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Kanji | 銀角 |
Debut | |
Novel | Naruto: A Shinobi Story |
Appears in | Novel |
Character Status | |
Birthdate | |
Age | Part II: 44 |
Gender | |
Height | Part II: 1.78 m |
Weight | Part II: 78.5 kg |
Blood Type | AB |
Home Country | |
Family | Kinkaku (Brother) Shindō Shunsoku (Distant Relative) |
Affiliation(s) | |
Classification | Sensor Type S-rank |
Team | Kinkaku Force Gold and Silver Brothers |
Partner(s) | Kinkaku |
Weaponry | |
Benihisago Kohaku no Jōhei Kōkinjō Shichiseiken |
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Ginkaku (銀角) was one of Kumogakure’s Gold and Silver Brothers alongside his brother Kinkaku, who were the most famous shinobi in the history of their village.
Background[]
Personality[]
Appearance[]
Ginkaku, like his brother, was a burly shinobi, albeit smaller than his sibling. He had with dark-colored eyes and sclera, fair-colored skin, and silver hair cover with prominent dark tips, arranged in a style reminiscent of a Native American headdress. These features are accentuated by a light-colored rectangular marking on his nose. After consuming the flesh of the Nine-Tails, he has the same characteristic whisker-like markings on his face as Naruto Uzumaki whenever he uses the tailed beast’s chakra as a pesudo-jinchūriki.
His typical attire was comprised of a standard Kumogakure flak jacket that is black on the edges, worn over a purple, high-collared, sleeveless uniform, a purple forehead protector, and a pair of simple wrist-guards. The kanji for “silver” (銀, gin) was tattooed on his right shoulder. Along with this, he typically carried a gourd around around his neck attached to a thick rope.
Abilities[]
Ginkaku and his brother are well known for their prowess during their lifetime, so much to make others tremble in fear at the sight of them decades after. The pair’s reputation for killing the Second Hokage earned them the awareness of the Fourth Raikage, who considered the two such a threat even against several thousand shinobi. Being closely related to the Shunsoku clan, which makes them distantly related to the Sage of Six Paths, enabling them to possess superhuman chakra reserves. This allows them to use the Treasured Tools of the Sage of the Six Paths without consequences.
Treasures Tools[]
Main article: Treasured Tools of the Sage of Six Paths (RW109)The brothers wielded the five Treasured Tools of the Sage of Six Paths, all of which cost a large amount of chakra: enough to kill normal humans before they could utilize the tools properly. Despite this, they could use these weapons regularly and for lengthy periods to the point of being considered weapon specialists. This showed them to have superhuman reserves of chakra as their usage of the Treasured Tools did not cause any fatal side effects. By combining the Benihisago, Kōkinjō, and Shichiseiken, they can capture their opponent’s word soul (言霊, kotodama) and body, sealing them away. The Bashōsen allows them to create any of the five basic elements. While using the Shichiseiken, Ginkaku displayed skill in kenjutsu, being able to clash with Darui for a time, a specialist, as well as chop straight through a White Zetsu with ease, while using only one hand for both feats.[1]
Part II[]
Fourth Shinobi War (Arc)[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Fourth Shinobi World War (Arc)
Trivia[]
- “Ginkaku” (金角) literally means “silver horn”.
- Ginkaku’s most frequently spoken word is his brother’s name, “Kinkaku” (キンカク).[2]
- Both Ginkaku and his brother are likely based on two characters from the Chinese classic “Journey to the West”. In this story, Kinkaku and Ginkaku are two demon king brothers, known as the Great King Kinkaku (金角大王, Kinkaku-daiō) and the Great King Ginkaku (銀角大王, Ginkaku-daiō). The siblings possess five treasured tools; one of which, called the Crimson Gourd (紅葫蘆, Benihisago), could suck in their opponents, before melting them once they were trapped within. This item presumably served as the inspiration behind the distinctive gourd that Ginkaku is seen within the Naruto series. Also, in the original tale, Ginkaku does meet the same end, whereupon he calls for his brother’s help before he is pulled inside the gourd.
- When Ginkaku débuted in the anime, he was depicted without the plating on his nose seen in the manga.
- Ginkaku and Kinkaku are also temples in Kyōto, Japan. The Temple of the Silver Pavilion is called Ginkaku and the Temple of the Gold Pavilion is called Kinkaku.
Quotes[]
- (To Darui) “Hey sometimes “speech is silver”, right? A silver tongue can trick anyone! Right now your problem is dead silence.”[3]
- (To Darui) “Words are just another tool people use to trick one another with lies. In the shinobi world, deceit and betrayal are fantastic battle strategies…Words are just another ninja tool.”[4]
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