Hatsuji Korero

Hatsuji Korero is a Shinobi, a Genin of the Village Hidden in the Stone. He is the de-facto Genin leader of Team Hatsuji, teamed with Koruki Matanu and Daiyuma Kutsuyumi.

Appearance
Hatsuji is a lean and tall man with fair skin. He has long, blond hair that is held back in a ponytail, with the bangs framing the side of his face. He wears a black, short-sleeved shirt and black pants with mesh netting underneath. He wears his Hidden Stone Headband around his forehead.

Personality
Hatsuji has a very cold and off-putting nature. In spite of this, he can speak with extreme politeness, often quite contrary to his actual disposition, causing his demeanor to come off more as mocking than sincere. He is typically smiling with malevolent nature. He treats his teammate Daiyuma Kutsuyumi harshly, threatening to kill him when the latter tries to hold Hatsuji back from his excessive violence. On the other hand, he seems to respect Koruki Matanu's wishes a bit more, as she successfully managed to talk him out of brutally fighting the members of Team Rikujo. It has been implied that Hatsuji has a propensity for extreme violence that his team try to assuage. Hatsuji is extremely confident in his abilities, touting them to his enemies while attempting to take on three opponents single-handedly. When one of these enemies refused, Hatsuji told him that he would regret it.

Abilities
Hatsuji is an extremely proficient fighter. He was able to defeat Rikujo Shinshi with ease using only E-Rank Jutsu.

Season One
Hatsuji participates in the Season One Chunin Selection Exams. During the Second Exam in the Forest of Death, Hatsuji and his team confront Team Rikujo. Koruki Matanu and Daiyuma Kutsuyumi try to dissuade Hatsuji from excessive violence, but Hatsuji blows them off. Hatsuji initially wishes to fight all three team members at once, but Rikujo Shinshi refuses. Hatsuji and Rikujo prepare to battle as their teammates observe. Hatsuji easily defeats Rikujo using nothing other than Substitution Jutsu and Clone Jutsu. He wants to battle the other members of Rikujo's team, but Daiyuma and Koruki manage to talk him out of it. Later on, they arrive at the tower and meet Team Kurenai. Daiyuma states that they don't want to fight, but Hatsuji is disdained by this. They pass Team Kurenai into the tower without a further word.

Their team passes the Exam, and they must now participate in a Preliminary Exam comprising of one-on-one battles to determine who will proceed to the Third Exam.