Kanakirigoe Clan



The Kanakirigoe clan is a noble clan of Otogakure. It is well known for its use of the sound release, a powerful release that originated in Otogakure during orochimaru's reign. Despite the clan being not as active as it was before, its influence still lies deep in the world, and the current Otokage hails from this very clan.

Orochimaru's Time
Shortly after orochimaru founded otogakure, shinobi from the Kanakirigoe clan approached orochimaru, and offered to be the villages first kekkei genkai holders, and the first clan in the village. Considering the idea, Orochimaru asked if he could use members of the clan for his experiments. With some hesitation, they agreed, and the clan members joined the village. The younger boys of the clan would be given a test curse mark. Most of them died due to not having perfect chakra control, which made orochimaru frustrated. One boy, Sakebu Kanakirigoe, was given a Cursed Seal, caused the Curse Seal of Hell, and it did not kill him. Orochimaru figured this boy was special, so he took him under his wing, away from his clan/family members. The clan was furious at the idea, and some considered leaving the village, or turning on orochimaru, but the leaders and elder members of the clan did not agree with this idea and thought it was reckless, and let it play out.

Konoha Attack
During the konoha attack by otogakure on konoha, the kanakirigoe clan is one of the few reasons why otogakure wasn't completely obliterated. Most ninja from the clan equally matched the konoha jonin. However, when konoha got the edge in the heat of the battle, many of the clan members were lost. They considered retreating, but stayed to battle until the end, despite even knowing they were not going to win the battle. As they died, the older members of the clan let the younger ones escape back to otogakure, in hope they would soon become strong ninja.

Aftermath
In the aftermath of the attack, the clan wasn't even considered a clan anymore, infact; it was merely a group. Counting the members of the clan was so easy, you could do it with the fingers on your hand. The members took up all their time training and serving under orochimaru. Sakebu Kanakirigoe mastered his clan's sound release, and soon started repopulating the clan. After orochimaru "died", having no leader, the Kanakirigoes took over the village, with Sakebu as the current Otokage.