Ino Yamanaka
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BackgroundIno is a vain and stuck up girl. She is extremely infatuated with Sasuke. Despite her rude nature, Ino once helped Sakura to become an open and happy girl. Before, Sakura was shy and alone, but Ino helped her to open up. Their friendship ended and their rivalry began when they both began to like Saskue.
Little of Ino's fighting style has been seen. She uses her Mind Transfer jutsu to take over an oppontent's body. This jutsu is dangerous because it is slow and and travels in one linear path. Ino tries to ensure that she will not miss using varies methods that once included cutting off her own hair.
Ino's squad consists of herself, Shikamaru, and Choji. They entered the chunin exams along with the other Leaf rookies. During the preliminaries of the third exam, she fought Sakura, and they were equals in skill. After a long and emotional fight, both were knocked out, ending the match in a draw. During the third exam, she observed and supported her friends; however, she was knocked out by Kabuto's genjutsu and did not wake for the attack on the village.
