Sound Ninja Five


 * Name: Sound Ninja Five aka Sound Ninja Four
 * Leader: Kimimaro, formerly Sakon
 * Members: Ukon, Tayuya, Jirobo, and Kidomaru
 * Affiliation: Otogakure no sato
 * Status Deceased

Orochimaru's personal bodyguards and five of his most powerful servants, the Sound Ninja Five-also known as the Sound Ninja Four due to originally having four members and then having a member incapacitated-were involved in the Otoga invasion of Konoha. The most powerful member, Kimimaro, who had won leadership over the group by easily defeating the other four single-handedly, was intended as Orochimaru's next host body until he fell victim to a deadly disease following the murder of the Fourth Kazekage. The remaining four disguised themselves as the Fourth's bodyguards just as Orochimaru disguised himself as the Fourth, and then used a barrier to seal off the battle between Orochimaru and the Third Hokage from interference. After Orochimaru was defeated in the battle, however, the group was forced to retreat with Orochimaru in tow.

As his body neared failure, Orochimaru dispatched the Sound Ninja Four to retrieve Sasuke Uchiha from Konoha. They tested his skills and offered him the chance to join them, which he accepted, resulting in his being elevated to the second stage of Curse Mark. While he was recuperating from the procedure, however, the Sound Ninja Four began moving back towards their village at top speed with him kept in a coffin. Determined to reach Orochimaru, they used the power of their Curse Marks to defeat two Jonin, only to be attacked by the Sasuke Retrieval Squad. Jirobo and then Kidomaru were drawn into battles with the Leaf Genin Choji Akimichi and Neji Hyuga, reducing the numbers of each group to the final two members of the Sound Ninja Four against two retrieval squad members and Akamaru. The tide turned again when Kimimaro, in the final stages of his illness and learning of Orochimaru's plight, arrived to take Sasuke the rest of the way while Sakon, Ukon, and Tayuya fought against the remaining members of the retrieval squad. All three of the remaining Sound Ninja Four members were killed by the arrival of Sand Ninja Kankuro and Temari, while Kimimaro succumbed to his illness after battling first Naruto Uzumaki, then Rock Lee, and finally Gaara.