Ninetails? Nah.
We've pretty much established it's a cat demon/creature of some sort (hence the Nibi no Nekomata crack), and I'd be more than happy to go with Neshan's suggestion and pick a Mughi template for it, at least for how it looks. Maybe make it a minor psychic vampire, which takes in its prey's memories when it consumes them.
Maybe a minor demon or youkai that this edition of the schemer!Kyubi had chased from its normal haunting grounds, tearing up its essence a little? Maybe it really is some sort of rogue (or not so rogue) nin-beast, though it'd have to be a really weird one. Maybe some of the villagers were messing with something they shouldn't have. The only thing the snippet I posted actually establishes is that it isn't a natural big cat.
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm
We've pretty much established it's a cat demon/creature of some sort (hence the Nibi no Nekomata crack), and I'd be more than happy to go with Neshan's suggestion and pick a Mughi template for it, at least for how it looks. Maybe make it a minor psychic vampire, which takes in its prey's memories when it consumes them.
Maybe a minor demon or youkai that this edition of the schemer!Kyubi had chased from its normal haunting grounds, tearing up its essence a little? Maybe it really is some sort of rogue (or not so rogue) nin-beast, though it'd have to be a really weird one. Maybe some of the villagers were messing with something they shouldn't have. The only thing the snippet I posted actually establishes is that it isn't a natural big cat.
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm