<section begin=summary/>{{translation|'''Shukaku'''|守鶴|Shukaku}}, more commonly known as the {{translation|'''One-Tail'''|一尾|Ichibi}}, is a [[tailed beast]] that was last sealed within [[Gaara]] of [[Sunagakure]]. It has been captured by [[Deidara]], then extracted and sealed by [[Akatsuki]].<section end=summary/>
<section begin=summary/>{{translation|'''Shukaku'''|守鶴|Shukaku}}, more commonly known as the {{translation|'''One-Tail'''|一尾|Ichibi}}, is a [[tailed beast]] that was last sealed within [[Gaara]] of [[Sunagakure]]. It has been captured by [[Deidara]], then extracted and sealed by [[Akatsuki]].<section end=summary/>
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== Background ==
== Background ==
[[File:Kid-bijuus.png|thumb|left|The young tailed beasts with the Sage of the Six Paths.]]
[[File:Kid-bijuus.png|thumb|left|The young tailed beasts with the Sage of the Six Paths.]]
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Shukaku first came into being in the waning days of the [[Sage of the Six Paths]], who used his [[Creation of All Things]] ability to separate the [[Ten-Tails]]' chakra from its body and divide it into nine separate constructs in order to ensure that it would never resurface after his death.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 467, pages 15-16</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 510, pages 11-12</ref> Some time after being created, the Sage sat down with all the young [[tailed beasts]] and told them that they would always be together even when separated, and that one day they would become one entity again with different names as well as forms than they did then when the time came forthem tounderstand what true power is.<ref name="ch572">''Naruto'' chapter 572, pages 10-11</ref>
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Shukaku first came into being in the waning days of the [[Sage of the Six Paths]], who used his [[Creation of All Things]] ability to separate the [[Ten-Tails]]' chakra from its body and divide it into nine separate constructs that would come to be known as [[tailed beasts]] in order to ensure that it would never resurface after his death.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 467, pages 15-16</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 510, pages 11-12</ref> Some time after being created, the Sage sat down with all the young tailed beasts and told them that they would always be together, even when separated, and that one day they would become one entity again with different names and forms than they did.Then, when the time came,theywouldknow what true power is.<ref name="ch572">''Naruto'' chapter 572, pages 10-11</ref>
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Citizens of Sunagakure came to believe that Shukaku was a {{translation|[[Wikipedia:Ikiryō|living ghost]]|生霊|ikiryō}} of a corrupted Suna priest, and was originally sealed inside a tea kettle.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 97, page 8</ref>
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Citizens of Sunagakure came to believe that Shukaku was a {{translation|[[Wikipedia:Ikiryō|living ghost]]|生霊|ikiryō}} of a corrupted Suna priest originally sealed inside a tea kettle.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 97, page 8</ref>
Shukaku had two previous [[jinchūriki]],<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 261, page 7</ref> one of which inspired the [[Third Kazekage]] to create the [[Iron Sand]] technique.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 268, page 10</ref> Shukaku was eventually removed from their bodies, resulting in their deaths.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 261, page 8</ref>
Shukaku had two previous [[jinchūriki]],<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 261, page 7</ref> one of which inspired the [[Third Kazekage]] to create the [[Iron Sand]] technique.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 268, page 10</ref> Shukaku was eventually removed from their bodies, resulting in their deaths.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 261, page 8</ref>
[[File:Gaara lost control.png|thumb|Shukaku goes on a rampage after Gaara loses control.]]
[[File:Gaara lost control.png|thumb|Shukaku goes on a rampage after Gaara loses control.]]
