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{{translation|'''Tōji Mizuki'''|ミズキ|Mizuki}} was a [[chūnin]]-level [[shinobi]] of [[Konohagakure]] and a former instructor at the [[Academy]]. He is the first antagonist shown in the series.
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{{translation|'''Mizuki'''|ミズキ|Mizuki}} is a [[chūnin]] of [[Konohagakure]] and a former instructor at the [[Academy]].
   
 
== Background ==
 
== Background ==
[[File:Mizuki as young.JPG|thumb|left|Mizuki as a child.]]
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[[File:Young Mizuki.png|thumb|left|Mizuki as a child.]]
As revealed in the anime, Mizuki was originally a childhood friend to [[Iruka Umino]] and stood up for him until he was overwhelmed by sheer jealous rage when Iruka was getting better treatment by everyone else. Despite his new-found hatred towards Iruka, Mizuki pretended to be his friend to be noticed and to discreetly keep Iruka miserable. Despite obtaining the rank of [[chūnin]], being initially turned down from a position as an Academy instructor of being suspected of killing a team-mate on a previous mission, caused Mizuki to despise [[Konohagakure]] even though he eventually got the job. Later on, he decided he would do whatever it took to rise to power and glory, even becoming a secret follower of [[Orochimaru]], who gave him the means to develop the [[Animal Cursed Seal]].
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As revealed in the anime, Mizuki was originally a childhood friend to [[Iruka Umino]] and stood up for him until he was overwhelmed by sheer jealous rage when Iruka was getting better treatment by everyone else. Despite his new-found hatred towards Iruka, Mizuki pretended to be his friend in order to be noticed and to discreetly keep Iruka miserable.
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In the anime, sometime after Mizuki became a chūnin, he was assigned, alongside two other men, on the {{Translation|'''Secret Document Recovery Mission'''|機密文書奪還任務|Kimitsu Bunsho Dakkan Ninmu}}. During their retreat, one of the comrades suffered a leg injury, and Mizuki suffocated the man to death, believing that the injury would cause him to be a hindrance to the mission's success, and then falsely reported that the comrade had died from the injury, which Mizuki exaggerated in severity. [[Orochimaru]] witnessed this transgression, and after praising Mizuki for being able to take such bold actions, gave him a [[Animal Cursed Seal|prototype cursed seal]].
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It was because of the controversy of Mizuki's actions and report during the mission that he was denied the position as an Academy instructor despite his performance in the test. Despite the lack of evidence leading to the investigation being dropped and eventually granting Mizuki the position, he nevertheless was infuriated when he overheard the committee's reason for initially not promoting him, leaving him to despise [[Konohagakure]], especially when Iruka, who only performed well with Mizuki's assistance, made the cut. This feeling of being unappreciated for what he believes to be justifiable actions, along with meeting Orochimaru, made Mizuki decide that he would do whatever it took to rise to power and glory, even becoming a secret follower of Orochimaru.
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In the anime, Mizuki was the fiancée of [[Tsubaki (anime)|Tsubaki]], who saw him as a sweet man. However, after his involvement with Orochimaru, their relationship faltered. He expressed to her his hypocritical, prejudiced views on how [[Naruto Uzumaki]] is an evil individual, and revealed to her of his plan to steal the [[Scroll of Seals]] to present to Orochimaru, the latter information she withheld from the village, hoping Mizuki would come back to his senses.
   
