolfBoss: As far manga goes, he's the only major villain who doesn't have any ties to [[MadScientist Orochimaru]], [[NebulousEvilOrganization the Akatsuki]] [[spoiler: or [[HumanAliens the Ōtsutsuki Clan.]]]] At least until [[spoiler: Kabuto [[CameBackWrong brought him back as an undead puppet.]]]]
97* MadeOfIron: Downplayed, he takes multiple stab wounds that would kill a normal person instantly, but continues to fight back until he succumbs to the number of stabs he's received. Bonus points for being the first character in the series to showcase heightened durability.
98* MagicKnight: His fighting style is primarily centered around Water Release techniques and his Kubikiribocho.
99* MakingASplash: All of his jutsu are water style.
100* ManlyTears: Displays some after Naruto berates him for thinking of Haku merely as a tool, and not as a human at all:
101-->'''Zabuza''': You talk too much. Your words cut deep... deeper than any blade. While he fought you, his heart was breaking in two. You see, Haku was always too soft and too kind. He felt pain and sorrow, and now, curse him, I feel them, too!"
102* MasterSwordsman: As one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, he's this.
103* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Has them under his facial wraps.
104* MusclesAreMeaningful: Is ripped as hell, and wields his {{BFS}} like a regular sword. He can actually perform acrobatics ''while carrying Kakashi in one arm, and with that BFS strapped to his back and holding a medium-sized shuriken in the other hand''.
105* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: His family name is likely a reference to an Igo Jonin named Momochi Sandayū.
106* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: "Zabuza" means "[[OneHitKill never cut twice.]]"
107* NoSympathy:
108** Responds to Haku's HeroicSacrifice with a single BeatPanel of StunnedSilence, before smiling and mocking Kakashi, then commenting that he "sure chose a good tool" (i.e. Haku)... Ultimately subverted, however, as Kakashi remarks that Zabuza is actually greatly hurt by his loss. Most notably he hesitated to immediately cut through Haku to get to Kakashi.
109** [[spoiler:In Part II, when [[{{Necromancer}} Kabuto]] made this an InvokedTrope, it triggered Kakashi's LetsGetDangerous moment. In short, Kabuto [[HisStoryRepeatsItself sacrificed Haku in order to prevent Kakashi's Lightning Blade from hitting Zabuza]], only this time Zabuza unflinchingly cut Haku in two in order to get to Kakashi, making Kakashi realize what a desecration of the humans that Zabuza and Haku were in life the Impure World Resurrection really was by reducing them into emotionless tools.]]
110* NotAfraidOfHell: If Zabuza's final words to Gato is any implication, he fully expects to go there, even imagining that he could become a real demon there instead of simple having the moniker in life. However, he does not seek to go there, wanting to be at Haku’s side instead, even though he knows that it is impossible.
111* NobleDemon: He's rude, sadistic, and horribly violent with a tendency to refer to people as tools. But he does love Haku despite what he says and hates his resurrection.
112* NotSoStoic: Shows this at the end of his life, as he notes that not even he can completely kill his emotions.
113* OminousFog: [[SignatureMove The Hidden Mist Jutsu]], which he used to perform his Silent Killing. By creating a thick mist, Zabuza could blind his targets, making it difficult for them to defend against him. In this manner, Zabuza was capable of carrying out stealthy attacks even in completely open spaces, able to suddenly disappear from an enemy's sight and then strike unseen. His skill with this jutsu was such that he could create an impenetrable mist without the need for an immediate source of water nearby.
114* OnlyMostlyDead: Suffers from a FauxDeath thanks to Haku. Since the latter appeared to be hunting him down, Kakashi and the others think nothing of it at the time. But it's quickly revealed that Haku actually saved Zabuza from really being killed by Kakashi had he not intervened when he did.
115* PapaWolf: Zabuza notably fought more aggressive against Kakashi after Haku died. But more notably, while he tried to suppress it at first, the moment Gato desecrated Haku’s body, Gato’s death warrant was signed.
116* PetTheDog: It's indicated he still treated Haku kindly enough despite claiming to see him as a mere tool.
117* ProfessionalKiller: He makes it clear that he has nothing against the people in his way; business is just business.
118* PunchClockVillain: See above. The instant he's aware of Gato terminating his employment, he deadpans that he and Kakashi have nothing more to fight about.
119* RasputinianDeath: There is a reason why he is the Poster Man of a HumanPincushion.
120* RedBaron: "Kirigakure no Kijin" / The Demon of the Hidden Mist.
121* RedemptionEqualsDeath: When he realizes how much Haku meant to him, he charges Gato and his men, killing them but being mortally wounded in the process. His arms were both disabled, but he could still hold a kunai with his mouth to take out Gato.
122* SeeYouInHell: The entire spiel Zabuza gives Gato as he kills him fits this trope to a T, slasher grinning all the time for added horror.
123-->'''Zabuza''': "Uh uh… I won't be joining Haku. Where he's gone I cannot follow. We wouldn't be welcome where Haku's gone to. Hell's where we're going, Gatō!"
124* SelfDuplication: He could create water style clones, which he could maintain several of at the same time, often using them as diversions.
125* SinkOrSwimMentor: To Haku, who he deemed as a weapon and tried to force him to kill his "heart"... but he was secretly proud of him all along.
126* SoProudOfYou: To Haku at his last moments of life [[spoiler:and done after the resurrection via Kakashi.]]
127* StarterVillain: The first Jonin level threat that Team 7 encountered. He was, initially, a match for Kakashi and pushed the rest of Team 7 to undergo training to meet him a second time in battle.
128* StealthExpert: He specialized in stealth kills which he enforced with the Hidden Mist jutsu.
129* TheSvengali: His relationship with Haku. In death, he realizes Haku was much more to him.
130* TakingYouWithMe: Pulls one of these on his traitorous employer Gato.
131* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Averted, the first fight between Zabuza and Team 7 started by Zabuza throwing his sword spinning at the team. But Kakashi yelled “Duck” and everyone survived. If Kakashi hadn’t though, the whole series would’ve ended with one attack, bonus points for being a very intimidating introduction though.
132* WalkingShirtlessScene: His first appearance in the series is one. Downplayed, as he does wear a belt around his neck to more easily carry his sword around. Later Averted in his second appearance, as he starts wearing a shirt.
133* WakeUpCallBoss: He's the first genuine threat in the series, showing the Team 7 genin both how out-classed they are and also how brutal the ninja world can be.
134* WeaponTombstone: Until Suigetsu retrieved it. [[AdaptationExpansion In the anime]], it was pinched by a crime lord before Taka went after him to obtain it.
135* WhyWontYouDie: The last words of Gato. Pretty Justified.
136* WolverinePublicity: Despite he and Haku dying early on, they are so popular that they've got several action figures and merch, are featured on multiple DVD covers for the series, are featured in video games (with some that don't even cover the story arc they are from), and made it to the Top 30 in multiple popularity polls, even later on in the run.
137* WorfHadTheFlu: Towards the end of their second fight, Kakashi had beaten Zabuza around before crippling the use of his arms. However, as Kakashi pointed out, Zabuza had just lost Haku, and it was affecting his focus/composure.
138* WorthyOpponent: Considers Kakashi to be one. Acknowledges Naruto as one before his death.
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141[[folder:Haku]]
142!!Haku
143!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MayumiAsano (JP), Creator/SusanDalian (EN), Creator/MonaMarshall (EN, young; Episode 14), Creator/MichelleRuff (EN, young; Episode 17-18, ''Shippūden''), Creator/KateHiggins (EN, young; Episode 126), Carola Vázquez (Latin American Spanish), Ana Esther Alborg (Spain), Nathalie Hugo (French, original series), Marcha Van Boven (French, ''Shippuden'')
144!!!'''Debut:''' ''Naruto'' Chapter 15 (Manga), ''Naruto'' Episode 9 (Anime)
145[[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/naruto__haku.png]]
146
147->''I want to protect the person important to me... I want to work for that person. I want to fight for that person. I want to make that person's dream come true... That is my dream.''
148
149Zabuza's BattleButler. An extreme case of DudeLooksLikeALady (resulted in UnsettlingGenderReveal for Naruto).
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151Haku was born in a cold village orphaned during the wars. At the time, there was a prejudice against people with kekkai genkai; unfortunately, Haku's mother had one, which he inherited.. When Haku's dad and the villagers learned of it, they killed Haku's mom and tried to kill him, but he killed them with his newfound powers instead and ran away. Zabuza encountered him and, thinking he might be useful, took him in and raised him. After only a few years, Haku was almost as good an assassin as Zabuza himself.
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153An AntiVillain, Haku serves Zabuza because he lacks any other sense of purpose in life, claiming to be nothing more than Zabuza's tool. Zabuza treats him as such.
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155Haku's kekkai genkai, the one he got from his MissingMom, allows him to fuse the water and wind elements to generate ice. He uses this ability to perform the devastating Demonic Ice Mirrors (Crystal Ice Mirrors in the dub) jutsu. Demonic Ice Mirrors generates a dome of mirror-like panes of ice around his opponents, each with an image of Haku reflected in them. Haku can travel between the panes at high speed, attacking with needle-like senbon while in transit. The panes are all but indestructible, so Haku can fight defensively, avoiding damage and wearing his opponents down bit by bit. It takes the combined power of Sasuke's Sharingan developing and the Nine-Tailed Fox's chakra manifesting for the first time to break the mirrors.
