Neteyamu

**Neteyamu** is a shinobi of Kirigakure. He was one of Orochimaru's experiments as a young child. His experiments on him caused the boy to develop amnesia.

## Background

### Early Life

Neteyamu was taken away from his village as an infant and experimented on by Orochimaru. He was given blood transfusions from Kisame Hoshigaki giving him his shark-like appearance when not in Sage mode. Continuous experimentation caused Neteyamu to develop amnesia. Neteyamu later escaped and grew up alone turning to crime. At some point, he made his own team he dubbed Taka much like Sasuke before him, but would later disban from it.

### The Boy Named Neteyamu

An announcement was made in Konoha and Kiri that people should keep their eye out for a vigilante named "**Neteyamu**". During Naruto's hunt for him, he sees a man stealing from someone and is about to catch him until Neteyamu appears and catches him first. Naruto gives chase, orders him to stop and that they need to talk while calling him emo-face. Neteyamu takes the item before dropping the man. Naruto starts to believe that he is not so friendly and saves the man from falling. He continues chasing Neteyamu but he climbs high enough to escape. Naruto tracks Neteyamu down to an abandoned lab in a tower. While investigating, he discovers that the lab is one of Orochimaru's labs and that Neteyamu is one of his experiments. When he is trying to find out more about Neteyamu from the photos in the lab, he is attacked by an experiment which he defeats. This awakens Neteyamu (who is revealed to be a gothic teenager) in a container and he transforms into his shark-hybrid form. He reveals that he awakens to another night of meaningless existence, so bleak and dreary before scratching the glass of the container. Naruto becomes confused by this and believes that Neteyamu just woke up all emo. Neteyamu breaks out of his container and attacks Naruto who dodges. Naruto tries to tell him that the emo thing was just a joke and performs a jutsu at Neteyamu but he blocks the attack. This makes Naruto believe that he misses fighting the experiments before Neteyamu again attacks to knock him down. Naruto tricks him into landing on a shelf and ties him up. Neteyamu breaks out of them and continues to chase him. Naruto uses a light of to blind Neteyamu before kicking him into a pillar and ties him up. Neteyamu struggles before calming down and turning back to human form by using Sage mode. He asks what happened before Naruto reveals about him attacking him but didn't do much. Neteyamu asks who he is and what he is doing in the lab and Naruto answers that he could say the same thing and calls him fish face. Naruto tells him to not blame him and that he's profiles worse than his before asking about his origins. Neteyamu reveals that he doesn't remember anything about his past like his true name, his home, his family and anything of his past. He reveals that his memories are like a *forgotten song*, a *moonless night* or *a coffin of emptiness*. Naruto believes that it's a little dark and assures him that his memories will come back but right here and now might be better than *yesterday*. The word causes Neteyamu to desperately find out about who and what he is before breaking out of the ropes and performing a water release jutsu to "fly" out. He finds a marking and realizes that it holds the key to his past. Naruto tries to stop him from leaving but Neteyamu prevents him from stopping him by knocking Naruto away before flying out to find it's owner. He arrives at Konoha where Naruto is searching about Orochimaru's experiments and mistakes Sasuke as Orochimaru. He believes that there is no future without a past and that there is only darkness tomorrow without yesterday's light. He prevents Sasuke from escaping before Naruto reveals that he got the wrong person and Sasuke adds that Orochimaru is not around (due to being imprisoned). Neteyamu reveals that it is unfortunate for him and flies away with him. Naruto gives chase and knocks him away before grabbing Sasuke from him. Unfortunately, Neteyamu knocks them both down and takes Sasuke back where he flies above a flag pole. He angrily asks where Orochimaru is before dropping Sasuke onto the flag pole. Sasuke answers about fixing whatever Orochimaru had done to him and that he'll make it right. He is about to fall before Neteyamu grabs him and asks if *he* can give him back his memories. Naruto tries to make him stop but Neteyamu threatens to drop Sasuke because it makes no difference to him. Naruto tells him that he is not the kind of person who would hurt an innocent kid while Neteyamu retorts that *he* doesn't know the kind of person he is or was. Naruto tells him to let him help and reveals that Sasuke isn’t responsible and that it was Orochimaru. Neteyamu remembers him as a *snake man* and lets Naruto take Sasuke to safety. Neteyamu flies over to Naruto and wonders if he