~The Tailed Beast Info~
The tailed beasts (尾獣, bijū) are nine giant demons that differ by the number of tails they have, with each possessing an amount from one to nine. They are large, living forms of chakra, sometimes referred to as "Chakra Monsters" (チャクラのバケモノ, Chakura no Bakemono),[1] giving them power that far outmatches most shinobi. However, this immense strength is tempered due to their bestial nature, which restricts them from being intelligent enough to use it effectively. Tailed beasts sealed within humans are able to benefit from the knowledge of their hosts, giving them the ability to speak and better utilize their powers. These hosts are known as jinchūriki.
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~The Jinchuriki~
The jinchūriki (人柱力; English TV "Demon Hosts"; Literally meaning "Power of Human Sacrifice") are humans that have a tailed beast sealed within them. They exhibit extraordinary powers, and in some cases are wiser than their tailed beasts, because they have the intelligence to use the beast's powers effectively.
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~The One-Tailed Shukaku (Ichibi no Shakaku)~
Name: Shukaku of the Sand
Info: Shukaku was once said to be the corrupted spirit of a Suna priest that turned into a demon, but it is actually one of the tailed beasts. It was originally sealed inside a tea kettle, and then placed inside its first jinchūriki.
Personality:Shukaku is intelligent, but also incoherent, giving it the demeanor of a drunkard, which fits well with the typical depictions of tanuki in Japanese folklore. Shukaku itself can translate to "drunk" in Japanese. Like other tailed beasts, its innate rage and bloodlust influence its behavior, and it relishes the opportunity to kill anyone in sight.
Appearance:
States:
Half Shakuku- When the Host is in a rage , the Host slowly slips into his half-Shukaku form. In this form the sand slowly breaks down and begins to cover the body, covering his arms, and then his face distorting it and giving it Shukaku's features such as the yellow eye and markings, he even grows his one tail which itself functions like a normal tail. In this form, the speed increases. The Host can use the sand on their arms to stretch his limbs to extraordinary lengths. This form allows the host to even fire off a limb at will, but still have them remain under their control.
Minature Shakuku -In this state the entire upper body is covered, with only their feet remaining uncovered. While his facial features still remain slightly human, both his eyes resemble Shukaku's with the same markings around its body.
In this form, the Host is able to use Sand Shuriken with apparent great ease as most of his body is now sand. They can use Shukaku's wind element as he could now use the Wind Release: Infinite Sand Cloud Great Breakthrough. In addition much like the Kyubi's chakra shield, the sand is capable of absorbing a wide variety of attacks. However, the defense given to his body still has one weak spot. Since his lower half is not covered, a small explosion beneath his tail can make the entire sand form crumble, and fall apart.
Full Shakuku Form- Technically this isn't a jinchūriki form as its a transformation into Shukaku itself. In desperate situations, the Bijuu would instantly create a giant copy of it's self ,out of sand, with the human body hidden inside. While the host is awake, they still have control of Shukaku's body and can fight "normally" with it. While in this form, the Host transfers their eyesight to that of Shukaku's body in turn resulting in his own eyes losing their pupils. Unlike his smaller Shukaku form, this seems to be less able reform itself if damage, if it can at all. For example, Gamabunta cut off one of the Shukaku's arms and it wasn't able to reform.
When the host needs Shukaku's full power, he would expose his upper body on top of Shukaku's head and use the Feigning Sleep Technique, which allows Shukaku to take full control over its body. While taking over the body, Shukaku's eyes will become more apparent, changing from a simple light brown pupil, to its original version of a yellow pupil with a small black star with four blue dots around it. Shukaku can use Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet, by pressing compressed air out of it's stomach, to cause major blunt damage to its opponents.
The major weak spot of the Full Shukaku Form is as expected by the Host themself is being Shukaku's chakra that keeps the large creation going. When Naruto successfully hit Gaara, he woke him, stopping Shukaku's increase in power as Gamabunta stated the longer Gaara was asleep, the more of Shukaku's real power manifested and if asleep too long the Shakaku will eat away at the host's psyche until it takes complete control. After Gaara was knocked out, the entire Shukaku copy was shattered.
Village: Sunagakure
Chakra Nature: Fuuton (Wind)
Jutsu:
Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet (風遁・練空弾, Fūton: Renkūdan; English TV "Wind Style: Air Bullet")
Rank: No Rank.
Range: All
State: Full Shakuku Form
Type: Offensive.
Description:Shukaku takes a deep breath, distending his stomach, and punches himself in the gut, shooting large balls of compressed air and chakra at an opponent, causing an enormous conflagration if it hits. As expected from a tailed beast, this attack is very dangerous as even the large Gamabunta was in danger from the attack. The extra wind created when the attack is released is enough to raze a forest.
Name: Wind Release: Infinite Sand Cloud Great Breakthrough (風遁・無限砂塵 大突破, Fūton: Mugen Sajin Daitoppa; English TV "Wind Style: Infinite Sandstorm Devastation")
Rank: No Rank
State: Half Shukaku State
Range:All
Type: Defensive
Description:When the host enters his half Shukaku form, he is able to use wind-based techniques. This technique allows Gaara to spew large amounts of sand from his mouth, enough to devastate the enemy or a large area around him.
Name:Feigning Sleep Technique (狸寝入りの術, Tanuki Neiri no Jutsu; English TV "Play Possum Jutsu")
Rank: No Rank
State: Human
Range: Self
Handseal: Ram
Description:This Ninjutsu forces the user to fall asleep. Gaara has only used this jutsu when trying to bring out Shukaku.
Name: Sand Shuriken (砂手裏剣, Suna Shuriken
Rank: No Rank
Range: Close to Mid
Type: Offensive
State: Half Shakuku
Description: Once Gaara begins transforming into Shukaku, he can throw shuriken made from sand. Unlike regular shuriken, these are merely fast-moving balls of sand that cause blunt trauma, not actual wounds. They are thrown much faster than regular shuriken; therefore, the pain caused can be considerable
Unique Traits/Abilities:
Note: Some Traits are Passed on to the User and some Can only be used in Tail State
-Capable of firing Concentrate Blast of Wind mixed with Chakra (Tail State Only)
-Sand Manipulation (Host/Tail State)
-Sand Armour (Host/ Tail State)
-Sand Shurikan (Host/ Half Shakuku)
-Golden Brown Chakra
Control: 45% (55% of the Time it can't be controlled)
Note: Control can be gained through RP
Drawbacks/Sideeffects: The Host will suffer from lifelong insomnia, a side-effect of being Shukaku's host. Whenever the Host falls asleep, Shukaku would eat away his personality, turning him into a monster. When the Host goes Tails they lose Life Span.
Current Host: Hitomi Minato