Shigure Soen Ryu

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Template:Rain Abilities The Shigure Soen Ryu (時雨蒼燕流, lit. "Shower in Late Autumn, Blue Swallow Style) is a sword technique that is called the "Invincible Sword Style" for several reasons. This technique originated with one man, and like a family tree, it grew. As the technique was passed down, the more the tree grew. It is common for a generation to add a new form to the Shigure Soen. This is a sword style that varies, depending on who your master was. Thus, there could be many different variations of the Shigure Soen Style.

Shigure Soen is used by three people in the series. Takeshi Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, and Squalo. The Shigure Soen Style is a notoriously deadly sword style that is only passed down to worthy successors. Each 'form' of the style is only shown once to the student - if the student is worthy to succeed, he only needs to see it once to remember how to use it from then on. It originally only had one form that was passed down through generations of successors with each successor creating and adding their own forms resulting in many branches of Shigure Soen Style. However, as new forms were created, the weaker branches deteriorate, and others disappear as there is no worthy successor; hence, this style can be called the perfect, flawless style. The Shigure Soen Style taught to Yamamoto consists of 8 forms; four defensive (守式, Shushiki ), four offensive (攻式, Koushiki).

Forms

• 1 Shajiku no Ame 車軸の雨 (Axle of Rain) - Offensive. Yamamoto charges forward and attacks with a thrust.
• 2 Sakamaku Ame 逆巻く雨 (Rolling Rain) - Defensive. Yamamoto obscures his body with a wall of water, while at the same time defending it with a contraction.
• 3 Yarazu no Ame 遣らずの雨 (Last Minute Rain) - Offensive. Yamamoto drops the katana, kicking it with his foot, to send it flying in a stab.
• 4 Gofuu Juuu 五風十雨 (May Wind, October Rain) - Defensive. Yamamoto synchronizes with his opponent's breathing to evade attacks.
• 5 Samidare　五月雨 (Early Summer Rain) - Offensive. Yamamoto does a slicing attack while switching the katana between the swing, changing the trajectory and the timing freely..
• 6 Unknown, deducted to be defensive.
• 7 Shibuki Ame　繁吹き雨 (Splashing Rain) - Defensive. Yamamoto holds the sword backwards and spins to create a whirlwind like shield.
• 8 Shinotsuku Ame　篠突く雨 (Pelting Rain) - Offensive. Yamamoto uses the blade of the sword to cut around the bearer. Yamamoto can also use Rain Flames with this move if there's no water. An alternative version was used by Future Yamamoto with hot water called Shinotsuku Nettou.
• 9 Utsushi Ame　うつし雨 (Duplicate Rain) - Offensive. Yamamoto makes a tidal wave with his sword and, while his opponent is distracted by his reflection, he attacks from above.
• 10 Scontro di Rondine 燕特攻 (Clash of the Swallow) - Offensive. A tidal wave of Rain Flames surrounds him while he charges, led by the Swallow from his Box.
• 11 Beccata di Rondine 燕の嘴 (Swallow's Beak) - Offensive. Yamamoto thrusts his blade multiple times with one hand.
• Aggregate Art: Jiunoka 時雨之化 (Rainy Metamorphosis) - Defensive + Offensive.Yamamoto combines all his forms to strike moving objects with rain flames, causing them to slow down to the point that they appear to be frozen in place.
• 12 Sadachi: Kirisame (Brazen Left Blade: Drizzle)- Offensive. Yamamoto uses the Jirou left sword of his Cambio Forma Version Vongola Gear to attack with multiple compressed airwaves which can "Sniff" out an enemy, making this perfect against illusionists.
• 12 Udachi: Kirisame (Brazen Right Blade: Cutting Rain)- After Sadachi: Kirisame, this attack is different in that the waves are shaped like Kojirou and can cut the opponent who has been "Sniffed" by Jirou.

Trivia

• An alternative 8th form, Autumn Rain, was created by Yamamoto's dad's fellow apprentice.
• Both Forms 10 and 11 have a strong resemblance to Squalo's attacks in the Rain Ring Battle (Fang of the Shark, Charge of the Shark). It is possible Yamamoto used these attacks while developing his own forms.
• Future Yamamoto could perform many of Squalo's techniques, and while the present Yamamoto has not been seen directly using the techniques, he has been seen using them within Shigure Soen. For example, when he strikes Genkishi with a form, he unleashes Attacco di Squalo at the same time.
• Yamamoto's two forms for the 12th stance, which involve using the left blade and right blade separately, are both very similar to Genkishi's Danza Spettro Spada attack.

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