| |
| Kanji | 冥頭 |
| Debut | |
| Novel | Naruto: A Shinobi Story |
| Appears in | Novel |
| Character Status | |
| Birthdate |  June 6
|
| Age | Part I: 25 |
| Gender |  Male
|
| Height | Part I: 1.78 m |
| Weight | Part II: 73.6 kg. |
| Blood Type | B |
| Home Country |  Land of Water (Formerly)
|
| Family | Gōzu (Twin Brother) |
| Previous Affiliation(s) |  Kirigakure
|
| Occupation(s) | Zabuza’s subordinate |
| Rank | Part I: Chūnin |
| Classification | Missing-Nin Mercenary Ninja |
| Academy Grad. Age | 12 |
| Chūnin Prom. Age | 18 |
| Team | Demon Brothers |
| Partner(s) | Gōzu |
| Jutsu | |
| Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique | |
| Weaponry | |
| Kusari, Metal Gauntlets, Poison | |
|
|
Meizu (冥頭) and his twin brother Gōzu were chūnin of Kirigakure before defecting and becoming mercenaries alongside Zabuza Momochi.
Background[]
He and his brother fled the village with Zabuza Momochi when he failed in his attempt to kill the Mizukage, and thereafter began working for him as assassins.[1]
Personality[]
In sharp contrast to his brother, Meizu is described as having a short temper and is extremely violent while torturing his foes. He has also been described as a hooligan.
Appearance[]
Meizu had shoulder-length, wild dark-brown hair and dark eyes. He wears a rebreather covering the lower half of his face and a large, clawed, poisonous gauntlet on his left arm with a chain coming out of it that had the other end attached to his brother’s own gauntlet. He wore a camouflage suit with bandages around his waist, dark-colored, knee-length sandals, and several pouches around his waist. His Kirigakure forehead protector had two horns on it.
Abilities[]
Gōzu and Meizu are a paragon of coordination attacking. Meizu’s large metal gauntlets house a retractable shuriken chain between them, which they can use to bind an enemy and then slice them to pieces. In the event that the shuriken chain is neutralized, Gōzu also has a release mechanism to free him from Meizu for individual attacks. He uses his gauntlet’s sharp, poisoned claws to shred his foes. Meizu was also skilled in stealth, capable of hiding right outside the gates of Konoha without being noticed.[2]
Part I[]
Prologue — Land of Waves[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Prologue — Land of Waves At the start of the series, Zabuza sends them to kill Tazuna. They used Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique to Surprise Team Kakashi. With Gōzu immediately launching his brother in front of him the pair are seemingly able to kill Kakashi with ease. As they move on to attack Naruto Uzumaki, they are stopped by Sasuke Uchiha and Shindō Shunsoku broke their chain connecting the two brothers. Still intent on killing them, the brothers separate and attack the team before Kakashi Hatake stops them, revealing it was a simple shadow clone he created at the beginning and used genjutsu to fool the Demon Brothers and everyone else to figure out if their true target ― Tazuna. He later ties them to a tree and placed a stronger genjutsu to render them unconscious so that they can be taken into custody.
Trivia[]
- Meizu’s name is written with the kanji for “dark” (冥) and “head” (頭), indicating his mindset is overshadowed by emotions, in contrast to his brother's more rational way of thinking.
- According to the databook(s):
- Meizu has completed 278 official missions in total: 68 D-rank, 167 C-rank, 43 B-rank, 0 A-rank, 0 S-rank.
- In Japanese mythology Gōzu and Meizu are fearsome guardians of the Underworld known more commonly as “Ox-Head” and “Horse-Face”.
References[]