Kinkaku Force | |
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Kinkaku Force (金角部隊, Kinkaku Butai, literally meaning: Golden Horn Force) | |
Debut | |
Manga | Naruto Chapter #525 |
Anime | Naruto Shippūden Episode #267 |
Appears in | Anime, Manga |
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The Kinkaku Force (金角部隊, Kinkaku Butai) was a special team of at least twenty highly skilled shinobi from Kumogakure.
History[]
During the First Shinobi World War, the team tracked down Konohagakure's Escort Unit, and surrounded them on the battlefield.[1] The Second Hokage acted as a decoy in order for his comrades to escape, and ultimately was killed by Kinkaku.[2]
Trivia[]
- Kinkaku (金角) means "Golden Horn". It is the name of a character from the famous story Journey to the West.
See Also[]
- Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist — a similar group of shinobi from Kirigakure.
- Twelve Guardian Ninja — a similar group of shinobi from the Land of Fire.
- Puppet Brigade — a similar group of shinobi from Sunagakure.
- Explosion Corps — a similar group of shinobi from Iwagakure.