Kurama aka Kyubi, the Nine-Tailed Fox🦊 demon is a character in the Naruto series, and one of the manga's beasts, currently locked in Naruto Uzumaki, the main character of the Naruto animated and manga series.
Kurama: Kyubi's real name
Often viewed with fear and hatred due to his immense power and mass of chakra, Kyubi has endured centuries of research and use as a weapon.🔪 Many viewed him as a being, a beast without emotions or feelings. This caused Kurama to develop a strong and undying grudge against humanity and enter into confrontation with his hosts for control of their bodies.
Before being sealed into Naruto, Kushina Uzumaki was the Jinchuriki of Kyubi. Following his release, Minato locked him inside his son. Kurama once again sought to control his host, sometimes succeeding in situations where Naruto was pushed to the edge, into a state of black anger or intense rage. This allowed Kurama to manifest and gave Naruto the power to cause great damage while under its influence. However, after multiple adventures, his meeting with Killer Bee, Naruto having learned to control Kurama while treating him with respect. Kurama overcame his hatred and resolved to help Naruto in his fight for peace. They fight together in theFourth Ninja World War . 🤝
What is the difference between Kyubi and Kurama?
Kurama is the real name of the demon Fox , the one that only he Hagoromo and the other tailed beasts know. The ninjas call him Kyubi, that's his demon name in a few words.👹 We learn that late in his real name, he gives it to Naruto only late in the Manga and after having made friends with the young boy.
Kurama was voiced by Tesshō Genda in the Japanese version of the anime, and Paul St Pierre in the English dubbed version.
Kyubi, the nine-tailed fox demon
Kurama is cynical, proud, cunning and manipulative. His goal is to be the most powerful tailed demon . Kurama hates and distrusts shinobi, a trait shared by other biju. Except Gyuki 🐙 then he was captured and considered nothing more than a tool for ninja combat.
Despite his malice towards humans, Kurama made two exceptions, the first being the Sage of Six Paths whose last words to him and the other tailed demons made him cry.😥 The second exception is Naruto, with whom he had an extremely hostile relationship due to his son's role as a prisoner and his need to strengthen himself in hopes of breaking free. But upon seeing Naruto's compassion for the other tailed beasts abused by Tobi and his attempt to save Son Goku, Kuruma was convinced to help Naruto and became deeply friends with him. Naruto now trusts him 100%.
Foxes and Tanuki are natural enemies. 🦊 As a result , Kurama developed a rivalry with Shukaku , Gaara's former beast. Kurama considered Shukaku to be the weakest tailed beast. After Shukaku was unable to defeatUrashiki Ōtsutsuki in boruto, Kurama taunted Shukaku, including locking him in a tea kettle to make it easier to transport.
After losing consciousness because of Himawari, Kuruma is afraid of this girl.
The birth of baby Kyubi
Kurama was born near the end of Hagoromo Otsutsuki, who used his power to take the chakra of the ten-tailed demon Jūbi from his body and split it into nine tailed beasts to ensure that when he left, none would possess never this immeasurable power. Some time later, the Sage told Kurama and the others that they would always be together, even if separated. He also said that one day they would become one with new names and forms, when they understood true power. Over the centuries, Kurama would come to be seen as an ancient force of nature, suddenly appearing in the darkest places of humanity wiping out everyone.
Ginkaku Kinkaku and Kyubi
Kumo's Gold and Silver Brothers Ginkaku and Kinkaku were ordered to capture Kurama , and were swallowed alive. However, they survived for two weeks, even absorbing some of the demon fox's power by feeding on the flesh of its stomach🍗, before Kurama expelled them.
Kyubi Susano and Madara
Madara Uchiha, turning against Konoha, used his Sharingan to enlist Kurama to help him kill the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju. The battle was titanic, with Madara using his powerful Susanoo to create Kyubi armor and strengthen his power. This is not the only time we have seen Kyubi fused with Susanoo, Naruto and Sasuke also use this form to defeat powerful enemies such as Momoshiki Otsutsuki. Madara and Hasirama's fight became legendary, creating a gigantic crater known as the Valley of the End, but Madara was defeated and Kurama was sealed in the body of Hashirama's wife, Mito Uzumaki. 🍥 We will later learn that the seal that kept Kurama at bay could be weakened while his Mito was pregnant, for example.
Eventually, when Mito's life was almost over, Kurama was transferred to Kushina Uzumaki , who later became the wife of the fourth hokage Minato Namikaze⚡ and became pregnant. Taking advantage of his childbirth, Tobi (Obito Uchiha in disguise) ensured that Kurama freed himself and took control of the Nine Tails to make him destroy the village of Konoha.
Why does Minato have Kyubi chakra?
