Shinobu Kocho - Demon slayer

Master Swordsman Fighting
Style: As the Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Shinobu was one of the most powerful and skilled swordsmen in the entire organization. Her techniques were unique to her, but they matched the effectiveness of traditional fencing styles. His swordsmanship specialized in lunging and piercing techniques to inject poison into demons. His sword swings were so fast and powerful that they could pierce through rocks and overcome the fastest form of Water Breathing, the Drop Ripple Thrust. However, the sword's structure made it difficult to block attacks, so she also had to rely on her agility. Her skill with the sword allowed her to take on Upper Class Two, Doma, and go toe-to-toe with blades, who had battle experience for over a century, showing off the skills she had developed for herself. She was able to successfully parry his attacks and force him to be on the defensive several times, even redirecting his counterattacks and breaking through his defenses to land a blow, using the momentum of his own attacks to overcome his speed, demonstrating his immense skill in hand-to-hand combat and swordsmanship.

Insect
Breathing Style (蟲むしの呼こ吸きゅう, Mushi no kokyū?): A Breathing Style created by Shinobu, who designed it to compensate for his lack of physical strength to cut off a demon's head. Used in conjunction with the lethality of her venom, this Style allowed her to defeat countless demons.

Shinobu Techniques
using Butterfly Dance:
Shinobu using Butterfly Dance:

Butterfly Dance: Caprice (蝶ちょうノ舞まい 戯たわむれ, Chō no mai: Tawamure?) - The user leaps into the air and lunges at the opponent, stinging them multiple times with the blade to inject poison in seemingly a single blow.
Bee Sting Dance: True Flutter (蜂ほう牙がノ舞まい 真ま靡なびき Hōga no mai: Manabiki?) - The user charges at the target at blinding speeds and uses the speed boost to then strengthen a single thrust at the opponent and inject them with poison.
Dance of the Fly-Horse: Tempting Cut (虻もう咬かノ舞まい 切せっ裂さくの誘さそい Mōka no mai: Sessaku no Sasoi?)[4] The user leaps from a vertical surface and lunges forward towards the opponent, before surrounding them with a confusing swarm of lunges from all sides. The user redirects the opponent's counterattacks to get past the defense and applies large amounts of poison through the opening created with a final lunge in a run.
Dragonfly Dance: Compound Eye Hexagon (蜻せい蛉れいノ舞まい 複ふく眼がん六ろっ角かく Seirei no mai: Fukugan Rokkaku?)

• The user dashes forward and unleashes six quick and powerful thrusts, with the goal of hitting and injecting multiple doses of poison at the target in the target's weak points (such as the neck, heart, torso, etc.) to kill them with a large dose of poison.
  Centipede Dance: Hundred-Legged Zigzag (蜈ご蚣こうノ舞まい 百ひゃく足そく蛇じゃ腹ばら, Gokō no mai: Hyakusoku Jabara?) - The user uses their full speed to perform a zigzag pattern that confuses the opponent, creating an opening so they can stab the opponent's neck and inject venom, with the strength and power of the stab being increased by the speed boost. Doma noted that the speed and footwork of this technique is strong enough to destroy an entire wooden bridge.

(Shinobu IS NOT DEAD YET! So let's continue the story, as if she was fine, before she died to kill Douma.)

Kanae and Shinobu bought Kanao from slavery and adopted her as a little sister.

Shinobu

avoiding an attack from High Level Two before fighting back.
Shinobu dodging an attack from High Level Two, Doma, before fighting back.

As the Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Shinobu was a very effective and skilled combatant. [36] Despite not having the physical strength to cut off a demon's head, Shinobu managed to rise to the highest rank in the Demon Slayer Corps with another method of elimination, based on poison. 374 She was creative in using her techniques, enough to make up for her physical deficits. 38[5] Instead of the traditional method of decapitating a demon with a Nichirin Sword, she opted to use a modified katana that injected a dose of wisteria poison, a lethal substance for demons. 12[40] In addition to her intellect, she was quick and agile, allowing her to overpower demons by speed alone. 41 She easily defeated the Daughter, a member of the Lower Five Rank family, Rui, even though the Daughter had been enhanced with a drop of Muzan's blood. 12 Shinobu's skill was highlighted during his battle against the third most powerful demon in existence, Doma. In this battle, she managed to go toe-to-toe with the Higher Rank, even receiving praise. 4[44]

