Puppets

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The Puppet Technique (傀儡の術, Kugutsu no Jutsu?, English manga: "Art of the Puppet Master", English anime: "Puppet Master Jutsu") is a style of combat originating in the village of Sunagakure that utilizes strings of chakra to control objects, typically puppets. The puppeteer connects one of their fingers to part of a puppet's body with a chakra string, allowing them to remotely operate it in battle with the proper finger movements. Advanced puppeteers can control multiple puppets at once; for instance, the Sunagakure ninja Chiyo can control ten puppets at once by having each finger control a different puppet. Because they rely almost exclusively on the secret weapons and features of their puppets during battle, puppeteers are the most vulnerable component of this style, and go to lengths to remove themselves from combat. Puppets normally cannot use chakra; the Akatsuki member Sasori creates puppets from human bodies, preserving the chakra and unique abilities the body originally had. Kankuro is the most commonly seen puppeteer in Naruto, and he adds additional puppets to his arsenal as the series progresses.

 

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Akagahara Puppet Ninja Squad

In the exam area Akagahara, one of the traps surrounding the statue above the red four-leaf clover, was an army of puppets. These puppets were left over from their days as obstacles in the exam area. Basic in type and severly aged, these puppets seemed to move under some hidden means, as there was no puppet master around.

Weapons:
- Bladed Arms
- Oral Kunai Shooter

 

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Hiruko

Hiruko has been in Sasori's arsenal for many years, and he has made modifications to it over time. These include putting more armor on a weakspot on the back, and supplementing it with a "tongue" tail. The tip of the tail drips with a deadly poison which can kill any opponent who gets hit by it.

Weapons:
- Large poisoning "tongue" tail
- Fireable needle launching arm
- Oral Needle Launcher

 

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Hyakki no Souen

These hundred puppets are said to be Sasori's last and ultimate puppets, his "Red Secret Technique". Made using his hitokugutsu technique, the puppets were once human who fell in battle to Sasori. Sasori would take their forms and turn them into puppets, allowing him to use their skills and abilities as their own. Many of the puppets appear to carry the weapons they once used in life. With these puppets at his side, Sasori claims to have been able to bring down a country.

Weapons:
- Various Poisoned Weapons
- Chakra Blades

Affiliated Jutsu:

Name: Akahigi • Hyakki no Souen - Red Secret Technique • Performance of the Hundred Puppets
Element: None
Type: Puppetry
Description: Akahigi • Hyakki no Souen is a Ninjutsu technique used by puppet master Sasori that is said to have brought down a whole country. The skill of a puppet master is said to be proportional to the number of puppets they can manipulate at one time. In his puppet form, Sasori has been able to greatly increase the number of chakra strings he can emit from his body at one time. A normal puppet master like Chiyo limits herself to ten strings and puppets, focusing on quality over quantity. For Sasori, this technique goes for the brute force approach, seeking to overwhelm his opponent.

To start the technique, Sasori will remove the summoning scroll from his back. Opening his right chest compartment, he will emit approximately a hundred chakra strings to reach into the scroll and control the puppets. These puppets are former opponents of Sasori's who he has made into hitokugutsu puppets. This allows the puppets to retain the skills and abilities they used in life. For that reason many of the puppets will retain the weapons they once used.

 

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Jikki Chikamatsu no Shuu

These puppets were made by the first Kugutsu no Jutsu user, Chikamatsu Monzaemon. The puppets were passed on to the hands of Hidden Sand user Chiyo. She uses the puppets as her ultimate technique, her "White Secret Technique". The puppets are stored in a summoning scroll, when summoned each individual puppet is manipulated by one finger on each of her hands.

Below are the ten puppets and their revealed abilities. It is unknown if they possess other weapons and attacks.

Puppet One:

This puppet does not appear to have any hidden weapons, instead relying on its brute strength and power to knock away attackers.

Puppet Two:

This puppet does not appear to have any hidden weapons, instead it used its body in defensive maneuvers.

Puppet Three:

This puppet holds a chakra sealing orb in its mouth. The mouth will open, releasing the fist-size orb. When thrown the orb increased in size to reveal that it is actually a gaping maw. This large head can bite and pin opponents to a wall, sealing their ability to use chakra.

Puppet Four:

This puppet bears the mark of "Buddha" in its mouth. It forms the top portion of the Sanbou Kyuukai technique. It works along side puppet six ("Acts") and eight ("Priest").

Puppet Five:

This puppet utilizes some form of chakra-like blade. The top portion of its head will lift, to reveal a round sub-face. This face will extend four blades, which will begin to spin. This puppet works in conjunction with puppet nine.

Puppet Six:

This puppet bears the mark of "Acts" in its mouth. It forms the lower left portion of the Sanbou Kyuukai technique. It works along side puppet four ("Buddha") and eight ("Priest").

