Akunobo Sugitani

Akunobo Sugitani (杉谷 悪之坊):Appears in Episode 28. A master of the Wicked Ninja Arts (邪悪忍法) and skilled spear wielder, he was the man responsible for the deaths of Toha's birth parents. He kept himself hidden for 17 years in a hideout within the Togakure mountain range alongside his army of minions. When Sugitani decides to come out of hiding to attack the Togakure village, he is challenged by Jiraiya, who sought to avenge his parents.