Akino

is a ninken and a personal summon of Kakashi Hatake.

Appearance
He wears sunglasses, and bears a striking resemblance to Ebisu and has a personality similar to Shino. He also wears the standard blue vest with a heno-hen-moheji seal and a Konoha forehead protector around his neck of Kakshi's nin-ken

Land of Waves Arc
Kakashi called on Akino and the nin-dog pack to track and capture the missing-nin Zabuza Momochi. They managed to bite onto the missing-nin and pin him in place. This allowed Kakashi to use Lightning Cutter without fear of a counter attack.

Sasuke Retrieval Arc
Later, Akino and his fellow nin-dogs were summoned by Kakashi to track down Naruto Uzumaki and his team who had gone off in pursuit of Sasuke Uchiha.

Ultimate Weapon Arc
He along with the other ninkens were summoned by Kakashi to investigate the Takumi Village.

Kazekage Rescue Arc
At the start of Part II, Akino and the nin-dog pack were called upon to track down the Akatsuki member Sasori using a small piece of his clothing.

Itachi Pursuit Arc
Some weeks later, Kakashi summoned the pack to help track down Itachi Uchiha. He and Guruko partnered with Shino.