Shinbu

was a Yugakure shinobi.

Background
Shinbu and his comrades were on a mission to deliver a scroll of secret data while being guarded by Team Minato. While crossing the forest, they were attacked by their opponents, causing Team Minato to split up, leaving Rin Nohara and Kakashi Hatake with Yugakure shinobi. They take them to the bridge, but Shinbu was injured and fell off the cliff.

While Babu and Inagi, having turned out to be traitors and having killed Iwato, found an injured Shinbu and tried to kill him. Obito Uchiha, Rin, and Kakashi arrive just in time to help him. It was revealed that Iwato knew about the traitors in their ranks, but he did not know their identities, so the village leadership gave several scrolls, the second of which turned out to be with Shinbu, and it was he who had the information, while Iwato's scroll was empty. However, Shinbu dropped the scroll in the river when he fell into it from a cliff, causing Inagi to retrieve it. Kakashi gives chase, leaving Obito and Rin to look after an injured Shinbu.

After some time, when Kakashi and Minato kill the traitors and their accomplices, Rin heals Shinbu's wounds, and Minato returns the scroll to him. He thanks them for saving their lives and expresses hope for a new meeting.

Personality
Shinbu was a brave and responsible person who, even under pain of death, guarded the scroll entrusted to him. He was pleased that it was Team Minato who guarded them, showing respect to Minato Namikaze, expressing hope to meet him again.

Appearance
Shinbu is a man with swarthy skin, black eyes with pronounced lines underneath, and ash-colored hair, two strands of which frame his face on the sides. He wears a gray turtleneck and pants, and a purple flak jacket with one chest pocket on the left side, and one stomach pocket on the right side. In addition, a bandana with a village protector is tied around his head, and a brown bag hangs from a belt on the back.

Abilities
Shinbu did not show any martial skill, but he seemed to be a responsible and reliable person, as he was entrusted with one of the important scrolls that was hunted by a large number of people.

Trivia

 * The first part of his name, when written as 新, means "new".
 * In the English voice acting, Shinbu and his teammate, Babu, are voiced by the same actor.

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