Illumi

**Illumi Hoshigaki** (*星垣イルミ, Hoshigaki Illumi*) is an S-rank missing nin shinobi of Kirigakure's Hoshigaki Clan  he is eldest child of a human woman and a full-blood Hoshigaki. During the Chunin Exams, he appeared disguised as an unusual looking man. At some point, he defected from his village and became an S-rank missing nin joining the Suicide Squad.

## Background

Illumi is the eldest child, and was raised from birth in the art of assassination. He and his father trained Irumi to become an elite assassin. At some point during his childhood, he learned jutsu. Following Irumi's escape, Illumi was sent by his mother to watch over his brother at the Chunin Exams.

## Personality

Illumi, for the most part, displays very little expression. In contrast to his expressionless demeanor, Illumi often speaks in a somewhat joyful and absent-minded tone. He is generally a stony, ruthless person with an extremely cold way of thinking and reflects solely on his own interests. Still, he holds a love for his younger brother, Irumi; this manifests to the point that he used his jutsu to control Irumi in order to ensure his survival and obedience. He and his father raised Irumi to believe that the only thing sustaining him was darkness and that he could only obtain joy in causing the death of others. While Illumi seems devoid of many human emotions, he is not without a sense of desire.

## Abilities

Illumi has all the benefits granted by his status as a shinobi. Furthermore, he has vast wealth and capable underlings at his disposal. His family alone is enough to scare those familiar with it. Thanks to his training, he possesses rare abilities such as strong resistance to poison, high tolerance to electricity, great agility and physical strength, and advanced armed and unarmed combat techniques. He was able to single-handedly wipe out a squadron of more than 20 amateur shinobi without any of them managing to press the emergency button. He might have superhuman control over his body. Illumi is also a very skilled impersonator, and he seems to be able to conceal his strength and other aspects that might give him away when disguised since he managed to fool Irumi and the Akatsuki. This skill is seemingly accompanied by the ability to hide his real power, as none of the Examiners seemed to be aware of his capacities until he revealed himself in the last phase.

**Enhanced Speed:** While the true extent of Illumi's physical abilities is unknown. His speed allowed him to kill a group of shinobi before any of them could ask for help.

**Advanced Stamina:** Illumi was able to complete a long-distance run more than 80 kilometers long, and taking place on uneven terrains such as ascending stairs and a swamp, without breaking a sweat.

**Immense Pain Tolerance:** Illumi did not flinch when Boruto broke his arm; afterward, he exhibited no visible distress from the pain.

**High Intelligence:** Illumi is able to formulate accurate predictions as seen concerning Eteyam's power since he was able to completely understand the method in which Irumi's wishes were granted with no further consequences.

### Chakra and physical prowess

Illumi has incredibly sinister chakra which can at least be felt from a distance of several hundred meters. His abilities allow him to change his physical appearance. He might have made a different use of chakra and jutsu when he closed a hole in the ground seemingly without touching it, moving the soil with Wood Release. Illumi appears to have abundant chakra reserves, since he is capable of controlling dozens of targets at the same time.

### Shapeshifting

Illumi can remove the needles from his body and shapeshift into an unusual young man

## Gallery

Disguised Illumi's shinobi cardIllumi speaks with Irumi