Haku Yuki (RW109)

Haku Yuki
Masked Unmasked Reanimated
Alias(es)	Haku of the Ice Release (氷遁の白, Hyōton no Haku)
Kanji	雪白
Rōmaji	Yuki Haku
Debut
Novel	Naruto: A Shinobi Story
Appears in	Novel
Character Status
Status	Deceased
Birthdate	January 9
Age	15
Gender	Male
Height	Part I: 1.56 m
Weight	Part I: 43.2 kg
Blood Type	O
Home Country	Land of Water(Formerly)
Clan	Yuki Clan
Family	Yoshiteru Yuki (Cousin)
Classification	Mercenary Ninja
Partner(s)	Zabuza Momochi
Kekkei Genkai	Ice Release
Nature Type
Ice Release Wind Release Water Release
Jutsu
Shinobi Technique: Silent Killing Kekkei Genkai Techniques: Certain-Kill Ice Spears, Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, Ice Release: Ice Rock Dome of Magnificent Nothingness Water Technique: Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death Wind Technique: Wind Release: Air Current Wild Dance
Weaponry
Senbon

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Haku Yuki (雪白, Yuki Haku) was an orphan from the Land of Water, and one of the last members of the Yuki clan. He later became a shinobi under the Zabuza Momochi’s tutelage whom he later partnered with, ultimately becoming a mercenary ninja. Haku had the kekkei genkai ability of Ice Release, which allowed him to control both Water Release and Wind Release.

Background

Haku’s parents.

Haku about to killed by his father and the mob.

Haku awakens his Ice Release.

Haku as a child.

Haku joins Zabuza.

Personality

Haku joins Zabuza.

Appearance

Haku’s full appearance.

Haku in his casual outfit.

Abilities

Haku’s power.

A gifted individual and having been trained by Zabuza himself, Haku was a very dangerous, and powerful ninja for his age. According to Zabuza, Haku possessed such prodigious talent that in many ways, Haku had become more dangerous than him. His skills were great enough for Kabuto Yakushi to reincarnate him with the Impure World Reincarnation technique to fight during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Chakra and Physical Prowess

Haku attacks Zōri and Waraji before they can react.

One of Haku’s defining battle traits was his sheer speed. His speed is so tremendous that he was able to quickly close the gap between Zōri and Waraji and take their swords from them before either of them realized what had happened. Zabuza was visibly shocked that Sasuke could outpace Haku, although this was only due to Sasuke applying chakra to his feet to increase his speed. Haku’s speed, however, increases to incredible levels when using his Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, making it appear like he was in all the mirrors at once even though he was just travelling in between them at extraordinary speeds. His speed was such that Sasuke could not see nor react to his attacks until he awakened the Sharingan.

Haku using one-handed seals.

Like Zabuza, Haku was highly proficient with the Silent Killing, able to effectively strike down enemies within zero visibility, in some cases in perfect unison with his teacher. Haku was strong enough to carry Zabuza’s body a safe distance away without losing speed. This strength is further highlighted when Haku almost broke Gatō’s arm after casually grabbing it. Haku had noticeable taijutsu skill, able to effectively block a kick from Might Guy and Rock Lee in unison. Haku also had the ability to perform hand seals with only one hand, a skill that amazed even Kakashi. Upon his reanimation, he demonstrated having a powerful chakra as well, being visible to the naked eye.

Ninjutsu

Nature Transformation

Main article: Ice Release

Haku using Ice Release.

Haku’s most noticeable power was the utilization of water and wind-natured chakra to create Ice Release. His power over ice granted him special techniques, like the Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, which surrounds a target with mirrors that Haku could travel between and attack from, even if his opponent is in the sky. During his flashbacks of his youth, Haku was shown to release large spikes made of ice when he was about to be killed by his father. Defensively, he could create an ice dome that is capable of blocking multiple explosive tags at once. Furthermore, it has been implied that Haku could affect the weather, causing localised snowfall. He could also use his two elements individually, such as his Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death, which uses one-handed hand seals to concentrate his water nature to the surrounding water into needles to attack enemies from all angles.

Intelligence

Haku attacks shinobi.

Haku possessed a very detailed knowledge of human physiology, thanks to Zabuza’s former Anbu training. His knowledge was great enough that he could disable an opponent with acupuncture by hitting a precise point on the body with a senbon, to cause immediate death or a temporary appearance of such. Haku was also very keen-minded, as he had been shown to have great observational and analytical abilities, capable of quickly determining a way around an opponent’s technique or strategy. Haku also appears to have knowledge of some animals as he was able to detect the Allied Shinobi Forces’ Surprise Attack Division based on the unusual flight pattern of the birds Tenzō had made. Haku also knew a lot about herbalism, as he often collected plants to use for medical purposes.

Part I

Prologue ― Land of Waves

Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Prologue — Land of Waves

Haku retreating with Zabuza.

Sasuke vs. Haku.

Haku vs. Sasuke and Naruto.

Haku’s death.

Haku in death beside Zabuza.

