Kabuto Yakushi

is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto created by Masashi Kishimoto. Kabuto is the last part of the Japanese name for , a plant which can either alleviate pain or kill, an apt description for his character. Additionally, a kabuto is also the name for a samurai's helmet or headplate. With his former teammates, Yoroi ("armor") and Tsurugi ("sword"), they form an armor-helmet-sword trio. His family name, Yakushi, is the Japanese name of the Medicine Buddha, Bhaisajyaguru. The characters for Yakushi literally mean "medicine user." Kabuto's origins are largely unknown; as a young boy he was found amongst the enemy dead after the battle of Kikyo Pass by a chief medical officer of the Konoha Medical Unit Squad. The...