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The [[MacGuffin|MacGuffins]]s of the series, at least in the second part. The Tailed Beasts (or, in the original Japanese, "biju") are humongous, primal creatures known for their extraordinary power and immense amounts of chakra. Most of the Tailed Beasts seen in the series have been sealed into human hosts in order to contain their destructive power -- allpower—all the beasts are, if not actively malevolent, then at least dangerously feral. It's stated in the series that although the Beasts have massive amounts of power, they cannot use it effectively because of their lack of intelligence -- theintelligence—the human hosts (also known as "jinchuriki", or "spiritualist medium" in the dub) are able to make better use of the Beasts' power than they themselves can. {{spoiler|Much later, it is suggested that these perceptions of the beasts' natures [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|may not be entirely true]], which contributes largely to [[Humans Are Bastardsthe Real Monsters|their bitterness and disdain towards the humans who use them]].}}

The presence of a Tailed Beast usually has some sort of effect, physically and mentally, on their hosts. If the host dies, the Beast does too, so the Beasts usually have some method of protecting the host's life without the host's knowledge. The reverse is also true -- thetrue—the removal of the spirit will result in the death of its host. The Beasts seem to have the ability to take control of the host's body during periods of extreme stress, anger, or weakness.

* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]: {{spoiler|The Four-Tails reveals that the beasts find [[Humans Are Bastardsthe Real Monsters|humans so abhorrent]] for treating them as mere animals and using them as tools in their wars and never even giving them the courtesy of even learning their names.}}

Shukaku has the ability to levitate sand, which it does to protect Gaara from all harm. (This prevents even self-inflicted injuries -- Gaarainjuries—Gaara had never known physical pain before the series.) Gaara's famed sand shield is actually Shukaku's doing. When angry or in a bloodlust, Gaara can give himself over to Shukaku, allowing the spirit to take its true form. In this form, it is so large that Naruto was forced to summon Gamabunta in order to defeat him. Shukaku is associated with the Wind element.

Host: [[Naruto/Characters/Hidden Cloud Village|Yugito Nii]]

This giant turtle-like monster is the only Tailed Beast seen so far who was not sealed into a host when Akatsuki captured it. (Chapter 420, however, reveals that the Beast did have a host at one point, a young man from the Hidden Mist Village named Yagura who was apparently at some point {{spoiler|the Fourth Mizukage}}. However, {{spoiler|Yagura was apparently mind controlled by Tobi and killed afterward, so}} the Beast was free by the time it was encountered in the main story.) A [[Filler]] arc was centered around this creature, with the Leaf Ninja trying to seal it, only to be stopped by Guren and her henchmen repeatedly, eventually foiling the mission altogether. As such, the Akatsuki tracked it down, where it was easily defeated by Deidara and Tobi, who were assigned to capture it. Tobi claimed to have knocked it out in one punch, although Deidara contests this assertion. and got butt raped

* [[Ambition Is Evil]]: Towards humans wanting to steal his power to further their own goals.

* [[Four Is Death]]: [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]]. {{spoiler|Appears to be the beast that kills Naruto by eating him, but Naruto ends up going inside his mental prison instead.}}

* [[Humans Are Bastardsthe Real Monsters]]: What he thinks about humans in general.

A recent{{when}} [[Filler]] arc focused on Utakata. Utakata's former master, Harusame, once tried unsuccessfully to extract the beast from his body, killing Harusame in the process. Utakata had sworn not to use the beast's powers ever again, but is forced to do so to in the process of rescuing his student, Hotaru, from a man named Shiranami who had activated the destructive jutsu fused with her body. {{spoiler|Soon after resolving this conflict, he is found by all six paths of Pain, which quickly overwhelm and incapacitate him. Though it isn't shown, presumably he is then taken away to have the tailed beast extracted from his body, dying in the process. Kabuto later resurrects him with Edo Tensei. Madara then use his body along with the rest of the revived jinchuuriki as the new Six paths}}.

The Shichibi was a rhino beetle with six wings and a tail, whose host was a teal-haired, red-eyed girl (Kishimoto decided her gender at the last minute) from the Hidden Waterfall Village.

This Tailed Beast, one of the final two still uncaptured by Akatsuki, is sealed into a ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village. [[TalkingInner to ThemselfDialogue|The host appears to be on good terms with the spirit]], as they can work together to break genjutsu, and even converse casually outside of battle. Its seal manifests itself in the tattoo of a ''Tetsu'' (Iron) kanji. Killer Bee and the Eight-Tailed Ox refer to each other as "Jinchuriki-sama" and "Hachibi-sama". One of its horns was lost in battle when it attacked the Hidden Cloud Village and gored Motoi's father in the process, causing his death. A retaliated by slicing the horn clean off, which has yet to grow back- and may never do so.

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** [[Kitsune]]: Naturally, although there are significant differences in malevolence and power.

* {{spoiler|[[Tsundere]]: In the most recent chapters, especially when it always asserts its reluctance to help Naruto despite how it's already obvious that he is being taken in by Naruto's sincerity.}}

{{spoiler|[[All Your Powers Combined|The combined form of all the Tailed Beasts]]. [[Sealed Inside a Person -Shaped Can|Was sealed inside]] [[The Messiah|the Sage of Six Paths]], saving the world from its evil [[Physical God|and effectively turning the Sage into a mortal god]], explaining why he is regarded as such. Eventually, the Sage on his deathbed, hoping to lessen the chance of global devastation, split its chakra apart to form the nine Tailed Beasts and [[Sealed Evil in a Can|hid its body in the moon]], to prevent the [[Eldritch Abomination]] from escaping upon the Sage's passing. Tobi's plan hinges on capturing all of the tailed beasts, depriving them of their chakra and reforming the Ten-Tails back to its original, primordial form, so he can become its Jinchuriki}}.

** [[Humanoid Abomination]]: In the sense that its (albeit silhouetted) torso, up to its head, has this eerily humanoid outline.

* {{spoiler|[[Sealed Inside a Person -Shaped Can]]: The Sage of the Six Paths sealed it into himself, making him the first chronological Jinchuriki, on top of turning him into a [[Physical God]] in all but name.}}