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'''[[Wikipedia:Kunai|Kunai]]''', along with the [[shuriken]], is one of the most common ninja [[tools]] in the ''Naruto'' series. It is a black dagger designed for thrusting and stabbing, though it can still do some damage if thrown despite not being designed for it, and is about the length of one's hand.

Many [[shinobi]] attack by attaching an [[explosive tag]] to the blade. The kunai is usually thrown so that it lodges in an object near the target, and then the explosion from the attached tag destroys the target. This use of the weapon is known as an {{translation|'''explosive kunai'''|起爆クナイ|kibaku kunai}}.

Kunai can also be kept on [[Hidden Kunai Mechanism|spring-loaded wires]] up the user's sleeve, as seen in [[Naruto Uzumaki]]'s fight with [[Sai]] when they first met. They can be used for close combat, like a normal knife. [[Flying Swallow|Empowered]] [[Wind Release: Vacuum Blade|with]] [[chakra flow]], kunai thrown into targets can cut through solid wood and even solid stone targets.

Shinobi appear to favour them so much due to both their sturdy and dependable nature, as well as their evident versatility.

== Types of Kunai ==
Different types of kunai have been seen in the series:
* [[Zabuza Momochi]] was shown using a special kunai that curved inward on one side, making it more suitable for stabbing and thrusting.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 26, page 3</ref> This type is also shown used by Kirigakure in the anime.
* [[Kabuto Yakushi]], when threatening to kill a hospitalised [[Sasuke Uchiha]] in Part I, held a kunai with a curved blade to Sasuke's neck (seems to be the same type that [[Rōshi]] used).<ref>Second ''Naruto'' artbook, page 4</ref>
* Before the first part of the [[Chūnin Exams]], [[Zaku Abumi]] used a kunai with holes in the middle and no ring at the end.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 40, page 5</ref>
* During the first part of the Chūnin Exams [[Kotetsu Hagane]] threw a kunai at [[Sukima]], that had a tassel connected to the ring.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 41, page 17</ref>
* During the second part of the Chūnin Exams, [[Team Oboro]] used double-bladed kunai while facing [[Team 7]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 62, pages 4-6</ref>
* [[Shiin]] used kunai with long, thin, red ropes attached to them.<ref name="ep214">''Naruto'' episode 214</ref>
[[File:Flying Thunder God Technique.JPG|thumb|right|Minato's marked kunai.]]
* [[Minato Namikaze]] used [[Flying Thunder God Kunai|three-bladed kunai]] that had a special seal applied to them in order to perform his [[Flying Thunder God Technique]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 239, page 8</ref>
* The [[Mother and Father|Father]] puppet, created by [[Sasori]], was equipped with a segmented wooden whip covered with kunai.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 268, pages 5-7</ref>
* During their battle with [[Hidan]], [[Izumo Kamizuki]] and Kotetsu used kunai the size of ordinary [[Kunai Blades|blades]] to attack him.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 322, page 16</ref> When next observed, the pair were connected by a length of chain, with a weight attached to its centre.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 530, page 8</ref>
* In the manga, the [[Prajñā Group]] used very long kunai to assault [[Danzō Shimura]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 456, pages 3, 6</ref> However, in the anime, these were replaced instead by the standard variant of kunai and later, [[Sword|katana]].<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 199</ref>
* An unnamed [[Iwa]] shinobi of the [[First Division]] used a kunai with a [[manriki-gusari]] attached to its hilt, in a similar manner to a [[kusarigama]] during their initial engagement with the [[Akatsuki]] forces in the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 526, page 6</ref>
* An unnamed [[Kiri]] shinobi of the [[Fourth Division]] used a kunai with a noticeably [[Wikipedia:Serrated blade|serrated]] edge along at least one of its sides, during their first direct engagement with the [[Second Mizukage]] and [[Third Raikage]] in the Fourth Shinobi World War.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 548, page 6</ref>
* [[Kusuna]] used a double-bladed kunai that can disconnect into two kunai during his first attempt to assassinate [[Shion]], and the kunai each have a grip around the handle.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden the Movie''</ref>
* In the anime, a young Naruto finds a special [[Takigakure]] kunai with an extending blade on one side before being pursued by The [[Taki Kunoichi]]. It had two thin blades, one larger and one smaller.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 178</ref>
* [[Deidara]] was shown wielding a kunai with a square hilt in his mouth. Asuma was also seen with a pair of these after being [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|reincarnated]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 533, page 5</ref>
* [[Tenten]] used a smaller version of kunai when threatening [[Menma (anime)|Menma]].<ref name="ep214"/>
* Among the many weapons created by [[Iō]] there were two variations of a kunai: a double-bladed one without a handle and poison on the blade (and therefore, dangerous to the user) and one with another ring at the end instead of a blade. Obviously, they were basically useless.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 184</ref>
* Shinobi from [[Benisu Island]] used kunai with curved side and flat surface.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 224</ref> 
* [[Obito Uchiha]] owns several kunai of immense size, storing them in the [[other dimension]] to launch them with [[Kamui]] in quick succession.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 628, pages 3-4</ref>

=== Kunai Launching Weapons ===
* [[Kiba Inuzuka]] employed the use of a clone of [[Akamaru]] to release kunai when approached. The doppelgänger swells and then burst launching the kunai at the opponent.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 205, page 7</ref>
* [[Tenten]] used a [[Kunai Grenade|grenade]] that releases kunai and shrapnel in an omnidirectional manner once it detonates.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 256, page 8</ref>
* [[Chiyo]] used a simple length of cord to thread numerous kunai together, in such a manner that the entirety could be released and thrown consecutively with just a single motion.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 264, page 16</ref> A similar arrangement was employed by a shinobi of the [[Third Division]], during their attack on the [[Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist]], in the Fourth Shinobi World War.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 523, page 3</ref>
* [[Dotō Kazahana]]'s army of Yukigakure ninja used mortars mounted on their train compartments to launch a massive amounts of kunai at a very rapid rate.<ref>''Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow''</ref>
* The ninja of the [[Land of the Sky]] equipped themselves with hand-held launchers that can fire kunai rapidly, similar to machine guns.<ref>''Naruto Shippūden 2: Bonds''</ref>
* When [[Hiruko (missing-nin)|Hiruko]] declared war against the [[Five Great Shinobi Countries]] and [[Konohagakure]] was blamed for it, [[Tsunade]] had prepared a large amount of mortars with giant kunai loaded into it, akin to missile launchers, in an attempt to defend her village from [[Sunagakure]]'s attack.<ref>''Naruto Shippūden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire''</ref>

== Trivia ==
* The alternative spelling for "kunai" is written with the characters 苦無, which translate as "''no hard feelings''" ({{translation|"bitter", "hardship" and/or "suffering"|苦}}, and {{translation|"negative", "no", "not", "lack" and/or "have no"|無}}).
* Historically, in reality, the kunai were just simple farming tools. When the Japanese emperor announced Martial Law and banned weapons, farming tools were among the easily disguised substitutes adopted, mostly because of how cheap they were to manufacture.

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