Hāto

was a former student of En no Gyōja and the father of Shiranami.

Background
He passed on the teachings from his sensei to his son, who was even more skilled than Hāto. Shiranami killed his father during the Third Shinobi World War trying to obtain the Tsuchigumo clan kinjutsu, which Hāto was protecting.

Appearance
Hāto had short spiked up black hair. He wore a grey outfit with a silver sleeveless haori which had grey trimmings and a leaf symbol that showed his worthiness to wield to the clan's kinjutsu, a long sleeve grey shirt inside and long pants, a black bracelet on each wrist and black shinobi sandals.

Abilities
Hotaru has stated that Hāto was very skilled in ninjutsu. He could use the Tsuchigumo clan kinjutsu, which was strong enough to destroy an entire village.

Trivia

 * His name, Hāto, is the Japanese way of pronouncing the word "heart".

Hāto Tsuchigumo