A
Konoha: I Spread Fake News in the Ninja World
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | A (艾) |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Kumogakure 383 |
| Occupation/Role | Fourth Raikage; retired Ninja Academy principal in the future shown by the Canopy Screen 270 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 208 208 |
Background / History
As Fourth Raikage, A leads Kumogakure through the uncertainty created by the Canopy Screen. He tells Darui, his protégé, to treat power as a means rather than an end 208. At a remote meeting of the Five Kage, he presses the leaders to address the future power and status of Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha; the meeting reaches a preliminary agreement 383 384.
The Canopy Screen also shows A after retirement, serving as principal of Kumogakure’s Ninja Academy. He continues to take an active role in the village by assessing applicants and selecting students for an exchange with Kirigakure 270 429.
Appearance
A has a large, muscular build, with hair and a beard that bristle when he is angry 247 475.
- Mechanical left arm — visible in the future scene where he serves as academy principal 270.
- Sharp gaze — he watches arriving academy families critically while taking notes 270.
Personality
A is forceful and quick to anger when he believes Kumogakure’s people or security are at risk. He condemns Konoha’s future use of a child spy and reacts furiously when the Canopy Screen shows Yor agreeing to pose as an infiltrator’s wife 247 256.
His standards for young ninja are severe: he initially fails timid applicants and objects to sending the low-ranked Anya Forger on an exchange trip. He can revise his judgment, however. After Aizen argues that Anya’s ability to connect with others suits the exchange’s purpose, A selects her alongside Mikoto Misaka and Damian 270 429.
Abilities & Skills
Speed and Lightning Release
- A prides himself on speed and recognizes the exceptional speed of Damian’s Godspeed strike 475.
- Lightning flickers around him during an angry outburst, though the passage does not name a technique 247.
Leadership
- He participates in Five Kage negotiations concerning Naruto and Sasuke 383 384.
- After seeing Mikoto and Damian’s future victories, he orders a village-wide search for children with Lightning Release talent and assigns Darui and Samui to develop the Thunder Sprouts cultivation plan 475.
Relationships
- Darui — A’s protégé and subordinate. A counsels him on the purpose of power and later entrusts him with the Thunder Sprouts plan 208 475.
- Samui — a trusted subordinate who carries out A’s orders, including work on village security and the Thunder Sprouts plan 208 257 475.
- Sōsuke Aizen — an academy teacher whose gentler approach A questions, but whose argument persuades him to include Anya in the Kirigakure exchange 270 429.
- Anya Forger — an academy student whom A initially considers unsuitable for the exchange because of her rankings, before accepting Aizen’s case for her selection 429.