Shiranami

is the boss of the Magaki group and a former member of the Tsuchigumo Clan, whose goal is to obtain the clan's forbidden jutsu.

Personality
So far, it is shown that he is rather calm and patient. He seems up-to-date on whereabouts and plans of Hotaru. Also, he views the forbidden jutsu highly, believing it only a nuisance to others.

Appearance
Shiranami has black shaggy hair with bangs that hang over his eyes and frame both sides of his face and pronounced creases underneath his eyes, not unlike Itachi Uchiha. His eyes are green with no eyelashes. In addition, he is tall and well-muscled. His clothes include a high-collared blue cloak, with the same leaf symbol that appears on En no Gyōja cloak, a black top that ends mid-chest and dark casual pants.

Abilities
Shiranami's abilities are mostly unknown. He is however considered an immensely gifted ninja, who from a young age showed his talent and quickly surpassed his father, who was also known for his natural talents in the ninja arts. Shiranami is also shown to be very calculating and methodical.

Six-Tailed Beast arc
He first appears, albeit his face mostly hidden, giving his fellow Magaki orders to find Hotaru and the kinjutsu, saying it will make them wealthy and that it was just a nuisance to the rest of the world.

After Hotaru's return to Tsuchigumo village, he is among the villagers who encircle her while the Tsuchigumo chief is talking to her.

Later, when Hotaru manages to escape Akaboshi and the other Magaki with the help of Utakata, Shiranami meets up with his comrades, with his face fully shown this time. After they report what happened, Shiranami hands over a Bingo Book on Missing-nin from Kirigakure, in which Utakata is listed. The bounty on his head is 50 million ryo. When asking Shiranami for further orders, he also wonders what to do. While tracing Hotaru, keeping his presence hidden, he finds ANBU from Kirigakure attempting to arrest Utakata. He decides not to do anything else yet and leaves.

Shiranami begins spying on Team Yamato to gather more information. He later becomes deeply concerned when discovering there is a way to destroy the forbidden jutsu, which Hotaru and Team Yamato were considering to do. Much to his joy however, Hotaru offers an alternate choice, of seeking out Shiranami himself, as Hotaru is under the belief he is still loyal to Hotaru's grandfather.

Trivia

 * means white-crested waves and is a euphemism for thief.
 * He was shown within the crowd at the Tsuchigumo village after Naruto, Sai, and Yamato left.
 * He bears a slight resemblance to (also anime-only character) Rinji.

Quotes

 * (To Akaboshi, Nangō, Benten, Chunshin) To us, that Forbidden Jutsu is a treasure, but to normal people, it's nothing but a nuisance.