Kinumaru Aburame

**Kinumaru** (*Kanji*: **絹丸**, *English*: **Silk Boy**) is a is a Genin of Konohagakure and a member of the Aburame Clan.

## ***Abilities and Equipment***

### *Ninjutsu*

As a member of the Aburame Clan Kinumaru is well versed in a variety of jutsus which involves the use of insects, the following are a list of Jutsus he is able to use:

* **Kikaichū no Jutsu** (寄壊蟲の術­, *Parasitics Insect Technique*) The trademark ability of the Aburame clan. By making specific species of insects reliant on the user's chakra and growing them within their body the insects become controllable by the Aburame member with nothing but gestures or thoughts allowing them to make use of the insects as extensions of their own will for a variety of purposes.
	+ **Mushi Bunshin no Jutsu** (蟲分身の術, Insect Clone Technique) A special version of the clone technique used by members of the Aburame clan using their own bugs as a medium. Because the clones are made from the bugs the clones can be reassembled infinitely so long as the user has enough bugs to create a new clone. Notably unlike kage bushin no jutsu the user does not gain the experience of the clone making it a fighting tool primarily.
		- **Fukusū Ude no Jutsu** (複数の腕, Multi-Arms Technique) A special variation of the **Insect Clone Technique** where the user will make use of the principles of that technique to instead create clones of only their body parts, namely and primarily arms, to increase their fighting prowess.
* **Hijutsu: Mushiyose** (秘術・蟲寄せの術, Secret Technique: Insect Gathering) A special technique used by Aburame clan members to convert their chakra into an insect attracting substance and spread it all around them on the floor in a spiderweb pattern.
* **Inton: Tsuu Tsuu no Jutsu** (陰遁・ツーツーの術, Yin Release: Buzz Buzz Technique) A special yin release technique used by the Aburame Clan, once activated it passively functions until deactivated as it requires very little upkeep, and it allows the Aburame to convey their intentions to insects verbally or non verbally even if the insect would normally be unable to understand or even parse that information.

### *Taijutsu*

Despite being an Aburame who are often considered primarily tracker Nin Kinumaru is actual an accomplished user of Taijutsu, making use of surplus chakra to increase his physical abilities and making ample use of the **Multi-Arms Technique** to grant him an edge in close quarters fighting against most opponents.

### *Insects*

Kinumaru is in the possession of *only one* species of insects, the **Chōkaichu** (超壊蟲, *Super Destruction Insect*) a special type of insect created by Kinumaru's mothers by imbuing the cells of the Seven Tails into the Kikaichū and other aburame insects. After dozens of failed test subjects the single successful test insect was injected into Kinumaru when he was a child to create the ultimate weapon for Konohagakure and the Aburame clan. Despite possessing only 1 insect type the Chōkaichu possesses 4 stages of life making it a versatile ally regardless.

1. **Egg**: At this stage the insect is only able to passively absorb chakra around itself, storing it for later, allowing it to metamorphize in mere seconds.
2. **Larvae**: At this stage the insect is mobile, possessing multiple pairs of legs, it is also able to burrow underground quickly and can even fly although their wings are weak. They are also able to produce extremely strong silk or wax which hardens into an extremely durable substance.
3. **Puppa**: At this stage the insect is completely encased in a silk and wax cocoon made from stored chakra. Kinumaru is able to order the insects to create kunai or shuriken shaped chrysallis instead of a natural shape. Furthermore the contents of the chrysalis is a chemical and chakra mixture which can be detonated remotely in a chemical explosion by Kinumaru with a hand seal.
4. **Butterfly**: The final stage, the butterflies are now able to produce their own chakra due to the Seven Tails influence but are still subservient to Kinumaru. They are also able to create their own version of the tailed beast ball instinctively at tiny sizes and can even use jutsu as a collective each serving as an individual "tenketsu" without costing Kinumaru any of his chakra. Due to being made from Chomei cells they can even use Sound Release but Kinumaru only knows one such technique.