Endless Fury: Shinobu possessed an unending fury that never left her. 4[21] This was so intense that, despite the constant smiles, Tanjiro asked her if she was furious, having detected an endless whiff of anger from her. 24 Shinobu kept his anger hidden, but it was fully exposed during his battle against Doma in the Infinity Castle. This anger was the source of her willpower, demonstrated when she continued to fight despite having her chest cut off, her collarbone and ribs fractured, and her left lung full of blood. 4 Even though she was indeed injured and at the mercy of Doma, Shinobu spent her last moments maliciously cursing Alto Rango. 4 She commented that her desire for revenge was so great that it left her unable to live the normal life her older sister wanted for her. 4 She reflected on how demons had killed her loved ones and their Tsugukos, stating that all of this made her furious. 4[23]

A defiant Shinobu stands up despite her serious injuries.
A defiant Shinobu stands up despite her serious injuries.

Iron Will: Shinobu possessed a fearless spirit, driven by his colossal hatred of demons, having lost his loved ones to them. 4[23] Even with an inferiority complex regarding his slender frame and limited physical strength, Shinobu's resolve remained unwavering. She continued fighting High Rank Two for a long period, despite his Blood Demon Art making the air unbreathable. 3843 Moments before his death, Shinobu's left lung was punctured and his body was drained of blood. However, upon hearing Kanae's words and remembering the promise made to the sisters, Shinobu stood up to surprise the Upper Rank with a final attack. 4[50]

High Intellect: Shinobu was considerably intelligent, possessing keen observation skills and knowledge. After her sister's death, she was able to use the scant information Kanae gave her to come up with an effective strategy against Doma. During the fight against him, she was able to evaluate the Upper Post's techniques, deducing that breathing in his presence was extremely dangerous due to his frozen mist. 4 In addition, Shinobu determined that demons shared information with each other, and his half expectations that Doma knew about her poison were fulfilled, although this was later the fact. 4 She was able to calculate the composition of the poison that would be most effective against Doma in a short time. 4 Shinobu managed to meticulously utilize his tremendous speed in the form of his most devastating technique, the Hundred-Legged Zigzag, to confuse Doma enough to create an opening to stab his neck. 4 Sometime before the Infinity Castle episode, Shinobu foresaw the importance of conveying information without speaking and trained Kanao to understand sign language. This proved crucial in the moments before his death; Shinobu managed to inform Kanao about Doma's Blood Demon Art by signing a message
General Skills
Shinobu avoiding an attack from High Level Two, before fighting back.
Shinobu dodging an attack from High Level Two, Doma, before fighting back.

As the Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Shinobu was a very effective and skilled combatant. [36] Despite not having the physical strength to cut off a demon's head, Shinobu managed to rise to the highest rank in the Demon Slayer Corps with another method of elimination, based on poison. 374 She was creative in using her techniques, enough to make up for her physical deficits. 38[5] Instead of the traditional method of decapitating a demon with a Nichirin Sword, she opted to use a modified katana that injected a dose of wisteria poison, a lethal substance for demons. 12[40] In addition to her intellect, she was quick and agile, allowing her to overpower demons by speed alone. 41 She easily defeated the Daughter, a member of the Lower Five Rank family, Rui, even though the Daughter had been enhanced with a drop of Muzan's blood. 12 Shinobu's skill was highlighted during his battle against the third most powerful demon in existence, Doma. In this battle, she managed to go toe-to-toe with the Higher Rank, even receiving praise. 4[44]

Endless Fury: Shinobu possessed an unending fury that never left her. 4[21] This was so intense that, despite the constant smiles, Tanjiro asked her if she was furious, having detected an endless whiff of anger from her. 24 Shinobu kept his anger hidden, but it was fully exposed during his battle against Doma in the Infinity Castle. This anger was the source of her willpower, demonstrated when she continued to fight despite having her chest cut off, her collarbone and ribs fractured, and her left lung full of blood. 4 Even though she was indeed injured and at the mercy of Doma, Shinobu spent her last moments maliciously cursing Alto Rango. 4 She commented that her desire for revenge was so great that it left her unable to live the normal life her older sister wanted for her. 4 She reflected on how demons had killed her loved ones and their Tsugukos, stating that all of this made her furious. 4[23]

A defiant Shinobu stands up despite her serious injuries.
A defiant Shinobu stands up despite her serious injuries.