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When [[Karura]] became pregnant with Gaara, her husband, the [[Fourth Kazekage]], had [[Chiyo]] to seal Shukaku into Gaara while he was still in the womb,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 97, pages 9-10</ref> because of his three children, Gaara was the only compatible one with the beast.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 547, page 3</ref> Before Karura died from apremature childbirth, she passionately told her son that she would protect him and according to her husband, her love seeped into the sand.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 547, pages 16-17</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 548, pages 10-13</ref> However, Gaara couldn't properly [[Tailed Beast Control|control]] Shukaku's powers, killing or injuring several of Suna's shinobi and citizens. Deemed a failure, the Fourth Kazekage chose to test his son, ordering [[Yashamaru]] to assassinate him and also tell him that his mother never loved him, and that she was used as a human sacrifice for the sealing process. Gaara failed the test, fully releasing the rampaging Shukaku, to which the Fourth eventually used his [[Gold Dust]] to subdue the tanuki.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 547</ref>
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When [[Karura]] became pregnant with Gaara, her husband, the [[Fourth Kazekage]], had [[Chiyo]] to seal Shukaku into Gaara while he was still in the womb,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 97, pages 9-10</ref> because of his three children, Gaara was the only compatible one with the beast.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 547, page 3</ref> Before Karura died from givingbirth, she passionately told her son that she would protect him, and, according to her husband, her love seeped into the sand.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 547, pages 16-17</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 548, pages 10-13</ref> However, Gaara couldn't properly [[Tailed Beast Control|control]] Shukaku's powers, killing or injuring several of Suna's shinobi and citizens. Deemed a failure, the Fourth Kazekage chose to test his son, ordering [[Yashamaru]] to assassinate him and also tell him that his mother never loved him, and that she was used as a human sacrifice for the sealing process. Gaara failed the test, fully releasing the rampaging Shukaku, to which the Fourth eventually used his [[Gold Dust]] to subdue the tanuki.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 547</ref>
== Personality ==
== Personality ==
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== Appearance ==
== Appearance ==
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Shukaku is a sandy-brown coloured [[Wikipedia:Tanuki|tanuki]], with black (dark blue in the anime) markings all over its face, body, and tail. It has a jagged, concave mouth and the sclerae of its eyes are black, with yellow irides<!-- "irides" is correct, irises is the plural for the flower --> and pupils that each takes the shape of a black four-pointed star with four black dots around it. During the last days of the Sage of the Six Paths, Shukaku in its youth looked the same as it does presently, only much smaller.<ref name="ch572"/>
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Shukaku is a sandy-brown coloured [[Wikipedia:Tanuki|tanuki]], with black (dark blue in the anime) markings all over its face, body, and tail. It has a jagged, concave mouth and the sclerae of its eyes are black, with yellow irides<!-- "irides" is correct, irises is the plural for the flower --> and pupils that each takes the shape of a black four-pointed star with four black dots around it. During the last days of the Sage of the Six Paths, Shukaku in its youth looked the basically same as it does presently, only much smaller.<ref name="ch572"/>
== Abilities ==
== Abilities ==
[[File:Drilling Air Bullet.jpg|thumb|left|Shukaku using Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet.]]
[[File:Drilling Air Bullet.jpg|thumb|left|Shukaku using Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet.]]
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Like all [[tailed beasts]], Shukaku foremost has an enormous supply of chakra and can perform the [[Tailed Beast Ball]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 519</ref> The tanuki is also able to use [[Wind Release]] [[nature transformation]], which it uses to perform powerful attacks such as the [[Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet]] which can create giant craters upon impact. Most notable of the the beast's power is its ability to manipulate [[Sand (tool)|sand]], using it as an effective weapon. At fully-released form, Shukaku's body is completely made of sand; as such he can ignore most damage that would otherwise be detrimental, as shown when he had one of his arms chopped off by [[Gamabunta]] and was still able to keep on fighting. Whenever Shukaku is sealed into its [[jinchūriki]], it has the ability to eat away its host's personality, and influence him or her with its bloodlust behaviour whenever he or she sleeps, which leads its host to develop [[Wikipedia:Insomnia|insomnia]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 135, page9</ref>
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{{See also|Gaara's JinchūrikiForms}}
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As a [[tailed beast]], Shukaku possesses a large quantity of [[chakra]] and can perform the [[Tailed Beast Ball]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 519</ref> The tanuki is also able to use [[Wind Release]] [[nature transformation]], which it uses to perform powerful attacks such as the [[Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet]] which can create giant craters upon impact. Most notable of the the beast's power is its ability to manipulate [[Sand (tool)|sand]], using it as an effective weapon. At fully-released form, Shukaku's body is completely made of sand; as such he can ignore most damage that would otherwise be detrimental, as shown when he had one of his arms chopped off by [[Gamabunta]] and was still able to keep on fighting. Whenever Shukaku is sealed into its [[jinchūriki]], it has the ability to eat away its host's personality, and influence him or her with its bloodlust behaviour whenever he or she sleeps, which leads its host to develop [[Wikipedia:Insomnia|insomnia]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 135, page 9</ref>
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=== Activity inside Gaara ===
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{{Main|Gaara's Jinchūriki Forms}}
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As Shukaku's jinchūriki, Gaara acquired the ability to move and levitate sand at will.{{Citation needed}} Shukaku was at first believed to be the source of the automatic [[Shield of Sand]], however the Fourth Kazekage told Gaara that this was due to his mother's love and will being in the sand, thus using Shukaku's sand manipulation for her own purpose; protecting Gaara from all harm. When angry or in a state of blood-lust, Gaara can use the sand in his gourd to take on the form of a miniature Shukaku, or even create a giant copy of Shukaku's body.
