KISAME HOSHIGAKI
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The towering, blue skinned rogue executioner from the Hidden Mist who brings a blunt, unsparing martial brutality to the Akatsuki vanguard alongside Itachi Uchiha. Wielding the massive Samehada, a sentient shark skinned blade that shreds through defenses and devours chakra, his presence strips conventional ninjutsu from the battlefield equation entirely. He possesses a beast like reservoir of spiritual energy, allowing him to flood dry wasteland terrain with colossal water tidal waves to trap the relief squad within fluid, suffocating tombs.
KISAME THROUGH THE ARCHIVE //
AKATSUKI ORGANIZATION //
Open page →Itachi & Kisame: The Pair That Barely Needs Managing
Open →Mutual Respect · Restraint & Force · Long-Running Partnership
Itachi and Kisame are unusually functional by Akatsuki standards. Kisame respects Itachi's ability and judgment, while Itachi rarely needs to control him through threats or personality management. Their methods are also complementary: Itachi is precise and economical, while Kisame can turn a failed quiet approach into overwhelming force.
Why it worked
Neither man needs the other to become his friend. What they have is professional trust, which is far rarer inside Akatsuki and often more useful.
MASTER COMBAT LEDGER //
Open page →Bijuu Hunt Saga · Lightning Country River · Raikage Alliance Victory
Kisame tracked Killer B and merged with Samehada to form a giant aquatic dome, exhausting B's chakra reserves in an underwater fight.
The Breakdown
Samehada grew enamored with Killer B's sweet Lightning chakra and betrayed Kisame. Raikage A arrived on the field, coordinating with Killer B to execute a double Lariat that decapitated Kisame's clone decoy (a Zetsu clone engineered to infiltrate the Cloud).
Turtle Island Expedition Saga · Falls of Truth · Guy Victory
Kisame emerged from inside Samehada with stolen intelligence scrolls. Guy intercepted him in mid-air, opening the 7th Gate of Wonder to engage Kisame's Super Shark Bomb.
The Breakdown
Kisame's jutsu absorbs enemy chakra to grow stronger, but Guy's Daytime Tiger (Hirudora) was pure compressed air pressure, not chakra. The physical blast decimated Kisame, leading to his capture and self-feeding suicide to protect Akatsuki secrets.
