Kinkaku was a veteran elite of Kumogakure in the Land of Lightning and one of the leaders of the Kinkaku Force. Together with Ginkaku, he was known as "the Two Lights in the Clouds." Born with the bloodline of the Sage of Six Paths, he gained Nine-Tails chakra by devouring the Nine-Tails' flesh and could wield five Six Paths ninja tools, including the Seven Star Sword and the Banana Fan. During the First Shinobi World War, Kinkaku and Ginkaku launched a coup during the alliance ceremony between the Raikage and Hokage. Using the Six Paths ninja tools, they grievously wounded the Second Raikage and Second, leading to their deaths, and became the most heinous criminals in Kumogakure's history. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Yakushi Kabuto revived them through Impure World Reincarnation with their memories and consciousness intact. Ginkaku was sealed by Darui in the Crimson Gourd, while Kinkaku was defeated by the new Ino-Shika-Cho formation and sealed in the Amber Purifying Pot. Their ninja tools were ultimately used to revive the Ten-Tails. Kinkaku could fight in a Tailed Beast Transformation state, and his coordination with Ginkaku gave them peerless pursuit and defensive abilities within Kumogakure. However, the Six Paths ninja tools he wielded consumed enormous amounts of chakra and could not be used by ordinary people.
A veteran elite of Kumogakure in the Land of Lightning, he had long blond hair, two upright horns on his head, and six whisker-like markings on his cheeks. He wore a purple short-sleeved shirt beneath the white vest of a Kumogakure Jonin. The character for "gold" was tattooed on his arm, and he carried the Gold Binding Rope, Banana Fan, and Amber Purifying Pot. Arrogant and impatient, he shared an exceptionally strong bond with Ginkaku, displaying unparalleled coordination. Possessing tailed-beast-level chakra, he feared