Profile
Age: 14-15 in Part I, 17 in Part II
Date of birth May 15
Blood type B
Eye color Dark Green
Hair color Brown
Registration # 54-002
Current rank Jonin
Current affiliation Sunagakure (Hidden Sand)
Previous team Team Baki (Baki, Temari, Kankuro, Gaara)
Jutsu/Kekkei genkai
* Puppet specialist
* Black Secret Technique Machine One Shot
* Black Secret Technique Machine Two Shot(Naruto the Movie 2)
* Puppet Technique
Kankuro is the oldest son of the Fourth Kazekage and the brother of Gaara and Temari. Hailing from Sunagakure, Kankuro specializes in ninja puppetry. His puppets are also equipped with various traps and numerous concealed weapons, such as hidden poison-coated blades, poison gas, and projectile launchers. In addition, the heads and limbs of his puppets can be disengaged from their respective bodies and used as projectiles themselves.
Kankuro appears to add new puppets to his arsenal as the series progresses, reflecting an increase in his skill level. He later uses Karasu in conjunction with a second puppet called Kuroari ("Black Ant"), a puppet designed to be a trapping unit that holds opponents still for Karasu.
Kankuro seems to have a reputation of being a bully, as can be seen when he, Temari, and Gaara first arrive in Konoha and have a run in with Konohamaru. He has also shown dislike to kids. This was explained shortly after Gaara attempted a killing spree in the Forest of Death.
After the timeskip, Kankuro has become a Jonin-level ninja and has acquired more facial paintings. He also adds a third puppet named Sanshouo ("Salamander") to his arsenal. Unlike Karasu and Kuroari, this new puppet is much larger and resembles a lizard-like creature rather than a multi-armed humanoid. He no longer carries his puppets around with him; instead, he now summons them from scrolls. Sanshouo's full abilities are unknown, as it was destroyed during the battle with Sasori.
While his relationship with Temari was always well enough off, his relationship with Gaara has grown much stronger than before. In a post-timeskip flashback, Gaara is shown explaining his dreams and feelings to his older brother, treating him with respect and closeness. Kankuro, for his part, is now fiercely defensive of his younger sibling, going so far as to physically assault a Suna elder who dared put down the Kazekage in his presence.
Kankuro even tried to rescue Gaara by himself after Akatsuki captured him, but failed. Given about three days to live, Kankuro was saved by the arrival of Team Kakashi and Sakura Haruno, who uses the medical techniques Tsunade had taught her to save his life. After recovering from his fight with Sasori, Kankuro is seen ready for battle once more with a bandaged, unidentified puppet.
Kankuro's favorite food is hamburgers; his least favorite food is spinach. His hobby is installing mechanisms in his puppets.
