User blog comment:Fliu/Chapter 953: Swords and a Fox/@comment-25654036-20190823123033/@comment-108.83.222.210-20190823232313

There are a lot of characters and i expect Oda to make use of all of them at some point in the conflict to come. The battle coming up is certainly going to be fierce. That does seem to be the common mythology. A fox presumably becomes stronger and wiser as they gain more tails which apparently happens as they age. When they gain nine tails then they become celestial foxes and ascend to the heavens. As they grow older and gain more tails, they gain powers that their brethren with only one tail do not have. They are also considered messengers of the Shinto deity Inari and thus they have entire shrines dedicated to them where they are given offerings of thin-fried tofu among other things. As for Enma, I look forward to seeing if this sword is indeed as strong as Hiyori makes it sound.