Katsura

Katsura ( カツラ ) was a friend of Tenma Izumo during their time in Konohagakure 's Academy .

## Background [ ]

Katsura's father died during the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Attack , which many believed to have been the doing of an Uchiha . For this reason he joined Tenma and Hagiri in bullying Itachi Uchiha , though he was secretly afraid to face Itachi. Despite being much younger than all of them, Itachi easily defeated them once a fight broke out.

## Trivia [ ]

- "Katsura" ( 桂 ) is the Japanese name of the " Japanese Judas tree ".