Character Name: 干柿鬼鮫, Hoshigaki Kisame
Age: 29 in
Naruto; aprox. 32 in
ShippuudenBlood-Type: AB
Gender: Male
Height: 1,95 m
Weight: 83.1 kg
Classification: Missing-Nin
Element: Water
Affiliation: Akatsuki
Previously: Kirigakure; Seven Swordsmen of the Mist (霧の忍刀七人衆, Kiri no Shinobigatana Shichinin Shū)
Akatsuki:Ring: 南 ("south"); left ring finger
Partner: None
Previous Partner(s): Uchiha Itachi
Biography/Background: Kisame is a former member of Kirigakure's Seven Swordsmen of the Mist an ever-changing group of ninja that wield particularly large weapons in battle. While in Kirigakure, Kisame is known to have formed a connection to Suigetsu Hozuki and his brother. His former country, the Land of Water, now seeks him out for plotting to overthrow its government and being involved in numerous assassinations. Kisame would later join Akatsuki and be partnered with Itachi Uchiha.
Appearance: Kisame has a distinctive shark-like appearance, complete with pale blue skin, small white eyes, gill-like facial structures, and sharp triangular teeth. Even his name, Kisame (鬼鮫), means "Demon Shark", while his last name, Hoshigaki means star ghoul.
Personality: Kisame is rather battle-loving, enjoying having to fight others, although, paired with Itachi, who only fights when necessary, is usually forced to leave a fight. Usually when this happens, he states to his opponent(s) that they "don't know how lucky they are." Like other characters who have trained to be one of the Seven Swordsmen, Kisame enjoys mutilating his opponents, as seen when he suggests cutting off Naruto Uzumaki's legs to make him easier to carry.
Kisame is also one of the few members of Akatsuki that gets along well with his partner. Kisame has a loyalty to Itachi, willing to take any commands he gives without complaints and constantly looks out for his well-being. Although Kisame does have his pride, he acknowledges Itachi as the stronger of their duo.
Weapons & Abilities: Kisame is said to be the strongest of the Mist Swordsmen. As suggested by Itachi, his abilities highly outmatch those of Kakashi Hatake. Kisame is so strong that Gai needed to open his 6th chakra gate to beat a clone with only 30% of Kisame's power. Kisame's weapon is called Samehada (鮫肌; Literally meaning "shark skin"), a sentient, scale-covered sword that shaves off skin instead of cutting. Samehada is also capable of absorbing chakra, but requires Kisame's chakra to do it. Only Kisame is 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.
Kisame has also been known to display astonishing speed and incredible physical strength. He uses water-based jutsu in combination with his powerful physical attacks. His shark-like qualities carry over to the type of techniques he uses in battle, as he often shapes bodies of water into the forms of sharks that proceed to attack opponents. If there is no water source where he happens to be fighting, Kisame can use Water Release: Exploding Water Shockwave to create a lake's worth of water to be used for attacks. Kisame is also noted to have a particularly large amounts of chakra in his reserves (Karin states she has never seen so much chakra in one place), though it is unknown how much he can use; even when he fights at 30% power in one instance his chakra supply is compared to that of a Nine-Tailed Demon Fox-enhanced Naruto Uzumaki during the Chunin Exams.
Rank: Academy-Student
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