Nijū Shōtai
Nijū Shōtai (二十小隊, Nijū Shōtai; Literally meaning "Twenty Platoons")
Debut
Manga	Chapter #318
Anime	Naruto Shippūden Episode #74
Game	Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3
Appears in	Anime, Manga and Game
Team Info
Members	Chōji Akimichi Kotetsu Hagane Izumo Kamizuki Shinobu Mibu Raidō Namiashi Shikamaru Nara Asuma Sarutobi Kabuto's Sensei Ino Yamanaka Aoba Yamashiro
Affiliations	Konohagakure

The Nijū Shōtai (二十小隊; English TV "Squad of 20"; Literally meaning "Twenty Platoons") is a task force created by the Fifth Hokage consisting of twenty four-man teams. Their mission is to scour the Land of Fire in search of members of Akatsuki. The Akatsuki members are to be captured alive, but if that is not possible they are to be eliminated.

Known Members

Only two of the twenty teams have been seen thus far:

Asuma's team

• Asuma Sarutobi (Leader, Deceased)
• Shikamaru Nara
• Kotetsu Hagane
• Izumo Kamizuki

Raidō's team

• Raidō Namiashi
• Aoba Yamashiro
• Chōji Akimichi
• Ino Yamanaka

Anime-Only Members

• Kabuto's Trainer
• Shinobu Mibu