Eiji

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ryuuzaki Eiji (英司) 7
Species/Race	Human 13
Gender	Male 13
Affiliation	Konohagakure; resident of the Senju Ancestral Home 3 13
Occupation/Role	Ninja Academy student; Tsunade’s student 1 27
Status	Alive as of the confrontation with Kumogakure’s invading force 56
First Appearance	Chapter 1 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
5% Satoru Gojo fusion	2	Eating the final sweet required by the Character Template System unlocks the Six Eyes and Limitless.
10% fusion	2	Kindness toward Kushina raises his fusion rate; the system also awards progress for defeating enemies or acting like Gojo.
15% fusion	8	Another serving of daifuku raises the rate and unlocks Blue, an attraction-based technique.
20% fusion	28	Repeated victories over Nawaki add another 5%. Eiji gains no new ability at this point, but his overall strength improves.
Further gains; percentage unspecified	41	He discovers that contestants surrendering to him also increase his fusion rate.

Background and History

Eiji entered the Ninja Academy after arriving in the shinobi world. On enrollment, he received the Character Template System’s task of eating ten thousand pieces of Edamame Cream Kikufuku. Because he knew the dessert from his previous life but could not find it locally, he made it himself 1.

His parents were ordinary Konoha chūnin who died on an escort mission when he was six. Eiji lived alone afterward, earning money through odd jobs, fishing, and hunting while maintaining excellent Academy grades and a disciplined training routine 1 13. He kept their photograph at home and placed sweets before it when he made Kikufuku 3.

After Eiji defended Kushina from classmates and revealed his unusual eyes, Danzō ordered a Root operative to abduct him. Eiji resisted until Tsunade arrived; she then brought him to the Senju Ancestral Home for protection. Mito and Nawaki welcomed him, and he became the household’s cook 2 4 10 14 17.

Appearance

Eiji is a small, notably good-looking Academy student 13 32.

• Hair: Soft white hair 27 54.
• Eyes: Originally black; they turned brilliant blue when the Six Eyes awakened and cannot be switched off 3.
• Build: His small stature drew attention beside older-looking graduation-exam contestants 32.

Personality

Eiji is composed under threat and often jokes or teases even during fights. He prefers to judge danger for himself: he challenged a Root operative’s false Anbu identity, yet deliberately kept the attacker occupied while Kushina sought help 10 12. He can be ruthless toward invading enemies, arguing that an attacking force must accept the risk of death 51 56.

His chief goals are to become the strongest in the shinobi world, live as long as possible, and retain control over his future. He would serve as Hokage if others wanted him to, but does not seek the title 45. Despite his powers, he continues physical and medical training, partly so he can protect and heal people close to him 18 27.

Abilities & Skills

Six Eyes

The Six Eyes give Eiji exceptional perception and fine control over energy, including chakra and cursed energy 2 27.

• He reads energy flow to anticipate movements, detect living beings at a distance, see through obstacles and disguises, and recognize the nature of some techniques 2 3 33.
• Their perception lets him identify chakra pathways precisely enough to reproduce Hyūga Yamashiro’s Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms without a Byakugan 39.
• They greatly reduce energy consumption, but do not remove the substantial chakra cost of his large Rasengan 2 20.
• Once awakened, the eyes remain active; Eiji says he cannot switch them off 3 14.

Limitless

Limitless slows approaching attacks before they reach Eiji, creating an apparently invisible defense 2 4.

• It stops punches, weapons, debris, elemental ninjutsu, and direct Gentle Fist strikes 11 12 38 40.
• Eiji can drop it around only his striking fist, then restore it almost immediately 12.
• At this stage, he controls it manually and estimates he can maintain it for two or three days before needing rest 12.

Blue / Azure

Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue, also called Azure, produces a powerful pull 8 11 36.

• Eiji uses it to draw in and restrain opponents, move objects, levitate, and travel rapidly 8 15 33.
• Larger uses can crush targets or devastate terrain. After launching an enormous sphere during the graduation exam, he admits he can guide it only a short distance and sends it skyward to dissipate safely 42.
• During Kumogakure’s incursion, he uses Azure against pursuers so Kushina can escape 51.

Taijutsu and ninjutsu

• Physical combat: Eiji trained with Might Duy and is unusually strong for his age. He also practices dodging rather than relying entirely on Limitless 6 11 38.
• Rasengan: He develops and teaches the technique to Minato, Kushina, and Nawaki. His roughly meter-wide Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan destroys a boulder and leaves a crater about ten meters across, but he estimates that ten such uses would nearly exhaust his chakra 19 20 22.
• Mystical Palm Technique: Under Tsunade, he learns the medical technique in about a week and completely heals a badly wounded carp in three seconds 27.

Cooking

Eiji makes his own Kikufuku, candies, desserts, and meals. His fried rice earns him the role of cook at the Senju home; his Ascending Dragon Dumplings likewise impress the household 1 6 17 23.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Kusanagi Sword — A sharp sword given to Eiji by Orochimaru; he later cuts through Ramui’s Lightning Release: Black Panther with it 45 56.
• Ninja tools — Carries tools for training, including wooden shuriken used while sparring with Kushina 49.

Relationships

• Uzumaki Kushina — Close friend and training partner. Eiji shares food with her, teaches her the Rasengan, and repeatedly acts to keep her safe; she becomes openly attached to him 2 6 19 49 51.
• Tsunade — Protector and medical-ninjutsu teacher. She shelters Eiji after Root’s attack and is impressed by both his combat ability and rapid progress as a healer 12 13 27.
• Uzumaki Mito — Welcomes Eiji into the Senju home and supports his entry into the Academy’s combat-based graduation exam 14 24.
• Senju Nawaki — Housemate and frequent sparring opponent. Eiji teaches him the Rasengan and rewards his persistence with desserts 22 28.
• Namikaze Minato — Friend and longtime taijutsu training partner; one of the first people Eiji teaches the Rasengan 6 19.
• Imagawa Sayuri — Friend who admires his cooking and keeps in touch after returning to the Daimyō’s Palace 28 31 46 49.
• Shimura Danzō — Adversary who seeks control of Eiji’s abilities and orders an attempted abduction 6 10.
• Might Duy — Physical-training instructor whose methods contribute to Eiji’s strength 6 11.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Academy graduation exam: Eiji enters the combat-based exam for fighting experience, without intending to graduate early. After his opening victory, the rules change first to a series of challengers and then to a battle against more than eighty remaining contestants at once. He defeats them and is declared the exam’s winner 23 25 33 35 44.
• Kumogakure incursion: A force sent to capture Eiji and Kushina surrounds them during forest training. Eiji sends Kushina for help, kills pursuing ninja with Azure, and continues fighting the invaders, including Ramui 48 50 51 55 56.

Notable Quotes

“Real friends don't need to stand on ceremony.” 6

“If everyone wants me to do it someday, then I will. But I won't chase the position.” — On becoming Hokage 45