Zaku Abumi



Name: Zaku Abumi, ザク・アブミ
Age: 14(deceased)1
Height: 157,3 cm1
Weight: 49 kg1
Birthday: September 14
Blood Type: AB
Affiliation: Otogakure (Hidden Sound)
Signature Ability: Zankūha (Decapitating Air Wave), Zankūkyokuha (Extreme Decapitating Air Waves)

Zaku Abumi was a Genin level ninja from Otogakure (Hidden Sound). He was part of the Otogakure team that took the Chūnin exam at Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf). Like many Sound Ninja, he has been physically altered with unnatural enhancements that enhance his abilities, in his case, hollow airtubes that extend through his arms and open through his hands, allowing him to propel a combination of air pressure and sound in various ratios, controlled by his chakra. Unlike his partners, a glance into his past and how Orochimaru recruited him was given, making him a far more dramatic character.

After saving his partner Dosu from Rock Lee's lotus attack, he brutally fought off Sakura who attempted to prevent him from killing Sasuke. When Sasuke awoke, Zaku's cruelty was repaid by Sasuke dislocating and greatly injuring his shoulders. In his preliminary fight with Aburame Shino he overcame the injuries to his shoulders and was able to use his arms to defend himself against the pincer attack between Shino and his bugs. His arms were even more brutally crippled in a counterattack that prevented him from doing any damage in the future. He is assumed murdered as he later appears as one of the corpses used by Orochimaru for the Kuchiyose: Edo Tensei (Summoning: Impure World Resurrection) technique against the Sandaime Hokage.

Trivia

Zaku's name is derived from "to cut," which relates to his "air cutter" attack. It is also the sound of a person walking on snow or sand. With the former name meaning, he and his two teammates have names relating to swords, fitting based on their aggressive behavior and deadly intentions. However, based on the latter meaning, he and his two teammates all have names that come from onomatopoeias, fitting since they come from the Hidden Sound Village. Their naming pattern (Slash, Clang, and Crunch) is similar to that of Snap, Crackle, and Pop.

The three symbols on Zaku's chest are all the kanji 死 ("Shi", death).

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