can never remember or worse if he remembers being a horrible person. Naruto reasons that the *the past is the past* and that *if you make mistakes, then he's got a future to do better* and reveals that he made mistakes in the past but the people in his life help make the future special. Neteyamu reveals that he doesn’t know or remember if he had anyone in his life. Naruto tells him that he has *him* and promises to help him find his past. Neteyamu tells Naruto to take him to Orochimaru, seeing that it’s his only chance to find his memories. Naruto reluctantly agrees but knows that it won’t be easy. Naruto then takes him to Orochimaru. Orochimaru is pleased to see them both but Naruto orders that he tells everything to Neteyamu about his past. Orochimaru at first has no idea what he is talking about before Neteyamu asks him to give him back his memories to free him from being a shark mutant. Orochimaru agrees to tell him but on one condition: his freedom. Naruto tells Neteyamu not to listen to him and that he can't fall for it. Neteyamu agrees with him before Orochimaru tells him that he struck a bargain with him years ago. He reveals that he had to wipe out every memory to make room for new programming. Naruto is surprised and Orochimaru taunts him about wanting him to find his hidden lab with Neteyamu in it. He also tells him that he can trigger him into a remote-controlled destroyer with simple two words and yells: Fish feeder. Naruto at first thinks that it is a joke before he sees Neteyamu turning back into his shark mutant form which makes him now realize what the two words are. Neteyamu attacks Naruto but he is shocked and tied up but Orochimaru repeats the code word again which makes Neteyamu knock Naruto away. Orochimaru then orders Neteyamu to free him which Neteyamu does. Naruto tries to intervene but Neteyamu knocks him away he frees Orochimaru from his holder. Guy and his team along with Kakashi, Shikamaru, and Asuma arrive but Neteyamu shields himself from being shot and to knock Guy and the others away before escaping with Orochimaru back to the lab. Naruto follows them and is attacked by Neteyamu and tries to tell him that he is a good person before Orochimaru attacks him. Orochimaru taunts him that Neteyamu is not a person but a DNA project and a living weapon and carries on attacking him. Neteyamu prevents Naruto from attacking Orochimaru and knocks him out the window. Naruto catches himself and tries to get as high as possible and punches Neteyamu. They fight in the air with Naruto hitting him before Neteyamu knocks him into the building. He pins Naruto down before Orochimaru orders Neteyamu to finish him off but Naruto reminds Neteyamu who his true enemy is. Neteyamu then attacks Orochimaru, demanding that he gives his memories back . Orochimaru out of fear reveals that his files are on his computer. After turning it on, the files are revealed to be gone . Neteyamu decides that if his memories are gone then he will kill Orochimaru. Naruto prevents him and Neteyamu asks why he wants to protect him. Naruto reveals that he asks himself that all the time but the answer is always the same. He reasons that he may not have a past but he has a future and that he can live on his own terms and not Orochimaru's. Neteyamu tells him that he won’t be a villain like him with Naruto telling him that it's nevermore. The next day, Orochimaru is taken back to prison and Naruto and Neteyamu are alone watching the sunrise. Naruto reveals that he is putting up a team of New Warriors and that he’d be a great fit. Neteyamu thanks him but turns it down because he wants to follow every lead until he finds his past. Naruto reveals that the good thing about memories is that he can make new ones. He also reveals that his close friends once told him that *where you come from isn’t always where you're going*. Naruto puts his hand on his shoulder and offers that if he is ready to face the future, that there are others like him and that they could use him. Neteyamu thanks him but chooses to follow his own path but thanks to Naruto, he now knows where he is going. He transforms back into his Hoshigaki mutant form and performs a shark jutsu and flies away to follow his path. However, he hears someone call out to him as **Neteyamu**. He finds Sasuke on a roof and asks why he called him that. Sasuke reveals that it’s his name and offers to tell him a lot more with the help of Naruto. After this, Neteyamu regains his memories and thanks Naruto and the others before performing a jutsu and flies away to follow his path much to the contentment and happiness of Naruto and the others.

## Personality

Due to his amnesia, Neteyamu possesses strong need to discover his past, and his confusion of who he is causes him a great deal of pain and anxiety. As a result of his tragic circumstances, Neteyamu is rather pessimistic, and has a tendency to speak in a dreary, poetic manner.

