Raizo of the Mist

Raizo is a serious, honorable, and kindhearted man who cares greatly about his comrades and the people he serves. He will work tirelessly to aid his group's objectives and has no issue with risking his life; on the flip side, he absolutely hates the idea of people risking their lives to protect him. This was shown on Zou when he was devastated to see the Mokomo Dukedom residents injured protecting him from Jack, and said he would rather they turn him in rather than continue facing danger.Raizo has a tendency to become very emotional when overcome by strong feelings, both good and bad, and will often bawl heavily. He will not hesitate to show people just how much he cares about or is grateful for them. Raizo cares greatly about the samurai code of loyalty, and although he detests Kurozumi Orochi, he did commend his rival ninja Fukurokuju for remaining loyal to the shogun. Raizo has demonstrated himself to be quite diligent and prepared, a necessity for his profession.

During the preparation period for the assault on Onigashima, Raizo was effective in formulating and executing strategies to increase the alliance's numbers, and also kept tabs on potential unresolved issues such as a lack of weapons to arm their allies with. He is not rash and will wait for the most opportune time to execute his plans, even if it takes several days. The only time Raizo was shown lapsing in his attentiveness while infiltrating enemy territory was when he reunited with his old comrade Kawamatsu in the Prisoner Mine, which resulted in him being spotted by the Beasts Pirates when the cart he was hiding behind moved. Even in emotional moments Raizo does not lapse in his judgement, as when Oden seemingly appeared before them in the present day, Raizo was one of the few Scabbards to doubt it was actually him, using logic to explain his doubt even though he wished that Oden was indeed still alive. Raizo takes his profession seriously and does not like to showcase his skills just for performance. However, he eventually relented with the Straw Hat Pirates when he saw them sullen after his refusal. Despite claiming to not partake in such an activity, Raizo has been shown adopting the stereotypical ninja verbal tic "nin-nin" when caught up in thrilling action during ninja duties. He has also been shown referring to simple actions like hugs as ninjutsu techniques. Raizo wishes to have a romantic relationship with a kunoichi, and his inability to attract women is something he is very self-conscious and depressed about. When he was younger, a rejection by a kunoichi drove him to leave the service of the Kozuki Oniwabanshu and live in despair as a vagabond in Udon for some time. Over a decade later, he was shown bemoaning his master Oden finding a wife while he had no such luck. Raizo ate the Maki Maki no Mi, a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that allows him to create and manipulate scrolls. He can make the scrolls grow to massive size and unroll as long as he pleases. Raizo also has the ability to seal and store objects inside them and later release them. He can use his scrolls as a shield which can absorb and store his enemies attacks. He can then release the sealed attacks from the scroll back in the direction of his enemy to deal them damage from their own offense. He can take this utilization a step further by wrapping the scroll around his opponent's body and release the sealed attack at pointblank range from all around them. Since Raizo is unaware of Devil Fruits, like many residents of Wano he refers to this power as Maki Maki no Jutsu. The Scabbards then ran into Orochi, and the shogun tried to take down the samurai himself by transforming into the Yamata no Orochi. However, the Scabbards proceeded to decapitate all of his heads with a quick combined attack, and as the others continued moving, Raizo stayed behind to confront the Orochi Oniwabanshu leader Fukurokuju. Raizo questioned why Fukurokuju would serve a man as wretched as Orochi, but Fukurokuju responded that it was his duty to serve the shogun and that Raizo and his comrades were serving nothing more than a ghost. Raizo used Bunshin no Jutsu to create multiple images of himself at once, but Fukurokuju was able to spot his real body and attack it with his earlobes. Fukurokuju then criticized Raizo's emotions for getting in the way of his effectiveness as a ninja, but Raizo objected to this viewpoint. Both ended up in each other's paralysis jutsu, restricting them from moving any further, demanding each one lifts theirs first. When Raizou's nio-dasuki caught fire, Fukurukujou mocked his survivability due to the flames, to which Raizo only insisted on him being immune to fire due to his background as Oden's vassal. When the flames reached Fukurokuju as well, he plead for Raizo to release the paralysis, but Raizo remained resolute[76] and succeeded in outlasting Fukurokuju. Although both ninja collapsed, Raizo remained conscious and reaffirmed that ninja should be free. Shortly after, Jinbe found Raizo, who explained that his preparations were already done.