Ame no Habakiri

Ame no Habakiri is a Meito that was once wielded by Kozuki Oden, alongside his other blade, Enma, and was bequeathed to his son, Kozuki Momonosuke.

Appearance
Ame no Habakiri is a katana with a trefoil-shaped tsuba.

Abilities
Being one of the 21 O Wazamono swords, Ame no Habakiri is an extremely powerful sword on pair with its sister blade Enma. According to Hitetsu it can cut even the skies.

Past
Like its sister blade, Ame no Habakiri was forged by a famous blacksmith. It originally belonged to Kozuki Oden, and along with Enma was his primary weapon, both utilized in his Daito Nitoryu sword style.

Trivia

 * The Ame no Habakiri is one of the most famous Totsuka no Tsurugi, appearing in Japanese mythology as a blade used by the Shinto god Susanoo to slay the legendary monster serpent Yamata no Orochi. "Haba" (羽々) is an archaic term for "big snake" (orochi).
 * Beside its legendary status, it is a real sword, being enshrined as the shintai of Isonokami Shrine.
 * In Chapter 920 and Episode 893 a flashback of Oden is seen wielding a sword with a different tsuba. Whether this is a mistake or another sword is unknown.

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