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[[File:Jinchūriki.jpg|thumb|300px|Each tailed beast's most recent jinchūriki.]]
  
[[File:Jinchūriki.jpg|thumb|300px|Each tailed beast's most recent jinchūriki.]]
 
The {{translation|'''jinchūriki'''|人柱力|lit meaning=Power of Human Sacrifice}} are humans that have [[tailed beasts]] [[Fūinjutsu|sealed]] within them. They exhibit extraordinary powers due to the immense [[chakra]] reserves they possess.
  
The {{translation|'''jinchūriki'''|人柱力|lit meaning=Power of Human Sacrifice}} are humans that have [[tailed beasts]] [[Fūinjutsu|sealed]] within them. They exhibit extraordinary powers due to the immense [[chakra]] reserves they possess.
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The jinchūriki are typically lonely and miserable people, as they are often shunned and discriminated by their fellow villagers, who view them as the tailed beasts themselves. According to [[Deidara]], the first two jinchūriki [[Akatsuki]] had captured loathed humanity, and their villages were in fact glad to be rid of them.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 266, pages 14-15</ref> However, some jinchūriki refuse to waver, even though they have been shunned, and they eventually earned respect. Such examples include [[Naruto Uzumaki]], [[Killer B]], [[Yagura]], [[Yugito Nii]], and [[Gaara]].
  
   
 
== History ==
  
== History ==
 
[[File:Ōtsutsuki vs. Shinju.png|thumb|left|The Ōtsutsuki brothers and the Ten-Tails.]]
  
[[File:Ōtsutsuki vs. Shinju.png|thumb|left|The Ōtsutsuki brothers and the Ten-Tails.]]
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Long ago before the founding of the hidden villages, during an era of endless wars between mankind, there existed the [[Shinju]], a tree that was revered as a deity which bore a fruit once every thousand years. Although it was forbidden to consume the Shinju's fruit, it was eaten by Princess [[Kaguya Ōtsutsuki]], who used the power it granted her to end the wars plaguing the lands. Some time after this, Kaguya gave birth to two sons, [[Hagoromo]] and [[Hamura]], who became the first humans born with chakra. Enraged that her power had been spread to her children, Kaguya incarnated together with the Shinju, becoming a monster which was christened as the [[Ten-Tails]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 646</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 681</ref>
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Long before the founding of the hidden villages, the world was terrorised by a monster known as the [[Ten-Tails]].<ref>Chapter 646</ref> Its rampages throughout the lands were stopped by the combined efforts of [[Hamura]] and [[Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki]], who sealed the Ten-Tails within Hagoromo. As history's first jinchūriki, Hagoromo used the Ten-Tails' power to perform many great deeds during his lifetime, causing him to be revered as the "Sage of the Six Paths". Towards the end of his life, Hagoromo, knowing the Ten-Tails would be unleashed on the world again when he died, [[Creation of All Things|split]] its [[chakra]] into nine entities called the [[tailed beasts]].<ref>Chapter 510, pages 11-12</ref>
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Although humanity would for centuries exploit the tailed beasts as sources of power, it would not be until after the establishment of the [[hidden village]]s that the practice of creating jinchūriki resumed. The new hidden villages, each with their own tailed beasts, started sealing the beasts into selected villagers:<ref>Chapter 404, page 14</ref> in [[Konohagakure]] this was done to protect the village from its beast, the [[Nine-Tails]];<ref name="ch500">Chapter 500, page 5</ref> in [[Sunagakure]], the abilities that manifested in their jinchūriki were studied so that non-jinchūriki could replicate them; more often that not, though, the jinchūriki were meant to be nothing more than military potential, with little regard for the jinchūriki or even the tailed beast.<ref>Chapter 568, page 13</ref>
   
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Because of the difficulties involved when learning to control a tailed beast and the history the tailed beast itself may have with a village, jinchūriki are often hated and ostracised by their fellow villagers, treated as no different than the beast they contain. Members of [[Akatsuki]] report that villages are often glad to be rid of their jinchūriki.<ref>Chapter 266, pages 14-15</ref> However, because a jinchūriki is so valuable, it is not in the village's interest to let them be captured or turn into [[missing-nin]]. To strengthen the jinchūriki's bond with the village, it is tradition for them to be related to their village's [[Kage]]: for example, [[Killer B]] is the brother of the [[Fourth Raikage]] and [[Gaara]] is the son of the [[Fourth Kazekage]].<ref>Chapter 493, page 14</ref>
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The Ten-Tails rampaged throughout the lands until Kaguya's sons managed to defeat the beast and sealed it within Hagoromo, who became the first jinchūriki in history. This act, along with many other great deeds throughout his lifetime, resulted with Kaguya's son revered as the "''Sage of the Six Paths''". However, knowing that his death would unleash the Ten-Tails back into the world to continue its rampage and reclaim the chakra that humanity now possesses, the Sage separated the monster's chakra from its body before using [[Chibaku Tensei]] to seal the [[Demonic Statue of the Outer Path|husk]] in what would become the [[moon]]. From there, the Sage used his [[Creation of All Things]] ability to divide the chakra into the nine [[tailed beasts]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 467, pages 14-16</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 510, pages 11-12</ref>
  
