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Twelve Guardian Ninja
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	Twelve Guardian Ninja (守護忍十二士, Shugonin Jūnishi, literally meaning: Twelve Gentlemen Guardian Ninja)
Debut
Manga	Naruto Chapter #314
Anime	Naruto Shippūden Episode #58
Appears in	Anime, Manga
Team Info
Members	Chiriku ; Kazuma (Anime only); Kitane (Anime only); Nauma (Anime only); Asuma Sarutobi ; Seito (Anime only); Tōu (Anime only);
Affiliations	Land of Fire; ;
Team Jutsu
	Limelight (Anime only);

Revision as of 00:44, 20 June 2015

This article is about the group of ninja. For the arc based on this group, see Twelve Guardian Ninja (Arc).

The Twelve Guardian Ninja (守護忍十二士, Shugonin Jūnishi, English TV: Guardian Shinobi Twelve, literally meaning: Twelve Gentlemen Guardian Ninja) were a group of twelve elite warriors who had left their village and had pledged their lives to protect the Fire Daimyō. The members are identified by the kanji for "Fire" (火, Hi) marked on the waist-sashes they wear.^[1]

History

A group which was formed before the start of the story, the Twelve Guardian Ninja have for a long time protected the daimyō. All the original members are dead, but the group continues to operate. About two years after the Nine-Tails' Attack on Konoha, half of the original members began to believe that only the daimyō should lead the Land of Fire. To that end they planned a coup d'etat against the Hokage, and planned to later conquer the rest of the countries. Kazuma tried to remove the daimyō to replace him with a puppet daimyō, as the current daimyō didn't support the revolt,^[2] but he was stopped by Asuma before he could do so. The different ideals split the group in two, which led to a fight between them that only Asuma Sarutobi, Kazuma, and Chiriku survived. It would seem that, sometime before the group was disbanded, some underground organisation put a bounty on most of the members' heads.^[3]

In the anime, Kazuma tried once again to destroy the Hokage and Konoha by resurrecting the four fallen loyal guardians. However, Asuma was able to stop and kill him. Chiriku was killed soon afterwards by Hidan and Kakuzu of Akatsuki, in order to collect the bounty on his head. Once they had collected the 30 million ryō they were confronted by Asuma. After a prolonged battle, Asuma was killed too, but they were unable to cash-in on his 35 million bounty after Asuma's reinforcements arrived.

Trivia

Shikamaru Nara received an invitation from the daimyō of the Land of Fire to become one of his guards, which could have led to later becoming a member of the elite Twelve Guardian Ninja. He refused however, saying that he would rather stay in Konoha and protect his friends.^[4]

References

↑ Chapter 314, page 8
↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 58
↑ Chapter 320, page 8
↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 87

[1] Chapter 314, page 8

[2] Naruto: Shippūden episode 58

[3] Chapter 320, page 8

[4] Naruto: Shippūden episode 87

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-The {{translation|'''Twelve Guardian Ninja'''|守護忍十二士|Shugonin Jūnishi|engtv=Guardian Shinobi Twelve|lit meaning=Twelve Gentlemen Guardian Ninja}} were a group of twelve elite warriors who had left their village and had pledged their lives to protect the [[Fire Daimyō]]. The members are identified by the kanji for {{translation|"Fire"|火|Hi}} marked on the waist-sashes they wear.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 314, page 8</ref>
+The {{translation|'''Twelve Guardian Ninja'''|守護忍十二士|Shugonin Jūnishi|engtv=Guardian Shinobi Twelve|lit meaning=Twelve Gentlemen Guardian Ninja}} were a group of twelve elite warriors who had left their village and had pledged their lives to protect the [[Fire Daimyō]]. The members are identified by the kanji for {{translation|"Fire"|火|Hi}} marked on the waist-sashes they wear.<ref>Chapter 314, page 8</ref>
 == History ==
 [[File:Guardian Ninja Symbol.svg|thumbnail|left|Twelve Guardian Ninja Symbol.]]
-A group which was formed before the start of the story, the Twelve Guardian Ninja have for a long time protected the daimyō. All the original members are dead, but the group continues to operate. About ten years before the start of the series, half of the original members began to believe that only the daimyō should lead the [[Land of Fire]]. To that end they planned a coup d'etat against the [[Hokage]], and planned to later conquer the rest of the countries. [[Kazuma]] tried to remove the daimyō to replace him with a puppet daimyō, as the current daimyō didn't support the revolt,<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 58</ref> but he was stopped by Asuma before he could do so. The different ideals split the group in two, which led to a fight between them that only [[Asuma Sarutobi]], [[Kazuma]], and [[Chiriku]] survived. It would seem that, sometime before the group was disbanded, some underground organization put a bounty on most of the members' heads.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 320, page 8</ref>
+A group which was formed before the start of the story, the Twelve Guardian Ninja have for a long time protected the daimyō. All the original members are dead, but the group continues to operate. About two years after the [[Nine-Tails' Attack on Konoha]], half of the original members began to believe that only the daimyō should lead the [[Land of Fire]]. To that end they planned a coup d'etat against the [[Hokage]], and planned to later conquer the rest of the countries. [[Kazuma]] tried to remove the daimyō to replace him with a puppet daimyō, as the current daimyō didn't support the revolt,<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 58</ref> but he was stopped by Asuma before he could do so. The different ideals split the group in two, which led to a fight between them that only [[Asuma Sarutobi]], [[Kazuma]], and [[Chiriku]] survived. It would seem that, sometime before the group was disbanded, some underground organisation put a bounty on most of the members' heads.<ref>Chapter 320, page 8</ref>
 In the anime, Kazuma tried once again to destroy the Hokage and [[Konoha]] by resurrecting the four fallen loyal guardians. However, Asuma was able to stop and kill him. Chiriku was killed soon afterwards by [[Hidan]] and [[Kakuzu]] of [[Akatsuki]], in order to collect the bounty on his head. Once they had collected the 30 million [[ryō]] they were confronted by Asuma. After a prolonged battle, Asuma was killed too, but they were unable to cash-in on his 35 million bounty after Asuma's reinforcements arrived.
-== Potential Members ==
+== Trivia ==
-* [[Shikamaru Nara]]: In the anime, he received an invitation from the daimyō of the Land of Fire to become one of his guards, which could have led to later becoming a member of the elite Twelve Guardian Ninja. He refused however, saying that he would rather stay in Konoha and protect his friends.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 87</ref>
+* [[Shikamaru Nara]] received an invitation from the daimyō of the Land of Fire to become one of his guards, which could have led to later becoming a member of the elite Twelve Guardian Ninja. He refused however, saying that he would rather stay in Konoha and protect his friends.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 87</ref>
 == See Also ==
-* [[Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist]] - A similar group of shinobi from [[Kirigakure]].
 * [[Kinkaku Force]] - A similar group of shinobi from the [[Land of Lightning]].
+* [[Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist]] - A similar group of shinobi from [[Kirigakure]].
 == References ==