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157Haku first appears after Zabuza's first encounter with Team 7 disguised as a Mist Village "hunter-nin", claiming that he's been assigned to kill Zabuza for betraying the Village. In reality, however, Haku merely stunned Zabuza, allowing the pair to escape unharmed. He later appears to give Naruto some advice (since Haku was wearing a mask during their first encounter, Naruto didn't recognize him), and then again at the arc's climactic battle on the bridge, where he engages Naruto and Sasuke while Zabuza faces down Kakashi (and poor Sakura, uh, [[NeutralFemale looks on helplessly]], since she's stuck shielding Tazuna). After a lengthy battle, Haku [[DivingSave jumps in front of Zabuza]] to protect him from Kakashi's Lightning Blade. Zabuza, realizing how much he valued Haku's companionship, ceases his pursuit of Tazuna and turns on Gato, killing him and lots of his minions in a desperate and badass FoeTossingCharge before he dies.
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159Kabuto later resurrects him and Zabuza with Edo Tensei. He sacrifices himself (again) to prevent Kakashi from killing Zabuza (again).
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161* AlasPoorVillain: Naruto and later Zabuza cried for his death.
162* AntiVillain: Probably the friendliest one you can find in anime history.
163* ApologeticAttacker: On occasion in games in the series.
164* ArtisticAge: Despite appearing almost younger than anyone in Team 7, he's actually 15.
165* AttractiveBentGender: Thinking he was talking to a girl, Naruto found Haku to be hot. He loses the attraction once he finds out Haku is a guy.
166* BackFromTheDead: Kabuto resurrects him during the Fourth Ninja War arc to fight on his side.
167* BattleButler: He is Zabuza's student, assistant, closest friend and his brother-in-arms. The best Battle Butler you could find.
168* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The sole reason he works for Zabuza was that he was nice to him while an orphan in a city. Though he knows Zabuza is just using him for his power, he was still taken care of while young.
169* BlowYouAway: One-half of his Ice Release techniques, which fuses water and wind chakras together.
170* BrokenBird: Broken after seeing his mother murdered by his father and having to kill said dad in self-defense, he then became a StreetUrchin and wandered aimlessly until he was found by Zabuza Momochi. From then on Haku considered himself merely as a weapon for Zabuza's plans, and that ended up in tragedy.
171* CruelToBeKind: How he "kills" Zabuza after the latter's first defeat against Kakashi. Zabuza later complains about getting hit in that particular area in his neck but is thankful for being saved from really being killed by Kakashi if given the chance.
172* DeadlyDoctor: A more subtle example. He puts Zabuza into a fake death state with a thrown needle in order to trick Team 7. Later, in the bridge battle, he specifically only targets Sasuke in non-vital areas in an attempt to dissuade and not kill him. The obvious implication is that he could have gone for fatal shots from the start if he so chose.
173* DeathByAThousandCuts: Attempts to do this to Naruto and Sasuke. It almost works on the latter, but only serves to piss off Naruto to the point he has a TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening and suffers from a CurbStompBattle as a result. Only when Naruto sees his face does his anger subside, recognizing him from an earlier encounter in the forest.
174* DiesWideOpen: After which Kakashi closes his eyes.
175* DudeLooksLikeALady: He's ''very'' pretty and feminine-looking, and Naruto even admits he's prettier than Sakura, but he's male and he even says as much himself. Doesn't help that he has long hair either.
176* EffeminateVoice: Haku is an [[DudeLooksLikeALady androgynous]] teenage boy [[CrossdressingVoices voiced by a woman]] doing a feminine voice.
177* FlechetteStorm: His Thousand Stinging Water Needles of Death which also serves as an example of DeathInAllDirections.
178* FragileSpeedster: He's noticeably vulnerable provided you can catch him.
179* GenderConcealingVoice: When Naruto first meets Haku, the latter is dressed as a civilian in a [[WholesomeCrossdresser woman's kimono]]. This, along with Haku's high pitched voice (done by a woman in the anime), makes Naruto think that Haku is a girl.
180* GenocideSurvivor: Haku survived an attempt on his life by an angry mob that included [[OffingTheOffspring his own father]]. He was targeted because he had inherited a bloodline limit from his mother. Haku's mother was not so lucky.
181* HeroicSacrifice: His self-assigned purpose is to serve and protect Zabuza, even if it costs him his life. [[spoiler:Twice.]]
182* IAmNotLeftHanded: Is one of the few characters shown capable of using one-handed seals.
183* AnIcePerson: Courtesy of his kekkei genkai/bloodline limit: Ice Release.
184* KickTheDog: Has a literal example when he kicks one that's barking at him while digging through some garbage for discarded food. But you could say it is self-defense, since his treatment by his father upon finding out about his abilities causes him to GoMadFromTheRevelation. After killing his wife, he attempted to kill Haku, who then ends up killing them in self-defense.
185* KilledOffForReal: Sacrifices himself to protect Zabuza from Kakashi's Lightning Cutter.
186* LateArrivalSpoiler: The fact that he's working with Zabuza is supposed to be a ''twist'' in his first appearance. Try telling that to anyone with even vague knowledge of the series and they'd probably laugh at you.
187* LineageComesFromTheFather: Inverted. He inherited his Ice Release from his mother.
188* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Perhaps the earliest example of this in the series as he had a long head of hair and was quite handsome. It also makes Naruto [[LongHairIsFeminine confuse him for a woman]].
189* MakingASplash: The other half of his Ice Release techniques. Haku can use it on its own via his Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death technique.
190* MalevolentMaskedMan: Although his AntiVillain status puts his level of malevolency in question.
191* MeaningfulName: "Haku" means white, while "Yuki" means snow. You can construe his name as either "white snow" or "Snow White", both of them fit [[PurityPersonified his character]].
192* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Assists Zabuza (sometimes contrary to his orders) even though he's a criminal, although he does put Sasuke into a death-like state rather than kill him.
193* NiceGuy: You cannot find a more likable AntiVillain if you tried - he even struck carefully during the fight with Sasuke and Naruto, so that he only hit certain vital points and didn't kill Sasuke. This after claiming he would "kill" his kind heart for Zabuza, too.
194* OnlyOneName: His clan's name is revealed later to be Yuki, but similar to Kimimaro, his databook entry presents his name as '''Haku'''.
195* PinkMeansFeminine: A GenderFlip example: He wears a pink kimono and certainly acts effeminate before revealing his gender to Naruto.
196* PressurePoint: Specializes in hitting these with acupuncture needles and he can do this well enough to induce false death in the heat of battle.
197* PrettyBoy: '''Oh yes.''' Even Naruto admitted that he's prettier than Sakura.
198* ReflectiveTeleportation: Haku can create mirrors made of ice that he can travel between, allowing him to attack his opponent from multiple angles.
199* ReluctantWarrior: Tried to avoid killing Naruto and Sasuke if at all possible. Unfortunately, neither one of them backed down, and continued to struggle, forcing him to weaken them to the point they couldn't get back up. And when he seemingly kills Sasuke, that only pisses off Naruto.
200* TheQuietOne: Barely speaks when he wears the mask. Even out of the mask he is quiet and speaks softly.
201* SelfMadeOrphan: Killed his father in self-defense.
202* ShesAManInJapan: Given everything about him (his EffeminateVoice and YamatoNadeshiko tendencies) is androgynous to almost a disturbing level, the Serbian dub (based off the already censored Toonami dub) just went ahead and turned him into a straight-up female.
203* SilkHidingSteel: A rather odd example, considering that he is male.
204* SmallRoleBigImpact: Haku, for all intents, was the StarterVillain of series. He died during the first major arc. Despite this, [[ThePowerOfFriendship he has been the major influence behind Naruto's personal code]], a code which itself has been picked up by other characters in the series such as Hinata, Neji, and Gaara as well.
205* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Haku is an aversion of this trope. The boys were majorly outclassed with this one -- they were just lucky that he's a TechnicalPacifist.
206* SpeedBlitz: While using the Demonic Ice Mirrors.
207* StrongerThanTheyLook: He's thin as a reed, but he can easily carry Zabuza around without loss of speed or break a mans' arm simply by squeezing it.
208* TakingTheBullet: For Zabuza. [[spoiler:Twice.]]
209* TechnicalPacifist: Finds it hard to kill people. Results in a lot of FauxDeath at his hands.
210* TranquilFury: When Gato threatens Zabuza while he lays sick in his bed, Haku grabs the former's hand and gives him a DeathGlare, but his voice remains subdued.
211* UndyingLoyalty: To Zabuza, who sort of rescued him while he was an orphan struggling to survive in the city.
212* UnsettlingGenderReveal: Drops one on a thoroughly confused Naruto.
213-->'''Haku:''' And by the way? I'm a man.\
214'''Naruto:''' NO WAAAAAAAY!
215* WholesomeCrossdresser: His feminine appearance and pink civvies cause Naruto to [[UnsettlingGenderReveal mistake him for a girl.]]
216* WolverinePublicity: Despite he and Zabuza dying early on, they are so popular that they've got several action figures and merch, are featured on multiple DVD covers for the series, are featured in video games (with some that don't even cover the story arc they are from), and made it to the Top 30 in multiple popularity polls, even later on in the run.
217* YamatoNadeshiko: GenderFlipped as he's a guy but let's list the other traits: loyal and submissive to Zabuza, kind and polite to others, strong inner iron, and works as a female ninja.
