Taifūgakure during the Attack from the Land of Lightning fought gallantly and some how managed to win. However, the village lost 1,043 shinobi's and nearly about 1,500 shinobi's were grievously injured. Observing this serious threat to their man power and the destruction caused Taifūgakure being the victor forced Kumogakure to sign the Treaty Of Thunder which clearly mentioned that Kumogakure would never again attack Taifūgakure. Also, they were charged with heavy war taxation and finally were ordered to hand over their secret weapon, that is, the Gyūki. That is how, the possession of Gyūki fell into the hands of this particular village. At a young age, Kūkan with several other shinobi's gathered in order to select a host for the Tailed Beast.