Although Minato managed to break Tobi's hold on him, Kurama continued to attack Konoha due to his rage against the village that had locked him away in the first place. Managing to teleport and bring Kurama back to where his wife, Minato, was, the yellow lightning decided to seal the nine Kyubi tails into the newborn Naruto. 👶 However, due to Kurama's immense power, Minato used the imprisonment of the dead to extract the Yin side of Kurama's being at the cost of his soul.
Kurama then realized Minato's intentions and attempted to kill Naruto before the process was completed. However, Minato and Kushina gave their lives to protect him, parts of their souls being absorbed in the process, and Kurama cursed the two as he was trapped in Naruto's body by the time Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived. Kurama's appearance at Konoha Village had detrimental effects, including the murder of the Uchiha by Itachi Uchiha when they plotted to take over after being accused of bringing Kyubi 🦊 upon the village. The fact that his younger brother Sasuke Uchiha became an enemy of Konoha upon learning the truth, and the fact that Kazuma collected the remains of Kurama's chakra to infuse them into his son Sora also caused many problems internally.
Little Kurama and his meeting with Naruto
Naruto originally did not know that he was the Jinchuriki of Kurama , treated like an outcast before knowing the reason, he suffered a lot from loneliness, especially since he is an orphan.💔
It was also while thinking that his teammate Sasuke was killed by Haku that Naruto unknowingly actually accessed the power of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox and used it to defeat Kiri's ninja. After Orochimaru used the Seal of the Five Elements to cut off Naruto's access to Kurama's power, Naruto learned to harness his power somewhat thanks to the help of Jiraiya who taught him to access it on command by making him have a near-death experience in order to summon Gamabunta, the leader of the toads. Seeing Naruto before him, Kurama declared his desire to eat him before angrily giving Naruto the power he needed to ensure their mutual survival. Since then, Naruto used Kurama's chakra during his fights against Neji, Gaara, Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki. 🦈
Naruto's first Kyubi form
During Naruto's fight against Sasuke, Kurama treated the boy's injuries and deemed him weak, before giving him one-ninth of his chakra to take advantage of his role as a Jinchuriki and Naruto's Form 1. Despite this, he still lost to Sasuke when he used his cursed mark. As revealed during Jiraiya's training, Naruto managed to achieve three tails before Kurama took over his mind and converted him into a four-tailed demon form, with Jiraiya nearly getting himself killed to get Naruto out of it. . He will keep a beautiful scar on his chest.
Training for Kurama Control
Entrusting the rest of his training to Kakashi, Jiraiya informed him of Kurama's influence and gave him a special seal that he can use when Naruto's rage is too strong and he cannot regain control. the top. He used this Fujinjustsu technique when Naruto's rage learned of the capture and potential death of his friend Gaara, who had become the Kazekage of Sunagakure. This information caused him to take a form with Kyubi's chakra to fight Deidara. With Kakashi hospitalized, Yamato was tasked with leading Team 7 to find Orochimaru's whereabouts.🐍 But the reason for Yamato's death was due to his Mokuton resonating with the First Hokage's necklace and preventing Naruto from being consumed by the Nine Tails. During one mission, Naruto encountered Orochimaru on a bridge, in the ensuing fight, sparked by Naruto's anger at Orochimaru, Naruto took on his 3-tailed demon form, his mind nearly being consumed by Kyubi's chakra .
While fighting Orochimaru, Naruto's desire, anger, and rage who wanted more than anything to defeat this legendary ninja allowed Kurama to take control and cause Naruto to take his four-tailed form. In this state, Naruto became a monster completely forgetting his mind and mad with rage, attacked everything, even his teammate, Sakura Haruno. 🌸When Yamato managed to push Kurama away and Naruto realized he had harmed Sakura, he vowed to never use Kurama's power. He was full of remorse.
The rage of the Kyubi biju
Even after being put in trouble by Sasuke, Naruto refused to accept Kurama's help. Until Sasuke appears in his subconscious and sees a form of Chakra that represents Kyubi. Kurama was impressed by Sasuke's strength, noting how his chakra was similar to Madara's before being easily suppressed, as he had warned Sasuke not to kill Naruto or he would regret it. Despite Naruto's refusal to help him, Kurama continued to harass Naruto and even sabotage his training at times.
During Pain's invasion, Kurama took advantage of Naruto's rage over Hinata Hyuga's presumed death to take control of his Jinchuriki and crush the First Hokage's necklace as Naruto assumed his six-tailed state which was overwhelming. Bread.
As his Jinchuriki began to use the power of the Eighth Tail, Kurama continued to influence Naruto to completely break the seal and be able to finally break free again. However, Minato stopped his son and restored the seal after a long discussion and a very emotional scene.😭
When Naruto Controls Kyubi?
