| “ | ♪ "Brother, I'm a big idiot like you said too, and Naruto is like that, man, isn't he? But the ones who achieve memorable things, are the big idiots who don't care how thick and strong the wall is, yahoo" ♪. | „ |
| ~ Killer B's protective roll. |
Killer B is a supporting character in the anime and manga series Naruto.
He is the host of Gyūki, The Eight-tailed demon Ox. He was a shinobi who trained Naruto and is partners with him while fighting Obito Uchiha. His notable jutsus are rising bomber and a version of the lariat which he does with his older brother, the Raikage A. He one time fought Sasuke Uchiha but it ended up that Sasuke gave up and Killer Bee remained alive. He is the most recent jinchūriki of the Eight-Tails, though, unlike his predecessors, he is able to befriend it and hone its power for Kumo's benefit. Despite being responsible for the village's protection, B aspires to be the world's greatest rapper.
He is voiced by Hisao Egawa (who also voiced Cao Ren from the Dynasty Warriors series) in the Japanese version, and by Catero Colbert in the English version.
Background[]
B and A become brothers.
At a young age, B along with several other children were gathered in order to select a tag partner for A. Out of all the children gathered, B was the only person able to successfully perform the Double Lariat with A. As such he was given the name "B", and A stated they would be brothers from that day on. Since the age of five, B has been best friends with Motoi, whom he always greeted with a fist bump. After A's cousin, the jinchūriki of Gyūki lost control and killed Motoi's father along with seven other ninja on that day, B was chosen as its next jinchūriki. Soon afterwards, B suffered from similar prejudices against jinchūriki, not too different from that the villagers of Konohagakure and Sunagakure had against Naruto Uzumaki and Gaara respectively. However, he kept smiling and pushed himself to be the best jinchūriki that he could be, so that his brother wouldn't be hurt politically as the Fourth Raikage.
Killer B faces off with Minato Namikaze.
After his father's death, Motoi tried to kill B, believing it would also kill Gyūki and avenge his father, but B disarmed him easily, and despite the attempt on his life, bore him no ill will, which led Motoi to not speak to B for thirty years out of shame. B would later train with his brother on an island in the Land of Lightning, where there he would find the Falls of Truth. There he learned how to control Gyūki in an amazingly short period of time. Some time after his training, B, alongside A, and other Kumo shinobi confronted Minato Namikaze and his small squad. When Minato moved to counter A's attack, B used a tentacle to push A out of the way, causing shock to the Konoha shinobi that he was Gyūki's jinchūriki. From this encounter Minato would come to have much respect for B and his abilities. Some time since then, much like Naruto, B has become beloved in Kumo as the village's hero, or, as Motoi called him, the "Hero of Heroes".
When A became the Raikage, he forbade B from fully transforming into the Eight-Tails and restricted him from leaving the village, saying instead that he would become the guardian of the village and attack from within its walls, to protect him from meeting the same fate as his adoptive father.
Personality[]
B writing in his rhyme book during battle.
Killer B is very proud of his own power and also very proud of who he is. Like Naruto Uzumaki, who has great overconfidence, Killer B can be quite cocky and stubborn, especially in terms of his own strength, demanding respect from others and asks to be called "Lord Jinchūriki" (人柱力様, Jinchūriki-sama) and his tailed beast be called "Lord Eight-Tails" (八尾様, Hachibi-sama). B has a special way of expressing his pride through song, more specifically in rap-style and tends to use "Bakayarō! Konoyarō!" (「バカヤロー!コノヤロー!) when referring or speaking to others. He will even write his rhymes in the middle of a fight, or during an important meeting, even if they are no good, which is usually the case. This sometimes causes the people around him to become greatly annoyed by him. B doesn't respect anyone who would make fun of rap or his lyrics.
