Hagane Kotetsu



Name: はがねコテツ
Age: 24
Rank: Chūnin
Height: 167.5 cm
Weight: 52.3 kg
Birthday: July 21
Blood Type: B
Registration #: 012050
Affiliation: Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf)
Signature Ability: Magen: Kokoni Arazu no Jutsu (Demonic Illusion: False Surroundings Technique)

Hagane Kotetsu and his comrade, Kamizuki Izumo, attempted to hold their very own unofficial first test of the Chūnin exam. Before the Chūnin exam has even begun, they used Demonic Illusion: False Surroundings Technique (Magen: Kokoni Arazu no Jutsu) to change the meeting room's number. Later, they tried to persuade the Genin who showed up to quit right there and then. He and Izumo were disguised as Genin and claimed to have failed the exams three times in a row. They were Chūnin moderators for the first test. In his Genin disguise Kotetsu carried two large kunai-style weapons on his back. Normally he wears an ordinary Chūnin uniform. He has a rectangular markings on his chin and cheeks, and wears a piece of cloth over his nose and cheeks.
After the Godaime Hokage took office, Kotetsu and Izumo would act as her personal assistants.

Trivia

The name "Hagane" means steel or "full metal" (the condition metal is in once it has been properly tempered for sword making) and "Kotetsu" means "Little steel".
There was a Japanese battleship called Kotetsu.
Both Kotetsu and Izumo share their names with Japanese ships.

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