Koharu Utatane

is a former member of Team Tobirama, together with Hiruzen Sarutobi and Homura Mitokado. She and Homura now form the Konoha Council.

Under the guidance of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, Koharu and her team-mates, Hiruzen and Homura, have completed numerous missions and became close friends. When Hiruzen became the Third Hokage, Homura and Koharu became his councilors. With their years of experience and knowledge and their unending effort to make Konohagakure a better place, they eventually gained similar respect and social status as the Hokage himself.

She holds the believe that the group is more important than any of its individual members. Because of this, she always tries to do what she thinks is the best for Konoha, even if it goes against her or the Hokage's opinion. She's also quite demure, but doesn't let this stop her from voicing her opinion. In fact, despite this, she's one of the few people able to put the Fifth Hokage to her place when she oversteps her authority. Like Homura, she's more militant than the Hokage she served under have been, and sometimes leans more to Danzo's point of view. This became most apparent when she and Homura supported the Uchiha Clan Massacre and later when they wanted to restrict Naruto Uzumaki's movements.

Chunin Exam arc
She appears with the Third and Homura thinking on whether Orochimaru will attack the leaf village during the Chunin Exams.

Search For Tsunade arc
After the Third Hokage's death she and Homura decide that Jiraiya would be the next hokage, however he steps down saying that Tsunade would be a better choice.

Anime Filler arcs
She later appears in the Konoha 11 arc using a jutsu to find a hidden paper bomb.

Sai and Sasuke arc
After Gaara's rescue Koharu and Homura state that Naruto should be under constant protection in case Akatsuki tries to capture him. However Tsunade says otherwise claiming that Naruto will be safe and that if he were captured she will protect the village with her life.

Pain Invasion arc
In chapter 421 she is shown to not want Naruto to return to the village because she and Homura have little faith that Naruto can defeat Pain.

Koharu tells Tsunade to leave Naruto at Toad mountain, claiming that Naruto would be safer there. Tsunade, however, refuses and grabs both her and Homura by their collars stating that Naruto is not a child any more and that he has the will of fire within him and claims that he is not a weapon to keep Konoha out of war. She tells them that unlike Jiraiya, Sarutobi and Chiyo of the sand, they don't have enough faith in the next generation. Koharu leaves and states that she can do as she likes.