The Raikage has noted that Killer B is not the type of person to work with the strategies created by people and that he would only bring chaos into a battlefield; in his youth he was already seen completing missions, that were supposed to be assigned for both him and his brother, without A's knowledge. The Raikage also notes that he is the only being that B will listen to, as he is able to keep him in check. Despite all this, B knows talent when he sees it, and respects those with it. The primary example is his fellow Kumo jinchūriki, Yugito Nii, who he looked up to for her extreme skills. He had also praised Sasuke after their fight, stating he was one of the strongest shinobi he had ever fought. B has a very close relationship with his older brother, the Raikage. According to Motoi, the reason behind him becoming a jinchūriki was for the sake of his brother, even if it meant being shunned by the villagers. He didn't complain, and was always cheerful and determined.
B fist bumping.
Due to the fact that he was confined to the village very soon after his brother assumed office and made the village's guardian, B desperately wished for a vacation and was even ready to fake his capture for one. When the Fourth Raikage, Darui and C learned that B was not captured by Akatsuki, they immediately guessed his intentions and were not surprised by it, though they were very displeased. This lead to him receiving his brother's "Iron Claw" as punishment. B also tends to fist bump with others. This ties into his rapper personality and also serves as a means of communication of sorts, with others without the need to speak.
However, when someone close to him is in danger, Killer B has no qualms about putting himself at risk to save them, if necessary, as seen when he prioritised the safety of his singing master Sabu and his pet, Ponta over confronting Kisame head-on when the Akatsuki confronted his entourage. This caring nature differentiates him from a typical jinchūriki, most of whom are cynical and uncaring towards others due to their circumstances. However, it was hinted that his past as a jinchūriki may not have been unlike Naruto's, since Motoi claimed that being a fellow jinchūriki, B understands what Naruto went through. He has a casual relationship with Gyūki, frequently engaging in friendly conversation with it, even sitting upon its nose when not in combat. He was also completely unaffected by Naruto's Harem Technique, resisting lustful advances and even appearing indifferent. However, he is not completely unaffected by such things, as he noticed Tsunade's chest, which his brother reprimanded him for and he later stared at Yugito's own chest when it was shown during his fight with Tobi's Six Paths. This is later explained as having a preference toward older women, at one point confessing it during the fight against Tobi, much to his tailed beast's surprise and chagrin.
B is also very kind and compassionate, having befriended all the giant animals on the Island Turtle which may indicate that he has a liking for animals, as well as never expressing any ill will towards Motoi who tried to take his life, nor against the villagers who used to shun him.
Abilities[]
Killer Bee is a very powerful ninja, which has been reaffirmed by those he's fought, those in his village, and his own brother. As a kid, he showed how powerful he was by completing missions that normally could only be accomplished with a partner. He has been referred to as the perfect Jinchuuriki.
Jinchūriki Transformations[]
Killer Bee has shown amazing control over his Bijuu and is able to use as much of the Hachibi's power as he wants without any apparent drawbacks, unlike Naruto whom loses control of himself to the Kyuubi when he uses too much of the beast's chakra. He can also partially transform into the Hachibisuch as attacking his opponent with only Hachibi's tentacles.
Tailed Beast Ball
He has also shown the ability to produce ink from his mouth. Hachibi has the added benefit of giving Killer Bee advice and can break Killer Bee out of illusions. He is one of few people who has full control over their tailed beast. Bee can fully transform into Hachibi in mere seconds, and maintain the transformation indefinitely. Due to Bee's great control over Hachibi, the two share a "partner ship" . While transformed, Bee gains incredible strength, speed, and durability. Bee is able to use the Tailed Beast Ball as well as survive a direct hit from a Tailed Beast Ball. He can also fend off multiple enemies, and regenerate lost tentacles which can be used for various purposes.
