Bee

are a species of insect used by some shinobi. Bees in Naruto possess characteristics of yellowjackets, wasps, and hornets, and at times are even referred to as such; Konoha Hiden notes that these species are all distinct from each other, but all are used to the same effect. Using bees in combat primarily relies on swarming opponents and stinging them, thus subjecting them to poison.

In the anime, controlling bees is a hiden skill of Iwagakure's Kamizuru clan. Unlike the rival Aburame clan, whose kikaichū live within their body, the Kamizuru summon their bees into battle. The bees used by the Kamizuru are able to shoot their stingers at targets, their bodies release honey when destroyed, and they can grow to gigantic sizes. In their larval forms, these bees consume chakra. The Kamizuru do not demonstrate great concern for the bees' survival, as seen with the Bee Bomb Technique, where the bees are attached with explosive tags.

Bees are also depicted in two Naruto Hiden novels:
 * In Konoha Hiden, the beekeeper is one of the last survivors of a clan of bees users, originally from Iwagakure. The beekeeper's bees live all over the surface of their body, being so dense that none of the beekeeper's physical features can be made out; when their hand briefly emerges from the swarm, it is described as being "milky white". The beekeeper is famed for the mead they make from their bees' honey.
 * In Akatsuki Hiden, Kodaka was from a family of bee users that traveled between settlements selling honey for various medicinal purposes. Because the bees were the family's livelihood, its secrecy and protection were paramount; by tradition, only the firstborn was taught how to control the bees and the secondborn was expected to give their lives defending the firstborn. Kodaka's bees lived upon his body, which he kept hidden using a large, loose-fitting coat. When he started working as a shinobi, he swapped his usual honey bees for a species of poisonous bees that were suited for assassination. Although Kodaka primarily controlled his bees in a group, he could give individual bees specific tasks, such as by having one deliver a letter across long distances.



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