A

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	A
Alias(es)	Fourth Raikage; Lightning Kage
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Kumogakure
Occupation/Role	Raikage of Kumogakure
Status	Deceased; his body was erased by Naruto's Mangekyō ability, Bishamonten 165
First Appearance	Chapter 156

Appearance

A is a heavily muscled, dark-skinned man with blond hair styled into a golden pompadour. When using his strongest Lightning Release Armor, his hair stands fully on end and his skin reddens from the increased blood flow. 161 162

• Wears a pair of golden bracers, later recovered in the Land of Earth. 166
• His physique is resilient enough to withstand the extreme friction of Mabui's Heavenly Transfer Technique. 161
• His body is enveloped in violent lightning while using Lightning Release Chakra Mode. 162 163

Personality

A is prideful, decisive, and intensely protective of Kumogakure. After Kumogakure's scouts were publicly displayed outside his office, he treated the act as an unforgivable humiliation to the entire village and chose to investigate personally despite Mabui's objections. 161

He favors battle as a means of gathering intelligence and is prone to acting before fully assessing a threat. However, when facing Naruto, he recognizes the hopeless disparity in strength and resolves to sacrifice himself so Killer B and the Eight-Tails can escape. 161 164

Abilities & Skills

Lightning Release Chakra Mode

A cloaks himself in Lightning Release Chakra that stimulates his cells, drastically raising his speed and defense. His strongest version, inherited from the Third Raikage, moves quickly enough that even the Mangekyō Sharingan cannot track it. 162 163

• Enhances both physical durability and movement speed. 163
• His strongest Lightning Release Armor represents the mode at maximum power. 162
• Naruto copied the technique from A's memories after defeating him. 165

Nintaijutsu

A combines Lightning Release with close-quarters combat, relying on overwhelming speed and physical force.

• Double Lariat — Performed with Killer B; the pair strike from opposite sides with synchronized forearms to decapitate a target. 163
• Guillotine Drop — A downward attack used against Naruto. 163
• Hand Blade — A refined C-rank finishing technique powerful enough to sever one of the berserk Eight-Tails' horns. 164

Exceptional Physical Strength

A's strength remains formidable even before entering his strongest state.

• Smashes his office desk and cracks the floor with a single angry punch. 161
• Can endure Heavenly Transfer Technique, an ultra-high-speed transportation method normally unsuitable for living people. 161
• Uses brute force and speed alongside Killer B to carve trenches through the ground during their assault. 163

Equipment

• Golden Bracers — A's personal bracers, found alongside Killer B's swords after their confrontation with Naruto. 166

Relationships

• Killer B — His sworn brother and combat partner. A entrusts B with his Chakra during their battle with Naruto and later attempts to sacrifice himself to ensure B's escape. 162 164
• Mabui — His secretary, who repeatedly warns him against personally entering the unknown situation in the Land of Rain. 161
• Naruto Uzumaki — Defeats A and Killer B in the Land of Rain, breaks A's arm, pursues their escape, and ultimately erases A's body after extracting his memories. 163 165
• Gyūki — The Eight-Tails sealed within Killer B. Gyūki senses Naruto's frightening aura and urges B to flee. 162 163

Story Role / Major Arcs

Land of Rain Investigation

Following the destruction in the Land of Rain, A receives intelligence reports and sends additional operatives to investigate. 156 When the bodies of Kumogakure's scouts are hung outside the Raikage Building, he considers it an open provocation and immediately orders Mabui to prepare the Heavenly Transfer Technique for himself and Killer B. 161

Battle Against Naruto

A and Killer B arrive at the Land of Rain and encounter Naruto, who overwhelms them with the Flying Thunder God Technique and raw physical strength. A activates his Strongest Lightning Release Armor while B draws on Gyūki's Chakra. 162

The brothers launch Double Lariat, but Naruto counters it after replicating A's Lightning Release Chakra Mode. Naruto breaks A's arm and later repels his Hand Blade with Shinra Tensei. 163 164

Death and Aftermath

After Killer B distracts Naruto with a Tailed Beast Ball, A and B flee toward the Land of Earth. A removes the Flying Thunder God-marked flesh from his body, then turns back to delay Naruto and secure B's escape. 164

Naruto intercepts A, extracts his memories and Kumogakure's intelligence, then uses Bishamonten to erase his body. 165 His disappearance destabilizes Kumogakure; Yugito Nii is appointed Raikage to prevent further internal rebellion. 167