Tomoe

A tomoe or the archaic writing tomoye ( 巴 ) is a Japanese abstract shape, usually used as a necklace, (i.e. a swirl) that resembles a comma or the usual form of magatama. Tomoe are usually seen in a design of three known as mitsudomoe ( 三つ巴 ).

## Instances of Use [ ]

- They form the pattern of the Sharingan , Rinne Sharingan and some Rinnegan .
- They form the Cursed Seal of Heaven .
- They are used on Orochimaru 's clothing as a young boy. As an adult, he wears blue tomoe-shaped earrings.
- They are on Madara Uchiha 's gunbai .
- The Three Giant Snakes have tomoe markings on their heads.
- The magatama earrings worn by Itachi's Susanoo are in the shape of tomoe.
- The Yasaka Magatama technique used by Itachi and Madara's Susanoo is a giant shuriken in the shape of a mitsudomoe . After transplanting Itachi 's eyes, Sasuke has used his Susanoo to fire tomoe-shaped projectiles made of Amaterasu 's flames.
- All the variations of Nine-Tails Chakra Mode shrouds feature tomoe-like markings around their collars. Same goes for Tenseigan Chakra Mode .
- The Sage of the Six Paths had tomoe-like markings around the collar of his cloak as well as nine tomoe of the back underneath the symbol of the Rinnegan; the same held true for both Obito and Madara Uchiha after they became the Ten-Tails ' jinchūriki , and for Naruto Uzumaki when he enters Six Paths Sage Mode .
- A seal that the Sage of Six Paths stood in the middle of while talking to the nine tailed beasts also featured the use of tomoe markings.
- The holes for eyes in Tobi's mask during the Fourth Shinobi World War are tomoe-shaped.
- There are tomoe-shaped markings around the kanji for " fox " in the Uchiha Hideout .
- They are used on the doorway of the Ridge Tower.
- The structure containing Kara's Ten-Tails has six tomoe resembling its dōjutsu.
- In the anime, the Kohaku clan 's insignia is a futatsudomoe (tomoe in a design of two).
- In the anime, later depictions of Pakura 's Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder changed the flaming orbs into flaming tomoe shapes.
- In the anime, after the months long battle against the Ten-Tails, Hagoromo creates the nine tailed beasts and they are shown to be small creatures sleeping within tomoe that Hagoromo then absorbs into himself.
- In Naruto Shippūden the Movie , a futatsutomoe is engraved on the doors sealing Mōryō .
- In Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2 , the Shirogane clan 's insignia is a golden mitsudomoe.

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