RELATED: Naruto: Every Tailed Beast, Ranked By Strength The Creation Of All ThingsĪfter defeating his mother Kaguya Ōtsutsuki - who was the first to wield chakra on Earth after ingesting the fruit of the God Tree and becoming one with the Ten-Tails - Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, her son, and the man who would come to be known as the Sage of Six Paths, chose to save the world from destruction by sealing the Ten-Tails within himself. However, they are all united by the enormous amounts of chakra they wield, combined with their near immortality (as their deaths will only disperse their chakra for a time until their bodies reform), as well as their ability to create and fire tailed beast balls. The only exceptions to this are Gyūki (Eight-Tails) and Kurama, who are also said to be the two strongest of the lot. Most of the tailed beasts possess their own unique elemental powers like or kekkei genkai abilities as in the case of Shukaku's Magnet Release, Son Goku's Lava Release, or Kokuō's (Five-Tails) Boil Release, among others. Much like in the case of most other tailed beasts, such as the likes of Son Goku (Four-Tails) or Shukaku (One-Tail) - who were both influenced by yokai from Japanese folklore - the nine tails was inspired by kitsune, mythical fox spirits who possess paranormal abilities that are magnified as they age, until eventually reaching parity with Shinto deities. The first tailed beast to be introduced in Naruto was Kurama, the Nine-Tailed Fox, whose Yang half was sealed into Naruto Uzumaki when he was only an infant.

Despite being viewed by most of the shinobi world as mindless beasts of destruction, they are actually sentient, highly intelligent beings, whose hatred for humanity only emerged as a consequence of the constant exploitation they faced throughout their immeasurably long existences. Serving as a pivotal factor in the unending conflict between the hidden ninja villages throughout the series, these nine chakra monsters have been used as weapons by warring factions and individuals in the ages since their creation from the Ten-Tails. As the nine colossal forms of living chakra extracted from the Ten-Tails, the tailed beasts are central figures in the world of Naruto.

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