Insect Breathing

Insect Breathing (の) is a Breathing Style branched out from the Flower Breathing, which itself is branched out of the Water Breathing. The Insect Breathing combat style mimics the lethal stings and movements of various insects and infuses it with a variety of sword techniques which include stabbing, thrusting, and making shallow cuts with a specially coated/made sword to inflict multiple wounds onto the intended target in order to inject various lethal Wisteria-based poisons into the intended target

This style is the personal creation of Shinobu Kocho, who designed it to compensate for her lack of physical strength to cut off a Demon's head. Hence, this sword style can only be utilized by her and only using a unique katana with a needle-like tip, resembling an insect's stinger in appearance and function. The "stinger" is designed for injection of Wisteria poisons into Demons.

Techniques

 * 1) Butterfly Dance: Caprice (ノ れ) - The swordsman jumps forwards towards the opponent, stinging them multiple times with the blade to inject poison.
 * 2) Dance of the Bee Sting: True Flutter (ノ き) - The swordsman dashes at the target with incredible speed and delivers a single thrust strengthened by the momentum to inject the poison.
 * 3) Dance of the Dragonfly: Compound Eye Hexagon (ノ) - A six-strike-based attack where the user attacks the target in six different areas of the body in order to inject lethal poison in each area, increasing the chances of them succumbing to the poison.
 * 4) Dance of the Centipede: Hundred-Legged Zigzag (ノ) - The swordsman runs at full speed in a zigzag pattern to generate enough momentum, creating a powerful single thrust that simultaneously injects poison into the intended victim. The blinding speed and erratic pattern also serve to throw the opponent into confusion and create an appropriate opening.

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