Kusabimaru

Kusabimaru is a testament to the true mastery of craftsmanship within the waking world. A blade created by the hands of a mysterious blacksmith by the name of Nue Sano. The aforementioned of which is supposedly responsible for crafting the weapons of the Kumoi Clan. Rumored to be a man of mystery and just as equally old age he bound this weapon with a hungering curse. While he typically produces weapons for the Kumoi clan capable of binding the  souls of the slain this weapon seems to hunger for something more prevalent then blood in a world full of shinobi and chakra alike.

## Appearance

Kusabimaru, much like any other traditional katana contains a hand guard,or tsuba, that protects its welders from cutting themselves. The tsuba of Kusabimaru is a gold circular shape with engravings resembling that of a flame. In terms of the blade Kusabimaru has a jagged wave hamon (hardening line) that is of a Kanemoto style. It also has no accessories on the hilt, being wrapped with a sea green leather of sorts. Kashira, tsuba and kojiri end cap are golden, and the sheath is black, decorated with what appears to be onmyoji style warding which was and still is used to contain whatever hungers inside the blade.

## Abilities

A masterpiece crafted by Nue Sano and can easily be touted as the same level of craftsmanship in comparison to the seven swords. The blade is described as capable of cutting down even some of the strongest demons and given the nature of Raiyama's hunters these rumors are more likely then not to be true. However what gives this blade the notion of being cursed is the fact that it feeds on the physical aspect of a persons chakra. This distinctive trait of drawing out yang chakra in excessive amounts from its wielder grants the blade an unruly amount of cutting power when swung. This aspect in the hands of the untrained make it an exceedingly difficult weapon to use.

The weapon has a presence all its own and those capable of sensing things beyond the basic level of chakra may find themselves under the purview of an eery sensation. The blades essence hungers and is quite noticeable in the heat of battle and over the years has taken on much darker tint from feasting on its wielders chakra. Amidst this blades distinct hunger for the physical energy within chakra it is known to cut at the cellular level and even more so capable of stopping the healing abilities of a shinobi due to the aforementioned hunger for physical energy as a whole. Amidst the blades superb and undoubtedly sharp cutting edge the incoming force of the blade blurs the line between physical and metaphysical. The blade itself leaving behind a tail akin to a comet when swung due to feeding on the chakra of the wielder. It important to note that even in the hands of the wielder the ability to heal wounds via ninjutsu is nonexistent when in the possession of its user.

## Trivia

* This blade partially gets its name from the hit game sekiro:shadows die twice.
* The weapons need to feast on the yang aspect of chakra is based on the enma blade from One Piece which feeds on haki.
* The weapons design is also based on the shuraba from bayonetta.
* like all of the Kumoi weapons Kusabimaru is made from the scales of an alligator comparable in size to that of an adult elephant.