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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]].}}
 
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 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.
 
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}}.
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All the Tailed Beasts show examples of...
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** [[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 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.}}
* [[Youkai]]
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The Tailed-Beasts are:
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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 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.
 
Shukaku manifests itself on Gaara's body by way of dark, raccoon-like circles that appear around his eyes.
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* [[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 Bastardsthe Real Monsters]]: What he thinks about humans in general.
** [[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.
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{{spoiler|In recent chapters, Naruto ([[Battle in the Center of the Mind|with the help of his parents]]) successfully tamed the Fox. Naruto can now tap into the Fox's unlimited chakra reserves whenever he chooses, giving himself a [[Dragon Ball|Super Saiyan-like glow]] in the process. Things progress even further when, upon seeing Naruto's genuine concern for the various tailed beasts, Kurama finally accepts his host as an equal partner, and the cage is finally unlocked. Now, Naruto is finally able to complete the tailed-beast transformation technique}}.
 
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