Awen

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Awen (艾文)
Alias(es)	Masked Man; Ice Soul
Species/Race	Human; transmigrated soul
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Naruto Uzumaki's group; the anti-Mōryō coalition
Occupation/Role	Strategist, technique researcher and inventor, mentor
Status	Alive; restored to a living body after death
First Appearance	Mentioned through his memories 2; physically appears through Mōryō's impersonation 162

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Miko Senjutsu / Sage Mode	162 164	Uses violet-eyed Senjutsu distinct from Mount Myōboku's. He learned it from Ziyi and the survivors of the alternate Land of Demons.
Immortality	163	States that he has achieved the immortality he once pursued; its exact mechanism and limits are not explained.
Restored living body	211	Naruto first revives him through Impure World Reincarnation, then Madara restores him to life using the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique fueled by Hikari's chakra.
Environmental resistance	214	Demonstrates a Sage Mode chakra membrane that merges with the environment, allowing survival in extreme conditions if sufficient chakra is available.
Sage Art: Sky-Soaring Explosion	253	Uses a devastating Sage Art to destroy Leviathan and shatter its Origin Core, but is left severely depleted afterward.

Background

Transmigrated memories and divided soul

Awen's memories contained knowledge of the future of the shinobi world, including the Fourth Shinobi World War, Madara Uchiha, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, and limited information about the Boruto era. Naruto and Kurama relied on those memories to alter Naruto's early choices and prepare for future threats. 2

His soul was split between worlds: one part was absorbed by Naruto, while Awen's main soul occupied Menma's body in the Limited Tsukuyomi world. Menma's accumulated suffering, persecution, and eventual death left a lasting influence on Awen's fractured existence. 162 211

Limited Tsukuyomi world

In the alternate world, Awen witnessed the destruction of the Land of Demons after Mōryō's defeat. Operating under the identity of the Masked Man, he rescued several hundred survivors and relocated them to safety. Ziyi—the alternate world's Shion—and her people taught him Miko Senjutsu in gratitude. 164

Awen later traveled to the Rōran Ruins seeking a new body and a way to restore Menma. Mōryō, strengthened again by humanity's negative emotions, possessed Awen and killed him before his plan could be completed. Awen escaped through the Spirit Transformation Jutsu and released the alternate Kurama before his death. 211

Resurrection and Menma's closure

Naruto revived Awen with Impure World Reincarnation, then Madara and Hikari returned him to life. Regaining his own body confirmed that he was no longer occupying Menma's body. 211

Awen attempted to summon Menma with Impure World Reincarnation, but the technique failed because Menma had accepted death and had no remaining attachments to the living world. Awen ultimately accepted that Menma had peacefully moved on. 212

Menma was later restored to life through the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique after chakra was extracted by Qian Mao. 257

Appearance

Awen is a handsome black-haired young man with a cold, restrained bearing and an aura described as lifeless or icy after his reincarnation. 211

• His eyes turn violet while using Sage Mode. 162 212
• His revived form wore a black ceremonial robe over red fishnet underclothes. 211
• He has also worn a red casual outfit while disguised in a modern world and a black-and-red trench coat during his confrontation with Kurumi Tokisaki. 249 250
• His Sage Mode chakra can form a transparent purple membrane around his body. 214

Personality

Awen is observant, calculating, and difficult to intimidate. He quickly assesses unfamiliar people and situations, as shown when he deduced Naruto's cross-world arrival immediately after being revived and remained cautious around Uchiha Hikari. 211

He is pragmatic about strength and cooperation. Mōryō's possession and betrayal taught him that isolation is dangerous, leading him to prioritize alliances when entering unfamiliar worlds. 249

Despite his detached manner, Awen is loyal to people he considers allies. He sought to restore Menma, trained Naruto for the fight against Mōryō, and reassured Naruto that their friendship was not a debt to be repaid. 211 214 246

Awen has firm personal boundaries. He can be ruthless in battle, but he avoids unnecessary killing, refuses requests that violate his principles, and insists on honest relationships. 251 253

Abilities & Skills

Miko Senjutsu

Awen's Sage Mode derives from the shrine-maiden Senjutsu taught by Ziyi and the survivors of the alternate Land of Demons.

• His eyes become violet and resemble Shion's while transformed. 162 164
• He can merge chakra with his surroundings through a body-enveloping chakra membrane. 214
• With adequate chakra, the membrane can sustain him in space, underwater, or even within lava. 214
• He and Shion used their Senjutsu chakra to support Kaguya while she maintained a dimensional rift against Mōryō's pressure. 231

Ice Release

Awen possesses Ice Release as his principal elemental ability.

• He can create ice dragons, ice swords, glaciers, and large-scale frozen terrain. 162 212
• Ice Mountain Drawing Jutsu creates or dismisses a massive glacier. 212
• Chain Ice Soul links damage across Kurumi Tokisaki's clones, allowing a wound inflicted on one clone to appear on all of them. 251
• His Ice Release was powerful enough for the AST to classify him as the Spirit “Ice Soul.” 251

Chimera Technique and soul survival

Awen possesses knowledge of the Chimera Technique and other methods involving chakra, souls, and bodily reconstruction.

• He escaped Mōryō's possession through the Spirit Transformation Jutsu after his body was killed. 211
• His collected techniques include the Chimera Technique, Flesh Rebirth, Senjutsu, the Eight Gates, and chakra-refinement methods. 167
• He helped stabilize and connect Naruto's conflicting powers while Naruto developed Six Paths Particles Mode. 227
• Mōryō exploited Awen's reconstructed body and memories to study Naruto and develop its larger plan. 173

Gravity Barrier

Awen invented the Gravity Barrier, a gravity-training chamber that combines Iwagakure techniques, space-time barrier principles, and Minato Namikaze's notes. 167

• A control monument adjusts the barrier's gravity level. 214
• Its purpose is not simply physical conditioning; it forces chakra, organs, tissues, and cells to adapt to extreme environmental pressure. 224 225
• Awen used it to train Naruto's environmental resistance and Sasuke's control of the Curse Mark. 214 224
• Naruto's training under the barrier ultimately contributed to the creation of Six Paths Particles Mode. 227

Strategy and technique research

Awen is a highly capable planner whose knowledge often substitutes for the coalition's lack of raw power against Mōryō.

• He devised the plan to combine Naruto's Baryon Mode chakra link, Hikari's Yachihoko Mark, and Yakumo's Five Senses Illusion inside Mōryō. 214
• He moved the planned battlefield to the moon to prevent Mōryō's defeat from destroying Earth. 221
• He recognized that Mōryō's intelligence could be exploited despite its overwhelming strength. 221
• He prepared contingency Black Hole Oil Paintings with Yakumo, enabling Naruto to escape Asmodeus's time-stopped domain. 241

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Technique scroll archive — Scrolls containing ninjutsu, genjutsu, Senjutsu, chakra-refinement methods, the Eight Gates, Flesh Rebirth, the Chimera Technique, and the Gravity Barrier's design. 167
• Gravity Barrier — A portable barrier system with adjustable gravity and a central control monument. 214
• Black Hole Oil Paintings — Dimensional escape tools prepared with Yakumo as emergency safeguards. 241
• Ice sword — A weapon Awen can create through Ice Release, including for use with Chain Ice Soul. 251

Relationships

• Naruto Uzumaki — Friend, ally, and later student. Naruto's early growth depended on Awen's memories, while Awen later trains Naruto and helps him reach Six Paths Particles Mode. 2 214 227
• Menma — Former body host and divided counterpart. Awen sought to restore him, accepted his peaceful departure, and later reunited with him after Menma's revival. 211 212 257
• Mōryō — Mortal enemy. Mōryō possessed Awen, killed him, used his body and memories, and derailed his plans across multiple worlds. 211 213
• Ziyi — The Limited Tsukuyomi world's Shion. Her people taught Awen Miko Senjutsu after he rescued the Land of Demons survivors. 164
• Shion — Ally connected to Ziyi through parallel-world resemblance and shared miko power. Awen initially mistakes Shion for Ziyi, then later works with her against Mōryō. 216 231
• Tobirama Senju — Research-minded ally who reconstructs Awen's history, accepts his motives, and collaborates with him on strategy. 211 214
• Uchiha Hikari — Ally whose Yachihoko chakra helps restore Awen to life and later becomes central to his plan against Mōryō. 211 214
• Sasuke Uchiha — Training partner and cross-world companion. Awen mentors Sasuke in Curse Mark control, and the two investigate the Date A Live world together. 223 249
• Kurumi Tokisaki — Initially an opponent who mistook Awen for her target; later becomes his friend, partner, and girlfriend. 251 253 254
• Megumi Kato — Awen's stated ideal type, drawn to her ordinary and understated appearance amid more conspicuous beauty. 212

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Mōryō's impersonation — Mōryō uses Awen's body and appearance to confront Naruto, leading Naruto and Shion to initially believe that Awen had become consumed by Menma's hatred. Naruto eventually recognizes that the opponent's behavior is inconsistent with the real Awen. 162 165 167
• Revival at the Rōran Ruins — Naruto revives Awen to learn the truth behind Mōryō's actions. Awen's explanation clears the suspicions surrounding his use of Menma's body and establishes him as an ally. 211
• Anti-Mōryō strategist — Awen calculates that Mōryō's invasion has accelerated from fifteen years to roughly fifteen days, then develops the coalition's illusion-based countermeasure. 213 214
• Naruto's mentor — He trains Naruto and Sasuke with the Gravity Barrier, emphasizing environmental resistance, chakra adaptation, and mastery rather than brute strength. 214 224 225
• Lunar battle planner — Awen redirects the final confrontation with Mōryō to the moon, coordinates the barrier strategy, and commands the response when Mōryō's destruction produces seven new entities. 221 232
• Cross-world operative — He travels with Sasuke to the Date A Live world, deliberately reveals his strength to draw out local forces and hidden Sources of Malice, then defeats Leviathan at great personal cost. 249 253

Trivia

• Awen had only incomplete knowledge of the Boruto era because he had not watched the series in full before transmigrating. 2
• He considers Megumi Kato his ideal type, but later publicly returns with Kurumi Tokisaki as his girlfriend. 212 254
• Awen estimates that he stopped his instinctive chakra-control training at roughly thirty percent because he dislikes acting without conscious thought. 213