 
== Personality ==
 
== Personality ==
Originally, Mizuki appeared to be very polite and kind-hearted, and was described to be a sweet man by his former lover, [[Tsubaki (anime)|Tsubaki]]. In reality, he does not care for anything or anyone beyond his own rise in power. He takes pride in the fact that he is not bound by things like morals or teamwork, and is willing to sacrifice whatever he has to in order to complete his goals. His desire for power seems to come from what appears to be an inferiority complex, as he cannot stand having anyone look down on him. In what is perhaps an attempt to make him even more of an antithesis to [[Naruto]], Mizuki's least favourite food is ramen, which happens to be Naruto's favourite. Mizuki also has a particular hatred for Naruto, seeing him only as the [[Nine-Tailed Demon Fox]]. It is unknown if Mizuki had started off with these negative traits and was merely hiding it with the façade of a sweet man, or was indeed once the sweet man Tsubaki claimed, but became corrupted as time passed. Mizuki is, overall, greatly ambitious and dishonourable.<ref name="d1"/>
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Originally, Mizuki appeared to be very polite and kind-hearted, and was described to be a sweet man by his former fiancée, [[Tsubaki (anime)|Tsubaki]]. In reality, he does not care for anything or anyone beyond his own rise in power. He takes pride in the fact that he is not bound by things like morals or teamwork, and is willing to sacrifice whatever he has to in order to complete his goals. His desire for power seems to come from what appears to be an inferiority complex, as he hypocritically cannot stand having anyone look down on him, despite enjoying looking down on others. Although Tsubaki claimed that Mizuki was a sweet man before meeting Orochimaru, even that was a façade as he already showcased his underhanded and ruthless methods since childhood, as exemplified by his having a manipulated friendship with Iruka for his own benefits, and later murdering a comrade who suffered a minor injury, justifying his actions by claiming he is merely eliminating any potential hindrances for the mission's smooth success. Mizuki's defining characteristics are being greatly ambitious and dishonourable.<ref name="d1"/>
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Mizuki's craving for power and acknowledgement led him to hate Iruka for gaining more attention than him, and pretended to be Iruka's friend in order to live off of that attention, as well as discreetly inflict misery on Iruka. Because of this, during their second confrontation, Mizuki constantly mocked Iruka while refusing to surrender and repent no matter how many times Iruka tried to convince him to. Due to his disregard for comradeship and friendship, Mizuki detests the [[Will of Fire]], as shown by his insulting it when Iruka tried to encourage Mizuki to look back into it, and dismissing it as irritating nonsense. In what is perhaps an attempt to make him even more of an antithesis to [[Naruto]], Mizuki's least favourite food is ramen, which happens to be Naruto's favourite. Mizuki also has a particular hatred for Naruto, to the point of seeing him only as the [[Nine-Tailed Demon Fox]]. His avarice even drove him to ignore Tsubaki's love, having no more feelings for her himself, as he took advantage of her lingering affections for him and used her to benefit himself, and then attacking her when she begged him to stop, even physically tossing her aside later on. Upon discovering that Naruto gained acknowledgement after risking his life to defend the village, Mizuki grew angrier than ever at him, while refusing to accept the boy's heroism, and instead accused the villagers of being easily excited.
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When Mizuki overheard the Third Hokage and the examination committee suspecting his field of conduct as a reason for not promoting him, he felt that they wronged him for accomplishing a mission no matter the cost, and developed a grudge against the village for feeling they neither appreciate nor understand his powers and efforts. He reached his tipping point of betraying the village when Orochimaru praised his actions and gave him a cursed seal; Mizuki came to the delusion that Orochimaru truly acknowledged his potential, and held the renegade to high regard. Mizuki believed if he went to Orochimaru, he would be granted even more power, and attempted to steal the Scroll of Seals as a means to please him.
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Mizuki has proven himself to be sadistic; even as a child, he found satisfactions by watching Iruka wallow in misery of losing his parents, stating that having someone to look down on feels great. Upon his second confrontation with Iruka and Naruto, Mizuki declared that he intends to kill them slowly and painfully, as payback for having him arrested. During this, he constantly mocked Iruka's ideals of comradeship and memories, while derogatorily regarding Naruto as a "monster fox" and "nine-tails brat".
   
 
== Appearance ==
 
== Appearance ==
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Mizuki had shoulder-length, white hair that has a slight hint of blue to it and green eyes. He wears the standard attire of the Konoha-nin before his defection, which included [[flak jacket]] and [[forehead protector]] which is worn like a bandanna. In the anime, after his time in prison, he became much more muscular and well-defined in built to the point Naruto didn't recognise him at first. He also started wearing a short opened blue vest with sleeves torn off and tight black pants with a dark brown belt with a silver rectangular belt buckle. His cursed seal which took the form of tiger-like stripes also gave him a more feral look.
 
