Naruto and the 8 other Jinjuriki

Baby Naruto

“Jinchuuriki” meaning the “power of human sacrifice”, are those individuals possessing “Bijuu” or tailed demons within their bodies. The demons themselves are known by the number of tails their body possesses, and each has different characteristics. Shukaku (“Ichibi”) is the One-Tailed Tanuki, “Nibi” is the Two-Tailed Cat, “Sanbi” is the Three-Tailed Turtle, “Yonbi” is a Four-Tailed Ape, “Gobi” is a Five-Tailed Horse-Whale, “Rokubi” is a Six-Tailed Gastropod, “Shichibi” is a Seven-Tailed Rhino Beetle, “Hachibi” is the Eight-Tailed Ox-Cephalopod and “Kyuubi” is the Nine-Tailed Fox. These Bijuu were once all part of an even greater entity known as the “Juubi” or Ten-Tails. The first ninja, the legendary Rikudou Sennin did battle with the Juubi and split its power into nine individual entities using his Izanagi jutsu, which allowed him to alter reality.The bijuu are creatures of great power and destruction, and all the ninja nations coveted that power and sought to make it their own as weapons. Very few ninja are capable of controlling such power, only Senju Hashirama the Shodai Hokage, Uchiha Madara, Yagura the Yondaime Mizukage, Killer Bee and Uzumaki Naruto held the ability to control them in their natural state. As various clans began to come together as villages, Shodai Hokage sought to stabilize the balance of power. He did so by capturing the Bijuu and offering them to specific villages. This unimaginable power proved difficult to manage however, requiring literal sacrifices to gain control. Several jutsu variations have been used to seal a bijuu within a human. Yondaime Hokage used his Shiki Fuujin technique to capture the rampaging Kyuubi and seal its Yang chakra within Naruto. The jutsu had a high price, resulting in his own death. The Ichibi Shukaku was sealed into the unborn body of Gaara, with the sacrifice taking the form of his mother, who died as a result of his birth.Shukaku has previously been imbued into two unnamed Sand ninja. The Kyuubi was previously imbued into kunoichi from the Uzumaki clan, due to their high Fuuinjutsu skills and strong life force. When a Jinchuuriki’s time as host comes to an end, the Bijuu is removed from their bodies at the cost of their own lives. Such a result has been the only shown way to remove the bijuu from a Jinchuuriki. It requires a Fuuin (Sealing) Jutsu capable of resonating at the same power frequency as that between the bijuu and their human host over a period of time. Akatsuki used one such method which took three days to accomplish, with that time increasing based on the number of members participating. This GenryuuKyuu Fuujin (Mystical Dragon Nine Exhaustion) was used to remove six bijuu, resulting in the deaths Gaara, Yugito, Roushi, Han, Utakata and Fuu. Should the Jinchuuriki die without the Bijuu being removed, the Bijuu itself will cease to be for some period of time. It with then regenerate somewhere else in the work to wreak havoc once again.The hope of Jinchuuriki creation is for the human and the tailed beast to resonate together, thereby granting the human some measure of their immense power. Each beast appears to interact with their host in unique ways, and grant their host power in different amounts. Should the Jinchuuriki not be capable of controlling the Bijuu, they will lose out in a battle of wills, allowing the beast to take form and rampage, which happened to previous hosts of the Hachibi. The life of a Jinchuuriki has been seen to be a difficult one. Many see the Jinchuuriki as the demon itself, and fear and shun them. This causes many to become dejected outcasts who become angry with the world. Gaara became crazy and felt alone because of his demon but he eventually gained his village’s respect. Yugito and Killer Bee were respected and loyal to their village. Naruto also grew angry with the world and turned to pranks to get everyone to recognize him. He was eventually accepted by the village. Roushi had no village ties after leaving Hidden Rock, so he wandered the world. Two other Jinchuuriki also grew distant from the world, with their villages not exerting any effort to save them when Akatsuki came to capture them. This guide will examine the mythology and history of the demons in the real world and in-universe, biographical information on the beasts and their human hosts and how the beasts affect their hosts.

