editBaku[1]
(バク, Baku)
Debut
Manga	Chapter #399
Anime	Naruto Shippūden Episode #140
Appears in	Anime and Manga
Personal
Gender	Male
Age	Part II: 31
Status	Presumed Deceased
Affiliation	Konohagakure
Rank
Ninja Rank	Part II: ANBU

Baku (バク, Baku) was a member of Konohagakure's ANBU.

Background

During the reign of the Second Hokage, he was one of the ANBU ordered to watch the Uchiha clan to keep them from rebelling again. "Baku" is presumed to be his codename. he also can ead

Abilities

Peeking from behind his mask, his eyes were said to be able to perceive everything.

Trivia

• A baku (獏) is also a mythological Japanese creature said to eat dreams and nightmares. As a chimera with an elephant's trunk, a rhinoceros' eyes, an ox's tail, and a tiger's paws, they resembled somewhat the real-life tapir. After the two creatures were connected, the Baku was more and more often depicted as a tapir. Modern images depicting Baku as actual chimera are rare.

References

1. ↑ Third Databook, page 186