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Iwa as a whole

  • Aristocrats Are Evil: Downplayed with the non-canon Kurogane-clan, who's elitist mannerism were inspired by overly negative depictions of the Hyūga.
  • Ascended Extra: Instead of the Hufflepuff House that it is in canon, Iwa takes Suna's place as the second-most focused village.
  • Challenging the Chief: Among its traditions is the "Yama no Osu", a special non-leathal duel where a shinobi with enough public support may challenge the ruling Tsuchikage for the position. It is mentioned that Mū became Tsuchikage by defeating the Shodai. Later on, both Suzumebachi and Kurotsuchi use it to rise to the position.
  • Determinator: What lies at the core of Iwa's philosophy, the "Will of Stone".
  • The Proud Elite: Iwa's three great clans seem to be a lot more elitist than other prestigious clans.
  • Really Gets Around: The Kinryū-clan, one of Iwa's three great clans and the original bearers of the Lava-Release are noted to be rather... promiscuous, leading to a lot of Lava Release user outside of Iwa or even Tsuchi no Kuni.
    Kurotsuchi: Do you realize that there's over TWENTY known cases of Lava Release users in Mizu no Kuni, including their damn Mizukage?
  • Rule of Three: The upper ranks of Iwa were long dominated by its the three great clans: the bee-controlling Kamizuru who produced the Shodai Tsuchikage, the elitist Kurogane who bear the Iron-release and the proud, yet also promiscuous Kinryū who bear the Lava-Release.

Leadership

    Onoki 

Onoki

The Sandaime Tsuchikage and Korutsuchi's grandfather. Following Han's report of their C-Rank mission, he cautiously tries to open relations with Konoha, even having Iwa-Genin participate in the Chunin-exams. After getting caught up in the Sound/Sand invitation, he and the Iwa-nin side with Konoha. After the time-skip the returned Kamizuru-clan leads a growing opposition against his alliance with Konoha, leading to Suzumebachi challenging him to a "Yama no Osu", a duel for the position of Tsuchikage. He is defeated by a resurrected Mū and killed by him on Suzumebachi orders.
Onoki: The exam this year was also convenient for me personally as well. Kurotsuchi had been begging to become chūnin recently, so I finally decided to end her bitching and just send her team to the exams.

Team Han

    Han 

Han

The jinchūriki of the Gobi, a jonin from Iwagakure and Jonin-Sensei of Kurotsuchi, Risho and Roto. Team 3 meets his Team during their first C-Rank mission after which he is promply attacked by Akatsuki. His team later participates in the Chunin Exams held in Konoha.
  • Adaptational Early Appearance: Team 3 meets his team during their first C-Rank Mission.
  • Adaptation Expansion: He tells Naruto a story of how he lost control of the gobi while defending a fort during the Third Shinobi War, killing every single person within it. This became known as the "Tsuchi no Yama" incident and was one of the reasons for Iwa's evntual surrender.
  • Adaptation Relationship Overhaul:
    • He is the Jonin-Sensei of Kurotsuchi, while their canon relationship is unknown.
    • He becomes something of a big-brother like figure to Naruto, leading the latter to call him "Han-nii".
    • His relation with Roshi, Iwa's other jinchūriki, is unknown in canon. Here, they are close friends.
  • Ascended Extra: Like his fellow jinchūriki, he is featured much more prominently.
  • Badass in Distress: After taking over as the escort for a merchant traveling to Tsuchi no Kuni from Team 3, he promptly gets ambushed by Akatsuki, leading to Team 3 pulling a Big Damn Heroes to save him and his team.
  • Beautiful All Along: According to Tayuya, he is actually quite handsome under his armor.
  • Birds of a Feather: As a fellow painter, he hits it off so well with Susumu that Tayuya briefly considers setting them up in one of the matchmaker-omakes of the Iwa-Arc, although they both have an Incompatible Orientation.
  • Defrosting Ice King: He starts off cold and aloof towards everyone but Roshi, but after seeing the acceptance of Naruto's friends and his own Genin's loyalty to him, he starts to gradually warm up.
  • Hidden Depths: He enjoys drawing and is actually very good at it, even illustrating Roshi's books.
  • Humans Are the Real Monsters: Han's initial stance, seeing himself as a jinchūriki and not a human. He gets better...
  • Kung-Shui: He can uses his steam to create geysers under a battlefield.
  • Mirror Character: He replaces Gaara as the first other jinchūriki Naruto meets. Due to him having some control over his Bjuu, he actually teaches Naruto a little bit on how to control the Kyubi's chakra, mirroring Killer Bee.
  • Red Light District: He actually lives in Iwa's, due to having troubles finding a good apartment elsewhere as a jinchūriki.
  • Running Gag: Him making scorching hot tea. While his close friends get accustumed to it over time, Yugito is the first one to complement him on his tea.
  • Ship Tease: With Yugito during the Shimagame-Arc.
  • Steampunk: His chakra-cloak has gears and steam as its main design-element, giving him this aesthetic.
  • Straight Man and Wise Guy: He is the still somewhat reserved and dour Straight Man towards Roshi's Wise Guy.
  • Supreme Chef: He often seems to cook for his Team, and even Tayuya ends up praising his cooking.

