Suigetsu Hozuki

Suigetsu Hōzuki (鬼灯水月, Hōzuki Suigetsu) was the first
member to join Sasuke Uchiha's Taka (Formerly
Hebi).

Contents [show] 1 Background 2 Personality 3 Appearance 4 Abilities 4.1 Liquid Form and Water Release 4.2 Swordsmanship Training 5 Part II 5.1 Hunt for Itachi arc 5.2 Hunt for the Eight-Tails arc 5.3 Five Kage Summit arc 6 Trivia 7 Quotes 8 References

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[edit] Background



Suigetsu was born in Kirigakure.
Reputed to be the "Reincarnation of the Kijin", Suigetsu, together with his brother, Mangetsu, dreamt to inherit the title of Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the
Mist. This acted as their motivation to finish cruel missions day by
day. However, this dream was later shattered with the premature death
of his brother, and Suigetsu changed his ambition to "collecting all of
the swords". With the humiliation of being captured by Orochimaru,
his ambition was put on hold.

[edit] Personality


Suigetsu appears to be indifferent, caring only for a few things
around him. He spends a considerable amount of time mocking and/or being
beaten by Karin,
the only female member of Taka. Despite showing initial dislike towards his
teammates, Suigetsu has grown fond of them, and was willing to risk his
own life to protect them against the Eight-Tailed Beast.
Kisame claims that Suigetsu is a prodigy at the art of murder, as
he has a habit of chopping off his victim's limbs before beheading
them. Suigetsu, despite addressing him with the honorific term "senpai",
wants to defeat him and take his sword, noting to Sasuke that he will
one day serve him as "shark fin soup" (a reference to Kisame's
shark-like appearance) after Sasuke suggested that he was not yet strong
enough to defeat Kisame.
Suigetsu has a passion for collecting exotic swords: he made it
his goal to collect all the swords from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the
Mist. He took the Decapitating Carving Knife from Zabuza Momochi's grave, and joined Hebi only to take Kisame Hoshigaki's Samehada.
However, his passion doesn't seem to be limited to the seven blades, as
he also expressed interest in Darui's
sword.
It appears that Suigetsu has a certain love for killing, but he
refrains from satiating this desire due to his tacit fear of Sasuke. However, there are several occasions
where he has killed people when he believed Sasuke wouldn't notice.
Suigetsu has been shown to have thoughts such as "just this once" and
"he'll forgive me". However, he was noticeably upset that Sasuke killed
several samurai
during the attack on the Kage
Summit, pointing out how many times Sasuke had told him not to kill
anyone. He was described to have a belligerent personality.^[1]
Suigetsu apparently likes to tease animals, as he was seen
taunting the talking ninja cats from the abandoned Uchiha warehouse at
one point, but lectured Sasuke on treating animals better after Sasuke
used Manda
to escape Deidara's ultimate self-explosion jutsu, resulting in Manda's death.

[edit] Appearance


Suigetsu has white hair with a light-blue tint to it, purple eyes,
and wears a matching purple sleeveless shirt with gray pants. He wears a
belt around his waist with water bottles attached to it, and another
belt around his waist that holds his Decapitating Carving Knife.
Normally, Suigetsu looks lean and normal, but with his Hydration Technique, he can modify his body's shape and
size, such as a muscular arm or merging
with a larger body of water to become a tidal wave. If unconscious,
Suigetsu is reduced to a jelly-like state. After the attack on the
Eight-tailed beast, Suigetsu recovered in a large tank of water and
resembles a fish-like being. Like all Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the
Mist besides Raiga, Suigetsu has shark-like teeth.

[edit] Abilities


Suigetsu is arguably quite powerful, or at least very confident in
his abilities, since he has threatened Sasuke on more than one occasion. Kisame has
noted him to be a child prodigy in the art of murder, and that he is
practically the reincarnation of Zabuza. Sasuke has noted, however, that
he isn't strong enough to beat Kisame yet.

[edit]
Liquid Form and Water Release


Suigetsu
united with water



Suigetsu
reforming himself.



Suigetsu is able to reduce himself to liquid form, and to return to bodily form at will. This
ability also allows him to change his body shape, giving him the ability
to increase the size of his limbs, thus proportionally increasing his
strength if necessary. It also makes striking him somewhat difficult;
since he is made of liquid, any regular strike will go right through his
watery form. As his body is water, he is also capable of merging with
already existing water to increase his attack range, and to use Water
Release techniques. Also, when he passes out he goes into a
jelly-like state, as seen in the battle against Killer
Bee.
Suigetsu is also the first ninja seen carrying water bottles on
his outfit. Given his somewhat frequent desire to consume water,
Suigetsu may require regular hydration to sustain his watery form. Due
to his water-like body, he exhibits weakness against lightning-based techniques, as exhibited in his defense of
Sasuke against Killer Bee's chakra-charged strike against Sasuke.