Puppet Seven:

This puppet wields large head-cleaving swords, which it can use to split enemies in twain.

Puppet Eight:

This puppet bears the mark of "Priest" in its mouth. It forms the lower right portion of the Sanbou Kyuukai technique. It works along side puppet four ("Buddha") and six ("Acts").

Puppet Nine:

This puppet works in conjunction with puppet five. It can extend its right hand on a chain, to interlock with puppet fives left hand. It can then hurls puppet five and its spinning sub-face at its opponents.

Puppet Ten:

This puppet holds extending cords in its skull. It can extend these piercing wires into its opponents.

Affiliated Jutsu:

Name: Shirahigi • Jikki Chikamatsu no Shuu - White Secret Technique • Ten Puppet Collection of Chikamatsu
Element: None
Type: Puppetry
Description: Shirahigi • Jikki Chikamatsu no Shuu is a Ninjutsu technique used by puppet master Chiyo that is said to have leveled a fortress. It is said to be her ultimate technique. With this technique, Chiyo will summon ten puppets. She will manipulate one puppet with one of her fingers, so ten fingers allow her to maneuver ten puppets. These puppets were made by the first Kugutsu no Jutsu user, Chikamatsu Monzaemon. These puppets can be used to initiate techniques in their own right, such as the Sanbou Kyuukai combination, chain attack combos and hidden weapon emplacements.

Name: Sanbou Kyuukai - Three Buddhist Treasures Vacuum Destruction
Element: None
Type: Puppetry
Description: Sanbou Kyuukai is a Fuuinjutsu technique used by three of puppet master Chiyo's Chikamatsu puppets. The puppets come together to form a pyramid. After forming a hand seal, a great suction will draw in all the surrounding targets to the area between their bodies. Once the sucked in materials reach this area they are broken down into nothingness in the swirling vortex.

Name: Shishi Heikou - Lion Closing Roar
Element: None
Type: Puppetry/Fuuinjutsu
Description: Fuuinjutsu • Shishi Heikou is created by one of the ten Chikamatsu puppets. This seal prevents the one sealed from manipulating chakra. There are two methods for this seal.

In the first, the puppet will expel a hazy orb from its mouth which can be thrown. While flying through the air, the orb will lose it's haze and grow in size to a huge gaping beast-like head. The large teeth can grab ahold of the person it hits and pin them to a wall. Once the it impacts the wall, it will immediately release the seal onto the surface.

In the second form, the main puppet will expel the seal from its mouth onto a surface it is touching.

 

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Karasu

Karasu was originally built by Sasori. Karasu is the primary puppet of Kankurou, as his skills developed, he used Kuroari and Sanshouou in conjunction with it. Karasu is a puppet loaded with weapons, each limb has multiple weapons installed and ready for use.

Weapons:
- Detatchable limbs
- Extendable poisoned blades from limbs
- Firing poison gas
- Razor blade ribs
- Oral kunai launcher
- Bladed arms

 

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Kuroari

Kuroari was Kankurou's second puppet. This puppet was originally built to capture the opponent. Together with Karasu it makes a set, with Karasu leading the attacks to lead the enemy into the trap that is Kuroari. Once trapped inside Kuroari, Karasu will disassemble to extend poison blades. These blades will then by sunk into Kuroari's holes, sending a poison death strike into the enemy trapped within.

Weapons:
- Saw blades on arms
- Expanding chest cavity for capture

 

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Sandaime Kazekage

The legendary puppet master of Hidden Sand Sasori had killed Sandaime Kazekage and then turned him into a puppet using his hitokugutsu process. Sasori kept Sandaime as his favorite and best puppet.

Weapons:
- Retained Iron Sand abilities
- Many hidden bladed weapons
- Poison gases

 

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Sasori

Sasori used his hitokugutsu to transfer his consciousness into a chest casket. This casket was then implanted into a puppetized version of his body. This body retained all his original techniques and abilities and also allowed him to bolster new offensive measure like blades and flame throwers. Sasori can open a chest compartment on his upper right torso to extend a multitude of chakra strings. He can use these strings to manipulate approximately a hundred puppets.

After Sasori's death at the hands of his grandmother Chiyo, his puppet body was left behind in the destroyed Akatsuki base. Kankurou found the puppet and removed the chest casket containing Sasori's organic parts. He then repaired the puppet and added it to his arsenal.

Weapons:
- Poisoned stomach cable
- Bladed shoulder blades
- Flamethrower
- Water jets

 

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Sanshouuo

Sanshouuo was Kankurou's third puppet. This puppet was in the form of a large lizard.

Weapons:
- Large shield
- Flamethrower