Kurotsuchi

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   The Stone's granddaughterDebut Arc · Five Kage Summit

   Born to the village's line

   Kurotsuchi is born into the family of Iwagakure's leaders — grandchild of the Third Tsuchikage, in a household where the hat of the Hidden Stone is never a far-off thing.

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   Trained in the Hidden Stone

   A sharp, quick jōnin

   Kurotsuchi grows into a jōnin of Iwagakure — fast, evasive, and confident, with a temper she is not shy about and a fondness for laughing with her grandfather.

3. 3
   Mastering Lava Release

   Quicklime, made her own

   Kurotsuchi develops her own form of Lava Release — not molten rock but corrosive quicklime, a substance to burn through a target or, set hard, to trap one.

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   The Fourth Shinobi World War

   A front-line jōnin

   Kurotsuchi fights through the Fourth Shinobi World War as a front-line jōnin of the Allied Shinobi Forces — her hardest test, and one she comes through.

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   Ōnoki's chosen heir

   The village's trusted future

   Kurotsuchi stands as the shinobi her grandfather trusts the future of Iwagakure to — capable, level-headed when it counts, and ready for the weight of it.

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   The next Tsuchikage

   On the path to the hat

   By the close of the story, Kurotsuchi is set on the path Ōnoki walked before her — the heir who would, in time, take up the hat as the next Tsuchikage of the Hidden Stone.

Kurotsuchi fights fast and fights to corrode. Her Lava Release fuses earth and fire into quicklime — a substance that burns through what it touches, and, hardened in place, traps an enemy fast. She pairs it with Water Release to throw it further and set it harder. Around that signature sit sharp reflexes, real evasiveness, and a solid hand with both blade and body.

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• Who is Kurotsuchi?+

  Kurotsuchi is a kunoichi of Iwagakure and the granddaughter of the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki. A skilled jōnin who wields Lava Release, she is the shinobi her grandfather meant to pass the Hidden Stone's leadership to.
• Is Kurotsuchi Ōnoki's granddaughter?+

  Yes. Kurotsuchi is the granddaughter of Ōnoki, the Third Tsuchikage, and the daughter of Kitsuchi. Through that line she also descends from the very first Tsuchikage of Iwagakure.
• What is Kurotsuchi's Lava Release?+

  Kurotsuchi combines Earth and Fire chakra into Lava Release. Her version takes the form of corrosive quicklime — used to burn through a target, and, hardened, to trap one in place.
• How does Kurotsuchi fight?+

  Kurotsuchi is fast and evasive, with sharp reflexes — quick enough to outmanoeuvre Naruto's shadow clones. Alongside her Lava Release, she is skilled in kenjutsu and taijutsu.
• Did Kurotsuchi become the Tsuchikage?+

  At the close of Naruto: Shippūden, Kurotsuchi is a jōnin of Iwagakure and the heir her grandfather Ōnoki intends for the hat. She would, in time, succeed him as the Fourth Tsuchikage.
• Has Kurotsuchi been a Narutodle answer?+

  Kurotsuchi is in the daily answer pool of 210 characters. The Previous Narutodle Appearances list on this page shows every date she was the Classic answer, each linking to a replayable archive puzzle.
• How do you guess Kurotsuchi in Narutodle?+

  Kurotsuchi's Lava Release is a rare Kekkei Genkai signal, and her Iwagakure village is uncommon. Her Nature column runs Fire, Earth, and Water.