Gato

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Gato (卡多)
Alias(es)	Ten-Tails Gato 52 153
Species/Race	Human; possesses Kaguya's direct bloodline 30 225
Gender	Male 179
Affiliation	Six Paths Pirates; formerly recognized as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea 21 153 225
Occupation/Role	Captain of the Six Paths Pirates; one of the Five Emperors; wealthy merchant in his previous life 1 21 225
Status	Alive at the end of the novel 227
Height	A little over six feet 179
Bounty	500 million Beli, announced before his appointment as a Warlord 52 153
First Appearance	Chapter 1, “Three Lives Reborn” 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Chakra acquisition	5 6	Receives Kaguya's instruction, learns chakra extraction, and completes tree-climbing and water-walking exercises before pursuing the S-rank Roaring Thunder Armor.
First combat use of Lightning Enhancement	7	Activates the battle form of Lightning Living Body Technique against a black panther. The increase in strength, speed, and reactions wins the fight, but exhausts him in less than a minute.
Incomplete Divine Void Strike	12	Defeats the Lord of the Coast with a B-rank taijutsu far above his current level. Stored food energy and physical conditioning barely allow him to execute it.
Lightning Living Body Technique breakthrough	15	Training after consuming at least forty percent of the Sea King's meat raises his ordinary strength and speed close to his previous enhanced state. He estimates his frontal combat ability as comparable to newly arrived Sabaody supernovas.
Entry into swordsmanship	26 27	Life-and-death combat with Drake produces his first swordsmanship breakthrough and the technique Thunder Crow, which initially requires Lightning Enhancement.
Chakra reserves approaching Chunin	28	Chakra growth outpaces his increasingly slow physical and swordsmanship progress.
Early external lightning defense	40	Lightning Enhancement begins releasing currents capable of electrocuting nearby opponents. A stable armor layer remains the next training goal.
Chunin attained	64	Confirmed to have advanced to Chunin by this point, gaining two ninjutsu primarily suited to support rather than direct offense.
Roaring Thunder Armor proficiency	76	Forms a thin layer of deep-blue electrical plasma. Roaring Thunder Armor replaces Lightning Enhancement, while Lightning Forging becomes his principal route to further physical growth.
Sage Body activation	139	Awakens during the battle with Ethan after prolonged training. Gains an all-around physical improvement, greatly increased chakra reserves, and regeneration capable of rebuilding damaged bone.
Two-Tomoe Sharingan	143	Awakens amid fury over Hoggwood receiving credit for his exploits. Each eye develops two tomoe.
Jonin	185	Experience gained through Future State inspires a breakthrough to Jonin in two days. His stronger present also changes the future strength he can access.
Enhanced Roaring Thunder Armor	204 205	Training alongside Enel's increasing electrical output strengthens the armor; Future State amplifies it further. A clone withstands a close-range punch from Garp, though it remains decisively outmatched.
Kage-level combat assessment	210	With two mastered Kekkei Genkai ninjutsu, Roaring Thunder Armor, Sharingan, and Sage Body, he is assessed as a Kage-level powerhouse by Naruto-world standards.
Clone legion exceeding 1,000	218	Reveals over a thousand clones concealed among ordinary pirates at Marineford, allowing simultaneous attacks across the battlefield.
Mangekyō Sharingan	220 224	Mass clone deaths trigger the awakening, explained retrospectively. Unlocks Divine Realm Passage and Susanoo.
Stronger Sage Body; 1,500-clone legion	225	More than two months after Marineford, his improved constitution supports 1,500 clones. He also develops a preliminary method of applying the Future Fruit to others.
Rinnegan and perfected Sage Body	227	A fruit supplying pure natural energy evolves his eyes into Rinnegan and grants Soul Mausoleum. His perfected body naturally produces senjutsu chakra, placing him at the strongest level beneath the Six Paths.
Six Paths level	227	Confirmed during his two-month struggle against the world's consciousness. Even at this level, he cannot substantially injure that elusive opponent directly.

