Giant Clam

editGiant Clam
蜃 Ōhamaguri
Debut
Manga	Naruto Chapter #548
Anime	Naruto Shippūden Episode #300
Game	Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
Appears in	Anime, Manga, Game
Personal
Species	Meretrix lusoria
Status	Deceased
Classification	Summon
Affiliation	Kirigakure
Nature Type Yin Release
Jutsu Demonic Illusion: Steaming Multistoried Building

This Giant Clam (蜃, Ōhamaguri) is the personal summon of the Second Mizukage.

Appearance

Aside from its massive size, it resembles an ordinary clam. Several prominent dark lines encircle both the upper and lower portions of its shell, while the Kirigakure symbol is inscribed upon its top.

Abilities

The creature is capable of producing a deceptive mirage that completely renders observers unable to accurately locate the position of itself or its summoner, after firstly opening its shell and exuding a mist from its siphons throughout the duration of the technique.

Part II

Shinobi World War Arc

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Giant Clam creating the mirage.

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, after the Second Mizukage is resurrected by Kabuto Yakushi to fight for Akatsuki, it is summoned to the battlefield in a confrontation against the shinobi of the Fourth Division. As the clam opens its shell, it envelops the area in a mirage that renders all the attacks the shinobi dealt ineffective, as they remain unable to locate the actual position of either the creature or the Mizukage. Despite the Mizukage's advice to attack the clam standing directly behind him, their attempts continue to fail, resulting in utter confusion amongst the shinobi. After Gaara and Onoki arrived, Onoki used his Super Aggravated Rock technique to destroy it. Due to this, the mirage has disappeared.

Trivia

• Although simply called 'giant clam', the kanji is actually the name for a mythical giant clam and is usually pronounced as 'shin' in Japanese ('shèn' or 'chèn' in Chinese). This shin is actually a kind of aquatic, shape-shifting dragon in the form a giant clam. It is said to be able to cause mirages and Fata Morganas. In fact, its name has become almost synonymous with 'mirage': in Japanese, the word for 'mirage' is 蜃気楼 (shinkirō, literally meaning: shin breath tower).
  • This and other references to mirages relating to the giant clam are a further allusion to the Second Mizukage's use of genjutsu.