}} Sunate Nikakusa (砂手に隠さ,Nikakusa Sunate lit. sand hidden in the hand ) is a genin, who was initially portrayed as an young bukijutsu practitioner from the hidden village of Sunagakure and was a prominent member of Team Sunayoshi. After being disqualified in the Chūnin Exams, he defected his village and joined Kirigakure, where he trained and made his position in the ranks of ANBU. Currently, he is a Missing-nin.