Kaname Hoshigaki (干柿 要, Hoshigaki Kaname) is a former jōnin from Kirigakure and the cousin brother of former Akatsuki member Kisame Hoshigaki. Much like his cousin, his chakra reserves are so great that he is called The Fake Tailed Beast (疑似 尾獣, Giji Bijū). He defected from Kiri some time after his cousin joining the Akatsuki and was subsequently arrested by Root on Danzō Shimura's orders and put into prison. Years later Sasuke Uchiha was also held in the prison and the two became acquainted with each other. When Sasuke was released from prison to help in the Great Shinobi World War, Kaname offered to help Sasuke if he helped him get our of prison. He is now aligned with Konoha in the war and teamed up with Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke.