Hoshigaki Kisame
Name: Hoshigaki Kisame
Age: 25
Height: 195 cm2
Weight: 83,1 kg2
Birthday: March 18
Blood Type: AB
Ring: Nan, south
Position: Left ring finger
Partner: Uchiha Itachi
Affiliation: Akatsuki, Nukenin (Missing-nin) from Kirigakure (Hidden Mist)
Signature Ability: Samehada, Suiton: Bakusui Shōha (Water Release: Exploding Water Shockwave), Suiton: Goshokuzame (Water Release: Five Eating Sharks), Suiton: Suiryūdan no Jutsu (Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique), Suiton: Suikōdan no Jutsu (Water Release: Water Shark Bullet Technique), Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu (Water Doppelganger), Suirō no Jutsu (Water Prison Technique)
Hoshigaki Kisame, along with Uchiha Itachi attempted to kidnap Uzumaki Naruto for Akatsuki purposes several years ago, but were effectively thwarted by Jiraiya. Itachi later explained that it isn't time to kidnap Naruto yet. Kisame and his sword (Samehada, "Shark skin") both have shark-like characteristics. The sword also has the ability to drain chakra.
Kisame comes from Kirigakure. He is known as the Mysterious Person of the Hidden Mist (Kirigakure no Kaijin). He is also part of the Kiri no Shinobigatana Nanajin Shu ( "Seven Swordsmen of the Mist"), as was Momochi Zabuza, presumably a group of seven Mist ninja famed for their usage of oversized swords.
Kisame's chakra is apparently considered very large, even by the Akatsuki's standards. Their leader even comments on his large amount of chakra.
Trivia
- Kisame means demon shark, probably a reference to his tall height and appearance.
- Hoshigaki means dried persimmon.
- Kisame's shark-like appearance and sword Samehada are rumored by fans to have been related to the Three-Tailed Shark in Japanese legend known as Isunade and his subordinate Samehada.