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Mizuki full.png|Mizuki as a chūnin.
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Mizuki Prison.png|Mizuki as a missing-nin.
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Mizuki has white shoulder-length hair with a slight hint of blue to it and green eyes. He wore the standard attire of the Konoha-nin before his defection, which included [[flak jacket]] and [[forehead protector]] that he wore like a bandanna.
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Upon being sentenced to the [[Konoha Strict Correctional Facility]] in the anime, he wore the prisoner's uniform of a grey tunic with matching pants, with his prisoner number on the back, and going barefoot. During this time, he became much more muscular and well-defined in build to the point Naruto didn't recognise him at first. When Mizuki escaped from prison, he changed into an opened black vest, tight black pants, and a dark brown belt which had a silver rectangular belt buckle.
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When Mizuki drank the potion concocted from his cursed seal, he gained tiger-like stripes, which also gave him a more feral look. After the potion's effect wore off and his cells began a self-destruction, Mizuki shrivelled up into a frail and decrepit old man, his skin darkened brown and his skin heavily wrinkled. However, Tsunade managed to stabilise his deterioration, and even restored his appearance to his original form, before his time in prison.
   
 
== Abilities ==
 
== Abilities ==
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While being a chūnin indicates having capable skill, in the manga, not much of Mizuki's skill was seen beyond proficiently wielding large shuriken, both as melee and throwing weapons. However, he claimed that he can use the [[Scroll of Seals]] to gain infinite power, showing confidence in his own potential.
Originally, not much of Mizuki's skill was seen beyond proficiently wielding large shuriken. Later, in the anime, where he was revealed to have always been considered a very clever and talented ninja with a knack for learning advanced jutsu. He was even strong enough to defeat a [[jōnin]] such as [[Shizune]] when under the influence of the Animal Cursed Seal. In truth, the reason he had never advanced beyond chūnin was because there were suspicions on his conduct while in the field. He was also shown to be a very cunning manipulator from how he so easily deceived Naruto and then later the [[Legendary Stupid Brothers]] (although both cases were not too difficult, as Naruto was considered to be a little naive at the time, while the Legendary Stupid Brothers were simply unintelligent).
 
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Later, in the anime, he was revealed to be a very clever and talented ninja with a knack for learning advanced techniques, having taught himself various techniques and creatively coordinated them together to corner his opponents. He only never advanced beyond chūnin because of suspicions concerning his mission conduct. Even the Third Hokage admits he is an excellent shinobi. He was also shown to be a very cunning manipulator, having planned out his own escape from prison. During Mizuki's prison time, his prowess increased considerably, since he was able to defeat a [[jōnin]] such as [[Shizune]].
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=== Ninjutsu ===
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Mizuki gained mastery of a random assortment of techniques. While mostly improvised, he proved very capable of using them in creative combinations that Iruka just barely survived; Mizuki was able to use [[Earth Release]], which allowed him to [[Earth Release: Underground Projection Fish Technique|hide underground]] and then [[Soft Physique Modification|stretch his arm]] from below to strike down his unsuspecting foe, and a combination of a [[Hazy Genjutsu|binding illusion]] and [[Puppet Technique|controlling]] a simple [[puppet]] that wielded a [[sword]] to finish off a helpless target at a safe distance.
   
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=== Physical Prowess ===
After Mizuki's life in prison, had obtained an extreme amount of strength, able to almost easily overwhelm Iruka in their initial clash with a single hand. During his battle with Iruka, he demonstrated a new mastery of a random assortment of jutsu. While mostly improvised, he proved very capable of using them in clever combinations that Iruka just barely survived.
 
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During his training while in prison, he obtained an extreme amount of raw strength, able to quickly pressure Iruka in their initial clash with a single hand. Also from his time spent in such darkness, Mizuki's eyesight adapted to fighting in darkness and likewise able to seamlessly move about while keeping himself [[Silent Killing|undetected]].
   
