

I've not read the manga series, so the question may be quite basic.

In an earlier discussion, it was said that the number of tails determines the
power of the tailed beast. Since half the Nine-tail's chakra was sealed by the
Fourth Hokage, does it mean that the Eight-tails now has more chakra than the
Nine-tails?


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Is the Nine Tails still stronger than the Eight Tails even though half of him was sealed away?


It's not specified explicitly, but I think not.

Itachi told Kisame that the nine-tails had to be sealed last, **because if it
doesn't, the Gedo Mazo would be thrown out of balance, and break down**.
Akatsuki definitely knew about how the Kyuubi was sealed, because Tobi was
there.

> In the manga, Naruto together with the Nine Tails managed to fire a
> bijuudama of equal scale to that of the Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and
> Seven tails combined.

From those I conclude that even after half of him was sealed away, the Nine
Tails _still_ has more power than the rest of the tailed beasts, if not
combined!


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I don't have any evidence, but I always thought that each Tailed Beast was
exponentially stronger than the previous. Something like 10x 1-tails = 1x
2-tail.

If anyone has evidence of this, edit it in the answer.

According to the questipon [provided by
JNat](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/1940/tailed-beast-power-
equation) The equation could be like this: (x)t = beast w/ # of tails
(Addition)

[code]

    1t + 1t = 2t
    
    1t+ 2(1t) = 3t
    
    1t + 3(1t) + = 4t
    
    ...
    
    1t + 8(1t) = 8t
    
    1t + 9(1t) = 9t
    
[/code]

**9t/2 < 8t**

In which case the 1/2 of Nine Tails wouldn't be stronger than the 8 tails. If
it were like this, then the equation could be more like:

[code]

    8! (8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1) = 8 tails
    
    9! (9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1) = 9 tails
    
[/code]

**9t/2 > 8t**

or it can be

[code]

    8t = 7t + 6t + 5t ...
    
    9t = 8t^x
    
[/code]

**9t/2 > 8t**

x being the number of times stronger in which each tailed beast is stronger
than the other.

**This all depends on whether the tailed beasts are exponentially stronger
than another or additionally strong**


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The eight tails can regenerate its lost limbs remember? But that regeneration
does not apply to his horn that the raikage has cut. So that means the eight
tails didnt lose 1/8 of its chakra. And also according to the manga when
sasuke revived orochimaru, they took one of the uzumaki clans masks and
orochimaru released the reaper death seal so that he can reanimate the
previous 4 hokage. And since Minato used this jutsu to seal half of the nine
tails, then the moment orochimaru released the technique is also the time when
the nine tails power is restored. But since the power of the tailed beasts is
measured by the number of their tails I could say that the eight tails is
stronger than the nine tails if orochimaru did not release the technique but
since he did then the nine tails is much stronger. But remember what I am
saying is according to the manga. We do not know which story is going to be
used either the story of the manga or the story of naruto shippuden ultimate
ninja storm 3.


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I think Kurama is much stronger. Having half of his chakra taken away and a
bit from naruto he was still able to form a tailed beast ball powerful enough
to match the other tails collaborated tail beast ball. 8 tails would have had
no chance.


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From what I have gathered it was his physical form that was not sealed, which
is probably why in the anime his beast transformation is so different than
Bees. Just chakara, no physical form to stand on.


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Its because its matched with narutos stength he's by him self stronger then
the 8 tails host so match that up with the rest of the nine tails and he's
just epic


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Kurama is stronger then all the other tailed beasts.  
According to what Kurama says their power is determined by how many tails they
have. With that he is implying that he is the strongest (which he is) and
saying the one tailed Shukaku is the weakest of the 9 beasts.  
That's why he hates Kurama.


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