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The fox spirit is an especially prolific shapeshifter, known variously as the húli jīng (fox spirit) in China, the kitsune (fox) in Japan, and the kumiho (nine-tailed fox) in Korea. Although the specifics of the tales vary, these fox spirits can usually shapeshift, often taking the form of beautiful young women who attempt to seduce men ...
Fox spirits and nine-tailed foxes appear frequently in Chinese folklore, literature, and mythology. Depending on the story, the fox spirit's presence may be a good or a bad omen. [ 2 ] The motif of nine-tailed foxes from Chinese culture was eventually transmitted and introduced to Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese cultures.
A nine-tailed fox spirit (kyūbi no kitsune) scaring Prince Hanzoku; print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Edo period, 19th century. In Japanese folklore, kitsune (狐, きつね, IPA: [kʲi̥t͡sɨne̞] ⓘ) are foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser.
After Roshi fully transforms into the Four Tails, he swallows Naruto. The Four Tails meets Naruto and insists that he be called by his actual name: Son Goku. After a brief discussion about the humans' treatment of the Tailed Beasts, during which Naruto learns the Nine-Tailed Fox's true name is Kurama, Son sees Naruto to be an exception.
The old Chinese text Classic of Mountains and Seas, the earliest record to document the nine-tailed fox, mentioned that the fox with nine tails came from and lived in the country called Qingqiu three hundreds miles east, the term meaning "green hill" interpreted as the country or region of the east and was later historically used to refer to the region of Korea at least since the era during ...
The Evolution of a Legend: A Comparison of the Character of Tamamo no Mae Portrayed in Muromachi Period Otogizōshi and in the Late-Edo Vendetta Tale, Ito guruma kyūbi no kitsune (The Spinning Wheel and the Nine-Tailed Fox) (PDF) (MA). Asian Languages & Civilizations Graduate Theses & Dissertations. Vol. 6. University of Colorado at Boulder.
Aside from an attempt by members Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki to capture Kurama (the Nine-Tailed fox sealed within Naruto Uzumaki), the Akatsuki is not prominently featured in Part I. In Part II, they take a more active role, capturing Gaara and extracting the one-tailed tanuki, Shukaku, from his body, as well as progressively capturing ...
Naruto is an orphan who has a dangerous fox-like entity known as Kurama the Nine-Tailed Fox sealed within his body by his father, the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, the leader of the Hidden Leaf Village, at the cost of his own life and that of his wife, Kushina Uzumaki. [57]