A

Biodata

History

• Front-line fighting: A and Killer B's A-B Combo broke through Konoha's first defensive line during a Hidden Cloud assault, prompting Hatake Sakumo to request Minato's return to the front 160.
• Four Kage Summit: A attended a summit with Ōnoki, Yagura, and Rasa. A report on Konoha's Chakra Armor caught his attention: kunai could not penetrate it, and Lightning Release attacks replenished its energy 220.
• Hidden Cloud's defeat: A initially celebrated reports of Konoha's food and funding troubles 278. Later, bloodied survivors brought him news of a disastrous battle against Konoha's armored force: 996 of Hidden Cloud's thousand-man vanguard had been killed 282 283.
• Later-era appearance: A was present in the era visited by Ye's group. The system recorded his trembling reaction to Ye 240 261 267.

Appearance

A has a broad, heavily muscled build 220 271.

• Broad shoulders and knotted muscles 220 271.
• Thick fingers and visibly bulging veins when enraged 283.

Personality

A is blunt and quick-tempered. He snatches a letter to read it himself, taunts Rasa at the summit, and reacts to alarming battlefield news by crushing a chair's wooden armrest 221 222 283.

Abilities & Skills

Lightning Release

• Lightning Release Chakra surges around A's muscles in visible blue arcs; one outburst makes the lights in his office flicker 278.
• He fights alongside Killer B as part of the A-B Combo, which breached Konoha's first defensive line 160.

Physical Strength

• A punches through a heavy ironwood-composite sand table, sending wood and iron fragments flying 278.

Relationships

• Killer B — Combat partner in the A-B Combo 160.
• Darui — Hidden Cloud fighter defeated during Konoha's armored-force battle; survivors later report the wider defeat to A 281 282 283.
• Rasa — Fellow summit attendee whom A openly mocks 220 222.

Notable Quotes

“The back of your hand is practically cooked. Why don't you change color for us?” 222