Kiba (swords)

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Kiba
Name
Kanji	牙
Rōmaji	Kiba
Literal English	Fangs
Alternative names	Thunderswords (雷刀, Raitō)
Debut
Appears in	Anime, Manga, Game, Movie
Data
Related tools Sword of the Thunder God
Wielder Mangetsu Hōzuki Ameyuri Ringo Saitō Benkei Hisako Uzumaki Kiirome Yotsuki Aomine Inazuma Hiruzen Namikaze Ogami Rai Fumei Seizon Hibiki Ryūsei Hokkai Hōzuki Shokujin Hōzuki Kuro Isei Izaya Jun Renji Raito Madoka Hyuga Suigetsu Hozuki Kannazuki Kaiser Inao Asami Arashi Kagami Yamato Kaito Raiga Daiki Kaito Danshaku Genso Sora Kanpa Kazue Tsurumi Kei Yotsuki Ringari Denji Ryū Hikari Chōjin Omoi Toramaru Uzumaki Arashi Kyuden Aiko Uchiha Sokudo Sato Uzumaki Satoko Kougyoku Sensha Uchiha Sawaii Hitomi Aleem Yoshi Fūma Gamauero Kuraski Zakuma

Kiba (牙, Literally meaning: Fangs) is a set of twin swords of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist. They each have been imbued with lightning, displaying enhanced cutting power in a manner similar to the high-frequency vibrations of lightning-based chakra flow. It is this capability that has resulted in these "thunderswords" (雷刀, raitō) being claimed as the sharpest swords in existence.

These weapons were first introduced in the anime, shown in the possession of Raiga Kurosuki. Ultimately, both were left behind at the bottom of a river in the Land of Rivers, after Raiga's death. The swords are later adapted into the manga, where they are summoned by a reincarnated Mangetsu Hōzuki with a scroll and then returned to a similarly reincarnated Ameyuri Ringo, both of whom are previous wielders of the blades.

In the anime, these blades could channel the user's own respective Lightning Release techniques and to conduct natural lightning. The swords could also be connected at the hilts to form a larger double-bladed sword. While the nature of their abilities are fundamentally the same in their manga début, it has yet to be seen if they can be connected or used to perform lightning based techniques.