A

Biodata

Abilities & Skills

Combat Prowess

A is an exceptionally fast and powerful close-range fighter whose arrival shifts the Allied Shinobi Forces' battle against Akatsuki.

• Defeated Kakuzu in direct combat, destroying his masked hearts and exposing his revival mechanism 86.
• His speed and strength turned the tide against the White Zetsu forces upon his arrival 86.
• Withstood and fought through Kakuzu's Earth Grudge Fear bindings before confronting Sasori 86.
• Sustained injuries from Sasori's poison during their confrontation 87.

Relationships

• Killer B — Partner in Kumogakure's A-Bee Duo; they led the force that surrounded Team 7 during their earlier encounter 25.
• Kakuzu — Akatsuki opponent whom A defeated after uncovering and destroying his masks 86.
• Sasori — Akatsuki opponent; A confronted him after Kakuzu's defeat, but Sasori escaped using explosive tags and poisonous smoke 86 87.
• Biwa Juzo — Intervened against A and sacrificed himself to create time for Sasori 87.
• Ōnoki, Rasa, and Mei Terumī — Fellow Kage who arrived as reinforcements during A's battle with Sasori 87.

Story Role / Major Arcs

A-Bee Duo Encounter

A and Killer B lead hundreds of Kumogakure ninja in surrounding Team 7 during a mission involving Uchiha Shisui, forcing Namikaze Minato to arrive with the Flying Thunder God Technique 25.

Allied Shinobi Forces Battle

A arrives as the Allied Shinobi Forces struggle against White Zetsu and Akatsuki. He overwhelms Kakuzu, learns the secret behind Kakuzu's repeated revivals, and destroys the masks sustaining him 86.

A then turns on Sasori, but Biwa Juzo buys Sasori time at the cost of his life. The other Kage arrive to reinforce A, yet Sasori escapes amid explosive tags and poisonous smoke; A is left injured by the poison 87.