A clan (一族, Ichizoku, Literally meaning: household, clan), in the loosest sense of the term, refers to a family or group of shinobi who form a basic unit of a shinobi village. A majority of these clans were mercenary military forces even before the First Shinobi World War.[1] The Senju clan and Uchiha clan were the first known clans to have agreed to settle and form a shinobi village, facilitated by creating agreements with the daimyō of the land they inhabit. Many clans would follow the example of the Senju and the Uchiha, later establishing the Five Great Shinobi Countries as they are known today.

Membership in a clan is usually determined by blood relations and genetics, which is vital in the usage of kekkei genkai and secret techniques. These attributes and abilities made many clans feared and renowned throughout many villages. While clans may be composed of many individuals and extended families, many clans mentioned and seen in the series were somewhat limited to a nuclear family.

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Aburame Clan

Main article: Aburame Clan

油女一族

Akimichi Clan

The) 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 characterised by their use of insects as weapons.

Main article: Akimichi Clan

秋道一族

Amagiri Clan

The) is one of the four noble clans of Konohagakure Many of their clan's techniques revolve around the manipulation of their bodyweight and size through the use of Yang Release . It has had fifteen family heads, with Chōza Akimichi being the fifteenth. Chōji Akimichi is slated to become the sixteenth head.

Main article: Amagiri Clan

天霧一族

Chinoike Clan

The) is a clan that founded Yumegakure , and one of the three clans that hail from the village.

Main article: Chinoike Clan

血之池一族

Fūma Clan

The) was a clan active during the Warring States Period

Main article: Fūma Clan

風魔一族

Fūma Clan (Land of Sound)

The) is a renowned ninja clan, famous in at least Amegakure and the Land of Fire , though it is unknown where they originate from. They are well-known as an aggressive clan and fight using their characteristic giant Fūma Shuriken ; a large, four-bladed weapon said to possess preeminent sharpness.

Main article: Fūma Clan (Land of Sound)

ふうま一族

Hagoromo Clan

The) is a shinobi clan from the Land of the Rice Fields, where Orochimaru established the Land of Sound . The clan specialises in using chakra threads and also have a large number of shinobi trained in archery. It also has a number of hidden techniques, including the Curse Mandala . The clan split into two factions where some of their most powerful members were tricked by Orochimaru, who promised to restore their clan's status, and were used in his kinjutsu development experiments. The other faction became involved in criminal activity and were considered traitors by the rest of the clan.

Main article: Hagoromo Clan

羽衣一族

Hatake Clan

The) is one of the earlier clans which existed during the war-torn era preceding the creation of the hidden villages . While not a great deal is known about them, they were one of the warring factions alongside the Uchiha clan to oppose the Senju clan in battle — an alliance that lead to Kawarama Senju 's death, amongst many of his clansmen.

Main article: Hatake Clan The Hatake Clan (はたけ一族, Hatake Ichizoku) is one of the many clans that reside in Konohagakure.

木ノ葉の白い牙

コピー忍者のカカシ

Hirasaka Clan

Its only known members are renowned ninja: Sakumo , and his son). The latter would later become the Sixth Hokage following the end of the Fourth Shinobi World War

Main article: Hirasaka Clan

比良坂一族

Hōki Family

The) is one of the three clans that hail from Yumegakure

Main article: Hōki Family

ホウキ族

Hoshigaki Clan

The) is a matrilineal shinobi clan (and family) of medical-nin and information gatherers from Sunagakure , who originated in and moved down to the village of Konohagakure

Main article: Hoshigaki Clan

Hōzuki Clan

This shinobi clanis from Kirigakure . All of its known members appear to have shark-like features such as sharp, pointed teeth and facial features that resemble gills.

Main article: Hōzuki Clan

鬼灯一族

Hyūga Clan

The) is a group of ninja that settled in Kirigakure after the ending of the Warring States Period

Main article: Hyūga Clan

日向一族

Iburi Clan

The) is one of the four noble clans of Konohagakure as well as the strongest clan in the village.All members born into this clan possess the Byakugan , a kekkei genkai that gives them extended fields of vision and the ability to see through solid objects and even the chakra circulatory system , amongst other things. Members of this clan also possess an innate ability which allows them to expel chakra from any of the tenketsu in their body.

Main article: Iburi Clan

イブリ一族

Inuzuka Clan

The) was a seclusive clan that lived underground in the Land of Fire . They had the ability to become smoke at will and still be able to physically interact with the world around them. However, this ability was imperfect, causing them to occasionally transform unintentionally. In their smoke form, they were vulnerable to wind as it caused them to disperse permanently and die.

