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<section begin=summary />'''[[Wikipedia:Flak jacket|Flak jacket]]s''' are a form of padded protective clothing designed to provide at least partial protection from things such as blunt-force trauma, shrapnel and other projectiles. This can be seen when it protected [[Iruka Umino]] from [[kunai]] and [[fūma shuriken]] while he was searching for [[Naruto]] and the [[Scroll of Seals]] and was ambushed by [[Mizuki]]. <section end=summary />
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<section begin=summary />A '''[[Wikipedia:Flak jacket|flak jacket]]''' is an item of clothing popular among ninja. Flak jackets have several pockets and pouches that can be used to store and quickly access weapons and other supplies. When on missions, they provide at least partial protection from damage by blunt-force trauma, shrapnel, and other projectiles.<section end=summary /> Flak jackets started being worn around the time of the [[First Shinobi World War]], replacing the [[Shinobi Battle Armour]] common during the [[Warring States Period]]. They are worn by most ninja of [[chūnin]] rank or higher; the anime sometimes depicts [[genin]] wearing flak jackets.
 
== Background ==
 
<section begin=summary />They can also prevent lethal injuries from [[swords]] and other weapons as seen during [[Baki]]'s fight with [[Hayate Gekkō]]. For the most part, they have superseded the plate armour widely used by shinobi during the [[Warring States Period]] and the [[First Shinobi World War]]. They are usually worn by [[chūnin]] and [[jōnin]] over their normal clothing in most villages, although the design varies among the villages and have also changed over time.<section end=summary /> The jackets are among the most iconic pieces of [[shinobi]] equipment. Most of them have pockets or scroll pouches, which can be used to store scrolls, weapons, and supplies. This allows a ninja to access them quickly and/or quietly with only one hand, as seen with [[Kakashi Hatake]]'s case when he normally does this secretly to extract a [[kunai]].
 
   
 
== Styles ==
 
== Styles ==
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Each [[Hidden Village]] has its own design or designs of flak jacket.
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Image:Tekuno.jpg|'''[[Konohagakure]] (current)''': Konohagakure flak jackets are green. They have three scroll pouches on each side of their chest for scrolls, medicine, and other ninja tools. For protection they include a neck guard and extra padding over the shoulders (which is fastened on by steel buttons). They also have a zipper down the middle. The crest of [[Uzushiogakure]] is integrated onto the back of the jacket, symbolising the ties Konoha had with the former village.
 
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Image:Choza appearance.png| '''Konohagakure (movie variant)''': In ''[[Naruto Shippūden the Movie: The Lost Tower]]'', Minato's team was seen wearing a unique flak jacket. They are dull brown and came with angular shoulder guards, a throat guard, a neck guard, and one scroll pouch attached to the left shoulder. The padding was thinner on the sides and the front and back extend downwards. They also came with knee and elbow padding. It is possible that this was merely an experimental model as it hasn't been seen prior to or after the [[Third Shinobi World War]].
 
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Image:Wartime flak jacket.png| '''Konohagakure (wartime variant)''': Worn during the [[Second Shinobi World War]], this flack jacket consists of a steel grey over-vest worn over Konohagakure's previous flack jacket. It bore a passive resemblance to the Land of Demon's flak jacket, but lacked a neck guard. It was connected by straps over the shoulders and hips. It also came with protruding shoulder guards, extensions to protect the lower throat and abdomen, and steel gauntlets. It has also been seen being worn on its own with neither a throat guard nor protruding shoulder guards (as is the case with [[Kakashi Hatake]]). It was probably just a prototype as it was only worn by a selected few during the war.
 
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Image:Konoha flak jacket- older version.png|'''Konohagakure (previous)''': This flak jacket was worn by Konoha shinobi approximately ten years prior to the start of the series during the [[Second Shinobi World War]]. It resembles the current one but lack pockets and sometimes neck guards. The lack of scroll pouches was remedied by wearing two additional equipment pouches on the lower back instead of one (as is the case in modern times).
 
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Image:Anbu Uniform.jpg|'''Konoha [[Anbu]] ''': Konoha's Anbu flak jacket is steel grey, come with steel gauntlets, and seem to be connected with a interwoven band near the stomach along with two straps over the shoulders. They also come a sword mounted on the back just over the right shoulder by a metal holster. Furthermore, they come with two equipment pouches instead of one to compensate for the lack of scroll pouches.
 
