The character that personifies what should be in every shinobi, at first glance it seems very mediocre, but in fact reveals its potential as a special purpose johnina with abilities above average and behaves quite seriously. This creates the impression of atypicality - Shiranui’s emotions are never hyperbolic and not hidden, as is customary in various animes. This is what attracts fans of the anime "Naruto".
Character and appearance
Genma Shiranui in the anime adaptation is presented with brown hair to the shoulders and brown eyes, of medium height, dressed in the usual uniform of Konoha chunin. The manga has a light shade of hair. The main attribute of appearance is a bandana tied in front and a needle constantly located in the mouth (senbon).
Presented incredibly calm and reasonable, a little careless, but proud shinobi. Nevertheless, he often smiles and likes to joke. He is extremely worried about the new generation and during the escape, Sasuke was one of the first who went to save him, which almost cost him his life.
Biography
Born and raised in the Hidden Leaf Village. The son of a traveler and a saleswoman. Always dreamed of a quiet life in abundance. The future johnin for a long time did not know what to do in life, until he entered the shinobi academy, which he graduated with honors. At the age of 12 he easily became a Chunin, which is a rarity.
After one of the missions, he received a mortal wound, but survived thanks to the assistant to the fifth hokage Shizun. Thus, Genma Shiranui was removed from the assignment for three whole years. He continued his activities only after reaching the age of 20.
By the age of 25, he became a special purpose johnin. Acted as the personal bodyguard of the fourth hokage Namikaze Minato. During the first season, Naruto was the judge of the Chunin exam. Attended a meeting of the Military Council of the Five Kages as an accompanying Tsunade.
Forces and abilities
Senbon in Genma’s mouth is not just for beauty or as a toothpick. He is able to spit it out with such force that he can repel the kunai. It has a wind element. There are few battles in the anime in which Shiranui participated, but Jounin is known as a strong fighter, completing missions of rank A and S.
The Four of Sound had to apply the second level of the damned seal in order for him to fail. Minato taught him the space-time technique of the Flying Thunder God, and is able to use it only with the help of two assistants. This played an important role in the Third Great Shinobi War. In its arsenal has the following techniques:
- Rain from the needles. Using scrolls of spatial teleportation, rain from the needles (sometimes poisoned) rains down on the enemy. There is a variation of chakra needles.
- The fury of the wind. Genma Shiranui launches into the enemy a weapon reinforced by the wind chakra, which is almost impossible to block.
- Wind gust.
- The technique of merging with shadows. The ability to hide, merging with the environment.
- Element of the wind - Shock wave. Blocks any physical attacks and knocks the enemy back a few meters.
- Wind Element - Pressure Reduction. Pressure reduction at a certain point, because of which the enemy loses consciousness.
- The element of the wind is the Great Air Dragon. The most destructive technique shown by Shiranui Naruto during the exam incident. It is a dragon formed by a strong stream of compressed air, which is able to attack the enemy itself.
What inspires
As a child, he did not have any special abilities or Genkai kekey, but through hard training with the help of his friends and mentors, he became a strong shinobi. He played an important role in the plot of the whole anime. Genma Shiranui demonstrated that you can achieve the desired result with a calm and cold head.