Nine Masked Beasts

Menma can bring to life nine different entities composed of the Black Nine-Tails' chakra. Menma refers to the beasts he created, the. Five of the creatures are described as, while the other four are referred to as.


 * , the Azure Dragon, is a dragon that resembles a seahorse.
 * , the White Tiger, is a lean and slender tiger.
 * , the Vermilion Bird, is a bird with elegant and dramatic plumage.
 * , the Black Tortoise, is a tortoise with a shell made of overlapping plates.
 * , the Golden Snake, is a massive serpent with golden scales.
 * , the Celestial Maiden, is an angelic priestess with flowing robes.
 * , the Grim Reaper, is a priest that resembles a skeleton and carries a scythe.
 * , the Northern Sage, is a priest with a fox staff.
 * , the Southern Sage, the matching counterpart of Hokuto Sennin.

When defeated, their true forms are revealed to simply be masked that each possesses a single tail, a result of the Black Nine-Tails' chakra being divided into nine beings. After entering this form, they will then convert back into chakra that will arc through the air from their present location back to Menma. The beams of chakra, will collide with Menma, and restore his Kurama.

Trivia

 * The diagram on the back of Menma's cloak is the same diagram that appears when he creates the Nine Masked Beasts.