Akaboshi

is ninja who aims the learn the Tsuchigumo clan's forbidden jutsu.

Six-Tailed Beast arc
Akaboshi and his group head to Mount Katsunagi to seach for the Tsuchigumo clan's forbidden jutsu. He was able to destroy the barrier within the mountain with the help of his group. They ran into Tonbei, whom Akaboshi and his group defeated quickly. Akaboshi and the others discover that Hotaru has the jutsu and begin searching for her.

Trivia

 * means red star. A poetic nickname for the star Antares.