Because a female jinchuuriki character, no matter how minor a character they were, deserves a fanclub. wink
-About Yugito-
Yugito is the Nekomata's jinchuuriki and the first introductory character from Kumogakure or the Hidden Village of Clouds/Lightning. Mistranslations are abundant and we do not know when she called herself Nii Yugito she meant either that she was Kumogakure's second best or that Nii was her surname which is something that seems to belong to higher class jounins. Yugito's character as a female jinchuuriki to the Nekomata had been rumoured since, well, pretty much the series started.
-About the Nekomata-
A nekomata is a Japanese mythological creature, believed to metamorphose from domesticated cats. It was believed that after a cat reached ten years of age, its tail would slowly split into two tails, and along the way would develop magic powers, primarily those of necromancy and shamanism. By gesturing with its tails or with its forepaws (as it walked upright), nekomata were said to animate and control the dead. Nekomata in the wild were also said to feed on the corpses as carrion, as well.
Though nekomata were normally assumed to behave with the same aloof manner as normal cats, they were known to hold grudges (especially older, mistreated cats, which tended to be more powerful than the average nekomata). To gain revenge, these nekomata usually controlled the tormentors' dead relatives, haunting them until the nekomata was appeased with food, apologies and attention.
Lastly, some Japanese folk tales said that nekomata could shapeshift and become human in appearance; however, unlike the more common nekomusume, nekomata women tended to look older, display bad habits in public and always had an air of dread around them, which if around people for an extended period could cause disease and pestilence.
Although the two-tailed demon [in NARUTO] is depicted as a Nekomata, it doesn't seem to exhibit the same abilities as the legendary creature. Nekomata of legend was said to animate and control the dead, while this Nekomata has fire-based abilities. However, this is an indirect reference to the Japanese belief that spirits of the dead manifested as airborne flames, similar to will-o-wisps.
-About Yugito-
Yugito is the Nekomata's jinchuuriki and the first introductory character from Kumogakure or the Hidden Village of Clouds/Lightning. Mistranslations are abundant and we do not know when she called herself Nii Yugito she meant either that she was Kumogakure's second best or that Nii was her surname which is something that seems to belong to higher class jounins. Yugito's character as a female jinchuuriki to the Nekomata had been rumoured since, well, pretty much the series started.
-About the Nekomata-
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A nekomata is a Japanese mythological creature, believed to metamorphose from domesticated cats. It was believed that after a cat reached ten years of age, its tail would slowly split into two tails, and along the way would develop magic powers, primarily those of necromancy and shamanism. By gesturing with its tails or with its forepaws (as it walked upright), nekomata were said to animate and control the dead. Nekomata in the wild were also said to feed on the corpses as carrion, as well.
Though nekomata were normally assumed to behave with the same aloof manner as normal cats, they were known to hold grudges (especially older, mistreated cats, which tended to be more powerful than the average nekomata). To gain revenge, these nekomata usually controlled the tormentors' dead relatives, haunting them until the nekomata was appeased with food, apologies and attention.
Lastly, some Japanese folk tales said that nekomata could shapeshift and become human in appearance; however, unlike the more common nekomusume, nekomata women tended to look older, display bad habits in public and always had an air of dread around them, which if around people for an extended period could cause disease and pestilence.
Although the two-tailed demon [in NARUTO] is depicted as a Nekomata, it doesn't seem to exhibit the same abilities as the legendary creature. Nekomata of legend was said to animate and control the dead, while this Nekomata has fire-based abilities. However, this is an indirect reference to the Japanese belief that spirits of the dead manifested as airborne flames, similar to will-o-wisps.