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Image:Suna Flak Jacket.jpg|'''[[Sunagakure]]''': Sunagakure flak jackets are beige. They may or may not include shoulder padding, shoulder guards, neck guards, and scroll pouches over their stomachs. They all however are fastened by a zipper in the front and by metal clasps on the shoulders. They also come with some kind of pouch in the lower back.
 
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Image:Yakku.JPG|'''Sunagakure (variant)''': Another flak jacket model has been seen being worn by several genin-level shinobi from Sunagakure. It is brownish-beige, fastened by a zipper, and lacks scroll pouches and reinforced shoulder padding. However, this is compensated by having a thick neck guard that envelopes the entire neck and segmented steel arm-guards.
 
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Image:Red Iwagakure jacket.png|'''[[Iwagakure]] (current)''': The current Iwagakure flak jackets are bright brown and look exactly like the old version, but instead of brown cloth, red is used in the uniform. Also, the pouches and the connecting strap are now brown rather than grey like the previous generation.
 
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|[[Konohagakure]]
Image:Iwa Flack Jacket.jpg|'''Iwagakure (previous)''': The old Iwagakure flak jackets are dark brown with only one sleeve on the left arm. They have a large grey zippered pouch over their stomach and a larger, buttoned one over the lower back of the vest. Both pouches are fastened on by a grey strap over the stomach. None of these flak jackets hold the presence of neck guards though they do retain shoulder padding held in place by buttons and zipper that go down the middle.
 
 
|Worn for most of the series, these flak jackets are green. They have three scroll pouches on each side of their chest, a neck guard, extra padding over the shoulders (which is fastened on by steel buttons), and a zipper down the middle. The [[Uzushiogakure]] symbol is integrated onto the back of the jacket, symbolising the ties between the two villages.
Image:Kiri 1.JPG|'''[[Kirigakure]] (current)''': Kirigakure's flak jacket are very basic in design. They are slate grey in colour and pocketless. The most notable features of these flak jackets are the extended shoulder guards and lower extensions on either side to protect the lower abdomen. Unlike the majority of the styles used (which use zippers) this flak jacket was fastened from the sides by straps.
 
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Image:Young_Ganryu.png|'''Kirigakure (variant)''': In the anime, [[Team Ganryū]] and several other Kiri shinobi were seen wearing a variant of Kirigakure's flak jacket. It resembled Iwagakure's version but is coloured slate grey and sometimes came with neck guards.
 
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Image:KiriFlakJacketB.png|'''Kirigakure (previous)''': In the anime, a variation on the standard Kiri flak jacket was seen. Unlike its counterparts, it came with two scroll pouches on the lower left side, a pocket on the right chest, a built-in pouch on the lower back, a neck guard and is fastened by a covered zipper. The village's symbol is also embedded on the back. However, there is only minimal padding on the sides.
 
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Image:Kiri Jacket 2.png|'''Kirigakure Anbu''': Kirigakure Anbu flak jackets are also slate grey in colour. They come with or without a neck-guard but have elongated padding over the shoulders, some bearing their village symbol on each padding. Like the flack jacket used by the Kirigakure's regular forces, it is held together with straps from the sides.
 
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|Worn after the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]], these flak jackets are green. They are simple chest-guards with clipped-on shoulder pads with high-collars and a strap across the waist. The [[Uzushiogakure]] symbol is relocated to an armband that is worn in addition to the Konoha flak jacket.
Image:White Flak Jacket.jpg|'''[[Kumogakure]] (current)''': Kumogakure flak jackets are white. They have a rather utilitarian version with no scroll pouches and are fastened by only one strap over the left shoulder. The strap is attached via a button and the jacket has a strange design on the front which consists of one diagonal line going down to the left with four small lines on top and one medium size line line going down to the right that is perpendicular the previous line. And while the flak jacket only covers half of the torso, this is compensated with the use of shin and arm guards.
 
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Image:Old Kumo Flak Jacket.jpg|'''Kumogakure (previous)''': This flak jacket is dark grey and was worn by Kumogakure shinobi approximately ten years prior to the start of the series. Unlike the current style it had extra shoulder, neck padding, mesh armour around the collarbone, three scroll pouches on the chest, and is fastened by metal clasps on the right side (though some don't have scroll pouches or mesh armour as is the case with the [[Kumo spectators]]).
 
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Image:Otogakure Jacket.jpg|'''[[Otogakure]]''': Otogakure flak jackets are black. For protection, they come with shoulder padding (which is fastened on by steel buttons) and a neck guard. They are also fastened by three metal clasps on the left side and have a pouch in the front just over the stomach.
 
