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Jibachi

Character

Jibachi was a Kamizuru Clan shinobi, the First Tsuchikage's youngest grandson, who joined his siblings in chasing the bikōchū beetle to revive their fallen clan. The hunt set him against Shino Aburame's team.

English Voice: Tony Oliver
Japanese Voice: Tokuyoshi Kawashima
Clan: Kamizuru Clan
Status: Unknown
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Appearance

Long blond hair framed Jibachi's dark eyes, and small glasses rested on his face. Over a long, concealing black shirt bearing two beige circles on each forearm he wore a white zip-up poncho, and he finished the look with a pair of loose black trousers.

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Personality

Every member of Konoha's Aburame Clan drew Jibachi's loathing, and during a fight he liked to taunt and provoke his foes to rattle them.

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History

Once a proud house, the Kamizuru slipped from prominence after feuding with Konoha's Aburame, and, much like those rivals, they wove insects into their arts, favoring bees. Jibachi could conjure a wax clone and loose his bees to strike enemies with bursts of explosion, and he added the Hiding with Camouflage Technique to his repertoire, which made him a natural for scouting. To keep enemies from turning them against the clan, his grandfather, the First Tsuchikage who founded Iwagakure, had sealed the Kamizuru's forbidden secrets away. They pinned their hopes of revival on the fabled bikōchū.

Well after that fall from grace, Jibachi and his siblings journeyed to the bikōchū's breeding grounds, intending to let the beetle catch the scent of their grandfather's belongings so it might trace his hidden scrolls. Discovering that Shino Aburame was leading a team on the same errand, they waited quietly for the bug to appear, not realizing their quarry was already aware of them. After Hinata Hyūga tracked down the insect, the Kamizuru struck, seizing her and proposing a swap to Shino's group: her freedom for the beetle. Alongside his elder brother Kurobachi, Jibachi sealed Hinata in bee wax and staked her at a riverbank by a slender thread, bees ready to sever it and send her toward a waterfall should anyone try a rescue. The pair then took the Konoha genin as well, only to find Hinata already vanished; when Jibachi jeered that she had drowned, Naruto's rage stirred the Nine-Tails and left him aghast. Hinata, now free, hurled Suzumebachi's giant bee summon back onto the Kamizuru, knocking them senseless, keeping the beetle from Jibachi's hands and leaving the three siblings' fate a mystery.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Jibachi in Naruto?

Jibachi was a shinobi of the Kamizuru Clan and the youngest grandson of the First Tsuchikage, who joined his siblings in hunting the bikōchū beetle to help revive their fallen clan.

What are Jibachi's abilities?

Jibachi could conjure a wax clone and release bees that struck enemies with bursts of explosion, and he also used the Hiding with Camouflage Technique for scouting.

Why did Jibachi and his siblings hunt the bikōchū beetle?

Jibachi and his siblings sought the bikōchū because their grandfather, the First Tsuchikage, had sealed away the Kamizuru Clan's forbidden secrets, and they hoped the beetle could trace his hidden scrolls and restore the clan's fallen status.

What happened when Jibachi's clan clashed with Shino Aburame's team?

Jibachi and his brother Kurobachi sealed Hinata Hyūga in bee wax and staked her by a riverbank near a waterfall, but she escaped and used Suzumebachi's giant bee summon to knock the Kamizuru siblings senseless, leaving their fate unknown.

Why did Jibachi despise the Aburame Clan?

Jibachi hated every member of Konoha's Aburame Clan, a rivalry rooted in the Kamizuru's fall from prominence after feuding with them, and he liked to taunt and provoke opponents in battle to rattle them.

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