Land of Sound
The Oto no Kuni, 音の国, "Land of Sound" is a geographical feature in the Naruto Manga/Anime. Since it was more likely named as such due to the Otogakure no Sato, (音隠れの里, literally "Village Hidden in Sound" a.k.a. "Hidden Sound Village"), both are unofficially refered to the same thing. Additionally, Hidden Sound Village also refers to one of the main group of antagonist in the manga.
Oto no Kuni
- Name: Oto no Kuni, 音の国, "Land of Sound"
- Kakurezato: Otogakure no Sato (Hidden Sound Village)
- Oto no Kuni, along with Otogakure, is relatively new and was founded by Orochimaru. It conspired with the Kaze no Kuni to launch a surprise attack and hopefully destroy Hi no Kuni. It is not clear what environmental slant the Land of the Sound has, if indeed it is even possible for it to have one to fit its name.
- In the anime, the country in which Orochimaru established his Otogakure is named the "Land of Rice Fields" or "Rice Field Country" (Ta no Kuni, 田の国). It is possible that Orochimaru renamed it after taking over.
Otogakure no Sato
- Name: Otogakure no Sato, 音隠れの里, literally "Village Hidden in Sound" a.k.a. "Hidden Sound Village"
- Leader: Orochimaru
- Country: Oto no Kuni (Land of Sound)
- Otogakure was founded by Orochimaru as a part of Oto no Kuni, and is run by him. Not much is known about it: what is certain is that it actually consisted of a series of lair, located both within Sound country and away, and was rotated every week. Other than that and the fact that its ninja specialise in techniques involving manipulation of sound waves, as well as using a curse seal to turn them into a demonic-form. Although he is not officially a kage, Orochimaru is sometimes called Otokage (音影, Sound Shadow) by fans.
Villagers
The leader of the village and country. In fanon, he was sometimes called the otokage (despite there was no kage in the village) due to his kage-level power and knowledge.
Orochimaru Ichimi, 大蛇丸一味, "Orochimaru gang/clan"
Yakushi Kabuto
Name: Yakushi Kabuto, 薬師カブト
Age: 202
Height: 176,2 cm2
Weight: 65 kg2
Birthday: February 29
Blood Type: AB
Registration #: 012140
Affiliation: Orochimaru gang, Otogakure (Hidden Sound)
Signature Ability:
Shosen Jutsu (Mystical Palm Technique),
Shikon no Jutsu (Dead Soul Technique),
In'yu Shometsu (Secret Healing Wound Destruction),
Nehan Shoja no Jutsu (Temple of Nirvana Technique)
Although technically a Genin level ninja, Yakushi Kabuto is capable of matching even Hatake Kakashi in battle. During his fight with Tsunade, she commented that his instincts may have surpassed her own in her prime years.
Kabuto was raised by a Jonin member of the Konoha Medical Unit Squad, who found him at the battle of Kikyo Pass when he was still a little boy. He was later recruited as Orochimaru's right hand man, but the manga has hinted at an ulterior motive, casting some doubt on his purported loyalty.
His main role was to keep an eye on other talented ninja, specifically Uchiha Sasuke, in order to support the next phase in Orochimaru's plan. He resided for some time in Konohagakure with Akado Yoroi and Tsurugi Misumi in order to collect information. By intentionally failing the Chunin exam seven times (over a four year period) he masked his true skill and downplayed his presence in the village.
Apparently, Kabuto is a spy, working for the Akatsuki member Sasori. Although it's currently unknown where Kabuto's true loyalty lies. Deidara mentions that one of Sasori's spies has become a traitor.
Trivia
- His family name, Yakushi, is the Japanese name of the Medicine Buddha Bhaisajyaguru.
- Kabuto is the last part of the Japanese name for aconite (Torikabuto, 鳥兜), a plant which can either alleviate pain or kill.
- A kabuto means a samurai's helmet or headplate.
- Together with Akado Yoroi ("armor") and Tsurugi Misumi ("sword"), they form a armor-helmet-sword trio.
- Kabuto is one of the few characters, and the only major recurring character, in the Naruto series known to wear glasses (as opposed to sunglasses, which are most notably worn by members of the Aburame Clan).
