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Haku
白 Haku

  • Haku of the Ice Release (氷遁の白, Hyōton no Haku)[3]
Debut
Manga Naruto Chapter #15
Anime Naruto Episode #9
Novel Naruto: Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood
Game Naruto: Konoha Ninpōchō
OVA Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival!
Appears in Anime, Manga, Novel, Game
Voice Actors
Japanese
English
Personal
Birthdate Astrological Sign Capricorn January 9
Sex Gender Male Male
Age
  • Part I: 15
Status Deceased
Height
  • Part I: 155.9 cm1.559 m <br />5.115 ft <br />61.378 in <br />
Weight
  • Part I: 43.2 kg95.24 lb <br />
Blood type O
Kekkei Genkai
Classification
Affiliation
Partner
Clan
Family
Nature Type
Jutsu

Tools

Haku () was a villager from the Land of Water. He later became a Ninja after meeting Zabuza Momochi. Haku had the kekkei genkai ability of Ice Release, which allowed him to control both Water Release and Wind Release.

Background

Haku As A Child

Haku as a child.

Haku was born in a small, snowy village in the Land of Water, a land that had suffered from war not long before. In this war, different sides battled each other using ninja, some of whom possessed kekkei genkai. After the war ended, memories of the horrific battles still lingered in the minds of the people. Those with kekkei genkai quickly became feared and hated for their abilities, out of concern that their existence would only bring about more war.

Haku's father and mother were simple farmers, and they lived a peaceful life. They loved each other, and were kind to their child. Unfortunately, this all changed one day. Haku's mother was a carrier of a kekkei genkai: Ice Release. She hid this fact from her husband, hoping that the love and peace that was shared in their small family would last forever. One day, Haku discovered the ability to manipulate water. Amazed by this, Haku proudly showed this to his mother, who was horrified by what she saw, and harshly scolded Haku for displaying his ability. Unbeknownst to his mother, Haku's father had seen everything. When Haku's father discovered that his wife and child possessed a kekkei genkai, he assembled a small mob of villagers, and killed his wife. He would have done the same to Haku, but before he could, Haku used his Ice Release to create several large, sharpened pillars of ice to kill his father and the rest of the mob.

Orphaned, Haku became a child who was wanted by no one and was forced to take to the cold streets and rummage through trash bins for scraps of food, even sometimes having to fight off the wild dogs that roamed the streets. In time, he was found by Zabuza Momochi, who asked Haku to become his "weapon," which meant to become a dedicated shinobi for Zabuza. Haku readily accepted this role, due to the purpose it gave him, devoting his life to becoming the ultimate weapon for Zabuza. Zabuza then trained Haku in the ways of the shinobi, as well as every fighting technique that he knew.

In the anime, it was revealed that Haku and Zabuza met Kimimaro some time after Zabuza cast aside the Land of Water and set out with Haku. Haku appeared to sympathize with Kimimaro for his loneliness and lack of purpose by looking into his eyes. However, he was forced to keep moving by Zabuza, and leave Kimimaro be.

Appearance

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Haku disguised as a Hunter-nin.

Despite being male, Haku had a very feminine appearance. Naruto exclaimed that he was "cuter than Sakura," after Haku informed him that he was male. He could also be seen, at times, wearing clothing which showed a slightly more masculine appearance, or at others a more feminine appearance. Haku had straight long black hair, that was just about to the length of his shoulder blades. He had pale skin and brown eyes. He was also quite short for his age.

Personality

Haku was a good-natured, compliant, and eager shinobi, believing that a person becomes truly strong when they have someone important to protect. Despite his talent for battle, and incredible abilities, Haku disliked needing to kill others in his role as a tool, and avoided doing so whenever possible. When forced to face an opponent, Haku did all that he could to avoid inflicting great harm, even putting them into a death-like state to prevent them from fighting further, as he did to Sasuke during their battle. Before he met Zabuza, he suffered from a belief that he was unnecessary, and served Zabuza because he wanted to feel useful.

Abilities

Having been trained by Zabuza for years, Haku was a very dangerous ninja for his age. According to Zabuza, Haku possessed such prodigious talent that, in many ways, Haku had become more dangerous than him. Haku possessed a very detailed knowledge of human physiology, thanks to Zabuza's former ANBU training. His knowledge was great enough that he could disable an opponent with acupuncture by hitting a precise point on the body with a senbon, to cause immediate death or a temporary appearance of such. Haku was also very keen-minded, as he had been shown to have great observational and analytical abilities, capable of quickly determining a way around an opponent's technique or strategy. Haku also had the ability to perform hand seals with only one hand, a skill that amazed even Kakashi. Haku also appears to have an knowledge animals as he was able to detect the Allied Shinobi Force's Surprise Attack Division based on the unusual flight pattern of the birds Sai had made.