== Part I ==
== Part I ==
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=== Ultimate Weapon Arc ===
=== Ultimate Weapon Arc ===
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In the anime, the goal of [[Four Celestial Symbols Men]] was to steal Shukaku's chakra. Gaara was put under agony while [[Hōki (Takumi)|Hōki]] from the [[Takumi Village]] absorbed a large portion of his chakra as well as Shukaku's to revive [[Seimei]], which forced him to partially transform into Shukaku. However, when he thought about how Naruto would fight for his friends, Gaara himself managed tosuppressShukaku.
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{{Main|UltimateWeaponArc}}
== Part II ==
== Part II ==
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[[File:Akatsuki extracting Shukaku.png|thumb|Shukaku being extracted from Gaara.]]
[[File:Akatsuki extracting Shukaku.png|thumb|Shukaku being extracted from Gaara.]]
During Gaara's time as the Fifth Kazekage, [[Deidara]] and [[Sasori]] from the [[Akatsuki]] were assigned to capture Shukaku. After Deidara defeated Gaara in combat and took him to Akatsuki's lair in the [[Land of Rivers]], Shukaku was forcefully [[Sealing Technique: Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals|extracted]] from Gaara and placed within the [[Demonic Statue of the Outer Path]]. Though the extraction killed him, Gaara was resurrected through [[Chiyo]]'s [[One's Own Life Reincarnation]] technique and has still retained the ability to control sand.
During Gaara's time as the Fifth Kazekage, [[Deidara]] and [[Sasori]] from the [[Akatsuki]] were assigned to capture Shukaku. After Deidara defeated Gaara in combat and took him to Akatsuki's lair in the [[Land of Rivers]], Shukaku was forcefully [[Sealing Technique: Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals|extracted]] from Gaara and placed within the [[Demonic Statue of the Outer Path]]. Though the extraction killed him, Gaara was resurrected through [[Chiyo]]'s [[One's Own Life Reincarnation]] technique and has still retained the ability to control sand.
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=== Ten-Tails Revival Arc ===
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Despite not being used as part of [[Tobi]]'s [[Six Paths of Pain]] and thus not having met Naruto directly since their confrontation in Konoha, Shukaku appeared alongside with the other tailed beasts with the exception of [[Gyūki]] when the [[Ten-Tails]] looked down at Naruto. The image of the tailed beasts, along with a a silhouette of the [[Sage of the Six Paths]], drove the Ten-Tails to a fit as it evolved further.
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== Video Games ==
== Video Games ==
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Shukaku appears as a boss in ''[[Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm]]'' and a [[Tailed Beast Replication|false replication]] of it is a boss in ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna Drive]]''. Shukaku itself is briefly playable as partofgameplaymechanicsofGaara'stechniques in ''[[Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3]]''.
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Shukaku appears as a boss in ''[[Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm]]'' and ''[[Naruto: Rise of a Ninja]]'', and a [[Tailed Beast Replication|false replication]] of it is a boss in ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna Drive]]''. Shukaku itself is playable as itsfullformin''[[Naruto:Ultimate Ninja 3]]'', and Gaara takes on its miniatureform in ''[[Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3]]'', ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 4|4]]'', and ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 5|5]]''.
== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
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* A {{translation|[[Wikipedia:Tanuki|tanuki]]|狸|raccoon dog}} is a popular figure in Japanese folklore and is famous for its mischievous nature and abilities to shape-shift. Tanuki are also said be rivals to the [[Wikipedia:Kitsune|kitsune]], which created an old Japanese proverb: {{translation|"A fox and a tanuki matching their cleverness"|狐と狸の化かし合い|kitsune to tanuki no bakashi ai}}, meaning two sly characters trying to outsmart one another. Shukaku being sealed inside a [[Wikipedia:Kama (Japanese tea ceremony)|tea kettle]] is a reference to one Japanese tale called ''[[Wikipedia:Bunbuku Chagama|Bunbuku Chagama]]''. In addition, Shukaku being claimed to be a corrupted Suna priest earlier in the series, has ties to a legend in the [[Wikipedia:Kenchō-ji|Kenchō-ji]] temple of a tanuki disguised as the shrine's priest.
