Kinata's Sai Knives

So there's some big hype about her choice of weapons.

She was trained in the basics of the samurai sword (Yamamoto-sensei was originally a samurai and was later trained in the arts of ninjutsu) and of the ninja ways.

However, she was tasked with choosing her own style of fighting.

Now many would argue that Sai Knives are a weapon for the offensive technique (which honestly it is) Kinata chooses the defensive route with the Sai Knives (which one can figure out using these weapons, espeically in the blunt formation of them).

I researched these weapons from the centuries and little is actually known about their origins yet much has evolved from legends and such.

I did my best with how Kinata uses them but I won't lie, I was inspired by the movie Elektra, directed by Rob Bowman and the star Jennifer Garner.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357277/

 

These are Kinata’s Sai Knives when she is younger. 

They are simple, with pure silver for the daggers and black leather for the handle. Yamamoto-sensei handed them down to her right before she was taken in by the Higurashi Family. Though the story skips over this, she was instructed to practice with them only after she’d mastered the kunai knives.

She loses them when she is kidnapped, before Part 2 begins.

 

 

These are Kinata’s Sai Knives when she is older and they are far more intimidating.

 They are a gift from Lord A. Killer Bee had suggested on adding the effects of the black dragon head to indicate her ownership of her bloodline.

 These are made out of black titanium and have strong, special binding rope around the handle. The tips are later sharpened by Kinata, an unusual technique used for Sai Knives, which are typically more rounded and blunt. This signifies her transitioning into a far more offensive warrior versus just a defensive one.