    Kurotsuchi 

Kurotsuchi

The Sandaime Tsuchikage's granddaughter and a genin under Han. She meets Team 3 during their first C-Rank mission, striking up somewhat of a friendship with them. She later participates in the Chunin-exams, where she is beaten by Naruto. After the time skip, during which she is made a jonin, she opposes the Kamizuru-clan's chauvinistic rhetoric. After Suzumebachi defeats and then kills Onoki, she promptly challenges her for the title of Tsuchikage, becoming Gondaime Tsuchikage after her victory.
Kurotsuchi: You'll. Do. NOTHING. You aren't Tsuchikage! [...] KAMIZURU SUZUMEBACHI, I AM KUROTSUCHI, AND I CHALLENGE YOU TO 'YAMA NO OSU' FOR THE TITLE OF TSUCHIKAGE! RIGHT HERE! RIGHT NOW!
  • Cruel Mercy: She spares Suzumebachi's live after her defeat, in accordance with tradition, albeit not without thinking about how she will die in shame.
Kurotsuchi:I will not kill you. You'll die here, a criminal who committed treason against this village. You'll die, having disgraced Iwa through sinister actions during the 'Yama no Osu' duel. And you'll die here as the last Kamizuru, your clan's long history ending in disgrace. All. Because. Of. You.
  • Didn't Think This Through: Played for Laughs in an OMAKE. After becoming Tsuchikage, she tries to combat the spread of Lava-Release users in other nations by forbidding bearers of the bloodline to pursue relationships with foreigners. The Kinryū -Clan's head is quick to point out that this ban would include her own relationship with Shikamaru, causing her to quickly drop the idea.
  • Genre Savvy: She is among the first to notice Narutos Strong Family Resemblance to the Yondaime Hokage.
  • Grey-and-Grey Morality: Her calling the Yondaime Hokage (who did kill a thousand Iwa-Nin during a single battle in Third Shinobi War) a mass-murderer is the first thing that gets Naruto to consider other Villages' perspectives.
  • Insult of Endearment: She picks up Shikamaru's Embarrassing Nickname "Lazy Ass".
  • Magma Man: While being a Lava-Release user, she never uses Jutsus with actual lava in canon. In this fic she does, such as Lava Style: Scorching Rocks Jutsu.
  • Mirror Character:
    • She takes after parts of Canon!-Gaara as a strong Shinobi from a foreign village befriended by Naruto. She also has familial ties to the current Kage and wishes to herself become Kage of her village. The latter aspect also mirrors Naruto himself.
    • As Shikamaru's foreign Love Interest, she also mirrors Canon!-Temari.
  • Nice Mean And In Between: Among her teammates, the Jerkass Risho and the slowly defrosting Roto, she is the quickest to accept the Konoha-nin during their first meeting.
  • Politically-Active Princess: Being the granddaughter of the ruling Tsuchikage, she is basically a princess (with Suzumebachi outright calling her one), and she openly supports Onoki's alliance with Konoha and opposes the traditionalist faction under Suzumebachi.
  • Punctuated! For! Emphasis!: As seen in her quotes above, she speaks. In. One. Word. Sentences. When. Agitated.
  • Relationship Upgrade: She enters a Long-Distance Relationship with Shikamaru during Naruto's birthday party.
  • Ship Tease:With Shikamaru prior to the time skip. She even visits him and his parents for a dressed-up dinner.
  • Shipper on Deck: During the final part of the Konoha Chūnin Exams, Kurotsuchi is shown to be just as much in favor of Naruto and Hinata being a couple as Shikamaru does. The latter and her even try to guess when will Hinata confess her feelings to Naruto, either before or after the exams are over.
  • Talking the Monster to Death: Her stated ambition to protect and lead Iwa causes Mū to break Edo Tensei.
  • Young and in Charge: She becomes Tsuchikage way earlier than in canon, due to Onoki's Death by Adaptation.
  • You Killed My Father: Against Suzumebachi, upon her killing Onoki after their duel.