[edit]
Swordsmanship Training


From his training days with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist,
Suigetsu is quite adept with wielding Zabuza's sword. He can also expand the muscles in his
arms to help him wield swords with more ease. However, carrying Zabuza's
sword for long distances seems to tire him out, and makes it necessary
for him to drink more water. In addition to his own skills, Suigetsu
also has a good perception for swordsmanship skills, as he saw Killer
Bee was a skilled swordsman almost instantly after the fight began.
In an anime-only fight, Suigetsu is also shown fighting hundreds of
foes,^[2]
showing he can fight well even without the sword. He also has the
ability to (as seen in the anime) attack pressure points with his hands.

[edit] Part II


[edit]
Hunt for Itachi arc


Immediately after Sasuke defeated Orochimaru, he
went into one of Orochimaru's many experimentation labs and freed
Suigetsu, who was sealed inside a holding tube in the form of water.
After pointing out that he owed nothing to Sasuke for dealing with
Orochimaru, Suigetsu agreed to join him. Once they left, Suigetsu had
Sasuke take him to the Land
of Waves to retrieve Zabuza's Decapitating Carving Knife from
his grave. In the anime, the story of
Suigetsu obtaining Zabuza's sword was expanded and lengthened out
slightly for this episode in order to facilitate an earlier display of
his abilities. The sword in question was taken from Zabuza's grave by a
politician and crime boss named Tenzen Daikoku, who wanted to take the sword as a trophy,
and for "revenge" after losing many men during Zabuza's attempted
coup years before.
They then went to the base where Karin resided, where Suigetsu
was instructed to free all the prisoners. Before releasing them,
however, Suigetsu told them to spread the word that Sasuke killed
Orochimaru, and would bring peace to the world. As Sasuke hadn't ordered
him to say these things, his motives appear to be unclear.
Once Karin was persuaded to join, they headed to meet with Jūgo.
They had to fight their way through an army of people branded with the
Cursed Seals to reach him, and, under Sasuke's orders, were told not to
kill any of them whilst subduing them. When they found Jūgo, who
promptly attacked them, Suigetsu attempted to kill him. However, Sasuke
intervened, and threatened to kill both of them if they didn't stop
fighting. Jūgo eventually calmed down, and, with some persuasion on
Sasuke's part, was recruited. Afterwards, Sasuke told them their mission
and their new team's name; they would be known as "Hebi", and their mission was to find Itachi
Uchiha.
Soon afterwards the team split up, searching for information
about Itachi's whereabouts. This led Suigetsu to a bank where Akatsuki
member Kakuzu's
banker Genji was. Recognizing him as such, Suigetsu
threatened him to talk.^[3]
Seeing Deidara's
large suicide bomb's explosion, Suigetsu was drawn to the site of
Sasuke's battle with Deidara, where he had used a special seal to summon
Manda
and had used the snake to escape the explosion. It had, however, been a
little too late, and Manda died, making Suigetsu tell Sasuke that he
should treat animals a little better.
After they had rested and continued on their way, Sasuke found
Itachi in an Akatsuki hideout. The clone of Itachi then guided Sasuke to
an Uchiha hideout. On their way there, the group encountered Kisame Hoshigaki, who told them Sasuke must go alone.
Leaving Hebi behind, Suigetsu challenged Kisame to a battle, who gladly
accepted, while Sasuke finally made Itachi's death a reality. It was
later revealed that Zetsu interfered in the fight, leaving both Suigetsu
and Kisame alive.

[edit]
Hunt for the Eight-Tails arc


Hebi, now renamed "Taka", began working with Akatsuki.
They went to Kumogakure and confronted Killer
Bee, the host of the Eight-Tailed Giant Ox. Suigetsu
attacked him first, but was quickly disarmed. Both Jugo and Sasuke's
individual attempts at subduing Killer Bee failed as well, and Sasuke
would have suffered fatal injuries had Suigetsu not intervened to spare
him a finishing blow from the Jinchūriki. However, Killer Bee's electric
attack overwhelmed Suigetsu, cleaving a substantial tear in his sword,
and it would have severed in half had Sasuke not nullified the attack in
time.

Suigetsu
fighting Killer Bee in his Jinchūriki form



After Karin healed Sasuke, Suigetsu, together with Jūgo and Sasuke,
engaged Killer Bee once more to no avail. At one point, Suigetsu
succeeded in immobilizing Killer Bee providing an opportunity for Sasuke
to use a lightning attack. Unfortunately, to keep Killer Bee held,
Suigetsu voluntarily received Sasuke's lightning technique as well,
sustaining considerable damage. After severely wounding Sasuke, Killer
Bee invokes his
tailed beast form in order to deal with the rest of the group.
Suigetsu, thrown into the water earlier, emerged, using Water Release: Demon Fish
Wave Crash, to save his teammates from what would been a devastating
blow. Keeping the Eight-Tails at bay momentarily, Suigetsu valiantly
told his weakened team members to escape, though somewhat amused that he
was risking his life for them. When Killer Bee tried to use an Eight-Tailed Ox Menacing Ball
on the team, Suigetsu used himself as a shield, keeping his teammates
safe.
Although Suigetsu was left unconscious, he managed to gain the
time Jūgo needed to revive Sasuke. By unleashing Amaterasu on the
Eight-Tails, Sasuke was able to turn the tide, at last successfully
capturing the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki. After the battle was over, Jūgo
carried Suigetsu away.^[4]
While Taka recuperated, Suigetsu recovered in a tank of water. He
yelled at Karin for leaving his sword behind, but was later seen to have
recovered it.