=== Animal Cursed Seal ===
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=== Cursed Seal ===
[[File:Mizuki's Tiger Transformation.JPG|right|thumb|Mizuki's bipedal tiger transformation.]]
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[[File:Mizuki's Tiger Transformation.png|left|thumb|Mizuki's bipedal tiger transformation.]]
Orochimaru has granted Mizuki a special tattoo which was a prescription of a potion that initially transformed him into a muscle-bound behaemoth of himself, with tremendous raw speed and strength. It also allowed him to gain the appearance of a tiger-like being with even greater strength but with much weaker speed, but since the potion was incomplete, his body was eventually destroyed, turning him into a shrivelled up old man. Although [[Tsunade]] managed to save his life and restore his body, Mizuki lost all of his battle and physical prowess and was never able to become a ninja again.
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Orochimaru granted Mizuki a tattoo which was a formula of a potion to transform one into a musclebound behemoth of himself with tremendous raw speed and strength. By focusing his chakra, he could further the transformation into a tiger-like being with even greater strength but reduced speed. However, the potion was incomplete and shortly afterwards he was reduced to an emaciated old man. Although [[Tsunade]] managed to save his life and reverse the aging effects of the failed potion, Mizuki would permanently lose his capacities as a ninja.
   
 
== Part I ==
 
== Part I ==
=== Introduction Arc ===
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=== Prologue — Land of Waves ===
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{{Main|Prologue — Land of Waves}}
At the series' start, playing on the youth's desire to graduate, Mizuki duped [[Naruto Uzumaki]] into stealing Konoha's [[Scroll of Seals]] for him. Originally, Mizuki had the plan set up to have Naruto as a scapegoat and kill him to hide the truth of his deception and secretly leave the village with the scroll in his possession. However, Mizuki's plan is derailed when Iruka found Naruto first and decided to reveal Naruto's identity as the [[Nine-Tails]]'s [[jinchūriki]] to ensure he runs off disillusioned. However, overhearing Iruka standing up for him, Naruto comes to his teacher's aid and uses the [[Multiple Shadow Clone Technique]] he had learned from the scroll to beat Mizuki to a bloodied pulp for harming Iruka.
 
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[[File:Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.png|thumb|Naruto surrounding Mizuki with thousands of shadow clones.]]
 
Playing on the youth's desire to graduate, Mizuki duped [[Naruto Uzumaki]] into stealing Konoha's [[Scroll of Seals]] for him. Originally, Mizuki had the plan set up to have Naruto as a scapegoat and kill him to hide the truth of his deception and secretly leave the village with the scroll in his possession. However, Mizuki's plan is derailed when Iruka found Naruto first and decided to reveal Naruto's identity as the [[Nine-Tails]]'s [[jinchūriki]] to ensure he runs off disillusioned. However, overhearing Iruka standing up for him, Naruto comes to his teacher's aid and uses the [[Multiple Shadow Clone Technique]] he had learned from the scroll to beat Mizuki unconscious for harming Iruka.
   