   
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While many jinchūriki do indeed experience hardship in their early lives, either being mistreated by the majority of the village or dying in their failed attempts to control their tailed beasts, some are able to earn respect and recognition both within their village and in the wider world: Gaara and [[Yagura]] becomes their villages' Kage, while Killer B, [[Yugito Nii]], and [[Naruto Uzumaki]] become regraded as heroes and icons of their villages.
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[[Mito Uzumaki]] later sealed Kurama within herself after [[Hashirama Senju|her husband]]'s victory against [[Madara Uchiha]] at the [[Valley of the End]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 500, page 5</ref> During his time as the First [[Hokage]], Hashirama used his [[Wood Release]] [[kekkei genkai]] to capture and give several tailed beasts to the other shinobi villages as peace treaties, in order to stabilise the balance of power between them.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 404, page 14</ref> The [[Second Kazekage]] of [[Sunagakure]] was the first to research the jinchūriki, with the other villages following soon after, with hopes to use the beasts as weapons in human hosts, or in [[Konohagakure]]'s case, keep the beasts from doing harm to their village, sentiments that the tailed beasts absolutely detest.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 568, page 13</ref>
  
   
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== Sealing ==
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In order to prevent the jinchūriki from turning traitor, it is tradition for the host to be selected from the family of the village's own leader. In this way, the jinchūriki not only has strong ties of loyalty to village and their leader, but they also serve to show off the Kage's might.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 493, page 14</ref> For example, Gaara is the son of the [[Fourth Kazekage]], and Killer B is the adoptive brother and partner of the [[Fourth Raikage]].<!--Please do NOT include Naruto in either example, he wasn't actually chosen for those purposes; read chapters 500-504 for reasons why-->
  
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Jinchūriki typically have their tailed beasts sealed into them early in their lives - often shortly after birth - so that they can can grow up acclimating to their beast. Which seal is used differs from village to village, with Konoha using the [[Eight Trigrams Sealing Style]] and [[Kumo]] using the [[Iron Armour Seal]]. In order for a jinchūriki to be successful in the long term, it is important for the jinchūriki to have special compatibility<ref>Chapter 542, page 3</ref> or simply unique chakra that can improve their chances.<ref name="ch500" /> In the case of the Ten-Tails, it is also necessary that its jinchūriki have a living body.<ref>Chapter 614, page 5</ref>
   
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=== Sealing ===
  
 
[[File:Akatsuki extracting Shukaku.png|thumb|Shukaku being extracted from Gaara by Akatsuki.]]
  
[[File:Akatsuki extracting Shukaku.png|thumb|Shukaku being extracted from Gaara by Akatsuki.]]
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Each village has used a different seal when creating their jinchūriki. For example, Konoha used the [[Eight Trigrams Sealing Style]], and [[Kumogakure]] used the [[Iron Armour Seal]]. [[Akatsuki]], an organisation whose role in the series is to capture the jinchūriki, uses the [[Sealing Technique: Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals]] technique to extract and seal the tailed beasts within the [[Demonic Statue of the Outer Path]] for future use.
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There are several ways in which a tailed beast can be removed from its jinchūriki. If the jinchūriki loses control of the beast or if the seal is simply allowed to weaken enough, the beast will be released. For female jinchūriki, seals are at their weakest during childbirth, due to the nurturing of the child in the womb taking precedence over the reinforcement of the seal. As such, another ninja is required to keep the seal intact during childbirth and restore it to full power afterwards.<ref>Chapter 500, pages 8-9</ref> Akatsuki uses the [[Sealing Technique: Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals]] technique to extract and seal the tailed beasts within the [[Demonic Statue of the Outer Path]] for future use.
   
