Matatabi

The is a tailed beast that was sealed within Yugito Nii of Kumogakure when she was two years old. It has been captured by Hidan and Kakuzu, then extracted and sealed by Akatsuki.

Background
According to Madara Uchiha, the Two-Tails first came into being in the waning days of the Sage of the Six Paths' life; to prevent the Ten-Tailed Beast's resurgence, the Sage split up its chakra into nine separate, monstrous constructs of living chakra, which would become known as the tailed beasts. Like the One-Tailed Shukaku, many people believed that the Two-Tails was once a human that turned into a. The Two-Tails eventually fell into the possession of Kumogakure and sealed into a two-year-old Yugito Nii. She was placed into a detestable training program in order to learn to control the Two-Tails' power.

In the cavern behind the Falls of Truth on the Land of Lightning Island where jinchūriki learn to control their tailed beast, there is a mural of Two-Tails as well which indicates how long the beast was associated with the Land of Lightning.

Appearance
The Two-Tails resembles a bakeneko covered in wild blue flames. Its eyes are like an odd-eyed cat, with a right yellow eye and a left green eye, only without pupils.

Activity inside Yugito
As the Two-Tails' jinchūriki, Yugito had the ability to transform into the monster cat, giving her access to its strength and its ability to breathe fire without losing much control.

Hidan and Kakuzu Arc
Soon after her introduction, Yugito was captured by two Akatsuki members, Hidan and Kakuzu, although it is unknown who was specifically assigned to capture her. Despite luring her two pursuers into a closed space, sealing the exits, and transforming herself into the Two-Tails, Yugito was overpowered and rendered unconscious by the two Akatsuki members. Zetsu later arrived to take her off their hands, and she later died as a result of having the tailed beast extracted from her.

Influence
Cats are the common species throughout the world, and stories of are popular throughout Japan. In myth, when a cat reaches a certain age, it grows larger, and its tail becomes longer and forks in two, and is then called a. Reportedly large in size, these cats are said to have the ability to manipulate the dead like puppets, and have been associated with strange fires and occurrences. This may be related to the monster cat's nickname and its fire-breathing abilities.