Isobu

The is a demon turtle that the Akatsuki assigned Tobi (with the help of Deidara) to capture.

Background
The demon turtle lived in an ocean area and has remained uncaptured by any shinobi until Deidara and Tobi arrived. Right after the demon turtle emerged from the water, it quickly swam towards Tobi, chasing him around area. With the demon turtle distracted, Deidara molded an explosive clay fish in an attempt to capture it. It's unclear if this marked the end of the battle, as the remainder of the battle goes unseen. As the two towed the Tailed Beast to the Akatsuki's lair after the battle, Tobi gloated of bringing the demon turtle down with his special jutsu, but Deidara thought otherwise. It is later sealed in the sealing statue.

Unlike the other Tailed Beasts seen this far, the demon turtle lacked a host. According to Deidara, lacking a host made the demon turtle weaker because it wasn't intelligent enough to control its own strength.

Abilities
What abilities this creature possesses remains unclear, as it did little to actually attack the two in its short appearance. It is clearly quite fast despite its size, as evidenced by its ability to keep up with Tobi, who was running on the water at the time.

Influence
Turtles are the common species throughout the world and stories of turtles and sea-monsters have spread throughout Japan.

Perhaps the most famous turtle in Japanese myth (and Chinese) is the ( in Chinese). The Genbu is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It represents the north and the winter season and controls the element of water.

Also in an interview with Masashi Kishimoto he stated that he wanted to make a really interesting creature, so he decided on giving it a turtle-like appearance while giving it shrimp-like tails.