    Risho Kurogane 

Risho Kurogane

A scion of the prestigious, but decimated Kurogane-Clan, Risho's defining trait in his first appearances is his burning hatred of Konoha. During the Chunin exams, he fights and defeats Kiba, but loses to Naruto, kicking of his Character Development. During the timeskip, he gradually mellows out after being forced out of his clan's compound. He also is promoted to Jonin. After the timeskip, he fully supports Kurotsuchi and Onoki against the traditionalists.
  • Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: He is very confident in his skills, which only is only somewhat justified.
  • Black Sheep: He drops his clan's elitist ways during the timeskip, leading Suzumebachi to outright call him this.
  • Defeat Means Friendship: When he meets Naruto during the Kumo-Arc, he immidiatley treats him like an old friend.
  • Defrosting Ice King: Kurotsuchi later mentions that he is mellowing out after being kicked out by his Jerkass-family. His appearance during Part-II proves this.
  • Extra-ore-dinary: His clan's bloodline-release involves the manipulation of iron.
  • Fallen Princess: Genderflipped. While losing to Naruto doesn't get him disinherited outright, he is still forced to move out of his clan's compound, taking up residence with Roto and his family.
  • Flipping the Bird: His reaction whenever somebody brings up his Character Development.
  • Foil: To Kiba, who also has lost a lot of Clan-members during the Third Shinobi War, and hates Iwa because of it.
  • Freudian Excuse: His Clan suffered tremendous losses during the Third Shinobi War, resulting in a lot of pressure being put on the youngest generation, resulting in his stand-offish behavior.
  • Heroes Prefer Swords: He can even manipulate them, due to his Iron-Release.
  • Jerkass: His defining trait in his first appearances: He not only displays Fantastic Racism towards Konoha, but also looks down on his teammate Roto because he's not from a Shinobi-family.
  • Shadow Archetype: To Neji and Sasuke as arrogant heir of a prestigious clan, with the Kurogane-Clan being inspired by overly-evil portrayals of the Uchiha or Hyūga-Clan.
  • Nice Mean And In Between: Take a guess...
  • Original Character: An original creation, like the entire Kurogane-clan and his teammate Roto.
  • The Proud Elite; He is immensely prideful of his pedigree, although he evetuall has to give it up.
  • Took a Level in Kindness: He has considerably mellowed out during the time-skip, dropping his classicsm and Fantastic Racism and becoming more relaxaed.
  • Tsundere: His standard reaction towards people bring up that mellowed out is him Flipping the Bird.

