Namihazure

Namihazure (なみはずれ, Namihazure) is the chief owl of the Dark Forest. She is mainly referred to as "Mother Owl" (マザーアウル, Maza Auru).

Background
Namihazure is the mother of most of the owl summons in the Dark Forest, excluding the Great Owl Sage.

Personality
Namihazure is considered the Dark Forest's version of 's. She is a hard headed owl, with a large temper. Due to her great age, she is not particular to taking orders from anyone, and does not like to be summoned, as she told Shōyō Kawahiru many times in the past; as he was her most frequent summoner. As she is regarded as the second strongest owl of the Dark Forest, she is very sure of her own abilities, however, she is also wise, due to her old age, and is able to tell when a foe is too strong for her to handle.

Like her toad familiar, Gamabunta, Namihazure is well known for her unique dialect. She speaks in a. Unlike Gamabunta, however, she is not overprotective of her son, Waishō; though she has shown concern for him on occasions. She is, however, fiercely protective of the Dark Forest as it is the homeland of the owls.

While she appeared somewhat hostile towards Shōyō, she was shown visibly grieving over his death and has even shown considerable concern over Ryun, his student and successor owl summoner.

Appearance
Namihazure appears as a giant, sharing many of the same features as her son, Waishō. She has light brown body feathers, white under feathers, and two solid brown markings on her face. Her feathers are noticeably more ruffled than her son's. Just like the Great Owl Sage, she is a giant owl, towering above sizable rock formations and buildings.

Abilities
She is said to be the strongest owl in the Dark Forest, save for the Great Owl Sage himself.

Nature Transformations
She is noted to be able to preform Wind Release attacks, meaning she can change her chakra nature to wind when necessary.

Trivia

 * "Namihazure" (並み外れ) means "out of the ordinary", referring to her immense size and the nature of her feathers.