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Gold and Silver Brothers (金銀兄弟, Kingin Kyōdai, literally meaning: Gold and Silver Brothers)
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| Manga | Naruto Chapter #525 | ||
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The Gold and Silver Brothers (金銀兄弟, Kingin Kyōdai) are two infamous shinobi from Kumogakure, who were respectively renowned for their great prowess as ninja. The Fourth Raikage has referred them as the most reviled criminals in the history of the Kumogakure.[1]
The two brothers share similar appearances to one another, including the presence of distinctive whisker-like marks on their faces, much like those demonstrated by Naruto Uzumaki, due to being swallowed by the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox when Kumogakure tried to capture the beast.[2] They survived inside the fox for two weeks and wreaked havoc inside the beast which caused the Kyūbi to regurgitate them.
During their lifetime, the siblings were known to have assaulted the Second Hokage and Second Raikage during a peace pact[3]; they would later play a prominent role in the death of the former as part of the notorious Kinkaku Force.[4] The reputation earned from this act, amongst others, resulted in the brothers being revered as the "Two Lights" (二つの光, Futatsu no Hikari) of Kumogakure even after their demise.[5]
When the pair are eventually resurrected by Kabuto Yakushi; their attendance alone caused one Kumogakure shinobi who observed them to tremble in fear and almost provoked A, the Fourth Raikage, into completely disregarding his duties as leader of the Allied Shinobi Forces to personally confront the brothers, due his great concern over their presence on the battlefield.[6]
Trivia
- Both Kinkaku and Ginkaku are based on two characters from the Chinese classic "Journey to the West". In this story; the siblings are two demon king brothers, known as the Great King Kinkaku (金角大王, Kinkaku-daiō) and the Great King Ginkaku (銀角大王, Ginkaku-daiō), who live in the Lotus Cave (蓮華洞, Rengedō) on Mt Heichō (平頂山, Heichōzan). They possess five treasured tools, called the Amber Purifying Pot (琥珀の浄瓶, Kohaku no Jōhei), the Seven Star Sword (七星剣, Shichiseiken), the Banana Palm Fan (芭蕉扇, Bashōsen) the Golden Canopy Rope (幌金縄, Kōkinjō), and the Crimson Gourd (紅葫蘆, Benihisago). Amongst these, the pot and the gourd are capable of sucking in their opponents and melting them, once they are trapped within. Ginkaku is also said to have a technique that allows him to move mountains.
