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| Kanji | 牛鬼 |
| Debut | |
| Novel | Naruto: A Shinobi Story |
| Appears in | Novel |
| Character Status | |
| Species | Ushi-oni |
| Affiliation(s) |  Kumogakure Allied Shinobi Forces
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| Family | |
| Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki (Creator) Shukaku (Sibling) Matatabi (Sibling) Isobu (Sibling) Son Gokū (Sibling) Kokuō (Sibling) Saiken (Sibling) Chōmei (Sibling) Kurama (Sibling) | |
| Nature Type | |
 Lightning Release
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| Unique Traits | |
| Produces ink. | |
| Jutsu | |
| Chakra Transfer Technique, Continuous Tailed Beast Balls, Electrocution Technique, Ink Creation, Ink Clone Technique, Lightning (jutsu), Tailed Beast Ball, Tailed Beast Eight Twists, Tailed Beast Full Charge, Tailed Beast Telepathy, Water Release: Ink Bubble Explosion | |
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Gyūki (牛鬼), more commonly known as the Eight-Tails (八尾, Hachibi), is one of the nine tailed beasts. It has been in the possession of Kumogakure for decades, where it has been sealed into many jinchūriki. Its most recent jinchūriki, and the first to have any success in cooperating with it, is Killer B.
Background[]
The young tailed beasts with Hagoromo.
Gyūki and the tailed beasts first came into being in the waning days of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, who used his Creation of All Things Technique to divide the Ten-Tails’ chakra into nine separate bodies and give each a name. Sometime after being created, the Sage explained to the young tailed beasts that a link existed between them despite their separation. He also foretold of a day when they would be brought together again - though not as they were - and that at that time someone would emerge to show them what true power is.[1][2] Before his death, Hagoromo sent Gyūki to live in a temple built for the purpose of protecting it in a region surrounding a range of tall mountains between the clouds, that would later become part of the Land of Lightning.[3]
In an unknown time, Hashirama Senju captured eight of the tailed beasts and sold Gyūki and Matatabi to Kumogakure at the Five Kage Summit, as a sign of friendship and to ensure a balance of power amongst their new villages.[4] In a cavern behind the Falls of Truth, where jinchūriki learn to control their tailed beasts’ power, there are wall murals of Gyūki and Matatabi, which indicates how long they were associated with the country.[5][6] At some point in the past, one Kumo-nin attempted to mimic the Gold and Silver Brothers by eating one of Gyūki’s chakra meat tentacles in the hopes of gaining jinchūriki-like power, but died in the process.[7]
Gyūki and the Third Raikage collapse from exhaustion.
Throughout the years, none of Gyūki’s former jinchūriki could control its power and the ox would constantly go on a rampage, destroying the village and killing many of its inhabitants. Despite these setbacks, the Third Raikage believed a jinchūriki for Gyūki was too valuable of a war deterrent and decided to keep looking for a compatible one, to which he would form a special coalition to subdue and seal it in the Kohaku no Jōhei. During one of its rampages, the Third fought Gyūki one-on-one until they both collapsed from exhaustion. During another, Gyūki had one of its four horns lost to A, the offending horn having killed several members of the Eight-Tails Subduing Team.
Gyūki was ultimately sealed within Killer B, who was five at the time,[8] through the Iron Armor Seal.[9] Through rigorous training within the Falls of Truth, B managed to defeat and eventually befriend Gyūki.[10]
Personality[]
Gyūki is characterized as a tough and serious individual. It uses “ore” (オレ) when referring to itself and often speaks in a somewhat rude dialect. Gyūki was also shown to have a good analytical ability, as it told Killer B that if he ran away from Kisame Hoshigaki then he and his water dome would follow him. Although Gyūki mentioned that it and its brethren disliked Kurama for its arrogance and belief that their strength is based on their number of tails,[11] it insisted that there was no reason for not helping Naruto Uzumaki to control Kurama’s power, hinting a benevolent side. Since then, both Gyūki and B have taken a liking to Naruto.
