A (Third Raikage)

The was the leader of Kumogakure thirty years prior to the Fourth Great Shinobi World War.

Background
While little as of yet is known of his tenure as Raikage, it was shown that his rule was plagued by the berserk attacks of the Eight-Tailed Giant Ox. As they could not dispose of such a valuable war deterrent, he was forced to look for a suitable jinchūriki. He also made it a personal duty to combat and re-seal the Eight-Tails in a special sealing pot when the jinchūriki fails to master it, opting to extract the beast (which would result in the jinchūriki's death) for a more favorable host. Between his tenure and A's ascent to the position, the Eight-Tails was ultimately sealed into the latter's younger brother Killer Bee.

Appearance
The Third Raikage has a muscular, bodybuilder-like stature, a slightly bulbous nose like Darui's, a beard and similar dark pigmented eyes to Kakuzu and Hanzō (in the manga). He has the tattoo for lightning on his right shoulder and a lightning shaped scar that runs from his neck across his right breast. He also wears the one-strap-over-one-shoulder flak jacket with no other clothing underneath and has a thick rope belt. Fourth Raikage and Bee were his sons.

Abilities
Since he was the Third Raikage, he was without a doubt a very strong shinobi. As Raikage he also had full control of Kumogakure's military force. His full power has not been shown though so it is not known how powerful he really was.

Fūinjutsu
The Third Raikage appeared to be a skilled fūinjutsu-user as he could easily seal the Eight-Tails in a pot.