In Chapter 39 the Sound Nin Trio appeared for the first time although they aren’t named til later. The spiky hair one is Abumi Zaku, the bandaged one is Kinuta Dosu and the female is Tsuchi Kin.

Zabuza has been called the Demon of the Hidden Mist; this is because during his childhood, he killed over 100 of the ninja academy graduates attending their final exam. In the exam, each student would be pitted against the other in a battle to the death. The massacre ended this tradition immediately.
His fame grew over the years, as he became both an ANBU and a member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. He eventually attempted to kill the Mizukage in a failed coup d’état, and subsequently fled. Just …

Naruto is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become a Hokage, the ninja in his village that is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of all.

The Naruto manga was first published by Shueisha in 1999 in the 43rd issue of Japan’s Weekly Sh?nen Jump magazine. Currently, the manga is still being serialized with forty-four tank?bon volumes having been released.