Background / History

Gato was a wealthy merchant in the Naruto world before dying and reincarnating in a new body on an isolated island. Initially unable even to start a fire, he survives by securing water and shelter. Nightmares of his death reinforce his determination not to perish again 1.

Kaguya introduces him to extraordinary power through chakra instruction. His merchant instincts persist: he readily flatters her because she has given him something his former fortune could never have purchased. The God Tree's influence makes him an A-grade ninjutsu talent, while Kaguya's bloodline later provides the potential to master every chakra attribute 5 45 176.

His island training eventually outgrows the available food supply. An entire black panther provides only enough energy for one day of Lightning Living Body Technique training, prompting him to build a raft and leave. After running short of provisions at sea, he exchanges a fish for a News Coo's help and reaches the floating restaurant Baratie 8 9.

Appearance

• Build: Lean and muscular, with powerful muscles that are not conspicuous beneath clothing; he does not appear excessively bulky 179.
• Apparent age: Doflamingo judges him to look no older than sixteen or seventeen. This is an observation, not a confirmed age 190.
• Ordinary eyes: Dark-blue irises before his Sharingan awakens 143.
• Two-Tomoe Sharingan: Dark-red irises containing black rings and two tomoe in each eye 143.
• Mangekyō Sharingan: A soft-lined, five-bladed-shuriken pattern replaces the tomoe 220.
• Roaring Thunder Armor: At proficiency, a thin layer of deep-blue electrical plasma covers his body 76.

Personality

Gato views relationships and services through a merchant's transactional mindset. At Baratie, he insists that exchanging his efforts for food is a “transaction,” not employment. As his priorities change, he comes to regard power as a currency more valuable than money 5 10.

His defining ambition is to escape obscurity and others' control. He wants the world to react to his actions with astonishment, fear, or admiration, and resents having his achievements credited to someone else. The loss of recognition after Enies Lobby provokes the anger accompanying his Sharingan awakening 16 143 145.

He is ruthless toward threats and largely indifferent to the complaints of the weak. Nevertheless, he distinguishes between dominating ordinary people and challenging those who control the world; petty robbery offers him little satisfaction. His ambitions eventually extend beyond following Roger's path to subduing all pirates and attaining the godlike power of the Six Paths 18 21 72.

His recklessness frequently conceals preparation. Clones let him test superior opponents without exposing his original body, and their interference with Vivre Card tracking emboldens his provocations against the World Government. Sengoku recognizes both his vanity and the strong purpose behind his actions 206 207.

Gato also keeps meaningful promises and cares about his companions. He fulfills his obligation to Crocus by returning Brook to Laboon, reassures Eve after learning about her enslavement, and immediately checks his companions' Vivre Cards after their forced separation 160 162 196 197.

Abilities & Skills

Chakra and Elemental Ninjutsu

Gato's supernatural foundation is chakra cultivation, supported by Kaguya's instruction, her bloodline, and the God Tree's influence 5 45 176.

• Chakra control: Learns tree climbing and water walking as prerequisites for advanced lightning training 6.
• Elemental potential: Can potentially master every chakra attribute, although Water Style initially requires repeated nature-transformation practice because he lacks affinity for it 176.
• One-handed seals: Masters complex seals with one hand, preserving the other for a sword. Sage Body and lightning activation further increase his sealing speed 25 157.
• Material restriction: Chakra affects inanimate objects through conduction; weapons lacking suitable metal are inefficient despite their quality 81 109.

Lightning Living Body Technique and Roaring Thunder Armor

Lightning Living Body Technique slowly stimulates cellular activity and growth. Its combat output, Lightning Enhancement, temporarily releases cellular power to improve strength, speed, and reactions 7.