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Typically, loss of a tailed beast will cause immediate death for a jinchūriki. [[Uzumaki]] have been shown to survive the initial removal of their tailed beast, but they are left severely weakened and need immediate medical attention if they are to live.<ref>Chapter 662, page 16</ref> If a jinchūriki is able to hold on to or receive some of their beast's chakra, that will also enable them to survive.<ref>Chapter 663, pages 1-2</ref> The Ten-Tails' jinchūriki can survive its removal so long as the Demonic Statue remains within them, though they will be completely paralysed for a time.<ref>Chapter 656, pages 12-13</ref> [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|Reincarnated]] jinchūriki can survive their beast's removal since they are already dead, but they may lose consciousness in the process.<ref>Chapter 572, page 1</ref>
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It's been shown some sort of compatibility between the tailed beast and the potential jinchūriki is required;<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 543, page 3</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 547, page 3</ref> [[Kushina Uzumaki]] was selected as Kurama's next host because of her special type of chakra being more suited to the task. Similarly, to become the host of the Ten-Tails, one must be a fully living person, as opposed to having an undead body created by [[Impure World Reincarnation Technique]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 614, page 5</ref> If the tailed beast is removed from its jinchūriki's body, the jinchūriki will die. Also, if the jinchūriki dies with the tailed beast still sealed within them, the beast will die too. Because of this, the tailed beasts tend to be very protective of their jinchūriki, and will take any action whenever their lives are in danger. However, it is revealed that the tailed beasts can actually survive their jinchūriki's deaths, with the only consequence being that it will take time for them to revive without a host.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 541, page 13</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 543, page 9</ref> The only known way for a jinchūriki to survive after an extraction is if they have strong enough life force, akin to the members of the [[Uzumaki clan]],<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 501, page 12</ref> though the jinchūriki is left in a severely weakened, if not critical, state. If the latter, only re-sealing the tailed beast or immediate medical attention can keep them from dying.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 662, page 16</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 663, pages 1-2</ref> Only the [[Ten-Tails]]' jinchūriki can safely remove the tailed beasts, so long as the [[Demonic Statue of the Outer Path|the Ten-Tails's hollow husk]] remains within them, as it retains a strong life force, though the process will leave the said jinchūriki completely paralysed for a time.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 656, pages 12-13</ref> In the anime, it at least theorised that [[Tailed Beast Removal Technique|certain methods]] have a chance of safely removing a tailed beast without endangering the host's life. However, if a person is revived with [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation]], the extraction process that was performed willingly doesn't affect said person at all, <ref>''Naruto'' chapter 664, pages 14-15</ref> though forcible extraction will leave reincarnated jinchūriki unconscious.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 572, page 1</ref>
  
   
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== Abilities ==
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Regardless, the jinchūriki retains a small portion of the tailed beast's chakra and should they survive the extraction or be revived, the tailed beast abilities obtained will remain with them.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 261, pages 18-19</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 278, pages 16-19</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 652, page 4</ref>.
 
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[[File:Ink Creation.png|thumb|left|Killer B demonstrating a tailed beast ability.]]
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{{Main|Jinchūriki Forms|Nine-Tails Chakra Mode}}
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A jinchūriki has access to their tailed beast's massive chakra reserves. Most jinchūriki learn how to access this chakra on their own and take it by force, but they can also form a symbiosis with their tailed beast and take only what chakra is offered to them. A tailed beast may even give chakra to its jinchūriki without them knowing it, either to try and exert control over the jinchūriki, or simply to protect the jinchūriki and, by extension, itself.
   
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In addition to the chakra reserves, jinchūriki gain abilities unique to the respective beast. As the jinchūriki transform themselves into the likeness of their tailed beasts, it further increases the power of their abilities. If they are able to survive their beast's removal, they will still be have access to those abilities.<ref>Chapter 278, pages 16-19</ref>
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The seal that keeps the tailed beast within its female jinchūriki is at its weakest when she is in childbirth, due to the nurturing of the child in the womb taking precedence over the reinforcement of the seal, which weakens the seal in direct proportion. As such, a ninja is required to keep the seal intact during childbirth, and restore the seal back to full power afterwards. A full-term pregnancy for a female jinchūriki is about ten months.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 500, pages 8-9</ref>
  
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*Jinchūriki of [[Shukaku]] can [[Magnet Release|manipulate]] [[sand]].
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*Jinchūriki of [[Matatabi]] can [[Mouse Hairball|breathe fire]].
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== Abilities ==
  
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*Jinchūriki of [[Isobu]] can materialise [[Coral Palm|coral]].
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{{Main|Tailed Beast Skill|Jinchūriki Forms|Nine-Tails Chakra Mode}}
  
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*Jinchūriki of [[Son Gokū]] can create and manipulate [[lava]].
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[[File:Ink Creation.png|thumb|Killer B demonstrating a Tailed Beast Skill.]]
  
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*Jinchūriki of [[Kokuō]] can use [[Boil Release|steam]].
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With the jinchūriki's access to the tailed beasts' massive chakra reserves and training, they make use of the tailed beasts' considerable abilities to develop their own unique fighting styles: Gaara [[Magnet Release|manipulates]] [[sand]], Yugito [[Mouse Hairball|breathes fire]], Yagura materialises [[Coral Palm|coral]], Rōshi creates and manipulates [[lava]], Han uses [[Steam Ninjutsu|steam]] to his attacks, Utakata produces [[Soap Bubble Ninjutsu|bubbles]] and [[Leech Gap|corrosive alkali]], Fū is capable of flight,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 565, page 2</ref> Killer B [[Ink Creation|produces ink]], and Naruto has quick regeneration and can [[Negative Emotions Sensing|detect negative emotions]]. As the jinchūriki transform themselves into the likeness of their tailed beasts, it further increases the power of their abilities.
  