=== Mizuki Strikes Back Arc ===
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=== Mizuki Tracking Mission ===
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{{Main|Mizuki Tracking Mission}}
[[File:Mizuki after being in the prison.JPG|left|thumb|Mizuki after being in the prison.]]
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[[File:Mizuki after being in the prison.png|left|thumb|Mizuki after being in the prison.]]
In the manga, Mizuki claimed that he wanted the Scroll of Seals to gain infinite power for himself. However, the [[Mizuki Strikes Back Arc|anime's filler arc]] showed that Mizuki intended to give the scroll to [[Orochimaru]]. Ending up at the [[Konoha Strict Correctional Facility]] after his defeat by Naruto, Mizuki bulked up by the time he stages a prison riot to escape from jail, intending to use the instructions given to him by Orochimaru to create a potion to increase his power and get his revenge on both Naruto and Iruka. Before that, he visited his lover, [[Tsubaki (anime)|Tsubaki]], who claimed that Mizuki used to be a sweet man, but that, ever since he got involved with Orochimaru, her relationship with Mizuki had faltered. Mizuki knocked out Tsubaki, whom he apparently did not love any more, and travelled to a cave where he could find the ingredients to the potion.
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In the anime, having being imprisoned at the [[Konoha Strict Correctional Facility]] and given the prisoner number 99, Mizuki bulked up by the time he stages a prison riot to escape from jail, intending to use the instructions given to him by Orochimaru to create a potion to increase his power and get his revenge on both Naruto and Iruka. Before that, he visited his lover, [[Tsubaki (anime)|Tsubaki]], who claimed that Mizuki used to be a sweet man, but that, ever since he got involved with Orochimaru, her relationship with Mizuki had faltered. After getting a change of clothes and food supply, Mizuki knocked out Tsubaki, whom he apparently did not love any more, when she pleaded him to stop this madness. Mizuki then confronted Iruka, and after besting him with a new arsenal of techniques, attacked a laboratory belonging to the [[Nara clan]] to find the ingredients to the potion. Upon gaining what he needed, he took the ingredients to a cave with the equipments inside a secret room to brew the potion.
   
[[File:Animal_Cursed_Seal_Side_Effects.jpg|thumb|Mizuki succumbs to the side effects of the incomplete potion.]]
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[[File:Mizuki's Cursed Seal Side-Effect.png|thumb|Mizuki's cells destroyed by the incomplete potion, and being stabilised by Kitō.]]
After consuming the potion, Mizuki obtained enhanced strength and power, stripes along his body, and enlarged arms. Later, as he added extract of a tiger into the potion, Mizuki assumed a tiger-like appearance but deceased his speed as Naruto managed to defeat him with the [[Rasengan]]. By that time, the flawed side effects of the Animal Curse Seal take effect with the defeated Mizuki reduced to a frail old man. Although his life was saved by [[Tsunade]] as she restored him to his original form, having no information on Orochimaru's whereabouts while being interrogated, Mizuki loses his ability to ninjutsu for what is later revealed to be have been a failed experiment of Orochimaru's.
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After consuming the potion, Mizuki obtained enhanced strength and power, stripes along his body, and enlarged arms. Later, as he added extract of a tiger into the potion, Mizuki assumed a tiger-like appearance but decreased his speed as Naruto managed to defeat him with the [[Rasengan]]. By that time, the flawed side effects of the Animal Curse Seal take effect with the defeated Mizuki reduced to a frail old man. Although his life was saved by [[Tsunade]] as she stopped his body from breaking down any further, and even restored his form to before his incarceration, Mizuki lost his ability of [[ninjutsu]] for what is later revealed to have been a failed experiment of Orochimaru. Afterwards, he was interrogated for in information on Orochimaru's whereabouts, only to learn he knew nothing and subsequently was sent back to prison where he presumably spent the rest of his life.
   
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== In Other Media ==
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=== Video Games ===
 
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* According to the first databook:
 
* According to the first databook:
 
** His favourite food is [[Wikipedia:Sushi#Chirashizushi|chirashizushi]] while his least favourite food is [[Wikipedia:Ramen|ramen]].
 
** His favourite food is [[Wikipedia:Sushi#Chirashizushi|chirashizushi]] while his least favourite food is [[Wikipedia:Ramen|ramen]].
 
*** His dislike of ramen is likely a metaphor for his hatred towards both Naruto and Iruka.
 
** His favourite phrase is {{translation|"Positive thinking"|ポジティブ・シンキング|pojitibu shinkingu}}.
 
** His favourite phrase is {{translation|"Positive thinking"|ポジティブ・シンキング|pojitibu shinkingu}}.
*His dislike of ramen is likely a metaphor for his dislike of Naruto and Iruka.
 