The Nine  Jinjurikis

Gaara	First Gaara Appearance: Ch. 35 / Ep. 20 First Ichibi Appearance: Ch. 134 / Ep. 78 Hidden Village: Sand Rank: Kazekage Bijuu: Shukaku the Ichibi (One-Tailed Demon Tanuki) Power: Mini-Shukaku form ~ protective sand tanuki form, automatic sand defense Drawbacks: If Gaara sleeps Shukaku can take control Status: Captured and extracted by Akatsuki Info: Chiyo imbued the demon Shukaku into the Kazekage’s son Gaara. Gaara lead a lonely life until he met Uzumaki Naruto. He pledged himself to prove his worth and protect his village. His drive led him to become Kazekage. He was defeated in battle by Deidara and Akatsuki removed the Shukaku demon from within Gaara, killing him. He was later revived by Chiyo, but he was no longer a Jinchuuriki. He retained some sand control powers however.	Ichibi
Ni’ Yugito	First Yugito Appearance: Ch. 312 / Sh. Ep. 71 First Nibi Appearance: Ch. 313 / Sh. Ep. 72 Hidden Village: Cloud Rank: Jounin Bijuu: Two-Tailed Demon Cat Power: Fiery mouth blasts Drawbacks: Unknown Status: Captured and extracted by Akatsuki Info: Yugito was a kunoichi from Hidden Cloud. Like Gaara and Naruto, she was an active part of her village. She appeared to be in her twenties. She contained the two-tailed cat demon called an ikiryou, or “living ghost”. She was defeated in battle by Hidan and Kakuzu. Akatsuki then removed the Nibi from within Yugito, killing her.	Nibi
Yagura	First Yagura Appearance: Ch. 420 / Sh. Ep. – First Sanbi Appearance: Ch. 317 / Sh. Ep. 92 Hidden Village: Formerly Mist Rank: Mizukage Bijuu: Three-Tailed Demon Turtle Status: Captured and sealed by Akatsuki Info: Akatsuki tracked down the location of the Sanbi, the three-tailed demon, which has the characteristics of turtles and shrimp. In the past, the Sanbi was imbued within Yagura, the Yondaime Mizukage. Rumors stated that Akatsuki held some sway over Yagura during its time as “Blood Mist” Village. When Akatsuki captured it, Sanbi was “in the wild,” with no Jinchuuriki host. It is unclear what happened to Yagura. For this reason he was weaker, as he could not properly control his power. Tobi was assigned to capture this demon and did so with the assistance of Deidara. This demon was succesfully sealed in the King of Hell by the group.	Sanbi
Roushi	First Roushi Appearance: Ch. 353 / Sh. Ep. 121 First Yonbi Appearance: Ch. 467 / Sh. Ep. 165 Hidden Village: Rock Rank: – Bijuu: Four-Tailed Demon Ape Power: Youton Ninjutsu Drawbacks: Unknown Status: Captured and extracted by Akatsuki Info: Roushi was older than any other previously seen Jinchuuriki. He contained the four-tailed demon, which took the form of a large lava-emitting gorilla. He was made a Jinchuuriki by Hidden Rock, at some point he and his village parted company. He travelled the world to try and understand his powers. He was defeated in battle by Kisame.	Yonbi
Han	First Han Appearance: Ch. 420 / Sh. Ep. – First Gobi Appearance: Ch. 467 / Sh. Ep. 165 Hidden Village: Rock Rank: – Bijuu: Five-Tailed Demon Whale-Horse Power: ? Drawbacks: Unknown Status: Captured and extracted by Akatsuki Info: Akatsuki captured Han and his Bijuu at some point in the past. The demon takes the form of a whale-horse hybrid. It is unknown which Akatsuki member captured the demon. Two of the unseen captured Jinchuuriki’s were outcasts, who were abandoned by their village when Akatsuki came to capture them.	Gobi
Utaka	First Utakata Appearance: Ch. 420 / Sh. Ep. 144 First Rokubi Appearance: Ch. 467 / Sh. Ep. 151 Hidden Village: Mist Rank: – Bijuu: Six-Tailed Demon Gastropod Power: ? Drawbacks: Unknown Status: Captured and extracted by Akatsuki Info: Akatsuki captured Utakata and his Bijuu at some point in the past. The demon takes the form of a slimy slug. It is unknown which Akatsuki member captured the demon. Two of the unseen captured Jinchuuriki’s were outcasts, who were abandoned by their village when Akatsuki came to capture them. This individual may have been one of the outcasts.	Rokubi
Fuu	First Fuu Appearance: Ch. 420 / Sh. Ep. – First Shichibi Appearance: Ch. 467 / Sh. Ep. 165 Hidden Village: Waterfall Rank: – Bijuu: Seven-Tailed Demon Rhino Beetle Power: ? Drawbacks: Unknown Status: Captured and extracted by Akatsuki Info: Akatsuki captured Fuu and her Bijuu at some point in the past. The demon takes the form of a beetle with six wings and one cerci acting as its tails. It is unknown which Akatsuki member captured the demon. Two of the unseen captured Jinchuuriki’s were outcasts, who were abandoned by their village when Akatsuki came to capture them. This individual may have been one of the outcasts.	Shichibi
Killer Bee	First Killer Bee Appearance: Ch. 408 / Sh. Ep. 142 First Hachibi Appearance: Ch. 413 / Sh. Ep. 143 Hidden Village: Cloud Rank: Unknown (Probably Jounin) Bijuu: Eight-Tailed Demon Ox-Cephalopod Power: Mini-Hachibi form ~ protective Hachibi chakra taking ox-cephalopod form, gigantic chakra and power boost to Bee Status: Active Info: Akatsuki has yet to find and seal two Jinchuuriki: Naruto and the Hachibi Bijuu named Kiraa Bii (Killer Bee). After Uchiha Madara swayed Sasuke to his side, he sent the young man after this Bijuu. They eventually found the Cloud ninja training in the mountains. Killer Bee is marked by a tattoo of “iron” on his shoulder and bull horns on his cheek. He also wields eight swords, taking the form of seven real swords and a tailed state form. He posseses the ability to become his Bijuu, that of a tentacled ox beast. He was eventually knocked out by Sasuke’s Amaterasu and taken for sealing. His body was revealed as a transformed tentacle, while the real Bee was still safe in Lightning. This allowed Bee to escape capture and evade Akatsuki.	Hachibi
Naruto	First Naruto Appearance: Ch. 1 / Ep. 1 First Kyuubi Appearance: Ch. 1 / Ep. 1 Hidden Village: Leaf Rank: Genin Bijuu: Kyuubi no Youko (Nine-Tailed Demon Fox) Power: Mini-Kyuubi form ~ protective Kyuubi chakra taking fox form, gigantic chakra and power boost to Naruto Drawbacks: Excessive use of Kyuubi destroys Naruto’s body and makes him a mindless killing machine Status: Active Info: Yondaime Hokage imprisoned the Kyuubi within Naruto after it attacked Konoha. Like many Jinchuuriki, Naruto lead a lonely life. Over time though, he gained friends and left his life of despair behind. He has been trained by the Sannin Jiraiya to make full use of Jinchuuriki gifts.	Kyuubi