Hiruko (shinobi)

was once a great shinobi of Sunagakure. However, once he died, he became one of Sasori's first Human Puppets and one of his favorites. As a puppet, he served as Sasori's "puppet armor" as he could hide inside of him. Chiyo stated that Hiruko had changed since she saw him twenty years ago. After all of his strikes failed due to Chiyo's manipulation, Sakura Haruno destroyed the puppet.

Abilities and Weapons
All weapons installed in Hiruko are coated in Sasori's special brand of poison, which will kill the victim after three days of painful paralysis.
 * Extendable tail
 * Offense and Defense
 * Heavy back shell
 * Additional defense (new addition)
 * Rapid launching of needles from the mouth
 * Torpedo-shaped left arm that launches and explodes with the pieces splitting into 10 needles each in all directions (new addition)
 * Grants Sasori a gruffer voice.

Trivia

 * Hiruko (蛭子) can be translated to "leech child".
 * Hiruko became Sasori's eighteenth puppet. Whether this refers to his eighteenth overall puppets or eighteenth Human Puppet is unknown.