| “ | When captured birds grow wiser, they try to open the cage with their beaks. They don't give up, because they want to fly again. | „ |
| ~ Genma to Neji during the Chunin Exams. |
Genma Shiranui is a supporting character in the Naruto anime/manga series. He is a Leaf jonin ninja who served as the replacement for Hayate Gekko as the chunin exams protor after the latter's death.
In the Japanese version, he is voiced by Hiroaki Hirata, and by Johnny Yong Bosch in the English version, who also voiced Yagura Karatachi in the same series.
Background[]
When Genma became a genin, he was put on a team with Might Guy and Ebisu, under the leadership of Chōza Akimichi. During part of their chūnin exams, his team confronted Team Minato. At one point, they were confronted by a generation of Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, only to be saved by Might Duy. Other than that, not much is known about Genma's background except for the fact that he is an elite guard to the Hokage. During his time serving under the Fourth Hokage, he was taught the Flying Thunder Formation Technique.
Personality[]
Genma is shown to be very calm, impartial, collected, proud and casual on his actions. He is never seen being boisterous or lost in difficult situations and is confident enough to take charge of large groups of ninja. It was also stated that he hates Orochimaru for power-playing. He is also a jovial person, prone to wisecracking at times. When Shikaku Nara contacted him, he made it a point to first tell Genma not to make fun of the situation.
Appearance[]
Genma has brown, shoulder-length hair which hangs about his face and brown eyes. He wears his forehead protector like a bandanna, and the standard jōnin outfit and always has his trademark senbon in his mouth. As a genin, he wore a dark, baggy outfit with a hooded red and black jacket. He also wore a black choker, a strap around his leg, and a senbon in his mouth.
Powers and Abilities[]
As an intelligent shinobi, Genma is known for taking part in difficult missions because of his skills and abilities. He was even able to hold his own against another elite jōnin like Baki, as demonstrated when he threw two kunai to stop two of Baki's mid-air. While he was fatigued due to a prior mission, however, with the help of Raidō Namiashi, he was able to force the Sound Four into activating the second stage of their cursed seals. His abilities are further demonstrated by the fact that he was placed in the Hokage Guard Platoon. During Minato Namikaze's reign of Hokage at the time, he was taught the Flying Thunder Formation Technique in order to teleport to the Hokage's side when needed. He performs this technique in collaboration with his fellow guard allies, Raidō and Iwashi. He is even able to spit a senbon from his mouth with fast enough and with the amount of force to deflect a kunai.
External Links[]
- Genma Shiranui on the Naruto Wiki
- Genma Shiranui on the VS Battles Wiki