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Image:Hanzo wielding Kusarigama.png|'''[[Amegakure]]''': Amegakure flak jackets are slate grey. They cover the shoulders, torso, include a neck guard, and are held in place by a zipper. Some have been seen bearing two swirl designs on the chest. However, they do not come with scroll pouches.
 
 
|Worn by Konoha's [[Anbu]], these flak jackets are steel grey. They come with steel gauntlets and seem to be fashened with a interwoven band near the stomach along with two straps over the shoulders. Swords are mounted on the back just over the right shoulder by a metal holster. Furthermore, they come with two equipment pouches instead of one.
Image:Taki flak jacket.png|'''[[Takigakure]] (current)''': In the anime, Takigakure flak jackets are sky blue and are fastened by a zipper and shoulder straps. However, they lack scroll pouches, neck guards, and reinforced shoulder padding. Some Taki shinobi wear metal shoulder-guards attached to their flak jackets.
 
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Image:Takigakure variant flak jacket.png|'''Takigakure (variant)''': In the anime, a group of [[Taki Kunoichi]] wear a variant of Takigakure's flak jacket. It was light blue, bore a passive resemblance to the Konoha [[Anbu]]'s uniform but has two buttoned pockets on the lower stomach. It also came with [[sword|Katana]] holster on the back, came with wrist guards, and was worn over a short sleeved shirt with a body suit underneath.
 
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Image:Takigakure Flak Jacket Variant.png|'''Takigakure (variant)''': In the anime, a variant of Takigakure's flak jacket has been seen that is quite different from the current style used. It resemble's Konohagakure's model (complete with a neck guard, buttoned shoulder padding, scroll pouches and a zipper) but is coloured purple and lacks the spiral crest on the back.
 
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|[[Konohagakure]]
Image:FlakJacketTaki.png|'''Takigakure (previous)''': In the anime, this flak jacket was worn in Takigakure approximately ten years prior to the start of the series on the eve of the [[Second Shinobi World War]]. It was dark purple, and had thick shoulder padding, a neck guard, extensions on both sides to protect the lower abdomen, one large pocket on the right near the stomach, and is fastened by a zipper. However, side protection was reduced to a minimum amount of padding.
 
Image:Kusagakure flak jacket.png|'''[[Kusagakure]]''': In the anime, Kusagakure flak jackets are similar in style to [[Sunagakure]]'s flak jacket, they are brown and are equipped with long shoulder guards, thick neck guards and several scroll pouches around the zipper that fastens them. They are also fastened by metal clasps and straps over the shoulder.
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|Worn in ''[[Naruto Shippūden the Movie: The Lost Tower]]'', these flak jackets were dull brown. They came with angular shoulder guards, a throat guard, a neck guard, and one scroll pouch attached to the left shoulder. Though the padding was thinner on the sides, it extended down in the front and back. They also came with knee and elbow padding.
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Image:Hoshigakure Flak Jacket.jpg|'''[[Hoshigakure]]''': In the anime, Hoshigakure flak jackets are blue. They have two scroll pouches near the left hip and are held together by straps on the right side and by the neck-guard, which surround the entire neck.
 
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Image:A Jōmae Village flak jacket.png|'''[[Jōmae Village]]''': In the anime, the Jōmae Village's flak jackets are brown, have no sleeves, and appear to be completely plain. Other than that, they come with a throat guard that surrounds the entire neck, shin guards, extend slightly downward to protect the lower stomach, and are attached by straps over the collarbone and hips. They also seem to favour using mesh armour to protect the shoulders.
 
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Image:Aniki2.jpg|'''[[Moyagakure]]''': In the anime, the flak jacket worn by the shinobi from Moyagakure are beige in colour and had two large pockets on the chest area and two built in pockets at the sides. The shoulder padding is also reinforced and the zipper is covered. In addition, they come with elbow and knee-pads.
 
 
|Worn during the [[Second Shinobi World War]], these flak jackets were steel grey. They were worn over the usual flak jacket as extra protection, connected by straps over the shoulders and hips. It came with protruding shoulder guards, extensions to protect the lower throat and abdomen, and steel gauntlets. A variant without a throat guard or protruding shoulder guards has been seen.
Image:Flat jacket.jpg|'''[[Benisu Island]]''': In the anime, the flak jackets worn by the shinobi of Benisu Island are beige. They have two large pockets on either side of the chest, two in the lower sides, extra shoulder padding, and a built in neck guard. In addition, they also have a concave triangular symbol embedded in the back. They are also fastened by a zipper and can be worn over a piece of cloth (which also has the same symbol) that hangs down to the wearer's knees.
 
