Color of the Soul

Every Bushi has a different colour soul, and when a Bushi touches a Kitetsuto the materials in the sword shine and reveal the colour of the soul. In total there are 5 different colors red, white, green, yellow and blue. Out of the five, red and white are the most rare. Most Bushi have only one of these colors but there is one known exception, that being those with black souls who can manifest up to two colors.



Blue Soul
Blue souls are often associated with weak but multiple strikes in one action. It is said to be a common color since two out of five bushi have blue souls. Shiro Inukai has noted that while pretty, they have little variety and are so common that they are boring to fight.

Notable Users
Kojiro Kanemaki

Naotora Takeda

Aoshi Sanada

Green Soul
Green souls are often associated with defensive abilities such as ropes that bind or barriers.

Notable Users
Tsugumi Hattori

Kuroko Usami

Shunrai Yamamoto

Yellow Soul
Yellow souls are often associated with buffs and debuffs, such as enhancing ones physical abilities. Yellow souls are often deemed unique compared to the other colors.

Notable Users
Tatsuomi Uesugi

Seiroku Inukawa

Red Soul
Red souls are often associated with powerful single burst attacks like beams. Red souls are one of the rarest colors.

Notable Users
Musashi

Kanetatsu Naoe

White Soul
White souls are the most mysterious, not too much is known currently. White souls are one of the rarest colors.

Notable Users
Shiro Inukai

Black Soul
Users with a black soul are said to be masters of the touki, this is a unique condition caused by having a black crystal within oneself or being the host to the Obsidian Goddess. Black crystal users are shown to have another color as well as the black crystals they possess. All black crystal users with the exception of Musashi seem to belong to the Obsidian 8.They are known as an Imbito due to the myth that they will always be rejected by a kitetsuto. This myth is however false as that only happens when one has no control of the touki. It can cause black crystals to grow on them and even turn them into a large black crystal if they lose too much control.

Notable Users
Shiro Inukai

Nanao Inusaka

Seiroku Inukawa

Yataro Inuda