In the past, Gyūki was infamous in Kumo for being wild and violent, as it went on countless rampages whenever its former jinchūriki would lose control of it. This was most likely due to its hatred against humans for oppressing and sealing it away many times. Gyūki maintained this behavior until it was sealed within B, who would later change it after he bested it in one-on-one combat. Since then, Gyūki’s personality has become much more relaxed, becoming close friends with B; even allowing him to sit on top of its muzzle while talking to it leisurely; however, B tends to annoy Gyūki to comical effect, as its no-nonsense demeanor often contrasts with B's tendency to goof off whenever he likes, adding fuel to Gyūki’s irritation to its vessel.
As a result, Gyūki is not above bad-mouthing B and is also known to reprimand him in serious occasions. This was seen when Gyūki criticized B for rapping in his fight with Kisame when he should have been completely focused on their opponent, and later when it comically bumped B in the head when the latter started to mention in a perverted manner how Yugito’s black receivers were embedded in her left breast and when Obito disappeared B was wondering if he escaped only for Gyūki to tell B to find him. This somewhat contradicts the original point of having a jinchūriki which is to control a tailed beast, but Gyūki seems to be more of the one in control than B. Because of this, Gyūki appears to be much more noteworthy than B as far as responsibility is concerned. Nonetheless, Gyūki formed a very strong bond with B, as even after being extracted from its jinchūriki, the tailed beast severed a piece of itself to help sustain B's life. Following its release from Kaguya, Gyūki expressed a desire to return to B, noting it had gotten used to his awful rapping and felt odd not hearing it.
Appearance[]
A young Gyūki.
Gyūki is an ushi-oni with four long horns on its head, similar to that of a Jacob sheep. As a tailed beast, it is extremely massive, dwarfing entire forests and towering over large rock formations and buildings and matching the Giant Squid in size. The lower left part of its horns was permanently sliced off in a battle with A, and the right horns were destroyed by its own point-blank Tailed Beast Ball when fighting the Ten-Tails. It also has straight teeth, one of which was blown off during the point-blank Tailed Beast Ball. Following the Fourth Shinobi World War, it grew another tooth, along with its horns (albeit not completely).[12] Gyūki also has a muscular upper-body structure, with a hunched back similar to an American bison, arms with spiked protrusions on the elbows, and hands with opposable thumbs like that of a human. Instead of hind legs, its lower half consists of its eight tails, which resemble the cephalopod arms of an octopus. These tails will grow back in the event they are sliced off. During the last remaining days of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, Gyūki was smaller, its horns much shorter.[13]
Abilities[]
Main article: Jinchūriki Forms (RW109)
Gyūki rampages as several Kumo-nin attempt to seal it.
Gyūki was noted by Kisame and Kurama to be the second most powerful of the nine tailed beasts.[14][15] Even the Third Raikage, hailed as the greatest shinobi in Kumo’s history, formed a special team to subdue and seal it during its various rampages, with the ushi-oni fighting the Third to a stalemate on one occasion.[16][17] The Fourth Raikage also once forbade B from fully transforming into Gyūki due to its great power.[18] During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Gyūki held its own against two other tailed beasts despite suffering a past injury.[19]
Chakra and Physical Prowess[]
Gyūki overwhelming Kokuō with its raw strength.
As a tailed beast, Gyūki possesses a massive supply of powerful chakra and can share it with others. It can replenish its high reserves shortly after an entire day’s usage.[20] Should the need arise, it can disturb B’s chakra with its own to dispel powerful genjutsu. Gyūki’s tentacles, if severed, can be used as a medium for its chakra, such as creating a clone of its host, or transferring chakra to said host should the beast be extracted.[21]
Gyūki has immense physical strength, being able to temporarily restrain Kurama, contain its Tailed Beast Ball, and overwhelm two charging tailed beasts simultaneously.[22][23][24] It is deceptively quite fast, able to strike quickly with its tentacles and block Amaterasu with its fist.[25][26] Its incredibly sharp horns can easily impale a human being.[27] Gyūki is also durable enough to survive its own Tailed Beast Ball,[28] including a combined explosion of such attacks from itself and the Ten-Tails in the latter’s mouth. It can rapidly spin its tentacles to create an enormous tornado, or wrap them around its body for protection against enemy attacks, even holding back the Ten-Tails’ massive Tailed Beast Ball; however, the tentacles can be severed by sharp attacks with enough force.