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Image:Prajñā Group.png| '''[[Prajñā Group]]''': Flak jackets worn by these shinobi are dark green. Other than that, they lack any accessories except for three pouches on the lower back that are fastened by a strap over the stomach. They also possess a zipper that runs down the middle, neck guards, and padded shoulder-guards.
 
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|[[File:Konoha flak jacket- older version.png|center|200x200px]]
Image:Animal Path Alive.PNG|'''[[Fūma clan]]''': The flak jackets worn by these shinobi are dark blue. They possess extended shoulder guards but no neck guards. They also come with black bands on the sides and are fastened by a zipper and over the top with the same black bands with metal clasps. They also come with iron gauntlets and a [[fūma shuriken]] holster on the back. Also instead of a single white equipment pouch on the lower back, there are two grey ones mounted on the hips.
 
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|[[Konohagakure]]
Image:Land ok Sky Flak Jacket.png|'''[[Land of the Sky]]''': In ''[[Naruto Shippūden the Movie: Bonds]]'', the Land of the Sky flak jackets are purple with two basic pockets on both sides of the chest, are fastened by a covered zipper, and have a protective flap beneath to protect the groin. They also bear their village symbol integrated onto both of the shoulders which is reinforced with additional padding.
 
 
|Worn during the [[Second Shinobi World War]]. It lacked pockets and sometimes neck guards. The lack of scroll pouches was remedied by wearing two additional equipment pouches on the lower back.
Image:Land of Demons Flak Jacket.png|'''[[Land of Demons]]''': In ''[[Naruto Shippūden the Movie]]'', the flak jackets worn by Land of Demons's border guards. They are purple or slate grey in colour. They look similar to the Kirigakure's current flak jacket, except they possess thin neck guards. Like Kirigakure's, this flak jacket was fastened from the sides by straps and are pocketless. In addition, they come with black wrist and shin guards.
 
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Image:Korega.png|'''[[Land of the Moon]] (Loyalists)''': In ''[[Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom]]'', the flak jackets worn by Land of the Moon's military forces loyal to the royal family after the coup d'etat. They are black in colour and bear a vague resemblance of Moyagakure's flak jacket (minus the chest and side pockets). It appears to be fastened by a covered zipper and strap-on padding over the shoulders which also bear their coat of arms (in the blue badges) integrated onto both of the shoulders. Unlike the vests worn by the Land of the Moon's regular forces, they bear a large emblem that resemble bird-like creature (hawk or phoenix) integrated on the left side of the chest (presumed the military insignia) and come with two pockets on right hip while the left hip has a cutlass mounted on it.
 
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|[[Sunagakure]]
 
|These flak jackets are beige. They may or may not include shoulder padding, shoulder guards, neck guards, and scroll pouches over their stomachs. They are fastened by a zipper in the front and by metal clasps on the shoulders. A pouch is included in the lower back.
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|[[Sunagakure]]
 
|Worn by some genin, these flak jackets are brownish-beige. They are fastened by a zipper and lack scroll pouches or shoulder padding. This is compensated by having a thick neck guard that envelops the entire neck and segmented steel arm-guards.
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|[[Iwagakure]]
 
|These flak jackets are bright brown. They look exactly the same as the design used during the [[Third Shinobi World War]], except with red cloth instead of brown. Also, the pouches and the connecting strap are now brown rather than grey like the previous generation.
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|[[Iwagakure]]
 
|Worn during the [[Third Shinobi World War]], these flak jackets were dark brown. They had only one sleeve on the left arm. They have a large grey zippered pouch over their stomach and a larger, buttoned one over the lower back of the vest. Both pouches are fastened on by a grey strap over the stomach. None of these flak jackets hold the presence of neck guards though they do retain shoulder padding held in place by buttons and zipper that go down the middle.
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|[[File:Kiri 1.JPG|center|200x200px]]
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|[[Kirigakure]]
 
|These flak jackets are slate grey. They are very basic in design and have no pockets. The most notable features of these flak jackets are the extended shoulder guards and lower extensions on either side to protect the lower abdomen. This flak jacket is fastened from the sides by straps.
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|[[Kirigakure]]
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|Worn in the anime by [[Team Ganryū]] and others, these flak jackets are slate grey. They are very similar to Iwagakure's but sometimes come with neck guards.
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|[[File:KiriFlakJacketB.png|center|200x200px]]
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|[[Kirigakure]]
 