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*Jinchūriki of [[Saiken]] can produce [[Soap Bubble Ninjutsu|bubbles]] and [[Leech Gap|corrosive alkali]].
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*Jinchūriki of [[Chōmei]] can fly.<ref>Chapter 565, page 2</ref>
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*Jinchūriki of [[Gyūki]] can [[Ink Creation|produce ink]].
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*Jinchūriki of [[Kurama]] can quickly regenerate and [[Negative Emotions Sensing|detect negative emotions]].
   
 
=== Control ===
  
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== List of Jinchūriki ==
  
== List of Jinchūriki ==
 
;[[Shukaku]]
  
;[[Shukaku]]
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:[[Bunpuku]]<ref>In the [[The New Chūnin Exams|anime]], it was stated that Bunpuku was Shukaku's first jinchūriki.</ref>
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:''Unspecified Jinchūriki''<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 261, page 5</ref>
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:''Unspecified Jinchūriki''<ref>Chapter 261, page 5</ref>
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:[[Bunpuku]]
  
 
:[[Gaara]]
  
:[[Gaara]]
 
:[[Obito Uchiha]]
  
:[[Obito Uchiha]]
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:[[Naruto Uzumaki]]
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:Naruto Uzumaki
   
 
;[[Matatabi]]
  
;[[Matatabi]]
 
:[[Yugito Nii]]
  
:[[Yugito Nii]]
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:[[Naruto Uzumaki]]
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:Naruto Uzumaki
   
 
;[[Isobu]]
  
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:[[Rin Nohara]]
  
:[[Rin Nohara]]
 
:[[Yagura]]
  
:[[Yagura]]
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:[[Naruto Uzumaki]]
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:Naruto Uzumaki
   
 
;[[Son Gokū]]
  
;[[Son Gokū]]
 
:[[Rōshi]]
  
:[[Rōshi]]
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:[[Naruto Uzumaki]]
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:Naruto Uzumaki
   
 
;[[Kokuō]]
  
;[[Kokuō]]
 
:[[Han]]
  
:[[Han]]
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:[[Naruto Uzumaki]]
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:Naruto Uzumaki
   
 
;[[Saiken]]
  
;[[Saiken]]
 
:[[Utakata]]
  
:[[Utakata]]
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:[[Naruto Uzumaki]]
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:Naruto Uzumaki
   
 
;[[Chōmei]]
  
;[[Chōmei]]
 
:[[Fū]]
  
:[[Fū]]
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:[[Naruto Uzumaki]]
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:Naruto Uzumaki
   
 
;[[Gyūki]]
  
;[[Gyūki]]
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:''Fukai's Father''<ref name="P8JFamily">''Naruto'' chapter 542, page 3</ref>
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:''Blue B's Father''<ref name="P8JFamily">Chapter 542, page 3</ref>
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:''Fukai's Uncle''<ref name="P8JFamily" />
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:''Blue B's Uncle''<ref name="P8JFamily" />
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:[[Fukai]]
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:[[Blue B]]
 
:[[Killer B]]
  
:[[Killer B]]
 
:[[Obito Uchiha]]
  
:[[Obito Uchiha]]
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:[[Naruto Uzumaki]]
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:Naruto Uzumaki
   
 
;[[Kurama]]
  
;[[Kurama]]
 
:[[Mito Uzumaki]]
  
:[[Mito Uzumaki]]
 
:[[Kushina Uzumaki]]
  
:[[Kushina Uzumaki]]
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:[[Naruto Uzumaki]]
 
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;:[[Yin]] half
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::[[Minato Namikaze]]
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:[[Minato Namikaze]]
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::[[Black Zetsu]]
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: [[Black Zetsu]]
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: Obito Uchiha<ref>Chapter 666, page 11</ref>
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::[[Naruto Uzumaki]]
  
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: Naruto Uzumaki
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::Naruto Uzumaki
   
 
;[[Ten-Tails]]
  
