Rōshi

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Rōshi
Rōshi老紫Rōshi
Debut (Manga)	Chapter 353
Debut (Anime)	Shippūden Episode 121
Appears in	Anime and Manga
Classification	Jinchūriki
Age	Deceasedwarning.png"Deceased" is not a number.
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Iwagakure
Nature Type Lava Fire Earth
Jutsu/Weapon Lava Release: Sea of Lava (Anime only)

Rōshi (老紫) was the jinchūriki of the Four-Tailed Monkey. He hailed from Iwagakure.

Contents 1 Background 2 Appearance 3 Part II 3.1 Hunt for Uchiha arc 4 Abilities 5 Trivia 6 References

[edit] Background

Rōshi became the jinchūriki of the Four-Tails at a very young age. He left his hometown of Iwagakure at some point to better understand and control the power of the beast within him.

[edit] Appearance

Rōshi was shown wearing a large headpiece consisting of a three pointed crown-like ridge, bearing both his Iwagakure forehead protecter and ring, and a prominent black piece of armor running across his cheeks and the bridge of his nose.

Despite his advanced age, his hair was solid red. It should be noted that his hair and beard style were exactly the same as that of the Four-Tails inside him.

[edit] Part II

[edit] Hunt for Uchiha arc

After an unseen and difficult battle with Kisame Hoshigaki of Akatsuki, Rōshi was somehow defeated and captured by Kisame. He later died as the result of having the Four-Tails extracted from his body.

[edit] Abilities

By borrowing the Four-Tails' power, Rōshi was able to use its Lava Release ninjutsu, a combination of Fire and Earth-based chakra. He was also shown with a unique, curved kunai.

[edit] Trivia

• Rō (老) means "old age" or "elderly". Shi (紫) means "purple". It is possible Rōshi was named after the Dragon Ball character master Rōshi, considering that the Four-Tails' design was also inspired by Dragon Ball.

[edit] References