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This article is about the character from Kirigakure. For other uses, see Gozu (disambiguation).
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業頭 Gōzu
Debut
Manga Naruto Chapter #9
Anime Naruto Episode #6
Novel Naruto: Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood
Game Naruto: Konoha Ninpōchō
Appears in Anime, Manga, Novel, Game
Voice Actors
Japanese
English
Personal
Birthdate Astrological Sign Gemini June 6 Search_Icon.svg
Sex Gender Male Male
Age
  • Part I: 25
Height
  • Part I: 178 cm1.78 m <br />5.84 ft <br />70.079 in <br />
Weight
  • Part I: 73.3 kg161.599 lb <br />
Blood type B
Classification
Occupation
Affiliation
Team
Partner
Rank
Ninja Rank
Academy Grad. Age 12
Chūnin Prom. Age 18
Family
Nature Type
Jutsu

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Gōzu (業頭) and his younger twin brother Meizu were chūnin of Kirigakure before defecting and becoming mercenaries alongside Zabuza Momochi.

Background[]

He and his brother fled the village with Zabuza when they failed in their attempt to kill the Mizukage, and thereafter began working for him as assassins.

Personality[]

In sharp contrast to his brother, Gōzu is described as being rational, level-headed and calm.[1]

Appearance[]

Gozu Blazing

Gōzu's full appearance.

Gōzu had shoulder-length, wild dark-brown hair and dark eyes. He wears a rebreather that covers the lower half of his face and a large, clawed, poisonous gauntlet on his right arm which had a chain coming out of it that had the other end attached to his brother's own gauntlet. He wore a camouflage suit with bandages around his waist, dark-coloured, knee-length sandals and a ragged black cape. His Kirigakure forehead protector had a single horn on it.

Abilities[]

Metal Gauntlets in action

The twins' coordinated attack.

Gōzu and Meizu are a paragon of coordination attacking. Gōzu's large metal gauntlets house a retractable shuriken chain running between the two of them, which they can use to bind an enemy and then slice them to pieces. In the event that the shuriken chain is neutralised, Gōzu also has a release mechanism to free him from Meizu for individual attacks. He uses the sharp, poisoned claws on his gauntlet to shred his foes. Gōzu was also skilled in stealth, being able to hide right outside the gates of Konoha without being detected.[2]

Ninjutsu[]

Nature Transformation[]

Gōzu and Meizu have proven skilled in Water Release being capable of appearing out of puddles, hiding in them when needed.

Part I[]

Prologue — Land of Waves[]

Main article: Prologue — Land of Waves

Sasuke saves naruto

Sasuke stops the Demon Brothers' assault.

At the start of the series Zabuza sent them to kill Tazuna. Using the Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique to surprise Team 7. With Gōzu immediately launching his brother in front of him the pair are seemingly able to kill Kakashi with ease. As they moved on to attack Naruto Uzumaki, they were stopped by Sasuke Uchiha who broke the chain connecting the two brothers. Still intent on killing them, the brothers separated and attacked the team. They were however stopped by Kakashi Hatake, and it was revealed that he had used the Body Replacement Technique to escape their first attack. Both he and his brother were later tied to a tree so that they can be taken into custody. In the prologue novelisation, it is implied he and Meizu escaped back to Zabuza after Team 7 left.[3]

In Other Media[]

Video Games[]

Gōzu is a playable character in the following video games:

Game nameJapanese releaseEnglish release
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing14 July 201624 August 2016

Trivia[]

  • Gōzu's name is written with the kanji for "business/deed/performance" (業) and "head" (頭), indicating a mindset focused on the fruitful outcome of his actions, in contrast to his brother's more emotional/irrational way of thinking.
  • According to the databook(s):
    • Gōzu has completed 313 official missions in total: 71 D-rank, 196 C-rank, 45 B-rank, 1 A-rank, 0 S-rank.
  • In Japanese mythology Gōzu and Meizu are fearsome guardians of the Underworld known more commonly as "Ox-Head" and "Horse-Face".

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 First Databook, page 45
  2. Naruto chapter 9, page 13
  3. Naruto: Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood chapter 10
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