The Eight-tail Beast Confirmed In Chapter 408!!!!

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As much as I can't stand Sasuke, I must admit that he looks fresh in his new outfit. I would like to see Naruto with a new change in appearance
yeah, Sasuke pulls that Akatsuki robe off pretty well, im not really a hater of him though
i really just like the way he presents himself, his style so to speak ya know, but yeah, Sasuke+Akatsuki robe= the freshness
and Naruto is probably gonna look like Pimp Daddy Toad Sage when he gets back lol
 

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yeah, Sasuke pulls that Akatsuki robe off pretty well, im not really a hater of him though
i really just like the way he presents himself, his style so to speak ya know, but yeah, Sasuke+Akatsuki robe= the freshness
and Naruto is probably gonna look like Pimp Daddy Toad Sage when he gets back lol
Lol lets hope so :D
 

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Okay, I've done a little research and I think I know where Kishi got the Octopus idea for the 8-tails from. There is a Japanese legend which refers to the "Priest of the Sea". Here is a little info:

The Octopus, tako, does not only abound in the Japanese seas, it also apeals strongly to the imagination of the people. In folklore it became known as the umi bozu, the priest of the sea. As such it is a gigantic shadowy thing that rises from the stormy waves to threaten the sailors. HEARN says: "Place a large cuttlefish on a table, body upwards and tentacles downwards -- and you will have before you the grotesque reality that first suggested the fancy of the Umi Bozu, or Priest of the Sea. For the great bald body in this position, with staring eyes below, bears a distored resemblance to the saven head of a priest; while the crawling tentacles underneath ... suggest the waving motion of the priest's upper robe. ... He rises from the deep in foul weather to seize his prey." One may read about the umi bozu in the literature about the spirit world and in stories for children, he is represented in the art of the woodcut and frequently in that of netsuke. In "Goblin Poetry" HEARN quotes the following poem about him: "Since there is but the thickness of one plank (between the voyager and the sea) and underneath is Hell, 't is indeed a weird thing that a black-robbed priest should rise from the sea."
The octopus performs the function of court physician to Ryu-jin. Sometimes he is represented as a peaceful temple guardian, but in general one has to see him as an ugly customer, for at night he walks about the fields to frighten the peasants and to steal sweet potatoes. He has a very marked weakness for young women and lies in wait for them to pull them into the water to caress them there. He has to be considered a phallic emblem and as such he is portrayed by netsukeshi with elongated snout, caressing a woman. Sometimes he takes the place of Kiyohime in the final act of the love story of this lustful young woman and the priest Anchin, entwined around the bell under which the priest is hidden.
In the bold part above, you'll note that Kiyohime is a story about priest who fell in love with a young women then over time grew out of love with her, out of rage the young women kills the priest. That's the general plot of the story, there are several variations, one where Kiyohime turns into a Dragon, one where she turns into a Snake, and of course one where she turns into Umi Bozu. After asking around I found out it's actually common in for Umi Bozu to be used as a substitute for mystical snakes. I think this is what Kishi has done in the aspect of the 8-tails.
 

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interestingly enough, looking 'hokage' up in a Japanese to English dictionary it gives the definition "hokage - firelight, shadows or forms moving in firelight" rather than the rough translation of "Fire Shadow"...
 

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If Naruto is as strong as Orochimaru at 4 Tails. How could Sasuke even stand a change against 8 even though he defeated Orochimaru (I don't count Itachi because he was already weakened). I think we will get to see his sharingan in action.
 
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