Anbu are secret agents who are under the direct supervision of Kage. This organization exists in Konoha, the village of Hidden Sand and Hidden Mist. In the performance of their duties, the shinobi hide their appearance. In Anbu, masks most often imitate some kind of animal or have different patterns.
Who are they?
Anbu is most often a shinobi squad that were personally selected by their Kage due to their unique skills, useful skills, and techniques. Origin, gender, or age never mattered much to Anbu. The main thing in this work is to maintain secrecy and clearly carry out the tasks, no matter what. Also, members are not addressed by their real names, all use only code names. Preservation of identity is one of the main ways to protect the life of a shinobi. Only Kage knows for sure the names of all his subordinates.
Most often, in Naruto, Anbu sends his members in groups that are formed depending on the requirements for the upcoming assignment. It can be confidently stated that there are no ranks or seniorities in Anbu. The team leader and the entire hierarchical chain are built depending on the merits and experience of the shinobi. The one who is considered the leader of the team is called the leader of the squad. This title is highly respected by all members of the organization.
Why exist?
Due to the fact that the main task of Anbu is the mission to eliminate enemies or sabotage activities in neighboring countries, it is very important to strictly protect the true person. Even the inhabitants of Konoha do not know the real names of their secret defenders. Not every member of Anbu can guess who he is going on a mission with. Due to the level of secrecy that surrounds the members of this group, there are many speculations among ordinary residents that those shinobis who enter the village and leave it without even eating are members of this secret organization.
The main task of Anbu is to protect its native village from various threats. To do this, they need to go to enemy territory, which, of course, is associated with great risk. Often they have to deal with the strongest shinobi of other villages. Anbu are engaged in the elimination of people, espionage, and also perform missions that require unique or complex techniques.
Some of the members of the organization work as investigators, which penetrate the mind of the enemy to obtain valuable information for their village. Due to the fact that the Shinobi Anbu fulfill vital missions for Konoha’s existence, they cannot be arrested by ordinary police units without a proper warrant for this.
Dedication
Serving in Anbu carries a great risk to life, so many of the members carry out their service to the end. However, some of Anbu may voluntarily step back from the affairs of the secret organization and return to their former shinobi service. For example, this is what Hatake Kakashi did.
Preparation at Anbu is a detailed study of the structure of the human body. In the village of Hidden Mist, there is a special section of Anbu known as ninja hunters. They track down the apostates of their village and eliminate them. In place they leave only their heads, as confirmation of the work performed. They destroy the rest of the body so as not to leave any clues to the enemies.
Moreover, the members of Anbu themselves are always ready to completely destroy their body so that the enemy could not get any unique shinobi abilities or secret techniques.
Anbu root
In Konoha, there is a special unit of Anbu, called the Root. It was created and is managed by Danzo Shimura. He sends his subordinates to clandestine missions, which should bring benefits and advantages to the Hidden Leaf.
Members of the Root train in such a way as to completely lose the manifestation of emotions. This allows you to obey all orders from the leadership, even if they can in any way harm the village itself. All members of the Root have a special seal that is on the back of their tongue. She does not allow them to say anything related to Danzo, or about Korn himself.