Masa Nakamura (中村マサ, Nakamura Masa) was an infamous Missing-nin from Kumogakure who was more widely known as The Hunter, due to his unparalleled success as a top notch assassin and bounty hunter. From his early childhood, Nakamura was recognised as a child genius with extraordinary learning capabilities. In a land bred for combat, Nakamura stood out—steadily graduating from Genin to Jōnin in one remarkable year: all just aged 8. Immediately after, he was drafted into the ANBU Black Ops Division, where again he distinguished himself amidst various forced atrocities and garnered a reputation for himself as the Young Hunter, though it came at the cost of his mental health; which coupled with his conscience, family problems and insecurities—began to corrode. After a tumultuous, troubled teenag