Kekkei Genkai

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Haku's Ice Spikes

Haku's most noticeable power was the utilization of water and wind chakra to create ice. His power over ice granted him special techniques, like the Demonic Ice Crystal Mirrors, which surrounds a target with mirrors that Haku could teleport between and attack from. During his flashbacks of his youth in the anime, Haku was shown to release large spikes made of ice when he was about to be killed by his father. He could also use water-style techniques, such as Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death, which causes the water on the floor to concentrate into needles with just one stomp on the ground. He was very fast with his attacks, such that Sasuke could not follow his actions until he had reawakened his Sharingan. Upon that moment, Zabuza was shocked that Haku would actually lose to Sasuke in terms of speed.

Stats

Databook Ninjutsu Taijutsu Genjutsu Intelligence Strength Speed Stamina Hand seals Total
First 3.5 1 1 4 1.5 4 2 4 21

Part I

Land of Waves Arc

When Zabuza was about to be killed by Kakashi Hatake, Haku appeared, disguised as a hunter-nin, playing the part by appearing to kill Zabuza. He took the body, and, elsewhere, revived him, leaving Zabuza to rest a week before he could have a rematch with Kakashi. During this time, he met Naruto, and had a conversation with him about their purposes in life and those they care about.

During Zabuza's second fight with Kakashi, Haku (wearing the same mask as when he saved Zabuza) was drawn into battle with Kakashi's students: first Sasuke and then Naruto. He trapped both with his Demonic Ice Crystal Mirrors, and bombarded them with needles, tiring them out. When Sasuke appeared to die protecting Naruto from a "fatal" blow (in actuality being put in a death-like stance), Naruto, in anger, tapped into the power of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox sealed within him. He was able to attack Haku, and break through the mirrors, in turn breaking Haku's mask. Recognizing Haku from earlier, Naruto regained his senses in time to stop himself from killing Haku.

File:Haku Protecting Zabuza.PNG

Haku's death

Haku, defeated, and thus of no further use to Zabuza, asked Naruto to kill him anyway. Though reluctant, Naruto tried to comply, if it would make Haku happy. Before Naruto could do so, however, Haku sensed that Zabuza was about to be killed by Kakashi. Finding one final purpose, he parried Naruto's attack and went to Zabuza, using himself as a human shield against Kakashi's Lightning Cutter. Before he died, he grabbed Kakashi's arm, hoping that in death he would be useful to Zabuza in defeating his opponent. Zabuza thanked him, and tried to cut through his body to kill Kakashi, but Kakashi was able to pull away from the attack.

When Zabuza's employer, Gatō, arrived soon afterwards, and chose to end his contract with Zabuza, he was quick to defile Haku's body. While initially unperturbed by this, Zabuza was brought to tears by the act when Naruto told him of how Haku felt about him. In a final act of repentance, Zabuza killed Gatō, at the cost of his own life. As he died from the injuries given to him by Gatō's men, Zabuza asked to be beside Haku in death, and asked if they could go to the same afterlife together.

Part II

Shinobi World War Arc

Haku is resurrected by Kabuto, along with other famous shinobi through the Summoning: Impure World Resurrection, to prepare for war.[4] While marching for war, he talked with Zabuza about how odd was the situation, since his mind was clear but his body was moving on its own. However, he knew he was not in the afterlife anymore.

When his group was attacked by the Surprise Attack Division, Haku quickly set up a defense, protecting himself and Zabuza.

Video Games

Haku is a playable character in the following video games:

Game nameJapanese releaseEnglish release
Naruto Mobile20162016
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 45 April 200724 March 2009
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 520 December 200727 November 2009
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing14 July 201624 August 2016
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 318 April 20135 March 2013
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 44 February 20169 February 2016
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations23 February 201213 March 2012
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution11 September 201416 September 2014
Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker30 August 201831 August 2018
Naruto x Boruto: Ninja TribesJune 2019June 2019
Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Voltage22 November 201722 November 2017
Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections16 November 202317 November 2023
Naruto: Clash of Ninja11 April 20037 March 2006
Naruto: Clash of Ninja 24 December 200326 September 2006
Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 320 November 2004
Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 421 November 2005
Naruto: Konoha Senki12 September 2003
Naruto: Path of the Ninja 213 July 200614 October 2008
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja30 October 2007
Naruto: Shinobi Collection2014
Naruto: Shinobi Collection Shippū Ranbu27 July 2015
Naruto: Shinobi no Sato no Jintori Kassen26 June 2003
Naruto: The Broken Bond18 November 2008
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja23 October 200326 June 2006
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 230 September 200412 June 2007
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 322 December 200525 March 2008
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Online14 April 201320 July 2016