Iron Will: Shinobu possessed a fearless spirit, driven by his colossal hatred of demons, having lost his loved ones to them. 4[23] Even with an inferiority complex regarding his slender frame and limited physical strength, Shinobu's resolve remained unwavering. She continued fighting High Rank Two for a long period, despite his Blood Demon Art making the air unbreathable. 3843 Moments before his death, Shinobu's left lung was punctured and his body was drained of blood. However, upon hearing Kanae's words and remembering the promise made to the sisters, Shinobu stood up to surprise the Upper Rank with a final attack. 4[50]

High Intellect: Shinobu was considerably intelligent, possessing keen observation skills and knowledge. After her sister's death, she was able to use the scant information Kanae gave her to come up with an effective strategy against Doma. During the fight against him, she was able to evaluate the Upper Post's techniques, deducing that breathing in his presence was extremely dangerous due to his frozen mist. 4 In addition, Shinobu determined that demons shared information with each other, and his half expectations that Doma knew about her poison were fulfilled, although this was later the fact. 4 She was able to calculate the composition of the poison that would be most effective against Doma in a short time. 4 Shinobu managed to meticulously utilize his tremendous speed in the form of his most devastating technique, the Hundred-Legged Zigzag, to confuse Doma enough to create an opening to stab his neck. 4 Sometime before the Infinity Castle episode, Shinobu foresaw the importance of conveying information without speaking and trained Kanao to understand sign language. This proved crucial in the moments before his death; Shinobu managed to inform Kanao about Doma's Blood Demon Art by signing a message.
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Shinobu's First Blow Was Strong Enough To Affect Doma.
Shinobu's first blow was strong enough to affect Doma.

Medical Expertise: Shinobu has demonstrated mastery in various medical and pharmaceutical fields. She used this proficiency to create wisteria-based poisons for combat. Its poisons could kill opponents in seconds,[12] and were potent enough to briefly weaken Doma, the High Level Two. [57] She also possessed the medical skills necessary to combat the poisons and poisons created by demons, demonstrated when she reversed the effects of the poison that turned Zenitsu and other Demon Hunters turned into spiders. [58]

Anti-Kibutsuji Drug: By teaming up with Tamayo and Yushiro, Shinobu was able to help Tamayo create a successful four-stage drug that would significantly weaken Muzan Kibutsuji, cutting off his ultimate stamina. [59] This drug was one of the biggest factors in the final fight against the Demon King, as it made the Demon Hunters' initially useless attacks extremely effective, allowing them to suppress him long enough until sunrise.
Shinobu's poisonous body dissolves Doma from within.
Shinobu's poisonous body dissolves Doma from within.

Poison Physiology: To defeat Doma, Shinobu heavily altered his body by absorbing highly concentrated wisteria-based poison for a year before the battle with him. She managed to saturate her body with the venom that completely fused with the body's own cellular structures, including those of the blood and internal organs, right down to the tips of her nails. [57] With its sheer size and weight, its body became equivalent to 37 kilograms of venom, approximately 700 times[60] more than the lethal amount required to kill an ordinary demon. This dose of poison was strong enough to melt Doma to the bone, preventing him from healing. As much as the Upper Rank body tried to build resistance to it, the amount of it overloaded its regeneration. With Tamayo's help, Shinobu achieved poison saturation without negatively harming his own health. [61]

Shinobu
snaking through a dense forest.
Shinobu snaking through a dense forest.

Enhanced Agility: Being a key aspect of her Insect Breath swordsmanship style, Shinobu was incredibly agile and fast, as shown when she easily dodged through a lush forest and easily dodged her Daughter's silk Blood Demon Art. 12 His agility allowed him to intercept Yae by pinning her to the ground when she tried to commit suicide with a rifle, initially having to jump from afar. [34] Shinobu relied on acrobatic moves to deliver thrusts with his katana and inject venom into the opponent, which allowed him to dodge and dodge attacks instead of blocking them. His agility was best exemplified in the battle against Doma, who had difficulty intercepting and reacting to his fighting style despite speed. She also managed to dodge his attacks on several occasions, including when she jumped away from her Frozen Lotus despite being attacked head-on. 4[48] While using the Hundred-Legged Zigzag, Shinobu's footwork managed to completely confuse the High Rank, causing him to comment that it was as if she was everywhere at once. [