Technique[]
Kenjutsu[]
Killer B's signature technique
Killer Bee has developed a unique style of Kenjutsu, in which he holds his seven blades in between the joints of his arms (left armpit, both elbows), right leg, stomach, the right side of his neck, and in his mouth. He also incorporates Samehada into his Kenjutsu. Because this style is so unpredictable, his opponents are easily overwhelmed, thus giving Bee great versatility. Bee's unique Kenjutsu puts his opponents on the defensive and allows him to impale anyone he faces with his swords quickly and simultaneously. No one hes faced has been able to read his sword play. Bee can uses his swords as mid-range projectiles, and can also cover himself with Hachibi's chakra, creating a "Eight" sword. No matter how many swords he has, he still very proficient in his sword skills.
Killer B moving in his Acrobat stance using Disturbance Taijutsu.
Ninjutsu[]
Sasuke and Killer B clashing blades, countering each others' lightning chakra.
Thematic of ninja from the Land of Lightning, B shows exceptional skill in Lightning Release. Killer B uses his lightning style to enhance the power of his technique, imbuing his blades with lightning nature chakra to enhance their sharpness. This allows him to cut through other opponents' blades, or when fighting Sasuke, counter his own lightning natured blade. His skill in infusing lightning nature chakra is primarily used to strengthen his swordsmanship, but he has also been seen throwing pencils with enough energy to go through a tree, and easily pierce someone. He can also use his body to unleash lightning attacks, which are based off of wrestling. The most notable technique is his Lariat, a lightning style technique that depending on the pressure exerted on the opponent, can kill someone. He can do this in and out of Jinchuuriki form Version 1 and 2, but may materialize bones when performing this in Version 2, where it can definitely kill someone.
Chakra and Physical Ability[]
Being a shinobi as highly trained as he is, B has great strength, speed, and durability. His physical strength is enough to rival Raikage A's as shown when they collided Lariats in him and Naruto's battle with A. With his abilities enhanced by lightning enhanced conditioning and Eight Tails chakra, his attacks are said to be capable of decapitation and dismemberment. His agility is shown by his Acrobat stance, and his durability was shown when he withstood Jūgo's Living Wall Fist technique, all of this in his normal form. Though he can withstand electrocution, he is no match for the black flames of Amaterasu, which was capable of incapacitating him, even in Version 3. His speed is not as fast as A's however, who is one of the fastest characters in the series, being able to keep up with Naruto while B cannot. Like Naruto, he possesses chakra reserves that are beyond average, having the second most chakra of all Jinchūriki since he is the Eight Tails, below Naruto. Also like Naruto, Gyūki will help him break free of any Genjutsu, making them inaffective against B.
Other skills[]
B is highly resistant to psychological attacks, having overcome his dark form in the Waterfall of Truth like Naruto did Dark Naruto. Thought forms in the Waterfall of Truth are the manifestation of the hatred deep inside oneself, and abuse psychological attacks to an uncanny degree, nullifying physical attacks since they are you and every attack will end in a stalemate, while overwhelming one with negative thoughts and jarring realizations, possibly corrupting someone unless they have the mental fortitude to fight back. Having the resilience and uplifting attitude he has also manages to control his composure even in demoralizing situations. B is also a master at taming animals, having tamed nearly all the animals on the Island Turtle. He has questionable skill in his hobby of rapping, though he can generate ink to write rhymes in his free time.
Story[]
Killer Bee is the former master of Samui, Karui, and Omoi from the Cloud village and is the Raikage's kid brother. When he was 5 years old, he was chosen to be the new host for the Hachibi after his cousin, the previous host, lost control and died. Life became hard for Killer Bee, he became an outcast since everyone feared and hated the Hachibi. Killer Bee was unphased though, he was prideful and used music to express himself. He also did his best to not shame his brother. Killer Bee's best friend however, Motoi, secretly tried to kill him when they were still kids to get rid of the Hachibi once and for all, but failed and ran away in disgrace.
Team Taka encounter the Hachibi Jinchuuriki up in the Unraikyo mountains where he has been training, he emerges from a cave and immediately curses the bright sunlight and then begins rapping and taunting them.
