Shirai

"This'll be fun."

- Shirai's catchphrase

Shirai is a ninja of Sunagakure, a member of Jinchūriki Squad 9 and the Jinchūriki of the Eight-Tails.

Background
Shirai was born in Sunagakure to his ANBU father and former-ninja mother. He was shown as a ninja with no great skills beyond his powerful chakra, even in his youth, and was selected to become the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki at 2. Ever since then, he began an extensive training ritual to control the Eight-Tails' power, which he failed at before meeting Jakiri Yoake.

Appearance
Shirai is a normal size, young shinobi. He has spiky brown hair, blue-grey eyes, pale skin, and a tattoo of the kanji for two (ニ, Nii) on his cheek, representing the Two Layer Mirror Seal used to contain the Eight-Tails. He normally wears a black jumpsuit, black forehead protector, and a flak jacket.

Personality
Shirai is hyper, confident, and cocky. He is very battle-loving also, always saying "This'll be fun" before a battle.

Abilities
Shirai doesn't have any marketable ninjutsu, taijutsu, or genjutsu skills. He is able to use basic Lightning Release, currently in training for the element.

Jinchūriki Forms
Shirai originally failed at controlling the Eight-Tails, unable to willingly access it's chakra or control himself when he did access the chakra. However, after training with Jakiri, he followed through with the suggestion to remove the Eight-Tails' chakra similar to what Naruto Uzumaki did. This gave him an Eight-Tails Chakra Mode, in which he was surrounded by a yellow-green flaming chakra cloak with designs very similar to Naruto's when he was in a similar form. He can use many techniques unique to him in this form, and, like one of his teammates, was taught the Rasengan by Jakiri.