Trivia

  • His name means "white."
  • Despite his early death, and short appearances in the story, Haku has remained a relatively popular character in the story. He routinely appears in favourite character lists, but has fallen out of the top 10 in more recent polls.
  • Because of his androgynous appearance, worship of his hero Zabuza, and role in the story, some fans believe Haku was female. Female voice actresses were used (Mayumi Asano, Susan Dalian, Mona Marshall and Carola Vàzquez). In Serbian version of the anime, other characters even refer to Haku as female.
  • In the anime, Kakashi simply drove his Lightning Cutter onto Haku's chest. However, in the manga, Kakashi's hand went right through his body.
  • Haku and his Ice Release ability were made reference to in Part II, when Naruto was learning about different kinds of chakra.
  • Haku's mask made a cameo appearance in the ending omake of Shippūden episode 129 along with Tobi's mask and Baki's mask. He also appears in person alongside Zabuza, Hayate Gekkō, and several Rain ninja in episode 183 of Shippūden.
  • In Shippūden Episode 146, a hunter-nin appears with a mask and hair style similar to Haku's.

Quotes

  • (To Gatō) "Don't touch Zabuza-san with your dirty hands......" (「汚い手で再不斬さんにさわるな......」, "Kitanai te de Zabuza-san ni sawaruna......")[5]
  • (To Naruto) "When a person... has something important they want to protect... that's when they can become truly strong" (「人は...大切な何かを守りたいと思った時に本当に強くなれるものなんです」, "Hito ha... taisetsuna nanika o mamoritai to omotta toki ni hontō ni tsuyoku nareru mono nan desu")[6]
  • (To Zabuza) "Mister... you have the same eyes as me..." (「お兄ちゃんも...ボクと同じ目してる...」, "Onii-chan mo... boku to onaji me shiteru...")[7]
  • (To Naruto) "If possible, I don't want to have to kill you......... nor do I want you to have to kill me...... However, if you come at me......... I will kill my heart with a blade and become a true shinobi" (「出来るなら君達を殺したくないし.........君達にボクを殺させたくもない...... けれど 君達が向かってくれなら.........ボクは 刃で心を殺し忍になりくる」, "Dekiru nara kimi-tachi o koroshitakunai shi......... Kimi-tachi ni boku o korosasetaku mo nai...... keredo kimi-tachi ga mukatte kure nara......... boku wa yaiba de kokoro o koroshi shinobi ni nari kuru")[8]
  • (To Naruto) "This bridge is where our dreams are tied together. The place where we fight. Me, for my dreams. You, for your dreams. Please don't resent me" (「この橋はそれぞれの夢へとつながる。戦いの場所。ボクは ボクの夢の為に。君達は 君達の夢の為に。恨まないで下さい」, "Kono hashi wa sorezore no yume e to tsunagaru. Tatakai no basho. Boku ha boku no yume no tame ni. Kimi-tachi ha kimi-tachi no yume no tame ni. Uramanaide kudasai")[9]
  • (To Naruto) "I want to protect the person important to me... I want to work for that person. I want to fight for that person. I want to make that person's dream come true... That is my dream" (「ボクは大切な人を護りたい...その人の為に働き、その人の為に戦い、その人の夢を叶えたい...それがボクの夢」, "Boku wa taisetsu na hito o mamoritai... Sono hito no tame ni hataraki, sono hito no tame ni tatakai, sono hito no yume o kanaetai... Sore ga boku no yume")[10]
  • (To Naruto) "Can you understand? Not having a dream... not being needed by anyone... The pain of merely being alive" (「知っていますか?夢もなく...誰からも必要とされず...ただ生きることの苦しみを」, "Shitte imasu ka? Yume mo naku... dare kara mo hitsuyō to sarezu... Tada ikiru koto no kurushimi o")[11]
  • (To Naruto) "I realised the most painful thing...... That in this world... my existence was not needed" (「それが一番辛いことだと知った......自分が この世にまるで...必要とされない存在だということです」, "Sore ga ichiban tsurai koto da to shitta...... Jibun ga kono yo ni marude... hitsuyō to sarenai sonzai da to iu koto desu")[12]

References

  1. First Databook, pages 91-93
  2. Fourth Databook, page 136
  3. Naruto: Shippūden episode 256
  4. Naruto manga; Chapter 515
  5. Naruto chapter 18, page 15
  6. Naruto chapter 21, page 11
  7. Naruto chapter 25, page 14
  8. Naruto chapter 25, page 15
  9. Naruto chapter 25, pages 15–16
  10. Naruto chapter 25, page 16
  11. Naruto chapter 29, page 06
  12. Naruto chapter 29, page 11
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