Chiriku

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地陸 Chiriku
Debut
Manga	Naruto Chapter #314
Anime	Naruto Shippūden Episode #57
Game	Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 (Mentioned)
Appears in	Anime, Manga, Game
Voice Actors
Japanese	Akio Ōtsuka
English	Kirk Thornton
Personal
Birthdate	July 1
Sex	Male
Age	Part II: 31
Status	Deceased
Height	Part II: 179 cm1.79 m <br />5.873 ft <br />70.472 in <br />
Weight	Part II: 59.1 kg130.293 lb <br />
Blood type	A
Classification	Ninja monk
Occupation	Head Monk
Affiliation	Land of Fire Fire Temple
Team	Twelve Guardian Ninja
Jutsu Destruction of Evil Seal (Anime only) Sealed Iron Wall Welcoming Approach: Thousand-Armed Murder (Anime only)
Tools Spear (Anime only)

Chiriku (地陸) was ninja monk from the Fire Temple. He was also one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja guards to the Land of Fire's daimyō. He had a bounty of 30,000,000 ryō in the underground black market.

Background

Asuma and Chiriku while being part of the Twelve Guardian Ninja.

He was once part of the Twelve Guardian Ninja, indicated by the sash on his waist, at which time he developed a strong friendship with Asuma Sarutobi. When six of the members tried a coup d'etat, he fought against them along with the other five members of their group. Chiriku, Asuma, and Kazuma were the only survivors of the fight.

When the group disbanded, he became head monk at the Fire Temple, an elite monastery that is home to monks with special abilities. During his time with the Twelve Guardian Ninja, some underground organisation put a 30 million ryō bounty on his head.

Abilities

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Chiriku using Welcoming Approach: Thousand-Armed Murder.

As the head of the Fire Temple, Chiriku is well-versed in all of the Fire Temple's secret teachings. During his battle against Hidan and Kakuzu, he demonstrated tremendous taijutsu prowess from how skilfully he initially dodged and countered their attacks. He has also demonstrated great skill in sealing technique when, in a flashback, he along with several other monks attempted to suppress Sora's demon chakra. He also placed a fairly powerful barrier around the Fire Temple to protect it from intruders.

The highest level of his skill is shown from his mastery of the Fire Temple's ultimate jutsu Welcoming Approach: Thousand-Armed Murder, which he used to initially overpower both Hidan and Kakuzu simultaneously.

Part II

Twelve Guardian Ninja Arc

When it was discovered that the graves of his fallen allies were robbed, Chiriku contacted Konohagakure for help. It was also revealed that since the failed coup d'etat, Chiriku had been looking after and training Kazuma's only child, Sora. Ashamed of Kazuma's decision to join the coup d'etat, Chiriku chose to never tell Sora the truth. Despite how the rest of the Fire Temple felt and treated Sora, Chiriku was sympathetic to Sora's hardship and did what he could to keep his morale up, yet at the same time keep him in line.

After an attempt to retrieve the stolen corpses failed and it became clear that Sora's demonic side was becoming more uncontrollable, Chiriku decided to have Sora join Team Yamato return to Konoha under the guise of filling in for the injured Sai, where in truth it was for Sora to be better watched after.

Hidan and Kakuzu Arc

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Chiriku faces Kakuzu and Hidan.

After entering the Land of Fire, Hidan and Kakuzu of Akatsuki arrive at the Fire Temple believing that such a religious place would perhaps house the country's jinchūriki. They completely wiped out the monks and the temple and Kakuzu took Chiriku's body to a black market exchange point to get the bounty for his body.

Trivia

• Chiriku's name comes from chi meaning "earth", and riku meaning "land".
• According to the databook:
  • Chiriku wished to fight Asuma Sarutobi.
• In Naruto Shippūden episode 76, when Kakuzu and Hidan arrive at the bounty station and the bounty exchange master flips through his bingo book, Chiriku is listed as being 5'11" and having an AB blood type, which conflicts with his databook profile.
• Chiriku's face appeared on a lantern in the ending omake of Naruto Shippūden episode 129.

Quotes

• (To Hidan and Kakuzu) "I am Chiriku of the Fire Temple, and I won't lose to the likes of you!"