<section begin=summary />A '''[[Wikipedia:Tantō|tantō]]''' is simply a small [[katana]]. Several [[chūnin]], [[medical-nin]] and shinobi of [[Konohagakure]] when going to war wear them strapped to their lower backs. The version [[Root]] uses are double-edged and have no tip, meant only for cutting and defence. They carry the tantō vertically on the back specifically behind the shoulder, [[Sai]] is one of the notable ones that uses the tantō, which he carries on his back behind the right shoulder. [[Sakumo Hatake]] and [[Kakashi Hatake]] in his childhood carried a special tantō, known as the [[White Light Chakra Sabre]]. [[Gamabunta]] also carries one, albeit [[Toad Sword Beheading|a gigantic version]] that fits his size.<section end=summary />