    Roto Yowamusi 

Roto

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

Other Iwa-Nin

    Roshi 

Roshi

The Yonbi's jinchūriki, a jonin of Iwa and a critically acclaimed, but not successful author. He arrives in Konoha before the final Chunin-exam-fights to train Kurotsuchi with Lava-release, and then gets caught up in the Sand/Sound-Invasion, like the other Iwa-Nin. After the time-skip, he fights alongside Onoki in his "Yama no Osu", where he is knocked out.
  • Adaptational Badass: He fully masters his own chakra-cloak.
  • Adaptational Early Appearance: He makes his first appearance during the Chunin-Exams.
  • Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: Instead of Walking the Earth like in canon, he stays in Iwa and becomes Han's closest friend, with himself being also best friends with Onoki, calling the latter his "first friend."
  • Ascended Extra: Like his fellow Iwa-jinchūriki, Han.
  • Black Sheep: He is actually part of Iwa's prestigious Kinryū-Clan, but was disawoed by it after becoming Son Guku's jinchūriki.
  • Cool Old Guy: He is "only" in his mid-fifties, which is still rather old for an active shinobi.
  • Fatal Flaw: Pride, which seems to run in his family. He never bothered to befriend or even talk to the Yonbi due to his transformation into a jinchūriki having ruined his life. He rectifies this during the Shimagame-Arc.
  • Sitcom Archnemesis: with Jiraiya: While they actually fought each other in a Noodle Incident during the Third Shinobi War, their rivalry is about their literary work. Jiraiya mocks Roshi for his low sales figures, whereas Roshi accuses Jiraiya's work of only selling because it's smut.
  • Straight Man and Wise Guy: He is the more affable and relaxed Wise Guy towards Han's Straight Man.

    Kusari Kurogane 

Kusari Kurogane

Another scion of Clan Kurogane and Risho's older cousin. He gets brought in by Han to train Risho after him passing the preliminaries. After Risho loses to Naruto, he tries to have him disinherited. After the time-skip, he becomes a supporter of Suzumebachi's anti-Konoha movement and originally intended to be her partner before being replaced by the resurrected Mū. He later joins them as their third partner, fighting mainly against Han.
  • The Ace: He is stated to be Iwa's best swordsman and to have full control over his clans bloodline-release.
  • Big Brother Bully: He is very clearly abusive towards Risho.
  • Extra-ore-dinary: He possesses full control of his clan's Iron-Release.
  • Hypocrite: Despite his pride in Iwa's and his clan's traditions, he continues to support Suzumebachi after she breaks tradition by killing Onoki.
  • Jerkass: He takes Risho's pirde and stand-offishness to a whole new level.
  • The Proud Elite: Takes his cousins elitist views up to eleven.
  • Shadow Archetype: He is inspired by overly-negative depictions of Hiashi Hyūga as an elitist and an extreme case of Honor Before Reason.

