Aburame Clan

Aburame Clan
Debut
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Clan Data
Affiliation	Konohagakure
Known Members
Shino Aburame Shibi Aburame Tatsuma Aburame Muta Aburame (Deceased) Shikuro Aburame (Deceased) Yōji Aburame (Deceased) Torune Aburame (Deceased)
Jutsu
Allied Shinobi Forces Technique Insect Clone Technique Insect Jamming Technique Parasitic Destruction Insect Technique Parasitic Giant Insect — Bug Bite Secret Technique: Insect Gathering Secret Technique: Insect Sphere

The Aburame Clan (油女一族, Aburame Ichizoku) is one of the four noble clans of Konohagakure. At birth, members of this clan are offered to several special breed of insects as a nest, residing just under their host's skin. These insects will then live in symbiosis with their host from that point on. Because of this, its members are renowned for their use of insects as weapons. Currently, the clan is believed to be headed by Shibi Aburame.

Overview

The clan members may also carry additional insects in jars or gourds with them on missions. The insects can leave and enter their host's body through various pores. They feed on chakra as a food source, making them quite deadly. The relationship between the shinobi and the insects is mutually beneficial. The host grants the insects shelter and allows them to feed off their chakra, their body becoming a living hive of tens of thousands of these insects, and in return the insects do the user's bidding, allowing the shinobi to perform ninjutsu-like techniques without the use of hand seals or chakra conversion.

The use of insects grant them special sensory skills. A female insect can be left on a target, which then can be tracked by smell by the male insect, or scout insects can be sent out and return to tell the host information about the area. For this reason, this clan is an expert in espionage; they can communicate with the insects, and the insects specialize in stealth because they make no noise or motion during combat. It has also been shown that they possess the ability to communicate with other bugs and insects, as seen when Shino used what looked like a bee to gather information for him during the Chūnin Exams.

Even though their insect-related techniques are known only among the clan, Aburame do not limit themselves to using just a single type of insects, in fact a select few used an insect considered rare even among the clan's members known as rinkaichū. To date, only Shikuro and Torune are known to possess it. Another rare insect used by the clan are the kidaichū, an insect which reacts so exponentially to chakra that they grow rapidly in size when exposed to incorrect amounts of it, consuming their victim from the inside out. As noted by Shino, it makes the insects troublesome ones to host in the body. Other insect breeds known to be used by the Aburame clan are the shōkaichū, which can detect chakra signatures and are used as trackers, and the kochū, which can infect enemies with a deadly paralysing poison.

Their most prominent feature is the use of large long-sized jackets with hoods and sunglasses to cover their eyes.

Leaders

• Shibi Aburame: Current Head (allegedly)

Other notable members

• During Pain's Attack, an unnamed member of the clan was seen with Shibi, Muta and Shino to confront Konan.
• During the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Attack, an Aburame was seen with Hiruzen and his forces driving the Nine-Tails out of the village.
• During the Fourth Shinobi World War, a group of Aburame Clan members used the Insect Jamming Technique to prevent Obito and Madara Uchiha from sensing the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Trivia

• The name "Aburame" literally means "oil woman" (油女), while it may also be a variation of "Aburamushi" which means "cockroach" (油虫), referring to the clan's use of insects as weapons.