Nine Masked Beasts

The Nine Masked Beasts are entities created by Menma through the use of the Black Nine-Tails' chakra. Five of these beasts are described as, while the other four are referred to as.


 * , a dragon that resembles a seahorse.
 * , a lean and slender tiger.
 * , Vermilion Bird a bird with elegant and dramatic plumage.
 * , a tortoise with a shell made of overlapping plates.
 * , a massive serpent with golden scales.
 * , an angelic priestess with flowing robes.
 * , a priest that resembles a skeleton and carries a scythe.
 * , a priest with a fox staff.
 * , the matching counterpart of Hokuto Sennin.

When defeated, they lose their disguises and revert back to their true forms, which are masked fox kits that each possess a single tail. They can also convert back into chakra that will arc through the air from their present location back to Menma. Once they collide with Menma, they form back into the Black Nine-Tails.

Trivia

 * The diagram on the back of Menma's cloak is the same diagram that appears when he creates the Nine Masked Beasts.
 * Their use in the movie is like the Six Paths of Pain.