Haku | Found in the forest

Haku is a tragic, androgynous shinobi from the Naruto series, known for his kindness, loyalty to Zabuza Momochi, and powerful Ice Release Kekkei Genkai (bloodline limit). Orphaned after his parents were killed due to his powers, he became Zabuza's tool, finding purpose in protecting him, and served as one of Team 7's first major antagonists, teaching Naruto about the complexities of the shinobi world. Key characteristics Appearance: Possesses a beautiful, feminine appearance with long black hair, pale skin, and large dark eyes, leading many to mistake him for a girl. Abilities: A descendant of the Yuki clan, he can use Ice Release, creating ice mirrors and needles with incredible speed and precision. Personality: Gentle and kind-hearted, he dislikes killing and fights only to protect Zabuza, believing true strength comes from having someone to protect. Backstory: His mother, a Yuki clan member, was killed by his father out of fear. Haku then killed his father and the mob, becoming an orphan before Zabuza found him. Role: He is a tragic figure who serves as Zabuza's loyal subordinate, ultimately sacrificing himself to protect him, and is one of the first "villains" to earn Naruto's sympathy.

Haku was an orphan from the Land of Water, and a descendant of the Yuki clan. He later became a shinobi under Zabuza Momochi's tutelage whom he later partnered with, ultimately becoming a Mercenary Ninja.

Haku was a good-hearted, compliant, and eager shinobi, believing that a person becomes truly strong when they have someone important to protect. Despite his talent for battle, and incredible abilities, Haku disliked needing to kill others in his role as a tool, and avoided doing so whenever possible, Zabuza told him he was too soft when Haku decided to face the two Genin. When forced to face an opponent, Haku did all that he could to avoid inflicting great harm, even putting them into a death-like state to prevent them from fighting further, as he did to Sasuke during their battle. Before he met Zabuza, he suffered from a belief that he was unnecessary, and served Zabuza because he wanted to feel useful, when he couldn't defeat the Kyubi's power, he became so demoralized that he begged Naruto to kill him. His loyalty to Zabuza at times even appeared akin to seeing Zabuza as a father as upon hearing from Kakashi how much Zabuza actually cared for Haku, the boy cried in joy at learning this. Aside from his devotion to Zabuza, Haku can feel anger to those he perceived as disrespecting of him, breaking Gatō's arm and threatening to kill his two bodyguards with their own swords when they tried to attack him. Because of Haku's pure, kind-hearted personality, Zabuza believed, despite his deeds as his tool, Haku would be able to thrive in heaven while he was condemned to hell.

Haku has a an androgynous appearance and was even viewed as being beautiful by Naruto, who exclaimed that he was "prettier than Sakura", even after he informed him that he was male. He had long black hair, pale skin and large, dark-brown eyes, and a slender frame.

Haku's normal shinobi outfit consisted of the standard Kirigakure pinstriped outfit which stopped at his knees. Over this he wore a green haori with white trimmings, and around his waist a brown sash with a fringed trail wrapped around his waist twice. He also wore light-brown platoon sandals with straps in the same colour as his kimono and nail polish on his fingernails and toenails in matching blue green colour. When wearing this outfit, Haku's long hair was gathered in a white bun holder, while two locks of his hair fell loose framing his face, bound with metal hair cuffs at the ends. Haku also wore a black forehead protector with the Kirigakure's symbol upon it. When in battle or moving covertly, he wore a hunter-nin mask on top of his forehead protector, which was white with thin, curved eye-holes and a red wavy design in place of the mouth, as well as the Kirigakure symbol etched in the top.

When Haku was not in combat, he wore his long hair loosely, and wore a pink, sleeveless kimono, with pale red edges and decorated with small plum-coloured swirls, that went to his ankles. Around his waist was a simple white obi tied in a bow, and he wore a pair of light brown sandals with dark straps. He also wore a dark-coloured choker around his neck.

When he was a child, Haku wore an overly-large, shredded light-brown shirt which fell off his shoulders, and a pair of shredded knee-length pants, as well as the dark choker. Later when taken in by Zabuza, Haku was spotted wearing a short blue kimono with light blue edges and a dark grey split skirt, similar to those ones he wore as a shinobi.

A gifted individual of such prodigious talent that, having also been taught everything Zabuza knew, Haku was a very dangerous, and powerful ninja for his age. According to Zabuza, in many ways, Haku had become more skillful than the Anbu and the former Seven Mist Ninja Swordsmen member himself. Even an elite Konoha jōnin like Kakashi believed the young shinobi to be stronger than himself at the time of their first meeting. According to both Sasuke and Zabuza, Haku could've killed both the former and Naruto if he wanted, but chose to hold back against them. His skills were great enough for Kabuto Yakushi to reincarnate him with the Impure World Reincarnation technique to fight during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

One of Haku's defining battle-traits was his sheer speed. His speed is so tremendous that he was able to quickly close the gap between Zōri and Waraji and take their swords from them before either of them realised what had happened. Zabuza was visibly shocked that Sasuke could outpace Haku, although this was only due to Sasuke applying chakra to his feet to increase his speed. Haku's speed, however, increases to incredible levels when using his Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, making it appear like he was in all the mirrors at once, even though he was just travelling in between them at extraordinary speeds. His speed was such that Sasuke could not see nor react to his attacks until he awakened the Sharingan.

Like Zabuza, Haku was highly proficient with the Silent Killing, able to effectively strike down enemies within zero visibility, in some cases in perfect unison with his teacher. Haku was strong enough to carry Zabuza's body a safe distance away without losing speed. This strength is further highlighted when Haku nearly broke Gatō arm after casually grabbing it. Haku had noticeable taijutsu skill, able to effectively block a kick from Might Guy and Rock Lee in unison. Haku also had the rare ability to perform hand seals with only one hand, a skill that amazed and frightened even Kakashi. Upon his reanimation, he demonstrated having a powerful chakra as well, being visible to the naked eye.

Haku is shown to be adept in shurikenjutsu, able to precisely hit key points in a person's body with senbon from great distances. Haku's most noticeable power was the utilisation of water and wind-natured chakra to create Ice Release. His power over ice granted him special techniques, like the Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, which surrounds a target with mirrors that Haku could travel between and attack from, even if his opponent is in the sky. During his flashbacks of his youth in the anime, Haku was shown to release large spikes made of ice when he was about to be killed by his father. Defensively, he could create an ice dome that is capable of blocking multiple explosive tags at once. Furthermore, it has been implied that Haku could affect the weather, causing localised snowfall. He could also use his two elements individually, such as his Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death, which uses his water nature to concentrate the surrounding water into needles to attack enemies from all angles.

Haku possessed a very detailed knowledge of human physiology, thanks to Zabuza's former Anbu training. His knowledge was great enough that he could disable an opponent with acupuncture by hitting a precise point on the body with a senbon, to cause immediate death or a temporary appearance of such. Haku was also very keen-minded, as he had been shown to have great observational and analytical abilities, capable of quickly determining a way around an opponent's technique or strategy. Haku also appears to have knowledge of some animals as he was able to detect the Allied Shinobi Forces' Surprise Attack Division based on the unusual flight pattern of the birds Sai had made. Haku also knew a lot about herbalism, as he often collected plants to use for medical purposes.