Name: Gekkou Hayate

Birthdate: November 2

Age: 23

Horoscope: Scorpio

Height: 175 cm; about 5'9"

Weight: 58 kg; 127.6 lbs.

Blood Type: AB (Rh-)

Personality: Calm, individual; does his own thing

Occupation: Ninja; Special (Tokubetsu) Jounin, Chuunin Exam Tournament referee

Village: Hidden Leaf Village/Konoha Gakure no Sato

Abilities: Dance of the Crescent Moon, katana user

First Introduced: Chapter 65, end of episode 37 in the anime series.

Age Graduated from Ninja Academy: 12

Became Chuunin: 13

Mission Experience:

D Rank: 66

C Rank: 83

B Rank: 407

A Rank: 96

S Rank: 0

Bio:
In Japanese, "Gekkou" means "moonlight" and "Hayate" means "fast one". As a katana user, Hayate does seem to be the agile swordsman type.

A Tokubetsu (Special) Jounin level ninja, he is part of the Special Upper Elite Class Ninjas. Special Jounins are each a specialist of specific jobs; for example, Ebisu as the official tutor and unofficial baby-sitter of Konohamaru, the grandson of the Third Hokage.

Hayate is the examiner for the third and final test of the Chuunin Selection Exam. With bags under his eyes and a bad cough, he appears to be a sickly man. Since there are too many Genins who successfully completed the first two tests, Hayate conducts a preliminary round in order to eliminate half of the group.

After overhearing a conversation by Baki and Kabuto about their plans against Leaf Village, he is confronted by Baki. Although he's commented on by Baki as being a talented ninja, he underestimated his opponent and was unable to defeat Baki. Hayate's Leaf Style: Mikazuki no Mai (Dance of Crescent Moon) failing, he is then killed by Baki. It is because of this that a replacement (Shiranui Genma) then handles the main event of the final test in the Exam.

The Mikazuki no Mai is Hayate's special technique. It is a blend of Ninjutsu and Taijutsu, a sword attack which creates two Clones that, with the user, attack simultaneously to confuse the opponent. Not to mention looking bloody gorgeous at the same time.