Shirotsuchi

"Dammit, dammit, dammit! I came here to study the geology of your sand, end up fighting you and yet I can't kill you?! ...Friggin' hell this is the best day of my life! You! I'm going to make you fight me! Because I get way too bored destroying landscapes on my lonesome..."

- Shirotsuchi to Zenjou after their first encounter.

Shirotsuchi (白土, Shirotsuchi) is a of  and undoubtedly one of its greatest prodigies. A genius whose prowess is said to be heavenly, Shirotsuchi's proficiency within the arts of a lead the previous Tsuchikage,  to personally grant him the scrolls necessary to acquire the coveted, something which even she, the descendant of  was incapable of learning. Due to Shirotsuchi's genius, however, the man has become a bit of an oddity in his society. To compensate for his boredom and social isolation, Shirotsuchi actively partakes in the study of several fields, among them being and. At some point in time, Shirotsuchi would also become an active rival to Zenjou due to a certain encounter, also leading to him gaining the nickname Heart of Shattered Stone (破石の心臓, Haizeki no Shinzō).