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Seito ranked among the daimyo's elite guard within the Land of Fire before an internal uprising claimed his life a decade ahead of the series. Years later, grave robbers dragged his corpse back with lightning to feed Kazuma's doomed Limelight scheme.

English Voice: Crispin Freeman
Japanese Voice: Kōji Fujiyoshi
Nature Type: Lightning Release
Status: Deceased
Village & Affiliations: Land of Fire
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Personality

What little the record shows paints Seito as a guardian who put duty first. As six of his own order turned against the daimyo, he refused to join the betrayal and instead threw in with the loyalists, and that fidelity carried him into the battle where he fell.

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Abilities

Membership in the elite twelve marked Seito as one of the mightiest fighters the Land of Fire could field, trusted to stand as a personal shield for the daimyo. Lightning was his nature affinity. Positioned at one of the four compass points alongside Kitane, Tou, and Nauma, he helped power Limelight, a technique that burned everything caught inside their encirclement down to ash.

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History

A decade before the series opens, half of the guardian order rose up in a coup. Seito answered by fighting beside Chiriku, Asuma Sarutobi, Nauma, Tou, and Kitane. He met his end at Kazuma's hands when he and three fellow survivors moved to turn Limelight against him.

An anime filler arc later sees grave robbers steal the bodies of Seito, Kitane, Tou, and Nauma, reviving all four with lightning as hollow, mindless puppets. Asuma, having unraveled the thieves' plot, tries in vain to halt them. Seito walks toward some unknown spot while pouring out lightning, and upon reaching it he begins readying his share of Limelight. The scheme unravels once Asuma cuts down Kitane, and Kazuma dismisses the summoned Seito, Tou, and Nauma.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Seito in Naruto?

Seito is a member of the Twelve Guardian Ninja who serve as elite protectors of the daimyo in the Land of Fire. He dies a decade before the series begins while fighting to put down an internal coup within the guardian order.

What technique did Seito help perform?

Seito helped power Limelight, a technique performed alongside three other guardians positioned at compass points that incinerated everything caught inside their encirclement. He was stationed at one of the four points with Kitane, Tou, and Nauma.

How did Seito die?

Seito died at Kazuma's hands after fighting alongside Chiriku, Asuma Sarutobi, Nauma, Tou, and Kitane to put down a coup within the Twelve Guardian Ninja. He and three fellow survivors were killed while trying to turn Limelight against Kazuma.

What happened to Seito's body after his death?

Grave robbers later stole Seito's corpse along with the bodies of Kitane, Tou, and Nauma, reviving all four with lightning as hollow, mindless puppets. Kazuma used the revived Seito to help attempt the Limelight technique again, until Asuma Sarutobi's intervention unraveled the scheme.

What nature transformation did Seito use?

Seito's nature affinity was Lightning Release, which he used as part of the Twelve Guardian Ninja's elite arsenal defending the Land of Fire's daimyo.

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