* A {{translation|[[Wikipedia:Tanuki|tanuki]]|狸|raccoon dog}} is a popular figure in Japanese folklore and is famous for its mischievous nature and abilities to shape-shift. Tanuki are also said be rivals to the [[Wikipedia:Kitsune|kitsune]], which created an old Japanese proverb: {{translation|"A fox and a tanuki matching their cleverness"|狐と狸の化かし合い|kitsune to tanuki no bakashi ai}}, meaning two sly characters trying to outsmart one another. Shukaku being sealed inside a [[Wikipedia:Kama (Japanese tea ceremony)|tea kettle]] is a reference to one Japanese tale called ''[[Wikipedia:Bunbuku Chagama|Bunbuku Chagama]]''. In addition, Shukaku being claimed to be a corrupted Suna priest earlier in the series, has ties to a legend in the [[Wikipedia:Kenchō-ji|Kenchō-ji]] temple of a tanuki disguised as the shrine's priest.
* Shukaku is the first tailed beast to have its name revealed in the series, and the only one that has not been resealed into its former host during the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]], or have the characteristic red-chakra-shrouded ''Version 1'' or ''Version 2'' forms.
* Shukaku is the first tailed beast to have its name revealed in the series, and the only one that has not been resealed into its former host during the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]], or have the characteristic red-chakra-shrouded ''Version 1'' or ''Version 2'' forms.
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** Despite[[SonGokū]]claimingthat[[jinchūriki]]didnotcareto learn their tailedbeasts'name,Shukaku was knownbyitsname.
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* ShukakuisseenamongthetailedbeaststhatgaveNaruto their chakraeventhoughhe was sealedawaybeforethe [[Fourth Shinobi World War]] and was never released.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 629, page 5</ref>
== Quotes ==
== Quotes ==
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* (To [[Naruto]] and [[Gamabunta]] while laughing) "''I'm finally out!! And here's someone that I want to kill right now!!''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 135, page 10</ref>
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* (To [[Naruto]] and [[Gamabunta]]) "''I'm finally out!! And here's someone that I want to kill right now!!''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 135, page 10</ref>
Shukaku of the Sand (砂の守鶴, Suna no Shukaku; English TV "Shukaku the Sand Spirit") The Incarnation of Sand (砂の化身, Suna no Keshin; English TV "The Manifestation of the Sand")
Shukaku (守鶴, Shukaku), more commonly known as the One-Tail (一尾, Ichibi), is a tailed beast that was last sealed within Gaara of Sunagakure. It has been captured by Deidara, then extracted and sealed by Akatsuki.
The young tailed beasts with the Sage of the Six Paths.
Shukaku first came into being in the waning days of the Sage of the Six Paths, who used his Creation of All Things ability to separate the Ten-Tails' chakra from its body and divide it into nine separate constructs that would come to be known as tailed beasts in order to ensure that it would never resurface after his death.[3][4] Some time after being created, the Sage sat down with all the young tailed beasts and told them that they would always be together, even when separated, and that one day they would become one entity again with different names and forms than they did. Then, when the time came, they would know what true power is.[5]
Citizens of Sunagakure came to believe that Shukaku was a living ghost (生霊, ikiryō) of a corrupted Suna priest originally sealed inside a tea kettle.[6]
Shukaku had two previous jinchūriki,[7] one of which inspired the Third Kazekage to create the Iron Sand technique.[8] Shukaku was eventually removed from their bodies, resulting in their deaths.[9]
Shukaku goes on a rampage after Gaara loses control.
