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Biography

Age
Part I: 14
Part II: Unknown / Not officially stated
The Last: Unknown / Not officially stated
Boruto Era: Deceased
Birthday
June 20
Horoscope
Gemini
Birthplace
Unknown / Not officially stated
Blood Type
B
Height
Part I: 148.8 cm (4 ft 10.6 in)
Part II: Unknown / Not officially stated
Adult / Boruto Era: Not applicable
Weight
Part I: 40.0 kg
Part II: Unknown / Not officially stated
Adult / Boruto Era: Not applicable
Hair
Orange
Eyes
Brown
Rank
Genin
Affiliations
Otogakure
Team Dosu
Occupation
Shinobi
Nature Types
Wind Release
Signature Techniques
Decapitating Airwaves
Summoning
Unknown / Not officially stated
Family
Father: Unknown / Not officially stated
Mother: Unknown / Not officially stated
Sibling(s): Unknown / Not officially stated
Spouse: Unknown / Not officially stated
Child(ren): Unknown / Not officially stated
Other Relatives: Unknown / Not officially stated
Likes
Unknown / Not officially stated
Dislikes
Unknown / Not officially stated
Nickname(s)
Unknown / Not officially stated

Zaku Abumi was a Genin-level ninja from Otogakure. He was part of the team that took the Chunin exam in order to assassinate Sasuke Uchiha. Like many Sound ninja, he has been physically altered with unnatural enhancements that enhance his abilities; in his case, he was fitted with hollow air tubes 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. The anime shows that he was an orphan living on the streets who hustled by stealing for a living, and was almost always beaten for it. Orochimaru had told him he had potential and liked the strength in his eyes. He refuses to give up, even at the cost of his own life.

After saving his partner Dosu from Rock Lee's lotus attack, he brutally fought off Sakura who attempted to prevent him from killing Sasuke. After the helpless Sakura lay beaten on the ground, he and his team had to fight Team Asuma. During the fight, Sasuke finally regained consciousness, and asked Sakura who had injured her. Zaku took the credit, and Sasuke proceeded to dislocate and greatly injure Zaku's shoulders. He was the only Sound ninja to fight Sasuke, as the others retreated. During his fight with Shino Aburame in the preliminary exams, he overcame the injuries to his shoulders and was able to use his arms to defend himself against Shino. Due to his cockiness, he attempted to attack both Shino and his approaching army of Kekai insects, not noticing that the chakra-eating bugs had already filled the tubes in his arms, preventing him from attacking and even more brutally crippling and preventing him from doing any damage in the future (In the manga, his right arm was blown off due to the kikai bugs Shino used to fill up Zaku's air tubes, and the left was kept intact but halfway sliced. In the anime both of his arms are left intact, but have numerous holes in them, achieving the same, albeit less gruesome, result). Dosu says he would avenge him (or rather, his severed arms), but failed to do so.

Zaku, along with Kin Tsuchi, is later murdered as a sacrifice for Orochimaru's Impure World Resurrection for the First and Second Hokages against the Third Hokage.

(Source: Narutopedia)

Powers & Abilities

Power81
Speed81
Technique98
Intelligence73
Cooperativeness64

Anime Appearances

Manga Appearances

No unique manga appearances found.

Voice Actors

Hoshi, Souichirou
Hoshi, Souichirou
Okuda, Keijin
Okuda, Keijin

Production Staff

Masashi Kishimoto Masashi Kishimoto Original Creator
Hayato Date Hayato Date Director
Tetsuya Nishio Tetsuya Nishio Character Design
Hirofumi Suzuki Hirofumi Suzuki Character Design