Maito Gai



Age: 27 years old
Date of birth: January 1
Height: 184 cm
Weight: 76 kg
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Black
Blood type: B
Registration #: 010252
Rank: Jōnin
Jutsu/Kekkei genkai: Taijutsu specialist,
Asakujaku (Morning Peacock),
Dainamikku-Entorī (Dynamic Entry),
Konoha Gōrikki Senpū (Leaf Strong Whirlwind)
Current affiliation: Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf)
Current team: Team Gai (Maito Gai, Hyūga Neji, Rock Lee, Tenten)
Previous affiliation: N/A
Previous team: N/A
Relatives: Unknown

Sporting very thick eyebrows, an exceedingly unconventional persona and a very shiny haircut, Maito Gai is a Jōnin. He is also the rival of Hatake Kakashi and the sensei of a team consisting of Rock Lee, Hyūga Neji and Tenten, though he has, by far, bonded with Lee the most. It was because of Gai's guidance that Lee started tapping his potential, having been subpar in all ninja categories up to then. In his first appearance, Gai was accompanied by Ninkame, a large red tortoise (his Summon). This tortoise has not been seen since then. Gai has several odd mannerisms including, but not limited to:

Giving the thumbs up and smiling with teeth so white they give the proverbial "ting", (Translated as the "Good Guy Pose", often used by Gai and Lee to indicate commitment to whatever statement they just made, the highest form of a promise)
Punching Lee for various reasons and immediately bursting into tears and hugging him,
Calling himself Konoha no Kedakai Aoi Moujū (木ノ葉の気高き碧い猛獣, "Konoha's Sublime Green Beast of Prey")
generally over-reacting, even by anime character standards.
Gai claims to have a record of 50 wins and 49 losses against Kakashi, though it is unclear what sorts of competitions are included in this figure (it is shown in the manga that virtually every sort of competition was fair game, including 100 meter dashes, sumo-wrestling, ramen eating contests, and even Rock, Paper, Scissors). He believes that "hard work without believing in yourself is worthless", and though he uses the terms "youth", "power" and "explosion" a lot, he sadly notes that his own exploding youth power seems to have, predictably, been fading.

Trivia:

-The name "Maito" is from "might" and together with "Guy", becomes "a mighty Guy", a joke aimed at the "hot-headed hero" archetype that appears in many movies and anime.
In the Shonen Jump magazine Viz rendered his name as Mighty Guy in some chapters; this was changed back to Maito Gai in the graphic novel stories.

-According to official databook Maito Gai's favourite foods are Super-spicy curry rice, curry udon, and as to his least favorite food he proclaims, "There is no such thing!". His Hobbies are repeatedly jumping sideways and hitting mitts and his favorite phrase is "Bursting with youth!".

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