Kisame

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Kisame Hoshigaki (鬼鲛)
Alias(es)	Shark Face; “Tailed Beast Without a Tail”; Monster of the Mist 3 26 56
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Kirigakure; Intelligence Protection Force 2 3
Occupation/Role	Elite Jonin; intelligence operative; former Jonin instructor; Kazama Kaguya’s bodyguard and later mentor 3 11 38
Status	Active; returns to Kirigakure to confront the crisis surrounding the Fourth Mizukage’s controller and Suikazan Fuguki 56
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Background / History

Kisame served in Kirigakure’s Intelligence Protection Force and formerly acted as Kazama Kaguya’s Jonin instructor. His defining principle is that intelligence must be acquired and protected regardless of the personal cost; he considers shinobi unable to protect information unworthy to live. Kazama’s retirement was partly prompted by the psychological trauma of witnessing Kisame destroy comrades to safeguard intelligence. 2 3

Kazama exploited this uncompromising creed by offering verified intelligence about the Fourth Mizukage’s controller. In exchange, Kisame agreed to protect the defecting Kazama for three months without restricting his freedom, despite later recognizing the arrangement as a trap. 3 8 11

While investigating Kazama’s intelligence, Kisame secretly observed the Kaguya Clan’s clash with the Fourth Mizukage and confirmed the Mizukage’s abnormal behavior. He reported the matter to Elder Genji rather than his superior, Suikazan Fuguki, establishing a connection that later allowed him to learn of Fuguki’s betrayal in advance. 56

Appearance

Kisame is a grayish-blue, shark-faced man whose imposing presence and sharp teeth immediately distinguish him from ordinary shinobi. His appearance and immense chakra reserves contribute to his reputation as a monster. 3 25 26

• Shark-like face and large, sharp teeth. 3 11
• Grayish-blue complexion. 25
• Gills on his cheeks allow him to breathe underwater. 27
• Exudes the oppressive presence of an elite Jonin. 3

Personality

Kisame is cold, direct, and intensely professional. He treats intelligence as a sacred responsibility and reacts with immediate hostility to any suggestion that Kirigakure’s information has been compromised. His loyalty to the village remains central even after learning of its internal corruption. 3 12 49

He is also highly suspicious of Kazama, whose repeated schemes make him instinctively search for hidden motives in every offer. Even so, Kisame honors his agreements: he rescues Kazama, protects him through dangerous encounters, and ultimately trains him with the seriousness of a dedicated Jonin instructor. 11 31 38 56

Kisame’s harshness is often expressed through sarcasm and brutal training methods. He pushes Kazama through weighted exercise, full-contact taijutsu, precision chakra control, and extended study, but his guidance is practical and tailored to Kazama’s strengths. 38 39 40

Abilities & Skills

Water Release

Kisame possesses exceptional Water Release skill and enough chakra to create water on a massive scale.

• Creates twenty-to-thirty-meter tidal waves while retreating from Uchiha Shisui. 26
• Uses Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave to form a water prison roughly 300 meters in radius, extinguishing Shisui’s Fire Release attacks and establishing a favorable battlefield. 26
• Uses Water Release: Water Shark Bomb Technique against Shisui. 25
• Uses Water Style: Water Dragon Tornado to destroy Aburame Ryoma’s airborne Kikaichū. 30
• Taught Kazama that precise chakra output is necessary to prevent large-scale Water Release from harming allies. 39

Immense Chakra Reserves

Kisame’s chakra is repeatedly compared to that of a tailed beast, earning him the title “Tailed Beast Without a Tail.” 26

• Sustains high-speed pursuit and repeated large-scale Water Release over long distances. 26
• Fights two Jonin simultaneously while maintaining a massive water prison and shark summons. 27
• Forces Shisui to consider using Susanoo because ordinary Fire Release cannot overcome Kisame’s water volume. 26

Shark Techniques and Summoning

Kisame uses shark-based techniques and summons to defend territory, pursue targets, and overwhelm opponents in water.

• Summoning Jutsu: Thousand Feeding Sharks — summons a large shark swarm; roughly one hundred sharks are assigned to guard Kazama inside the water prison. 27
• Provides Kazama with a miniature shark summon as an emergency signal, allowing Kisame to respond when it is destroyed. 14 17
• Gives Kazama scrolls containing his self-developed Shark Water Release techniques and Great Shark Bullet Technique, his sole A-rank ninjutsu. 56

Body Flicker and Physical Combat

Kisame combines elite-Jonin physical ability with rapid Body Flicker movement.

