Omoi

**Omoi** (オモイ, *Omoi*) is a shinobi from Kumogakure and a member of Team Samui. He later becomes the Fifth Raikage's bodyguard.

## Personality

Omoi is a very cautious person and likes to think things through before acting, and as a result, gets lost in his thoughts quite often. He is more level-headed than his teammate Karui, but often demonstrates a wild imagination and has a habit of exaggerating the end result of minor things (like when Karui threw a rock at him and he believed it would cause an avalanche and destroy Konoha) and likes to make fun of Karui's hot-headed personality with painful results.[2] He also has respect for people who stand by their word, even if they are the enemy. He is a very intelligent ninja. In the anime, he was shown also to be very resourceful even under pressure. It has also been said by his teammate, Karui, that he is rather pessimistic when he expresses his concern for Killer B. Nevertheless, he is capable of becoming deadly serious and exhibits great conviction when the situation demands it; having expressed disgust when he saw that Akatsuki was making Sai fight his brother and stepped in to prevent that from happening.[3]

## Appearance

Omoi is a young, dark-skinned Kumo-nin with short, spiky, white hair and dark eyes accentuated with eyelashes curving upwards from the corners. He wears a dark outfit consisting of an overlong shirt with a hood, with red bandage hand guards, Kumogakure shin guards, and a black forehead protector along with a Kumogakure flak jacket. He is always seen with a thoughtful expression, as though always in deep contemplation and sucking on a lollipop. He also carries a long sword on his back.

Years after the Fourth Shinobi World War, Omoi's appearance and attire is mostly unchanged, though he now wears a smaller version of his village's flak jacket, which only covers his chest. He has also stopped wearing a forehead protector in the manga, while in the anime it remains.

## Abilities

Omoi is a very capable shinobi, having been specifically chosen by the Fourth Raikage for certain missions, and being commended by Kakashi Hatake on his strength.[4] Later, he would go on to be the bodyguard of the Fifth Raikage, another testament to his skills.

### Kenjutsu

Omoi is highly proficient in kenjutsu. He uses a fairly long katana into his fighting style which was praised by Sasori, after Omoi was able to free Tokuma Hyūga and Ranka from Sasori's control.[5] He could also defend himself against Sasori's puppets at the same time with his swordplay. He can easily counter a barrage of attacks with a single swipe of his blade and just as effectively attack from behind himself surprising his opponent.[5] In the anime, he was shown even able to cross blades against a famous swordswoman like Ameyuri Ringo.[6] He is also shown to be very clever in battle, using feint attacks and deceptions with shadow clones or the Body Replacement Technique as set ups for a final blow.

### Ninjutsu

#### Nature Transformation

Besides physical combat, Omoi has noted that he can use Lightning Release to a certain extent, such as infuse his sword with lightning.[7] In the anime, he is also shown able to produce a strong bolt that when guided by water will take out a fair number of enemies. He can also collaborate his lightning chakra with others to produce a powerful lightning burst.[4]

### Other Skills

He is very resilient, able to continue fighting after being hit by lightning attacks.[6] Similarly, he is shown to be able to hold his breath for a noticeably long period of time while still fighting effectively.[4] Also, despite their constant bickering, Omoi has shown to be able to collaborate effectively in battle with his teammate Karui, using fluent attack patterns without having to communicate with each other, as seen during their brief scuffle with Team Kakashi.[8] He also has impressive strength, able to send Sakura Haruno flying a considerable distance away with a single kick.[9]

## TMNT X Pokemon

He acts like the bodyguard of the group during missions. He secretly spies on April when she was being targeted by both the Krang and the Foot for safety reasons.

## Trivia

* His name is a pun on two words which have the pronunciation "Omoi":
	+ 重い, which means "heavy", contrasting with Karui, which means "light".
	+ 思い, which means "thought", alluding to his thoughtful manner.

## Quotes

* (After being summoned by the Raikage) "*What the hell does he want? Is it something big…? Or… is he gonna scold us for something? Should I have not put mayonnaise on my fries?*"[13]
* (To Karui) "*You need to think things through more carefully…*"[14]
* "*No time to be anxious… I won't let you force friends and family hurt one another!*"[3]