Nukenin

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(Nukenin, literally "Missing ninja", means "Rogue Ninja")

Missing-nin are ninja who have abandoned their Hidden Village. These Shinobi are considered traitors and are hunted down because of the secrets they may hold. Other Hidden Villages would be interested in purchasing this information because it could be useful in gaining an upper hand in battle or obtain possession of a Bloodline Limit technique. Villages create special units of Oinin (Shinobi Hunters) to take care of this problem, although it's unlikely that every missing-nin has a team of Oinin sent after them. Missing-nin from the series include Orochimaru and Momochi Zabuza.

Some missing-nins have a scratch across their village's forehead protector, although this is pretty much unique to the Akatsuki. However Uchiha Sasuke's forehead protector also has a scratch, caused by Uzumaki Naruto during their fight at the Valley of the End.