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=== Similar Cases ===
  
=== Similar Cases ===
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* When someone possesses the tailed beast's chakra but not the beast itself, that person is considered a {{translation|'''pseudo-jinchūriki'''|人柱力もどき|jinchūrikimodoki|engtv=Simulated-jinchūriki}}.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 68</ref> There have been three successful cases of this thus far: the [[Gold and Silver Brothers]],<ref name="ch529">''Naruto'' chapter 529, pages 3-5</ref> [[Sora]] (anime only),<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 68</ref> and [[Fukai]] (after his reincarnation; anime only).<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 318</ref>
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* In the anime, when someone possesses the tailed beast's chakra but not the beast itself, that person is considered a {{translation|'''pseudo-jinchūriki'''|人柱力もどき|jinchūrikimodoki|engtv=Simulated-jinchūriki}}.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 68</ref> [[Sora]] is the first example of this.
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** Naruto Uzumaki received chakra from eight of the tailed beasts without having them truly sealed in him, with the exception of the Nine-Tails. However, Naruto has been called their jinchūriki as well.<ref>Chapter 693, page 1</ref>
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** Due to the Gold and Silver Brother's success in obtaining the tailed beast's power, an unnamed Kumo-nin tried to copy their method by eating one of Gyūki's tentacles, but instead of becoming a jinchūriki, he died as a result. It is said that Kinkaku and Ginkaku were "something special" and is stated by the [[Fourth Raikage]] that they may be distantly related to the Sage of the Six Paths.<ref name="ch529" />
  
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* The [[Gold and Silver Brothers]] were able to gain abilities similar to a jinchūriki by consuming some of the Nine-Tails' flesh. Kumo ninja's subsequent attempts to replicate this by eating the Eight-Tails' tentacles caused only death. The Gold and Silver Brothers' success was only because they are distantly related to the Sage of the Six Paths.<ref>[[Jin no Sho|Fourth Databook]], page 93</ref>
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** Naruto Uzumaki had received chakra from eight of the tailed beasts without having them truly sealed in him, with the exception of Kurama. Unlike the above cases, however, Naruto has been called their jinchūriki as well.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 693</ref>
  
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* In the anime, [[Yūkimaru]] had the ability to [[Three-Tails Chakra: Release|partially control]] Isobu.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 92</ref> Isobu was not actually sealed inside of Yūkimaru however, and thus, he was not a true jinchūriki.
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* In the anime, [[Yūkimaru]] had the ability to [[Three-Tails Chakra: Release|partially control]] Isobu, although it was not actually sealed into him at the time.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 92</ref>
 
* In the anime, [[Kabuto Yakushi]] used his [[Body Recreation Technique]] with some of Kurama's chakra in order to create a [[Nine-Tailed Naruto Clone|clone]] of Naruto's four-tailed form. Proving too powerful for Kabuto's control, the clone is able to siphon Kurama's chakra to temporarily increase his power.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 292</ref>
  
* In the anime, [[Kabuto Yakushi]] used his [[Body Recreation Technique]] with some of Kurama's chakra in order to create a [[Nine-Tailed Naruto Clone|clone]] of Naruto's four-tailed form. Proving too powerful for Kabuto's control, the clone is able to siphon Kurama's chakra to temporarily increase his power.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 292</ref>
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* In ''[[Naruto: Shippūden the Movie]]'', [[Yomi]] was possessed by an evil demon named [[Mōryō]], who was sealed away by [[Shion]]'s [[Miroku|mother]].
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* In ''[[Naruto Shippūden the Movie]]'', [[Yomi]] was possessed by an evil demon named [[Mōryō]].
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* In ''[[Naruto Shippūden 2: Bonds]]'', both [[Amaru]] and [[Shinnō]] had each tapped into the power of the [[Zero-Tails]] at different times, which was sealed within the [[Land of the Sky]]; however, because the Zero-Tails is not an actual tailed beast, nor was the creature sealed in either of them, Amaru and Shinnō are not considered jinchūriki.
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* In ''[[Naruto Shippūden the Movie: Bonds]]'', both [[Amaru]] and [[Shinnō]] each tapped into the power of the [[Zero-Tails]] at different times; however, because the Zero-Tails is not an actual tailed beast, nor was the creature sealed in either of them, Amaru and Shinnō are not considered jinchūriki.
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* In ''[[Naruto 5: Blood Prison]]'', [[Muku]], a young boy sacrificed to the [[Box of Ultimate Bliss]], becomes possessed by a [[Wikipedia:Yōkai|yōkai]] called [[Satori]].
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* In ''[[Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison]]'', [[Muku]] becomes possessed by a [[Wikipedia:Yōkai|yōkai]] called [[Satori]].
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* In ''[[Naruto 6: Road to Ninja]]'', Naruto's counterpart in the [[Genjutsu World]], [[Menma]], is the jinchūriki of Kurama's counterpart, the [[Black Nine-Tails]].
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* In ''[[Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie]]'', Naruto's counterpart in the [[Genjutsu World]], [[Menma]], is the jinchūriki of Kurama's counterpart, the [[Black Nine-Tails]].
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* In ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Dragon Blade Chronicles]]'', the main antagonist [[Kuroma Tatsushiro]] planned to merge with the five [[Genryū]] to become the Light Dragon so he can use its power to destroy the world, which Yamato and Naruto thought was similar to becoming a jinchūriki. Later in the game, [[Akari Tatsushiro]] instead merged with the Genryū and became the Light Dragon, but was restored to normal by Naruto and the [[Dragon Blade]].
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* In ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Dragon Blade Chronicles]]'', the main antagonist [[Kuroma Tatsushiro]] planned to merge with the five [[Genryū]] to become the Light Dragon so he can use its power to destroy the world, which Yamato and Naruto thought was similar to becoming a jinchūriki.
 
