Iwaji

Among the three siblings, Iwaji stands out for his lean, elongated build. His face is narrow, marked by a jutting chin and sharp cheekbones. He keeps his scalp shaved and winds bandages up both arms, matching his brothers. For clothing he goes with the bare-chested Iwa flak jacket, lapelled trousers, and sandals typical of his village, though he alone knots his forehead protector as a bandanna.

A savage streak runs through Iwaji, who shows little mercy toward those he hunts. His fuse is short, and he lunges into a fight before thinking. On one occasion a brother had to physically restrain him to keep him from bolting after Kosuke Maruboshi.

In combat Iwaji favours getting in close, leaning on taijutsu, and he moves so quickly across the ground that he seems to glide rather than run. During the pursuit of Kosuke Maruboshi, the courier who had made off with a scroll the brothers needed, Iwaji joined the chase. The confrontation collapsed once Team Asuma intervened: Ino seized control of his body with her Mind Body Switch Technique and turned him against Iwazō, and he ended the encounter sprawled unconscious after the squad's Formation Ino-Shika-Cho.