Mu

Biodata

Background / History

Mu served as the Second Tsuchikage of the Hidden Stone Village and was the teacher of a young Ōnoki. In the past, he stood beside Ōnoki during a dispute that left his student openly indignant at an unnamed figure. 198

At Tsunade's hundred-days banquet, Mu encountered Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hōzuki. The two Kage immediately treated one another as enemies, with Gengetsu noting the death of Mu's predecessor, Ishikawa, and Mu responding in kind. 116

During the First Shinobi World War, Mu and Gengetsu ultimately killed each other in battle. Their simultaneous deaths destabilized both Hidden Stone and Hidden Mist in the war's aftermath. 19

Appearance

Mu is a long-limbed, slender man whose body is heavily wrapped in bandages, leaving only his sinister eyes exposed. 116

• Bandaged from head to toe. 116
• Tall, thin build. 116
• His concealed, bandaged appearance led Gengetsu to call him “Bandage man.” 123

Personality

Mu is blunt, hostile, and quick to meet Gengetsu's provocations with equal contempt. 116 In battle, he acts decisively: when Gengetsu's possessed body caused a devastating steam explosion, Mu immediately prepared Dust Release despite Tobirama's warning that Gengetsu was under external control. 122

Even as an experienced Kage, Mu was visibly shaken by Hashirama's overwhelming pressure after the chaos at the Hidden Leaf Village was subdued. 128

Abilities & Skills

Dust Release

Mu wields Dust Release, forming a semi-transparent cylindrical construct capable of disintegrating whatever it strikes. 122 123

• Used Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique to fire an erasing beam at Hashirama and Gengetsu. 123
• Was forced to interrupt a Dust Release attack when Hashirama's Wood Dragon attacked him. 122
• Re-formed the disintegration cylinder after evading Gengetsu's Clown Clone. 123

Taijutsu

While controlled by Shin'yu, Mu's body displayed advanced close-combat movement, lightly evading a Clown Clone's strike before preparing a counterattack. 123

Resistance to Mental Intrusion

Mu's consciousness was temporarily overtaken by Shin'yu's Spiritualization Technique, which used genjutsu within his mind to command his body and Dust Release. 123

• Shin'yu withdrew when three Anbu used the Mind Body Switch Technique on Mu. 123
• Mu regained consciousness in a confused state after Shin'yu departed his mind. 123

Relationships

• Ōnoki — Mu's disciple; Ōnoki stood beside him as a youth and later witnessed Mu's combat power firsthand. 198 200
• Gengetsu Hōzuki — Rival Second Mizukage; the two regarded each other with killing intent and later died together in the First Shinobi World War. 116 19
• Hashirama Senju — Hashirama blocked Mu's Dust Release with Wood Release and later suppressed the Kage during the banquet incident. 123 128
• Uchiha Shin'yu — Shin'yu temporarily possessed Mu during the battle involving the Five Kage, using Mu's body to deploy Dust Release. 123
• Tobirama Senju — Tobirama warned Mu not to attack the possessed Gengetsu, then restrained Mu after Shin'yu left his body. 122 123

Story Role / Major Arcs

Tsunade's Hundred-Days Banquet

Mu attends the banquet as the Second Tsuchikage and confronts Gengetsu Hōzuki, nearly escalating their longstanding hostility into a fight before the event concludes. 116

Battle of the Possessed Kage

When Shin'yu controls Gengetsu and provokes a chaotic battle, Mu attacks with Dust Release. Shin'yu subsequently enters Mu's mind through the Spiritualization Technique and uses his body against the other combatants before abandoning it. 122 123

Trivia

• Mu's death alongside Gengetsu created a leadership vacuum in both Hidden Stone and Hidden Mist after the First Shinobi World War. 19
• He is remembered by Gengetsu's insult, “Bandage man.” 123