Samui is from the Japanese samui (寒い — cold). A modern American baby name in the broader Japanese anime heritage aesthetic. Samui is a foundational character in Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto: Shippuden — a Cloud Village (Kumogakure) Jonin and leader of Team Samui, comprising her younger brother Atsui, Karui, and Omoi. Sent by the Fourth Raikage A (Killer B's brother) to deliver a critical message to Konohagakure during the Five Kage Summit arc — one of the foundational Cloud-Leaf diplomatic moments in Naruto: Shippuden. Her sword-wielding combat style and her foundational ice-cool personality (matching the meaning of her name) contrast with her brother Atsui (Japanese atsui — hot). Fought in the Fourth Shinobi World War as part of the Allied Shinobi Forces. Widely considered one of the foundational stoic-leader female characters in modern shonen anime.
Featured throughout Japanese anime.
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Samui reduces to six.