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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Mizuki
ミズキ Mizuki
Debut
Manga Naruto Chapter #1
Anime Naruto Episode #1
Novel Naruto: Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood
Game Naruto: Konoha Ninpōchō
Appears in Anime, Manga, Novel, Game
Voice Actors
Japanese
English
Personal
Birthdate Astrological Sign Libra October 21
Sex Gender Male Male
Age
  • Part I: 27
Height
  • Part I: 179.4 cm1.794 m <br />5.886 ft <br />70.63 in <br />
Weight
  • Part I: 69.4 kg153.001 lb <br />
Blood type AB
Classification
Occupation
  • Academy Instructor (Former)
Affiliation
Rank
Ninja Rank
Ninja Registration 011141
Nature Type
Jutsu

Tools

Mizuki (ミズキ) is a chūnin of Konohagakure and a former instructor at the Academy.

Background

Young Mizuki

Mizuki as a child.

As revealed in the anime, Mizuki was originally a childhood friend to Iruka Umino and stood up for him until he was overwhelmed by sheer jealous rage when Iruka was getting better treatment by everyone else. Despite his new-found hatred towards Iruka, Mizuki pretended to be his friend in order to be noticed and to discreetly keep Iruka miserable.

In the anime, sometime after Mizuki became a chūnin, he was assigned, alongside two other men, on the Secret Document Recovery Mission (機密文書奪還任務, Kimitsu Bunsho Dakkan Ninmu). During their retreat, one of the comrades suffered a leg injury, and Mizuki suffocated the man to death, believing that the injury would cause him to be a hindrance to the mission's success, and then falsely reported that the comrade had died from the injury, which Mizuki exaggerated in severity. Orochimaru witnessed this transgression, and after praising Mizuki for being able to take such bold actions, gave him a prototype cursed seal.

It was because of the controversy of Mizuki's actions and report during the mission that he was denied the position as an Academy instructor despite his performance in the test. Despite the lack of evidence leading to the investigation being dropped and eventually granting Mizuki the position, he nevertheless was infuriated when he overheard the committee's reason for initially not promoting him, leaving him to despise Konohagakure, especially when Iruka, who only performed well with Mizuki's assistance, made the cut. This feeling of being unappreciated for what he believes to be justifiable actions, along with meeting Orochimaru, made Mizuki decide that he would do whatever it took to rise to power and glory, even becoming a secret follower of Orochimaru.

In the anime, Mizuki was the fiancée of Tsubaki, who saw him as a sweet man. However, after his involvement with Orochimaru, their relationship faltered. He expressed to her his hypocritical, prejudiced views on how Naruto Uzumaki is an evil individual, and revealed to her of his plan to steal the Scroll of Seals to present to Orochimaru, the latter information she withheld from the village, hoping Mizuki would come back to his senses.

Personality

Originally, Mizuki appeared to be very polite and kind-hearted, and was described to be a sweet man by his former fiancée, Tsubaki. In reality, he does not care for anything or anyone beyond his own rise in power. He takes pride in the fact that he is not bound by things like morals or teamwork, and is willing to sacrifice whatever he has to in order to complete his goals. His desire for power seems to come from what appears to be an inferiority complex, as he hypocritically cannot stand having anyone look down on him, despite enjoying looking down on others. Although Tsubaki claimed that Mizuki was a sweet man before meeting Orochimaru, even that was a façade as he already showcased his underhanded and ruthless methods since childhood, as exemplified by his having a manipulated friendship with Iruka for his own benefits, and later murdering a comrade who suffered a minor injury, justifying his actions by claiming he is merely eliminating any potential hindrances for the mission's smooth success. Mizuki's defining characteristics are being greatly ambitious and dishonourable.[1]

Mizuki's craving for power and acknowledgement led him to hate Iruka for gaining more attention than him, and pretended to be Iruka's friend in order to live off of that attention, as well as discreetly inflict misery on Iruka. Because of this, during their second confrontation, Mizuki constantly mocked Iruka while refusing to surrender and repent no matter how many times Iruka tried to convince him to. Due to his disregard for comradeship and friendship, Mizuki detests the Will of Fire, as shown by his insulting it when Iruka tried to encourage Mizuki to look back into it, and dismissing it as irritating nonsense. In what is perhaps an attempt to make him even more of an antithesis to Naruto, Mizuki's least favourite food is ramen, which happens to be Naruto's favourite. Mizuki also has a particular hatred for Naruto, to the point of seeing him only as the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. His avarice even drove him to ignore Tsubaki's love, having no more feelings for her himself, as he took advantage of her lingering affections for him and used her to benefit himself, and then attacking her when she begged him to stop, even physically tossing her aside later on. Upon discovering that Naruto gained acknowledgement after risking his life to defend the village, Mizuki grew angrier than ever at him, while refusing to accept the boy's heroism, and instead accused the villagers of being easily excited.

