Ashimaru

is a former shinobi turned mercenary alongside his partner Hidari.

Background
After the Fourth Shinobi World War ended, Ashimaru and Hidari lost their jobs, leading to them taking missions directly. Fifteen years later, the pair were hired by Iori, with the objective to retrieve the deed to the Green Banks bridge. Providing Iori with poison, he used it to kill the village head of Green Banks. For three months, the two assaulted the village in an attempt to force the new village head Kiri into handing over the deed.

Personality
He appears to be a coldblooded individual, evident from having no qualms about trying to kill a kid or stabbing a man. He is also overly confident in his abilities, recklessly attacking with no concern for defending.

Appearance
Ashimaru is a burly shinobi with a towering stature, easily being a head taller than Konohamaru Sarutobi. He has short dark spiked hair and no eyebrows. His forehead is dominated by a red triangle with a point ending between his eyes. Ashimaru's attire consists of a black long shirt which includes a halfmask that covers the lower part of his face. The shirt is held in place by a wide belt, leaving two lapels over blue pants. Ashimaru's arms are covered in bandages and he has two swords strapped to his back. His attire is finished off by normal shinobi sandals with some bandages around his right one.

Abilities
While little has been shown of his overall skills, the fact that Ashimaru carries two swords implies that he is skilled in kenjutsu. He is shown to be very resilient, unfazed by the series of explosive tag blasts set off on him.

Genin Arc
Ashimaru and Hidari's actions made Kiri request Konohagakure for help. Worrying about the danger one of the Five Great Shinobi Countries could cause, Hidari devised an alternate plan to kidnap Kiri and ransom her for the deed. Once their diversion let Iori capture Kiri, the two missing-nin betrayed and killed Iori. When facing the Team 7, Ashimaru went after the genin. While easily repelling Boruto Uzumaki and Mitsuki, Sarada Uchiha used the initial attack to analyse his moves. This let Sarada devise a team assault that let her defeat the larger foe with one powerful blow.