Zade Kotaba (ザデ こたば) is a 17 year old jōnin hailing from Konohagakure. His parents were Ayame Kotaba and Akuma Misuto and his cousin, Kinzoku Ōji. He is the last user of the Spirit Technique, and also of the Kotaba Clan, thanks to the akatsuki's Ōgama Satsujin. Zade also commonly goes by the name of the 'Spirit King'.