Takemikazuchi Hachishiki



Takemikazuchi Hachishiki or Shinobu (偲ぶ) is a sword that was forged by the phoenixes and is one of their greatest treasures.

History
Takemikazuchi Hachishiki started as just a sword forged using the phoenix's own fire. Being around them, the sword began passively absorbing Nature Energy. After a while, it gained a sentient form. The phoenixes named this form Shinobu as it had no gender.

The blade was one of the treasures taken when the drove the phoenixes from their home to the Forest of Resplendent Flames. would return the blade as a gesture of trust after it was wielded by his sister Fūsha Uchiha for a few years. The sword, having been wielded by a woman, began changing the sentient form. Shinobu found itself beginning to gain traits of a female human.

Shizuoka Uchiha would wield the blade as her own for a long time until she was killed in the. Takemikazuchi would return to the Forest before falling into anyone else's hands.

In both the canon as well as the Naruto: New Moon storyline, the only third wielder of the blade is Nasuka Uchiha (New Moon). Now under a third female wielder, Shinobu successfully turned into the appearance of a young girl with blonde hair and red eyes.

Trivia

 * Takemikazuchi's sword appearance is that of Yukine from the  series.
 * Takemikazuchi's human form is that of Shinobu Oshino from the  series.