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First Division (第一部隊, Daiichi Butai, Viz: First Company) Mid-Range Battle Division (戦闘中距離部隊, Sentō Chūkyori Butai, English TV: Mid-Range Battle Unit) | |
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Novel | Naruto: A Shinobi Story |
Appears in | Anime, Manga, Novel |
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Four Violet Flames Formation |
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The First Division (第一部隊, Daiichi Butai, Viz: First Company), also known as the Mid-Range Battle Division (戦闘中距離部隊, Sentō Chūkyori Butai, English TV: Mid-Range Battle Unit), was a battalion in the Allied Shinobi Forces led by Darui of Kumogakure, formed in preparation for the Fourth Shinobi World War.
Composition[]
The First Division is composed of several thousands of shinobi and samurai alike who focus on mid-range combat. According to Shikamaru Nara, it is mainly made up of shinobi who specialize in bukijutsu[1] along with three subdivisions specializing in the usage of the chakra natures fire, water, and earth.[2]
History[]

The First Division faces off against the White Zetsu Army.
Upon its formation, the First Division is mobilized to the western coast of the Land of Lightning. Because an enemy attack is inevitable, the First Division fortifies the beachhead and stations its forces along the cliffs. A contingent of White Zetsu Army clones soon emerged from the nearby ocean. After the two sides face off, Darui makes the first move with his Storm Release: Black Panther, destroying dozens of Zetsu. The rest of the division also attacks, bombarding the approaching Zetsu with kunai and engaging those that slip past in close combat.

Darui sealing Ginkaku in the Benihisago.
Darui confronts the Gold and Silver Brothers, two S-rank ninja from Kumogakure’s past.[3] Because the brothers wield four of the Treasured Tools of the Sage of Six Paths, Samui and Atsui provide Darui with backup. Both are quickly trapped in the brothers’ Benihisago, but their capture allows Darui to learn how the Treasured Tools work. Darui takes the Benihisago and the Shichiseiken from the brothers and with his acquired knowledge, he then uses the Benihisago to capture Ginkaku. Kinkaku becomes enraged by this and enters his Nine-Tails chakra form. Using the strength and the large tail he gains in this form, Kinkaku storms through the First Division, killing hundreds and destroying much of the battlefield.
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