|Worn in the anime in the past. Unlike its counterparts, it came with two scroll pouches on the lower left side, a pocket on the right chest, a built-in pouch on the lower back, a neck guard and is fastened by a covered zipper. However, there is only minimal padding on the sides. The village's symbol is embedded on the back.
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|[[File:Kiri Jacket 2.png|center|200x200px]]
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|[[Kirigakure]]
 
|Worn by Kiri's [[Anbu]], these flak jackets are slate grey. They come with or without a neck-guard but have elongated padding over the shoulders, some bearing their village symbol on each padding. Like the flack jacket used by the Kirigakure's regular forces, it is held together with straps from the sides.
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|[[File:White Flak Jacket.jpg|center|200x200px]]
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|[[Kumogakure]]
 
|These flak jackets are white. They have no scroll pouches and are fastened by only one strap over the left shoulder, which is fastened with a button. The front consists of one diagonal line going down to the left with four small lines on top and one medium size line line going down to the right that is perpendicular the previous line. While the flak jacket only covers half of the torso, this is compensated with the use of shin and arm guards.
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|[[File:Old Kumo Flak Jacket.jpg|center|200x200px]]
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|[[Kumogakure]]
 
|Worn in the anime approximately ten years prior to the start of the series, these flak jackets were dark grey. It had extra shoulder, neck padding, mesh armour around the collarbone, three scroll pouches on the chest, and is fastened by metal clasps on the right side. Some don't have scroll pouches or mesh armour, as is the case with the [[Kumo spectators]].
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|[[File:Otogakure Jacket.jpg|center|200x200px]]
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|[[Otogakure]]
 
|These flak jackets are black. They come with shoulder padding (which is fastened on by steel buttons) and a neck guard. They are also fastened by three metal clasps on the left side and have a pouch in the front just over the stomach.
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|[[Amegakure]]
 
|These flak jackets are slate grey. They cover the shoulders, torso, include a neck guard, and are held in place by a zipper. Some have been seen bearing two swirl designs on the chest. However, they do not come with scroll pouches.
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|[[Takigakure]]
 
|Worn in the anime, these flak jackets are sky blue. They are fastened by a zipper and shoulder straps. However, they lack scroll pouches, neck guards, and reinforced shoulder padding. Some Taki shinobi wear metal shoulder-guards attached to their flak jackets.
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|[[Takigakure]]
 
|Worn in the anime by the [[Taki Kunoichi]], these flak jackets are light blue. They have two buttoned pockets on the lower stomach, a [[sword]] holster on the back, wrist guards, and was worn over a short sleeved shirt with a body suit underneath.
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|[[File:Takigakure Flak Jacket Variant.png|center|200x200px]]
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|[[Takigakure]]
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|Worn in the anime, these flak jackets are purple. They include a neck guard, buttoned shoulder padding, scroll pouches, and a zipper.
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|[[File:FlakJacketTaki.png|center|200x200px]]
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|[[Takigakure]]
 
|Worn in the anime during the [[Second Shinobi World War]], these flak jackets were dark purple. It had thick shoulder padding, a neck guard, extensions on both sides to protect the lower abdomen, one large pocket on the right near the stomach, and is fastened by a zipper. However, side protection was reduced to a minimum amount of padding.
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|[[File:Kusagakure flak jacket.png|center|200x200px]]
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|[[Kusagakure]]
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|Worn in the anime, these flak jackets are brown. They are equipped with long shoulder guards, thick neck guards, and several scroll pouches around the zipper. They are fastened by metal clasps and straps over the shoulder.
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|[[File:Hoshigakure Flak Jacket.jpg|center|200x200px]]
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|[[Hoshigakure]]
 
|Worn in the anime, these flak jackets are blue. They have two scroll pouches near the left hip and are held together by straps on the right side and by the neck-guard, which surround the entire neck.
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|[[File:A Jōmae Village flak jacket.png|center|200x200px]]
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|[[Jōmae Village]]
 
|Worn in the anime, these flak jackets are brown. They come with a throat guard that surrounds the entire neck, shin guards, extend slightly downward to protect the lower stomach, and are attached by straps over the collarbone and hips. They also seem to favour using mesh armour to protect the shoulders.
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|[[File:Aniki.png|center|200x200px]]
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|[[Moyagakure]]
 
|Worn in the anime, these flak jackets are beige. They had two large pockets on the chest area and two built in pockets at the sides. The shoulder padding is also reinforced and the zipper is covered. In addition, they come with elbow and knee-pads.
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|[[File:Flat jacket.jpg|center|200x200px]]
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|[[Benisu Island]]
 
