Fū

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Fū
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**Fū** (*フウ, Fū*) is a jōnin-level shinobi from Takigakure and the jinchūriki of Chōmei, the Seven-Tails. He is a friend of Kaito Hiroki, a fellow jinchūriki.

## Personality

Despite being a jinchūriki, Fū appears to be rather cheerful with a happy go-lucky and somewhat carefree individual, smiling and full of energy. He acts excitable and energetic all of the time. He is also clumsy and somewhat forgetful, and tends to give long, drawn-out explanations if questioned; something which can get on the nerves of others.

Despite this, Fuu is also intelligent, being able to conclude and observe numerous things about many of the other more peculiar characters before others. At some times, Fuu's emotions are very sudden and unpredictable; covering up for his mistakes in questionable ways, and taking things to the extremes if needed. He also uses '**ssu'** (*っす*) at the end of his sentences — which is more commonly used by boys, immediately cluing those confused by his appearance to his actual gender.

## Appearance

Fū wears an orange clip in his short, spiky mint green hair that matches his eye colour, which was also orange. His ninja outfit consists of a short sleeveless white midriff shirt with fishnet armour underneath, long white armlets, and fishnet shorts with a short white apron skirt over it. His forehead protector was worn on his right arm. Fū also carried a cylindrical object in red wrapping on his back, the purpose of which is unknown.

## Abilities

    Fū is a ninja possessed of a variety of skills. Being a jōnin, his skillset reflects his rank, showing himself to be proficient in both taijutsu, genjutsu, and ninjutsu, as well as having a degree of skill in shurikenjutsu, despite employing weapons far less than his comrade and fellow jinchūriki, Kaito Hiroki. As the jinchūriki of Chōmei, Fū can create a sparkling dust for use in multiple techniques, as well as having access to the immense chakra reserves of the beast, which grant him enhanced stamina among other increased attributes.

### Ninjutsu

#### Nature Transformation

Fū's particular chakra nature is that of the Wind Release, one of the rarer nature affinities. He has great proficiency in Wind Release, and mostly honed his skills in it on his own, as Takigakure is known for the use of Water Release, not Wind Release users, and finding a teacher was difficult.

Fū's use of the Wind Release is notably very creative. as Wind Release Nature Transformation is more often than not meant to be used purely offensively. However, with his skill, Fū is able to is able to create gusts of wind with intense pressure to slow an opponent down, and even use the winds in conjuction with the glittering powdery dust Chōmei can emit, to produce foggy genjutsu, or crushing blades of dust.

His offensive prowress shines through most of all, however, with the Wind Release Armor technique he's created, with allows him to envelop his own body in a cloak likened to a "hurricane" around his body. Allowing him to perform nintaijutsu, the Wind Release Armor greatly enhances both speed and destructive power, and it allows for him to use several techniques he wouldn't be able to use otherwise.

### Genjutsu

Another branch of shinobi arts that Fū employs in his combat style. Noted to be one of the most proficient Genjutsu users in the whole of Takigakure, Fū is able to center her Genjutsu purely around the glittery dust that Chōmei can emit, most likely utilizing either a light-refracting method, or a hallucinogenic method to induce various illusions. With his skill, Fū is able to go a variety of things with Genjutsu, from shutting down the senses for a brief moment, to blinding his foe and creating illusionary copies.

### Taijutsu

Fū is a very skilled practitioner of taijutsu — the branch of physical shinobi techniques. Fū employs a unique style of fighting, primarily employing a form of combat referred to as "kicking over hand fighting", placing more focus on his legwork as opposed to the arms. While fighting, Fū takes full advantage of his slim form and light weight, combining sharp but elegant physical blows with various spinning techniques that increase the momentum and force of his attacks.