Enhanced Strength: Despite being the smallest member of the Demon Slayer Corps, thus having the weakest swing strength due to her small arms,[5] Shinobu still demonstrated powerful thrusting and stabbing strength. She could pierce a rock and managed to break a high ceiling with an upward thrust. She also managed to kick the Daughter to the ground and immobilize her completely without resistance. In addition, she could go through the Daughter's cocoon of threads (Daughter refers to the demon!) to rescue Murata, something he himself could not do. Although he didn't possess the physical strength to cut off a demon's head, he was still able to carry a woman and jump a great distance while doing so. During her battle, she managed to stab and hit the Upper Rank's body numerous times, despite her immense durability. She later managed to pierce Doma's neck, and even managed to lift and attach his much larger body to the ceiling. It is noted that the strength of her feet broke the wooden bridge where she was during the attack.

Immense Speed and Reflexes: As a Hashira, Shinobu possessed tremendous speed and reflexes, allowing her to evade and overcome the vast majority of demons, attacking them before her senses were registered. She is said to be the fourth fastest runner among the Hashira. Shinobu was so fast that it often seemed as if she simply disappeared from sight. Her reflexes allowed her to knock Yae to the ground, even though she was far away. She could easily escape the Daughter's Silk Blood Demon Art and deliver blows too fast for her to react. Her speed managed to surprise even Doma as she landed several blows that he couldn't block or avoid, making him admit that Shinobu was the fastest Hashira he'd ever met. She also managed to dodge many of Doma's attacks, including her Frozen Lotus technique at point-blank range. Furthermore, utilizing the Hundred Legged Zigzag form, Shinobu charged so quickly towards Doma that he was barely able to counter his charge. Her movement tricked the Upper Rank to the point where she appeared to be at multiple points at once, causing him to miss his attacks; Doma fully admitted that she couldn't keep up with his movements, despite her own speed.

Immense Stamina and Endurance: As Hashira, Shinobu had achieved enormous levels of stamina and endurance thanks to years of training. During her fight against Doma, she was able to continue fighting the Higher Rank for a long period despite her small size, maintaining her movements even though she was almost out of breath due to the Blood Demon Art. 4[48] Even after a heavy loss of blood and with one of her lungs punctured, she managed to get up, perform her most devastating technique, and successfully attack Doma. This feat made High Level Two comment that he had a hard time believing she was human.

Supernatural
Abilities Extrasensory Perception: Shinobu possessed incredibly keen senses, capable of picking up on things outside the normal range of perception. She was able to distinguish the aura of a demon from the human one, realizing that Nezuko was a demon as she met the brothers from afar. Furthermore, Shinobu's senses were refined enough to perceive the number of humans the Daughter had killed, without needing to search for corpses through the demon's silk thread, and it picks up the smell of blood from a distance, as shown when she smells blood before entering Doma's Eternal Paradise Faith cult and witnessing it consuming her disciple. Lastly, though post-fact, Shinobu detected the Upper Post's techniques, considering that breathing itself was dangerous due to his Blood Demon Art from the frozen mist.

Medical Expertise: Shinobu has demonstrated mastery in various medical and pharmaceutical fields. She used this proficiency to create wisteria-based poisons for combat. Its poisons could kill opponents in seconds, and were potent enough to briefly weaken Doma, High Level Two. She also possessed the medical skills necessary to combat the poisons and poisons created by demons, demonstrated when she reversed the effects of the poison that turned Zenitsu and other Demon Hunters turned into spiders.

Anti-Kibutsuji Drug: By teaming up with Tamayo and Yushiro, Shinobu was able to help Tamayo create a successful four-stage drug that would significantly weaken Muzan Kibutsuji, cutting off his ultimate stamina. This drug was one of the biggest factors in the final fight against the Demon King, as it made the Demon Hunters' initially useless attacks extremely effective, allowing them to suppress him long enough until sunrise.

Shinobu's poisonous body dissolves Doma from within.
Shinobu's poisonous body dissolves Doma from within.

Poison Physiology: To defeat Doma, Shinobu heavily altered his body by absorbing highly concentrated wisteria-based poison for a year before the battle with him. She managed to saturate her body with the venom that completely fused with the body's own cellular structures, including those of the blood and internal organs, right down to the tips of her nails. With its sheer size and weight, its body became equivalent to 37 kilograms of venom, approximately 700 times more than the lethal amount needed to kill an ordinary demon. This dose of poison was strong enough to melt Doma to the bone, preventing him from healing. As much as the Upper Rank body tried to build resistance to it, the amount of it overloaded its regeneration. With Tamayo's help, Shinobu achieved poison saturation without negatively harming his own health.