When Mizuki overheard the Third Hokage and the examination committee suspecting his field of conduct as a reason for not promoting him, he felt that they wronged him for accomplishing a mission no matter the cost, and developed a grudge against the village for feeling they neither appreciate nor understand his powers and efforts. He reached his tipping point of betraying the village when Orochimaru praised his actions and gave him a cursed seal; Mizuki came to the delusion that Orochimaru truly acknowledged his potential, and held the renegade to high regard. Mizuki believed if he went to Orochimaru, he would be granted even more power, and attempted to steal the Scroll of Seals as a means to please him.

Mizuki has proven himself to be sadistic; even as a child, he found satisfactions by watching Iruka wallow in misery of losing his parents, stating that having someone to look down on feels great. Upon his second confrontation with Iruka and Naruto, Mizuki declared that he intends to kill them slowly and painfully, as payback for having him arrested. During this, he constantly mocked Iruka's ideals of comradeship and memories, while derogatorily regarding Naruto as a "monster fox" and "nine-tails brat".

Appearance

Mizuki has white shoulder-length hair with a slight hint of blue to it and green eyes. He wore the standard attire of the Konoha-nin before his defection, which included flak jacket and forehead protector that he wore like a bandanna.

Upon being sentenced to the Konoha Strict Correctional Facility in the anime, he wore the prisoner's uniform of a grey tunic with matching pants, with his prisoner number on the back, and going barefoot. During this time, he became much more muscular and well-defined in build to the point Naruto didn't recognise him at first. When Mizuki escaped from prison, he changed into an opened black vest, tight black pants, and a dark brown belt which had a silver rectangular belt buckle.

When Mizuki drank the potion concocted from his cursed seal, he gained tiger-like stripes, which also gave him a more feral look. After the potion's effect wore off and his cells began a self-destruction, Mizuki shrivelled up into a frail and decrepit old man, his skin darkened brown and his skin heavily wrinkled. However, Tsunade managed to stabilise his deterioration, and even restored his appearance to his original form, before his time in prison.

Abilities

While being a chūnin indicates having capable skill, in the manga, not much of Mizuki's skill was seen beyond proficiently wielding large shuriken, both as melee and throwing weapons. However, he claimed that he can use the Scroll of Seals to gain infinite power, showing confidence in his own potential.

Later, in the anime, he was revealed to be a very clever and talented ninja with a knack for learning advanced techniques, having taught himself various techniques and creatively coordinated them together to corner his opponents. He only never advanced beyond chūnin because of suspicions concerning his mission conduct. Even the Third Hokage admits he is an excellent shinobi. He was also shown to be a very cunning manipulator, having planned out his own escape from prison. During Mizuki's prison time, his prowess increased considerably, since he was able to defeat a jōnin such as Shizune.

Ninjutsu

Mizuki gained mastery of a random assortment of techniques. While mostly improvised, he proved very capable of using them in creative combinations that Iruka just barely survived; Mizuki was able to use Earth Release, which allowed him to hide underground and then stretch his arm from below to strike down his unsuspecting foe, and a combination of a binding illusion and controlling a simple puppet that wielded a sword to finish off a helpless target at a safe distance.

Physical Prowess

During his training while in prison, he obtained an extreme amount of raw strength, able to quickly pressure Iruka in their initial clash with a single hand. Also from his time spent in such darkness, Mizuki's eyesight adapted to fighting in darkness and likewise able to seamlessly move about while keeping himself undetected.

Cursed Seal

Mizuki's Tiger Transformation

Mizuki's bipedal tiger transformation.