Sound Four
(Otogakure no Shinobi Yonin Shū, 音隠れの忍四人衆, "Hidden Sound Shinobi Four People")
These are Orochimaru's elite bodyguards. They are specialists in barrier jutsu and each has a Cursed Seal.
Jirobo
Name: Jirōbō, 次郎坊
Age: 14 (deceased)2
Height: 181,3 cm2
Weight: 97,3 kg2
Birthday: June 26
Blood Type: B
Gate: Nanmon, 南門, "Southern Gate"
Affiliation: Orochimaru gang, Sound Four, Otogakure (Hidden Sound)
Signature Ability:
Rakanken (Achiever of Nirvana Fist),
Doton Kekkai: Dorōdōmu (Earth Release Barrier: Dungeon Chamber of Nothingness),
Shishienjin (Four Violet Flames Battle Encampment),
Shikokumujin (Four Black Fog Battle Formation),
Doton: Doroku Gaeshi (Earth Release: Earth Shore Return),
Doton: Doryū Dango (Earth Release: Earth Mausoleum Dumpling),
Kekkai Hōjin (Barrier Encampment Method)
Jirōbō's fighting style consists mostly of basic physical strikes supplemented with the ability to use his chakra to hold the earth solid. His physical strength is unbelievable, and he is even able to hold up a mountain-sized Chōji. He tears boulder-sized chunks of dirt out of the ground to throw, creates barriers by tearing up massive sheets of rock, and can apparently drain chakra with his Doton Kekkai: Dorodomu jutsu. He dislikes it when Tayuya badmouths him and he always criticizes her when she does. When in Cursed Seal Level 2 form, his skin is red, his hair becomes a mane down his back, his eyes turn black, and he has ten times his normal strength in this form. He is defeated by Akimichi Chōji during the Sasuke Rescue arc.
Kidomaru
Name: Kidōmaru, 鬼童丸
Age: 14 (deceased)2
Height: 159,2 cm2
Weight: 56,2 kg2
Birthday: December 16
Blood Type: A
Gate: Tōmon, 東門, "Eastern Gate"
Affiliation: Orochimaru gang, Sound Four, Otogakure (Hidden Sound)
Signature Ability:
Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Summoning Technique) (Spiders), Amagumo (Rain of Spiders),
Kumo Shibari (Spider Bind),
Kumo Mayu (Spider Cocoon),
Kumo Nento (Spider Sticking Spit),
Kumo Nenkin (Spider Sticky Gold),
Kumo Senkyū: Susaku (Spider War Bow: Terrible Split), Kumo Sōiki (Spider Web Area),
Kumo Sōka (Spider Web Flower),
Kumo Sōkai (Spider Web Unfold),
Armour of Sticky Gold (Nenkin no Yoroi),
Shishienjin (Four Violet Flames Battle Encampment),
Shikokumujin (Four Black Fog Battle Formation),
Kekkai Hōjin (Barrier Encampment Method)
Kidōmaru's skills are spider-like; he possesses six arms and the ability to make webs. He enjoys playing with his enemies before he kills them. Kidōmaru uses his webs to protect the Sound Four and Orochimaru. The webs can be used both defensively and offensively. He makes his webs through a special type of golden liquid that is created by infusing body liquid with chakra. He can also harden this substance at will, into a golden metallic solid. This hardened material can be fabricated into body armor, kunai, or his especially deadly bow and arrow. His abilities are not a bloodline limit, but clan-related. The name of his clan is unknown. When in Cursed Seal level 2, he becomes even more spider-like. His skin turns dark and he grows an extra eye. He also gains the ability to control the path of his arrows with chakra. He is defeated by Hyūga Neji during the Sasuke Rescue arc.