Physical Abilities

Enhanced Agility: Being a key aspect of her Insect Breath swordsmanship style, Shinobu was incredibly agile and fast, as shown when she easily dodged through a lush forest and easily dodged her Daughter's Silk Blood Demon Art. His agility allowed him to intercept Yae by pinning her to the ground when she tried to commit suicide with a rifle, initially having to jump from afar. Shinobu relied on acrobatic moves to deliver thrusts with his katana and inject poison into the opponent, which allowed him to dodge and dodge attacks instead of blocking them. His agility was best exemplified in the battle against Doma, who had difficulty intercepting and reacting to his fighting style despite speed. She also managed to dodge his attacks on several occasions, including when she jumped away from her Frozen Lotus despite being attacked head-on. While using the Hundred Legged Zigzag, Shinobu's footwork managed to completely confuse the High Rank, causing him to comment that it was as if she was everywhere at once.

Enhanced Strength: Despite being the smallest member of the Demon Slayer Corps, thus having the weakest swing strength due to her small arms, Shinobu still demonstrated powerful thrusting and stabbing strength. She could pierce a rock and managed to break a high ceiling with an upward thrust. She also managed to kick the Daughter (daughter refers to the demon's name!) on the ground and immobilize her completely without resistance. In addition, she could go through Daughter's cocoon of threads to rescue Murata, something he himself could not do. Although he didn't possess the physical strength to cut off a demon's head, he was still able to carry a woman and jump a great distance while doing so. During her battle, she managed to stab and hit the Upper Rank's body numerous times, despite her immense durability. She later managed to pierce Doma's neck, and even managed to lift and attach his much larger body to the ceiling. It is noted that the strength of her feet broke the wooden bridge where she was during the attack.

Shinobu chasing the fleeing Doma.

Immense Speed and Reflexes: As a Hashira, Shinobu possessed tremendous speed and reflexes, allowing her to evade and overcome the vast majority of demons, attacking them before her senses were registered. She is said to be the fourth fastest runner among the Hashira. Shinobu was so fast that it often seemed as if she simply disappeared from sight. Her reflexes allowed her to knock Yae to the ground, even though she was far away. She could easily escape the Daughter's Silk Blood Demon Art and deliver blows too fast for her to react. Her speed managed to surprise even Doma as she landed several blows that he couldn't block or avoid, making him admit that Shinobu was the fastest Hashira he'd ever met. She also managed to dodge many of Doma's attacks, including her Frozen Lotus technique at point-blank range. Furthermore, utilizing the Hundred Legged Zigzag form, Shinobu charged so quickly towards Doma that he was barely able to counter his charge. Her movement tricked the Upper Rank to the point where she appeared to be at multiple points at once, causing him to miss his attacks; Doma fully admitted that she couldn't keep up with his movements, despite her own speed.

Immense Stamina and Endurance: As Hashira, Shinobu had achieved enormous levels of stamina and endurance thanks to years of training. During her fight against Doma, she was able to continue fighting the Higher Rank for a long period despite her small size, maintaining her movements even though she was almost out of breath due to the Blood Demon Art. Even after a large loss of blood and with one of her lungs punctured, she managed to get up, perform her most devastating technique, and attack Doma successfully. This feat made High Level Two comment that he had a hard time believing she was human.

Supernatural
Abilities Extrasensory Perception: Shinobu possessed incredibly keen senses, capable of picking up on things outside the normal range of perception. She was able to distinguish the aura of a demon from the human one, realizing that Nezuko was a demon as she met the brothers from afar. Furthermore, Shinobu's senses were refined enough to perceive the number of humans the Daughter had killed, without needing to search for corpses through the demon's silk thread, and it picks up the smell of blood from a distance, as shown when she smells blood before entering Doma's Eternal Paradise Faith cult and witnessing it consuming her disciple. Lastly, though post-fact, Shinobu detected the Upper Post's techniques, considering that breathing itself was dangerous due to his Blood Demon Art from the frozen mist.

Personality
Shinobu's friendly appearance and cheerful manner.