218* YouDontLookLikeYou: His physical traits changed noticeably in his Shippuden appearance. While already extremely androgynous or feminine-looking, the second appearance cranks this up, even going so far as changing flashbacks to his original debut in order to give him bigger, softer eyes, more feminine eyelashes, and even ''lipstick,'' for some reason.
219[[/folder]]
220
221[[folder:Demon Brothers]]
222!!Gōzu and Meizu
223!!!'''Gōzu voiced by:''' Toshiaki Kuwahara (JP), Creator/DanWoren (EN)\
224'''Meizu voiced by:''' Toshiaki Kuwahara (JP), Creator/KirkThornton (EN, TV series), Creator/QuintonFlynn (EN, ''Ultimate Ninja'')
225!!!'''Debut:''' ''Naruto'' Chapter 9 (Manga), ''Naruto'' Episode 6 (Anime)
226[[quoteright:271:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gouzu.png]]
227 [[caption-width-right:271:Gōzu]]
228[[quoteright:271:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/meizu_3.png]]
229 [[caption-width-right:271:Meizu]]
230
231->''How did you know about our ambush?''
232
233Zabuza's other henchmen who fled with him after his failed coup d'etat in the Village Hidden in the Mist. Older brother Gōzu is the cool-headed, rational one whereas his younger brother Meizu is short-fused and sadistic in torturing his prey. They fight with sharp chains and poisonous claws, often in conjunction with each other.
234
235They attack Team 7 not long after leaving the Leaf Village in an attempt to kill Tazuna, with Meizu poisoning Naruto. Kakashi is able to fake them out and easily defeats them, tying them to a tree to await arrest. [[MinorRoleMajorImpact Despite their small role,]] the brothers' attack on Naruto would go on to affect him for much of his early days as a ninja.
236----
237* NinetiesHair: Gōzu's hairstyle reminds people that the manga was first published at the end of the 20th Century.
238* AllThereInTheManual: Their names and personality traits were revealed in the first databook.
239* BarbarianLonghair: Meizu's hair is long and wild in contrast to his brother's more normal, [[NinetiesHair by then's standards,]] do.
240* BloodKnight: Much like their boss, the brothers clearly enjoy being able to fight powerful opponents.
241* ChainPain: Their first method of attack is to cut Kakashi to pieces via a shuriken chain (that was a fake-out to see who they were targeting) but is quickly rendered useless when Sasuke uses a standard shuriken of his own to pin the chain to a tree. The brothers disconnect from it and go on the attack with their claws.
242* CombinationAttack: They prefer to keep themselves linked via their shuriken chain located in their gauntlets while fighting. The chain wraps around the target on both sides after which, the brothers tug which carves the victim to pieces.
243* CoolMask: Both of them wear rebreathers which they're never seen without.
244* {{Determinator}}: As noted by Kakashi, they're relentless when it comes to assault and won't let up until they either kill the query or are killed themselves. Kakashi is fine with just tying them up and leaving them for arrest, however.
245* EpicFail: It doesn't seem to occur to either of them that disguising yourself as a puddle on a clear day when it hasn't rained in weeks wouldn't be the best choice for an ambush. Kakashi spells it out for them after the fact.
246* HornsOfVillainy: Gōzu has a large single horn atop his headband whereas Meizu has a pair of smaller horns on the upper sides of his own.
247* KnightOfCerebus: Their attack on Team 7 was a wakeup call to the real dangers that can plague a shinobi's life and also lets the reader/viewer know that the heroes won't have it easy on their first real assignment.
248* KubrickStare: Both of their eyes are in a permanent unsettling gaze, highlighting their depravity.
249* MakingASplash: Gōzu uses a puddle to shroud him and Meizu before ambushing Kakashi. The jōnin saw right through it due to there not being any rainfall in the region for weeks on end.
250* MinorRoleMajorImpact: Their attack makes Naruto freeze up and get poisoned, forcing Sasuke and Kakashi to bail him out. This affects Naruto to the point that he cuts his injured hand to not only rid himself of the poison but also to take an oath that he will never be so weak as to need rescuing from danger again and that he will not lose out to Sasuke, affirming their rivalry which would carry through the rest of the series. Not bad for a pair of villains who are quickly dealt with and never seen again.
251** They also clue in Kakashi to the fact that Tazuna wasn't being upfront with his request and that ninja targeting him means that the other villains of the arc won't be anything to sneeze at.
252* OneSteveLimit: Averted as another Gōzu and Meizu appear much later on as members of Danzō's Root organization in ''Itachi Shinden: Book of Dark Night'', plus there's yet another Gōzu who is from the Sound Village as a part of the anime-exclusive Team Guren.
253* PsychoForHire: Unlike [[MoralityPet Haku]], Zabuza seemingly has little affection for the two and only keeps them with him out of mutual benefit. It is telling that even after [[BackFromTheDead being brought back]] years later, the Demon Brothers aren't mentioned once by him or Haku.
254* RedBaron: Collectively known as the "Oni Kyōdai" or "Demon Brothers".
255* RedOniBlueOni: In the databook, Meizu is described as the hot-tempered and sadistic one whereas Gōzu is level-headed and more strategic.
256* {{Sadist}}: Meizu is described as such in the databooks.
257* [[StarterVillain Starter Villains]]: The Demon Brothers are the first serious opponents that Team 7 faces outside of the Leaf and set the stage for the greater dangers awaiting them in the Land of Waves and the ''Naruto'' world as a whole.
258* WakeUpCallBoss: Kakashi bests them easily, but not before giving Sasuke some decent resistance and Meizu managing to get a poisoned swipe on Naruto, who doesn't take it well that he contributed nothing to his first real combat experience.
259* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: They don't appear again after their brief scrap with Team 7, being tied to a tree by Kakashi and left to be picked up by the authorities. Neither Zabuza nor Haku makes mention of them after being dead for years. Given the brutal nature of the Mist's justice, at least at that earlier point in the story, it's safe to assume they were returned to their village and executed for their crimes without any drama.
260* WolverineClaws: Both brothers have poisonous claws on one of their arms each; Gōzu's is on his right while Meizu's is on his left. Meizu uses his talons on Naruto before Kakashi is able to bring him down.
261[[/folder]]
262
263[[folder:Fifth Mizukage]]
264!!Mei Terumi
265!!!'''Voiced by:''' Yurika Hino (JP), Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn (EN), Creator/KateHiggins (EN, ''Ultimate Ninja Impact'')
266!!!'''Debut:''' ''Naruto'' Chapter 454 (Manga), ''Shippuden'' Episode 199 (Anime)
267[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/naruto_fifth_mizukage.png]]
268
269->''It always hurts my heart to melt a good-looking guy...but you're going to have to die.''
270
271A very beautiful adult woman who is currently the leader of the Village Hidden in the Mist and apparently relatively new to the position. She does not remember the previous leadership fondly. Tends to coddle her younger bodyguard.
272
273During the Kage Summit, she acts rather dodgy when asked about rumors that Akatsuki formed in her village, and when she finds out Danzo is capable of MindControl she suspects him of using it on the previous Mizukage. She manages to nearly kill Sasuke during the meeting and initially helped guard the daimyo of the Shinobi Countries. She then fights the revived Madara Uchiha alongside the other Kages, but despite their impressive teamwork they still end up losing to Madara's might.
274
275Years after the war comes to an end and during some point at the epilogue, Mei passes down her title to her former bodyguard Chojiro. Hilariously, she still hasn't gotten married, though this doesn't seem to bother her much anymore.
276----
277* AcidAttack: Boil Release, a mix of Fire and Water, allows her to breathe a cloud of acidic mist from her mouth.
278%% * ActionGirl: A very efficient one, for a change.
279* AllThereInTheManual: She is never addressed by her real name in-universe, only as "Lady Mizukage" or some other variant.
280* AnimeHair: A little blue knot on her head, and hair length that extends past her shoulders.
281* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: In the Hidden Mist Village, the title of Mizukage is granted to the strongest ninja in the village, regardless of age or experience. As the Fifth Mizukage, she is the strongest active ninja of her village, and it shows when [[SuperpowerLottery Madara Uchiha]] is wary of her techniques.
282* BlackMage: She avoids getting in the thick of things preferring to unleash barrages of elemental ninjutsu from a distance.
283* BerserkButton: The mere mention of ''anything'' regarding her age or relationship status, or lack thereof, within earshot. It doesn't even have to be directed or about her. [[TwistingTheWords It doesn't even have actually]] ''[[TwistingTheWords be]]'' [[TwistingTheWords a mention of age or relationships, but similar sounding words.]] Killer B finds this out the hard way when he raps about Naruto and Hinata’s upcoming wedding and drops how anyone hasn’t married by now is old right within both earshot and arms length of her, causing her to show him her angry Oni face!
284* BewareTheNiceOnes: By far the nicest of the Kages, charming and affectionate. But as the Mizukage she is very formidable to the point where even Sasuke struggled to endure her wrath. Don’t EVER bring up age or relationship status related topics in her presence as her reaction can cause even a Jinchuriki like Killer B to rethink their life!
285* BreathWeapon: She has various techniques which involve shooting things, such as lava or acidic mist, out of her mouth.
286* DarkAndTroubledPast: Even more so than most since she lived through and graduated during the Bloody Mist era. Note that during the Bloody Mist era, if you wanted to become a ninja, you had to kill a fellow student just to graduate from the class. Furthermore, there was a deplorable persecution of ninja with kekkei genkai, with many being hunted down. She had the misfortune of going through both before eventually working her way to becoming the next Mizukage.