Sakon
Name: Sakon, 左近
Age: 14 (deceased)2
Height: 155,1 cm2
Weight: 45 kg2
Birthday: June 20
Blood Type: AB
Gate: Seimon, 西門, "Western Gate"
Affiliation: Orochimaru gang, Sound Four, Otogakure (Hidden Sound)
Signature Ability:
Tarenken (Multiple Connecting Punches),
Tarenkyaku (Multiple Connecting Kicks),
Sōma no Kō (Double Demon Attack),
Kuchiyose: Rashōmon (Summoning: Rashōmon),
Fūkoku Hōin (Black Sealing Method),
Shishienjin (Four Violet Flames Battle Encampment),
Shikokumujin (Four Black Fog Battle Formation),
Kekkai Hōjin (Barrier Encampment Method)
Sakon himself is very twisted and enjoys bad-mouthing the opposition. Sakon possesses amazing power and speed but these are not the only things he has at his disposal. From behind, one can see what appears to be another head hanging from his back. This is his older brother Ukon. Due to their bloodline, Ukon is able to merge his body with that of Sakon. Ukon generally stays asleep in Sakon's body unless needed in combat, effectively doubling the strength of Sakon's physical attacks. Each brother can independently activate a curse seal. In Cursed Seal Level 2, the brothers look like devils and possess increased healing abilities, armor, and can split apart for extended periods of time. He (and Ukon) are defeated by Inuzuka Kiba and Kankurō during the Sasuke Rescue arc.
Both Sakon and Ukon's names are also the names of the two connected sticks of a nunchaku.
Ukon
Name: Ukon, 右近
Age: 14 (deceased)2
Height: 155,1 cm2
Weight: 45 kg2
Birthday: June 20
Blood Type: AB
Gate: Unknown, possibly: None or Seimon, 西門, "Western Gate"
Affiliation: Orochimaru gang, Sound Four, Otogakure (Hidden Sound)
Signature Ability:
Kisei Kikai no Jutsu (Parasite Demon Demolition Technique),
Tarenken (Multiple Connecting Punches),
Tarenkyaku (Multiple Connecting Kicks),
Sōma no Kō (Double Demon Attack),
Kuchiyose: Rashōmon (Summoning: Rashōmon)
Ukon generally stays within his younger brother Sakon's body unless needed in combat. When he comes out, he effectively doubles the strength of Sakon's physical attacks. Similarly to how he lives inside Sakon's body, Ukon can use his Kekkei genkai Kisei Kikai no Jutsu (Parasite Demon Demolition Technique) to enter and slowly take over an opponent's body. Each brother can independently activate a curse seal. At Cursed Seal Level 2, the brothers look like devils and possess increased healing abilities, armor, and can split apart for extended periods of time. He (and Sakon) are defeated by Inuzuka Kiba and Kankurō during the Sasuke Rescue arc.
Tayuya
Name: Tayuya, 多由也
Age: 14 (deceased?)2
Height: 148,2 cm2
Weight: 38,2 kg2
Birthday: February 15
Blood Type: A
Gate: Hokumon, 北門, "Northern Gate"
Affiliation: Orochimaru gang, Sound Four, Otogakure (Hidden Sound)
Signature Ability:
Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Summoning Technique) (Doki)),
Mateki: Mugen'onsa (Demonic Flute: Dream Sound Chain), Mateki: Genbusō Kyoku (Demon Flute: Illusionary Warriors Manipulating Melody),
Makyō no Ran (War of Evil Men),
Shishienjin (Four Violet Flames Battle Encampment),
Shikokumujin (Four Black Fog Battle Formation),
Kekkai Hōjin (Barrier Encampment Method)
Tayuya is the kunoichi of Orochimaru's Sound Four. She may be foul mouthed and ill tempered but she is very powerful. Her main weapon is her flute. With it she can summon three powerful demons and control them to fight for her. Tayuya is also very smart and can think of excellent strategies and battle tactics. She can also perform genjutsu (illusionary techniques) with her flute. Her preference and skill at Sound-based long-range combat with her flute makes her vulnerable at close-range combat. When in Cursed Seal level 2, her hair gets longer, her skin turns dark brown, and she grows horns on her forehead. She is defeated by Nara Shikamaru and Temari during the Sasuke Retrieval arc.