Part II

Fourth Shinobi World War

Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Fourth Shinobi World War (Arc)

Haku and Zabuza revived.

Haku and Zabuza vs. Third Division.

Haku stands with the others as his consciousness is erased.

Haku gets bisected by Zabuza.

Legacy

Haku’s and Zabuza’s grave.

Both Haku and Zabuza had a profound influence in Naruto’s life and their interactions were the factor of Naruto’s nindō of never abandoning his comrades. During his and Zabuza’s reincarnation in the midst of the Fourth Shinobi World War, Kakashi admitted that it was because of him and Zabuza that Naruto strove to become the ninja and hero that he is. Naruto himself credits Haku and Zabuza as people who had a great influence on his life and his views on the world.

Trivia

• The name “” means “white” (白), while his family/clan name “Yuki” means “snow” (雪).
• Despite his early death, and short appearances in the story, Haku has remained a relatively popular character in the story. He routinely appears in favorite character lists but has fallen out of the top 10 in more recent polls.
• Haku and his Ice Release ability were made reference to in Part II, when Naruto was learning about different kinds of chakra.
• Haku’s mask made a cameo appearance in the ending omake of Shippūden episode 129, along with Tobi’s mask and Baki’s mask. He also appears in person alongside Zabuza, Hayate Gekkō, and several Amegakure ninja in episode 183 of Shippūden.
• In Naruto: Shippūden episode 146, a hunter-nin appears with a mask and hair style like Haku’s
• In the Ishikawa Prefecture of Japan, there is a snow-covered, potentially active volcano known as Mount Haku.
• In Part I, Haku was not depicted wearing lipstick neither in the manga nor anime. In Part II, however, when he is reincarnated, he is seen wearing lipstick (dark shade in the manga and light shade in the anime) in the present and in flashbacks.
• In 2019, Masashi Kishimoto revealed that Haku was originally going to be a bear, before his editor suggested that they change him into a human.
• The way Naruto destroys Haku’s mask was later mirrored when Naruto destroyed Obito’s mask.
• Studio Pierrot’s Settei sheets of Haku show that his sandals add 5 cm on to his height.
• The manner in which Kakashi killed Haku mirrored the way Kakashi killed Rin Nohara, as both times were accidental, due to both Haku and Rin moving in front of Kakashi’s attack and being impaled through the chest.

Quotes

• (To Gatō) “Don’t touch Zabuza with your dirty hands……” (「汚い手で再不斬さんにさわるな……」, “Kitanai te de Zabuza-san ni sawaruna……”)
• (To Naruto) “When a person…has something important they want to protect…that’s when they can become truly strong.”
• (To Zabuza) “Mister…you have the same eyes as me…” (「お兄ちゃんも…ボクと同じ目してる…」, “Onii-chan mo…boku to onaji me shiteru…”)
• (To Naruto) “If possible, I don’t want to have to kill you………nor do I want you to have to kill me……However, if you come at me………I will kill my heart with a blade and became a true shinobi.” (「出来るなら君達を殺したくないし………君達にボクを殺させたくもない……けれど　君達が向かってくれなら………ボクは　刃で心を殺し忍になりくる」, “Dekiru nara kimi-tachi o koroshitakunai shi………Kimi-tachi ni boku o korosasetaku mo nai……keredo kimi-tachi ga mukatte kure nara………boku wa yaiba de kokoro o koroshi shinobi ni nari kuru.”)
• (To Naruto) “This bridge is where our dreams are tied together. The place where we fight. Me, for my dreams. You, for your dreams. Please don’t resent me.” (「この橋はそれぞれの夢へとつながる。戦いの場所。ボクは ボクの夢の為に。君達は 君達の夢の為に。恨まないで下さい」, “Kono hashi wa sorezore no yume e to tsunagaru. Tatakai no basho. Boku wa boku no yume no tame ni. Kimi-tachi wa kimi-tachi no yume no tame ni. Uramanaide kudasai.”)
• (To Naruto) “I want to protect the person important to me…I want to work for that person. I want to fight for that person. I want to make that person’s dream come true…That is my dream.” (「ボクは大切な人を護りたい…その人の為に働き、その人の為に戦い、その人の夢を叶えたい…それがボクの夢」, “Boku wa taisetsu na hito o mamoritai…Sono hito no tame ni hataraki, sono hito no tame ni tatakai, sono hito no yume o kanaetai…Sore ga boku no yume.”)
• (To Naruto) “Can you understand? Not having a dream…not being needed by anyone…The pain of merely being alive.” (「知っていますか?夢もなく…誰からも必要とされず…ただ生きることの苦しみを」, “Shitte imasu ka? Yume mo naku…dare kara mo hitsuyō to sarezu…Tada ikiru koto no kurushimi o.”)
• (To Naruto) “I realized the most painful thing……my existence was not needed.” (「それが一番辛いことだと知った……自分が この世にまるで…必要とされない存在だということです」, “Sore ga ichiban tsurai koto da to shitta……Jibun ga kono yo ni marude…hitsuyō to sarenai sonzai da to iu koto desu.”)

References

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