Suigetsu attacks, but Killer Bee blocks and tosses Suigetsu's sword, Juugo then tells Suigetsu to fall back and goes in and Killer Bee defeats Juugo using Suigetsu's sword, and then Sasuke steps in. Sasuke manages to kick him, but he isn't fazed at all and tells Sasuke that he helped him come up with a new rhyme and starts writing it down. Sasuke then throws Suigetsu his sword and Killer Bee readies his own swords, holding them with the joints of his body and barrels towards Sasuke like a wheel of death. He harms Sasuke who retaliates with a Chidori-charged sword, only for Killer Bee to counter with a chakra-charged sword and greatly wounds Sasuke.
Killer Bee goes for the final blow, Suigetsu tries to block his attack but Killer Bee's chakra-charged sword starts to cut through his sword. Sasuke zaps it with Chidori to try to reinforce it, Juugo then punches Killer Bee in the face while Suigetsu breaks Killer Bee's sword and Karin drags Sasuke away, and Juugo hammers Killer Bee into the ground. Karin then heals Sasuke by letting him siphon some of her chakra and he continues the fight. Sasuke, Suigetsu, and Juugo all try to fight Killer Bee but aren't doing very well. Killer Bee then punches Suigetsu in the chest, but he turns to water and holds Killer Bee and lets Sasuke use Chidori on both of them. Juugo goes to hammer him, but misses and Karin senses Killer Bee some distance from them.
Killer Bee then begins using his Bijuu chakra and charges at Sasuke, but Sasuke manages to ricochet off and Killer Bee heads towards the others, Juugo manages to escape with Karin but Suigetsu gets hit and turns into a puddle. Killer Bee then charges at Sasuke again whom manages to catch him in Tsukiyomi, but he breaks free and rams into Sasuke, gravely wounding him once again. Karin doesn't have enough chakra to heal Sasuke again, so Juugo attempts to use his ability to shapeshift to patch Sasuke's wound.
Killer Bee then assumes his Bijuu's form. Suigetsu transforms into a large demon-faced wave and rams into Killer Bee while urging the others to escape, but Killer Bee blasts Suigetsu with a monstrous blast which left him unconscious. Sasuke then prepared to use Amaterasu. Killer Bee began flailing about while on fire, in the process he caught Karin on fire too before he passed out. Sasuke then used his MS again to extinguish the flames on both Killer Bee and Karin, they then carried Killer Bee to Madara.
Madara, Zetsu, and Kisame began the sealing process on Killer Bee, but it turned out to be a substitution created from one of Hachibi's severed tails. The real Killer Bee was still in the Cloud village, excited by his achievement: he had tricked everyone into believing he was captured by Akatsuki so that now he can leave and pursue his singing career. Hachibi told Killer Bee that his rapping sucks and showed an uneasiness to having it's tails severed, but Killer Bee remarked that they'd grow back and decided that he'd do a different kind of music. Hachibi asked about Killer Bee's brother, the Raikage, but Killer Bee said that he has always had to protect the village and could never leave and needs a break. Hachibi then asked why Killer Bee transformed when he already had the upperhand, to which Killer Bee replied that he just got carried away.
