Asuma Sarutobi

Asuma Sarutobi is a Jonin leveled shinobi in the Konoha.

Asuma was born to Hiruzen,  the Third Hokage, and  Biwako Sarutobi  During the  Academy  entrance ceremony, Asuma became friends with Kurenai Yuhi.  He later cheered on his classmates during the third round of the  Chunin Exams.

During the Nine-Tales attack on Konoha,  Asuma along with the other young ninja were barred from participating in the defence of the village by Kurenai Yūhi's father and the other senior shinobi. A few years after the event, Asuma would become an uncle to Konohamaru

Asuma was typically a laid-back individual, and did not get himself involved in things unless absolutely necessary, as seen when he decided not to help save Hinata Hyuga  during the  Chūnin Exams. He was a heavy smoker but despite this, he would  abruptly break the habit under certain circumstances, such as when his father died,  or learned that Kurenai was pregnant.  Not always seeing eye to eye with his father, Asuma later came to respect his father's role as  Hokage: referring to him as a great father, and was proud to have been born into the  Sarutobi clan<span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;">. <span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;">Despite Asuma's very blunt personality, often calling his students what they were unreservedly, a "glutton" ( Chōji<span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;">), a "loud mouth" ( Ino<span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;">), and a "slacker" ( Shikamaru<span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;">), he had a very good relationship with all three. He often took them to  Yakiniku Q<span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;"> for lunch and dinner where more often than not Chōji would eat too much and Asuma had to pay more and apologise emphatically to the owner. To help them overcome their underachieving natures, he attempted to use bribery and outright trickery to manipulate them into doing what he wanted. This was seen most with Chōji, who Asuma was frequently able to entice into action with the promise of food and even Shikamaru whom he had to use games like  shōgi<span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;"> on to assess his skill level. Out of his students, Asuma spent the most time with and was closest to Shikamaru. Asuma and Shikamaru often played shōgi or Go in their free time, though Asuma was never able to beat Shikamaru. <span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;"> It was Asuma who first discovered that the lazy Shikamaru was actually a genius, with an I.Q. over 200.

<span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;">In Shippuden, Asuma was teamed up with  Shikamaru<span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;">,  Kotetsu Hagane<span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;">, and  Izumo Kamizuki<span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;"> as members of the  Nijū Shōtai<span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;">. His team, along with the entire group, was ordered to search for and, if possible, capture a pair of Akatsuki members who had entered the Land of Fire. Asuma and his team eventually tracked down the Akatsuki members,  Hidan<span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;"> and  Kakuzu<span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;">, at a  Bounty Station<span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;">, where they quickly discovered that Hidan was immortal after their first attack. <span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;">The situation worsened, when Hidan's counter-attack resulted in him becoming 'linked' to Asuma through a  ritual<span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;">. Hidan assumed a Grim Reaper-like form, causing any bodily damage to Hidan to be shared with Asuma, while at the same time not hindering Hidan at all. Some quick thinking by Shikamaru managed to break Hidan's ritual, allowing Asuma to decapitate him with his chakra-extended trench knives. Surprisingly, Hidan's severed head started to talk, uttering expletives at Asuma and then Kakuzu for not helping him. <span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;">With his body restored, Hidan resumed the ritual, and impaled himself in the heart. Though the blow did not instantly kill Asuma, it was still quite fatal. The rest of Team 10 arrived as back-up, which, combined with a telepathic call from  Pain<span style="font-family:'OpenSans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:23.799999237060547px;">, forced the Akatsuki duo to leave. Before dying, Asuma left some parting words with his students, and smoked one last cigarette.