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Sharingan Triple — A Sharingan with three tomoe.

A tomoe or the archaic writing tomoye (巴) is a Japanese abstract shape, usually used as a necklace, (i.e. a swirl) that resembles a comma or the usual form of magatama. Tomoe are usually seen in a design of three known as mitsudomoe (三つ巴).

Instances of Use

Canon Uses

They form the pattern of the Sharingan.
They form the Cursed Seal of Heaven.
They are on Madara Uchiha's gunbai.
The Three Giant Snakes have tomoe markings on their heads.
Orochimaru himself wore blue tomoe-shaped earrings.
The magatama earrings worn by Itachi's Susanoo are in the shape of tomoe.
The Yasaka Magatama technique used by Itachi and Madara's Susanoo is a giant shuriken in the shape of a mitsudomoe. After transplanting Itachi's eyes, Sasuke has used his Susanoo to fire tomoe-shaped projectiles made of Amaterasu's flames.^[1]
All the variations of Nine-Tails Chakra Mode shrouds feature tomoe-like markings around their collars.^[2]^[3]^[4] Same goes for Tenseigan Chakra Mode.^[5]^[6]
The Sage of the Six Paths had tomoe-like markings around the collar of his cloak as well as nine tomoe of the back underneath the symbol of the Rinnegan;^[7] the same held true for both Obito and Madara Uchiha after they became the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki,^[8]^[9]^[10] and for Naruto when he enters Six Paths Sage Mode.^[11]
A seal that the Sage of the Six Paths stood in the middle of while talking to the nine tailed beasts also featured the use of tomoe markings.^[7]
The holes for eyes in Tobi's mask during the Fourth Shinobi World War are tomoe-shaped.^[12]
There are tomoe-shaped markings around the kanji for "fox" in the Uchiha Hideout.^[13]
They are on the third eye of Madara Uchiha and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, as well as of the latter's incarnation.
They are used on the doorway of the Ridge Tower.^[14]

Non-canon Uses

The Kohaku clan's insignia is a futatsudomoe (tomoe in a design of two).
The Shirogane clan's insignia is a golden mitsudomoe.
In the anime, later depictions of Pakura's Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder changed the flaming orbs into flaming tomoe shapes.^[15]

References

↑ Chapter 574, page 10
↑ Chapter 505, page 8
↑ Chapter 571, pages 8-9
↑ Chapter 631, page 8
↑ Retsu no Sho, page 19
↑ The Last: Naruto the Movie
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Chapter 572, pages 12-13
↑ Chapter 638, page 4
↑ Chapter 640, page 14
↑ Chapter 663, pages 14-15
↑ Chapter 673, pages 14-18
↑ Chapter 511, page 16
↑ Chapter 384, page 14
↑ Chapter 700+4, page 16
↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 285

[1] Chapter 574, page 10

[2] Chapter 505, page 8

[3] Chapter 571, pages 8-9

[4] Chapter 631, page 8

[5] Retsu no Sho, page 19

[6] The Last: Naruto the Movie

[c572-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Chapter 572, pages 12-13

