Crafted by a god of the forge, Vulcan, though there was something "off" about this god and his origin. Something that Naruto could not quite put together. Made of meteoric steel, hammered on a forge of star-stuff and quenched in blood and life and death.
A bright double-edged blade a meter in length, a mere centimeter thick at its thickest - and near-molecular at the edge. A simple black hilt with crossbar. Mottled steel that seemed to have a pattern that extended deeper than the sword itself was. The basic material construction though - that was just the easiest part of it to copy.
On that hilt, a white hand was depicted - stark against the otherwise matte black material.
The sheath, of white wood bound with brass, did not contact the edge at all - instead there were grips built in that would shift the thin double wedge-shape towards the center and hold it there.
It was the sword's Power that was overwhelming to Naruto. This sword would cut no living flesh. It would instead heal those in contact with the blade.
There were other abilities of the Sword Of Love, but that was the main. Wounds, whether of flesh or not, were healed. Against the undead it was a powerful item of destruction - likewise it was useful as a weapon against the inanimate. Against living opponents though, it was not a weapon at all.
"It's similar to something I saw with some of the Uchiha," said Rin.
"Hnn?" asked Sasuke.
"They'd activate their Sharingan in the middle of a major battle and become overwhelmed by the amount of information hitting them," explained Rin.
"That only happened to those who hadn't gotten a lot of experience with their Sharingan," stated Kakashi. "Though admittedly, that did happen a few times in the war. That or the Sharingan user started getting cocky."
"Whose flesh the Sword of Mercy hurts has drawn no breath,
Whose soul its heals has wandered in the night,
Has paid the summing of all debts in death,
Has turned to see returning light."
Naruto slowly rose to a seated position. "Owie."
"What was that you just said?" asked Sakura. "If it was a poem, it wasn't a very good one."
"What was what I just said?" asked Naruto.
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