revered as the Unpleasant Skunk (水芭蕉嫌, Sukanku Iyarashii) is a Missing-nin from Otogakure's Kinoka Clan (木の香一族, Kinoka Ichizoku). Originally one of the founding fathers of Otogakure (音隠れの里, Otogakure no Sato; Literally meaning "Village Hidden by Sound"), Jouzai has since defected from the village he once called home to peruse personal interests. He was branded with the Cursed Seal of Heaven (地の呪印, Chi no Juin) sometime ago, after his clan's Aroma Release (香り型 Kaori) Kekkei Genkai garnered the interest of Orochimaru (大蛇丸, Orochimaru).