287* DishingOutDirt: Part of her Lava Release Jutsu.
288* DissonantSerenity: Maintains a smile on her face and a cheerful attitude even when making a death threat or trying to melt off someone's face. Considering what horrors she was exposed to growing up under her predecessor’s blood soaked reign it’s amazing she’s even still sane!
289* {{Foil}}: One to Tsunade. They are both 5th generation kage, as well as the first female kage for their respective villages, and are both [[OldMaid Christmas Cakes]], though for different reasons. While Tsunade doesn't care, it's Mei's berserk button. Their fighting styles are opposite, Tsunade uses super strength close quarters combat, while Mei's uses her Kekkai Genkai and mid or long range jutsu. The most obvious is Tsunade is the Fire Shadow, while Mei is the Water Shadow.
290* FormerlyFit: Mei put on some weight by ''[[Manga/{{Boruto}} Boruto's]]'' time, gaining HartmanHips and a number of wrinkles as close to two decades went by. Justified though, given how long after the original series the story takes place and the relative peace of the era. She's still depicted as quite attractive and capable though.
291* GoodIsNotSoft: Reforming a place as violent and dangerous as the Blood Mist required at times a firm hand in addition to kindness, and even by the time of ''Boruto'' when she has largely retired from active duty, Mei makes it clear she is quite willing to kill anyone who would try enabling the village to backslide back into the hellhole it was, regardless of their rank or social status.
292* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: If it wasn't for her chainmail, we could probably see her nipples... Though given the nature of chainmail, we probably already could.
293* LadyOfBlackMagic: She's the in-universe equivalent of one as an older and elegant kunoichi who uses powerful {{elemental|Powers}} [[FunctionalMagic ninjutsu]] to attack from afar.
294* [[MagmaMan Magma Woman]]: Lava Release, a mix of Fire and Earth.
295* MakingASplash: Part of her Boil Release Jutsu. She can also use Water release on its own.
296* MeaningfulName: "Mei Terumi" actually means "Shining beauty".
297* MrsRobinson: She spends her entire first meeting with Sasuke's DynamicEntry into the Kage Summit talking about how he is [[HasAType exactly her type of man]] and how she'd teach him pleasure if he just stopped his nonsense; and let's not even mention the ''[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything mouth-wiping scene after she spat acid at him]]''. Sasuke is ''17''! She is also a bit too affectionate to Chōjūrō − [[BodyguardCrush not that the latter minds, really.]]
298* MsFanservice: Her incredible hotness is jokingly considered a bloodline limit in its own right on some forums. She has long red hair, a curvaceous figure in a skin-tight dress which bares her shoulders and [[StacysMom has a serious girl-boner for young men]].
299* OldMaid: She takes issue with any comment even vaguely related to her age or ability to get married. [[spoiler:She is still single come Chapter 700, where she is 46 years old. When asked about this, she laments that it is too late for her.]]
300* PlayingWithFire: Part of her Lava Release and Boil Release Jutsu.
301* PreAsskickingOneLiner: To Sasuke, saying he is cute before [[spoiler: beginning to melt freaking Susanoo with a single attack.]]
302* RetiredBadass: Even after passing the mantle of Mizukage on to Chojuro she still remains an impressively competent kunoichi.
303* SexySlitDress: Her blue dress has a hip-high slit showing her right leg.
304* ShadingColourDissonance: Her auburn hair has no shading in the manga panels, making it look like a much lighter hair color.
305* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only woman at the Five Kage summit since Tsunade was in a coma at the time it convened.
306* StacysMom: If Sasuke was reciprocrative and not in the middle of carrying out a terrorist attack, she might well have asked him to bend her over the table at the Kage Summit. Chojuro gets the majority of her affections, but Sasuke clearly put her on the prowl with his brazenness.
307* SultryBangs: Her left eye is often covered by her bangs, which is part of her sexy looks.
308* SuperpowerfulGenetics: Superpowerful enough to be blessed with two blood inheritances.
309* SuperpowerLottery: In addition to having control over ''three'' regular elements, she also has ''two'' [[SuperpowerfulGenetics bloodline limits]] each giving her ''another'' element.
310* StoryBreakerPower: Her Boil Release managed to [[spoiler:start to melt Susanoo in seconds]] making it the single strongest attack until now... and barely taxes her at all (though it requires special circumstances to use effectively, such as an enclosed space and no vulnerable nearby allies). Not even [[SuperpowerLottery Madara Uchiha]] wanted to be anywhere near it.
311* TrueBlueFemininity: Wears a blue dress and is a graceful LadyOfBlackMagic.
312* TwistingTheWords: May take any random comment as a statement about her age or relationship status (or lack thereof), ''even if that person wasn't talking to or about her''.
313--> '''Ao:''' What have you engaged for us to eat tonight? You have arranged our meals, Chojuro, haven't you?
314--> '''Mei:''' ''(thinking)'' Engaged... Engaged to be married?!
315* WaterIsWomanly: A beautiful, sultry woman in a slinky blue dress who's the Fifth Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village in the Land of Water, and her unique Boil Release combines Fire Release with Water Release.
316%% * YouNeedToGetLaid: Self-imposed and doubles as her Berserk button.
317[[/folder]]
318
319[[folder:Ao]]
320!!Ao
321!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TadahisaSaizen (JP), Creator/SteveBlum (EN), Philippe Résimont (French)
322!!!'''Debut:''' ''Naruto'' Chapter 454 (Manga), ''Shippuden'' Episode 199 (Anime)
323[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/naruto_ao_7.png]]
324[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see his appereance in Boruto]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aoo.png[[/labelnote]]]]
325
326One of the Mizukage's bodyguards. Middle-aged and wears [[EyepatchOfPower an eyepatch]]. Critical of his teammate Chojuro's indecisiveness, likely as a result of his upbringing during the time when the village was known as "the Blood Mist".
327
328When Mifune suggests Danzo to lead the inter-village effort against Akatsuki, Ao reveals that he has a Byakugan under his eyepatch and uses it to discover that Danzo's eye and arm are that of a ninja he previously fought named Shisui Uchiha, who had the ability to control others minds without their knowledge. He then goes after Danzo's group when they flee, but falls for Fu's trap, with Danzo not too happy about him possessing abilities taken from a Konoha ninja. He is eventually saved by the 5th Mizukage and Chojuro, and he in the Allied Shinobi Forces as captain of the Sensor Division. When the base is destroyed by an attack of the Juubi, he seemingly dies alongside his comrades, but it turned out he survived.
329----
330* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Lost his arm and leg in the Fourth Shinobi World war, replacing them with mechanical prosthetics. Boruto defeats him by severing his artificial arm and leg with his chakra sword.]]
331* ArcVillain: [[spoiler:With his superior, Koji Kashin, for his titular arc in ''Boruto''.]]
332* ArtificialLimbs: [[spoiler:Due to his injuries he received from the Ten-Tails' attack, Ao became a patient of Katasuke, who used Scientific Ninja Tools to rehabilitate him. Equipped with a prosthetic left leg and hand.]]
333* AttackDrone: Used as a last resort, [[spoiler:the Mirror Drones. This Scientific Ninja Tool is a disk-shaped drone that can be controlled remotely with chakra to fly and attack. Ao used four, which he used to fire Jutsu Bullets from, that are strong enough to render a target unconscious. When not using it in battle, he kept the drones hidden high up in the sky.]]
334* AuraVision: With the Byakugan he could determine if an individual was under the influence of genjutsu and distinguish chakra colors of certain individuals.
335* {{BFG}}: [[spoiler:In the Boruto series, he wields a ninja tech steel gun barrel, it fires fire-elemental ninjutsu rather than bullets but is quickly destroyed by Konohamaru.]]
336* BloodKnight: Ao also seems to possess a colder and battle-hungry side as he is accustomed to the ways of the "Bloody Mist Village". [[spoiler:Even 16 years after the 4th Shinobi World War, he looks forward to taking part in combat for the first time.]]
337* CatchAndReturn: Uses this method to his inconvenience.
338* CoolOldGuy: [[spoiler:He leaves this impression on Boruto after a conversation on a train.]]
339* CrazyPrepared: His paper-tag earrings, which have seals on them to protect his Byakugan from theft.
340* CyberNinja: [[spoiler:After his return in ''Boruto'', much of his body was replaced with cybernetic implants robbing him of the ability to fight with taijutsu. It's after he steals technology from Katatsuke that Kara implants his body with weapons to make up for it.]]
341* DyingAsYourself: His last act?[[spoiler:Is to save Boruto from Koji Kashin's attack using a ''ninjutsu'', embracing once more that he is a shinobi and dying accordingly.]]
342* ExoticEyeDesigns: The Byakugan in his right eye which is a pupil-less white/silver eye.
343* EyepatchOfPower: Conceals a Byakugan eye, which he received from a member of the Hyuga clan that he fought. Thanks to the way the Byakugan works, he doesn't even have to remove the eyepatch to use it.
344* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Despite his previous loyalty to Kirigakure, he has not returned to the village since the war's end and has betrayed it to join Kara as an "Outer"...a sleeper agent in the Shinobi world. Why he would do that is yet unknown. Expanded on in the anime; after feeling useless at being unable to continue as a shinobi due to his injuries, he is approached by Victor to serve as a tool for Kara as an Outer member, which according to him gave his life meaning.]]
