Ino Yamanaka

Ino Yamanaka, also known as Ino-Pig and Mrs. Beauty, is a character from the Naruto series.
== Charactah Account ==
Member of Team 10 and the "Ino" in the Ino-Shika-Cho. Her family runs a florist shop, although her father is also a ninja; she is often seen working there between missions. Personality-wise, she's something of the temperamental type. She and Sakura used to be best friends, but after they learned they both had crushes on Sasuke and Sakura had developed quite an inferiority complex in regards to this and Ino herself, they decided to become bitter rivals. This rivalry lasted until they met in battle in the Chunin Exams, when, after some clever plotting on Ino's part and some grit and determination on Sakura's part, they tied, and their friendship was restored.
Much like her teammates, Ino specializes in one technique: specifically, the Mind-Body Transfer Technique. This jutsu allows the user to switch consciousness with another human, but causes their own body to pass out for the duration. It also has a fairly short range.
At the end of the first series, Ino sees Sakura's growth and decides to become Tsunade's apprentice as well. When Part II begins, she has already become a medic, but her medical knowledge isn't quite enough to save Asuma from dying later on, which causes her quite a bit angst. She then goes with Shikamaru and Chouji to defeat Kakuzu and Hidan and avenge Asuma. Later she was shown as a member of the Fifth Division as the Shinobi Alliance faces off against Madara.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
* Boruto: Naruto the Movie
* Naruto
* Naruto Shippuuden
* Naruto Shippuuden Movie 3 - The Will of Fire
* Naruto Shippuuden Movie 5 - Blood Prison
* Naruto Shippuuden Movie 6 - Road to Ninja
* Naruto Shippuuden: Konoha Gakuen - Special
* Naruto Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
* Naruto: Finally a Clash!! Jounin vs. Genin!
* Naruto: Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival
* Naruto: The Magic Genie and the Three Wishes
* The Last: Naruto the Movie
=== Light Novels ===
* Naruto Hiden Series
=== Manga ===
* Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
* Naruto
* Naruto Side Story: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring Month
* Naruto Special Gaiden: The Day Naruto Became Hokage
* Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
* Rock Lee and His Ninja Pals
=== Video Games ===
* Naruto Mobile
* Naruto RPG 2: Chidori vs. Rasengan
* Naruto Shippuuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! Special
* Naruto Shippuuden: Kizuna Drive
* Naruto Shippuuden: Naruto vs. Sasuke
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja 4
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja 5
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
* Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
* Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker
* Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Tribes
* Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Voltage
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2
* Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 3
* Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 4
* Naruto: Konoha Senki
* Naruto: Ninja Council 3
* Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2
* Naruto: Shinobi Collection
* Naruto: Shinobi Collection Shippuu Ranbu
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Online
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
== Trivia ==
* The name "Ino" can be short for "Inoshishi" which means "boar", hence Sakura calling her Ino-pig-chan (Ino-buta-chan). Her family name "Yamanaka" means "among the mountains". Wild boar are heavily associated with mountains in Japan, and are even called the whales of the mountains (yamakujira), because of the amount of meat they produce.
* The name "Ino" is sometimes used as a given name meaning "Great Field".
* "Ino" (Ino-chou) is also a name of a town in the Agawa District, Koochi Prefecture, Japan.
* Her family owns a flower shop called Yamanaka Flowers, where she works part-time.
* In the manga, it was never revealed how or why Ino became a medical-nin. Her choice to study under Tsunade was anime-exclusive.
* Ino was ranked as the 29th most popular character in the seventh Naruto character popularity poll. She placed 14th in the fifth poll, 17th in the sixth poll and 23rd in the fourth poll. She finished 30th in the first poll.
* According to the databook(s):
** Ino's hobby is shopping.
** Ino wishes for a rematch with Sakura.
** Ino's favourite foods are cherry tomatoes and pudding, while her least favourite is sashimi.
** Ino has completed 40 official missions in total: 23 D-rank, 9 C-rank, 6 B-rank, 2 A-rank, 0 S-rank.
** Ino's favourite phrase is "The many meanings of flowers" (Hanakotoba no kazukazu).
** Ino's favourite thing is the flower she gave Sakura when they were children.
* According to Hyou no Sho, while in the Academy, Ino had an A in ninjutsu and positivity, and a B in taijutsu, genjutsu, cooperation, and classroom attitude.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Ino Yamanaka at Narutopedia
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Category:Females
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