In the world ofNaruto,the Tailed Beasts are powerful creatures that possess tremendous amounts of chakra, the primal energy that allows ninjas to perform all sorts of jutsu. These beasts were created by Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths, when he split the chakra of the Ten-Tails into nine parts.
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Being solely made of chakra, theTailed Beasts are known to have incredibly large reservesof that energy, hence earning them the title of “chakra monsters.” While all the Tailed Beasts inNarutoare powerful, not all of them are equally strong. Their powers differ, and some have demonstrated greater strength than others.
Updated by Rei Penber on June 21, 2025: Tailed Beastsare one of the strongest sources of power in the world of Naruto. Created by the Sage of Six Paths himself, these beasts went on to define the story, as large portions of it were centered around them. Given the fact that the Tailed Beasts have massive reserves of chakra and a portion of the power of the 10 Tails, and that they caused great destruction in the past, these beasts cannot be underestimated. While this list already goes over the strongest tailed beasts seen in Naruto, there have been interesting additions in Boruto that deserve their own mention. At the same time, the vast majority of these beasts have been used by their Jinchuriki. As such, it only makes sense that they get a special mention as well.
10Shukaku
The One-Tail, also known as Shukaku, is a powerful Tailed Beast thatNarutoviewers first sawduring the Chunin Exams arc. Shukaku appears to be a beast made of sand, and resembles a tanuki. In terms of chakra, he possesses an immense reserve.
His specialty is his impenetrable defense, and he takes quite a bit of pride in this quality. Along with that, he can also attack using sand, as seen during his fight against Naruto Uzumaki. What’s more, Shukaku also has the power of the Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai.
Shukaku’s Kekkei Genkai
Just like some shinobi of Sunagakure, Shukaku has access to a special power called the Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai. He creates this power by combining Earth Release with Wind Release. Shukaku’s Magnet Release allows him to control the magnetic forces and use them in conjunction with his Cursed Seals.
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These powers allow Shukaku to seal away others, as seen during the Fourth Great Ninja War on several occasions. When Shukaku lent this power to Naruto Uzumaki, he incorporated it in his Rasengan and was able to seal away one of Madara’s Limbo shadows.
Former Jinchuriki:
Shukaku was once sealed inside Bunpuku, However, the most important Jinchuriki that he ever had was none other than Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage of the Hidden Sand Village. Gaara was made the Jinchuriki of this beast upon being born and he managed to control its powers decently well. However, Gaara was no expert. After the timeskip ofNaruto, he had theTailed Beastextracted from him, setting the two on separate pathways.
9Matatabi
Matatabi, also called the Two-Tails, is the second tailed beast after Shukaku. It is a feline, and thus possesses great flexibility and speed. Out of all the Tailed Beasts, it is quite possible that Matatabi is the fastest.
Matatabi is also capable of using Fire Release, and also grants this ability to her Jinchuriki.
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Just like all the other Tailed Beasts, it has an incredible amount of chakra and can also use the Tailed Beast Ball to destroy everything around itself.
Matatabi is an incredibly powerful Tailed Beast that was in the possession of the Hidden Cloud Village for the longest period of time. ThisTailed Beast, along with Gyuki, offered real power to this village. Its former Jinchuriki was none other than Yugito Nii, a powerful Jonin who had partial control over the powers of this beast. When the Akatsuki attacked, Matatabi was extracted from Yugito and she ended up dying in the process.
8Isobu
Isobu, also known as the Three-Tails, is a powerful Tailed Beast that once lived in Kirigakure. This beast possesses the special ability to use Water Release, meaning all of its Jinchuriki get this power as well. The scale at which it uses this is far different from a regular ninja as his Jutsu has been shown to be strong enough to destroy cliffs with ease.
What’s more, Isobu also possesses great defensive abilities, as is expected of a turtle such as itself. In the anime, it also has some expertise in Space-Time Ninjutsu, making him extremely versatile as a Tailed Beast.
Isobu offers exceptional abilities to its Jinchuriki and, so far, there have not been too many in the story. The first Jinchuriki of Isobu that the fans know of is none other than the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura. Yagura is known to have been a perfect Jinchuriki and, along with Killer Bee and Naruto, the only one to achieve this feat. After him, the Three-Tails was free for quite a while until Madara sealed it inside Rin in an attempt to destroy Konoha.
7Son Goku
Son Goku, the Four-Tails, is an exceptionally powerful Tailed Beast. Son Goku is an ape and believes that it is far more intelligent than humans, something which was backed up by his knowledge of the Rinnegan’s abilities.
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He possesses tremendous strength, and most importantly, has the power to use the Lava Release Kekkei Genkai. Using its power, its Jinchuriki Roshi gained the title of “Roshi of the Lava Release.” Son Goku possessesthe strongest Kekkei Genkai of all the Tailed Beasts, making it quite special.
Son Goku’s Kekkei Genkai
The four-tailed beast, Son Goku is an incredibly powerful beast with the power ofthe Lava Release Kekkei Genkai. He creates this power by combining Earth Release with Fire Release. Son Goku’s skill with Lava Release is immense, and he grants his Jinchuriki the ability to use a Lava Release Chakra Mode.
As the name suggests, this is quite similar to the Fourth Raikage’s Lightning Release Chakra Mode, only instead of a lightning cloak, the user gets a lava cloak. What’s more, Son Goku supplied Naruto Uzumaki with Lava Release chakra during the Fourth Great Ninja War which he incorporated in his Rasenshuriken.
Son Goku was extremely hard to get along with for his Jinchuriki, Roshi. The latter was a famed Shinobi from the Hidden Rock Village and a character with, at least, partial control over his Tailed Beast. Together, the two could also enter a heightened state called the Lava Release Chakra Mode. In the fight against Kisame, however, their strength proved to be futile.