|Worn in the anime, these flak jackets are beige. They have two large pockets on either side of the chest, two in the lower sides, extra shoulder padding, and a built in neck guard. In addition, they also have a concave triangular symbol embedded in the back. They are also fastened by a zipper and can be worn over a piece of cloth (which also has the same symbol) that hangs down to the wearer's knees.
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|[[File:Prajñā Group.png|center|200x200px]]
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|[[Prajñā Group]]
 
|These flak jackets are dark green. They lack any accessories except for three pouches on the lower back that are fastened by a strap over the stomach. They also possess a zipper that runs down the middle, neck guards, and padded shoulder-guards.
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|[[File:Animal Path Alive.PNG|center|200x200px]]
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|[[Fūma clan]]
 
|These flak jackets are dark blue. They possess extended shoulder guards but no neck guards. They also come with black bands on the sides and are fastened by a zipper and over the top with the same black bands with metal clasps. They also come with iron gauntlets and a [[fūma shuriken]] holster on the back. There are two grey equipment pouches mounted on the hips.
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|[[File:Land ok Sky Flak Jacket.png|center|200x200px]]
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|[[Land of the Sky]]
 
|Worn in ''[[Naruto Shippūden the Movie: Bonds]]'', these flak jackets are purple. They have two basic pockets on both sides of the chest, are fastened by a covered zipper, and have a protective flap beneath to protect the groin. They also bear their village symbol integrated onto both of the shoulders which is reinforced with additional padding.
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|[[File:Land of Demons Flak Jacket.png|center|200x200px]]
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|[[Land of Demons]]
 
|Worn by the Land of Demons' border guards in ''[[Naruto Shippūden the Movie]]'', these flak jackets are slate grey. They possess thin neck guards, are fastened from the sides by straps, and are pocketless. In addition, they come with black wrist and shin guards.
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|[[File:Korega.png|center|200x200px]]
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|[[Land of the Moon]]
 
|Worn by loyalists in ''[[Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom]]'', these flak jackets are black. It appears to be fastened by a covered zipper and strap-on padding over the shoulders which also bear their coat of arms (in the blue badges) integrated onto both of the shoulders. Unlike the vests worn by the Land of the Moon's regular forces, they bear a large emblem that resemble bird-like creature (hawk or phoenix) integrated on the left side of the chest (presumed the military insignia) and come with two pockets on right hip while the left hip has a cutlass mounted on it.
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
* During the Warring States Period, a member of the [[Hagoromo clan]] was seen wearing armour that closely resembled a flak jacket.<ref>Chapter 622, page 4</ref>
* In [[Naruto and the Old Soldier|episode 190]] of ''[[Naruto: Shippūden]]'', multiple [[genin]] from Iwagakure are seen wearing flak jackets.
 
* Several genin in [[Sunagakure]] such as [[Matsuri]] and [[Ittetsu]] have been seen wearing a variant of their village's standard flak jackets, items which are usually given to shinobi of chūnin rank or higher.
 
* Flak jackets seemed to have been invented prior to the First Shinobi World War with the [[Gold and Silver Brothers]], the [[Second Raikage]], and the [[Second Tsuchikage]] being the earliest shinobi to be seen wearing them.
 
** It may also be possible that flak jackets were invented during the Warring States Period, as a member of the [[Hagoromo clan]] was seen wearing armour that closely resembled a flak jacket.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 622, page 4</ref>
 
* In [[The Reanimated Allied Forces|episode 316]] of ''[[Naruto: Shippūden]]'', many of the reincarnated shinobi are stated to be genin-level. Nevertheless, nearly all of them are seen wearing flak jackets.
 
* Three of the [[Hokage]] — [[Minato Namikaze]], [[Kakashi Hatake]] and [[Tsunade]] — have been seen wearing their village's flak jackets.
 
* Of the members of the [[Konoha 11]], [[Naruto Uzumaki]] is the only one to never be seen wearing a flak jacket.
 
   
 
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Revision as of 13:06, 2 March 2015

A flak jacket is an item of clothing popular among ninja. Flak jackets have several pockets and pouches that can be used to store and quickly access weapons and other supplies. When on missions, they provide at least partial protection from damage by blunt-force trauma, shrapnel, and other projectiles. Flak jackets started being worn around the time of the First Shinobi World War, replacing the Shinobi Battle Armour common during the Warring States Period. They are worn by most ninja of chūnin rank or higher; the anime sometimes depicts genin wearing flak jackets.

Styles

Each Hidden Village has its own design or designs of flak jacket.

