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The [[MacGuffin
During the wars, the various ninja villages experimented with trying to use the Tailed Beasts as weapons of war. However, the Beasts proved to be too unstable to use directly. A last-ditch effort to make use of the Beasts involved sealing them into the bodies of humans, giving those humans access to the Beasts' power while also suppressing the Beasts' influence, but this too was ultimately deemed a failure, as it was not a foolproof method and had damaging effects on the psyche of the host. Most hosts are lonely people who hate the world; according to various members of the Akatsuki, when some of the hosts were captured, the people in their villages were glad to be rid of them. (Naruto considers the term "jinchuriki" to be a slur, and sympathizes with the others.)
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
Akatsuki's mission is to [[Gotta Catch Them All|collect all nine of them]]. When they capture a Beast, they seal it into a large three-headed statue. Akatsuki's stated mission is to use the Tailed Beasts to start wars and then immediately quell them, creating a monopoly on shinobi labor that would then drive the other Hidden Villages out of business. From there, Akatsuki can easily take over the world. However, certain Akatsuki members have other designs on the Beasts -- {{spoiler|Pain and Konan want to use the Beasts' incredible amounts of chakra to fuel a jutsu that is roughly equivalent in power to a nuke, which they will then use to teach the world about the foolishness of fighting. Tobi, meanwhile, implies that the collection of all nine Beasts will allow him to return his Sharingan to full power}}.
Akatsuki currently has seven of the nine, and is closing in on the final two. {{spoiler|Recently in the manga, Tobi has promised Sasuke the use of one Beast to aid in the latter's planned destruction of the Leaf Village if Sasuke aids Tobi in finding the last two. Sasuke agreed to this deal, and headed out with his team to capture the Eight-Tails host. After apparently suceeding, he headed toward Konoha, but is stopped when Tobi informs him the host actually escaped}}.
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All the Tailed Beasts show examples of...
* [[Attack of the
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: Despite looking like gigantic versions of various animals, they are masses of chakra that drive unexperienced hosts into a mad frenzy.
** {{spoiler|The Ten Tails, from which they originate from is closer to this trope in description}}.
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** [[Wave Motion Gun]]
* [[Kaiju]]
* [[Mix
* [[Multiple
* [[Shrouded in Myth]]: Many of the biju have legends surrounding them in story such as [[Was Once a Man|once being human]].
* [[Super Mode]]: If the host and beast have a good enough relationship the host can use their chakra to give theselves a cloak (Version 1), [[Nightmare Fuel|fuse their blood with the beasts chakra]] (Version 2), Take partial qualities of the beast, (Partial Transformation), or even fully becoming the beast itself. {{spoiler|Kurama seems to have a different effect on Naruto, but why hasn't been revealed.}}
** [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous]]: The biju can give their jinchuuriki the ability to create arms of chakra (or in Shukaku's case sand).
* {{spoiler|[[Telepathy]]: They can use this to communicate with one another from within their Jinchuuriki.}}
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]: {{spoiler|The Four-Tails reveals that the beasts find [[Humans Are
* [[Youkai]]
== One-Tail ==
[[File:ShukakuIchibi_7342.png|frame]]
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Real Name: {{spoiler|Shukaku. Yeah, really.}}
Host: [[Naruto
Apparently the only Tailed Beast with an actual name instead of just referred to by what animal he looks like {{spoiler|- at least, up until chapter 568}}. A gleefully malevolent sand spirit. According to the legends of the Hidden Sand Village, Shukaku was once a man, a corrupted monk who was sealed into a tea kettle. It was sealed into Gaara upon his birth by Chiyo on orders from the Fourth Kazekage, using Gaara's mother as a sacrifice.
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In contrast to Gaara's sullen, morose personality, Shukaku is wild and incoherent, like a drunk. (This fits in with typical depictions of tanuki in Japanese mythology, and "Shukaku" itself can translate as "drunk".) Like all Tailed Beasts, it has an immense bloodlust and hunger for battle, and relishes a chance to kill opponents.
Shukaku has the ability to levitate sand, which it does to protect Gaara from all harm. (This prevents even self-inflicted
Shukaku manifests itself on Gaara's body by way of dark, raccoon-like circles that appear around his eyes.
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Tropes associated to the One-Tails:
* [[Ax Crazy]]: The worst example among the biju for this sort of behavior.
