Wind Breathing

The Wind Breathing (の) is one of the five Breathing Styles derived directly from the Sun Breathing. The Wind Breathing combat style is comprised of many sword techniques that utilize the air around them to generate powerful whirlwind and tornado attacks that can be used for both offense and defense.

The Breathing Style was originally developed & taught by Yoriichi Tsugikuni to an unknown student, who could not master the Sun Breathing and was instead trained in a specific alternative breathing style to better suit his student's specific strengths and weaknesses eventually becoming an independent breathing all together. The same is applicable for the other main Branch Breathing Styles.

The Beast Breathing, despite being independently developed by Inosuke Hashibira, is a derivative of the Wind Breathing, so it can be assumed that both styles use an enhanced sense of touch in their techniques.

Techniques

 * 1) First Form: Dust Whirlwind Cutter (ノ ・ぎ) - Sanemi dashes forward and slashes in a horizontal cyclone pattern.
 * 2) Second Form: Claws-Purifying Wind (ノ ・) - Sanemi lifts the sword upwards towards the right, above his head and unleashes four vertical slashes down on the enemy like claws.
 * 3) Third Form: Clean Storm Wind Tree (ノ) - Sanemi unleashes a whirlwind of slashes around his body that can defend him from incoming attacks and slice up his surroundings.
 * 4) Fourth Form: Rising Dust Storm (ノ) - Sanemi creates several slashes above him from below his target.
 * 5) Fifth Form: Cold Mountain Wind (ノ らし) - Sanemi creates several circular arched slashes that increase in size from above his target.
 * 6) Sixth Form: Black Wind Mountain Mist (ノ) - Sanemi rotates his body in a uppercut movement, creating a tornado of slashes.
 * 7) Seventh Form: Gale - Sudden Gusts (ノ ・) - Sanemi leaps into the air while swinging his blade which generates gale-force winds to shred his opponent apart.
 * 8) Eighth Form: Primary Gale Slash (ノ り) - Sanemi leaps into the air and swings his blade which generates circular torrents of wind.
 * 9) Ninth Form: Idaten Typhoon (ノ) - Sanemi backflips into the air and while upside-down, unleashes a powerful gust of circular wind.