Jacket Group Description
Konohagakure Worn for most of the series, these flak jackets are green. They have three scroll pouches on each side of their chest, a neck guard, extra padding over the shoulders (which is fastened on by steel buttons), and a zipper down the middle. The Uzushiogakure symbol is integrated onto the back of the jacket, symbolising the ties between the two villages.
Iruka - The Last
Konohagakure Worn after the Fourth Shinobi World War, these flak jackets are green. They are simple chest-guards with clipped-on shoulder pads with high-collars and a strap across the waist. The Uzushiogakure symbol is relocated to an armband that is worn in addition to the Konoha flak jacket.
Konohagakure Worn by Konoha's Anbu, these flak jackets are steel grey. They come with steel gauntlets and seem to be fashened with a interwoven band near the stomach along with two straps over the shoulders. Swords are mounted on the back just over the right shoulder by a metal holster. Furthermore, they come with two equipment pouches instead of one.
Choza appearance
Konohagakure Worn in Naruto Shippūden the Movie: The Lost Tower, these flak jackets were dull brown. They came with angular shoulder guards, a throat guard, a neck guard, and one scroll pouch attached to the left shoulder. Though the padding was thinner on the sides, it extended down in the front and back. They also came with knee and elbow padding.
Wartime flak jacket
Konohagakure Worn during the Second Shinobi World War, these flak jackets were steel grey. They were worn over the usual flak jacket as extra protection, connected by straps over the shoulders and hips. It came with protruding shoulder guards, extensions to protect the lower throat and abdomen, and steel gauntlets. A variant without a throat guard or protruding shoulder guards has been seen.
Konoha flak jacket- older version
Konohagakure Worn during the Second Shinobi World War. It lacked pockets and sometimes neck guards. The lack of scroll pouches was remedied by wearing two additional equipment pouches on the lower back.
Sunagakure These flak jackets are beige. They may or may not include shoulder padding, shoulder guards, neck guards, and scroll pouches over their stomachs. They are fastened by a zipper in the front and by metal clasps on the shoulders. A pouch is included in the lower back.
Sunagakure Worn by some genin, these flak jackets are brownish-beige. They are fastened by a zipper and lack scroll pouches or shoulder padding. This is compensated by having a thick neck guard that envelops the entire neck and segmented steel arm-guards.
Iwagakure These flak jackets are bright brown. They look exactly the same as the design used during the Third Shinobi World War, except with red cloth instead of brown. Also, the pouches and the connecting strap are now brown rather than grey like the previous generation.
Iwagakure Worn during the Third Shinobi World War, these flak jackets were dark brown. They had only one sleeve on the left arm. They have a large grey zippered pouch over their stomach and a larger, buttoned one over the lower back of the vest. Both pouches are fastened on by a grey strap over the stomach. None of these flak jackets hold the presence of neck guards though they do retain shoulder padding held in place by buttons and zipper that go down the middle.
Kirigakure These flak jackets are slate grey. They are very basic in design and have no pockets. The most notable features of these flak jackets are the extended shoulder guards and lower extensions on either side to protect the lower abdomen. This flak jacket is fastened from the sides by straps.
Young Ganryu
Kirigakure Worn in the anime by Team Ganryū and others, these flak jackets are slate grey. They are very similar to Iwagakure's but sometimes come with neck guards.
KiriFlakJacketB
Kirigakure Worn in the anime in the past. Unlike its counterparts, it came with two scroll pouches on the lower left side, a pocket on the right chest, a built-in pouch on the lower back, a neck guard and is fastened by a covered zipper. However, there is only minimal padding on the sides. The village's symbol is embedded on the back.
Kiri Jacket 2
Kirigakure Worn by Kiri's Anbu, these flak jackets are slate grey. They come with or without a neck-guard but have elongated padding over the shoulders, some bearing their village symbol on each padding. Like the flack jacket used by the Kirigakure's regular forces, it is held together with straps from the sides.
Kumogakure These flak jackets are white. They have no scroll pouches and are fastened by only one strap over the left shoulder, which is fastened with a button. The front consists of one diagonal line going down to the left with four small lines on top and one medium size line line going down to the right that is perpendicular the previous line. While the flak jacket only covers half of the torso, this is compensated with the use of shin and arm guards.
Kumogakure Worn in the anime approximately ten years prior to the start of the series, these flak jackets were dark grey. It had extra shoulder, neck padding, mesh armour around the collarbone, three scroll pouches on the chest, and is fastened by metal clasps on the right side. Some don't have scroll pouches or mesh armour, as is the case with the Kumo spectators.
