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== Abilities ==
 
== Abilities ==
In the anime, it was said that Might Duy wasn't able to use both ninjutsu and genjutsu. He was also failing simple missions, which along with his nickname further emphasises the slight extent of his overall abilities. It was revealed his poor performance was due to him secretly training with the Eight Gates every night, which has a common side effect of weakening the user for a prolonged period of time.
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In the anime, it was said that Might Duy wasn't able to use both [[ninjutsu]] and [[genjutsu]]. He was also failing simple missions, which along with his nickname further emphasises the slight extent of his overall abilities. It was revealed his poor performance was due to him secretly training with the Eight Gates every night, which has a common side effect of weakening the user for a prolonged period of time.
   
 
=== Taijutsu ===
 
=== Taijutsu ===

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Might Duy
マイト・ダイ Maito Dai

  • Eternal Genin (万年下忍, Mannen Genin, literally meaning: Eternal Low Ninja)
Debut
Manga Naruto Chapter #668
Anime Naruto Shippūden Episode #418
Game Naruto: Shinobi Collection Shippū Ranbu
Appears in Anime, Manga, Game
Voice Actors
Japanese
English
Personal
Birthdate Astrological Sign Sagittarius December 10
Sex Gender Male Male
Age
  • Part II: 35
Status Deceased
Height
  • Part II: 186.4 cm1.864 m <br />6.115 ft <br />73.386 in <br />
Weight
  • Part II: 78.4 kg172.842 lb <br />
Blood type B
Affiliation
Rank
Ninja Rank
Ninja Registration 003001
Family
Jutsu

Might Duy (マイト・ダイ, Maito Dai), often referred to as the Eternal Genin (万年下忍, Mannen Genin), was a genin-ranked shinobi of Konohagakure and the father of Might Guy.

Background

Duy vs Seven Ninja Swordsmen

Duy protects his son and his team-mates from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Duy spent his entire career as a genin, causing many to look down upon him. After twenty years of training, Duy perfected how to use all Eight Gates. He later had a son, Guy, who showed little progress himself as a shinobi, failing his first attempt to enter the Academy. When Guy began feeling sorry for himself, Duy scolded him for not having faith in himself, and ultimately taught Guy how to use the Eight Gates. One day, he and Guy met Sakumo and his son Kakashi in front of the Academy and assumed their sons would be classmates, only to learn that Guy flunked the entrance exam.

Some time after that, Duy rescued his son and his team-mates, Ebisu and Genma Shiranui, from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist who had confronted the trio. Though his son argued that he was no match for the Kirigakure-nin, Duy reminded his son that he still had the Eight Gates technique and would use it under the very same condition of use he created: the protection of someone precious to him.[2]

Personality

Duy Hugging Son

Duy's affection with his son.

Duy was a proud and upbeat man. Like his son, he was overzealous, regularly using a "nice guy" pose, thanking people who were otherwise chiding him for his behaviour, or low rank. He believed strongly that one must have confidence in themselves in order to achieve anything. He also believed that one's true youth only ends when one turns their back on their beliefs and joy. Duy had a very strong relationship to his son, constantly pushing Guy to be his best and lifting his spirits when upset; a relationship that is parallel to Guy and his disciple, Rock Lee. A committed man, he had no fear in facing his enemies.

Appearance

Duy was a tall and well-built man with high cheek-bones, a somewhat bulbous nose, dark hair, thick eyebrows and noticeable body hair on his wrists and forearms. His hair was cut in a bowl style that was combed to his right and lifts slightly. He also sported a bristling moustache with a small goatee and stubble which made up the rest of his beard. He wore a green jumpsuit, orange striped leg warmers, and a yellow scarf around his neck.

Abilities

In the anime, it was said that Might Duy wasn't able to use both ninjutsu and genjutsu. He was also failing simple missions, which along with his nickname further emphasises the slight extent of his overall abilities. It was revealed his poor performance was due to him secretly training with the Eight Gates every night, which has a common side effect of weakening the user for a prolonged period of time.

Taijutsu

Duy using the Eight Gates

Duy shows Guy how to use the Eight Gates.

Despite his general skills being only on genin level, Duy possessed great physical condition and prowess in taijutsu, allowing him to open all Eight Gates, although he spent twenty years mastering it. While admitting to it being his only achievement, Duy was competent enough with his abilities to teach the kinjutsu to his son and later using it to fend off the entire Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Legacy

Duy's sacrifice left a huge impression on Guy. He continued his father's belief of maintaining one's youth. Guy also formed a similar relationship to his student Rock Lee, as he did to his father, yet in reversed roles. Eventually, Rock Lee would pass on Might Duy's belief to his own son, Metal Lee.

Trivia

  • Duy shared the same nickname as Kosuke Maruboshi. They are each known as the "Eternal Genin" (万年下忍, Mannen Genin).
  • Duy's full name is a pun on the phrase, "Might Die", which is tragically ironic and foreshadowing considering he actually ends up dying after opening all Eight Gates.
  • Duy was most likely made to honour Kishimoto's father, who passed away around the time when the only chapter featuring Duy was released.

Quotes

  • (To Guy) "You know what a true victory is? It's not beating someone strong. It's being able to protect something important to you!"[3]

References

  1. Fourth Databook, page 182
  2. Chapter 668, page 13
  3. Chapter 668, page 10