Matsuba

is a villager of Green Banks.

Personality
Matsuba is a kind person who has great respect for the leader of his village, just as he respected her father. For the sake of her safety, he is ready to sacrifice the main value that was in the village. He is soft-spoken in nature, which smooths out Kiri's rougher personality.

Appearance
Matsuba is a short, fair-skinned man with teal eyes and shoulder-length dark hair. He wears a blue high-collared jacket over which is a green vest with yellow trim, brown pants, and a pair of plain sandals. Matsuba also wears glasses.

Genin Mission Arc
Matsuba was on the watchtower with Kiri when Team 7 arrived at the bridge leading to their village. He examined the guests through binoculars and informed the village leader that they were Konohagakure shinobi. Kiri was surprised that children were sent to them, but Matsuba assured them that they are capable, and gave the command to lower the bridge. Later, when Team 7 was introduced to Kiri, the leader of the village, Matsuba was by her side along with Iori. Ashimaru killed one of the villagers and fought Boruto Uzumaki, causing a ruckus that everyone else ran to, including Matsuba. Konohamaru remarked that this mission was more difficult than the one they were originally given, and Kiri ensured that she handled everything. Matsuba asked her to give the order to take up arms, so the whole village will support her, but she refused.

On the evening that Kiri was kidnapped, Konohamaru read the note left by the kidnappers. Matsuba didn't understand what two warnings it referred to, and it turns out that Kiri knew a lot, but kept it from the others. Matsuba said that he became suspicious when Kiri turned to Konohagakure for help, but did not understand why she did not say anything. He told Team 7 about the former leader of the village and Kiri's desire to protect her people, expressing his wish that Kiri be saved. He gave Konohamaru a scroll with ownership of the bridge, remarking that the scroll's importance was beyond comparison to Kiri's life.

When Kiri was rescued and returned to the village, the villagers, led by Matsuba, greeted her after hearing her apologies. Matsuba said that he was happy about her return and was ready to help her always and in everything. He reported that in stubbornness she was very similar to her father and in time she will become a better ruler than he was, all the other residents agreeing. As Team 7 left their village, Matsuba and Kiri set up a plaque in their honour.

Trivia

 * His name means "pine needle."