Otogakure These flak jackets are black. They come with shoulder padding (which is fastened on by steel buttons) and a neck guard. They are also fastened by three metal clasps on the left side and have a pouch in the front just over the stomach.
Hanzo wielding Kusarigama
Amegakure These flak jackets are slate grey. They cover the shoulders, torso, include a neck guard, and are held in place by a zipper. Some have been seen bearing two swirl designs on the chest. However, they do not come with scroll pouches.
Taki flak jacket
Takigakure Worn in the anime, these flak jackets are sky blue. They are fastened by a zipper and shoulder straps. However, they lack scroll pouches, neck guards, and reinforced shoulder padding. Some Taki shinobi wear metal shoulder-guards attached to their flak jackets.
Takigakure variant flak jacket
Takigakure Worn in the anime by the Taki Kunoichi, these flak jackets are light blue. They have two buttoned pockets on the lower stomach, a sword holster on the back, wrist guards, and was worn over a short sleeved shirt with a body suit underneath.
Takigakure Flak Jacket Variant
Takigakure Worn in the anime, these flak jackets are purple. They include a neck guard, buttoned shoulder padding, scroll pouches, and a zipper.
FlakJacketTaki
Takigakure Worn in the anime during the Second Shinobi World War, these flak jackets were dark purple. It had thick shoulder padding, a neck guard, extensions on both sides to protect the lower abdomen, one large pocket on the right near the stomach, and is fastened by a zipper. However, side protection was reduced to a minimum amount of padding.
Kusagakure Worn in the anime, these flak jackets are brown. They are equipped with long shoulder guards, thick neck guards, and several scroll pouches around the zipper. They are fastened by metal clasps and straps over the shoulder.
Hoshigakure Worn in the anime, these flak jackets are blue. They have two scroll pouches near the left hip and are held together by straps on the right side and by the neck-guard, which surround the entire neck.
A Jōmae Village flak jacket
Jōmae Village Worn in the anime, these flak jackets are brown. They come with a throat guard that surrounds the entire neck, shin guards, extend slightly downward to protect the lower stomach, and are attached by straps over the collarbone and hips. They also seem to favour using mesh armour to protect the shoulders.
Aniki
Moyagakure Worn in the anime, these flak jackets are beige. They had two large pockets on the chest area and two built in pockets at the sides. The shoulder padding is also reinforced and the zipper is covered. In addition, they come with elbow and knee-pads.
Benisu Island Worn in the anime, these flak jackets are beige. They have two large pockets on either side of the chest, two in the lower sides, extra shoulder padding, and a built in neck guard. In addition, they also have a concave triangular symbol embedded in the back. They are also fastened by a zipper and can be worn over a piece of cloth (which also has the same symbol) that hangs down to the wearer's knees.
Prajñā Group
Prajñā Group These flak jackets are dark green. They lack any accessories except for three pouches on the lower back that are fastened by a strap over the stomach. They also possess a zipper that runs down the middle, neck guards, and padded shoulder-guards.
Animal Path Alive
Fūma clan These flak jackets are dark blue. They possess extended shoulder guards but no neck guards. They also come with black bands on the sides and are fastened by a zipper and over the top with the same black bands with metal clasps. They also come with iron gauntlets and a fūma shuriken holster on the back. There are two grey equipment pouches mounted on the hips.
Land ok Sky Flak Jacket
Land of the Sky Worn in Naruto Shippūden the Movie: Bonds, these flak jackets are purple. They have two basic pockets on both sides of the chest, are fastened by a covered zipper, and have a protective flap beneath to protect the groin. They also bear their village symbol integrated onto both of the shoulders which is reinforced with additional padding.
Land of Demons Flak Jacket
Land of Demons Worn by the Land of Demons' border guards in Naruto Shippūden the Movie, these flak jackets are slate grey. They possess thin neck guards, are fastened from the sides by straps, and are pocketless. In addition, they come with black wrist and shin guards.
Korega
Land of the Moon Worn by loyalists in Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom, these flak jackets are black. It appears to be fastened by a covered zipper and strap-on padding over the shoulders which also bear their coat of arms (in the blue badges) integrated onto both of the shoulders. Unlike the vests worn by the Land of the Moon's regular forces, they bear a large emblem that resemble bird-like creature (hawk or phoenix) integrated on the left side of the chest (presumed the military insignia) and come with two pockets on right hip while the left hip has a cutlass mounted on it.


Trivia

  • During the Warring States Period, a member of the Hagoromo clan was seen wearing armour that closely resembled a flak jacket.[1]

References

  1. Chapter 622, page 4