Madara sent Kisame to capture Killer Bee after Sasuke failed, and found him being taught to sing enka by Sabu. When Kisame appeared, Sabu's racoon summon, Ponta attacked, but was knocked aside. Sabu then attacked Kisame himself with a giant axe, this is when Killer Bee threw an electrified pencil at Kisame. Kisame managed to avoid it and counter attacked by flinging Samehada at Killer Bee, but he also dodged. Sabu attacked with his giant axe but Kisame blocked it, however Killer Bee threw one electrified sword and attacked with his other, the thrown one stabbed Kisame in the arm but Kisame managed to block Killer Bee's attack with Samehada, which absorbed the lightning chakra around it. While in a contest of strength, Killer Bee used his 4-tailed form and tried to headbutt Kisame, but Samehada absorbed it the Bijuu's chakra shroud. Samehada grew twice as large and it's revealed to have a mouth with sharp teeth
and a tongue. Killer Bee used a 7-tailed Bijuu chakra shroud and attacked, but Kisame managed to dodge and absorb 6 of the chakra tails. Since that didn't work, Hachibi wanted Killer Bee to release him but Killer Bee refused, saying that Sabu and Ponta could end up getting killed and anyone nearby would spot him and tell Raikage. So Killer Bee used an 8-tailed Bijuu chakra shroud and attacked Kisame again, it was too much for Samehada to absorb and Killer Bee tore Kisame's chest open. However before Kisame died, he fused with Samehada, it covered itself around Kisame's body, healing him and turned him even more into a shark with all the chakra Samehada absorbed. He then used Great Exploding Water Shockwave and then used Water Prison Shark Dance to turn the battlefield into a giant dome of water, taking advantage of his his new form. Sabu said that Killer Bee has to get the sword away from Kisame, but Kisame taunted them by saying they can try.
Killer Bee tried to get Sabu and Ponta out of the water before they drowned, however there didn't seem to be any end and Kisame was right behind him. Hachibi told KIller Bee that the dome of water is moving with Kisame, so if he wanted to save his friends, he had to get Kisame to go in the opposite direction. Killer Bee tried this, but Kisame went to attack Ponta and Killer Bee tried to stop him, then Kisame turned and attacked KIller Bee. Killer Bee used a partial transformation to make the Hachibi's tentacles to come out of his body and wrap around Kisame and pulled him away from Sabu and Ponta, but touching Kisame was causing his chakra to be drained. Killer Bee decided to spit ink to blind Kisame and try to get out of the water before he ran out of breath,
but Kisame could detect his chakra and started attacking. Seeing that Killer Bee was drowning, Kisame ended his jutsu and transformed back and was about to cut off Killer Bee's feet... but Samehada attacked Kisame, Samehada chose Killer Bee and started giving him chakra. This prompted Kisame to kick Samehada away and just use one of Killer Bee's swords. Kisame was about to cut off Killer Bee's leg, however he was stopped by the Raikage and his bodyguards who saw Kisame's giant water jutsu and sensed Killer Bee's chakra. Raikage and Killer Bee then attacked Kisame at the same time, decapitating Kisame with a tag-team lariat. He has since then returned back to his village with his brother. He also kept Samehada as his own sword, not knowing that the real Kisame was actually hiding inside of it and the one he fought was actually a clone made by Zetsu.
Killer Bee attended the Raikage's war meeting in the Cloud village but was too busy writing in his notepad to pay attention, unknown to anyone Kisame was spying on the event from within Samehada. The Kages agreed on a safe place for Killer Bee and Naruto, on treacherous island located in the Cloud village which is used for the Cloud's Chuunin exams, it's location makes it hard to get to and has a barrier to warn of intruders. Naruto travels to the island accompanied by Yamato, Gai, Aoba, and a few other Leaf ninjas. The ships is attacked by a giant squid which Killer Bee fights off in his Bijuu form and meets the Leaf ninjas. Along the way they were confronted by a large gorilla, but it's revealed that Killer Bee tamed the beasts on the island and they're safe with him, and it was that island where Killer Bee learned to control the Hachibi.
Once at their rooms, Naruto immediately went to Killer Bee's room to get trained, but Killer Bee refused saying that he was supposed to be on vacation for the first time in his life. Naruto tried to impress him and tried to rap, which Killer Bee liked but Naruto accidentally insulted his sunglasses. Panicking, Naruto used his Harem jutsu to persuade Killer Bee, but it failed. Later he shown wrestling with one the animals on the island. The Hachibi tried to convince him to help Naruto control his tailed beast, but Killer Bee only states that Hachibi should shut up or rap and why should he help someone who mocks rap. When Motoi, Yamato, and Naruto are attacked by the squid again, Naruto tricks Motoi into making amends for what he did as a kid and Killer Bee forgives him. Killer Bee then says that Naruto's raps are annoying that Naruto can now beat his inner self at the waterfall.
