Kunai

Biodata

Combat Uses

• Close-range threat — Taki Chiba ends his duel with Uchiha Hirohiko by pressing a kunai to Hirohiko’s neck 14.
• Thrown attack — Yukina deflects an incoming shuriken with a kunai; elsewhere, Chiba throws five kunai that multiply into a dense barrage through the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique 453 1799.
• Linked trap — Mito Kiko uses fine threads to pull four kunai from the ground and loop them around Hirohiko’s arms 55.
• Explosive delivery — Kunai fitted with Exploding Tags force Chiba to change his course while evading them 330.

Specialized Kunai

• Flying Thunder God Kunai — Minato Namikaze’s distinctive kunai has a three-pointed shape and the words “Sword of Ninja Love” on its handle. Kushina gives one to Chiba, Hirohiko, and Yukina for emergencies; Minato later deploys multiple such kunai across a battlefield 743 957.
• Rune-inscribed kunai — Chiba uses one to redirect and gather Kakashi’s Lightning Release during a sparring match 2513.
• Paper kunai — Konan launches these alongside paper shuriken while attacking Roshi in Paper Angel Mode 332.