
He has light skin, and spiky taupe grey hair combed backwards except for two bangs. Shira is a fairly tall young man with a rather fit physique. Shira's general demeanour shows him to be a calm, silent and level-headed individual. As seen in his battles, he is not reckless and carefully observes his opponents before acting.

At the same time, he is very humble, showing a noticeable loyalty to his allies and leader Gaara. He never blames others for his shortcomings and only strongly believes that true determination will ultimately make one succeed. While Shira is looked down upon for his limited skill set, he is shown to be a very proud man. After Shira graduated from the Academy and Gaara's taijutsu skills showed noticeable improvement, Shira decided to enter the upcoming Chūnin Exams to help further Gaara's reputation as Kazekage. Unfortunately, most people's mockery of Shira turned to jealously over Shira's recent luck, making it even harder for him to be acknowledged by others. Shira also began training the latter in taijutsu. Believing in Shira's potential despite his handicap, Gaara decided to abolish the rule preventing Shira from entering the Academy. After testing Shira's skill, he reminded Gaara of another young shinobi who only had taijutsu at his disposal.

Later, his taijutsu skills caught the eye of the new Fifth Kazekage Gaara.

However, Shira worked very hard in the hope of becoming a shinobi with taijutsu alone, developing his skill through various unorthodox means. At the same time, he suffered the ridicule and scorn of his peers for his shortcomings. Because of his lack of ability for genjutsu and ninjutsu, Shira was forbidden from entering the Academy due to a rule established by the Fourth Kazekage. Shira was born in a small town near to the northern border of the Land of Wind, where his parents stayed while he moved to Sunagakure at a young age. 5.1 In Naruto's Footsteps: The Friends' Paths.
