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Tsukigiri ha (月切刃; English "Moon's Edge"; Literally meaning "Moon Cutting Blade") is a special sword used by Reiko Himegami a member of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist. It takes the form of a shikomizue (a blade hidden inside Reiko's cane). Because it resides in a cane, its hilt is still the handle of the cane, so it looks different from most swords. The handle and scabbard are sleek black that makes the whole thing looks like an ordinary walking stick.

Origins
The Tuskigiri ha was originally a family heirloom passed down from one generation to the other. It was always given to the head of the Himegami family and was such to be used by the leaders of the family, but the blade was not used in a long time. Reiko was given the sword when she became a chunin at th age of 9, as a graduating present. Her father Daishuu had though since the sword was nothing special and just a family heirloom and also realizing her potential as a swordsman, he decided that Reiko might make some use of the family sword. After gaining the sword Reiko realized that the sword was indeed special, but it was unable to be used by any of the previous heads of the family because they did not have the necessary requirements or the chakra need to wield the blade. Upon wielding the sword it instantly drained her chakra, though to a minimum amount. Reiko initially had problems wielding the blade but after several months of training with it and feeding amounts of her chakra into the blade, she was finally able to wield the sword. She first used Tsukigiri ha in the battle of the bloody mist, where she used its impressive abilities to defeat hordes of Otogakure Ninja’s.

Abilities & Powers
Unlike most blades Tsukigiri has the innate ability to absorb its user’s chakra and turn it self into a powerful weapon. In order for it to be wielded by another it must be compatible with the user’s chakra, this is because this blade was made from a special kind of metal that was originally found in the Land of Iron, Reiko’s ancestor, was the first and only one who was able to use the blade due to having an exceptional chakra, it wasn’t until the sword came into Reiko’s possession that the blade was used once again.. Tsukigiri absorbs its user's chakra and attune itself with it, thus allowing Tsukigiri to respond only to them. Any other individual who attempts to wield the sword would be unable to pick the blade up, as if it were suppressed by a huge weight. Hence, Reiko had to imbue Tsukigiri with her own chakra over a period of time, before it acknowledged her. After this process is completed, Tsukigiri uses the concentrated chakra inside to make itself a powerful and usable weapon. On its own the sword is useless and unless some has the right chakra need for the blade to respond to, it will not work otherwise, but when the sword is wielded by Reiko it becomes one of the most powerful swords ever to exist.

Reiko is able to channel her chakra's nature affinities through it, and manipulate the sword's movement through her chakra alone. With this blade Reiko is able to shape her storm chakra specifically into any shape she likes and it allows her to form constructs around it. Also through the extended absorption of the user’s chakra it has allowed Tsukigiri to increase its durability making it quite a strong blade. As stated by Reiko that if an elephant were to step on Tsukigiri it still wouldn’t break thus confirming the durability of the blade.

Reiko is able to use her storm chakra to enhance the blade and all of its abilities, by using this unique chakra she is able to increase the power of the sword, allowing her to use storm release techniques through the blade.

Skills & Techniques
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