Byrau Hozūki

Byrau the Ferocious

Byrau Of The Bloody Sea

The Artist of Death

The Butcher

Byrau the Butcher

Medical-Nin

Seven Ninja Swordsmen

Blademaster

Unnamed Father of the Yuki and Hozūki Clan's (Deceased)

Mangetsu Hozūki (Distant Cousin, Deceased)

Suigetsu Hozūki (Distant Cousin, Alive)

Haku (Half-Brother, deceased)

Unnamed Grandmother of the Kurama Clan (Deceased)

Unnamed Grandfather of the Kaguya and Hozūki Clan's

Storm Release

Magnet Release

Scorch Release

Ice Release

Sharingan

Mangekyō Sharingan

Shikotsumyaku

Lightning Release (Secondary Affinity)

Earth Release (Secondary Affinity)

Water Release (Affinity)

Boil Release

Lava Release

Storm Release

Magnet Release

Scorch Release

Ice Release

Amegakure

Uchiha Clan

Hozūki Clan

Yuki Clan

Kaguya Clan

Kurama Clan

Hunter-Nin

Konan and Byrau

Susano'o

Water Release: Water Shark Bomb Jutsu

Water Release: Water Clone

Water Release: Water Dragon Jutsu

Fire Release: Exploding Flame Punch Driver Technique

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique

Fire Release: Fire Dragon Jutsu

Fire Release: Great Fire Spear

Fire Release: Searing Migraine

Summoning Technique (Shark)

Summoning Technique (Hawk)

Wind Release: Air Bullets

Wind Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique

Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere

Wind Release: Giant Hexagonal Wind Shuriken Barrage

Ice Release: Mirror Heaven

Ice Release: Ice-Breaking Sledgehammer

Ice Release: Ice Senbon

Genjutsu: Sharingan

Coercion Sharingan

Gentle Fist

Cherry Blossom Impact

Mizūkage-Style Sixty-Year-Old Technique

Earth Release: Earth Flow River

Earth Release: Earth Grudge Fear

Earth Release: Earth Spear

Lava Release: Rubber Wall

Lava Release: Scorching Stream Rock Technique

Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique

Hiding in Mist Technique

Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique

Lightning Water Dragon Bullet

Water Release: Water Bullet Technique

Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique

Water Release: Water Formation Pillar

Lightning Release: Lightning God Self

Lightning Release: Lariat

Lightning Release: Lightning Clone

Lightning Release: Lightning Hound

Lightning Release: Lightning Cutter

Lightning Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique

All Directions Shuriken

Big Ball Spiralling Serial Zone Spheres

Boil Release: Unrivalled Strength

Chakra Enhanced Strength

Chakra Transfer Technique

Clone Body Blow

Clone Spinning Heel Drop (Anime only)

Combination Transformation

Erupting Propulsion Fist

Fire Release: Toad Oil Flame Bullet (Anime only)

Frog Kata

Frog Strike

Gentle Step Spiralling Twin Lion Fists

Hurricane Thunderclap — Majestic Attire Sword Stroke

Ink Creation

Multiple Shadow Clone Technique

One Thousand Years of Death

Pachinko Technique (Anime only)

Parachute

Regeneration Ability

Scorch Release: Halo Hurricane Jet Black Arrow Style Zero

Shadow Clone Technique

Shadow Shuriken Technique

Soap Bubble Ninjutsu (Anime only)

Spiralling Absorption Sphere

Spiralling Serial Spheres

Spiralling Strife Spheres

Strong Fist (Anime only)

Summoning Technique (Toad)

Summoning: Food Cart Destroyer Technique

Torii Seal

Truth-Seeking Ball

Turning into a Frog Technique (Anime only)

Typhoon Water Vortex Technique

Ultra-Many Spiralling Serial Spheres

Wind Release: Toad Gun (Anime only)

Wind Release: Toad Oil Bullet (Anime only)

Wind Release: Toad Oil Flame Bullet (Anime only)

Wisdom Wolf Decay

Binding Snake Glare Spell

Casualty Puppet (Anime only)

Chakra Scalpel (Anime only)

Dead Demon Consuming Seal: Release

Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole Technique

Earth Release: Shadow Clone (Anime only)

Eight Branches Technique

Eight Trigrams Sealing Style (Anime only)

Five Elements Seal

Five Elements Unseal (Anime only)

Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes

Four Symbols Seal (Anime only)