* In ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna Drive]]'', [[Gensui Amagiri]] creates a special sealing tag which [[Tailed Beast Replication|can transform someone into a false tailed beast]].
  
* In ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna Drive]]'', [[Gensui Amagiri]] creates a special sealing tag which [[Tailed Beast Replication|can transform someone into a false tailed beast]].
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* In ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution]]'', like its counterpart, [[Mecha-Naruto]] is the "jinchūriki" of a [[Mecha-Kurama]]. When Mecha-Naruto uses its awakening, it inserts itself in Mecha-Kurama and uses it as a suit.
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* In ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution]]'', [[Mecha-Naruto]] is the "jinchūriki" of [[Mecha-Kurama]]. When Mecha-Naruto uses its awakening, it inserts itself in Mecha-Kurama and uses it as a suit.
   
 
== Trivia ==
  
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* The fictional term {{translation|''Jinchūriki''|人柱力|lit meaning=Power of Human Sacrifice}} bears strong resemblance to the real Japanese word for supernatural or magical power, {{translation|''Jintsūriki''|神通力|lit meaning=God-Reaching Power}}.
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* Because of the [[moon]]'s origin and it being the holder of the Ten-Tails' [[Demonic Statue of the Outer Path|body]], tailed beasts and subsequently their jinchūriki are effected by it, and much more so during a full moon.
  
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** According to [[Gaara]], Shukaku relishes the opportunity to kill anyone in sight, even more so during a full moon.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 91, page 19</ref>
  
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* [[Takigakure]] is the only village not belonging to one of the [[Five Great Shinobi Countries]] known to have had a jinchūriki.<ref>Chapter 420, pages 1-2</ref>
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** In the anime, [[Fukai]], during his time as Gyūki's jinchūriki, noted that he would have trouble sleeping at night, especially during a full moon and at one point was shown to have to suppress a [[Jinchūriki Forms#Partial Transformation|partial manifestation]] of Gyūki's tail after he had been staring at the full moon. Fukai was also shown to take sleep pills to help with this side-effect of being a jinchūriki.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 318</ref>
  
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* Because the [[moon]] contains the [[Ten-Tails]]' [[Demonic Statue of the Outer Path|body]], tailed beasts and their jinchūriki are effected by it.
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* The concept of a pseudo-jinchūriki was explored in an anime-exclusive arc, in which [[Sora]] was revealed to have had residual chakra from Kurama, collected after it rampaged Konoha, sealed into him. This happened before the introduction of the concept in the manga with the [[Gold and Silver Brothers]].
  
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** According to [[Gaara]], Shukaku's blood-lust is especially strong during the full moon.<ref>Chapter 91, page 19</ref>
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* The children of female jinchūriki seem to display influences from the tailed beast. The sole example being Naruto who has whisker-like cheek markings which are also exhibited by the Gold and Silver Brothers who were swallowed by Kurama. This also seems to be the case if a tailed beast is sealed within a child while they are still in the womb. This might be the reason behind Gaara's permanent eye-markings while the same ones exhibited by his father, are temporary.
  
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** In the anime, [[Blue B]], during his time as Gyūki's jinchūriki, noted that he would have trouble sleeping at night, especially during a full moon. He at one point was shown to have to suppress a [[Jinchūriki Forms#Partial Transformation|partial manifestation]] of Gyūki's tail after he had been staring at the full moon. Blue B therefore took sleeping pills to help with this side-effect of being a jinchūriki.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 318</ref>
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* [[Takigakure]] is the only village not belonging to one of the [[Five Great Shinobi Countries]] known to have had a jinchūriki.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 420, pages 1-2</ref>
  
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* In the anime, the six tailed beasts that were used by [[Tobi]] shared a voice actor with one of each other's respective jinchūriki.
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* The English dub contained a few errors on what a jinchūriki is: for instance, Shikamaru says in ''[[Naruto: Shippūden]]'' [[Target: Locked On|episode 83]] that [[Hidan]] and [[Kakuzu]] are looking for the "jinchūriki inside Naruto", instead of saying the "Fox inside Naruto" or the "tailed beast inside Naruto".
  
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* If a person with a summoning contract with a tailed beast attempts to summon one while it is sealed within a jinchūriki, the summoning will fail, but the jinchūriki will experience excruciating pain.<ref>Chapter 561, page 11</ref>
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* Madara noted that he could not become the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki with his [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|reincarnated body]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 614, pages 5-6</ref> Obito managed to have the reincarnated jinchūriki host their tailed beasts again as a result of using the [[chakra receiver]] and the [[Outer Path]] to temporarily bind the tailed beasts to their jinchūriki.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 570 page 4</ref>
  
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* In the anime, the six jinchūriki that were used as [[Obito]]'s [[Six Paths of Pain]], all shared a voice actor with one of each others respective tailed beast.
  
