Team Shiore

This was a genin team of Kusagakure who entered the Chūnin exams . However, prior to the exams, the team were murdered by the Sound Four and Orochimaru (Sound Five in the anime) , with the Oto-nin then used a ninutsu to assume their identities to get access to Sasuke Uchiha . Their bodies were found faceless later by Izumo Kamizuki , Kotetsu Hagane , and Mozuku , who alerted Anko Mitarashi immediately upon discovery to identify them. By the time their corpses were found, Orochimaru’s mission was fulfilled. The team did not pass the second stage of the exams, and Orochimaru instead changed his guise to the leader of Team Dosu afterwards.

In the anime, Kotetsu comments that Team Shiore’s faces were “smoothened” as if they were burned off. Anko immediately comments that this ninjutsu belongs to Orochimaru.

## Trivia [ ]

- The tags on their hats read crime (the bald member), evil ( Shiore ), and punishment (the masked member).
- In Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison , the two Kusa-nin in front that transport Naruto Uzumaki to Hōzuki Castle share designs with Shiore's teammates.
- The identity of the other two who assume their disguises are unknown, however in the anime the Sound Four are shown standing over their corpses, and later are shown taking on other disguises alongside Orochimaru, suggesting they assumed the teammates’ identities.
- In Naruto Mobile and Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing , both of Shiore's teammates appear as opponents in the earlier stages.

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