If you’ve ever watched Naruto, then you’ve most certainly come across the beastly nine-tailed fox named Kurama. Did you know that this fearsome beast wasn’t purely a product of the television show?

Few entites are as intricately woven into Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden's lore as those known as the Tailed Beasts, or Bijuu. Their origins are as fascinating as those of the shinobi world that once ...