Hōsōshi

is the of Amegakure and is the founder of Higure, an organisation he created after the  ended and the moment he broke out of his prison. He became the Amekage due to meeting Izaya, his predecessor, who had journeyed around to find a solution for his illness, and with the sheer amount of power that Kishō possessed, the former entrusted the village to him. The predecessor also noted that Kishō was endowed with a similar aura to himself; one that attracts others to follow them in their footsteps.

Prior to escaping, Kishō had been imprisoned for attempting to kill, the former of the , and his “Master” who taught him the basics of his kekkei genkai. However, while Kishō had made such move, Mei ordered to seal him away as punishment in an underground heavily-guarded prison. She still believed that her discipline would become the ideal impression for the kekkei genkai wielders of Kirigakure.

Background
Born to two unnamed shinobi of Kirigakure shortly before the reign of ended, Kishō endured the common life of an orphaned homeless child. Assumingly, his parents were victims of the Kekkei Genkai annihilation that Yagura pursued. It’s presumed that Kishō evaporated the followers to protect himself, and in despair utilised the second kekkei genkai to suffocate and melt the pursuers after fleeing from home. This feat of strength did not go unnoticed by the future Mizukage, Mei Terumī, who aided him in his escape.

Upon doing so, Mei would coach him under her, believing in the rare potency that had caught her interest, and considered him to be one of the few that could bring a change to the perspective of those that wield the blood-limited inheritances. However, approximately two years after Mei became the Fifth Mizukage, Kishō turned against her, and made an attempt to kill her. According to the Mizukage, if she had not known the capabilities of her discipline and not wielded the amount of experience in combat, the woman would have been overwhelmed by the sheer power of the child. But the Mizukage still believed that Kishō would one day become the endorsement of her village, or at least change to the better good. Therefore, Mei punished Kishō by having him sealed away in a prison where no light could cast itself upon him.