Nishi in Naruto

There is much uncertainty about Nishi's past as we still don't know anything about his clan and his history. In the manga or its anime adaptation, he only made a few brief appearances.

Nishi, when known as Nishikawa, used to work alongside Matsu in the Land of the Moon for a circus, now owned by Michiru Tsuki, the current king of the Land of the Moon. Later, he and Matsu relocated to Konohagakure.

He first debuted in Akatsuki Suppression Mission in the canon series. In the arc, Teuchi, the owner of Ichiraku Ramen, hired Nishi and Matsu when his daughter Ayame went on a vacation to assist him in the shop in her absence. When Naruto Uzumaki comes to Ichiraku Ramen, Nishi serves him but accidentally trips over and spills scalding, hot ramen all over Matsu.

Nishi hasn't shown up since these appearances, and his absence makes it impossible to ascertain whether he's dead or alive. Nishi is currently assumed to be alive and well unless any information surfaces indicating otherwise.

Nishi never had the chance to interact much in the series and did not have any significant role in the series. He never had an opportunity to showcase his personality. However, Nishi has been described as being very rhetorical and not particularly intelligent. He also seems very clumsy.

Nishi has black eyes and short, spiky hair. He is wearing a headband made of a short length of rope that is wrapped around his forehead. He is dressed in a white kimono and a pair of sandals.

Nishi is a common citizen and based on the information at hand, does not possess any remarkable abilities.

In addition to the Naruto manga, Nishi also appears in Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom. In the movie, Nishi and the other circus members distracted Shabadaba and his men, giving Team 7, consisting of Naruto, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno, led by Kakashi Hatake, the opening they needed to rescue Michiru Tsuki.

• The third databook states that "crewcut" is Nishi's favorite word.