6Kokuo
Also known as the Five-Tails, Kokuo was once in possession of Iwagakure. Kokuo is quite skilled in combat, as seen when it fought against Gyuki, the Eight-Tailed beast.
Kokou also has the power of the Boil Release Kekkei Genkai, making it extremely dangerous in battle. This ability shortly boosts its powers to sky-high limits, as seen when Naruto Uzumaki used it against Kaguya Otsutsuki and gained immense power.
Kokuo’s Kekkei Genkai
The Five Tails, Kokuo, also has access to a powerful Kekkei Genkai, called Boil Release. Kokuo creates it by combining Fire Release with Water Release, giving rise to this incredible power. Out of all the Kekkei Genkai, this one appears to be among the most useful, as seen when Naruto Uzumaki employed Boil Release against Kaguya Otsutsuki to gain a temporary power boost and break free of her Ice Release jutsu.
Boil Release can also be used to power up already existing techniques by using steam as a source of propulsion. Without a doubt, Kokuo’s Boil Release is a handy ability and is definitely one of the strongest Kekkei Genkai.
Not much is known about Kokuo in the Naruto series, however, what fans do know is that its former Jinchuriki was Han. Sadly, fans did not get to see much of these two and know very little about them, other than the fact that Han was a dangerous shinobi of Iwagakure.
5Saiken
The Six Tails, also known as Saiken, was once within Utakata of Kirigakure. This Tailed Beast is exceptionally skilled in the art of Water Release, just like Isobu. However, what makes it special is its ability to use corrosive fluids in battle.
aiken is extremely dangerous to take on in battle, even though it isn’t aggressive by nature. Just a single touch of its corrosive fluid or gas can prove to be fatal, which is why it ranks among thestrongest Tailed Beasts.
Saiken formerly belonged to none other than Utakata, a character that the anime gave special attention to. Together, the two formed a good duo and, unlike otherNarutoTailed Beasts, Saiken wasn’t as aggressive towards its Jinchuriki. Unfortunately, when Pain showed up to capture it, the two could do nothing to stop him.
4Chomei
The Seven-Tails, Chomei, is a special Tailed Beast as it is the only one capable of flight. This Tailed Beast once lived in Takigakure inside of Fu, its Jinchuriki. Having seven tails, Chomei is quite powerful in combat.
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Chomei seems to possess blinding powers using its wings, as seen in the fight against Kurama and Gyuki. Furthermore, it also uses other insect-like powers, such as biting. Sadly, most of its abilities remain unexplored to this day.
Chomei is one of theTailed Beaststhat fans know very little about, however, as far as the anime goes, special attention was given to its Jinchuriki, Fu. She was a bubbly personality and had good control over the powers of Chomei to an extent. Unfortunately, she became a victim for Kakuzu, who was also from Takigakure, just like her.
3Gyuki
The Eight-Tails, also known as Gyuki, is easily one of thestrongest Tailed Beastsin theNarutouniverse.Gyuki lives within Killer Beeand the two share a great bond with each other.
Gyuki possesses great physical strength, as seen throughoutNaruto Shippuden. It was able to take down multiple Tailed Beasts at once. Although Gyuki has the power of Ink Creation, it rarely uses it in battle, because its usage is hardly needed. It can also create a powerful Tailed Beast Ball that can obliterate mountains with ease.
Gyuki has had many Jinchuriki over the years. The first Jinchuriki that every fan knows of is, obviously, Killer Bee. However, before him, the Jinchuriki of this Tailed Beast was Blue Bee. Unlike Killer Bee, he did not have perfect control over his Tailed Beast neither did he share a special bond with Gyuki.
2Kurama
Of all the nine Tailed Beasts, Kurama was by far the strongest. During the Fourth Great Ninja War, just half of Kurama’s power was enough to overpower five Tailed Beasts at once, which just goes to show how strong it truly was.
Kurama also believed that it was thestrongest Tailed Beastsdue to having the most tails.Its full power allowed Naruto Uzumakito compete with the likes of Toneri Otsutsuki in battle and emerge victorious — no small feat.
Kurama is the strongest of all the Tailed Beasts and the iconic partner of Naruto Uzumaki. However, other than Naruto, Kurama also had other Jinchuriki. Kurama was formerly sealed in mito Uzumaki and, Kushina Uzumaki after her. A portion of him was also sealed inside Minato Namikaze. Currently, Kurama is dead after his fight against Isshiki Otsutsuki.
1Ten-Tails
Without a doubt, the Ten-Tails is the strongest of all the Tailed Beasts. During the Fourth Great Ninja War, it finally came back to life and rampaged across the battlefield. The Ten-Tails is stronger than all the nine Tailed Beasts put together, and its powers can’t be compared to them.
Ten Tails can swallow oceans, destroy mountains, and is known to be strong enough to destroy an entire planet. There’s just one caveat: it cannot use its real strength unless it is sealed within someone. It’s probably for the best, as otherwise it would pose too great a threat to comprehend.
Ten-Tails' Kekkei Genkai
The Ten-Tails is themost powerful Tailed Beasts, and thus it has a very overpowered Kekkei Genkai as well in Wood Release. By combining Water Release and Earth Release, the Ten-Tails is able to give rise to this incredible power. In the Fourth Great Ninja War, the Ten-Tails made incredible use of the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai and slaughtered countless shinobi within a matter of seconds.
The Jinchuriki of the Ten-Tailscan usually control Wood Release through their connection to it, as seen when Obito Uchiha and Madara used different Jutsu during their time as the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