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*Despite losing his [[Kurama|tailed beast]], Black Zetsu seemed unfazed unlike other Jinchūriki when separated from their tailed beasts.
  
   
 
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Jinchūriki

Each tailed beast's most recent jinchūriki.

The jinchūriki (人柱力, literally meaning: Power of Human Sacrifice) are humans that have tailed beasts sealed within them. They exhibit extraordinary powers due to the immense chakra reserves they possess.

History

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The Ōtsutsuki brothers and the Ten-Tails.

Long before the founding of the hidden villages, the world was terrorised by a monster known as the Ten-Tails.[1] Its rampages throughout the lands were stopped by the combined efforts of Hamura and Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, who sealed the Ten-Tails within Hagoromo. As history's first jinchūriki, Hagoromo used the Ten-Tails' power to perform many great deeds during his lifetime, causing him to be revered as the "Sage of the Six Paths". Towards the end of his life, Hagoromo, knowing the Ten-Tails would be unleashed on the world again when he died, split its chakra into nine entities called the tailed beasts.[2]

Although humanity would for centuries exploit the tailed beasts as sources of power, it would not be until after the establishment of the hidden villages that the practice of creating jinchūriki resumed. The new hidden villages, each with their own tailed beasts, started sealing the beasts into selected villagers:[3] in Konohagakure this was done to protect the village from its beast, the Nine-Tails;[4] in Sunagakure, the abilities that manifested in their jinchūriki were studied so that non-jinchūriki could replicate them; more often that not, though, the jinchūriki were meant to be nothing more than military potential, with little regard for the jinchūriki or even the tailed beast.[5]

Because of the difficulties involved when learning to control a tailed beast and the history the tailed beast itself may have with a village, jinchūriki are often hated and ostracised by their fellow villagers, treated as no different than the beast they contain. Members of Akatsuki report that villages are often glad to be rid of their jinchūriki.[6] However, because a jinchūriki is so valuable, it is not in the village's interest to let them be captured or turn into missing-nin. To strengthen the jinchūriki's bond with the village, it is tradition for them to be related to their village's Kage: for example, Killer B is the brother of the Fourth Raikage and Gaara is the son of the Fourth Kazekage.[7]

While many jinchūriki do indeed experience hardship in their early lives, either being mistreated by the majority of the village or dying in their failed attempts to control their tailed beasts, some are able to earn respect and recognition both within their village and in the wider world: Gaara and Yagura becomes their villages' Kage, while Killer B, Yugito Nii, and Naruto Uzumaki become regraded as heroes and icons of their villages.

Sealing

Jinchūriki typically have their tailed beasts sealed into them early in their lives - often shortly after birth - so that they can can grow up acclimating to their beast. Which seal is used differs from village to village, with Konoha using the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style and Kumo using the Iron Armour Seal. In order for a jinchūriki to be successful in the long term, it is important for the jinchūriki to have special compatibility[8] or simply unique chakra that can improve their chances.[4] In the case of the Ten-Tails, it is also necessary that its jinchūriki have a living body.[9]

Akatsuki extracting Shukaku

Shukaku being extracted from Gaara by Akatsuki.

There are several ways in which a tailed beast can be removed from its jinchūriki. If the jinchūriki loses control of the beast or if the seal is simply allowed to weaken enough, the beast will be released. For female jinchūriki, seals are at their weakest during childbirth, due to the nurturing of the child in the womb taking precedence over the reinforcement of the seal. As such, another ninja is required to keep the seal intact during childbirth and restore it to full power afterwards.[10] Akatsuki uses the Sealing Technique: Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals technique to extract and seal the tailed beasts within the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path for future use.

Typically, loss of a tailed beast will cause immediate death for a jinchūriki. Uzumaki have been shown to survive the initial removal of their tailed beast, but they are left severely weakened and need immediate medical attention if they are to live.[11] If a jinchūriki is able to hold on to or receive some of their beast's chakra, that will also enable them to survive.[12] The Ten-Tails' jinchūriki can survive its removal so long as the Demonic Statue remains within them, though they will be completely paralysed for a time.[13] Reincarnated jinchūriki can survive their beast's removal since they are already dead, but they may lose consciousness in the process.[14]

Abilities

Ink Creation

Killer B demonstrating a tailed beast ability.

