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Eight-Tailed Jinchūriki
- Name: Eight-Tails (八尾, Hachibi)
- Creature Type: Unknown; appears to be a cephalopod
- Host: Killer Bee
- Unique Traits: Unknown
- Status: Active, sealed in host
The Eight-Tailed Beast is currently one of the two remaining Tailed Beasts that were not extracted by Akatsuki, the other one being the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. The Jinchūriki is a black, musclebound Cloud shinobi, named Killer Bee, who appears to dislike light. On his right shoulder, he has a tattoo that says "iron"; and on his left cheek, he has a tattoo of a bull's horn. He also carries seven swords. It also seems that he hates being called the host for the Eight-Tailed Beast, and prefers to be referred as "me and that thing. It also seems from chapter 410 that he can carry Suigetsu's giant zanbato with great ease according to Suigetsu. If this is the Eight Tailed Demon's ability or just Killer Bee's own strength is yet to be revealed."
Speculation
As most of the other Tailed Beasts seen so far are based upon mythological creatures, it was speculated that this Tailed Beast was based upon the eight-headed and eight-tailed serpent, Yamata no Orochi. But from the shadow when Sasuke goes to retrieve the beast, it seems to be an octopus. Some fans believed that Orochimaru was the Eight-Tailed Beast due to his snake-like abilities, however this was proven false in chapter 408.