Orochimaru granted Mizuki a tattoo which was a formula of a potion to transform one into a musclebound behemoth of himself with tremendous raw speed and strength. By focusing his chakra, he could further the transformation into a tiger-like being with even greater strength but reduced speed. However, the potion was incomplete and shortly afterwards he was reduced to an emaciated old man. Although Tsunade managed to save his life and reverse the aging effects of the failed potion, Mizuki would permanently lose his capacities as a ninja.

Part I

Prologue — Land of Waves

Main article: Prologue — Land of Waves

Multiple Shadow Clone Technique

Naruto surrounding Mizuki with thousands of shadow clones.

Playing on the youth's desire to graduate, Mizuki duped Naruto Uzumaki into stealing Konoha's Scroll of Seals for him. Originally, Mizuki had the plan set up to have Naruto as a scapegoat and kill him to hide the truth of his deception and secretly leave the village with the scroll in his possession. However, Mizuki's plan is derailed when Iruka found Naruto first and decided to reveal Naruto's identity as the Nine-Tails's jinchūriki to ensure he runs off disillusioned. However, overhearing Iruka standing up for him, Naruto comes to his teacher's aid and uses the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique he had learned from the scroll to beat Mizuki unconscious for harming Iruka.

Mizuki Tracking Mission

Main article: Mizuki Tracking Mission

Mizuki after being in the prison

Mizuki after being in the prison.

In the anime, having being imprisoned at the Konoha Strict Correctional Facility and given the prisoner number 99, Mizuki bulked up by the time he stages a prison riot to escape from jail, intending to use the instructions given to him by Orochimaru to create a potion to increase his power and get his revenge on both Naruto and Iruka. Before that, he visited his lover, Tsubaki, who claimed that Mizuki used to be a sweet man, but that, ever since he got involved with Orochimaru, her relationship with Mizuki had faltered. After getting a change of clothes and food supply, Mizuki knocked out Tsubaki, whom he apparently did not love any more, when she pleaded him to stop this madness. Mizuki then confronted Iruka, and after besting him with a new arsenal of techniques, attacked a laboratory belonging to the Nara clan to find the ingredients to the potion. Upon gaining what he needed, he took the ingredients to a cave with the equipments inside a secret room to brew the potion.

Mizuki's Cursed Seal Side-Effect

Mizuki's cells destroyed by the incomplete potion, and being stabilised by Kitō.

After consuming the potion, Mizuki obtained enhanced strength and power, stripes along his body, and enlarged arms. Later, as he added extract of a tiger into the potion, Mizuki assumed a tiger-like appearance but decreased his speed as Naruto managed to defeat him with the Rasengan. By that time, the flawed side effects of the Animal Curse Seal take effect with the defeated Mizuki reduced to a frail old man. Although his life was saved by Tsunade as she stopped his body from breaking down any further, and even restored his form to before his incarceration, Mizuki lost his ability of ninjutsu for what is later revealed to have been a failed experiment of Orochimaru. Afterwards, he was interrogated for in information on Orochimaru's whereabouts, only to learn he knew nothing and subsequently was sent back to prison where he presumably spent the rest of his life.

In Other Media

Video Games

Mizuki is a playable character in the following video games:

Game nameJapanese releaseEnglish release
Naruto Mobile20162016
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing14 July 201624 August 2016
Naruto: Clash of Ninja 24 December 200326 September 2006
Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 320 November 2004
Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 421 November 2005
Naruto: Shinobi Collection2014
Naruto: Shinobi no Sato no Jintori Kassen26 June 2003
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Online14 April 201320 July 2016

Trivia

  • Mizuki's name means "cornel", a variety of the dogwood shrub.
  • According to the first databook:
    • His favourite food is chirashizushi while his least favourite food is ramen.
      • His dislike of ramen is likely a metaphor for his hatred towards both Naruto and Iruka.
    • His favourite phrase is "Positive thinking" (ポジティブ・シンキング, pojitibu shinkingu).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 First Databook, page 121