Karui is from the Japanese — a modern formation. A modern American baby name in the broader Japanese anime heritage aesthetic. Karui is a foundational character in Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden — a Cloud Village (Kumogakure) kunoichi and apprentice of Killer B (the foundational Eight-Tails jinchūriki). One of the foundational diverse-ethnic kunoichi in modern shonen anime — her dark skin, red hair, and sword-wielding combat style became a foundational character design. Member of Team Samui alongside Samui (leader) and Omoi during the Five Kage Summit arc. Married Choji Akimichi of Konohagakure after the Fourth Shinobi World War — central to the foundational Cloud-Leaf alliance, bearing their daughter Cho-Cho Akimichi (a main character of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations). Her foundational sword combat and direct personality contrast with traditional Konoha kunoichi archetypes.
Featured throughout Japanese anime.
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Karui reduces to nine.