Tomoe

A Sharingan with three tomoe.

A 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 mitsudomoe (三つ巴).

Instances of use

• They form the pattern of the Sharingan.
• They form the Cursed Seal of Heaven which Orochimaru placed on Sasuke Uchiha and Anko Mitarashi.
• It has also appeared in the Ten-Tails going in three separate orbits around the pupil, and on Madara Uchiha's gunbai.
• The three giant snakes summoned during the invasion of Konoha 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.
• The Kohaku clan's insignia is a futatsudomoe (tomoe in a design of two), while the Shirogane clan's is a golden mitsudomoe.
• Naruto Uzumaki's Nine-Tails Chakra Mode shroud features tomoe-like marking around its collar.
• 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.
• 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.
• After transplanting Itachi's eyes, Sasuke has used his Susanoo to fire tomoe-shaped projectiles made of Amaterasu's flames.
• The holes for eyes in Tobi's mask during the Fourth Shinobi World War are tomoe-shaped.