Kimimaro
Name:Kimimaro, 君麻呂
Age: 15 (deceased)2
Height: 166,1 cm2
Weight: 49,8 kg2
Birthday: June 15
Blood Type: A
Affiliation: Orochimaru gang, Otogakure (Hidden Sound)
Signature Ability:
Shikotsumyaku (Dead Bone Pulse),
Tsubaki no Mai (Dance of the Camellia),
Tessenka no Mai: Hana (Dance of the Clematis: Flower),
Tessenka no Mai: Tsuru (Dance of the Clematis: Vine),
Karamatsu no Mai (Dance of the Larch),
Yanagi no Mai (Dance of the Willow),
Sawarabi no Mai (Dance of the Seedling Fern),
Teshi Sendan (Finger Bullet Drill)
Kimimaro is the 5th member of the Sound Five, the latter being forced to accept this, as his combat abilities are vastly superior to even all four of them. He is the sole survivor of the Kaguya Clan (Kaguya Ichizoku, かぐや一族), the clan who can manipulate their bodies' skeleton frame. He is well suited for close combat fighting and distant fighting. Since he can regenerate and make new bones, he has an endless supply of bones he can use against his opponent. Kimimaro's only weakness is the sickness that he constantly suffers from. The sickness seems to have been recently developed, as he was once a prime candidate for Orochimaru's next host. He has a devout devotion towards Orochimaru, as Orochimaru was the only person to care for and inspire him. His dances included the Yanagi no Mai (Dance of the Willow), a dance using spikes of bone projecting from the palms, elbows, and knees, and the Karamatsu no Mai (Dance of the Larch), which involved sprouting a great number of bone "horns" from across his body and spinning at high speed. When in Juin (Cursed Seal) level 2 form, his appearance is similar to that of a dinosaur, with dark grey skin and a long bony tail, while remaining bipedal.
Kimimaro died in his fight with Rock Lee and Gaara. While he was evidently more powerful than Gaara, who appeared as a result of renewed relations between Sunagakure (Hidden Sand) and Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf), he succumbed to his illness just before finishing Gaara in a surprise attack. Gaara realized after the fight that nobody can defeat loneliness, even if it means to care for an evil person like Orochimaru.
Lesser Villagers
Akado Yoroi
Name: Akadō Yoroi, 赤胴ヨロイ
Age: 231
Rank: Genin1
Height: 180,0 cm1
Weight: 70,0 kg1
Birthday: February 21
Blood Type: O
Affiliation: Otogakure (Hidden Sound)
Signature Ability: Chakura Kyūin Jutsu (Chakra Absorption Technique)
Akadō Yoroi is a part of the three-man team of ninja from the Otogakure posing as ninja from the Konohagakure, along with Yakushi Kabuto and Tsurugi Misumi. He possesses a technique (not a Kekkei genkai (Bloodline limit)) that allows him to drain opponents of chakra. He was defeated by Uchiha Sasuke in the first preliminary match of the Chuunin Exam.
Trivia
- The name "Akadō" means "a red armor" and "Yoroi" means "an armor" as well. This may be taken from a group of elite soldiers of Tokugawa Ieyasu who dressed in the red armor to instill fear to the enemy's heart.
- Together with Yakushi Kabuto ("helmet") and Tsurugi Misumi ("sword"), they form a armor-helmet-sword trio.
- It is believed by many that he was the sacrifice in the failed third summoning of Orochimaru's Kuchiyose: Edo Tensei.
Dosu Kinuta
Name: Dosu Kinuta, ドス・キヌタ
Age: 14 (deceased)1
Height: 156.0 cm1
Weight: 49.0 kg1
Birthday: June 12
Blood Type: A
Affiliation: Otogakure (Hidden Sound)
Signature Ability: Kyōmeisen (Vibrating Sound Drill)
Dosu Kinuta is one of the three Genin from the Otogakure (along with Kin and Zaku) who entered the Chūnin exam not for becoming a Chūnin, but rather as a part of a mission from Orochimaru to assassinate Uchiha Sasuke (which in a twist turns out to merely be a mission of testing Sasuke's strength, having obtained Orochimaru's cursed seal). Dosu was equipped with a special speaker tied to his wrist which served to amplify sound waves and dramatically strengthen his sound-based attacks.
