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Biodata

Abilities & Skills

Lightning Style Nintaijutsu

A combines Lightning Style chakra with close-quarters combat, allowing him to contest Gong Yi directly in speed and taijutsu. 157

• Enhances his physical combat capability.
• Forms the core of his battlefield fighting style.
• Was powerful enough to force Gong Yi to open the Eight Inner Gates to the Sixth Gate. 157

Body Flicker Technique

A uses the Body Flicker Technique at extreme speed during combat. 157

• His movement speed matched the enhanced Gong Yi in their initial exchange.
• Gong Yi opened six Inner Gates specifically to keep pace with him. 157

Story Role / Major Arcs

Conflict with Gong Yi

During a battlefield clash between Iwagakure and Konoha, A confronts Gong Yi in a high-speed taijutsu battle. His Lightning Style Nintaijutsu and Body Flicker Technique allow him to match Gong Yi until Gong Yi opens the Sixth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates. 157

A then prepares to fight alongside his younger brother, B, against Gong Yi. 157

Relationships

• B — Younger brother and combat partner; prepares to join A against Gong Yi with eight bladed weapons. 157
• Gong Yi — Opponent; their battle pits A's Lightning Style Nintaijutsu and speed against Gong Yi's taijutsu and Eight Inner Gates. 157