• Early cost: Less than a minute of enhanced combat initially leaves him drained. Sustained training demands enormous food intake 7 8.
• Roaring Thunder Armor: Combines physical enhancement with an external electrical defense, eventually replacing the separate Lightning Enhancement technique 76.
• Lightning Forging: Becomes the main method of improving his physique after ordinary cellular stimulation loses effectiveness 76.
• Electrical resistance: Can withstand Enel's direct 160-million-volt electrical attacks, but an electromagnetic projectile powered by that current could still severely injure him 116.
• Defensive limits: The incomplete armor can be penetrated by strong Armament Haki attacks. Even its improved form does not close the physical gap between him and Garp 189 205.

Divine Void Strike

An incomplete derivative of Kaguya's Eighty Divine Void Strikes, this taijutsu projects destructive fist attacks. Its early use defeats the Lord of the Coast by crushing its skull 12.

• Early limitation: Initially leaves him vulnerable after one or two uses, making it unsuitable when additional enemies remain 15 25.
• Later scale: Sage Body enables him to unleash dozens of differently colored fist projections in an encircling barrage 139.
• Variants: Uses Mixed-Color Divine Void Strike and Lava Release—Divine Void Strike 139 220.
• Destructive capacity: Can shatter Sea-Prism Stone, although his swordsmanship cannot yet cut a particular Sea-Prism Stone display case 116 157.
• Bloodline restriction: He cannot master Kaguya's complete Eighty Divine Void Strikes because he lacks the White Eye 12.
• Friendly-fire risk: His ninjutsu does not distinguish allies from enemies; entering his own destructive storm strains even Roaring Thunder Armor 147.

Wind, Lava, and Storm Release

• Divine Wind Control: Manipulates wind for movement, navigation, flight, and clearing dust. He uses hurricanes to propel the Ark Maxim and help escape the Marines 38 81 145 158.
• Flight limitation: Wind-based flight becomes increasingly unsuitable for combat, prompting him to learn Geppo 195.
• Lava Prison: Creates a large-scale lava technique, but Garp destroys it during the clone's test battle 205.
• Legion-scale Lava Release: His clones launch simultaneous lava attacks at Marineford 218.
• Storm Release—Light Fang: Produces a concentrated, short-lived attack. Against Doflamingo, it destroys six Holy Bullets before disappearing; its brief duration makes bending the attack difficult 191.
• Storm Release laser: Injures Garp's fist, demonstrating that the clone can land a damaging attack despite the overall power disparity 205 206.

Swordsmanship, Haki, and Geppo

Gato develops his swordsmanship through combat rather than a teacher's instruction. He favors a one-handed grip so he can perform ninjutsu seals with his free hand 25 27.

• Thunder Crow: His first self-developed sword technique; initially provides a small increase in striking power and requires Lightning Enhancement 27.
• Lightning Flash: Combines an explosive forward burst with a sword swing while enhanced by lightning 62.
• Chaotic Void Slash Wave: Produces fragmented sword energy that can delay stronger attacks long enough for another technique 191.
• Star Ring Sword Aura: His improved Roaring Thunder Armor supplies the enhancement needed for this technique to break through Doflamingo's ultimate move 205.
• Haki-enhanced strikes: Hits Crocodile despite elementalization and practices physical sparring as Haki training 48 53.
• Geppo: Learns the Six Powers aerial-movement technique from Drake as a more practical combat alternative to wind-based flight 195.

Sage Body and Senjutsu

Sage Body dramatically improves Gato's physical capabilities, chakra reserves, and regeneration 139.

• Regeneration: Rebuilds damaged tissue and severed bone during his fight with Ethan 139.
• Recovery limits: Recovery during sustained combat only partially offsets intense exhaustion 140.
• Ocular healing: Can restore blindness caused by Mangekyō overuse within ten days 221.
• Perfected state: After receiving pure natural energy, refining chakra naturally produces senjutsu chakra. Physical performance, chakra recovery, and ninjutsu power rise sharply 227.

Sharingan and False Tsukuyomi

The Sharingan helps Gato follow rapid movement and observe damage hidden within destructive attacks. False Tsukuyomi supplies an illusion-based alternative when physical exchanges fail to secure an advantage 147 157 190.