Orochimaru treated him as largely a pawn, even though he was a quite powerful ninja. Dosu's undoing, however, was his own attempt to kill Sabaku no Gaara in order to remove him from the Chūnin exam, not realising the monstrosity he was actually going up against. His death was quick and unceremonious.
Trivia
- "Dosu" is onomatopoeia for the sound of a sword piercing flesh.
Gen'yumaru
Name: Gen'yūmaru, 幻幽丸
Age: 172
Height: 172 cm2
Weight: 57.3 kg2
Birthday: July 27
Blood Type: B
Gen'yumaru is Orochimaru's current body. He was told to fight others Orochimaru had kept captive, and the winner would be able to go free. Gen'yumaru defeated them all, only to find that he was the next vessel for Orochimaru. As his last wish he asked Orochimaru to release his clan, which Orochimaru was holding captive for his experiments.
Kin Tsuchi
Name: Kin Tsuchi, キン・ツチ
Age: 14 (deceased)1
Height: 150 cm1
Weight: 39 kg1
Birthday: July 6
Blood Type: O
Affiliation: Otogakure (Hidden Sound)
Signature Ability: Genjutsu bells
A Genin level ninja, not much is known about this Sound Ninja. She is in the Chūnin Selection Exam on a mission with her comrades to kill Uchiha Sasuke. In the third stage preliminaries she is matched against Nara Shikamaru, who defeats her through his Kagemane no Jutsu (The Art of Me-and-My-Shadow) by contracting his shadow and sneaking it under the string attached to a needle she threw; she did not notice that a string at that height wouldn't cast a shadow.
Kin is later killed by Orochimaru, her master, in order to be one of the sacrifices needed to summon the Shodai and Nidaime Hokage from their graves with his Kuchiyose: Edo Tensei (Summoning: Impure World Resurrection).
Trivia
- Kin is named for the sound of metal clashing.
Tsurugi Misumi
Name: Tsurugi Misumi, 剣ミスミ
Age: 231
Height: 174,7 cm1
Weight: 61,4 kg1
Birthday: November 30
Blood Type: A
Registration #: 011981
Affiliation: Otogakure (Hidden Sound)
Signature Ability: Nan no Kaizō (Soft Physique Modification)
Technically a Otogakure ninja, Tsurugi Misumi poses as a Genin level ninja from Konohagakure during the Chūnin exam, along with Yakushi Kabuto and Akadō Yoroi. To be more efficient in the gathering of information, his body has been altered to be able to fit into any space. This ability also has its benefits in battle by allowing Misumi to get impossible to escape holds on his opponent, with the ability to then constrict like a snake.
Trivia
- Akadō Yoroi ("armor"), Tsurugi Misumi ("sword"), and Yakushi Kabuto ("helmet") form an armor-helmet-sword trio.
Zaku Abumi
Name: Zaku Abumi, ザク・アブミ
Age: 14(deceased)1
Height: 157,3 cm1
Weight: 49 kg1
Birthday: September 14
Blood Type: AB
Affiliation: Otogakure (Hidden Sound)
Signature Ability: Zankūha (Decapitating Air Wave), Zankūkyokuha (Extreme Decapitating Air Waves)
Zaku Abumi was a Genin level ninja from Otogakure (Hidden Sound). He was part of the Otogakure team that took the Chūnin exam at Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf). He fought Aburame Shino in the preliminaries and was beaten, losing his left hand in the battle. He was then murdered and used as a sacrifice by Orochimaru for the use of the Kuchiyose: Edo Tensei (Summoning: Impure World Resurrection) technique against Sandaime Hokage.
Trivia
- Zaku's name is derived from "to cut," but it is also the sound of a person walking on snow or sand. With the former name meaning, he and his two teammates have names relating to swords, fitting based on their aggressive behavior and deadly intentions. However, based on the latter meaning, he and his two teammates all have names that come from onomatopoeias, fitting since they come from the Hidden Sound Village. Their naming pattern (Slash, Clang, and Crunch) is similar to that of Snap, Crackle, and Pop.
- The three symbols on Zaku's chest are all the kanji 死 ("Shi", death).
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