Yahiko has short, spiky orange hair and brown eyes. Under the guidance of Jiraiya, he wore a black uniform: a mesh jacket, a shirt with a green rim, dark trousers, tied with a white belt. As a member of the Akatsuki organization, he wore a long black cloak with red lines around the edges, armor that reached to the middle, a side bag and a large sword. Yahiko inherited Jiraiya's twisted smile, which was very embarrassing for Jiraiya himself.