editTakamaru[1]
(タカ丸, Takamaru)
Debut
Manga	Chapter #250
Anime	Naruto Shippūden Episode #8
Appears in	Anime and Manga
Personal
Gender	Male
Species	Hawk
Age	Part II: 3
Affiliation	Sunagakure

Takamaru (タカ丸, Takamaru) is a messenger hawk for Sunagakure. Takamaru is stated as being Sunagakure's fastest messenger by one of the Konoha shinobi.

Part II

Kazekage Rescue Arc

He's first seen when carrying a message to Konohagakure, saying that Gaara had been kidnapped by Akatsuki.

Trivia

• "Taka" (鷹), means "hawk", while "-maru" (丸) is a common suffix for male names meaning "perfection" or "full circle".

References

1. ↑ Third Databook, page 187