Status:
Alive
Rank::
Jonin
Date of birth:
June 11
Age
27-28 in Part I
Favorite food:
Wasabi octopus
Least Favorite Food:
Cake
Teams:
Voiced by:
Seiyu-Rumi Ochiai
Voice actor-Saffron Henderson (Episode 3), Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (Episode 20+)
Main Technique:
Genjutsu
Blood Type:
AB
Ninja registration number:
010881
Stats:
Family
Boyfriend: Asuma
Childern: unborn
Features
Height: 5.55ft
Weight: 119.9 lb
Information
Backround
she graduated from the Academy at the age of 9, took the Chunin Exam and became a Chunin at the age of 13, and that she only became a Jonin soon before the start of the series.
the Third Hokage tasked Kurenai with helping to train Yakumo Kurama, another talented Genjutsu user who longed to be a ninja. However, because Yakumo couldn't control her illusions and thus endangered those around her, Kurenai had to seal away her ninja abilities, in turn keeping her from ever being a ninja.
Part 1
During the Chunin Exam, Kurenai watched her pupils from the sidelines. After Shino's battle, she commented on how it suddenly got cold in the room, in reference to his rather unmerciful defeat of Zaku Abumi. During Kiba's fight with Naruto, she thought to herself (and to Kakashi) that Naruto couldn't possibly beat Kiba, only to be surprised over and over as Naruto took everything Kiba throws at him. During Hinata's fight with her cousin, Neji Hyuga, she remembered the terrible relationship Hinata had with her father. She also noted the stark contrast between the current Hinata, who refused to give up, and the former Hinata, who would give up easily. When Neji was sent into a blind rage and tried to kill Hinata, Kurenai helped stop him along with every other Konoha Jonin present, except for Asuma.
She is seen again during the third round matches and the invasion of Konoha, as well as the Third Hokage's funeral.
Soon after Konoha proves successful in defending the village, Kurenai and Asuma discovered the Akatsuki members, Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki, had infiltrated the village. The two pairs engaged each other in battle, but Itachi proved to be easily capable of turning Kurenai's Genjutsu against her. Before she and Asuma could be finished off, Kakashi arrived to save them, only to be caught in Itachi's Tsukuyomi, and then was saved by Might Guy.
Part 2
Kurenai appears regularly during and following Asuma's battle with Akatsuki. After Shikamaru avenges Asuma's death by defeating Hidan, he starts taking care of Kurenai for Asuma's sake (though she has been known to insist he does not need to do so every day). He also vows to someday make the child his student. Because of her pregnancy, Team 8 has been led by other Jonin during its missions.
First Appearance
Manga Chapter 34
Naruto Episode 20
Appearance
Manga Chapters 35
Naruto Episode 25, 37-51, 55, 63