Main article: Inuzuka Clan

犬塚一族

犬塚家

Jūgo's Clan

The) or) is a family of shinobi in Konohagakure known for their use of ninken as fighting companions and are easily identified by the distinctive red fang markings on their cheeks.

Main article: Jūgo's Clan

Kagetsu Family

This clan is an unnamed family, which originated from an unknown area. The members of this clan possess the innate ability to absorb natural energy from their surroundings due to their unique bodies. However, the adverse effects of this energy results in sudden and uncontrollable surges of madness, causing them to sporadically go berserk. Their unique bodies also secrete special fluids that allow them to undergo various drastic physical alterations

Main article: Kagetsu Family

Kaguya Clan

Thehail from Motoyoshi Village within the Land of Fire . They were originally ordinary herb-sellers that, though poor, lived happy lives filled with laughter. When they discovered that the herbs growing in the surrounding mountainside were valuable, the family became rich.

Main article: Kaguya Clan

かぐや一族

Kamizuru Clan

The) is a now extinct clan, known for their savage battle tactics and archaic values, and descendants of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki , as selected few have inherited a derivative of her original ability to manipulate one's bone structures

Main article: Kamizuru Clan

上水流一族

Karatachi Family

The) was a clan of bee users from Iwagakure who were once very well-known and revered. Suzumebachi claims that the First Tsuchikage was a member of the clan.

Main article: Karatachi Family

Kazekage Clan

This family was a group of people from Kirigakure , which has produced renowned shinobi . One of its members Yagura , went on to become the Fourth Mizukage . He used fear to rule the village and enforced Kiri's reputation as "Village of the Bloody Mist".

Main article: Kazekage Clan

Kedōin Clan

This shinobi clan from Sunagakure holds high influential authority in its village.Its true family name is unknown.

Main article: Kedōin Clan

祁答院一族

Kodon Clan

The) is a small clan led by Agari Kaisen

Main article: Kodon Clan

虎呑一族

連翹堂

Kohaku Clan

The) is a clan of the Howling Wolf Village . They are able to make a medicinal form of saigenzai known as Kotarō within their bodies; although only Kodon can do this, it is not a kekkei genkai . They sell Kotarō at their store, Rengyōdō ( Hypericum 's Shrine).

Main article: Kohaku Clan

Kumanoi Clan

The) was a shinobi clan that had a village near the border of the Land of Fire to that of Amegakure . This village was one of many villages that was attacked by Furido's 4-Man Team , and all villagers subsequently massacred.

Main article: Kumanoi Clan

熊胆一族

Kurama Clan

The) was a clan of the Howling Wolf Village . They accidentally discovered blue fire powder while trying to find a medicine that would grant eternal youth.

Main article: Kurama Clan

鞍馬一族

Lee Clan

The) is a clan of extremely skilled genjutsu users, exclusive to the anime. This talent in genjutsu is due to the kekkei genkai that the clan possesses. However, once every few generations, a member of the clan will be born with such enormous skill in genjutsu that their illusions causes the brain to make anything that happens to the victim within the genjutsu physically real, allowing the clan member to potentially kill their opponents with genjutsu.

Main article: Lee Clan

リー一族

Nara Clan

The) is one of the many clans that reside in Konohagakure

Main article: Nara Clan

奈良一族

奈良家

Onikuma Clan

The) or) is one of the many clans of Konohagakure . They are known for tending deer and their ability to manipulate shadows through the use of Yin Release . Two of its members, Shikaku and his son Shikamaru , are well known for their high-level of intelligence, and both have served as advisors to the Hokage . After Shikaku's death, Shikamaru became the head of the clan.

Main article: Onikuma Clan

鬼熊一族

Ōtsutsuki Clan

The) is one of the many clans that reside in Konohagakure . They use a Hiden jutsu that is described as a possession-type summoning.

Main article: Ōtsutsuki Clan

大筒木一族

天津人

Rinha Clan

The) is an ancient clan of horned celestial beings ().After the arrival of the clan's members on Earth a millennium ago, the Ōtsutsuki began having a lasting influence on the human population, notably starting the history of shinobi

Main article: Rinha Clan

Ryū Clan

The) was a clan with specialists in medical ninjutsu . They have performed admirably in the past wars. A survivor named Malice was the best of the clan.

