Zōri

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ゾウリ Zōri
Debut
Manga	Naruto Chapter #18
Anime	Naruto Episode #10
Novel	Naruto: Innocent Heart, Demonic Blood
Game	Naruto: Konoha Ninpōchō
OVA	Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival!
Appears in	Anime, Manga, Novel, Game
Voice Actors
Japanese	Keijin Okuda
English	Sam Riegel (Part I) Rick Zieff (Part II)
Personal
Birthdate	December 1
Sex	Male
Age	Part I: 28
Height	Part I: 172 cm1.72 m <br />5.643 ft <br />67.717 in <br />
Weight	Part I: 63 kg138.891 lb <br />
Blood type	A
Classification	Samurai
Occupation	Gatō's bodyguard (Mercenary)
Affiliation	Land of Waves
Team	Gatō Company
Partner	Waraji
Jutsu Iaidō
Tools Sword

Zōri (ゾウリ) is a samurai from Land of Waves. He and his partner, Waraji, were mercenaries hired by Gatō to be his personal bodyguards.

Personality

Zōri, contrary to his partner, seems to be the calmer of the two though he seems to be just as cruel. He has been described as a loyal individual that enjoys gambling.

Appearance

Zōri is a light-skinned man with bluish-white hair and black eyes. Lined markings are tattooed under his eyes. He commonly wears a dark purple hat on this head, the top of which extends far beyond the top of his head. Zōri also wears a blue jacket with multiple pockets and tied to his waist is his blue handled katana. He appears virtually unchanged in Part II.

Abilities

Zōri is capable of using his sword to perform Iaidō, a swift attack that's meant to kill the enemy with one move. In the anime, he was also able to knock Tsunami out with one punch and his swordsmanship was good enough to defeat several of Naruto's shadow clones.

Part I

Land of Waves Arc

Gatō ordered Zōri and Waraji to kidnap Tsunami to force Tazuna, Tsunami's father and the bridge builder, to stop building his bridge. When Waraji threatened to kill Tsunami's son Inari, Tsunami also threatened to kill herself unless they let him go. Since Zōri was told by Gatō that they only needed one hostage, they leave Inari alone and proceed to take Tsunami to the bridge. However, Inari (remembering what Kaiza told him) ran to save his mother. Ultimately, Naruto came and got Tsunami away from Gatō's men. Both Zōri and Waraji were then defeated by Naruto's Shadow Clone Technique and were tied up and left there.

Part II

Itachi Pursuit Arc

In the anime, Zōri makes a brief appearance when Suigetsu and Sasuke are wandering around the Land of Waves, searching for the Kubikiribōchō. Suigetsu and Zōri bump into each other, and Zōri tries to provoke a fight. But as soon as he sees Sasuke, he becomes instantly unnerved and retreats. Later on, Suigetsu and Zōri bump into each other again. He attempts to flee again, but is quickly captured by the two and taken to a back alley in an attempt to interrogate him. He is initially reluctant to tell them of the whereabouts of the sword, but eventually tells them once Suigetsu threatens him.

Konoha History Arc

Main article: Konoha History Arc In the anime, it is revealed in a flashback that after Team Kakashi had left the Land of Waves, Zōri and Waraji did not leave the Land of Waves, but instead bided their time in an attempt to get revenge. They kidnap Inari, Akane and some of the other children but once again their efforts are foiled by Team Kakashi and the villagers who rise up against them.

Trivia

• Both Zōri and Waraji are named after types of Japanese sandals. Zōri (草履) are a type typically worn with formal kimono.
• Zōri and Waraji make an appearance in Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival!, when Naruto has to go to the bathroom.
• According to the databook(s):
  • His favourite food is mizuame, chicken and egg donburi, and his least favourite is shellfish.
• In the anime, as the Allied Shinobi Forces attempt to attack the two Uchiha, a Kiri shinobi resembling Zōri is seen with Might Guy in the taijutsu team.