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What are you waiting for? GO!

Don't underestimate my puppets!
~ Kankuro

Kankurō is a supporting character in the Naruto anime/manga series and the Boruto series.

He is the second eldest of the three Sand Siblings and a talented puppet user. He is also a guardian with his older sister, Temari, to protect their younger brother Gaara the new Kazekage. He is known as the only ninja who ever used face paint in Naruto.

He is voiced by Yasuyuki Kase in the Japanese version of the anime, who also voiced Vision from Marvel Cinematic Universe, and by the late Michael Lindsay and Doug Erholtz (who also voiced Asuma Sarutobi) in the English version of the anime.

Plot[]

Kankurō was born and raised in the Hidden Sand Village in the Land of Wind with his younger brother, Gaara, and older sister, Temari. He is one of the children of the Fourth Kazekage. Like most of the kids at the time, he was afraid of Gaara due to having the Shukaku sealed in his body. Kankurō begins to fear Gaara when he embraced his darkness. Kankurō participates in the Chuunin Exam where he manages to pass the preliminary round but his fight against Shino was cancelled due to the Sand-Sound invasion. He manages to fight against Shino in battle but was defeated. He carried Gaara away after the latter fought in battle against Naruto. Over time, Kankurō no longer feared Gaara and began to warm up to him.

He was commissioned by the Hidden Leaf Village to support Leaf ninjas against the Sound ninjas and to help them retrieve Sasuke from Orochimaru's forces. During one of his battles, he uses his three puppets in combat that are named Black Ant, Salamander, and Crow. He was responsible for the deaths of Sakon and Ukon of the Sound Four and saved Kiba from them.

During the time-skip, Gaara became the Fifth Kazekage, and Kankurō works alongside him. After Sasori died, Kankurō acquired the deceased Akatsuki's puppet body into his use as his new favorite puppet. Kankurō later appears during the Kage Summit to help escort Gaara to the meeting. During the Fourth Ninja War, he leads a special division force to fight against a reincarnated division comprised of Sasori, Deidara, Shin, and the other undead ninjas. His team was successful against fighting the division at the start of the war. Kankurō continues to support many ninjas in the battle against Akatsuki forces. However, during the second night of the war, Kankurō along with most of humanity was placed in the Infinite Tsukyomi by Madara Uchiha who planned to put humanity in the dream world as his solution to the world's problem. However, when Madara was defeated, Kankurō along with everyone else was released from the Infinite Tsukyomi by Naruto and Sasuke.

Kankurō continues to reside in the Sand Village to support Gaara.

List of Puppets[]

  • Kuroari
  • Karasu
  • Sanshōuo
  • Sasori
  • Sasori's Parents

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A | Ao | Darui | Gaara | Kakashi Hatake | Kankurō | Mifune | Shikaku Nara | Shizune

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Gaara | Temari | Kankurō | Chiyo

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A | B | Darui | Motoi

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Mei Terumī | Ao | Kagura Karatachi

Hidden Stone Village
Ōnoki | Kurotsuchi

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Kurama

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Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
New Generations
Boruto Uzumaki | Sarada Uchiha | Mitsuki | Shikadai Nara | Chōchō Akimichi | Inojin Yamanaka | Metal Lee | Himawari Uzumaki | Mirai Sarutobi | Sumire Kakei | Kagura Karatachi | Kawaki

Non-canon
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