editKakkō[1]
(カッコウ, Kakkō)
Debut
Manga	Chapter #241
Anime	Naruto Shippūden Episode #119
Movie	Naruto Shippūden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire
Appears in	Anime, Manga and Movie
Voice Actors
Japanese	Tomoyuki Shimura
English	Henry Dittman
Personal
Birthdate	July 5
Gender	Male
Age	Part I: 27
Status	Deceased
Height	Part I: 180.3 cm1.803 m 5.915 ft 70.984 in
Weight	Part I: 68.3 kg150.576 lb
Blood type	B
Affiliation	Iwagakure
Partner	Mahiru Taiseki
Rank
Ninja Rank	Part I: Jōnin
Ninja Registration	IW-06219
Nature Type Earth Release
Jutsu Earth Release: Rock Lodging Destruction Interrogation Genjutsu
Tools Sword

Kakkō (カッコウ, Kakkō) was a jōnin-level shinobi from Iwagakure.

Background

During the Third Shinobi World War he was partnered with Taiseki and Mahiru. He used his skills while fighting Team Minato, led by Kakashi Hatake. First he tried to extract information from Rin using genjutsu after she was captured, but this proved unsuccessful.^[2][3] Later when Kakashi and Obito Uchiha attempted to rescue Rin, after seemingly being defeated by the duo Kakkō managed to corner them and even severely wound Obito.^[4] However, once Kakashi had received the Sharingan, the tides turned and he was killed by Kakashi's Chidori, but not before Kakkō broke the White Light Chakra Sabre in two.^[5]

Personality

Kakkō was a very shrewd man that has been described as being hostile and aggressive.^[1] This is witnessed mostly in his fighting style which is ruthless and precise. He also had no qualms with killing or torturing children. He was also very overly self-confident in his abilities.

Appearance

He had black eyes and shaggy, high, brown hair which was styled in a manner that somewhat resembled an afro. He wore the standard Iwa shinobi uniform, complete with a flak jacket and a shirt having no right sleeve along with a dark indument hanging from his waist onto his right leg, reaching to his knees.

Abilities

Though belligerent by nature, Kakkō excelled in all areas shinobi abilities: ninjutsu, taijutsu and genjutsu which made him a highly influential and powerful figure in Iwagakure. His extensive battle experience allowed him to formulate and use advanced tactics to defeat his enemies. He also fought using retractable blades attached to his arms and showed great proficiency in wielding them. He was also shown to make use of earth release techniques, such as the Earth Release: Rock Lodging Destruction. He was also shown using a high-level interrogation genjutsu, illustrated when he interrogated Rin.

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Second Databook, page 27
2. ↑ Naruto chapter 241, pages 6-10
3. ↑ Naruto chapter 242, page 8
4. ↑ Naruto chapter 243, pages 6-13
5. ↑ Naruto chapter 244, pages 2-6