345* FirebreathingWeapon: Most of his [[spoiler:Scientific Ninja Tools in Boruto are equipped with the ability to shoot Fire Release Bullets from them including his MechaMooks, his ChainsawGripBFG and his ChestBlaster.]]
346* TheForceIsStrongWithThisOne: He was also a highly skilled sensor shinobi, a testament to which is that during the Fourth Shinobi World War he was appointed as the Captain of the Sensor Division of the Allied Shinobi Forces. With his sensory skills, he could even pick out the reincarnated shinobi out of thousands of White Zetsu clones, a feat that his counterparts could not perform. Along with Inoichi Yamanaka, he was able to erect an immense Sensing Barrier, which allowed him to monitor the battle between the Allied Shinobi Forces and the White Zetsu Army. Ao counts among the few sensors that have shown the ability to sense natural energy.
347* GeometricMagic: His sealed earrings.
348* GrumpyOldMan: He believed that men should be tough and decisive, constantly scolding Chōjūrō for his pessimistic and weak demeanor. This attitude seemed to be caused by his upbringing during the times when Kirigakure was known as the "Village of the Bloody Mist". He had a tendency of bringing up how things were done during those days, usually while fussing over Chōjūrō's behavior.
349* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:His mostly artificial body prevents him from throwing down with taijutsu but he makes up for it with the AnatomyArsenal hidden inside him with tech stolen from Katatsuke.]]
350* HeroicSacrifice:
351** Awaiting his imminent death of a tail beast bomb from the Ten-Tails, Ao and the Sensor Division resolved to perform the duties they were assigned until the end, and were able to relay one last strategy before the attack reached HQ, destroying the building and killing everyone. [[spoiler:He ended up being the SoleSurvivor of the Sensor Division.]]
352** [[spoiler:Even though he could have saved himself from Koji Kashin's attack, he chooses to rescue Boruto instead at the cost of his own life, choosing to be a ninja at the very end.]]
353* HiddenWeapons: His body contains many of them [[spoiler:by the time he resurfaces in ''Boruto'' including a LaserBlade in his [[BladeBelowTheShoulder arm]] and a ChestBlaster]].
354* KilledOffForReal: He is killed with the Sensor Division by the Ten-Tails in the original series, [[spoiler:but in the Boruto series it turns out he survived having lost most of the left side of his body. DoubleSubverted when he dies for real, protecting Boruto from Koji Kashin's attack.]]
355* MagicalEye: Ao possessed a single Byakugan that he could activate at will, which he transplanted from a Hyūga clan member he defeated. [[spoiler:One of the many physical injuries Ao received during the Fourth Shinobi World War was the loss of his Byakugan.]]
356* MakingASplash: He has the Water Release and can perform water element jutsu due to being a ninja from the Hidden Mist Village.
357* MindControl: He subjected [[spoiler:Katatsuke to this in order to steal intel on Scientific Ninja Tools.]]
358* OldSoldier: Ao has fought on the battlefields ever since he was a young boy, and is a veteran of the 3rd and [[spoiler:4th]] Shinobi World War.
359* PaperTalisman: His earrings which have a powerful sealing jutsu that form a barrier to protect his Byakugan.
360* ProstheticLimbReveal: [[spoiler:Due to his injuries he received from the Ten-Tails' attack, Ao became a patient of Katasuke, who used Scientific Ninja Tools to rehabilitate him. Equipped with a prosthetic left leg and hand, Ao could resume living a normal life.]]
361* RedBaron: He was known as "Byakugan Killer, Ao"
362* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:After stating his disdain for the ninja system, he proves himself a worthy ninja again...by sacrificing his life to protect someone else with ninjutsu.]]
363* ReturningWarVet: [[spoiler:He's given a mission by the underground organization Kara 16 years after the 4th Shinobi World War.]]
364* RunningGag: Whenever Ao scolds Chōjūrō, Mei always [[TwistingTheWords mishears it as something offensive towards her love life]], such as "arrangements" for "engagements", "manage" for "marriage", and "call you ambitious" for "called off", and threatens to kill Ao if he doesn't shut up, much to his confusion.
365* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:He is the sole survivor of the Sensor Division of the Allied Shinobi Forces which was wiped out by the Ten-Tails.]]
366* SpannerInTheWorks: Ao has messed up a few villains' plans by sheer chance. He saw through the Genjutsu Tobi placed on the Fourth Mizukage Yagura, which led to the end of Yagura's bloody reign. He also uses his Byakugan to see through the genjutsu Danzo was using on Mifune to make himself head of the Shinobi Alliance, resulting in Danzo fleeing the Kage Summit.
367* SuperReflexes: When Fū trapped him in his Mind Puppet Switch Cursed Seal Technique, Fū attempted to retrieve the Byakugan by making Ao decapitate himself then switching back into his own body, however, Ao warned Fū to time it carefully as too soon would allow Ao to dodge and too late would take Fū down as well. Before the true outcome could happen, the Mizukage and Chōjūrō intervened and saved Ao.
368* SuperSenses: He is a skilled sensor ninja who can sense the chakra of ninja and has a Byakugan in his right eye which contains abilities such as 360-degree vision and telescopic view.
369* ThatManIsDead: [[spoiler:By the time of the Boruto Era, he longer wishes to be recognized as a ninja, and instead takes up the usage of Scientific Ninja Tools as weapons over ninjutsu.]]
370* TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler:After surviving the Fourth Shinobi World War, Ao has seemingly grown bitter and disillusioned with the Shinobi world. Despite his previous loyalty to Kirigakure, he has not returned to the village since the war's end and has betrayed it to join Kara as an "Outer".]]
371* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:A former hero of Kirigakure, he had the potential to do good things with the Scientific Ninja Tools at his disposal. In defeat he is reminded of what being a ninja is and saves Boruto at the cost of his own life.]]
372* TrueSight: The Byakugan in his right eye has the ability to pierce through visually disabling techniques and illusions. Using the Byakugan years previous, Ao was able to notice the genjutsu that controlled the 4th Mizukage. During the Kage Summit, he exposes Danzo's genjutsu on Mifune.
373* VeinOVision: The Byakugan in his right eye can see the chakra network and identify chakra points.
374* VictorGainsLosersPowers: During the Third Shinobi World War, he defeated a Hyūga member and took one of their Byakugan, which he implanted into his right eye socket.
375* WhenIWasYourAge: He had a tendency of bringing up how things were done during his days, usually while fussing over Chōjūrō's behavior. [[spoiler:Years after the 4th War, he meets Boruto and shares his experiences with him.]]
376* WorthyOpponent: He considered Shisui Uchiha as one. At the Kage Summit, he was able to recognize Shisui's chakra from Danzo since it left an impression on him from an encounter. For having resorted to using his [[spoiler:[[AttackDrone Mirror Drones]], he considered Boruto as such.]]
377* XRayVision: The Byakugan in his right eye can see through solid objects, including the eyepatch he wears to conceal it.
378* ZenSurvivor: [[spoiler:After surviving the 4th Shinobi World War and losing two limbs and his Byakugan transplant, [[TakenALevelInJerkass Ao has seemingly grown bitter and disillusioned with the Shinobi world]]. Despite his previous loyalty to Kirigakure, he has not returned to the village since the war's end.]]
379[[/folder]]
380
381[[folder:Chojuro]]
382!!Chojuro
383!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KoukiMiyata (JP), Creator/BrianBeacock (EN)
384!!!'''Debut:''' ''Naruto'' Chapter 454 (Manga), ''Shippuden'' Episode 199 (Anime)
385[[quoteright:185:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/naruto_chojuro_7.png]]
386
387->''She's so kind. I will do everything to protect that smile on our gentle Mizukage. I hope I can.''
388
389Like Ao, he is another bodyguard to Mei Terumi, the 5th Mizukage. One of the 7 Swordsmen of the Mist. Now that Zabuza & Kisame are dead, the only real one left. Frequently annoys Ao because he stutters and seems to lack self-confidence.
390
391After accompanying the Mizukage to the Kage Summit, he is currently helping her guard the daimyo of the Shinobi Countries.
392
393He later becomes the Sixth Mizukage sometime after the War.
394----
395* BewareTheNiceOnes: He is a sweet and timid guy who looks like a scholar rather than a fighter. When duty calls, he '''''will''''' show you why he is a member of TheDreaded team that once hosted extremely dangerous shinobi like Zabuza and Kisame.
396* BodyguardCrush: On Mei, though nothing really comes of it.
397* CharacterDevelopment: Grows more confident during the Fourth Shinobi World War.
398* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Consistently chastised for his [[ShrinkingViolet timid nature]] and indecisiveness, but when things get heated -- [[BodyguardCrush or the Mizukage needs him]] -- he's [[AssKickingPose ready]] [[LetsGetDangerous to rock.]]
399* EmpathicWeapon: Per se; the more chakra Choujuro puts into his blade, the stronger it becomes. Hence, the more confidence he gains, and the more he thinks about protecting the Fifth Mizukage, the [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything longer]] and bigger, and thus stronger, his weapon's forms become.
400* HeroesPreferSwords: As a kenjutsu practitioner, Chōjūrō wields a dual-handled sword called Hiramekarei, that is linked together at the handles by a chain.
