Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Yura (由良) |
| Gender | Male 91 94 |
| Affiliation | Sunagakure; Hourglass Group 26 47 |
| Occupation/Role | Hourglass Group general manager; later a senior officer working with Rasa 47 307 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 26 26 |
History
Yura worked with Rasa on the Hourglass Group’s factories and mining operations near Moon Lake. Keiko also charged them with dredging and monitoring the Shule River, warning that Moon Lake’s safety depended on its flow 26. When Rasa returned to Sunagakure to lead the Intelligence Department, Yura became the Hourglass Group’s general manager, with Yashamaru as his deputy. Keiko tasked them with preparing for the end of wartime orders by shifting from wholesale sales toward retail stores in other countries 47.
During unrest in Amegakure, Yura opened two relief stations that supplied thin porridge to refugees gathered around the Group’s factories. He recognized Dawn’s uniforms and discipline as signs of a potential military threat, strengthened the Factory Guard Corps’ vigilance, and asked Yashamaru to organize veteran workers against infiltration 91. When Dawn attacked the factory district, Rain Shadow Nengshen Jingang refused Yura’s request for troops. The riot subsequently reached the Rain Shadow Building; Nengshen gave Yura a command token authorizing him to mobilize Amegakure’s ninja 93 94. Yura’s forces eventually suppressed the riot, though the Hourglass Group suffered heavy losses 96.
Yura later served alongside Rasa and Garukei during the defense of Moon Lake New District 307. After Sunagakure’s victory at Lishi, Rasa ordered him to contact Oto Taro and coordinate a counterattack with forces from the Land of Stone 322. He was also involved in relief work for Amegakure’s displaced civilians after Konoha’s retreat left roughly 100,000 people homeless 353.
Abilities & Skills
Administration and crisis response
- Helped manage factory development, mining preparations, and monitoring of the Shule River 26.
- Identified the risk that peace posed to the Hourglass Group’s wartime businesses and took responsibility for its planned retail expansion 47.
- Used relief stations to reduce crowds at the factories while maintaining guards against further disorder 91.
- Interpreted Keiko’s order to drive Danzō from Amegakure as a limited strategic objective, rather than a command to destroy his army 322.
Security and intelligence
- Inherited informants planted throughout Amegakure during Rasa’s management of the Hourglass Group 92.
- Recognized Dawn’s military-style organization and took measures to protect the factories from infiltration 91.
- Was entrusted with contacting Oto Taro to coordinate Sunagakure’s counterattack 322.
Relationships
- Keiko — Kazekage who entrusted Yura with industrial work and later appointed him general manager; supported him after the Amegakure riot 26 47 96.
- Rasa — Worked with Yura on the Hourglass Group’s early projects; later served alongside him in Sunagakure’s military command 26 307 322.
- Yashamaru — Yura’s deputy general manager and partner in securing the Amegakure factories during Dawn’s rise and rebellion 47 91 96.
- Nengshen Jingang — Rain Shadow who initially denied Yura military aid, then handed him authority to summon Amegakure’s ninja when the riot reached his headquarters 93 94.