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Real Name: {{spoiler|Matatabi}}
Host: [[Naruto
This Tailed Beast was sealed into Yugito Nii, a kunoichi of the Hidden Cloud Village. It is said to be a spirit of vengeance- the living ghost of a twisted human being. It can breathe fire. The spirit manifests itself on Yugito's eyes, which are shaped like a cat's. Yugito can transform into the Cat, but {{spoiler|this didn't help her against Hidan and Kakuzu, who defeated her in a battle with massive collateral damage. (It's unknown which one, specifically, was assigned to capture her.) The spirit was later extracted, and Yugito died from the procedure}}.
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* [[Mega Neko]]
* [[Mismatched Eyes]]: A trait of odd-eyed cats.
* [[Playing
* [[Technicolor Fire]]
* [[Wreathed in Flames]]
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Real Name: {{spoiler|Isobu}}
Former host: [[Naruto
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
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** [[Giant Enemy Crab]]
* [[Turtle Power]]
== Four-Tails ==
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Real Name: {{spoiler|Son Goku}}
Host: [[Naruto
This Beast, referred as the Four-Tails, was sealed into the body of Rōshi, an elderly man from Iwagakure, the Hidden Rock Village. His host was able to manipulate lava, likely a power gained from this beast. Rather than letting its presence cause him scorn and hate, Rōshi left his village to try and better understand the beast. However, Rōshi would eventually run into Kisame Hoshigaki of the Akatsuki, and engaged in a lengthy battle with the shark ninja. Unfortunately, although he was a very tough opponent, Rōshi was defeated, and later died when the Yonbi was forcibly extracted from his body. Kisame, who was assigned to capture it, complained of having a difficult time with it, but ultimately succeeded. The most [[All There in the Manual|recent art book]] revealed the Yonbi to be a large, red, four-tailed gorilla. The beast manifests itself in Roshi's hair.
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Tropes associated to the Four-Tails:
* [[Ambition Is Evil]]: Towards humans wanting to steal his power to further their own goals.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Absolutely HATES being called the Four-Tails.
* [[Cool Crown]]: The horns on his head are shaped like a crown, a trait of nobility amongst Japanese demon folklore.
* [[Everything's Better
* [[Eyes of Gold]]
* [[Expy]]: Of [[Journey to
* [[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.}}
* [[Large Ham]]: Brags about himself and his "nobility" if given the opportunity, with a HUMONGOUS BELLOWING voice.
* [[Humans Are
** [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]
* [[I Just Want to Be Free]]: Has a powerful desire to run free and get as far away as possible from human affairs.
* [[Magma Man]]: Bestows the use of Lava Release on his host and is himself capable of lava attacks.
** [[Playing
** [[Dishing Out Dirt]]: Other half of Lava Release
* [[Pride]]: The Yonbi has a very, very deep-seated sense of pride about himself, and will immediately lash out at anyone who disrespects him, even if it's an honest mistake. However, he's more polite and slightly more forgiving than the Nine-Tails.
* [[Shout
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Real Name: {{spoiler|Kokuou}}
Host: [[Naruto
One of the lesser-mentioned beasts and hosts, being one of the first jinchuriki to fall to Akatsuki. They were hardly mentioned until their official debut in the manga's Chapter 420 and Episode 205 of ''Shippuden''. The most [[All There in the Manual|recent art book]] provided the fandom with a glimpse into their lives and the nature of their tailed beasts. The Gobi is a five-tailed, horse-dolphin hybrid that belonged to a very tall, grey-eyed man from the Hidden Rock Village covered in a a strange set of blood-red armor named Han, who used the power of his tailed beast to fight using steam. Some combination of Pain, Konan, Hidan, Kakuzu, and Zetsu were assigned to capture him. After a challenging battle, Han was subdued, and Akatsuki extracted the Gobi, resulting in his death.
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* [[Cool Horse]]
* [[Mix
* [[Sapient Cetaceans]]
* [[Shout
* [[Use Your Head]]: Has a very powerful ramming attack that uses the beasts horns to gore the enemy.
** [[Horn Attack]]
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Real Name: {{spoiler|Saiken}}
Host: [[Naruto
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}}.
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* [[Hollywood Acid]]: The beast specializes in expelling highly corrosive alkaline in the form of slime and vapor.
** [[Deadly Gas]]
== Seven-Tails ==
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Real Name: {{spoiler|Choumei}}
Seven-Tailed Host: [[Naruto
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.
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Tropes associated to the Seven-Tails:
* [[Big Creepy
* [[Giant Flyer]]
* [[Flight]]: The sole Tailed-beast with wings. As a consequence, its host can fly.
