Genza

Genza was the previous traveling companion and partner to Houou.

Appearance
Genza wore a standard-looking Jonin vest, similar to the ones used in Amegakure. Under the vest he was covered almost entirely in bandages, save for his right eye. He wore black pants.

Personality
Not much is known about Genza's personality, as he is dead before the series starts. Flashbacks show him to be a rather serious shinobi in battle.

Backstory
He used to be the traveling companion of Houou, at least 6 years before the start of Naruto. At some point in the past, while on his own mission, he gained the attention of Akatsuki members Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki. Though he put up a valiant fight, the two S-class criminals did not waste time disposing of him. His body was found several days after the battle, surprisingly not desecrated.

Abilities
As a Jonin-level ninja, Genza was highly skilled. He showed an affinity for fire-based techniques, using not only the Uchiha clan's signature Great Fireball Technique, but also an unknown fire-based ninjutsu that damaged even Kisame.

In addition to his fire-based techniques, he is also seen manipulating his bandages, letting them fly off of his body like rope. He was shown to manipulate them in a similar way to the Puppet Technique, and took it as far as hardening the bandages with Chakra. The bandages were sharp enough to cut down trees in the area of the battle.