A 9000ninja Anbu's Blog

Anbu:       actually short for Ansatsu Senjutsu Tokushu Butai  (literally Special Assassination and Tactical Squad), and is an organization of assassination squads that serves directly under the village's leader. The ANBU wear porcelain animal masks in order to distinguish themselves from normal shinobi and to conceal their identities, and also have standard uniforms consisting of black and gray armor, arm guards, a signature spiral tattoo on their left shoulder, and a Ninjatō strapped on their back (though certain ANBU wear black cowls over their uniforms). They know the layout of the human body in detail, and have developed several techniques to strengthen their job, such as paralyzing the target. Within the ANBU , there exists a sub-group called Hunter-nin. The Anbu are one of the most feared and Respected of all Ninja . To comparison to todays secret service members and field agents in the F.B.I.