Hiruko (shinobi)

was once a great shinobi of the Sand Village. However, once he died, he became one of Sasori's first human puppets and one of his favorites. As a puppet, he serves as Sasori's "puppet armor" as he can hide inside of him. Chiyo states that Hiruko has changed since she saw him 20 years ago. After all of his strikes fail due to Chiyo's manipulation, Sakura destroys the puppet.

Hiruko (蛭子) can be translated to "leech child".

Abilities and Weapons

 * All weapons installed in Hiruko are coated in Sasori's special brand of poison
 * Extendable tail for offense and defense
 * Heavy back shell for additional defense (new addition)
 * Launching needles like a machine gun from mouth
 * Torpedo-shaped left arm that launches and explodes like a shrapnel, with the pieces splitting into 10 needles each in all directions (new addition)