Hakuro Tsururi

Hakuro is a Shinobi, a Genin of the Village Hidden in the Leaves. He is a member of Team Amachi, teamed with Amachi and Natsuhi.

Background
When Hakuro was eight-years-old, he challenged Neji Hyuga to a battle for the purpose of proving Hakuro's superiority over the Hyuga prodigy. Neji did not want to fight at first, but Hakuro attacked him. Neji retaliated, but Hakuro easily defeated him. After patronizing him, Hakuro walked away and left Neji in defeat.

Appearance
Hakuro is a tall man with fair skin and dark, rugged hair. He wears a red, short-sleeved jacket over a gray shirt with red pants. He wears his Hidden Leaf Headband tied around his left arm.

Personality
When Hakuro was younger, he was quite arrogant and thought himself a superior combatant. Thus, he challenged Neji Hyuga, the prodigy of the Hyuga Clan, for the sole purpose of proving that Hakuro was better. Hakuro has a very easygoing demeanor, as he showed no signs of stress while in the Forest of Death. Upon his rematch with Neji, he showed no ill-will towards the Hyuga, in spite of the latter's clear bitterness towards him. Hakuro also acknowledges his arrogance from when he was young.

Abilities
Even as a Genin, Hakuro's abilities are held in high regard. He has a keen mastery of Fire Style Jutsu, setting him apart from the average Genin. He has a variety of offensive and defensive Jutsu, such as the Fire Style: Pyrofists Jutsu. This augments Hakuro's hand-to-hand combat ability, inflicting severe burn injury with his strikes. Hakuro has mastered the Kajikishi ability; this has garnered praise from the elite Kakashi Hatake, who names Hakuro of Chunin level for his abilities. Hakuro can combine multiple Fire Style Jutsu to turn himself into a powerful force. With Fire Style: Fire Armor, Fire Style: Fire Javelin, and Fire Style: Fire Shield, Hakuro can turn himself into a knight-like fighter.

Season One
Hakuro participates in the Season One Chunin Selection Exams along with the other members of Team Amachi. During the Second Exam, in the Forest of Death, the three team members discuss having acquired the scroll necessary to pass the Exam. Hakuro asks Amachi if she has seen her brother, but she answers she has not. 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. In the fourth match, Hakuro fights Neji Hyuga. The two fight with their previous meeting driving them both. Neji's Gentle Fist negates Hakuro's Fire Style. The two recall their first meeting with each other, and as Hakuro's Chakra recovers, he performs Kajikishi. Hakuro and Neji clash, and following an intense exchange, Neji defeats Hakuro's Kajikishi. Neji then performs Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams: Sixty-Four Palms to defeat Hakuro and win the match.