Shinobu showed a friendly manner, always with a relaxed smile on his face, regardless of the situation. However, his outward behavior quickly proved to be a façade. She mocked the other Demon Hunters to the point of being quite sarcastic about it, and was mostly shown as taunting Giyu Tomioka. Despite her relaxed exterior and initial assertion of wanting to get along with demons, she displayed cruelty to them. In another scene, she tried to eliminate Nezuko Kamado without giving her brother Tanjiro a single chance to prove that she was harmless. It's worth noting, however, that Shinobu later showed a more compassionate side with Nezuko after hearing her story. The Insect Hashira was brazen in embarrassing scenarios; during the incident in which she rescued Murata, she paid no attention to his lack of clothing, despite his embarrassment. In addition, Shinobu was very persuasive, as was clear when she managed to convince the stubborn and stubborn Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira to continue training, teasing Inosuke's ego and enchanting Zenitsu. She adopted a rigid posture when circumstances demanded it, and one could not scold Inosuke when he broke a window. When Masao Maeda made immodest uniforms for her and other female hunters, she would burn them without hesitation in her face.

Shinobu's true personality manifested itself during his battle against Doma.
Shinobu's true personality manifested itself during his battle against Doma.

It is later revealed that Shinobu's outwardly composed posture was used as a mask. Inside, she harbored an intense hatred for demons. Not only did they kill his beloved older sister, Kanae, but they also killed his parents, almost all of his Tsuguko, and the families of his apprentices at the Butterfly Mansion. This hatred was so strong that she was in an almost constant state of rage, which Tanjiro noticed when the two were talking. Her desire for revenge prevented her from living the normal life her older sister wished for her, devoting all her energy to defeating demons.

Shinobu's originally bolder and more direct disposition.

The younger version of Shinobu had a more brusque, direct, and simple demeanor, as seen when she rescued Kanao Tsuyuri, whom she initially raised with a negative attitude. After Kanae's death, however, Shinobu began to behave more like his older sister. Eventually, she developed her kind, positive attitude and mannerisms to match, holding back her anger. She clarified that this behavior was fueled by the desire to continually show the smile that Kanae loved.

Although she feigned an optimistic posture to hide her irritations, Shinobu was genuinely compassionate towards her fellow human beings. After Kanae's death, Shinobu pampered all the orphaned girls in his care as if they were his own sisters. In addition, she got along well with her fellow Hashira, Mitsuri Kanroji, having shown affection for her presence, and even asking Mitsuri to teach her Western cooking. Despite his stubborn attempts to kill Nezuko, after being ordered to give the Kamado brothers a trial, Shinobu was willing to allow Tanjiro to defend himself – in sharp contrast to most of his colleagues, who chose to execute them on the spot. Shinobu also helped Tanjiro by giving him water under anesthesia when he was in pain, and expressed his concerns about Obanai Iguro being too rude to Tanjiro when he immobilized him.

Shinobu's compassion and radiant smile impacted several people.

Also, despite initially being annoyed by Kanao's passivity, Shinobu went on to have a more stable relationship with her adoptive sister. She comforted Kanao during Kanae's funeral, despite Kanao not shedding tears, understanding her reason for not expressing emotions, and expressed concern for Kanao's well-being by warning her about the severe effects of the final form of the Flower Breath. She also showed great care for Inosuke, making him see her as a mother figure, which unconsciously reminded him of his own mother. In addition, she demonstrated a sense of camaraderie with her peers, telling Doma that she was frustrated that she could no longer help the Demon Hunters defeat the Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji, but still believing that one of her comrades would eventually accomplish it. Shinobu's gentle side with strangers was shown when she intercepted Yae's suicide attempt, after the girl witnessed her demonized father being killed by Giyu. Shinobu, concerned for the girl's well-being, decided to stay temporarily to comfort Yae, all pressured by Giyu to remain on duty.

During his battle against Doma, Upper Rank Doma, Shinobu also revealed that he suffered from an inferiority complex due to his lack of physical ability compared to his fellow Hashira. Jealous of her classmates for possessing taller, more muscular bodies, which allowed them to decapitate demons, this self-hatred for her inferior physicality also included envy of her older sister, despite Kanae also being of delicate bearing. She commented that Gyomei Himejima had an easy time with his strength, being able to put others at ease, and did not hesitate to curse his own body for not developing enough to become more effective in combat.