401* LastOfHisKind: When he debuts in the Five Kage Summit arc, he is the last living member of the famous Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
402* LikesOlderWomen: Has a crush on the older Mizukage. Her very particular attention to him [[MrsRobinson does nothing to help.]]
403* MakingASplash: Has shown to use Water Release in filler segments.
404* MasterSwordsman: Only one of the Seven Shinobi Swordsmen to still be loyal to the Hidden Mist. It's to a degree that he can easily handle three of the Neo-Seven Shinobi Swordsmen with a mere broken katana.
405* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Chojuro has pointed, shark-like teeth; a common trait of the members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, as well as apprentices, share.
406* MorphWeapon: His sword can turn into various other weapons, such as a big hammer made of chakra when released.
407* NerdGlasses: He wears square, black-rimmed glasses connected to ear protectors.
408* NiceGuy: Chojuro is quite humble and friendly. Even when he's Mizukage.
409* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Looks a bit like [[Music/LinkinPark Chester Bennington.]]
410* ShootTheDog: Shizuma Hoshigaki claims he [[spoiler: has eliminated all records of the Hoshigaki and Karatachi clans from history and has troublemakers interfering with his plans to peacefully modernize the Mist assassinated. This seems to be untrue in the end though, as Chojuro merely has Shizuma and his ruffians apprehended after they almost destabilized the relationship between the Hidden Mist and Leaf.]]
411* ShrinkingViolet: A lighter version, and a male example.
412* SwissArmyWeapon: Hiramekarei can create an aura of different weapons out of chakra.
413* TookALevelInBadass: From an awkward teenager to a confident warrior during the Fourth Shinobi World War. And then to Sixth Mizukage, one of the strongest shinobi in the world.
414* WaveMotionSword: Of the extended LaserBlade variety.
415[[/folder]]
416
417[[folder:Second Mizukage]]
418!!Gengetsu Houzuki
419!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HideyukiUmezu (JP), Creator/JamiesonPrice (EN)
420!!!'''Debut:''' ''Naruto'' Chapter 525 (Manga), ''Shippuden'' Episode 267 (Anime)
421[[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/naruto_second_mizukage.png]]
422
423->''Charisma oozes out of people without eyebrows, you know! Hot-damn! I don't have eyebrows either!''
424
425One of most powerful Shinobi, Gengetsu Hozuki, the Second Mizukage, was a respected leader of Kirigakure. He was killed during the last confrontation against the Second Tsuchikage Mu, killing him at the same time. Kabuto's Edo Tensei brought him back to life to face the Shinobi Alliance in the Fourth Shinobi World War. Besides being a very tall mustached man with large poofy hair, [[SharpDressedMan curious way of dressing]] and with [[UnusualEyebrows no eyebrows]], not much is known about him other than he was a MasterOfIllusion, a laid back, and very charismatic leader concerned with the welfare of the Secret World and that he '''loathed''' the Second Tsuchikage. It is revealed in chapter 556 that he was a member of the Hozuki clan, like [[Characters/NarutoTaka Suigetsu]] and his brother. Uniquely to the former two, his hydrification technique manifests itself in the form of producing an oily, water-like substance.
426----
427* AnimalMotif: His garb's theme is reminiscent of a clam, keeping with his unique summon.
428%% * ArchEnemy: To the 2nd Tsuchikage.
429%% * AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Like all Kage.
430* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:The Sage of Six Paths summons him from the afterlife along the other deceased Kage in order to summon Team 7, the Tailed Beasts, and Madara from Kaguya's dimension.]]
431%% * BerserkButton: While very laid back and charismatic, Mu could send him in a rage with only two words. [[spoiler:He was also was pretty upset that the Shinobi army couldn't hurt him at all. Also doesn't like having his mustache called 'whiskers'.]]
432* BlackAndGrayMorality: While he is morally ambiguous like other Shinobi, Mu's underhanded and selfish goals piss him off completely.
433* BloodKnight: For all his unwillingness to fight and kill the Shinobi Alliance's ninjas, once Gaara showed up and turned out to pose a challenge, he admitted that the fighting was getting to be fun. A wee bit too fun, even.
434* CrossPoppingVeins: Develops this easily, but most especially when the army he faces incompetently fails to take him down despite many hints. You honestly can't blame him for this either.
435* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:Unlike the Fourth Kazekage and the Third Raikage, he managed to destroy "his" battalion, and Gaara is barely standing after facing him.]]
436* DeadpanSnarker: Loves to snark everyone.
437* DidntSeeThatComing: His death at hands of Mu. [[spoiler:He also was shocked that the Fourth Batallion could barely make him sweat.]]
438* AFatherToHisMen: Stated to be this to his Shinobis during his reign [[spoiler: and even after being brought back, he was more concerned with the fate of his subordinates than his own zombified self]].
439* FingerGun: His water finger technique. [[spoiler:It also serves as a CallBack to Suigetsu's debut when he threatened Sasuke with the same technique.]]
440* FriendlyEnemy: [[ArchEnemy Mu excluded]], he is not above praising his enemies' power and abilities [[spoiler:like being impressed and excited after seeing Gaara's sand attacks.]]
441** [[spoiler: Especially in the anime where he has several [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments conversations]] with the Fourth Division, even letting them retrieve their weapons after they [[EpicFail continuously fail]] to decipher his technique.]]
442* GoodHairEvilHair: Played with. He looks like a Bond Villain waiting to happen, but he is deemed as a force of good in the Naruto verse, [[spoiler:his forced slaughter of the Fourth Batallion notwithstanding.]]
443* HavingABlast: His Infinite Explosion technique.
444* ICannotSelfTerminate: Even he is shocked how hard dying has come out to be.
445* ImplacableMan: The guy just ''refuses'' to stay sealed.
446* ImprobableHairstyle: His near pompadour hair is borderline unbelievable.
447* JerkassHasAPoint: He might frustrate the forces with his abilities, especially when he stops cooperating, but his reasoning is sound:
448--> "If you can't win against me using all of your abilities, that means you're less than dead old me, you fool! How are you gonna win against an enemy boss like that?!"
449* LargeHam: He was having ''way'' more fun than any of the rest of the resurrected kages in his group.
450--> "Charisma oozes out of people without eyebrows, you know!"
451--> "Hot damn! I don't have eyebrows either!"
452* LoyalAnimalCompanion: In the form of a giant clam.
453* MakingASplash: As a Hozuki, his use of Water Release is similar to that of Suigetsu and Mangetsu.
454* MasterOfIllusion: His illusions operate in the same matter a real-life mirage does. By summoning his clam, it creates a heavy, illusory mist that the Mizukage hides in and creates a 'false' Mizukage for the enemy to target. While the enemy tries to attack, all their attacks just pass through the mirage while the real Mizukage moves through the mist and attacks covertly. Due to the method of how the Genjutsu is cast, even entire teams of sensors couldn't pinpoint the real Mizukage and even with his explanation, the Mizukage still couldn't be hit. The only way to cancel the Genjutsu is to find and neutralize the clam...but since the clam is ''also'' hidden by the mist, moves around in the illusion and creates mirages of ''itself'', it's a task easier said than done. [[spoiler: Now if we take his Joki Boi (Infinite Explosions Technique), he's made into a nearly unbeatable ninja since he can hide in a mirage which is so broken that not even entire teams of sensors and possibly Dojutsu users could find the real Mizukage and the Clam. Thus...when Joki Boi is created the real Mizukage, who'd be weakened by the Joki Boi's creation, could just sit back and let his little psycho clone attack while he's safe and sound]].
455** [[spoiler:In a way, he's even better than Itachi is in genjutsu. True, his ability isn't ''as'' powerful as [[MindRape Tsukuyomi]], but it's far more broken and subtle. All standard genjutsu breaking methods are useless against his genjutsu, and there's a chance that even [[ExoticEyeDesigns Dojutsu]] can't see through it due to being blinded like the mist as the Hidden Mist Technique could.]]
456* MeaningfulName: The kanji used for “Gen” can translate to as “illusion”, referring to his specialty in [[MasterOfIllusion genjutsu]].
457* MutualKill: He and the second Tsuchikage Mu both met their end this way.
458* TheNicknamer: Calls Gaara "Mr. No-eyebrows" ([[IResembleThatRemark while this could totally apply to himself]]).
459* NiceGuy: He's rash, a little rude and impatient. But he's the nicest of the resurrected four kages, and the most pleasant undead zombie.
460* NoBrows: And he’s proud of it! He even provides the page quote.
461* OneManArmy: [[spoiler:He destroyed the entire Fourth Batallion, and gave a hard fight to Gaara and Oonoki.]]
462* ObviouslyEvil: Subverted, he's arguably the nicest and cheeriest of the four zombie kage.
463* SharpDressedMan: Shinobi style.
464* SpringtimeForHitler: [[spoiler:He tried so very hard to lose, giving the Shinobi Alliance as many hints and tips as possible on how to defeat him. He slaughtered them all. He was not amused.]]
465* StealthMentor: Takes up this role [[spoiler:when fighting Gaara, believing that if he can't defeat him in zombie mode, a victory against the BigBad wouldn't be possible either. His efforts finally pay off.]]
466* VerbalTic: A tendency to end his sentences with "maji de" (seriously/for real).
467* WorldsBestWarrior: He is without a doubt the strongest Mizukage of all time and the strongest of his time when he was alive with Mu, the second Tsuchikage, being his equal.
