Cursed Needles

Cursed Needles is an inherit technique that's been passed down and cultivated by those in the Gozen Clan.

## Description

This inherited cursed technique allows the users of it (those within the Gozen Clan) to infuse their cursed energy into long sharp needles for a variety of purposes. Despite it primarily needing a needle, a proficient enough user is capable of forming a needle made of pure cursed energy, though doing this does take immense focus and an abundant amount of cursed energy to perform.

## Strengths and Weaknesses

The primary strength is that the user is capable of infusing their cursed energy into special metal needles in order to activate a variety of effects. These effects will be dependent on the pressure point that the needle is stabbed into. For example striking a pair of specific pressure points one can drastically enhance their natural senses to a truly superhuman degree or stabbing them directly into points of the thighs of an enemy in order to disable the function of their legs.

### Weaknesses

A key weakness is the dependency on the metal needles that the users tend to need to use in order to maximize the capability of their technique. This means they tend to need to be careful with their actions and uses of needles since not all actually are capable of forming their own needles.

Along with that the users usually need extensive training in control over their own cursed energy in order to transfer the exact amount needed to perform. This is because too much cursed energy inadvertently will cause the needle to bend or collapse in itself as too much energy causes immense pressure on it. While too little cursed energy is simply a waste of energy and wouldn't trigger the effect of the technique.

Not just all that but the user also needs to train and study in the arts of pressure point manipulation, as it's the crux of the entire technique.

## Usage

### Techniques

* **Sussano**: By hitting a pressure point in the heart, the user will cause it to rapidly beat, promoting blood flow through the body. This in turn beill cause tension for the heart which triggers the body to produce enormous amount of adrenaline through their bodies. This in turn allows gives them an increase resistance to pain which allows them to fight for longer periods.
* **Amateratsu**: By hitting a pressure point in the brain, a user can remove the natural limits that are placed within the human body, as they are naturally much stronger than they are but through evolution have placed limits on their bodies. Without the use of enhancing oneself with cursed energy they could lift cars off the ground or deliver powerful punches capable of collapsing a wall.
* '*Izanagi*: This technique that blocks the blood flow of the body by blocking all the arteries. This will cause the organs of others to begin to rapidly fail.
* **Izanami**: This technique was actually developed by the current heir to the Gozen Clan, Tomoe, by delivering needles directly to the chest of others in specific areas they will drastically increase the production of blood. When using Izanami along with Izanagi, Tomoe was capable of causing cursed spirits to spontaneously pop. For example by promoting blood production in the right arm while the blood on the same arm is incapable of moving, it'll drastically fill in and like an overfilled balloon, the arm would pop.