Buntan Kurosuki

Buntan Kurosuki is a kunoichi from Kirigakure. Buntan is a young woman of average height and slender built with short and straight comb-backed blonde hair, blue-coloured eyes, a beauty-mark above the right of her upper-lip, and sharp teeth. She wears a red, pinstriped and sleeveless dress with a short skirt and leggings of the same design. She also dons a forehead protector and long wrist wraps, in addition to a sword hilt. After Shizuma's declaration of war, she dons a long-sleeved black jinbaori war coat with tan lining and grey hemming, draped over her shoulders in the style of a cloak. Like her allies, Buntan has a great hatred for the peaceful era for Kirigakure brought by the Sixth Mizukage, viewing it as an insult to their heritage as they calmly allow tourists to visit the village. Joining Shizuma Hoshigaki, she seeks to restore the "Bloody Mist" era and usurp Chōjūrō. Despite never meeting him, she is very fond of her father, and appears to hold a grudge against Naruto for killing him. She was originally in love with Shizuma and the feelings were seemingly reciprocated, leading Buntan to have unwavering loyalty to him. In battle, she has great confidence in her abilities, viewing academy students like Boruto Uzumaki and Sarada Uchiha as being beneath her. Beneath her sadistic and arrogant demeanour, however, is a great amount of insecurity. Never knowing her father and being raised by a mother who showed no love, Buntan became desperate to prove her worth. As such, she feels that power obtained through a lineage like Kekkei Genkai is a cheat. On missions, she is cold and detached, believing that eliminating the enemies is the most efficient way to move unnoticed. Likewise, she prides herself as a very efficient interrogator, able to get anyone to talk. Despite this merciless nature, her love for her village's history has also led her to become well-versed in its ancient teachings, including for healing. Buntan developed a heated rivalry with Sarada, stemming from their battle during the latter's field trip at Kirigakure, which resulted in Buntan's defeat and subsequent imprisonment. After Buntan and her allies were granted the chance to reduce their sentences by aiding Kagura and Team 7 with the Funato Clan's threat, Buntan resumed her rivalry with Sarada, both of them butting heads due to Buntan's reckless and bloodthirsty suggestions to eliminate their enemies, while Sarada urged them to remain cautious and out-of-sight. Following her time in prison, between being betrayed by Shizuma and spending time thinking about her mistakes, she came to regret her actions. Likewise, she lost all feelings for Shizuma and became hellbent on killing him over his betrayal. She is also shown to be very loyal to her team-mates. After Kagura saved her from Tenma Funato's attack, she developed a sense of appreciation and loyalty to him, as even though hearing that her prison sentence was reduced by a mere three years despite their efforts, she did not condone Hebiichigo's suggestion of killing Kagura to escape. She can also be very compassionate, hugging her allies for emotional support. Following Boruto's successful efforts to end the war peacefully, as well as witnessing the deaths of both Kagura and Hebiichigo as a result of acts of revenge from both sides, Buntan decided to let go of her hatred and desired revenge against Shizuma, proudly wearing her Kiri forehead protector, wishing to live up to Kagura's expectations of her, and vowing to merely arrest Shizuma should they ever meet again to keep the faith that Kagura had in her intact.