Kirisame Clan

The Kirisame Clan (霧雨一族, Kirisame Ichizoku) is a very prominent clan within Namigakure, being the ones responsible for the formation of the village. Three out of the four Umikage have been members of this clan, where the Third Umikage is the only one to not have origins from this clan. The Kirisame Clan is divided into a Main Branch Family and a Branch Family, and has been this way since its formation. The clan is well known within Namigakure to be very proficient in Water Release, and has a having a close relation to snakes, where they are often their summoning partners. The Main Branch Family's offspring have been known to possess the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, while the Branch Family's offspring have been known to possess the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai.

Trivia

 * Kirisame is Japanese for Drizzle, fitting with the clan's main usage in Water Release based techniques.
 * All members of the clan are named after Japanese bodies of water.