Bando

Bando is an original character created for the American-exclusive Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2. He is a weapons dealer, and an antagonist in the story. He is a large, hulking figure with spiky red hair, whose blunt and powerful style of attacking places him in a category with characters like Zabuza and Kisame. His main weapons are a pair of chakra cannons that he keeps strapped across his back. His left hand is missing for unknown reasons, and he has a metal "nozzle" affixed to the stump. By removing the false hand that he usually keeps on the stump, Bando can attach one of his chakra cannons directly onto his arm and fire a blast of explosive chakra at an enemy.

Plot overview
During the game's story, Bando makes his first appearance speaking with Kagura about how everything is going according to plan. Later on, when a rogue ninja is captured by Naruto, Gaara, and Kakashi for questioning, he's soon hit by a fire projectile from seemingly out of nowhere, presumably Bando's doing.

Bando later appears at Kagura's side, calling her "the boss" when Kakashi, Naruto, and Gaara infiltrate the enemy hideout to rescue a kidnapped Sakura. Bando, his identity left unknown, fights Naruto and Kakashi alongside Kagura until Kagura's mask is knocked off and her identity is revealed. After their "defeat," the two are unfazed, with Bando saying that the plan to destroy the Hidden Leaf Village "goes on unhindered." Bando and Kagura disappear despite Naruto's protests, leaving the small rescue squad wondering just what their plans are.

Shortly after this cutscene plays out, Bando is seen meeting with a shadowy figure, later revealed to have been Kabuto (although most fans would likely recognize his voice and/or silhouette before his actual revelation), and the two discuss the plan to destroy the Hidden Leaf Village. Bando questions Kabuto's motives for wanting to orchestrate this plan, to which Kabuto replies that he was "rather bored of late," and that it was "just a whim." Bando claims that he doesn't understand Kabuto, but swiftly decides that it doesn't matter anyway, noting that victory is close enough that he can taste it.

Bando later appears on the rooftop of the Chunin exams finals' stadium, where the Third Hokage fought Orochimaru, guarding one of the genjutsu barriers from Jiraiya, who aims to take the barrier down and protect the Hidden Leaf Village. After Jiraiya correctly guesses Bando's identity based on information he'd long since heard about the weapons dealer's reputation and attitude, Bando explains how he manipulated Kagura, and how she "leapt at the chance" when he showed her his plans (which were evidently, in fact, Kabuto's) to destroy Konoha. He also explains why he'd profit from Konoha's fall: if the village was destroyed, then the world would plunge into a conflict that could rival the Third Great Shinobi World War. Bando's weapons sales, and therefore, his own profits, would go through the roof. Bando then makes an offer to Jiraiya for them to "get rich together," an offer which Jiraiya readily declines.

Bando and Jiraiya face off on the roof, resulting in Bando's defeat. Bando pleads that Kagura was actually the one manipulating him, and that he'll help the Leaf Village find Kagura and take her down, selling his weapons to the village for extremely low prices as a bonus. He then drops the barrier to try and convince Jiraiya to let him go. However, Jiraiya easily sees through Bando's greed and cowardice-driven act and claims that both Bando and Kagura are pathetic; Bando for trying to get out of trouble with the Leaf Village in such a way, and Kagura for falling for that same sort of deceit. Shortly after, Towa arrives, and Jiraiya has the ANBU member restrain Bando and take him into custody. Bando, furious that Jiraiya declined his offers and got him to drop the barrier, swears that he'll have his revenge on Jiraiya. His ultimate fate is left unknown, although given that the ANBU quickly manage to find Kagura in the village soon after, it's possible that Bando was interrogated for the location of her hideout.

Trivia

 * Bando is the name of a type of martial arts that originated in Burma (Myanmar). Albeit likely pronounced differently, "bando" is also English slang for a type of nineteenth-century rifle.
 * Ban in Japanese can also mean "barbarian," possibly in reference to Bando's hulking size and style of fighting, while do means "a counter for occurences." Whether "counter" is in reference to counting or countering is unknown.