Editing Kuji-kiri

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[[File:ACSH DB Kuji-kiri.png|thumb|250px|Naoe performing a ''kuji-kiri'']]
'''''Kuji-kiri''''' (九字切り), a form of ''kuji-in'' (九字印), is a related practice of making nine cuts or words in the air or on paper with a brush.<ref>{{WP|Kuji-in}}</ref> Also known as the the Kuji Goshin-ho ("Nine character defense rite"), the practice calls for the safety of the performer. First developed by {{Wiki|Shingon}} and {{Wiki|Shugendō}} [[Buddhism|Buddhists]], it was later adopted by ''[[Ninja|shinobi]]''.<ref name="DB1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' - [[Database: Kuji-kiri]]</ref>

By 1582, [[Iga]]n ''shinobi'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] learned the technique from her father [[Fujibayashi Nagato|Nagato]] as a means to process her fear and trauma.<ref name="DB1"/><ref name="TOS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' - [[The Onryo Samurai]]</ref> While traveling across [[Japan]], Naoe practiced her technique at different locations,<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref> especially, year laters, on her mission to [[Awaji]],<ref name="CoA">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] - [[Claws of Awaji]]''</ref> in order to develop her own state of flow and be free from the [[Earth|world]]'s disruptions.<ref name="DB1"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Claws of Awaji]]''

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