Anime & Manga · Naruto
Kisame Hoshigaki
An Akatsuki member and former Mist swordsman who generates water in environments with none, then fights inside it using enormous chakra reserves.
First appearance: Naruto (2003), Shueisha
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Commonly got wrong
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Commonly believed Kisame needs a water source to fight.
Actually He generates enormous volumes of water in terrain that has none. Denying him a source is not a viable tactic.
The feat ledger
Generated an enormous volume of water in terrain that had none, then fought submerged inside it
Creates an ocean out of open ground and fights inside it
Samehada absorbs chakra from opponents and transfers it to him
Physically overpowers opponents before using any technique
Water prison techniques immobilise a target completely
His reserves are stated to be beast-like in scale, which is why the absorption matters
Merges with Samehada to gain shark features and more power
Breathes underwater, which is why the ocean technique costs him nothing
Continuities
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- Manga canon — Events as published in the manga
- Anime canon — Events as broadcast in the anime adaptation
Last updated 2026-09-06 · machine-readable version