Hikigaeru

*"I'm helping you since you're helping my student. My previous two died in battle, I don't know what I'd do if he died."*
—Hikigaeru
**Hikigaeru** (**ヒキガエル**) was Ketsueki's teacher. He was reanimated by Satori Aysuno in an attempt to attack Ember Uchiha but was met with resistance from him and Jason Kade. Hikigaeru was reanimated along with the majority of Ember's family.

## Biography

Hikigaeru tracked Ketsueki to William Shay's cabin after the former failed on his mission with Kishimojin to retrieve Ember Uchiha's eyes, intending to bring him home to their village. At the cabin, he met his disciple's enemies-turned-allies and offered to teach them some of his techniques while he would stick around for a while.

He showed up after his disciple and the others fought Kishimojin again, prepared to teach them new techniques, such as Sage Mode, Rasengan and the Eight Inner Gates.

Hikigaeru was later killed after he sacrificed himself to hold off the Sharingan thieves.

## Personality

*"He's weird, but has good intentions, I can tell."*
—William Shay
Hikigaeru is an energetic and caring teacher. Under the assumption his disciple was being held captive, he did not hesitate to break down William's door to rescue him. However, upon learning the truth, he offered to pay for the door. He was also willing to teach techniques to those who helped his disciple. Hikigaeru's hyperness borders on reckless, as he once arrived at William's cabin by landing nearby with his giant toad, without regard for others' safety (albeit he assumed nobody was around).

He is a kind teacher, as well. He encouraged his disciple to not beat himself up over failing his first S-rank mission, and sympathized his need to perform missions for profit. He admires the determination of others, and understood Ember's desire to not learn any new techniques and instead recover after his eyes were injured.

Hikigaeru tends to give nicknames to others. He is also comfortable with sleeping in caves.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

*"Crazy old man, although he is strong, could probably rival me."*
—Bijuaru Dorobo to Akari Uchiha
* **Chakra Manipulation:** Hikigaeru can control chakra. He applies it in various ways, such as enhancing his physical attributes; he boosted his strength to the point he could punch down William Shay's cabin door, and he can balance himself on top of his staff. He also has the ability to easily track people. Hence, he effortlessly found Ketsueki after the latter failed his mission. Hikigaeru also easily removed the seal on Ember Uchiha's curse mark. Additionally, Hikigaeru can use a complete Rasengan. Hikigaeru can transform into a small child, as well.
	+ **Summoning:** Hikigaeru can summon toads of varying stature for transportation, his bō staff, and his monkey, George. His monkey can transform into an extendable staff.
	+ **Replication:** Hikigaeru can multiply the kunai he throws mid-air, and make duplicates of himself.
	+ **Fire Manipulation:** Hikigaeru can control fire to attack his enemies.

### Abilities

Hikigaeru is very intuitive, as he quickly determined that William Shay was attempting to learn the Rasengan technique based on the markings on his hand. He also quickly determined when the Arashi siblings were under a genjutsu. He had the wisdom to have one of his toads discreetly reclaim Hone's eyes from Bijuaru. However, he does not know how to extinguish the Amaterasu.

Hikigaeru had quick reflexes; he could deflect Bijuaru's Zeus Bullets technique and avoid Akari's corrosive globs.

* **Master Martial Artist:** Hikigaeru is an extremely proficient hand-to-hand combatant. He easily had the upper hand against Jason Kade when they sparred. Hikigaeru's fighting style consists of Ninjutsu (Taijutsu, Bōjutsu and Shurikenjutsu) and Gōjū-ryū Karate, with his favorite move being the dive kick. He is very precise with his weapons in battle, as he can hit kunai with his staff like a baseball bat and send them to his opponents, or to even deflect incoming projectiles like shuriken. Hikigaeru could also wield two staffs at the same time, and a staff with kunai attached to both ends. During Hikigaeru's ninth symphony, he was able to contend with a four-Sharingan Bijuaru Dorobo. After he was reanimated, Hikigaeru's fighting style relied more on brute force than techniques.

## Techniques

* **Kunai Kage Bunshin no Jutsu/Kunai Shadow Clone Jutsu:**
* **Henge no Jutsu/Transformation Jutsu:**
* **Kage Bunshin no Jutsu/Shadow Clone Jutsu:**
* **Kawarimi no Jutsu/Substitution Jutsu:**

* Senjutsu
* Fūinjutsu
* Space-Time
* Chakra
* Taijutsu
* Fire Style
* Combos

* **Sennin Mōdo/Sage Mode:** Hikigaeru gathers and controls natural energy to enter "Sage Mode," a technique which greatly enhance his physical abilities. With Sage Mode, he can sense danger and track down his enemies.
	+ **Sage Art: Thorn Hail:**

- TBA

- **Kuchiyose no Jutsu/Summoning Jutsu:** Hikigaeru can summon his personal toads.

- **Rasengan/Spiraling Sphere:** Hikigaeru can create a compressed ball of chakra to deal damage to his enemies. He instructed Aaron Nyx on it.

- **Hachimon/Eight Inner Gates:** Hikigaeru is able to open the Eight Inner Gates; they are like valves or chakra limiters. The Eight Gates are along the chakra network located at those points in the body where the chakra is most heavily concentrated. Starting at the head, they are the Gate of Opening (開門), the Gate of Rest (休門), of Life (生門), of Pain (傷門), of Closing (杜門), of Joy (景門), of Shock (驚門), and the Gate of Death (死門). The Eight Inner Gates' purpose is to limit the flow of chakra through the body. Exerting tremendous force on these limiters forces the Gates open and releases the restraints on the chakra, the result being that a person's strength can be increased tenfold or more. Opening the First Gate releases the brain's restraints on the muscles, freeing a person to bring forth their body's strength to its full extent. At the Second Gate, one's strength is increased further. By opening all Eight Gates, one could attain power beyond even Minato; the only drawback is one dies.
	* **Ura Renge/Hidden Lotus:** After opening the Gate of Life, Hikigaeru could release the Hidden Lotus, also known as the Reverse Lotus.
	* **Hirudora/Daytime Tiger:** After opening the Gate of Shock, Hikigaeru can deliver an incredibly fast and powerful punch. With it, he was able to send Bijuaru and his Susanoo through three trees.
	* **Sekizō/Evening Elephant:** After opening the Gate of Death, Hikigaeru unlocked a powerful taijutsu technique.

- **Crane Kick:**

- **Sennen Goroshi/One Thousand Years of Death:**

- **Hell Rain:**

- **Satan's Flames:**

- **Rasen-Inferno:**

- **Inferno Spiral:**

- **Sage Evolution:**

## Equipment

### Weaponry

* **Bō Staff:** Hikigaeru can summon a staff which separates into two segments. He can balance on the top of his staff and attack his opponents, and use it to send kunai to his opponents like a baseball bat.
* **Kunai:** Hikigaeru can throw kunai with ease, and send them to his opponents with his staff.

## Relationships

* Ember Uchiha
* William Shay
* Aaron Nyx
* Jason Kade/Almanac
* Bijuaru Dorobo