• False Tsukuyomi: Incapacitates numerous pirates on Jaya and traps Doflamingo in an illusory space 54 190.
• Tactical disruption: Temporarily blinds Doflamingo, buying time to destroy incoming Holy Bullets 191.
• Soul-combat caution: Gato briefly enters the illusionary space himself, then dispels it rather than prolonging the encounter 190.
• Operating cost: Keeping Sharingan active continuously consumes ocular power 145.

Mangekyō Sharingan: Divine Realm Passage and Susanoo

Divine Realm Passage develops from Gato's desire to become the freest man in the world. It gives his two eyes complementary teleportation functions 221.

Ability	Function	Restriction
Left-eye teleportation	Precise movement to a location he is looking at; suited to combat 221.	Requires visual focus. His excitement while observing top-tier combat initially disrupts his targeting 221.
Right-eye teleportation	Suited to strategic relocation; used in his operation to transport Akainu to the Calm Belt 220 221.	Two uses per month without blindness; another use causes blindness. Sage Body recovery permits a practical maximum of nine uses per month 221.
Passenger transport	Can take another person along while teleporting 221.	Requires touching that person 221.
Susanoo	Adds a defensive layer alongside Roaring Thunder Armor 220.	A fresh, full-power Akainu might break through the combined defense; Gato faces him after his prolonged battle with Whitebeard 220.

Clone Legion

Gato uses clones for reconnaissance, deception, combat testing, and mass warfare 194 200 206 218.

• Persistence: A simple clone estimates it can last ten days without fighting 194.
• Combat testing: Sends a clone containing eighty percent of his chakra against Garp, gaining a clearer understanding of the strength gap without risking his original body 206.
• Feedback cost: Clone deaths transmit painful experiences that he must learn to tolerate 206.
• Infiltration: Hides more than a thousand clones among ordinary pirates before revealing them at Marineford 218.
• Tracking interference: Clones disrupt Vivre Card tracking 207.
• Army strength: His 1,500-clone force possesses fusion techniques; even Kaido's strongest artificial Zoan soldiers are described as only comparable to an average legion member 225.

Future Fruit

The Future Fruit allows Gato to access future combat strength before naturally reaching it. Experiencing Future State also accelerates his understanding of his present abilities 185.

• Training shortcut: Helps him reach Jonin in two days 185.
• Advanced techniques: At first, he still needs Future State to reliably use advanced ninjutsu that his Jonin rank theoretically permits 189.
• Increasing cost: A stronger future state becomes more difficult to activate 185.
• Crew development: Later applies the power to others, contributing to major improvements among his companions 225.
• Preliminary ceiling: Estimates that a weaker recipient could experience their state one year ahead, provided that future strength does not exceed his own. Its early development cannot simulate his hypothetical Rinnegan-level power 225.

Rinnegan: Soul Mausoleum

Gato's unique Rinnegan technique materializes another person's soul and forcibly separates it from their body 227.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Bright Light: One of the Fifty Skillful Grade Blades, taken from a pirate who attempts to rob him. It conducts chakra effectively but is eventually damaged beyond repair by vibrations from his sword techniques 20 81 109.
• Second-generation Muramasa: A powerful blade with poor chakra conductivity. Infusing it takes three seconds and substantial additional chakra, making it impractical for many real fights but useful for breaching inanimate defenses 109.
• Sword-rebuilding materials: Plans to combine Bright Light with exceptionally durable unidentified metals and use two Treasure Tree Adam branches for the hilt, with Enel providing Lightning Metallurgy 81.
• Ark Maxim: The intended flagship of the Six Paths Pirates. Its largely golden construction makes it central to his goal of possessing the coolest ship on the ocean 58 153.
• Pirate flag: A white skull and crossed bones, distinguished by a scarlet Nine-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan on the skull's forehead 21.
• Den Den Mushi from Shanks: Provides a direct means of contacting Shanks for help 172.
• Companions' Vivre Cards: Uses them to confirm his separated companions are not in mortal danger 197.
• Salt: Carries it to remove Tesoro's Golden Sparkle; Crocodile supplies additional quantities 179.

