Meidō Zangetsuha



The is an immensely strong and powerful offensive technique that creates a path that sends anyone who is hit with it directly to Hell itself, killing them without actually harming them. The technique originally belonged to the yokai Shishinki. The Great Dog Demon battled Shishinki and defeated him with the Tessaiga and used it to steal the technique. Because of the technique's dark and dangerous power and ability, the Tenseiga was created to contain it. As such, the Tenseiga was given to Sesshomaru as he was the only one capable of withstanding the Meido's dark demonic energy.

The Meidō Zangetsuha creates a massive black circle that will send an entire body directly into Hell, leaving no trace left behind. However, when one is first learning to use the technique, the Meidō will take on the form of a black crescent moon that will only send a small portion of a person into Hell along with their soul. As the user gains power, the Meidō will grow in size until it becomes a complete and perfect circle. When Totosai first unlocked the technique in Tenseiga, Sesshomaru could create a crescent-shaped Meidō.

As Sesshomaru gained strength, the Meido became bigger and wider, eventually becoming elliptical. Because of Tenseiga's nature as an incomplete sword derived from Tessaiga, however, Sesshomaru could only launch full-circled Meidō's in Tessaiga's presence. As a result, Sesshomaru willingly gave the Meidō Zangetsuha to Inuyasha by allowing Tessaiga to absorb Tenseiga's power back, as their father had intended.

When Inuyasha fully mastered the Meidō Zangetsuha, the technique took a new form, one that matched Tessaiga's character as a cutting sword -- a blade that could cut opponents and send their remains directly to Hell itself. In this new shape, the Meidō finally started to work on Naraku, who, in his ultimate form, proved to be immune to the attack's original form. Nevertheless, the Sacred Shikon Jewel itself was able to survive this technique's full power and strength.