* [[Lucky Seven]]: It calls itself this.
* [[Man Bites Man]]: the [[Exactly What It Says
== Eight-Tails ==
[[File:Hachibi_4861.png|frame]]
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Real Name: {{spoiler|Gyuuki}}
Host: [[Naruto
This Tailed Beast, one of the final two still uncaptured by Akatsuki, is sealed into a ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village. [[
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* [[A Load of Bull]]
* [[Combat Tentacles]]
* [[Everything's Squishier
* [[Meaningful Name]]: {{spoiler|His name Gyuuki (Meaning Ghost Cattle) is another word for the Ushi-Oni, the kind of youkai he is based on .}}
* [[Mix
* [[Sea Monster]]
** [[Giant Squid]]
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[[File:KyubiKurama_3585.png|frame]]
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Real Name: {{spoiler|Kurama}}
Host: [[Naruto
As a consequence of being sealed into the main character, this is the Tailed Beast with the most screen time so far. It is reputedly the strongest of the nine, able to flatten mountains and raise tsunamis with a sweep of its tails. Prior to the series, it attacked the Hidden Leaf Village {{spoiler|after Tobi extracted it from its then-host, Naruto's mother Kushina, who had just given birth to the kid}}. To stop it, the Fourth Hokage sealed it into the newborn Naruto {{spoiler|(his son, as he was Kushina's husband)}}, sacrificing his own life to do so {{spoiler|while his [[Action Mom]] wife did the same}}. Tobi claims that it is a natural disaster, able to appear out of nowhere.
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The Sharingan seems to have the ability to control the Fox. In ''Shippuden'', {{spoiler|Sasuke prevented Naruto from drawing on its power, and it was later revealed that Madara Uchiha had "tamed" it and used it in his battle against the First Hokage}}. Itachi Uchiha was originally assigned to capture it, but {{spoiler|with his death, Tobi has sent Pain to do it instead. After that didn't work, it appears that Tobi is handling it himself}}.
{{spoiler|In recent chapters, Naruto ([[Battle in
Tropes associated to the Nine-Tails:
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* [[Enemy Mine]]: {{spoiler|Allows Naruto to use his chakra to combat "Madara"}}
* [[Fantastic Foxes]]
** [[Kitsune]]: Naturally, although there are significant differences in malevolence and power.
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]}}
* [[Jerkass]]
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* [[Make Me Wanna Shout]]: The force of its mere roars can cause incredible destruction.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Constantly baits Naruto to tap more and more in his chakra, so it can take control and cause destruction and/or break free of the seal.
* [[Mix
** To the point where his forepaws are depicted as very nearly having thumbs. {{spoiler|Which means he can properly bump fists with Naruto.}}
** Also his long rabbit-like ears (though they're likely based on the [
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]
* [[Playing
* [[Pragmatic Villainy]]: Not very fond of Naruto, but nevertheless aware that if he wants to live, then he just has to help him during battles. As a bonus, this regularly gives him occasions to go on wild rampage.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]
* [[Rule
** Also invoked and subverted in-series when Naruto {{spoiler|mistakes his mother for being the Kyuubi's true form, when in fact she was its previous host, [[Irony|a mistake Naruto spent years being the victim of from others.]]}}
* [[Shout
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Displayed this when Naruto met him for the first time. {{spoiler|Technically, everytime he smiles or shows he's amused looks like this, so much that you can't even tell whether he is feeling murderously giddy or is actually ready to cooperate.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Sleep Mode Size]]}}: {{spoiler|Noticably shrinks when Minato sealed half his essence into the Death God}}.
* {{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|[http://www.mangareader.net/naruto/570/10 Observe.] Naruto even lampshades it.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Used to Be
** {{spoiler|To elaborate, in the flashback showing all the Tailed Beasts as children, not only was Kurama the only one shown crying, but he was also the one standing closest to the Sage of Six Paths, implying that the two were quite close before the Sage's death}}
See also [[Naruto
== {{spoiler|The Ten-Tails}} ==
{{spoiler|[[All Your Powers Combined|The combined form of all the Tailed Beasts]]. [[Sealed Inside a Person
* [[Bigger Bad]]: The primordial evil of the world, said to have chakra foul enough that all living things on the planet are menaced by its wrath.
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: The most overt example thus far in this series
** [[Humanoid Abomination]]: In the sense that its (albeit silhouetted) torso, up to its head, has this eerily humanoid outline.
* {{spoiler|[[Sealed Inside a Person
** {{spoiler|[[Sealed Evil in
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