Kaito Kawanami

is a genin of Konohagakure.

Background
Kaito and his team graduated a year before Boruto's class in the Academy. Since then, his team would regularly take missions overseas.

Personality
Kaito is a very laidback individual, with a slight condescending nature to him. While seemingly friendly, he is shown to be very mischievous, stealing Chōchō Akimichi's potato chips and tricking Boruto into doing the heavy-lifting of a practical exam for him. He is very proud, unwilling to receive aid from others.

Appearance
Kaito is a fair-skinned boy with royal blue eyes and teal-coloured, messy hair. He wears a dark shirt with teal squares on the belly, shorts, a village-protector bandage, and sandals. Behind him is a radio station in a backpack, the microphone of which is held to Kaito's ear.

Abilities
Kaito has an affinity for insect-based techniques. He can produce webbing from his palms to snatch or confine targets. He can also place insects on targets to act as homing beacons for him.

Chūnin Re-Examination Arc
Following Isshiki's attack, Naruto decided to host another Chūnin Exam to both boost morale and promote capable shinobi. Kaito and his team passed the written exam. During the second exam, Kaito sabotaged Boruto, having placed a tracker on him at the start of the exam so he could leverage Boruto's effort in rescuing an ally for himself. However, he fell of a ledge after being surprised by a bear and injured himself. Unwilling to abandon him, Boruto carried Kaito in addition of his ally, causing him to miss the time limit placed on the exam. Despite this, Boruto passed the exam, as they were being judged by overall performance, and his unwillingness to abandon an injured ally secured his passing.