Relationships

• Kaguya — Chakra instructor and source of his divine bloodline. She limits her influence on him to avoid detection by the world's consciousness 5 185.
• Crocodile — Vice-captain recruited through defeat. Gato permits him to pursue Whitebeard and relies on him as one of his strongest commanders 49 50 196.
• Enel — Recruited after their Skypiea conflict. His lightning supports Gato's armor training, and his engineering is essential to the Ark Maxim 68 153 204.
• Daz Bones — Crocodile's loyal subordinate. Gato initially treats their connection as formal rather than attempting to claim Bones' personal allegiance 52.
• Law — Crew member who examines Gato when his Sharingan awakens. Law's connection also enables cooperation with the otherwise independent Heart Pirates 143 153.
• Drake — Combat opponent whose battle helps Gato enter the way of the sword; later teaches him Geppo 25 26 27 195.
• Zeff — Provides food and passage at Baratie. Questions Gato's lightning powers and ability to swim, prompting his Tailed Beast Fruit explanation 9 13.
• Crocus — Saves him after Reverse Mountain and becomes the beneficiary of his promise to reunite Brook and Laboon. Also asks Shanks and Rayleigh to look after him 39 160 172 204.
• Brook and Laboon — Reunites them after obtaining Brook's stolen shadow from Moria 159 160.
• Vivi — Entrusts him with a message for Cobra. She values his support but resists becoming someone he might look down on 43 45 46.
• Eve / Kako — A companion and former Wano princess who kisses him and asks him to take her home. Their shared opposition to Kaido strengthens their bond 162.
• Moria — Initially negotiates over Brook's shadow, then allies with Gato against Kaido after Oars is defeated 155 158 159.
• Pulitzer — Reporter and later news-agency leader who cooperates with Gato's publicity efforts and staged Dragon-capture scheme 143 199 200.
• Garp — Recurring pursuer and benchmark for overwhelming strength. Gato first flees him, then uses a clone to test him directly 38 204 206.
• Ethan — Formidable opponent whose attacks push Gato into desperate defensive fighting and precede his Sage Body activation 133 139 196.
• Doflamingo — Enemy tied to both Law and Kaido. Their battle forces Gato to combine Future State, lightning enhancement, swordsmanship, and genjutsu 153 168 190 191.
• Dragon — Prospective business partner in a multibillion-Beli deal. Gato subsequently stages evidence of Dragon's defeat and capture to deceive the Marines 199 200.
• Shanks and Rayleigh — Offer assistance because of Crocus' request, extending the value of Gato's relationship with the former ship doctor 172 204.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Baratie and the Six Paths Pirates

At Baratie, Gato hunts the Lord of the Coast and claims the Sea King as payment for protecting the restaurant. Its meat fuels a major training breakthrough. Zeff mistakes his lightning techniques for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit; Gato instead presents himself as the user of the Mythical Zoan Tailed Beast Fruit, Ten-Tails form, including an explanation for why he can swim 12 13 15.

After deciding that piracy offers the freedom and recognition he seeks, he purchases a warship, defeats would-be robbers, and names his crew the Six Paths Pirates. The name represents his ultimate cultivation goal rather than merely his ambition to become Pirate King 16 20 21.

East Blue and Reverse Mountain

Gato's battle with Drake produces his first swordsmanship breakthrough. At Cocoyasi Village, he incapacitates villagers who mistake him for an Arlong Pirate, forces a guide to lead him to Arlong Park, and kills Kuroobi 26 27 28 29.

While escaping Garp, he attempts a hazardous crossing of Reverse Mountain with valuable possessions, abandoning stolen Beli. Severe injuries and chakra exhaustion nearly kill him before he reaches Laboon and receives treatment from Crocus 38 39.

Alabasta and Skypiea

After recovering, Gato seizes a pirate ship and uses its crew to support his training. At Whisky Peak, he destroys the pirates' graveyard to suppress the bounty hunters' schemes and agrees to deliver Vivi's message to Cobra 40 43 46.

