Kurama

Kurama is the one of main protagonists of *Tales Of New York City* franchise. He is the supervisior of The Promise of Shadows.

## **Personality**

Kurama is characterised as a snarky and shrewd individual. It uses "washi" (ワシ) when referring to itself, which is generally used by older men. Kurama expresses great pride in its power, believing itself to be the strongest of the tailed beasts due to its belief that their strength is determined by their number of tails, which earned Kurama nothing but disapproval from its brethren, especially Shukaku. It does react out of jealously whenever Naruto uses a power other than its own. Conversely, Kurama openly acknowledged the fact that it alone doesn't stand a chance against the Ten-Tails, and from its past experience with Madara, knew full well he is not an opponent to be underestimated, even though he was seemingly pushed into a corner at the time. Kurama holds great respect to Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, as it was shown during the tailed beasts' youth that the fox shed tears after the Sage had imparted his final words to them. Kurama's manner of speech is often harsh, but deep down it has a supportive disposition, as the fox does express concern about its comrades, and even gave some words of encouragement to Kawaki.

Centuries of receiving humanity's negative treatment caused Kurama to develop intense hostility and distrust against them, even going as far as proclaiming itself to be the living embodiment of hatred. Ever since its sealing within Naruto, Kurama plotted to use his dependence on its power to break free from the seal. Eventually, after Naruto managed to best Kurama in combat, the young shinobi then told the fox that he hoped to resolve its hatred someday. Despite audibly reproaching him for making such a claim, Kurama nevertheless had developed a level of respect for Naruto and his determination, even noting that he was different from the humans it had previously encountered, therefore allowing its jinchūriki to utilise the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode without consequence during the early stages of the Fourth Shinobi World War. Later on, as Naruto told Son Gokū of his desire to save the tailed beasts and become friends with Kurama, the fox — having witnessed all of the hardships and deeds Naruto had in his life — stood by to see if he could truly aid its brethren through his actions. When Naruto successfully freed Son Gokū from Obito's control, Kurama finally became convinced of Naruto's word and offered to meld its chakra with his as a coalition, to which Naruto then removed the seal that restrained it and happily acknowledged the fox as his teammate and a member of Konoha.

Ultimately, Kurama formed a strong bond with Naruto; the fox would proudly declare itself as his friend, and admit that it had the utmost faith in Naruto's ability to carry on the legacy Minato and Jiraiya had left him, therefore abandoning its grudge against Minato for sealing it. The two expressed trust in one another that Naruto would even allow Kurama to take control of his body and switch back without conflict. It was later shown that despite its Yang half being freed from its seal in Naruto, the fox willingly complied to Hagoromo's request for it to return to Naruto. Over time, it came to care for Naruto's family, finding them entertaining to be around. Its concern for Naruto was even shown when revealing the Baryon Mode, warning Naruto that the new power could potentially kill him and instructing Naruto on how to best use it. In addition, thanks to its exploits during Fourth Shinobi World War and working alongside with Naruto, Kurama's peaceful existence expanded to the Five Great Shinobi Countries, as it would talk directly to the other Kage and assist over important matters.

Kurama also has a comical side of itself; the fox brazenly teased Naruto about his first kiss with Sasuke, argued with him about each other's stubbornness, and nervously lashed out at a joyful Naruto after the tailed beasts were freed from Kaguya Ōtsutsuki while flipping him off. In the anime, Kurama came to fear Himawari after being incapacitated by a Gentle Fist attack used by her during an incident where Naruto had to shield Boruto from Himawari, who attacked him in anger for damaging her plushy.

## **Appearance**

Kurama is a red-orange coloured kitsune with black fur around its red eyes that stretch up to its ears, and nine long swiping tails. It also has an upper-body structure of a human, complete with opposable thumbs on its clawed hands.

## **Allies**

* Tom Cat
* Jerry Mouse
* Scooby-Doo
* Bugs Bunny
* Daffy Duck
* Cindy Bear
* Woody Woodpecker
* Runt
* Rita
* Dino
* Smurfette
* Blaze The Cat
* Gary
* Hammy
* Judy Hopps
* Ryan
* Michelangelo
* Garfield
* Jewel
* Iago
* Andie
* Kermit
* Erik
* Boadicea
* Atticus
* Kion
* Lucario
* Donkey
* Toothless
* Georgette
* Eema
* Mike Wazowski
* Koda
* Mr. Krabs
* Toucan Sam
* Tony The Tiger
* Melvin The Elephant
* Dory
* Vixey
* Thumper
* Spike
* Balto
* Smidge
* Po
* Jessica Rabbit
* Stonekeeper
* Thomas
* Percy
* Donald and Douglas
* Sakura Uchiha
* Ino Yamanaka
* Tenten
* Hinata Uzumaki

## **Enemies**

* Maleficent
* Tin, Pan & Alley
* Phantom
* Marvin The Martian
* Buzz Buzzard
* Azrael
* Hades
* Orbot and Cubot
* Johnny
* Saladin
* Vincent
* Dawn Bellwether
* Fishface