Two-Tailed Demon Cat
Name: Two-Tailed Demon Cat (Nibi no Nekomata)
Creature type: Nekomata (Magical two-tailed cat)
Host: None, formerly Yugito Nii
Unique traits: Fire-breathing
Status: Captured, extracted, and sealed by the Akatsuki
The Two-Tailed Demon Cat is a fire-breathing, flaming cat sealed within Yugito Nii of Kumogakure, the beast was said to be a spirit of vegeance. Soon after her introduction, Yugito is captured by two Akatsuki members, Hidan and Kakuzu, though it is unknown which was specifically assigned to capture her. Despite luring her two pursuers into a closed space, sealing the exits, and transforming herself into the demon cat, Yugito was overpowered and rendered unconscious by the two Akatsuki members. Zetsu later arrives to take her off their hands, and she later dies as a result of having the beast extracted from her.
