Ponta

is a tanuki who is an animal companion of the master enka music ninja, Sabu. Possibly the personal summons of Sabu's, Ponta is apparently more observant than Sabu, as he was the first to detect Kisame Hoshigaki presence.

Trivia

 * Ponta was salvaged from an unused concept of Zabuza Momochi, in which he was to carry as massive axe and have a bear-like pet tanuki.
 * Ponta is written as ポン太. This name is a stereotypical name to give to pet tanuki, a bit like Fido is for a dog or Mittens for a cat. It is also the name Saburō Kitajima used when he was part of the comical duo.