When Naruto returned to Mount Myoboku 🐸, he received Gerotora and the key to his seal so that he could finally tame the demon fox in preparation for his next battle against Sasuke. With the help of Killer Bee as his mentor, Naruto overcame his dark side in order to be more at peace with himself and was brought to a room in a secret temple in the Falls of Truth. In this room, he was able to enter his subconscious to fight Kurama. Once Naruto released the seal, Kurama proceeded to fight him and Killer Bee, during this fight, Naruto's objective during this fight was to siphon some of Kyubi's chakra and unlock the chakra form has nine tails. Although Kurama almost took control of Naruto, he was stopped by Kushina who gave her son time to drain the Nine Tails' chakra and trap him in a new seal.
Kyubi and Naruto: their roles in the Fourth Great Ninja War
Although Naruto can assume the Nine Tails Chakra Mode, Kuruma could wait until Naruto abuses this mode to drain his chakra to the point of killing him. As Naruto and Killer Bee head to the battlefield of the Fourth Great Ninja War, Kurama pulls Naruto into his subconscious where he once again attempts the boy to free him. But seeing that Naruto was not for it, Kurama instead scolds him for his naivety in thinking that he could end the war and Sasuke's hatred. Taking umbrage at this last remark, Naruto cornered the Kyubi's Nine-Tails and told him that he had already planned to solve both problems. The tailed beast was shocked at Naruto's words and his promise to one day help him with his own hatred. As a result, Kurama was somewhat more accommodating in helping Naruto fight Madara and allowing the Jichuriki to use his Nine Tails Chakra Mode for longer periods of time. Little by little, their friendship evolved and Kurama even began to develop respect towards Naruto. 🤜🤛
Eventually, during the fight against Tobi accompanied by the other Jinchuriki as he reflected on his story, Kurama began to see that Naruto was not like the other humans he interacted with and took a step back as his Jinchuriki managed to defeating Son Goku, who revealed his true name to Naruto. Once Naruto convinced Son Goku that he was going to save him and Tobi's other tailed demons, Kurama offered to unite their separate chakras into one. Accepting the offer, having seen that Kurama has changed, Naruto removed the seal completely and recognized Kurama as a teammate and friend. It is at this moment that the fox admits to having a deep respect for this great ninja. 🐱👤
Through their new relationship, Kurama regained much of his power while allowing Naruto to assume Kurama's chakra mode and took on the other tailed demons. As Naruto moved into a personal space where he could talk to the other biju where Tobi 🎭 couldn't come, Kuruma spoke with his loved ones, asking them if they also believed that Naruto was the one whose Sage of the Six Paths had spoken to them before. Eventually, as Tobi decided to begin Ten-Tails' revival by feeding the statue with Gyuki's tentacle, the demonic statue from the Outer Path, and the prisons of the reanimated Gold and Silver Brothers, Kurama momentarily took over the Naruto's body to explain the resulting possible end of the world while telling Tobi that Minato had sealed him inside Naruto to give the boy the power to defeat him.
Kyubi's powers
Kurama is the mighty one of the Tailed Demon Beasts , possessing a massive amount of chakra to unleash massive destruction with his roars and his Tailed Demon Orb, powerful energy spheres. Kurama can also feel hatred and in the anime he is able to create tornadoes and breathe fire. 🔥 It was first said that a swipe from one of its nine tails can raise tsunamis and flatten mountains. Despite losing the darker side of his being, Kurama was still a formidable and overbearing foe, possessing incredible strength, speed, and durability. Kurama can be weakened by attacks if caught off guard and can die temporarily if killed while locked within its host. Because he is locked within Naruto, Kurama can infuse his power into the boy and allow Naruto to use his chakra reserves.
Kurama in the spin-off Rock Lee: Kawai and chibi
Kurama made a very kawaii minor appearance in the Naruto SD spin-off Rock Lee: Adventures of a Budding Ninja . Due to this, the series features Rock Lee as the main protagonist instead of Naruto, who appears as a supporting deuteragonist, he has a less prominent role. He made his only known appearance in episode 23, after Lee and Naruto accidentally swapped bodies. Although he had problems facing Takigakure shinobi, Kurama took the opportunity to get "Naruto" to accept his power, but was surprised to see Lee instead . When Lee brought Kurama a bone to replace it, the fox felt insulted and started yelling at him.
Noticing that Naruto and Lee's situation had weakened the seal, Kurama had "Naruto" transformed into his twin-tailed chakra shroud, but the chakras manifested on his eyebrows rather than as tails shocking to everyone. Kurama's chakra 🦊 was soon removed by Kakashi with a seal tag.