Once Naruto does this Killer Bee takes him behind the waterfall and tells him that he is going to fight the Kyuubi there. He then takes Naruto to a lions head in the wall and says he has to put his head in it. If it accepts him he can go in the door and fight the Kyuubi, if it doesn't it will eat his head. Naruto pretends his head got eaten by it to scare Yamato. Naruto and Killer Bee laugh and said it was a joke. Then they go inside and Killer Bee helps Naruto fight the Kyuubi. He helps Naruto dodge moves from the fox and even helps contain an explosion. When Naruto starts to steal the fox's power he the hatred starts to take over. Killer Bee then says that he can't give in to the hatred and has to fight it. Killer Bee then says that the fox has more hatred then he thought and that he can't lose, prompting Yamato trying to hold back the fox himself.
When Naruto finally get control of the nine tails' chakra he senses Kisame who was inside Samehada the whole time. Kisame looks weak and small but he uses Killer Bee's chakra to replenish his own making Bee temporarily weak.Bee finds out that Kisame forced Samehada to do his bidding.When Guy chases after Kisame Killer Bee transforms his arm and throws Guy so that he can catch up to Kisame.
After the ordeal with Kisame was over, Killer Bee resumed training with Naruto. After gaining control of the Kyuubi's chakra, Killer Bee wanted to get Naruto to learn how to use the Kyuubi's abilities and gave Naruto his first task of stacking blocks. This proved to be tricky at first since Naruto had to learn to pick them up without crushing them, but ultimately got the hang of it.
Bee then takes Naruto to another room where they will learn the final level of his training. Bee then tell Naruto that he will have to transform into the Kyuubi and learn how to use the "Chakra Bomb" which is compressed energy that you shoot from your mouth. When Naruto tries and fails at transforming they decide to give up on learning the Chakra Bomb since you have to be in the Bijuu form to use it, and to focus on using his other abilities in that form. Bee allows Hachibi to take over and tell Naruto the dangers of using the Kyuubi's chakra; when drawing upon the Bijuu's chakra, the Bijuu is also devouring your chakra, so Naruto can't remain in his transformed state forever; because of this, Naruto also can't use Shadow Clones in his transformed state since they use so much of Naruto's chakra. After this Naruto tries to use Rasengan, using his chakra shroud instead of Shadow Clones, but using the Kyuubi chakra is proving tricky for Naruto. Upon seeing it, Killer Bee says that the Rasengan was a near identical replication of the "chakra bomb" and was impressed that it could even used by humans. Now all Naruto has to do is use it when he is in his nine tails chakra mode.
After the training was nearly finished, Naruto became aware of the war going and got Killer Bee's support to help their friends. This didn't sit well with Ei and Tsunade, who went to stop the two. After a small skirmish where Ei proved to be capable of fighting Naruto even in his new form, but when asked why we was more willing to kill Naruto than Killer Bee, Ei replied that he was would kill his brother if necessary. Killer Bee intervened to stop him from hitting Naruto again. Ei said that the Jinchuuriki should learn their place, but Killer Bee said that he's still a person. Ei started to remember his past with Killer Bee. How they weren't related by blood, that Killer Bee was part of a prestigious clan and was chosen to be his "brother" since only brothers could be the Cloud village's A-B Combo tag-team. He also remembered their confrontation with Minato.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Killer B's name is a reference to the famous hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, often referred to as the "Killer Bees".
- During his fight with Sasuke, Jūgo, Karin, and Suigetsu, the members of the rogue ninja group Taka, Killer B quotes Muhammad Ali's famous quote: "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee".
- Killer B has been noted by series creator Masashi Kishimoto to have possibly the hardest lines to come up with when writing dialogue, due to his naive nature and rapping style.
External Links[]
- Killer B on the Naruto Wiki
- Killer B on the Near Pure Good Wiki