Fū is also shown to have a high level of speed and reflexes, overwhelming opponents through swift, direct movements, and can easily react to and counter attacks from shinobi with equal experience to himself. His speed plays a large part in executing many of his physical techniques, as they are delivered in what can only be described as a relentless blitz; powerful combos of kicks and even punches when he feels the need. To increase both speed and maneuverability, Fū is capable of manifesting several of Chōmei wings, granting him an agile form of flight — taking his opponents by surprise as well as allowing him to perform movements and techniques he can only do while airborne. His flips and spins are naturally enhanced by the lack of any solid foundation, giving him an advantage over grounded fighters.

Contrasting with his lithe frame, Fū is also possessed of immense physical strength, capable of heaving an opponent into the air and throwing them straight down into the ground with no effort while using Chōmei's wings.

### Jinchūriki Transformations

*Main Article: Fū's Jinchūriki Transformations*

    As Chōmei's jinchūriki, Fū is granted a significant amount of chakra and stamina from the beast. The amount of chakra Fū has in reserve greatly surpasses those of many ninja, and in fact is most likely surpassed only by the jinchūriki of the Gyūki, and Kurama, this making Fū the third strongest jinchūriki in terms of raw chakra. Due to being Chōmei's host, Fū also has some degree of accelerated healing, though it is nowhere near as strong as what Kaitō possesses. Fū's relationship with Chōmei is to the point where he has full-control over the Seven-Tails' powers, and his relationship with Chōmei seems to be fairly amiable. Inside his mind, they are able to speak without restraints, and Chōmei seems to regard him as an equal. Fū even refers to Chōmei as **Nanako** (*七子 Nanako*), an affectionate nickname given to the beast.

    Like other jinchūriki, Fū has the ability to create a cloak of pure chakra by drawing on the power of Chōmei. Able to control the output of his chakra, Fū can create either "Version 1" or "Version 2" chakra forms, which cause his canine teeth and nails to extend. In these forms, his speed, strength, durability, and chakra levels increase exponentially to the point where breaking a body is mere child's play.
Fū, like other jinchūriki with control over their Tailed Beast, is capable of performing partial transformation. Fū has shown the ability to form at least two of Chōmei's tails and wings that he can use in flight, and aiding in the use of his jutsu. Similar to how other jinchūriki obtain physical traits from their inner beast, Fū is able to produce a glittering dust from his mouth, or simply create it from pure chakra. This dust aides in the use of genjutsu, and can be used to blind an opponent as a distraction.

    While initially incapable of fully transforming into Chōmei, through practice and persistent training, Fū become capable of unlocking the fullest extent of Chōmei's immense powers. As such, Fū becomes capable of fully transforming into the titanic beetle, gaining complete access to Chōmei's massive reserves of chakra. In addition, he also gains an immense increased in both speed, strength, and durability. While transformed into Chōmei, the beasts wings are powerful enough to create torrential gusts of wind, enhanced further by Fū's Wind Release chakra, and his ability to manipulate the glittering dust is only refined further. He also gains full access to the Tailed Beast's ultimate attack, the Tailed Beast Ball, instead of the several crude imitations he has managed to produce for use in human state.

## Trivia

* Masashi Kishimoto initially stated that he wasn't completely sure yet about the gender of this jinchūriki. Fū's gender is heavily implied to be female (the concept art that features this jinchūriki shows underneath her skirt), however, since there has been no true confirmation of Fū's gender, and *Kai* is an alternate universe story, Darkrai's Fū is male.
* 'Fū' is also the Japanese name for the Chinese sweetgum *(楓, Liquidambar formosana*).
* Fū is the only known jinchūriki that does not come from one of the Five Great Shinobi Countries.
* Fū can mean "seal" (*封*) or "method", "style", or "wind" (*風*).
	+ Unintentionally, Darkrai wound up giving Fū the Wind Release Nature transformation, and did not notice the meaning of Fū's name until after the fact.
* In order to prevent the jinchūriki from turning traitor, it is tradition for the host to be selected from the family of the village's own Kage. However, Takigakure does not have a Kage, just a village leader. Due to this, Fū may have been connected to one of the village leaders.