A
Konoha: Tsunade, I'm the Hokage!
- Original Name:
- 艾 (ài)
- Gender:
- Masculine
- Kind:
- Character
- Scope:
- Novel-specific
- Status:
- Active
- Source:
- AI
- Occurrences:
- 382
- Chapters:
- 41
- Context Up To:
- Ch. 316
- Wiki Model:
- GPT-6 Sol
- Updated:
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | A (艾) 105 |
| Affiliation | Kumogakure 105 249 |
| Occupation/Role | Jonin; Kumogakure's representative for a visiting Konoha squad 105 106 |
| Family | Son of the Third Raikage 178 180 |
| Status | Rumored successor to the Raikage 249 251 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 105 |
History
Meeting Konoha's squad
A receives a Konoha squad led by Minato Namikaze and challenges them to fight before discussing cooperation. He warns the ninja beside him not to underestimate Minato, who had stopped many Kumogakure ninja single-handedly. After the exchange, A attributes his side's loss to poorer coordination and maintains that a one-on-one fight would be different 105 106.
During a later visit to Konoha, A shows interest in learning from the village while remaining cautious 109.
Conflict with Konoha
A accompanies his father into a confrontation involving Minato and Kyohiko Yoshimine. While fighting Minato, he destroys a patch of Flying Thunder God kunai seals with a large-scale Lightning Style technique. A believes he must defeat Minato quickly: if Kyohiko returns first, he will have no chance of escaping to Kumogakure 178 179 180.
A is later held in Konoha's Anbu prison. Kyohiko has him sealed and knocked unconscious before arranging to send him away by Flying Thunder God; A subsequently finds himself free in Konoha 193.
Land of Snow incident
A is identified as Kumogakure's next-generation successor when he and Killer B confront a Konoha group. Shikaku's warnings do not dissuade A from trying to capture him. A survives a partially charged Tailed Beast Bomb: he recognizes the danger, stops Killer B from gathering more chakra, and uses his speed to avoid the main impact, though the blast destroys the ship 249 250 251. He later writes an intelligence report on Kyohiko's and Kakashi Hatake's growing strength for the Third Raikage 252.
Abilities & Skills
Speed and Lightning Style
- Uses a large-scale Lightning Style attack to destroy Flying Thunder God kunai seals during his fight with Minato 179.
- Moves quickly enough to avoid the main impact of a partially charged Tailed Beast Bomb after identifying the danger 250.
Combat judgment
- Recognizes that Kyohiko's return would leave him no chance of escaping his fight with Minato 180.
- Records his assessment of Kyohiko and Kakashi's strength in a report to the Third Raikage 252.
Relationships
- Third Raikage — A's father; they discuss Konoha's capabilities and the risks of confronting it 109 178 252.
- Killer B — Kumogakure associate; A stops him from further charging a Tailed Beast Bomb during the Land of Snow confrontation 249 250.
- Minato Namikaze — Opponent in multiple exchanges, including a later battle in which A targets Minato's Flying Thunder God kunai seals 105 106 179 180.
- Kyohiko Yoshimine — Konoha ninja whose strength A treats as a serious threat; A later reports on his progress to the Third Raikage 180 252.