Formation Ino–Shika–Chō

Formation Ino–Shika–Chōedit
フォーメーション猪鹿蝶­ (Fōmēshon Ino–Shika–Chō)
Name
Literal English	Formation Boar–Deer–Butterfly
Debut
Manga	Volume #7, Naruto Chapter #55
Anime	Naruto Episode #33
Movie	Naruto Shippūden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire
Appears in	Anime, Manga, Movie
Data
Classification	Hiden, Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Collaboration Jutsu
Class	Offensive, Supplementary
Other jutsu
Parent jutsu	Multi-Size Technique Partial Multi-Size Technique Butterfly Bullet Bombing Shadow Imitation Technique Shadow–Neck Binding Technique Shadow Imitation Shuriken Technique Mind Body Switch Technique Mind Body Disturbance Technique Mind Clone Switch Technique
Derived jutsu
Human Bullet Yo-Yo
Users
Inoichi Yamanaka Shikaku Nara Chōza Akimichi Ino Yamanaka Shikamaru Nara Chōji Akimichi

Formation Ino–Shika–Chō is a formation used by the members of the Yamanaka, Nara, and Akimichi clans. It is designed to bind the opponent, with the clans respective techniques. An Akimichi will provide a distraction by attacking the opponent directly. The distraction will allow a Nara to bind the opponent with their shadow. Then the Yamanaka will be free to use the Mind Body Switch Technique to control one of the opponents, without fear of it missing.

Because these three clans have a long history of working together they can use several of their respective clan's techniques in tandem to create different versions of this formation.

Trivia

• The name is a reference to a card combination in the Hanafuda card game, Koi-Koi; Inoshikachō uses the Boar (猪, Ino), the Deer (鹿, Shika), and the Butterfly (蝶, Chō).