Kisame Hoshigaki
Kisame Hoshigaki is a male anime and manga character who features in Naruto.
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Biography
Kisame Hoshigaki (Japanese: 干柿 鬼鮫, Hepburn: Hoshigaki Kisame) was a male human born in the hidden shinobi village of Kirigakure in the Ninja World.
Much of his background has largely been left unexplored, however he was known as one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, a group of violent ninja that use particularly large swords in battle.
He and Itachi later travelled to Konohagakure after the recent attack made against it by Orochimaru which killed its Hokage. The two had arrived in secret in the village with the intention of capturing the Nine-Tails jinchuriki with this being a young ninja named Naruto Uzumaki. Their clothing attracted the attention of others leading to the pair being confronted by Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yūhi though the two quickly found themselves to be outmatched by their opponents. This was until the arrival of Kakashi Hatake who fought Itachi whilst Kisame battled Asuma Sarutobi. He had waited patiently for Itachi to finish off his opponent but instead he ordered Kisame to capture Kakashi whilst the other two leaf shinobi were to be eliminated. Before Kisame could attack though he was struck by Might Guy who joined his Konohagakure comrades with him kicking Hoshigaki in the face. The arrival of another opponent led to Itachi ordering a retreat as he did not want to engage in a large-scale battle. Though annoyed, Kisame agreed to depart despite the fact that he wanted to continue to fight Konoha's shinobi.
He came to track down the Eight-Tails jinchuriki with this being Killer B of the hidden cloud village.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Kisame Hoshigaki was a male human with a distinct form marked by having pale blue skin, a gill-like facial structure, and sharp triangular teeth. His reputation led to him being known as the Monster of the Hidden Mist (霧隠れの怪人, Kirigakure no Kaijin, English TV: Scourge of the Hidden Mist). Due to his power, he was also referred to as the Tailed Beast without a Tail (尾を持たない尾獣, O o Motanai Bijū, English TV: Tailless Tailed Beast).
Not much was known about Kisame's past other than his past affiliation with Momochi Zabuza in the Hidden Mist's Seven Legendary Swordsmen group. He has a brutal personality and an equally brutal shark-like appearance. He enjoys engaging battles and at one point was eager to fight Asuma, Kurenai, and Might Guy at the same time. However, Kisame is usually forced to leave a fight, being paired with Itachi (who only fights when necessary). Like other characters who have trained to be one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Kisame enjoys mutilating his opponents, as seen when he suggests cutting off Naruto Uzumaki's legs to make him easier to carry and to prevent the latter from escaping on foot.
Kisame was one of the few members of Akatsuki that goes along well with his partner. Kisame was shown as being very loyal to Itachi where he was willing to take any commands he was given without question. He constantly looked out for Itachi's well-being, even to the point of warning Itachi of overusing his Sharingan. Although Kisame does have his pride, he acknowledges Itachi as the stronger of the duo. Madara has noted that out of all of Akatsuki, Kisame was the closest to Itachi, implying that they were indeed good friends. Ever since their first encounter, he has had a deep loathing for Might Guy, since Guy seems to continue to agitate him by not remembering who Kisame is.
Powers and abilities
Such was his strength that he easily killed his former master who was a member of the Seven Swordsmen's strongest generation while the man wielded Samehada against Kisame. In battle, he had equally immense physical strength and speed where he combined strong taijutsu strikes with powerful slashes from Samehada.
His superhuman chakra level and combination with Samehada was the reason he earnt the moniker of 'Tailed Beast without a Tail'.
He came to have mastered the Water Release (水遁, Suiton, English TV: Water Style) techniques which he used in battle.
Among the Akatsuki, he was said to had been the best member in capturing his targets alive.
These shark-like characteristics extend to his choice of attacks in battle, as he frequently shapes water into the forms of sharks to damage opponents. If there is no water nearby, Kisame can quickly produce his own lake to use at his leisure. Kisame himself has massive amounts of chakra, enough so that a clone created by the Akatsuki that held only 30% of his power contained an amount of chakra comparable to Naruto when using the Nine-Tails' chakra. Kisame is said to be the strongest of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. He has been seen displaying astonishing speed and incredible physical strength. At one point Guy battled a clone of Kisame's with 30% chakra-supply, and Guy was forced to open his Sixth chakra gate in order to survive. Kisame himself proved powerful enough to successfully capture the Four-Tailed Beast's Jinchūriki, despite noting his target's exceptional powers. Though a difficult task by his own admission, Kisame merely complains that he is "a bit tired.
Among the techniques known to him included:
- Summoning Technique (寄せの術, Kuchiyose no Jutsu) :
- Water Clone Technique (水分身の術, Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu) :
- Water Prison Technique (水牢の術, Suirō no Jutsu) :
- Water Release: A Thousand Feeding Sharks (水遁・千食鮫, Suiton: Senshokukō) :
As a ninja, he specialised in being a very powerful swordsman who favoured the use of brute strength and melee fighting in battle. His sword Samehada (鮫肌, lit. "shark skin") was covered in scales that could absorb untold amounts of an opponent's chakra. The sentient blade only allowed Kisame to wield it where it was capable of shaving skin instead of cutting it. Samehada was also capable of absorbing chakra but required Kisame's own chakra to perform such feat. Only Kisame was allowed to wield Samehada. If anyone besides him tries to pick it up, spikes protrude from its handle and it returns to Kisame's side. It is stated by Suigetsu that if he kills Kisame, he would be able to wield the Samehada, but it is unknown if it is true.
Notes
- Kisame Hoshigaki was created by Masashi Kishimoto where he featured in the setting of Naruto.
In other media
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Appearances
- Naruto:
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