468[[/folder]]
469
470[[folder:Fourth Mizukage]]
471Real Name: Yagura
472
473->See Characters/NarutoTailedBeasts
474[[/folder]]
475
476[[folder:Utakata]]
477->See Characters/NarutoTailedBeasts
478[[/folder]]
479
480[[folder:Seven Ninja Swordsmen of The Mist]]
481!!Jinin Akebino, Jūzō Biwa, Kushimaru Kuriarare, Jinpachi Munashi, Ameyuri Ringo, Fuguki Suikazan, and Mangetsu Hozuki
482!!!'''Jinin voiced by:''' Creator/HidenariUgaki (JP), Creator/SeanSchemmel (EN)\
483'''Jūzō voiced by:''' Kosuke Goto (JP), Steve Blum (EN)\
484'''Kushimaru voiced by:''' Hiroshi Shirokuma (JP), Creator/GrantGeorge (EN)\
485'''Jinpachi voiced by:''' Dai Matsumoto (JP), Creator/ChristopherCoreySmith (EN)\
486'''Ameyuri voiced by:''' Seiko Tamura (JP), Creator/MichelleRuff (EN)\
487'''Fuguki voiced by:''' Minoru Hirota (JP), Christopher Corey Smith (EN)
488!!!'''Jinin's Debut:''' ''Naruto'' Chapter 522 (Manga), ''Shippuden'' Episode 265 (Anime)\
489'''Jūzō's Debut:''' ''Naruto'' Chapter 668 (Manga), ''Shippuden'' Episode 419 (Anime)\
490'''Kushimaru's Debut:''' ''Naruto'' Chapter 522 (Manga), ''Shippuden'' Episode 265 (Anime)\
491'''Jinpachi's Debut:''' ''Naruto'' Chapter 522 (Manga), ''Shippuden'' Episode 265 (Anime)\
492'''Ameyuri's Debut:''' ''Naruto'' Chapter 522 (Manga), ''Shippuden'' Episode 265 (Anime)\
493'''Mangetsu's Debut:''' ''Naruto'' Chapter 522 (Manga), ''Shippuden'' Episode 265 (Anime)\
494'''Fuguki's Debut:''' ''Naruto'' Chapter 507 (Manga), ''Shippuden'' Episode 251 (Anime)
495[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jinin.png]]
496 [[caption-width-right:320:Jinin Akebino]]
497[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/biwajuzofull2304511.png]]
498 [[caption-width-right:320:Jūzō Biwa]]
499[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kushimaru.png]]
500 [[caption-width-right:320:Kushimaru Kuriarare]]
501[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jinpachi_1.png]]
502 [[caption-width-right:320:Jinpachi Munashi]]
503[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ameyuri.png]]
504 [[caption-width-right:320:Ameyuri Ringo]]
505[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fuguki.png]]
506 [[caption-width-right:320:Fuguki Suikazan]]
507[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mangetsu.png]]
508 [[caption-width-right:320:Mangetsu Hozuki]]
509
510The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are a group of the most powerful and skilled swordsmen in Mist, each of whom wields one of seven powerful swords (passed down in Kiri). Of all the known members, which also included Zabuza Momochi and Kisame Hoshigaki, Chojuro is the sole surviving official member. Meanwhile, Mangetsu Hozuki's younger brother, Suigestu Hozuki, dreams of collecting all their swords and reforming the group once again.
511
512The seven swords are Hiramekarei (wielded by Mangetsu and later Chojuro), Kabutowari (wielded by Jinin Akebino), Kiba (wielded by Raiga Kurosuki and later Ameyuri Ringo), Kubikiribocho (wielded by Zabuza), Nuibari (wielded by Kushimaru Kuriarare), Samehada (wielded by Fuguki Suikazan and later Kisame), and Shibuki (wielded by Jinpachi Munashi). Before the start of the series, Kirigakure lost all of them save Hiramekarei, as most of the Swordsmen became missing-nin. They regain them only after the end of the Fourth Ninja War.
513----
514* TheAce: Mangetsu, presumably. He was the only one trained to wield all seven swords.
515* ArmorPiercingAttack: Jinin's Kabutowari specializes in this type of attack. He uses the ax to get his opponent to block and the hammer to propel the ax through his opponent's guard.
516* AscendedExtra: Jūzō is just a throwaway character in the manga, named in the databook with only one line of dialogue. The anime expands his role as being a former member of the Akatsuki and Itachi Uchiha's first partner in the organization before his death at the hands of Yagura, the Fourth Mizukage. His demise paved the way for Kisame Hoshigaki to take the empty spot and begin his partnership with the fallen Uchiha, not to mention his Executioner's Blade returned to the Mist and ended up in Zabuza's possession.
517* AxCrazy: Some of 'em are freaking lunatics. Particular mention goes to Kushimaru and Jinpachi, who (according to the anime) were known for being incredibly cruel to others throughout their lifetimes.
518* BackFromTheDead: The most recent generation of the Seven Swordsmen were revived by Kabuto to fight in the 4th World War.
519* BloodKnight: All of them, apart from [[NiceGuy Chojuro.]] It's implied the Fourth Mizukage [[spoiler:or rather Tobi]] encouraged this behavior.
520* ChekhovsGunman:
521** Mangetsu is mentioned all the way back in Chapter 380, during Team Hebi's encounter with Kisame, but doesn't make an appearance until Chapter 522.
522** Fuguki Suikazan, who briefly appears in Kisame's flashback in Chapter 507. Again, he makes his proper debut in Chapter 522.
523* CoolMask: Kushimaru Kuriarare wears one.
524* CoolSword: Being the symbols of their group, each of the Seven Swordsmen have swords with all kinds of crazy abilities or which are otherwise [[AwesomeButImpractical very exotic in design]].
525* DualWielding: The Kiba is actually two separate blades. Similarly, the Kabutowari is a wielded this way due to being a conjoined axe and hammer.
526* EyeScream: Jinpachi wears an eyepatch to cover where his left eye used to be.
527* FallenHero: A great deal of them became treacherous missing-nin.
528* HeroesPreferSwords: Well, duh. They were at least considered heroes by their home, Kiri.
529* HoistByHisOwnPetard:
530** Kushimaru and Jinpachi's endless bickering gets both of them beaten and sealed by Gai and Kakashi, with the latter even remarking on how their TeethClenchedTeamwork ultimately led to their defeat.
531** Akebino Jinin's sword can break any defense, but it's not all that helpful when he's trying to use it to anchor himself to the ground.
532* InformedAttribute: Mangetsu was mentioned by Kisame to be humbler and more level-headed than Suigetsu, but we don't see him emote much during his revival in the Fourth Shinobi World War, [[TheVoiceless or much at all really.]]
533* LargeAndInCharge: Fuguki Suikazan is even bigger than Kisame.
534* MakingASplash: It's a specialty of their village, so several of them use Water Release Jutsu.
535* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Most of them, even shy little Chojuro, have mouths full of shark-like teeth. Raiga is the only one to lack them.
536* NoNameGiven: Two unidentified members; previous wielders of Hiramekarei and Shibuki are seen among the group that Duy sacrificed himself to protect Guy's team from. The databook does not offer further info.
537* OddlyShapedSword: Most of the seven blades the group use can qualify to some degree, with the Kiba dual blades being the sole exception.
538* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: One previous generations' fight against Might Duy unleashing all eight gates counts as this, considering what Might Guy could do against Madara with the same moves it's evident it was a hell of a fight. And some of the Generation even survives unscathed! Fuguki is confirmed in the manga, while the anime includes Jūzō as well. Assuming that his filler arc is still canon, Raiga would be the third survivor.
539* OneSteveLimit: Kiba the swords have nothing to do with Kiba Inuzuka of Konohagakure and Shibuki the swords has nothing to do with Shibuki the leader of Takigakure introduced in the second [=OVA=].
540* PredecessorVillain: Jūzō was shown to be this in the anime for both Kisame '''AND''' Zabuza. For Kisame, he held the position in the Akatsuki as Itachi Uchiha's partner, although Jūzō was the senior unlike Itachi's relationship with the former, and for Zabuza, he was the earliest known user of Kubikiribōchō and shared many physical characteristics with the Demon of the Hidden Mist.
541* PrehensileHair: Fuguki Suikazan uses his hair to make deadly needles and impale enemies.
542* ShockAndAwe: Ameyuri Ringo's Kiba swords use lightning to attack. Raiga Kurosuki utilizes them the same way.
543* StrongFamilyResemblance: Mangetsu is practically identical to Suigetsu, down to wearing the same type of clothing. The only difference seems to be the clothing's color and the fact that Mangetsu wears a Kiri headband, unlike his brother.
544* StuffBlowingUp: Jinpachi's blade, Shibuki, is essentially a big scroll filled with Explosive Tags attached to a narrow blade. The moment he counters someone else's blade, the tags begin to ignite... and then the victims find out why the blade is called "Splash."
545* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Post revival. Some of them REALLY don't like each other but have to fight together regardless. Kushimaru and Jinpachi outright hate one another. Raiga claims that he hates '''ALL''' of his former teammates, but refuses to explain why.
546* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Ameyuri Ringo's the only known female.
547* ThemeNaming: All of their surnames are based on some form of produce. The only one who averts this to an extent is Raiga Kurosuki, whose surname means "black hoe".
548* TheVoiceless: Mangetsu remains silent throughout his entire appearance. Even the anime keeps him this way.