In his search for his memories, Neteyamu is determined to do whatever it takes to obtain them, even if it goes against his moral code, committing criminal acts or using violence against anyone that stands in his way. Neteyamu's identity crisis makes him short-tempered and ferocious in trying to acquire any information about his past. His desire to find his family and understand his past makes him vulnerable to the manipulations of others, such as Orochimaru when he blackmailed him into doing his bidding in return for his personal information. He has a strong hatred towards Orochimaru for experimenting on him and erasing his memories, but is willing to obey him when Orochimaru promises to help him retrieve his memories.

Despite his misguided ways, Neteyamu is a good-hearted and compassionate person, choosing not to kill Orochimaru after his personal files were deleted and guiding Naruto and Sasuke to his location in order to save him from Orochimaru's control. When he is sent to assassinate Hiruzen Sarutobi, which later fails he openly expresses his disdain for the mission, stating that he takes no pleasure in killing. He has a strong will, as he struggled to overcome Orochimaru's mental programming and his mind control, though latter is much harder to fight against. Although Neteyamu is usually serious and blunt, often shrugging off Naruto's wisecracks and handling conversations stoically, he exhibits a dry wit on a few occasions.

## Quotes

*"The snake man"* (after seeing Orochimaru)

*"You know where he is don't you? You have to take me to him! It's my only chance!"* (to Naruto about Orochimaru)

*Naruto: "Hold it! I can't just let you go!"*

*Neteyamu: "And I can't let you stop me"*

(Neteyamu to Naruto shortly before knocking him away and escaping)

*"Thanks. But I cant. I have to follow every lead until I find my past"*

(Neteyamu turning down Naruto's offer to join his team)

*"I have to follow my own path. But thanks to you, Naruto at least I know which direction I'm going"*

(Neteyamu to Naruto shortly before following his path)

*"Who are you? Why are you here?"*(To Naruto)

*Naruto: "What's your story?"*

*Neteyamu: "I wish I knew. My true name, my home, my family, anything of my past."*

*"There is no future without a past. Only darkness tomorrow without yesterday's light."*

*Naruto: "I don't believe your the kind of person who'd hurt an innocent man."*

*Neteyamu: "How would you know what kind of person I am? I don't even know what kind of person I am...or was"*

*Naruto: "Then let me help you. Sasuke isn't responsible. A guy named Orochimaru did this to you."*

*Neteyamu: "I remember. A snake man."*

*Neteyamu: "But what if...what if I can never remember? Or worse what if I remember and find out I was a horrible person."*

*"Please I just want to know my past. Who I am, where I come from." (To Orochimaru)*

*Naruto: "Neteyamu, listen to me, you don't remember, but your a good person."*

*Naruto: ""Don't listen to him! Your not a machine! I know you lost your memories, but you can still remember your true enemy, dattebayo! Who did this to you?"*

*"That's unfortunate...for you.." (To Sasuke)*

*"Yesterday?! Yesterday is what I need! I have to know who I am, what I am!"*

*Naruto: "Maybe you don't have a past, but you still have a future dattebayo. So how are you going to live it out? On your own terms or his?"*

*"I won't be a villain not like you" (To Orochimaru)*

*"I'll drop him. Won't make any difference to me." (Neteyamu threatening to drop Sasuke)*

## Gallery

Neteyamu's Full appearance (human form, alt)Neteyamu's Full appearance (human form, current)Neteyamu as a child in his human formBaby Neteyamu and OrochimaruNeteyamu before attacking OrochimaruNeteyamu's final goodbye to Naruto.Neteyamu as an infantNeteyamu confronting SasukeNeteyamu speaking to NarutoElderly Neteyamu in an alternate reality

## Battles

* Neteyamu vs Naruto
* Neteyamu vs Sasuke
* Neteyamu vs Team Guy
* Neteyamu vs Orochimaru

## Trivia

* Sometimes, very rarely, during his transformations, Neteyamu experiences a voice change when he is in his second Hoshigaki form sounding similar to that of Kisame Hoshigaki
* Since the Blank Period, Neteyamu has since forgiven Orochimaru after he (Orochimaru) reformed

## Themes

* The Mysterious Boy
* Neteyamu Returns