Main article: Ryū Clan

龍一族

Sarutobi Clan

The) was once a powerful clan of Dragon Guardians entrusted with keeping the Dragon Blade

Main article: Sarutobi Clan

猿飛一族

Sendō Clan

The) is an influential clan from Konohagakure . It has produced several renowned members who have held positions of high authority, including the Third Hokage ; whose son, Asuma , held membership in the Twelve Guardian Ninja , while his other child served directly under the Hokage along with their spouse as Anbu All known members have also been devout observers of the Will of Fire

Main article: Sendō Clan

仙道一族

Senju Clan

The) is a clan of the Howling Wolf Village led by Jiryū Sendō . Jiryū formed the clan after the village declared its neutrality from all conflicts. He gathered together many of the village's former shinobi - left unemployed by the neutrality - and created a criminal gang that primarily dealt in saigenzai , a popular hallucinogen.

Main article: Senju Clan

千手一族

Shiin Clan

The) was one of the clans responsible for founding the first shinobi village: Konohagakure — the other being their rival Uchiha clan . Although the clan itself no longer appears to exist as a group, the Senju continue to influence Konoha's politics through their philosophy of the Will of Fire and the corresponding interpretation of the role of the Hokage position. As such, three Senju have achieved the position of Hokage.

Main article: Shiin Clan

Shimura Clan

Thewas a small shinobi clan from the Land of the Rice Fields where Orochimaru established the Land of Sound . Despite their size, they were famous in the country due to their high ideals and determination. After Otogakure was founded, all the skilled members joined Otogakure, and when the country's daimyō stopped hiring them, their leader set his eyes on a goldmine near the country's border, as a way to support his clan.

Main article: Shimura Clan

志村一族

Shirogane Clan

The) is a shinobi clan from Konohagakure

Main article: Shirogane Clan

白銀一族

Taketori Clan

The) was the puppet clan from the Land of Wind

Main article: Taketori Clan

竹取一族

Tenrō Clan

The) is a clan, presumably outside of Konohagakure . While not a great deal is known about them, this clan seems to have close connections to the Hyūga clan for political matters, according to Natsu Hyūga

Main article: Tenrō Clan

天狼一族

Tsuchigumo Clan

The) is a clan of shinobi that hail from Yumegakure

Main article: Tsuchigumo Clan

土蜘蛛一族

Uchiha Clan

The) is a clan that formed a pact with the Third Hokage during the Third Shinobi World War . The clan's leader at that time, En no Gyōja , developed a technique that could wipe out an entire village . By terms of the pact with the Third Hokage, En no Gyōja declared the technique to be forbidden , in exchange for protection provided by Konoha in times of need.

Main article: Uchiha Clan

うちは一族

Uzumaki Clan

The) is one of the four noble clans of Konohagakure reputed to be the village's strongest because of their Sharingan and natural battle prowess.After helping found Konoha decades ago, the Uchiha grew increasingly isolated from the village's affairs, culminating in most of their deaths during the Uchiha Clan Downfall . Few Uchiha now survive into the present day.

Main article: Uzumaki Clan

うずまき一族

Wagarashi Family

The) is formerly a prominent clan in Uzushiogakure . Since its disbandment, most of its known members reside in Konohagakure

Main article: Wagarashi Family

ワガラシ一家

Wasabi Family

The) is a clan in the Land of Tea . They are one of two clans who wants ownership over the Degarashi Port

Main article: Wasabi Family

ワサビ一家

Yamanaka Clan

The) is a clan from the Land of Tea . They are one of two clans who want ownership over the Degarashi Port

Main article: Yamanaka Clan

山中一族

Yota's Clan

The) is a family of shinobi found in Konohagakure . They specialise in mind related techniques, and they own and run a flower shop in the village. They traditionally lead the Konoha Barrier Team

Main article: Yota's Clan

Yotsuki Clan

This travelling clan had the ability to manipulate weather , which they used for their trades.

Main article: Yotsuki Clan The Yotsuki Clan (夜月一族, Yotsuki Ichizoku) is a clan from Kumogakure. During the First Raikage's reign they were given land in the Valley of Clouds and Lightning after swearing their loyalty to the village.[17]

Yuki Clan

In Taka 's attempt to capture Killer B , they confront Kiyoi Yotsuki . When he proved unwilling to sell out his allies, Sasuke used genjutsu to make him reveal Killer B's location and identifying features. According to Kiyoi, the Yotsuki will never willingly sell out their comrades.

Main article: Yuki Clan

雪一族

The) lived in the Land of Water . Some time ago, the country was in the midst of a civil war. In this war, different sides battled each other using ninja in combat, some of whom possessed kekkei genkai . After the war ended, memories of the gruesome battles still lingered in the minds of the people, causing wide-spread persecutions against those with the kekkei genkai. Because of this, the Yuki clan, whose members carried the Ice Release kekkei genkai went into hiding for their own safety.





Trivia

Kokage Yanagikage from Konohagakure is stated to be from a clan which specialises in research of concealed weapons and how to use them.[19]

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