Kenji Kayuga



Kenji Kayuga (カユガ ケンジ Kayuga Kenji) is the main protagonist of the series: Naruto: The Shadow Chronicles. He is a jōnin level shinobi from Kagegakure III. Kenji is noted for his prodigious skill in ninja arts, having mastered all five elemental chakra natures, as well as being highly skilled in the Diamond Release.

Background
Kenji is the son of the head of the Kagegakure III Interrogation Force, Raiga Kayuga. When Kenji was seven years old, his father implanted in him two Byakugan which he obtained from an unnamed member of the Hyuga clan during the Kagegakure III- Konohagakure War. Kenji was trained in the Gentle Fist by Raiga, until he was proficient in it to the point where he was a match for an actual member of the Hyuga Clan. Kenji entered Kagegakure's Ninja Academy at the age of twelve, and was able to graduate in less than a year, a remarkable feat considering the stringent curriculum of Kage's Academy.

Personality
Kenji is usually good-natured, helpful and friendly towards his friends and team-mates, although he displayed arrogance when first introduced to Haruka Sakumi and Shizuna Yakuda. He can also be sadistic and ruthless, however, when faced with a superior foe, willing to sacrifice innocent bystanders in order to achieve victory.

Appearance
Kenji has spiky black hair, and white eyes with no pupils, due to possessing the Byakugan. He is considered quite handsome by most females, and his team-mate, Haruka, has had a long-standing crush on him. In Part I, he initially wears a hooded navy blue sweater and dark green short pants, with a blue forehead protector. During the Chunin Exams and for the remainder of Part I, Kenji wears a dark gray shirt and black pants. In Part II, he wears a white shirt with a raised collar with blackpants, and retains his blue Kage forehead protector.

Abilities
Kenji is a natural genius, even amongst the highly skilled shinobi of Kagegakure III. At the age of ten, he mastered the Kayuga clan's signature technique, Fire Release: Heat Wave Technique. This technique takes a high amount of chakra to perform, and all the members of the clan were astounded when they realized Kenji had performed it; the average Kayuga usually does not learn the techinque until age fourteen. By the middle of part I, Kenji had learned several A-Rank techniques such as the Chidori.