| Alias(es) | Gari of the Explosion Release (爆遁のガリ, Bakuton no Gari)[1] |
| Kanji | ガリ |
| Debut | |
| Novel | Naruto: A Shinobi Story |
| Appears in | Novel |
| Character Status | |
| Status | Deceased |
| Birthdate |  August 8
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| Gender |  Male
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| Height | 1.73 m |
| Weight | 55.5 kg. |
| Blood Type | AB |
| Affiliation(s) |  Iwagakure
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| Occupation(s) | Captain of the Explosion Corps |
| Rank | Jōnin |
| Classification | S-rank |
| Team | Explosion Corps |
| Kekkei Genkai |  Explosion Release
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| Nature Type | |
Explosion Release Earth Release Lightning Release
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| Jutsu | |
| Kekkei Genkai Techniques: Explosion Release: Defense Technique, Explosion Release: Impact, Explosion Release: Landmine Fist, Explosion Release: Divine Annihilation | |
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Gari (ガリ) was a famed Iwagakure shinobi and a member of the village’s Explosion Corps.
Background[]
Personality[]
Appearance[]
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Gari during his lifetime.
He has spiky, light-brown hair and prominent jawlines. Due to the Impure World Reincarnation, his green eyes have black sclera and white irises when Orochimaru erases his personality. He wears the standard Iwagakure flak jacket and single-sleeved shirt underneath, leaving the entirety of his right arm exposed except for the presence of his forehead protector, wrapped around the upper portion of the arm. He also has the traditional lapel hanging from the right side of his pants.
Abilities[]
He was a well noted shinobi and a member of the Explosion Corps during his lifetime, which served as the reason for his eventual reincarnation by Orochimaru. He demonstrated great knowledge about ninjutsu, being able to recognize a rare and forbidden technique.[2] The fact that Orochimaru desired to reincarnate him speaks further of his prowess in battle.
Taijutsu[]
Gari specialized in offensive taijutsu, which he used in conjunction with his destructive kekkei genkai. With this combination, he was able to overwhelm most foes, including a taijutsu prodigy such as Rock Lee, by forcing his opponents to dodge and evade the blows rather than blocking them, thus making hand-to-hand combat a nigh-impossible choice. As shown in the anime, Gari possessed great speed, being capable of sneaking up on two patrolling shinobi without them even noticing and was also physically strong, able to lift a fully grown man with a single hand.[3]
Ninjutsu[]
Nature Transformation[]
Gari using his Explosion Release kekkei genkai.
Gari was able to use Explosion Release, a kekkei genkai which allowed him to combine earth and lightning chakra natures to utilize explosive chakra, as seen when he used Explosion Release: Landmine Fist to obliterate an Allied Shinobi simply by punching him. In the anime, he could deflect kunai back by using explosive in his arms, throwing them back with such force and precision, that they killed the throwers in one shot, and even used the same technique to cut the length of a binding cloth that Maki used to restrain Pakura.[4]
Part II[]
Fourth Shinobi World War (Arc)[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Fourth Shinobi World War (Arc)
Gari and the other reincarnated shinobi begin their assault.
Gari fighting Lee.
Gari sealed by Tenzō’s technique.
Trivia[]
- “Gari” (ガリ) means “gully”.
- Gari shares his character design with a shinobi who was abducted by Hiruko for use with his Chimera Technique during the events of Naruto Shippūden the Movie: The Will of Fire.
References[]