In the world ofNaruto, there are five great countries, and numerous smaller countries scattered all over the world. Each of these nations has their ownninja forces who specialize in a certain kind of Jutsu, such as the ninja from the Land of Fire who specialize in fire-type jutsu, or Land of Earth who specialize in stone-type jutsu.
However, irrespective of where they are coming from, every ninja in the world can generally be divided into five different types of ninja. It usually depends on their personality and inherent individual ability. However, while some ninja purely belong to one type, most of them can usually be categorized as several different types at the same time. With that out of the way, here are different types of ninja inNaruto.
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Assault Ninja
Assault Ninjas are ninjas who specialize in a combat-based situation. To be fair, every ninja should be able to assume this role whenever the situation arises. After all, this is pretty much the basics that would be taught to every ninja since they were small. Because a big part of Ninjutsu are pretty much made for offensive purposes, whileTaijutsu is a pure art of attacks.
That being said, there are ninjas who are specialized as assault ninjas. Their personality and ninjutsu is too flashy for any other role, which is why they can only thrive in a battle. If you need a straightforward, full-frontal attack, this is the type of ninja that you’re looking for. Some assault ninjas in the series are Naruto, Kiba, Rock Lee, Choji, and many others.
Sensor Ninja
Sensor Ninja are ninjas who specialize in detection. This type of ninja can detect enemies movements and existence instantly and accurately. Some of them gain this ability through training, while others are born with extremely sensitive senses. A great sensor ninja will be able to accurately pinpoint an enemy’s location, their number, and they can even tell who the person is if they ever meet with them before. They can even do all of these while on the move.
Ideally, every team should have a sensor ninja with them. However, since a sensor type ninja is quite rare, they ended up being placed only in a team that has an incredibly important mission. Not only that, sensor ninjas are usually a great attacker, or can also dabble as a medic ninja, as well. An example of sensor ninja who acquire their ability through their ninjutsu are the Hyuga Clan and the Aburame Clan, and also Gaara. While individuals who have unique sensor ability are Karin of Taka, and C of Kumogakure.
Medic Ninja
As the name suggests, Medic Ninja can be said to bethe doctor in the ninja world. However, unlike regular doctors who work with their scalpel and needle, medic ninja mostly work by imbuing their chakra into the patients. An adept medic ninja can easily perform anything from basic first aid to complex medical procedure. And since they have extensive knowledge of human anatomy, some of them can also become quite terrifying attackers.
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Every ninja can learn the knowledge and skills required to become a medic ninja. Which is why every team usually has one medic ninja with them whenever they go on missions. And unlike sensor ninja who tend to be scattered during a large battle, like during the 4th Great Ninja War, it would be best if the medic ninja is gathered in one secured place. An example of medic ninja who are also great in battle is Tsunade, Sakura, and also Kabuto.
Intelligence Ninja
This type of ninja specializes in gathering information. This is actually the most versatile type of ninja, because being an intelligence operative means utilizing tons of different skills, such as scouting, spying, sneaking, interrogating, disguising, and many others. Which is why the aforementioned sensor ninja are usually great at gathering intelligence as well.
And then there’s also the matter of delivering the information safely and securely to the HQ. So as you’re able to see, this is a highly demanding role. Not only that, a good intel can mean the difference between life and death, and win or lose, which means this is also one of the most important roles that you can get as a ninja. The members ofKonoha’s Hyuga, Aburame, and Yamanaka Clanare great at gathering intelligence. And then there’s also a specialized corps like the Hokage’s Anbu, or Danzo’s Root agents.
Black Ops Ninja
Black Ops ninja specialize in doingtop secret missions that are usually illegal, such as assassination or being a saboteur. They are pretty much the ones who did the dirty work for the government. They operate in secret and not even high-ranked ninjas in their village know who they are.
The missions of Black OPs ninja and Intelligence ninja are often overlapped, but as soon as we enter the illegal, immoral, unethical, and unsavory territory, then that’s where the Black Ops comes in. Due to the sensitive, crucial, and highly impactful nature of their missions, you’re able to view them as both the unsung heroes or the traitors of their country. The two Black Ops ninja groups that we know of are the Anbu and the Root.
All five types of ninja mentioned here are an important part of every country. Some admittedly have much moredifficult and dangerous jobsthan the others, but it still takes all five of them to make a strong country.
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