Zaku Abumi was a ninja from Otogakure. He had black hair and a rather wild hairstyle. Naruto suspected that he and Kakashi had gone to the same Teacher Tony.
Zaku had a vent in each palm, used to release Wind Release Ninjutsu and sonic attacks. He had probably been modified by Orochimaru.
Shigure, meanwhile, was a ninja from Amegakure. He had brown hair, two scars on his face, and two stitches at the corner of his mouth. He carried seven umbrellas on his back and looked fairly old.
In the Original Work, Shigure and his two teammates had died to Gaara's Sand Burial. (The pronunciation of that move sounded a lot like "kill eight sisters-in-law.")
These two looked far more normal than Konoha's bunch when they entered the arena. The moment they met, the trash talk began.
Shigure spoke first. "Kid, you're unlucky to have run into me. If you know what's good for you, surrender now."
Zaku shot back, "Old man, at your age, you should go home and retire."
Hayate waved his hand and announced, "Chunin Exam preliminaries, Match six. Begin!"
Shigure pulled five umbrellas from his back and tossed them into the air, forming hand seals with both hands.
"Ninja Art: Rain of Needles!"
The five umbrellas in the sky spun rapidly, firing countless senbon. Guided by Shigure's Chakra, they shot fiercely at Zaku from the front, back, left, right, and above.
As they said, steel needles, big umbrellas—get hit, and you'll be lying flat.
Naturally, Zaku would not sit around waiting to die. Powerful gusts blasted from his hands, one held forward and one behind, scattering the senbon. At the same time, he charged ahead, escaping the attack range of the senbon coming from both sides and above.
Of course, Shigure would not let him have