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Takamaru
タカ丸 Takamaru
Debut
Manga Naruto Chapter #250
Anime Naruto Shippūden Episode #7
Appears in Anime, Manga
Personal
Sex Gender Male Male
Species Hawk
Age
  • Part II: 3
Occupation
  • Messenger Hawk
Affiliation
Family

Takamaru (タカ丸) is a messenger hawk for Sunagakure.

Appearance[]

Takamaru looks like a normal hawk with brown plumage and brown eyes. The inside of his wings is beige, and both his beak and his legs are a dull yellow. He is seen wearing a grey message bag on his back held by a strap around his neck.

Ablities[]

Takamaru is stated as being Sunagakure's fastest messenger bird[1] — only rivalled by his son Tobimaru.[2]

Part II[]

Kazekage Rescue Mission[]

Main article: Kazekage Rescue Mission He's first seen when carrying a message to Konohagakure, saying that Gaara had been kidnapped by Akatsuki. He was last seen flying around Konohagakure after Team 7 had returned after rescuing Gaara.

Trivia[]

  • "Taka" (), means "hawk", while "-maru" () is a common suffix for male names meaning "perfection" or "full circle".
  • The fourth databook connects Takamaru and Tobimaru as father and son. However, Takamaru's given age in the third databook is three years,[1] while Tobimaru was said to be five in the fourth databook.[2]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Third Databook, page 187
  2. 2.0 2.1 Fourth Databook, page 212
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