Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-32617252-20180330195347/@comment-734582-20180331120042

Vladosaurus wrote: Jinchuriki means "human sacrifice" and was only ever referred to those who had tailed beasts sealed inside of them, because they are pretty much sacrificed by having a tragic life, hated by everybody. It's more that people thought of them as actual sacrifices. Adults didn't think of Naruto as a kid with a demon in him, but as a demon in kid form.