Formation Ino–Shika–Chō

Formation Ino–Shika–Chō is a formation used by the members of the Yamanaka, Nara, and Akimichi clans. It is designed to bind the opponent, with the clans respective techniques. An Akimichi will provide a distraction by attacking the opponent directly. The distraction will allow a Nara to bind the opponent with their shadow. Then the Yamanaka will be free to use the Mind Body Switch Technique to control one of the opponents, without fear of it missing.

Because these three clans have a long history of working together they can use several of their respective clan's techniques in tandem to create different versions of this formation.

Trivia

 * The name is a reference to a card combination in the Hanafuda card game, Koi-Koi; Inoshikachō uses the, the , and the.