Uzumaki Mito and Kyuubi
First Kushina Appearance: Ch. 500 / Sh. Ep. -
First Kyuubi Appearance: Ch. 1 / Ep. 1
Hidden Village: Leaf
Rank: Unknown (Probably Jounin)
Bijuu: Kyuubi no Youko (Nine-Tailed Demon Fox)
Status: Deceased
Info: The ninja of Hidden Whirling Tides were known for their high skill in Fuuinjutsu. They also maintained ties close ties with Konoha, as Uzumaki Mito married Senju Hashirama, the Shodai Hokage. When Shodai fought Madara in battle, Mito used her abilties to seal away the Kyuubi into herself to help her husband. Later when her life neared its end, she spoke words of comfort for the next Kyuubi Jinchuuriki Uzumaki Kushina.
Uzumaki Kushina and Kyuubi
First Kushina Appearance: Ch. 382 / Sh. Ep. 128
First Kyuubi Appearance: Ch. 1 / Ep. 1
Hidden Village: Leaf
Rank: Unknown (Probably Jounin)
Bijuu: Kyuubi no Youko (Nine-Tailed Demon Fox)
Status: Deceased
Info: Uzumaki Kushina was brought to Konoha because she was similar to the previous Kyuubi Jinchuuriki, Mito. They were from both kunoichi from the Uzumaki Clan with strong sealing abilities. Kushina was able to overcome the pain of being a Jinchuuriki by filling her heart with love for Namikaze Minato. During her pregnancy with Naruto, Uchiha Madara took the newborn Naruto hostage, seeking the Kyuubi for himself.
Uzumaki Naruto and Kyubi
Location : Hidden Leaf
Classification : Demon
Tail Number : Kyuu (Nine)
Type : Fox
Imbued Within : Uzumaki Naruto
See Also : Uzumaki Naruto, Yondaime Hokage, Akatsuki
The nine tailed fox had nearly destroyed hidden leaf 12 years previously. It is one of the "Bijuu", a tailed beast of the ancient world. It took sacrifice of the fourth hokage to imprison the demon and place it into the body of the young baby Uzumaki Naruto. It was the fourth's hope the leaf villagers would look at Naruto as a hero for serving as the vessel to contain the demon. However the people of leaf village see Naruto as the kyuubi itself and shun him.
Even though it is one of the Bijuu, Kyuubi can be controlled by several individuals, including Shodai Hokage and the Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha. It was the powerful Mangekyou ability which some said allowed Uchiha Madara to tame the Kyuubi. His control of the beast is what allowed him to direct it to attack Konoha around the time of Naruto's birth. Kyuubi would recognize Madara's cursed bloodline again in the future when Uchiha Sasuke used his Sharingan to peer inside the prison holding him inside Naruto.
The power of the Kyuubi has affected Naruto in several ways physically. When Naruto's body becomes injured, the power of the Kyuubi will leak out and heal Naruto's body at a very quick pace. Also, when Naruto experiences emotional experiences the chakra and power of the Kyuubi begins to leak out and turn Naruto into a more feral individual. At first he had little control over the ability to draw on the Kyuubi's chakra, but the Sannin Jiraiya taught Naruto how to reach deep inside himself and convince the Kyuubi to give him extra chakra when needed. This large amount of additional chakra allows Naruto to perform Kage Bunshin on a very large scale and also summon the Toad Boss Gamabunta. Kyuubi remains a reluctant prisoner within Naruto, stubbornly saving Naruto with his chakra only out of necessity to protect his own life.
The Akatsuki criminal organization has expressed interest in obtaining the Kyuubi from Naruto for their own diabolical ends, though they have yet to accomplish this goal. Demon imbued persons are called "jinchuuriki" by Akatsuki, literally "the power of human sacrifice". This seems to stem from a life being lost when the demon is imbued into the individual. For Naruto, Yondaime Hokage gave his life to imprison Kyuubi.
History and Myth
The Kyuubi is a kitsune or fox. In myth the fox was said to change shape and have long life and use magic. The number of tails the kitsune possesses is said to tie into their length of life, with one tail said to be gained for every 100 years of life. Their powers will also grow as they age. At 1,000 years and nine-tails, the fox attains near-deity like powers.
Yondaime Hokage sacrificed his life to seal the Kyuubi within the baby Naruto. He was reported to have used the Shiki Fuujin technique to seal the Kyuubi within Naruto, then used the Hakke no Fuuin Shiki & Shishou Fuuin seal styles to keep the Kyuubi within Naruto. The seal created an internalized prison for the Kyuubi, with a barrier gate and seal holding him within. The seal was designed so the Kyuubi's chakra could exit the prison and enter Naruto, which Yondaime Hokage knew would help Naruto.
