Akino

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アキノ Akino
Debut
Manga	Naruto Chapter #29
Anime	Naruto Episode #17
Novel	Naruto: Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood
Movie	Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
Game	Naruto: Ultimate Ninja
Appears in	Anime, Manga, Novel, Game, Movie
Personal
Sex	Male
Species	Ninken
Classification	Summon
Affiliation	Konohagakure
Jutsu Circular Formation (Anime only) Crane Wing Formation (Anime only) Dog Wall Formation (Anime only) Ninken Ninja Art: Dance of the Dust Cloud (Anime only)

Akino (アキノ) is a ninken and a personal summon of Kakashi Hatake.

Appearance

He has tan fur and wears sunglasses and the standard outfit of Kakashi's ninken, consisting of a blue vest with the heno-heno-moheji seal and a Konoha forehead protector around his neck.

Part I

Land of Waves Arc

Kakashi called on Akino and the nin-dog pack to track and capture the missing-nin Zabuza Momochi. They managed to bite onto the missing-nin and pin him in place. This allowed Kakashi to use Lightning Cutter without fear of a counter attack.

Sasuke Retrieval Arc

Later, Akino and his fellow nin-dogs were summoned by Kakashi to track down Naruto Uzumaki and his team who had gone off in pursuit of Sasuke Uchiha.

Ultimate Weapon Arc

He along with the other ninkens were summoned by Kakashi to investigate the Takumi Village.

Part II

Kazekage Rescue Arc

Akino and the nin-dog pack were called upon to track down the Akatsuki member Sasori, using a small piece of his clothing.

Itachi Pursuit Arc

Some weeks later, Kakashi summoned the pack to help track down Itachi Uchiha. He and Guruko partnered with Shino.

Five Kage Summit Arc

In the anime, Akino was seen along with Urushi, Shiba, Bisuke and Ūhei being deployed by Kakashi each carrying scrolls with intel for the other hidden villages.