七尾 | 貉 –
Shichibi (Seven Tails), Kaku
(Also read MUJINA)Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts： Kaku is a bijuu in the form of badger. Its Kanji is also read as Mujina, which is the name the Japanese subspecies of badger
(Meles Meles Anaguma) receives in some parts of Japan. It has seven
tails, and is the smallest bijuu out of the nine; though it is the most
cunning and stealthy. Kaku hunts its prey underground most of the time.
It kills by crumbling/destroying the piece of land that is under its target, making it fall right into his open mouth. Above land, whenever he is around he can transform into any type of creature, but he is unable to do it if he doesn’t have clay.
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods： Battled 4 times; 1 Win, 3 Flees
Wins： Sokou
Escapes： Nekomata, Isonade, Yamata no Orochi
Fate： Kaku’s storehouse of clay in a hole is found, and is
burned by warriors. Kaku is unable to transform, and is defeated by the
brave warrior Ikkyo Soujin, who proceeds to seal it with the “Tool of Power: Remnant Earth Altar” into the seal in the Earth Shrine.
Japanese Myth Appearance: Kaku is the smallest Bijuu. It has a blue color, and is good at using clay camouflage. Kaku is very difficult to bump into.
Ability: Transformation (Henge), Clay, Earth elemental magic arts
Bijuu Strength Ranking： 7th
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking： 3rd
Symbolic Element： Earth (God of Earth)
Origin / Discovered in： Underground Sacrificial Altar in the Nagoya outskirts
Personal notes: Resembles Deidara pretty well.
More info about Kaku: Mujina (貉) is an old Japanese term for a
badger. In Japanese folklore, these animals were avid shapeshifters,
and one of the forms they were purported to take was that of a faceless
ghost. This particular sort of monster is often referred to by English
speakers as a mujina, but the Japanese know them as nopperabou.