• Reaches Kazama from approximately five kilometers away in twenty seconds, moving at over 250 meters per second. 25
• Covered roughly thirty kilometers during eight minutes of pursuit while carrying Kazama. 26
• Uses elite-level battlefield movement and assassination experience during Kazama’s taijutsu training. 39
• Maintains enough close-combat ability to pressure Aburame Ryoma while prioritizing Kazama’s safety. 30

Instruction and Tactical Analysis

Kisame is an exacting instructor with deep knowledge of chakra nature transformation, form transformation, Water Release, and ninjutsu development. 38 42 45

• Evaluates Kazama’s strengths, weaknesses, chakra natures, and stamina before designing a training regimen. 38
• Teaches the principles separating B-rank, A-rank, and S-rank ninjutsu. 42 45
• Directs Kazama toward large-scale offensive, defensive, and support Water Release instead of single-target Water Release after Kazama develops Storm Release. 42
• Trains Kazama’s combat awareness through painful but nonlethal taijutsu sparring. 39

Equipment / Items

• Kunai — carried during the confrontation with Uchiha Shisui. 25
• Miniature shark emergency summon — supplied to Kazama for calling Kisame into Konoha in an emergency. 14
• Shark Water Release scrolls — two scrolls given to Kazama before Kisame returns to Kirigakure, including the Great Shark Bullet Technique. 56

Relationships

• Kazama Kaguya — former student, contracted protectee, and later trainee. Kisame is repeatedly manipulated by Kazama’s intelligence offers, yet saves him, fights for him against Shisui and Root operatives, and trains him wholeheartedly. Their relationship develops into mutual respect. 3 11 25 38 56
• Kimimaro — Kazama’s loyal follower. Kisame initially treats him as an irrelevant outsider and potential threat, though Kimimaro later offers him food and observes his unusual behavior. 11 13
• Uchiha Shisui — opponent during Kazama’s Byakugan evolution. Kisame uses Water Release and terrain advantage to delay Shisui, but is wounded when Shisui activates Susanoo. 25 26 29
• Aburame Ryoma — Root operative who joins Shisui’s pursuit. Kisame confronts Ryoma with Water Dragon Tornado while focusing on Kazama’s protection. 26 30
• Elder Genji — Kirigakure elder whom Kisame contacts after verifying Kazama’s intelligence on the Fourth Mizukage. Genji warns him of Suikazan Fuguki’s betrayal. 56
• Suikazan Fuguki — Kisame’s superior and a traitor aligned with the mysterious controller behind the Fourth Mizukage. Kisame vows to personally kill him. 56

Story Role / Major Arcs

Intelligence Bargain and Kazama’s Defection

Kisame meets Kazama at a secluded ramen shop to receive intelligence. His duty to protect information leads him to accept a three-month protection arrangement, only to discover that Kazama has defected from Kirigakure and that the village has issued a hunt order against him. 3 8

He rescues Kazama after Itō Keisuke’s ambush, then reluctantly agrees to continue protecting him in exchange for intelligence regarding the Fourth Mizukage’s controller. 10 11

Konoha Operation

Kisame remains outside Konoha’s barrier in the Forest of Death to avoid detection, leaving Kazama a shark summon for emergencies. He responds to Kazama’s signal in forty-five seconds from ten kilometers away, then is pressured into reducing his response time. 14 17

After Kazama acquires the Byakugan, Kisame protects him from Shisui and Root forces. He creates massive Water Release defenses, summons sharks, and delays multiple Jonin while Kazama’s evolution completes. 25 26 27

Shisui Pursuit

Following Kazama’s destruction of Shisui’s Susanoo, Kisame is persuaded to pursue Shisui’s weakened Mangekyo Sharingan. He returns injured after encountering Shisui and Konoha reinforcements, correctly suspecting that Kazama used him to probe their remaining strength. 31 32

Mentor of Kazama Kaguya

After accepting Kazama’s terms for additional intelligence, Kisame becomes his instructor for three months. He creates an overloaded daily schedule involving weighted training, taijutsu, Water Release instruction, chakra transformation theory, ninjutsu development, and cooking. 33 38 39

Kisame guides Kazama’s Water Release and Storm Release development, demanding strict control and pushing him to create multiple B-rank techniques and an A-rank technique. 40 42 44 45

Return to Kirigakure

When Kirigakure’s elite forces begin collapsing under the Fourth Mizukage’s controller, Kisame ends the training period early to return. He reveals that Kazama’s intelligence enabled him to contact Elder Genji and avoid Fuguki’s betrayal, changing the course of his fate. Before departing, he gives Kazama his Shark Water Release techniques and asks whether the remaining Kaguya Clan members might someday return to Kirigakure. 56

Notable Quotes

“As a shinobi, if you can't even protect intelligence, you have no right to live.” 3

“Kazama Kaguya, I'll protect you for these three months. But after three months, I'll personally take your head.” 11

“The strong have always been masters of micro-control.” 39

Trivia

• Kisame can breathe underwater through gills and considers large bodies of water his most advantageous battlefield. 26 27
• He can simplify D-rank and C-rank ninjutsu to a single hand seal. 37
• His training schedule initially ran from 05:00 to 21:00 before he expanded it to include ninjutsu development until 23:00. 38 39
• Despite repeatedly threatening to kill Kazama after three months, Kisame ultimately leaves without collecting on that promise. 11 56