He provokes Crocodile at Rain Dinners, defeats him, and recruits him as vice-captain. With Crocodile's financial assistance and Daz Bones accompanying them, he sails toward Skypiea to recruit Enel and obtain the Ark Maxim 47 48 50 52 58.

Enel joins the crew, and Gato rings the Golden Bell with Lightning Release. He later explains that his envisioned “One Piece” means defeating and uniting all pirates, including the Emperors, rather than simply becoming Roger's successor 68 72.

Enies Lobby, Recognition, and Promises

At Enies Lobby, Gato struggles against Ethan's Caliburn before Sage Body activates and restores his fighting capacity. His planned broadcast and news coverage fail to reach the seas, and rage over stolen recognition accompanies his Two-Tomoe Sharingan awakening 133 139 143 145.

He becomes a Warlord in Crocodile's former position, finally securing front-page recognition for the Six Paths Pirates. While the Ark Maxim remains under construction, he visits Moria, defeats Oars animated by his own shadow, and negotiates an alliance against Kaido. Moria returns the shadows, enabling Gato to reunite Brook and Laboon and repay Crocus 153 156 158 159 160.

New World and the Dragon Scheme

The completed voyage into the New World brings Doflamingo into focus as the first target connected to Kaido. In the Golden City, Gato removes Tesoro's Golden Sparkle and conducts business before Future State accelerates his development enough to attempt the Dressrosa confrontation earlier than planned 168 179 181 183 185.

After another clash with Ethan, fierce winds scatter his companions. He survives the displacement and confirms their safety through Vivre Cards. He then approaches Dragon with a lucrative proposal and uses clones to stage convincing footage of Dragon's supposed defeat. A clone operating as the bounty hunter Evan becomes part of the deception 196 197 199 200.

Marineford and Emperor Recognition

At Sabaody, Gato kills a Celestial Dragon despite knowing the consequences. A clone subsequently fights Garp, establishing that Gato's recent growth still falls far short of the veteran's strength 204 205 206.

At Marineford, his companions leave to seek their own opponents because they trust his special training—not because they intend to betray him. Gato occupies Sengoku with clones before revealing his hidden legion. His Mangekyō abilities allow him to move Akainu to the Calm Belt, but the operation nearly blinds his right eye 218 220 221.

After the war, he is recognized as one of the Five Emperors. He postpones recruitment despite the emergence of devoted followers called the Ten-Tails Hounds, instead strengthening his existing companions and preparing to enter Wano 224 225.

Final Evolution and the World Consciousness

Natural energy from a fruit evolves Gato's Sharingan into Rinnegan and perfects his Sage Body, giving him senjutsu chakra and Soul Mausoleum. He reaches Six Paths level before enduring a two-month confrontation with the world's consciousness 227.

Direct attacks cannot substantially harm that opponent. The God Tree instead absorbs nourishment and feeds Gato while weakening the pirate world, until its consciousness dissipates. Gato then captures the rebel army, but only a few hundred people remain beside him; weaker companions have died in the battle's aftershocks 227.

Notable Quotes

“Working is impossible—I could never work a day in my life. This is a transaction.” 10

“Looks like I'm a genius at everything I do!” 21

“Welcome to the Calm Belt, Admiral Akainu. A powerhouse like you should be able to withstand the Calm Belt's hospitality, right...?” 220

Trivia

• The Marines call his crew the Red Eye Pirates after seeing its flag. Gato dislikes the name and is delighted when “Six Paths Pirates” finally appears on a newspaper's front page 52 153.
• He rejects “Tailed Beast Pirates” partly because pairing that name with “Gato” would resemble a cheap imitation of Kaido's Beast Pirates 21.
• His claim to possess the Tailed Beast Fruit, Ten-Tails form is presented to Zeff as an explanation for his chakra-based powers. The passage does not establish that he actually ate that claimed fruit 13.
• To justify his 500-million-Beli bounty without revealing Garp's failed mission, the Marines fabricate crimes and a purportedly wicked origin for him 120.