Akahoshi


 * Name: Akahoshi
 * Age: ???
 * Status: Unknown
 * Ninja Rank: Unknown (Probably Jonin)
 * Hidden Village: Hoshigakure
 * Known for: Taken over Hoshigakure as the Fourth Hoshikage
 * Seiyu: Mitsuru Miyamoto
 * Voice Actor: Kirk Thornton

Akahoshi is a ninja from the village hidden among the stars in the Land of Bears. He took over after the Third Hoshikage suddenly "grew ill" and died. In truth, he and his followers Shisou and Yotaka murdered the Third Hoshikage. He thought that with the powers from the meteor, they would compete with the five main countries with it's ninjas to become invincible. When he never told anything about the side effects of the star training, the some village ninjas went against him as Natsuhi and Hotarubi try to hide the star.

Some time later, Akahoshi called upon the services of Team Guy and Naruto Uzumaki to help protect the meteor. He later posed as the mysterious masked ninja and managed to kidnap Sumaru to lure out the mysterious bandit to use as bait for Natsuhi. When Natsuhi arrive, she and Akahoshi battled each other as Akahoshi sents Shisou and Yotaka to fetch the Leaf Ninjas. Akahoshi used his Ninja Art: Kujaku Beast to knock Naruto and Natsuhi into the Valley of Death...which they managed to secretly get out of using the Kujaku Wing Jutsu. Akahoshi told Neji Hyuga that Naruto got in the way and that their mission is over.

Akahoshi's true colors were shown to the Leaf Ninjas when Rock Lee and Tenten find Sumaru in his quarters hospitalized and rescued him. Akahoshi later Naruto and Natsuhi them down by tracking her chakra trail and claimed the meteor after Natsuhi's death.

Upon the younger ninja exposing the side-effects of the Star Training, the adult ninjas turned against Akahoshi. Akahoshi proclaimed that he was the Fourth Hoshikage and planted the meteor in his chest to get the meteor's ultimate powers. None of the ninjas could defeat him until Naruto used the Rasengan to destroy the meteor and defeat Akahoshi. Tsunade mentioned that he and his followers will be subjected to harsh punishment....which is never revealed.