Ibiki Morino


 * Ninja Registration Number: 010913

is the examiner for the first part of the Chunin Exams and the head of the Konoha's ANBU Torture and Interrogation Force.

Appearance
Ibiki's head is covered to hide burn marks, punctures from where screws were used, and long slash marks, some of which are Aoi Rokusho's doing. The scars are indicative of the physical torture he has endured in the past, and illustrates his capacity to endure pain without giving up the desired information to the enemy. The anime's filler arcs show him to have a younger brother, Idate. It is possible that many of his trademark scars were a result of the torture he was subjected to whilst attempting to rescue his little brother from Aoi three years prior to Part I.

Part I
Ibiki is the first Chunin Exam examiner, testing his students with the written exam with questions too hard for any Genin to answer. So Ibiki secretly put two Chunin to answer the questions and make other Genin try to spy on their exams. Sasuke Uchiha used Sharingan, Neji Hyuga Byakugan, Shino Aburame his insects, Gaara his sand and Kiba Inuzuka his nin-dog Akamaru. The only one who didn't understand the point of the test is Naruto Uzumaki. Following this exam, he took up guard duty at the village wall, and was still in that post when the joint Sound-Sand ninja invasion occurred. Having heard of Orochimaru's return to the village beforehand, Ibiki recounted to his colleagues the story of how, upon seeing Orochimaru for the first time as a child, he had identified him as a monster that looked human. Just when Ibiki and his men were about to be killed by a giant snake summoned by the enemy force, Jiraiya arrived to save them on a giant toad. Later, Ibiki reappears at the end of the Land of Tea race arc, and meets his younger brother Idate again for the first time in years.

Part II
Ibiki makes his second debut in Part II trying to use his ability on Kakuzu's bounty-hunting contact in order to gain information on Akatsuki. Later, Jiraiya sends a toad to him with a prisoner from Amegakure for interrogation. When Pain, the apparent Akatsuki leader, attacks the village, Ibiki confronts him so as to allow Ino Yamanaka and Inoichi Yamanaka to get away.

Abilities
Ibiki is the commanding officer of the, and is the designer of the Chunin Exam's first test. Described as a sadist by some, Ibiki has the ability to subject people to great suffering without ever using physical torture. His interrogation skills rely solely on his capability to torture the mind. He has complete knowledge of human psychology; by attacking a person's mind, he can gain control over their spirit.

Trivia

 * "Morino Ibiki" means "a snore in the forest", which clearly refers to his resemblance to a big bear.