Kotetsu Hagane

is a Chunin from Konohagakure. He spends most of the time with his partner Izumo Kamizuki watching who enters and leaves at Konohagakure's Main Gate. Many times, most of the time during the Filler arcs, they are easily fooled with Transformation Jutsu or ignored by people who run past the gate.

Part I
During the Chunin Exam's first test, he was sent to test the Genin by casting a Genjutsu, which made the Genin see the second floor as the third while using Transformation Technique to look like a kid. While in this form, he tried to pick up a fight with Sasuke Uchiha but Rock Lee stops both their kicks. Later on the third test, Kotetsu and his friend Izumo Kamizuki watched over the Chunin exam, giving feedback on the Genin's qualities. At the beginning of the Sasuke Retrieval arc, they are the ones who wake up both Sakura Haruno and The Fifth Hokage. The latter sends them to get Shikamaru, who is given his first mission as a Chunin: to lead the Sasuke Retrieval Squad and bring Sasuke back.

Part II
After Tsunade became Hokage, Izumo and Kotetsu served as her assistants, Kotetsu stated Tsunade as "a real slavedriver", a trait which Tsunade really has. After the timeskip, Kotetsu, Izumo, Shikamaru and Asuma served as a team to track down one of the Akatsuki's pair, Hidan and Kakuzu, but resulted in failure along with the death of Asuma.

Abilities
The abilities Kotetsu has shown us so far throughout the anime and manga are genjutsu, having made the 2nd floor of the Academy appear like it was the third. During the fight against Kakuzu, he used Summoning: Conch Shell Mace in an attempt to defeat him, but Kakuzu was able to counter the attack thanks to his tentacles. Kotetsu also wields two large kunai knives, which he can use together with Izumo for attack.

The Bandage
Since Kotetsu uses the normal Chunin uniform (the Flak Jacket), his most representative trait is the bandage he wears across his face, over the nose. At one point, Asuma, Izumo and Shikamaru ask him about this and remind him that he didn't use it when he was a kid (back when he was using transformation technique to disguise his appearance). As with Kakashi's mask, a lot is in question regarding what's below the bandage, be it a horizontal line of pimples or freckles or even long whiskers. Later he agrees to take the bandage off but then Shikamaru states that knowing it would only be troublesome much to Kotetsu's chagrin, so the reason for the bandage over the nose remains unknown.