[edit]
Five Kage Summit arc


Once healed, Taka set out for Konoha. Along the way they are intercepted by
Madara, who tells them of Konoha's destruction and their failure to
capture the Eight-Tails. He convinces Sasuke to go to the Kage summit to
kill Danzō, so Zetsu leads
them to the land of Iron. Upon their arrival Suigetsu
scouts the area, but finds there are too many samurai
patrolling the area. Jūgo finds them an alternate route, where they are
attacked by the samurai, having been exposed by Zetsu.

Jūgo
and Suigetsu disguised as samurai.



As Sasuke kills their attackers, Suigetsu points out that he is doing
the very thing he forbids Suigetsu to do. The Fourth Raikage soon arrives to fight
Sasuke and Suigetsu tries to help, but the Raikage breaks his
Decapitating Carving Knife in half. He uses what remains of his blade to
fight Darui.
Darui infuses his own blade with electricity, allowing him to overpower
Suigetsu and pin him to a wall.
When Sasuke destroys the room they are in, Suigetsu is freed. He
retrieves his sword and regroups with Jūgo. They contemplate following
Sasuke and the Raikage, but decide that would be too dangerous. Instead,
Suigetsu suggests they dress up as samurai to gather information while
avoiding drawing attention to themselves. They are quickly detected, and
Jūgo stated that it wasn't the best plan.

[edit] Trivia

• Suigetsu (水月; Literally meaning "water moon") is a poetic term
  for the moon reflecting on the surface of the water. As an extension of
  this, the word can also refer to something illusory, without true
  substance; perhaps referring to Suigetsu's ability to turn his body into
  water.
  
• Hōzuki (鬼灯; Literally meaning "demon lantern" or "demon
  lamplight") is the Japanese word for the Chinese Lantern, a plant
  bearing fruit which resemble Chinese paper lanterns. It can also refer
  to the fruit of this plant. All known family names from Kirigakure
  are related to fruits: Momochi (桃地, "peach ground"), Hoshigaki (干柿, "dried persimmons"), and Chōjūrō (長十郎, "Asian Pear").
  
• Suigetsu, along with Jūgo and Karin, will be playable in Naruto Shippūden‎:
  Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 and Naruto Shippūden: Ryujinki.
  
• According to the third databook:^[1]
  
  
  
  • Suigetsu wishes to fight Kisame and the other Seven Ninja
    Swordsmen members.
    
  • Suigetsu's favorite foods are jello or yogurt (preferably anything drinkable),
    while his least favorite is dried cuttlefish.
    
  • Suigetsu's favorite phrase is "The student always surpasses
    the master".
    
  • Suigetsu's hobby is to looking after his beloved sword.
    
  • Suigetsu has completed 92 official missions in total: 2
    D-rank, 33 C-rank, 40 B-rank, 13 A-rank, 4 S-rank.
    
  • Suigetsu has a belligerent personality.
    
  
  

[edit] Quotes

• (To Sasuke) "Free at last.. Thanks, Sasuke."
  
• (To Karin, Sasuke & Jūgo) "..Guys, can't we rest a
  little bit?"
  
• (To Sasuke) "You're quite a lady's man, aren't you Sasuke?"
  
• (To himself) "I can't believe I'd be protecting their hides
  this often!"
  

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0
   1.1 1.2}
   Third Databook, pages 158-159
   
2. ↑ Naruto:
   Shippūden episode 115
   
3. ↑ Naruto
   Manga - Chapter 355; Page 11-12
   
4. ↑ Naruto
   manga - Chapter 414
   

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Facts about Suigetsu HōzukiRDF feed

Age	16 +
Appears in	Anime +, Manga +, and Game +
Birthdate	February 18 +
Blood type	B +
Chakra Nature	Water Release +
Debut anime	335 +
Debut manga	346 +
English name	Suigetsu Hōzuki +
Gender	Male +
Height	177.4 cm (1.774 m, 5.82 ft, 69.843 in) +
Kanji name	鬼灯水 月 +
Loyalty	Kirigakure +, and Akatsuki +
Name	Suigetsu Hōzuki +
Names	Suigetsu Hōzuki +, 鬼灯水月 +, and Hōzuki Suigetsu +
Picture	+
Romaji name	Hōzuki Suigetsu +
Status	Alive +
Team	Taka +
Voice Actors	Takashi Kondō +
Weight	57 kg (125.663 lb) +