Fūinjutsu Trap (Anime only)

Gathering of the Snakes

Genjutsu Binding (Anime only)

Hidden Doorway Technique (Anime only)

Hidden Shadow Snake Hands

Hideout Destruction Trap (Anime only)

Hiding in Surface Technique

Living Corpse Reincarnation

Many Hidden Shadow Snake Hands

Cursed Seal of Earth

Cursed Seal of Storms

Cursed Seal of Pressure

Cursed Seal of Power

Cursed Seal of Life

Cursed Seal of the Dead

Cursed Seal of the Toad

Orochimaru-Style Body Replacement Technique

Reversible Technique (Anime only)

Slithering Snake Mode

Snake Clone Technique (Anime only)

Snake Mouth Bind (Anime only)

Soft Physique Modification

Sound Wave Technique (Anime only)

Space–Time Technique Formula: Underworld Turnover (Anime only)

Substitute Technique

Summoning Technique (Shinigami, Snake)

Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation

Summoning: Rashōmon

Summoning: Triple Rashōmon

Temporary Paralysis Techniqu

Twin Snakes Mutual Death Technique

Vanishing Facial Copy Technique

White Snake Possession (Anime only)

Wind Release: Breakthrough

Wind Release: Great Breakthrough

Dance of the Camellia

Dance of the Clematis: Flower

Dance of the Clematis: Vine

Dance of the Larch

Dance of the Seedling Fern

Dance of the Willow

Ten-Finger Drilling Bullets

Chidori

Kunai

Shuriken

Demon Wind Shuriken

Rope Dart

Senbon

Wires

Kiba

Explosive Tag's

Blood thickening pills

Genjutsu Pills

Food Pills

Nutrient Pills

Chakra Pills

***Byrau Hozūki is one of the few remaining Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to remain living. He is a former member of the Akatsuki, and a member of the Hozuki Clan, as well as a descendant of the Kaguya, Yuki, and Uchiha Clan's. He is the Great-Grandson of the Second Mizukage.***

## ***Background***

### ***Early History***

***Very little is known of Byrau's Early Life aside from the fact that he was so skilled in the use of the Executioner's Blade and the Splatter Sword that he earned the title of Blademaster of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. One of his most significant acts was the Massacre of an entire Army of Iwa Shinobi numbering in the thousands, not long after the Tragedy of Yosuga pass. Eventually Byrau was betrayed by his own Comrades in the Mist and the Swordsman and was driven off wounded and bleeding, but not without managing to wrest the Splatter Sword and Kiba from the Seven Swordsmen.***

## ***Joining Akatsuki***

***Not long after being betrayed by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen Byrau was being Hunted by his former Comrades who wanted to get back the Swords he managed to take from them. Byrau decided to flee to the Hidden Rain, hoping to defect to the village. He didn't count on being confronted by the Seven Swordsmen and the Six Paths of Pain, Byrau slew Twelve Kiri Hunter-Nin and dealt Fuguki a Mortal Wound. Byrau was eventually Rendered Unconscious after killing Jinpachi Munashi and Kushimaru Kuriarare via Decapitation.***

### ***Meeting Konan and Nagato***

***Byrau was taken in by Konan and Nagato and taken to the Tower of Pain, Byrau's Injuries were Healed and Konan and Pain Argued over whether or not to make him one of Pain's Host Bodies or a Member of the Akatsuki, ultimately Obito decided to have Byrau Join the Akatsuki as Konan's Partner in the Field.***

***When Byrau awoke from his Slumber he noticed that he wasn't alone and called the Person out, it was Konan. Konan asked for him to join the Akatsuki as their First Member. Byrau felt an attraction to Konan but kept himself composed. Byrau said he'd only join if he could face the Akatsuki's Leader in Single-Combat and when he did he Lost, but not before Killing one of Pains Bodies.***

***Pain and Byrau were impressed by each others skill and ability and Byrau was the only one to be able to ever Defeat Nagato other than Naruto who would do so years later.***

### ***Early Recruiting***

***Byrau and Konan would go about recruiting Assets for the Akatsuki starting with Sasori and Kakuzu. While Konan would recruit Sasori and Pain would recruit Kakuzu Byrau would Make connections to the Lands of Winds, Fire and Steams Villages.***

***Byrau Later had an Encounter with Utukata and Koharu recognising Utukata as the Six-Tails Jinchūriki and not knowing that he had also defected attacked him.***

## ***Behind the scenes***

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