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Three-Tailed Giant Turtle

Three-Tailed Giant Turtle

Three-Tailed Giant Turtle

The Three-Tailed Giant Turtle (三尾の巨大亀, Sanbi no Kyodaigame) is a large, turtle-like tailed beast. It was formerly sealed in Yagura. The Three-Tails receives much more attention in the anime than the manga.

Background

At some point in the past, the Three-Tails was sealed within Yagura from Kirigakure. It was later extracted from its host for some reason and escaped into the wild. Because it did not have a host it was not smart enough to effectively utilize its great strength, instead being reduced to animal instincts.

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Asian drama

These are dramatic works produced in the East. Of the three major Asian dramas—

  • Sanskrit
  • Chinese
  • Japanese

—the oldest is Sanskrit, although the dates of its origin are uncertain. 1

See also Sanskrit literature; Chinese literature; Japanese literature; and drama, Western. 2

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Japanese proverb

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The tongue is but 3 inches long, yet it can kill a man 6 feet high.