Main articles: Jinchūriki Forms and Nine-Tails Chakra Mode A jinchūriki has access to their tailed beast's massive chakra reserves. Most jinchūriki learn how to access this chakra on their own and take it by force, but they can also form a symbiosis with their tailed beast and take only what chakra is offered to them. A tailed beast may even give chakra to its jinchūriki without them knowing it, either to try and exert control over the jinchūriki, or simply to protect the jinchūriki and, by extension, itself.

In addition to the chakra reserves, jinchūriki gain abilities unique to the respective beast. As the jinchūriki transform themselves into the likeness of their tailed beasts, it further increases the power of their abilities. If they are able to survive their beast's removal, they will still be have access to those abilities.[15]

Control

Main article: Tailed Beast Control

Killer B Version 2

Killer B containing Gyūki's power in humanoid form.

The jinchūriki have the potential to control their tailed beasts' power, but require intense training and sheer willpower in order to properly wield it. According to Gerotora, whenever the jinchūriki draws out a certain amount of the tailed beasts' chakra, the beasts' very own psyche will fuse along with it, which usually involves an inner struggle between them as the jinchūriki goes deeper into their tailed beasts' forms. If a jinchūriki were to completely give into its influence, the seal will break and the tailed beast will be released.[17] For the jinchūriki to have complete control, they must find something to fill in the void of loneliness within their hearts to give them strength.[18]

List of Jinchūriki

Shukaku
Bunpuku[19]
Unspecified Jinchūriki[20]
Gaara
Obito Uchiha
Naruto Uzumaki
Matatabi
Yugito Nii
Naruto Uzumaki
Isobu
Rin Nohara
Yagura
Naruto Uzumaki
Son Gokū
Rōshi
Naruto Uzumaki
Kokuō
Han
Naruto Uzumaki
Saiken
Utakata
Naruto Uzumaki
Chōmei
Fū
Naruto Uzumaki
Gyūki
Blue B's Father[21]
Blue B's Uncle[21]
Blue B
Killer B
Obito Uchiha
Naruto Uzumaki
Kurama
Mito Uzumaki
Kushina Uzumaki
Naruto Uzumaki
Yin half
Minato Namikaze
Black Zetsu
Obito Uchiha[22]
Naruto Uzumaki
Yang half
Naruto Uzumaki
Ten-Tails
Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki
Obito Uchiha
Madara Uchiha

Similar Cases

Trivia

  • The fictional term Jinchūriki (人柱力, literally meaning: Power of Human Sacrifice) bears strong resemblance to the real Japanese word for supernatural or magical power, Jintsūriki (神通力, literally meaning: God-Reaching Power).
  • A full-term pregnancy for a female jinchūriki is about ten months.
  • Takigakure is the only village not belonging to one of the Five Great Shinobi Countries known to have had a jinchūriki.[28]
  • Because the moon contains the Ten-Tails' body, tailed beasts and their jinchūriki are effected by it.
    • According to Gaara, Shukaku's blood-lust is especially strong during the full moon.[29]
    • In the anime, Blue B, during his time as Gyūki's jinchūriki, noted that he would have trouble sleeping at night, especially during a full moon. He at one point was shown to have to suppress a partial manifestation of Gyūki's tail after he had been staring at the full moon. Blue B therefore took sleeping pills to help with this side-effect of being a jinchūriki.[30]
  • In the anime, the six tailed beasts that were used by Tobi shared a voice actor with one of each other's respective jinchūriki.
  • If a person with a summoning contract with a tailed beast attempts to summon one while it is sealed within a jinchūriki, the summoning will fail, but the jinchūriki will experience excruciating pain.[31]

References

  1. ↑ Chapter 646
  2. ↑ Chapter 510, pages 11-12
  3. ↑ Chapter 404, page 14
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 500, page 5
  5. ↑ Chapter 568, page 13
  6. ↑ Chapter 266, pages 14-15
  7. ↑ Chapter 493, page 14
  8. ↑ Chapter 542, page 3
  9. ↑ Chapter 614, page 5
  10. ↑ Chapter 500, pages 8-9
  11. ↑ Chapter 662, page 16
  12. ↑ Chapter 663, pages 1-2
  13. ↑ Chapter 656, pages 12-13
  14. ↑ Chapter 572, page 1
  15. ↑ Chapter 278, pages 16-19
  16. ↑ Chapter 565, page 2
  17. ↑ Naruto chapter 490, pages 10-12
  18. ↑ Naruto chapter 542, pages 3-4
  19. ↑ In the anime, it was stated that Bunpuku was Shukaku's first jinchūriki.
  20. ↑ Chapter 261, page 5
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Chapter 542, page 3
  22. ↑ Chapter 666, page 11
  23. ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 68
  24. ↑ Chapter 693, page 1
  25. ↑ Fourth Databook, page 93
  26. ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 92
  27. ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 292
  28. ↑ Chapter 420, pages 1-2
  29. ↑ Chapter 91, page 19
  30. ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 318
  31. ↑ Chapter 561, page 11
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