[Exploding Blade Shibuki], in a sense, could even be called the sword with the highest lower limit among the [Seven Ninja Swords].
Its greatest difference from ordinary blades was the scroll embedded along the back of its blade.
This scroll bore the Cursed Seal used to create Explosive Tags. As long as chakra was fed into it, it could continuously generate Explosive Tags automatically.
With Munashi Jinpachi's chakra reserves, producing several thousand of them was no problem at all.
Although the explosions did not distinguish friend from foe, it was still a formidable weapon for group battles.
Logically speaking, this mutually destructive trait was best suited to Hozuki Clan members who possessed the [Hydrification Secret Technique]. After all, they were not afraid of being blown up, and the sword's first wielder had indeed been a Hozuki clansman.
However, after the Second Mizukage's death, the Hozuki Clan's influence was greatly weakened. They could no longer keep multiple ninja swords at once. Forced to choose, they decided to retain the more promising [Hiramekarei] and abandon the [Shibuki] that suited them best.
Because they believed the [Exploding Blade Shibuki]'s power had a limit.
No matter how many Explosive Tags it had, each one was only so powerful. Against a strong opponent, if one could not kill them, then ten, a hundred, or even a thousand might not work either.
Unless the number became unimaginably vast!
(Konan gave it a thumbs-up. Kakuzu wept.)
But in that case, there would not be enough chakra to sustain it.
[Hiramekarei], however, was different. First, it could gather all the user's chakra into the strongest single-target attack. Second, it could absorb and store an enemy's chakra, using it to launch attacks beyond its wielder's limits.
A blade that grew stronger with every battle was what they truly loved.