Zabuza Momochi

**Zabuza Momochi**, given the moniker **Demon of the Hidden Mist**, was a missing-nin from Kirigakure's Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

## Statistics

* **Name**: Zabuza Momochi, Demon of the Hidden Mist
* **Origin**: Naruto
* **Gender**: Male
* **Age**: 26
* **Birthday**: August 15
* **Classification**: Human, Former Kirigakure Shinobi, Missing-nin, Mercenary Ninja, Former Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist
* **Blood Type**: A
* **Height**: 183 cm (6'0")
* **Weight**: 72 kg (158 lbs)
* **Skin Color**: Pale
* **Eye Color**: Brown
* **Hair Color**: Black
* **Alignment**: Neutral
* **Status**: Deceased
* **Class**: **S-Class**
* **Powers and Abilities**: Nature Transformation (Water Style)
* **Standard Equipment**: Kubikiribocho
* **Weaknesses**: Requires large amounts of water for certain techniques.
* **Notable Attacks/Techniques**: Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu
* **Voice Actor**: Unshō Ishizuka

### Power Stats

* **Attack Potency**: Likely **Small Town level+**
* **Speed**: **Hypersonic** with **High Hypersonic** reaction speed
* **Lifting Strength**: At least **Superhuman**
* **Striking Strength**: Likely **Class TJ**
* **Durability**: Likely **Small Town level+**
* **Stamina**: **Superhuman**
* **Range**: **Extended Melee Range** with Kubikiribocho, Several **Dozen Meters** with Water Style techniques
* **Intelligence**: **Average**

## Appearance

Zabuza was a tall and noticeably muscular man with pale skin, short spiky black hair, brown eyes, and small eyebrows. He was normally seen wearing bandages like a mask over the bottom half of his face. Under his mask, he had a relatively narrow jawline and jagged-teeth, a trait he shared with his fellow Swordsmen. He wore his forehead protector sideways on his head, and prior to his defection from Kirigakure, donned the village's Anbu uniform and flak jacket. After his defection, and during his first appearance, he was seen shirtless, with his chest only covered by a belt to which he attached his Kubikiribōchō, wearing baggy pants with the striped pattern typical of Kirigakure and mimetic wrist-warmers extending up to his elbows, with matching leg-warmers.

During his second appearance, he wore a sleeveless black shirt and matching pants, complete with a waist-guard, and yet again, Kirigakure's striped wrist and leg-warmers. Other swordsmen of his generation wore attire identical to this, implying that they might be clothes related to the group. While donning this attire, much like his fellow Swordsmen, he had bandages loosely tied around his neck like a scarf.

## Personality

Zabuza was initially portrayed as aggressive, arrogant, cruel, cold and ambitious, willing to become Gato's thug to gain enough funds to start a second coup d'état on the Mizukage, and kill anyone who stood in his path, including plotting to kill Gato once he had received enough funds from him. His reputation for cruelty and ruthlessness began as a child where he killed every single candidate in the Kirigakure's Academy, earning him the moniker of "**Demon of the Hidden Mist**". He willingly uses his own men and others as pawns to fulfill his ambitions, as he raised Haku to be an efficient tool to be discarded when he had no use to exploit; although unlike future antagonists, he was blunt about the purpose that his recruits were needed for, lacking the manipulation of pretending to be benevolent to inspire loyalty.

He is an observant adversary who is able to analyze his opponent's techniques after seeing it once, but becomes overconfident if he sees the technique as useless. In his last moments, it is revealed that he cared deeply for Haku, and after being convinced by Naruto Uzumaki, he sacrifices his life to kill Gato, and dies wishing he could join Haku in the afterlife. However, he seems reluctant to speak or hear about it, telling whoever does so to shut up. Kakashi has also noted that Zabuza had hesitated for a moment before the thought of slashing through Haku to get to Kakashi during their battle on the bridge; the lack of hesitation during the Fourth Shinobi War made Kakashi know that the controlled Zabuza was completely different.

He has also shown a sense of honor, as seen after his reincarnation when he expressed disgust about the idea of working for anyone who would stoop down so low as to use the dead as their tools, in the meantime making the revived immortal. His sense of honor is extended even further when he pleads with Kakashi to stop him, and Haku from causing damage.

## Main Skills and Equipment

**Kubikiribōchō** (*Literally meaning*: Decapitating Carving Knife): A massive single-edged broadsword. While this sword appears ordinary at first glace, if damaged it can absorb iron from the blood drawn by mowing down various enemies, allowing the sword to slowly regenerate by reforming itself.

**Water Style**: One of the basic elemental nature transformation techniques that allows the user to manipulate pre-existing water, or create their own, by turning their chakra into water. It takes much greater skill to create the water than to manipulate what is already available and expel it via mouth. One of the most versatile of the five basic chakra natures, Water Style techniques can not only change shape but state as well.

* **Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu**: This technique shapes a large amount of water into a giant, powerful dragon, which hits the opponent with formidable might, dealing physical damage. The ideal place to use it is near a body of water, but if the user's skill allows it, it is possible to use it even in a place where there is none. The amount of water used will be in proportion with the user's skill.
* **Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Jutsu**: The Hidden Mist Jutsu is a speciality of the ninja from Kirigakure, where one causes a mist to spring forth by lifting up some water from either a pre-existing source or expelled from their mouth, then goes in and out of sight at will from within the pearly-white realm. The mist's thickness is controlled by the amount of chakra kneaded into it.
* **Water Prison Jutsu**: This technique is used to trap a victim inside a virtually inescapable sphere of water. The only downside to this technique is that the user must keep at least one arm inside the sphere at all times in order for the victim to remain imprisoned. This technique requires a sufficient amount of water, which can be provided by expelling it from one's mouth. Once trapped the target is unable to move or breathe while within it due to the heaviness of the water. Because of the density of the water it can be used, to a limited extent, for defensive purposes if performed on oneself. It can also be stored in scrolls as traps.
* **Water Clone Jutsu**: The Water Clone Jutsu is similar to the Shadow Clone Jutsu except it creates clones out of water that have one-tenth of the original person's power. If the water clones are injured enough they will revert back to normal water.
* **Water Style: Giant Vortex Jutsu**: This technique extends water over a large scale, surges and rises up to several dozens of metres high. Then it streams down to the ground in one big cascade, much like a gigantic waterfall. In doing so, it resembles a huge wave, with tremendous power that can hollow out the ground. The water can also be produced from the mouth.

**Silent Killing**: This technique is simply a very quiet method of killing an opponent, usually from behind with a blade. Additionally, because the user moves silently, it cannot be defended against, because the attack cannot be anticipated. The user will often slit their opponent's throat, preventing any cry that might give them away.