When Karura became pregnant with Gaara, her husband, the Fourth Kazekage, had Chiyo to seal Shukaku into Gaara while he was still in the womb,[10] because of his three children, Gaara was the only compatible one with the beast.[11] Before Karura died from giving birth, she passionately told her son that she would protect him, and, according to her husband, her love seeped into the sand.[12][13] However, Gaara couldn't properly control Shukaku's powers, killing or injuring several of Suna's shinobi and citizens. Deemed a failure, the Fourth Kazekage chose to test his son, ordering Yashamaru to assassinate him and also tell him that his mother never loved him, and that she was used as a human sacrifice for the sealing process. Gaara failed the test, fully releasing the rampaging Shukaku, to which the Fourth eventually used his Gold Dust to subdue the tanuki.[14]
Shukaku is cunning, but also incoherent, giving it the demeanour of a madman. According to Gaara, because of its innate rage and blood-lust, Shukaku relishes the opportunity to kill anyone in sight, even more so during a full moon.[15] Like all tailed beasts, Shukaku has a strong desire to preserve its own life, and as such, will grant its jinchūriki the power to control sand as well as allow them to transform into it in a state of need and blood-lust. Gyūki mentioned that Shukaku hates Kurama for its beliefs that the tailed beasts' strength is measured by the number of tails and, as such, views Shukaku as the weakest.[16]
Shukaku is a sandy-brown coloured tanuki, with black (dark blue in the anime) markings all over its face, body, and tail. It has a jagged, concave mouth and the sclerae of its eyes are black, with yellow irides and pupils that each takes the shape of a black four-pointed star with four black dots around it. During the last days of the Sage of the Six Paths, Shukaku in its youth looked the basically same as it does presently, only much smaller.[5]
See also: Gaara's Jinchūriki Forms
As a tailed beast, Shukaku possesses a large quantity of chakra and can perform the Tailed Beast Ball.[17] The tanuki is also able to use Wind Releasenature transformation, which it uses to perform powerful attacks such as the Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet which can create giant craters upon impact. Most notable of the the beast's power is its ability to manipulate sand, using it as an effective weapon. At fully-released form, Shukaku's body is completely made of sand; as such he can ignore most damage that would otherwise be detrimental, as shown when he had one of his arms chopped off by Gamabunta and was still able to keep on fighting. Whenever Shukaku is sealed into its jinchūriki, it has the ability to eat away its host's personality, and influence him or her with its bloodlust behaviour whenever he or she sleeps, which leads its host to develop insomnia.[18]
During the Invasion of Konoha, Gaara transformed into his full Shukaku form during his fight with Naruto Uzumaki, who later summoned Gamabunta. When Gaara exposed himself on top of Shukaku's head and used the Feigning Sleep Technique, Shukaku took full control of its body and battled them. Shukaku's power was too much for Gamabunta to handle, resulting in both him and Naruto using the Combination Transformation to take the form of a giant fox (Kurama in the anime). Gamabunta used the form's claws and teeth to grab and restrain Shukaku, in order for Naruto to wake Gaara up with a punch, which suppressed Shukaku's power.
During Gaara's time as the Fifth Kazekage, Deidara and Sasori from the Akatsuki were assigned to capture Shukaku. After Deidara defeated Gaara in combat and took him to Akatsuki's lair in the Land of Rivers, Shukaku was forcefully extracted from Gaara and placed within the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Though the extraction killed him, Gaara was resurrected through Chiyo's One's Own Life Reincarnation technique and has still retained the ability to control sand.
Despite not being used as part of Tobi's Six Paths of Pain and thus not having met Naruto directly since their confrontation in Konoha, Shukaku appeared alongside with the other tailed beasts with the exception of Gyūki when the Ten-Tails looked down at Naruto. The image of the tailed beasts, along with a a silhouette of the Sage of the Six Paths, drove the Ten-Tails to a fit as it evolved further.
A tanuki (狸, raccoon dog) is a popular figure in Japanese folklore and is famous for its mischievous nature and abilities to shape-shift. Tanuki are also said be rivals to the kitsune, which created an old Japanese proverb: "A fox and a tanuki matching their cleverness" (狐と狸の化かし合い, kitsune to tanuki no bakashi ai), meaning two sly characters trying to outsmart one another. Shukaku being sealed inside a tea kettle is a reference to one Japanese tale called Bunbuku Chagama. In addition, Shukaku being claimed to be a corrupted Suna priest earlier in the series, has ties to a legend in the Kenchō-ji temple of a tanuki disguised as the shrine's priest.
Shukaku is the first tailed beast to have its name revealed in the series, and the only one that has not been resealed into its former host during the Fourth Shinobi World War, or have the characteristic red-chakra-shrouded Version 1 or Version 2 forms.
Shukaku is seen among the tailed beasts that gave Naruto their chakra even though he was sealed away before the Fourth Shinobi World War and was never released.[19]
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