549* WorthyOpponent: Zabuza to Kakashi and Naruto, Kisame to Guy, Ameyuri to Omoi. Raiga goes back and forth on whether or not to consider Lee as such.
550* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: Often, their swords would be passed down to the person who killed them, who would take their place in the group.
551[[/folder]]
552
553[[folder:Raiga Kurosuki]]
554!!Raiga Kurosuki
555!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KeijiFujiwara (JP), Creator/RogerCraigSmith (EN), Tony Beck (French)
556!!!'''Debut:''' ''Naruto'' Chapter 668 (Manga), ''Naruto'' Episode 152 (Anime)
557[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/raiga_kurosuki.png]]
558
559->''I always find that funerals bring out the best in people. There's no hatred or sadness involved; only the good times that they shared and the happy memories.''
560
561Raiga Kurosuki (黒鋤雷牙, Kurosuki Raiga) was a former member of Kirigakure's Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist introduced in an anime filler arc, and the current owner of the Kiba double lightning sword. During his life in Kirikagure, Raiga was a very tormented, cruel, and lonely individual looking for the meaning of life. During a raid on a village, Raiga finds a boy with health problems named Ranmaru. Ranmaru is the possessor of a rare Bloodline Limit which can create very powerful illusions (enough to even fool the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan) and see-through things. However, in the end, Ranmaru wishes to expand his horizons beyond just killing and weeping with Raiga, to which the swordsman realizes that the boy will never be free as long as he lives and allows Naruto to punch him off a cliff. Raiga gives himself a funeral of lightning leaving not even a particle of himself behind.
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563Unlike most of his fellow swordsmen, Raiga remained dead during the duration of the Fourth Shinobi World War.
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565* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: Both Raiga and Kiba's inclusion in the manga conflicts with several points in Raiga's story from his original filler arc. Namely, Raiga was only able to join the ranks of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen upon using Ranmaru's dōjutsu to aid him in battle in the anime, whereas the manga flashback with Guy established him as being a member several decades before those events took place. Ranmaru can only be in his late tweens at most when we meet him, meaning there was no way he could've been around back then. Also, Raiga was shown to be an ANBU Black Op when he first met Ranmaru in the anime in contrast to his databook entry claiming his rank was that of a standard jōnin. He still used Kiba during his ANBU days before being promoted as if to infer that the swords were always his and didn't exist prior to him. It would be revealed later on that all the weapons had existed since the era of the First Mizukage. Finally, when Raiga gives himself his own funeral, he's still holding the blades and they're gone upon his death, implying that they were lost with him. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, however, they turn up seemingly no worse for wear in Ameyuri Ringo's possession.
566* AlasPoorVillain: Ranmaru feels for Raiga after he gives himself a funeral of lightning, with Naruto feeling the same.
567* AxCrazy: Has a huge thirst for blood. A sane man certainly wouldn't go around trying to blast twelve to thirteen-year-old kids with lightning and threaten to kill a defenseless elderly woman based on the vaguest circumstantial evidence that her son was responsible for his morality pet's supposed death.
568* BadassAndChildDuo: He's the badass who does all the fighting while Ranmaru directs him on how to evade hits and alerts him to incoming threats.
569* BlueAndOrangeMorality: He doesn't really hate most people he kills, he just thinks that funerals are the best way to see the good in people.
570* BuriedAlive: During his reign over the Katabami Gold Mine, he'd force the townspeople to mine gold and other valuable ore for whatever he had planned for it. Anyone who defied his Kurosuki Family or caught trying to leave town would be captured in a coffin and buried while Raiga would eulogize the "happy times" he shared with the "deceased" such as destroying their precious possessions or roughing them up for kicks.
571* CanonForeigner: While his swords were eventually made canon, no mention is made of him when Kabuto revives the Seven Swordsmen until...
572* CanonImmigrant: Chapter 669 where Raiga himself does end up making a cameo wielding the Kiba swords, making him the only character to first appear in the anime before being added to the manga.
573* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: During his days in Kirigakure, he found one when he met Ranmaru.
574* DrivenToSuicide: Eventually, what losing Ranmaru does to him. He lets Naruto beat him before killing himself.
575* DualWielding: Wields Kiba, twin swords that can be connected at their hilt to form a double-bladed sword.
576* DudeLooksLikeALady: His prominent lips and long hair make him fairly androgynous, though not to the same levels as Ranmaru.
577* DumbMuscle: Downplayed, as while he's no idiot, his reliance on Ranmaru for combat direction and his AxCrazy nature, in general, makes it fairly easy for less powerful opponents to outsmart him when he's separated from his partner. He spells out to Karashi that he's not exactly a smart guy in comparison to Ranmaru, notable for the context as it's believed that the boy is dead. [[DisneyDeath He's not.]]
578* {{Expy}}: Raiga and Ranmaru are ones for Zabuza and Haku, even prompting Naruto to have some flashbacks to the former after hearing their stories. Raiga's bloodlust and affection for his partner are more overt than Zabuza's, however, and his motives as an antagonist are left largely undefined.
579* FillerVillain: A big threat, but ultimately all his scenes in the present story are anime exclusive, being the main antagonist of the Kurosuki Family Removal arc.
580* GenericDoomsdayVillain: While Raiga does receive a backstory, his specific motives for taking over the mining town during his Filler Arc are only vaguely touched on, leaving him feeling a bit like this.
581* IJustWantToHaveFriends: It is implied that at one point, Raiga desired genuine bonds and thought that the other six swordsmen could be his TrueCompanions, but over time this desire faded due to most of the swordsman being highly averse to the idea and left Raiga a broken shell and growing to hate Kisame, Zabuza, and the rest. Ranmaru is whom he considered his OnlyFriend and never bothered to cultivate bonds with other people, as such when Ranmaru gives others a chance, he can't handle it and decides to set his partner free.
582* KilledOffForReal: At the end of the Kurosuki Family Removal arc. He kills himself with real lightning to give himself a memorable funeral. Like with Kisame and Juzo, he is not brought back due to there being not being any remains left behind for Kabuto to use.
583* LightningCanDoAnything: It can apparently move in the earth despite being referred to as a counter to Earth Release.
584* MadeOfIron: Like Zabuza before him, he is incredibly hard to kill and it took a huge lightning bolt to wipe him out. But not before fighting a jōnin, and several powerful genin strikes and still stand up.
585* MoralityPet: His relationship with Ranmaru resembles Zabuza's relationship with Haku.
586* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Due to his status as an anime-original character, Raiga lacks the prominent fangs that his fellow Mist Swordsmen all seem to have. Whether this changed after his inclusion in the manga is not known, as he doesn't speak there nor in the anime version of said scene. His daughter Buntan ''does'' have fangs, though those could be from her mother's side of the family.
587* NoodleIncident: The reasons for Raiga enslaving the Katabami Gold Mine are only brought up once and given little attention. Apparently, the Land of Rivers' government was overtaxing the Katabami miners and Raiga overthrew the town officials and made it his own. He explains this to Ranmaru, who he has no reason to lie to, [[AxCrazy but there's room]] [[UnreliableNarrator for debate.]] There's also his hatred for his fellow Ninja Swordsmen, which he notably refuses to revisit.
588* NotQuiteDead: After his first defeat. Naruto's Rasengan landed him under a bunch of rocks until Ranmaru seemingly sacrificed his life to resuscitate his savior.
589* OddNameOut: Due to his status as a CanonImmigrant, Raiga is the only one of the Seven Swordsmen whose name doesn’t refer to produce. [[DownplayedTrope That said,]] Kurosuki translates to "black spade" or "black plough", and those are commonly used in the growing and cultivation of crops, tying it in somewhat.
590* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: He's one of the only three members of the Mist Swordsmen, including Fuguki Suikazan and Jūzō Biwa, to survive Duy's assault in the anime.
591* OlderThanTheyLook: Assuming that the Curry of Life arc is still canon with ''Shippūden'' and ''Boruto'', Raiga seemingly hasn't aged all that much by his appearance in the aforementioned arc to back when he confronted Guy's genin team. Note that Guy was likely between seven and eleven years old when his encounter took place. The databook that contains Raiga's profile leaves his age undefined.
592* OnlyFriend: Pitifully mentions that Ranmaru was his only precious person and with the boy now wanting more out of life, Raiga decides that his friend will never be free as long as he lives. This leads him to throw the fight with Naruto and to him giving himself a funeral of lightning.
593* PapaWolf: He'll destroy anyone who even looks at Ranmaru funny.
594* RedBaron: The “Thunder of the Hidden Mist”.
595* ShockAndAwe: In addition to normal Lightning Style techniques, he has limited control over "actual lightning".
596* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In Japanese, his surname was written as "黒鍬" (black hoe) on TV Tokyo's website but the anime credits spell it as "黒鋤" (black spade). The romanization of "Kurosuki" is still the same, however.
597* TenderTears: He likes funerals because he always remembers the good sides of the dead, crying sincerely while doing so.
598* TheUnreveal: He claims that he hates Zabuza, Kisame, and all the other members of the Seven Mist Swordsmen, but he refuses to elaborate further and Naruto doesn't get the chance to ask again. There is the implication though that he resents them for not really [[IJustWantToHaveFriends giving him a chance,]] though.
599* UnstoppableRage: When Naruto's team makes Ranmaru realize that there are other things to do in life than traveling with Raiga.
600* WorthyOpponent: Goes back and forth on whether or not to give Lee his own funeral.

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