Idate Morino

is the younger brother of Ibiki Morino who appears only in the anime. Despite no longer considering himself a ninja, Idate has shown to still be proficient in basic ninja abilities. He has trained to improve his running speed.

Background
Idate took and failed the Chunin Exams, making him ineligible to take the exams again. When he protested, Ibiki suggested that he was not cut out for being a ninja. Idate's instructor, Aoi Rokusho, told Idate he could become a Chunin by stealing a secret jutsu scroll and the Sword of the Thunder God. It quickly became clear that Aoi merely used Idate to get his hands on these two objects and become a Jonin in Amegakure. Therefore, Idate was classified as a fugitive by his home village and had to go on the run in order to save his life.

It was not long before Ibiki uncovered Aoi's plan and chased after his little brother. However, Aoi quickly brought in Amegakure allies to capture Ibiki and eliminate the two ANBU members with him. Aoi then tortured Ibiki to read the scroll, in the process accidentally setting the building on fire after Ibiki managed to free both himself and his little brother. However, despite Ibiki's fierce efforts, the flames soon separated the two siblings and Idate was forced to flee the fire that would (supposedly) kill the two older nin, though they both escaped separately. At some point after that, Idate tried to steal money from Jirocho Wasabi and failed, though he took pity on him, and let Idate join the Wasabi clan.

Land of Tea
Soon after Tsunade becomes Hokage, Idate is hired to be the Wasabi Clan's runner for the Todoroki shrine Race in the Land of Tea with Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno employed as his bodyguards. Aoi and Team Oboro turned out to be the bodyguard of the opposing Wagarashi clan's runner, Fukusuke Hikyakuya. Their leader Kirouku Wagarashi hired them to take care of Idate for him. And although Team 7 is constantly angered by Idate, they still protect him at any cost, especially after hearing his tragic story and realizing that Ibiki is his older brother. After enduring difficult battles with Team Oboro and Aoi, Team 7 helped him win. When Ibiki comes to pick up an injured Sasuke, Idate bows to him, while Ibiki says he doesn't have the eyes of a coward anymore.