    Kitsuchi 

Kitsuchi

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

    Mū 

Mū

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

The Kamizuru Clan

    Ishikawa Kamizuru 

Ishikawa Kamizuru

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

    Suzumebachi Kamizuru 

Suzumebachi Kamizuru

A scion of the prestigious Kamizuru-clan and granddaughter of the Shodai Tsuchikage, she returns to Iwa shortly after the timeskip, starting to rile up the population against Onoki's alliance with Konoha. After ROOT agents kill her brothers and try to kill her, she challenges Onoki to a "Yama no Osu", a duel for the position of Tsuchikage. Thanks to Kabuto resurrecting the Nidaime Tsuchikage as her partner, she defeats him and Roshi, killing Onoki afterwards. Thus having become Yondaime Tsuchikage, Kurotsuchi promptly challenges her in return, defeating her, Mu and Kusari alongside Shikamaru and Han.
  • Adaptational Badass: Due to her managing to regain her clan's lost techniques, she is considearbly stronger than in canon, albeit still not strong enough to defeat Onoki on her own.
  • Adaptational Late Appearance: Instead of being a filler-villain in Part I, she instead shows up during Part II.
  • Affably Evil: When chatting up Tayuya in a bar, she stays very cordial.
  • An Arm and a Leg: Onoki's last Dust-Release disintegrates her legs.
  • Arc Villain: Of the Iwa-arc in part II.
  • Ascended Extra: She goes from one third of a trio of Filler Villains to a full-blown Arc Villain.
  • Assassin Outclassin': She fights off fifteen ROOT agents who try to kill her, after killing her brothers.
  • The Caligula:While rising to power justly, she very obviously doesn't handle her new power well.
  • Death Seeker:When Kurotsuchi visits her in prison, she tries to goad her into killing her, but she opts for the Cruel Mercy of a life-imprisonment instead.
  • Died in Your Arms Tonight: Her brother Jibachi, after she fights off Danzo's agents.
  • Fantastic Racism: Against Konoha. Its only amplified when ROOT kills her brothers.
  • Flight: Part of her expanded skillset includes insect-like wings, which help her move around after Onoki disintegrates her legs.
  • Foil:
    • To Kurotsuchi. She is also the granddaughter of a (previous) Tsuchikage, but leaves her village shortly after the Third Shinobi War, instead of Kurotsuchi, who works hard for her village, breaking new records for completed missions. When Suzumebachi returns, she only stirs up political trouble, and while outwardly being a staunch traditionalist, ends up breaking tradition when she kills Onoki, whereas Kurotsuchi is more weary of blindly following traditions, but still chooses to spare her, even if it is a form Cruel Mercy.
    • To Tsunade: She also is the granddaughter of a Kage who left her village for personal reasons during a time of need. Where Suzumebachi wants to be Kage, Tsuande doesn't. And whereas Suzumebachi's time of absence is a detriment to her political ambitions, Tsunade cites hers as a reason why she shouldn't be Hokage.
  • Hero's Evil Predecessor: To Kurotsuchi, who choses to have her less than one-day tenure as Tsuchikage be treated as a full reign, leading the "Yondaime Tsuchikage" to go down in history as a madwoman who broke the traditions of Iwa, ruled for less than a day and would have started a war with Konoha had she not been stopped.
  • Hypocrite: As pointed out by Kurotsuchi during their 'Yama no Osu': She calls her out for hiding underground while hiding inside her beehive, she calls Mu and Onoki "weak" despite having to use the former to defeat the latter, she accuses Kurotsuchi of conspiring with Konoha while being helped by Kabuto and still claims to care about Iwa despite abandoning it right after the Third Shinobi World War.
  • Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: After riding a wave of public support for her traditionalist stances against Onoki, she promptly loses loses all of this support by breaking tradition and killing him after losing the duel, leading the shocked crowd to support Kurotsuchi enough to challenge and depose. Shikamaru's part in the "Yama no Osu" also turns around public opinion on Konoha, leaving Iwa's alliance with it in place.
  • Sole Survivor: Of Clan Kamizuru, after ROOT-agents kill both of her brothers.
  • Tyrant Takes the Helm: After defeating and killing Onoki, albeit she ends up being Tsuchikage for less than a day.
  • Unwitting Pawn:To Kabuto, who uses her to get Onoki's corpse and either start a war againts Konoha or orchestrate Danō's downfall.
  • Warhawk: She starts out highly critical of Onoki's alliance with Konoha, but but her brother's assassination turns her fully hostile towards Konoha.

    Kurobachi and Jibachi Kamizuru 

Kurobachi and Jibachi Kamizuru

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

  • Adaptational Badass: Thanks to finding their Clan's secret technique's, both manage to hold off fifteen ROOT Agents long enough for Suzumebachi to arrive, albeit both do not survive the attack.
  • Died in Your Arms Tonight: While Kurobachi is already dead by the the time Suzumebachi arrives at their compound, Jibachi clings to life long enough to tell her that the killing was a False Flag Operation and that Danzō was the real culprit.

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