Raidō Namiashi

==Summary==
Raidō Namiashi (並足ライドウ, Namiashi Raidō) is a tokubetsu jōnin of Konohagakure who serves as an elite bodyguard to the Hokage.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Raidō Namiashi
Origin: Naruto
Gender: Male
Age: Part I: 30, Part II: 33
Classification: Human, Ninja
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Chakra Manipulation, Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Explosion Manipulation with explosive tags, Weapon Mastery (Skilled user of kunai and shuriken), Statistics Amplification (Shinobi are capable of enhancing their physical capabilities with the use of chakra. The Shunshin no Jutsu allows Shinobi to greatly enhance their speed by focusing chakra in their feetRin no Sho, Page 197Naruto Chapter 24Naruto Chapter 71), Surface Scaling and Water Walking (By focusing chakra at the soles of their feet, Shinobi can scale and cling to vertical surfaces, and even walk on waterNaruto Chapter 18Naruto Chapter 90), Statistics Amplification (Can enhance his speed and physical capabilities with chakra), Paralysis Inducement (via paralysis technique), Afterimage Creation, Stealth Mastery, and Speed Enhancement (The Substitution Jutsu allows its user to instantly replace themselves with a nearby object such as a tree log, plant, person, or clone at the exact moment they are attacked. The Jutsu works even if the user is physically restrained or observed by characters as observant as Sharingan or Sage Mode users. This creates the optical illusion of the user being hit, which confuses the opponent and gives them an opening to flee or counterattackNaruto Chapter 6Naruto Chapter 54Naruto Chapter 374Naruto Chapter 580Naruto Chapter 674), Minor Illusion Creation and Duplication (With the Clone TechniqueRin no Sho, Page 220, Shinobi can create illusionary duplicates of themselves that have no physical substance), Shapeshifting (With the Transformation Technique, Shinobi can transform themselves into other people, animals, plants, and even inanimate objects, such as weapons), Paralysis Inducement (With the Temporary Paralysis TechniqueRin no Sho, Page 176, Shinobi can completely paralyze their targets from close to mid range)
Attack Potency: Town level (Even while out of chakra and exhausted from a mission, he was able to fight against the Sound 4 in their CS1 state, and force them into their CS2 states. Although he was defeated, alongside Genma Shiranui, the Sound 4 were scuffed and exhausted, saying that they would've been dead had they held back against two JōninNaruto Chapter 184Naruto Chapter 185Naruto Chapter 186Naruto Chapter 210)
Speed: At least High Hypersonic+ (Even while out of chakra and exhausted from a missionNaruto Chapter 210, he was able to keep up with the Sound 4 in their CS1 state, and force them into their CS2 states. Although he was defeated, alongside Genma Shiranui, the Sound 4 were exhausted, saying that they would've been dead had they held back against two Jōnin, which clearly indicates that the Jōnin kept up with them in combatNaruto Chapter 184Naruto Chapter 185Naruto Chapter 186Mach 58.338), likely Massively Hypersonic (As a jōnin, he should likely be superior to Neji Hyūga, who is stated to be chūnin levelRin no Sho, Page 106Mach 291.69)
Lifting Strength: Unknown 
Striking Strength: Town level (Comparable to the CS1 Sound 4, and pushed them in their CS2 states even while exhausted and out of chakra)
Durability: Town level (Comparable to his striking strength)
Stamina: Superhuman (Shortly after he completed his mission, he immediately fought against the members of the Sound Four, despite being losing all his chakra and being vastly exhausted)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Tens of Metres with weapons.
Standard Equipment: Kunai and senbon
Intelligence: As one of a select shinobi specially assigned to guard the Hokage, Genma is a skilled combatant with sufficient amounts of experience to complement his ability.
Weaknesses: None notable
==Notable Matchups==
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