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Posted on: October 3, 2006, at 06:33:28pm

Dosu Kinuta

Dosu with his Melody Arm.Age: 14 (deceased)1
Rank: Genin1
Height: 156.0 cm1
Weight: 49.0 kg1
Birthday: June 12
Blood Type: A
Seiyu: Daisuke Egawa
Voice actor: John DeMita
Unique traits: Sound-amplifying melody speaker on right arm Dosu Kinuta (ドス・キヌタ, Dosu Kinuta?) is one of the three Genin from the Hidden Sound Village who entered the Chunin exam. Out of all of them, he is the strongest being the only one to get through the third part of the Chunin exam. They did not do this to become Chunin, but rather as part of a mission from Orochimaru to assassinate Sasuke Uchiha (which was actually meant only to test Sasuke's power after having obtained Orochimaru's cursed seal). Dosu was equipped with a special speaker tied to his wrist which served to amplify sound waves and dramatically strengthen his sound-based attacks.

Dosu wounded both Rock Lee and Kabuto Yakushi (presumably Kabuto healed himself with his medical abilities) during the first and second exams by directing his sound into their inner ears. Both later recovered for their fights. In the preliminary examination, Dosu easily defeated Choji Akimichi. Dosu was largely a jealous person, attempting to kill Sasuke after realizing that Orochimaru's intentions were not as he had told them. Similarly, his attacking of Kabuto was a result of not being notified of Kabuto's affiliation. He seems to be loyal to Zaku and vice versa. After Zaku is maimed in the battle with Shino Aburame, Dosu says he will avenge him (or rather, his severed arm). Dosu and Zaku really didn't bother to help or sympathize with Kin after her possession by Ino and her defeat by Shikamaru. They even attacked her once (though they said that they would kill any of their teammates if they absolutely had to).
Orochimaru treated him as largely a pawn, even though he was quite a powerful ninja. Dosu begins to realize this and thus loses some respect for Orochimaru, claiming that he was going to prove that he was not merely a guinea pig. Dosu's undoing, however, was his own attempt to kill Gaara so that he could fight Sasuke earlier in the third stage of the Chunin exam. Not realizing the monstrosity he was actually going up against, his death was quick and unceremonious, only taking Gaara one strike to kill him.