A new scan from Shonen Jump has been released! It features the five
mysterious masked beasts in Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie. Next to the
drawings of each beats is a name – Byakko (White Tiger), Suzaku
(Vermilion Bird), Seiryu (Azure Dragon), Genbu (Black Tortoise), and
Kogitsune (Little Fox).
On the scan it says “A suspicious little fox wearing an ominous mask!
Four creatures wearing the same mask of the Little Fox. What is the
purpose of these sacred beasts that rule the four compass points!? The
disclosing of the original characters that Kishimoto-sensei thought for
the movie! How will they be involved with Naruto!?”
There isn’t any other information about the masked beasts, but
according to Chinese constellations, the White Tiger represents the west
compass point and Fall season, while the Vermilion Bird represents the
south compass point and Summer season, the Azure Dragon represents
Spring and the East, and the Black Tortoise the north and Winter.