A

Biodata

Abilities & Skills

Lightning Release Chakra Armor

A surrounds himself with Lightning Release Chakra Armor, granting him extreme speed and formidable physical defense.

• Charged into battle as a streak of blue lightning. 173
• His armor initially gave him overwhelming confidence in his defense. 173
• The armor was breached by Fang Xu’s blade reinforced with Armament and Conqueror’s Haki. 173

Lariat

A close-range Lightning Release attack delivered as a lightning-charged arm strike.

• Forms his arm into a “lightning battle-axe” while attacking. 173
• Used against Fang Xu at close range after refusing to retreat. 173

Story Role / Major Arcs

Land of Rivers Battle

A is among the powerful Hidden Cloud forces pressuring Minato at the Land of Rivers battlefield alongside Killer B and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki. 171

During the battle, A engages Hatake Sakumo before turning his attack toward Fang Xu. Fang Xu counters A’s Lightning Release Chakra Armor with a Haki-infused sword strike, cutting a bone-deep wound from A’s left shoulder to the right side of his abdomen. 173

Hidden Cloud Ceasefire

Fang Xu later recounts defeating the Third Raikage and fighting the Eight-Tails. He states that he used a Railgun to detonate the Eight-Tails’ Tailed Beast Ball before it could destroy Konoha’s frontline camp; Hidden Cloud subsequently signs a ceasefire agreement with Konoha. 204

Relationships

• Fang Xu — Battlefield opponent; Fang Xu breaks through A’s Lightning Release Chakra Armor and later describes having defeated him. 173 204
• Hatake Sakumo — Opponent during the Land of Rivers battle; A charges toward Sakumo before Fang Xu intervenes. 173
• Killer B — Fellow Hidden Cloud combatant present among the forces threatening Minato. 171
• Minato — Opposing Konoha shinobi whom A’s forces pressure at the Land of Rivers battlefield. 171

Notable Quotes

“Quit playing tricks!” 173