Nine Masked Beasts (Sigma)

The are entities created by Menma through the use of the Black Nine-Tails' chakra. Five of these beasts are described as, while the other four are referred to as.

Menma summons them by forming a tiger seal, declaring and chanting the kuji-in, which conjures a massive mandala featuring each kanji of the kuji-in encircled by nine rings, arrayed in the same cross pattern he wears on his cloak. Each of the masked beasts emerges from a specific ring.


 * , a dragon that resembles a seahorse. Emerges from the ring bearing the kanji.
 * , a lean and slender tiger. Emerges from the ring bearing the kanji.
 * , a bird with elegant and dramatic plumage. Emerges from the ring bearing the kanji.
 * , a tortoise with a shell made of overlapping plates. Emerges from the ring bearing the kanji.
 * , a massive serpent with golden scales. It can bind opponents by wrapping its body around them. Emerges from the ring bearing the kanji.
 * , an angelic priestess with flowing robes. It uses translucent ribbons to whip at opponents. Like the Kinja, it can also bind opponents. Emerges from the ring bearing the kanji.
 * , a priest that resembles a skeleton and carries a scythe. A swing of this scythe unleashes sickle-like energy waves which drain targets of their chakra once they have passed through them. The waves can bypass the barriers set up by Hakuto Sennin and Nanto Sennin. Emerges from the ring bearing the kanji.
 * , a priest with a fox staff. In unison with the Nanto Sennin, it can trap opponents in purple cylindrical barriers. Emerges from the ring bearing the kanji.
 * , the matching counterpart of Hokuto Sennin. In unison with the Hokuto Sennin, it can trap opponents in purple cylindrical barriers. Emerges from the ring bearing the kanji.

When defeated, they revert to their true forms, which are nine masked that each possess a single tail. They can also convert back into chakra that will arc through the air from their present location back to Rei. Once they collide with Rei, they reform into the Black Nine-Tails.