Baku (Anbu)

This article is about the Anbu member. For the summon, see Baku.

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バク Baku
Debut
Manga	Naruto Chapter #399
Anime	Naruto Shippūden Episode #140
Appears in	Anime, Manga
Personal
Sex	Male
Age	Part II: 31
Status	Presumed Deceased
Affiliation	Konohagakure
Rank
Ninja Rank	Part II: Anbu

Baku (バク, Baku) was a member of Konohagakure's Anbu.

Background

During the reign of the Second Hokage, he was one of the Anbu ordered to keep an eye on the Uchiha clan in order to prevent them from rebelling again.

Appearance

Baku wore a white Anbu mask with red markings around the eyeholes as well as above and below it. He also wore a black, hooded cape standard for the team.

Abilities

Peeking from behind his mask, his eyes were said to be able to perceive everything.

Trivia

• A baku (獏) is also a mythological Japanese creature said to eat dreams and nightmares. As a chimera with an elephant's trunk, a rhinoceros' eyes, an ox's tail, and a tiger's paws, they resembled somewhat the real-life tapir. After the two creatures were connected, the Baku was more and more often depicted as a tapir. Modern images depicting Baku as actual chimera are rare.
• "Baku" is presumed to be his codename.