Ninjutsu[]
Gyūki’s Tailed Beast Ball.
Gyūki can perform the Tailed Beast Ball, being able to fire it normally, consecutively, or as a massive wave. It is strong enough to devastate an entire valley, penetrate nine barriers without exploding, and even push the Ten-Tails’ own Tailed Beast Ball back into its body.[29][30] Unlike most tailed beasts, Gyūki can supercharge it, creating one many times its own size for much greater power.[31] Going with its octopus theme, it can produce ink to blind its enemies or form ink clones to seal them. As for nature transformations, Gyūki uses Lightning Release for shocking enemies and infusing its Tailed Beast Ball with lightning.
Intelligence[]
Gyūki is quite intelligent and can formulate tactics in the midst of battle, coaching B on how to counter Kisame Hoshigaki’s techniques. It has great knowledge of the Tailed Beast Ball and explained the initial limitations of Naruto’s Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. Gyūki is also very perceptive; from witnessing Naruto sense Kurama’s chakra coming from outside the Tailed Beast Temple, it correctly deduced that the Gold and Silver Brothers were reincarnated by Orochimaru’s kinjutsu in the Fourth Shinobi World War.
Part II[]
Pain’s Assault (Arc)[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Pain’s Assault (Arc)
The Eight-Tails vs. Taka.
Five Kage Summit (Arc)[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Five Kage Summit (Arc)
Fourth Shinobi World War (Arc)[]
Main articles: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Fourth Shinobi World War (Arc) and Fourth Shinobi World War (RW109)
B in his Eight-Tails form attacks the Giant Squid.
B transforms into the Eight-Tails to level the forest.
B and the Eight-Tails being wounded by the Five-Tails.
B and the Eight-Tails stops the Three-Tails.
B attacks the statue.
Birth of the Ten-Tails’ Jinchūriki[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Birth of the Ten-Tails’ Jinchūriki
Gyūki reunited with the tailed beasts after freeing them from Obito.
The tailed beasts working together to attack Madara.
The tailed beasts reunite with Hagoromo and Naruto.
The tailed beasts being freed from the Ten-Tails.
Trivia[]
Quotes[]
References[]
- ↑ Naruto chapter 467, pages 15-16
- ↑ Naruto chapter 572, pages 10-11
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 464
- ↑ Sha no Sho, page 183
- ↑ Naruto chapter 495, pages 16-17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 496, page 2
- ↑ Naruto chapter 529, page 4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 494, pages 1-6
- ↑ Naruto chapter 496, page 7
- ↑ Naruto chapter 492, pages 15-16
- ↑ Naruto chapter 567, page 10
- ↑ Boruto: Naruto the Movie
- ↑ Naruto chapter 572, pages 10-11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 471, page 11
- ↑ Naruto chapter 567, page 10
- ↑ Naruto chapter 494, pages 1-4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 555, page 9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 414, page 14
- ↑ Naruto chapter 571, page 9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 615, pages 12-13
- ↑ Naruto chapter 677, page 10
- ↑ Naruto chapter 496, pages 15-16
- ↑ Naruto chapter 497, pages 2-4
- ↑ Naruto chapter 571, pages 9-10
- ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 143
- ↑ Naruto chapter 415, page 2
- ↑ Naruto chapter 494, pages 1-6
- ↑ Naruto chapter 611, pages 3-9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 414, pages 6-9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 536, pages 9-10
- ↑ Naruto chapter 609, page 13