[8] Chapter 638, page 4

[9] Chapter 640, page 14

[10] Chapter 663, pages 14-15

[11] Chapter 673, pages 14-18

[12] Chapter 511, page 16

[13] Chapter 384, page 14

[14] Chapter 700+4, page 16

[15] Naruto: Shippūden episode 285

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-[[File:Sharingan Triple.svg|thumb|A Sharingan with three tomoe.]]
+[[File:Sharingan Triple.svg|thumb|right|A Sharingan with three tomoe.]]
-A {{Translation|'''[[Wikipedia:Tomoe|tomoe]]''' or '''tomoye''' (archaic)|巴}} is a Japanese abstract shape (i.e. a swirl) that resembles a comma or the usual form of magatama. Tomoe are usually seen in a design of three known as {{translation|''[[Wikipedia:Mitsudomoe|mitsudomoe]]''|三つ巴}}.
+A {{Translation|'''[[Wikipedia:Tomoe|tomoe]]''' or the archaic writing '''tomoye''' |巴}} is a Japanese abstract shape, usually used as a necklace, (i.e. a swirl) that resembles a comma or the usual form of magatama. Tomoe are usually seen in a design of three known as {{translation|''[[Wikipedia:Mitsudomoe|mitsudomoe]]''|三つ巴}}.
 == Instances of Use ==
+=== Canon Uses ===
 * They form the pattern of the [[Sharingan]].
 * They form the [[Cursed Seal of Heaven]].
-* They are a part of the [[Ten-Tails]]' eye design.
 * They are on [[Madara Uchiha]]'s [[gunbai]].
-* The [[Three Giant Snakes|three giant snakes]] have tomoe markings on their heads.
+* The [[Three Giant Snakes]] have tomoe markings on their heads.
-* Orochimaru himself wore blue tomoe-shaped earrings.
+* [[Orochimaru]] himself wore blue tomoe-shaped earrings.
 * The magatama earrings worn by Itachi's [[Susanoo]] are in the shape of tomoe.
-* The [[Yasaka Magatama]] technique used by [[Itachi]] and Madara's Susanoo is a giant [[shuriken]] in the shape of a [[Wikipedia:Mitsudomoe|mitsudomoe]].
+* The [[Yasaka Magatama]] technique used by [[Itachi]] and Madara's Susanoo is a giant [[shuriken]] in the shape of a [[Wikipedia:Mitsudomoe|mitsudomoe]]. After transplanting [[Itachi]]'s eyes, Sasuke has used his Susanoo to fire [[Blaze Release: Yasaka Magatama|tomoe-shaped projectiles]] made of [[Amaterasu]]'s flames.<ref>Chapter 574, page 10</ref>
+* All the variations of [[Nine-Tails Chakra Mode]] shrouds feature tomoe-like markings around their collars.<ref>Chapter 505, page 8</ref><ref>Chapter 571, pages 8-9</ref><ref>Chapter 631, page 8</ref> Same goes for [[Tenseigan Chakra Mode]].<ref>[[Retsu no Sho]], page 19</ref><ref>''[[The Last: Naruto the Movie]]''</ref>
-* The [[Kohaku clan]]'s insignia is a futatsudomoe (tomoe in a design of two), while the [[Shirogane clan]]'s is a golden mitsudomoe.
+* The [[Sage of the Six Paths]] had tomoe-like markings around the collar of his cloak as well as nine tomoe of the back underneath the symbol of the [[Rinnegan]];<ref name="c572">Chapter 572, pages 12-13</ref> the same held true for both [[Obito]] and Madara Uchiha after they [[Six Paths Ten-Tails Coffin Seal|became]] the [[Ten-Tails]]' [[jinchūriki]],<ref>Chapter 638, page 4</ref><ref>Chapter 640, page 14</ref><ref>Chapter 663, pages 14-15</ref> and for [[Naruto]] when he enters [[Six Paths Sage Mode]].<ref>Chapter 673, pages 14-18</ref>
-* Both [[Naruto Uzumaki]]'s [[Nine-Tails Chakra Mode]] and [[Tailed Beast Mode]] shrouds feature tomoe-like marking around their collars.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 505, page 8</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 571, pages 8-9</ref>
-* The [[Sage of the Six Paths]] had tomoe-like markings around the collar of his cloak as well as nine tomoe of the back underneath the symbol of the [[Rinnegan]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 572, page 13</ref>
+* A seal that the Sage of the Six Paths stood in the middle of while talking to the nine [[tailed beast]]s also featured the use of tomoe markings.<ref name="c572"/>
-* A seal that the Sage of the Six Paths stood in the middle of while talking to the nine [[tailed beast]]s also featured the use of tomoe markings.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 572, page 12</ref>
+* The holes for eyes in Tobi's mask during the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]] are tomoe-shaped.<ref>Chapter 511, page 16</ref>
-* After transplanting [[Itachi]]'s eyes, Sasuke has used his [[Susanoo]] to fire tomoe-shaped projectiles made of [[Amaterasu]]'s flames.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 574, page 10</ref>
+* There are tomoe-shaped markings around the kanji for "[[Kurama|fox]]" in the [[Uchiha Hideout]].<ref>Chapter 384, page 14</ref>
+* They are on the [[Rinne Sharingan|third eye]] of Madara Uchiha and [[Kaguya Ōtsutsuki]], as well as of the latter's [[Ten-Tails|incarnation]].
-* The holes for eyes in Tobi's mask during the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]] are tomoe-shaped.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 511, page 16</ref>
-* There are tomoe-shaped markings around the kanji for "fox" in the [[Uchiha Hideout]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 384, page 14</ref>
+* They are used on the doorway of the Ridge Tower.<ref>Chapter 700+4, page 16</ref>
+=== Non-canon Uses ===
+* The [[Kohaku clan]]'s insignia is a futatsudomoe (tomoe in a design of two).
+* The [[Shirogane clan]]'s insignia is a golden mitsudomoe.
 * In the anime, later depictions of [[Pakura]]'s [[Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder]] changed the flaming orbs into flaming tomoe shapes.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 285</ref>
 == References ==
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 [[Category:Naruto Terms]]
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