What are the powers of the Sword of Nunoboko?


I have a few questions regarding this sword recently seen in Naruto manga
(Chapter 651).

1st: How was this sword formed? I can see that it doesn't belong to the
_[Treasured Tools of the Sage of the Six
Paths](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Treasured_Tools_of_the_Sage_of_the_Six_Paths)_.
Is this forged or just formed from a special Chakra?

2nd: Does it have special abilities like the _[Sword of
Totsuka](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_of_Totsuka)_ wielded by Uchiha
Itachi?

3rd: Does it have any connections to real-life history? Like the Treasured
Tools of the Sage of the Six Paths related to the Chinese classic _[Journey to
the West](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_West)_?

I have done an extensive research, but have not found anything useful. The
[wiki](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_of_Nunoboko) contains only its
appearance and description from the recent chapter.




Check out this excellent post from [Amaterasu's
Son](http://www.narutoforums.com/showthread.php?t=947456)

> Madara once said will cannot be passed down.
>
> I propose that he was right to a degree. Obito never met the Rikudo Sennin,
> he never saw him with his own eyes, he never heard his voice or touched his
> heart. Rikudo Sennin couldn't pass down his will to him.
>
> "His passion and intensity, permeate throughout the blade...you could say
> this blade carries his very essence."
>
> Therein lies the problem.
>
> Obito has no passion. He has no intensity. He has purpose, he has desire,
> and he has determination. But emotionally? He's an empty husk scratching to
> reclaim his own life as he envisions it.
>
> But Obito cannot use that sword. You can't borrow Rikudo Sennin's will and
> passion and subvert it for your own use. If what Obito said was absolutely
> true then that sword breaking was absolutely foreseeable. Lest Obito forgets
> Hagoromo chose his younger son to lead the way to the future. Of the little
> we know about Rikudo Sennin we know that he has already rejected Obito and
> Madara's past thousands of years before they were even born. So if it is his
> essence in that blade, then clearly it broke on purpose because it wants
> Obito to lose.
>
> If Obito was simply speaking metaphorically then it broke because he does
> not have the will and emotional vivacity to use such a weapon. For a man
> with no heart and no identity, using a sword that was supposedly comprised
> of passion is completely impossible.
>
> Peace.

In other words, the Sage used his sword to create the world, life, friendship,
etc. Obito is trying to use the sword to destroy all of that, but the sword
simply cannot be used for those purposes. This is why the sword broke.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1zY2nm.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1zY2n.png)

UPDATE: I realized this answer isn't entirely answering your question and that
is partially because there are no definitive answers to your first 2
questions. Unfortunately, I don't know about Japanese/Chinese history to
answer the third.

To answer the first, I believe anyone who has similar powers to the Sage of
Six Paths can create one. So far, we have seen Obito wielding Rikudou
Sennin's, Madara with his own, and this might be a stretch, but Naruto+Sasuke
with their mighty sword.

Basically, the sword is a materialized version of the creator's will. By this,
I mean that one of the requirements to make this type of sword is a very
powerful will from its owner. I believe the sword Naruto had defeated Obito's
sword was only because Naruto's will was stronger than Obito. Similar to what
Amaterasu's Son was saying, I think Obito and his sword was not as powerful
because the user himself did not have the will of fire.

Now let's talk about the abilities of this sword. All we know is that Obito
said the Sage of Six Paths created the world with this sword. Madara's version
for Obito also had his will in the sword. So despite not knowing exactly what
the abilities are, we know that the sword's abilities will help accomplish
their goals / will. Rikudou Sennin's sword was to create the world of peace,
so that is what his sword abilities will complement. Although we don't know
what exactly Madara's goal is yet, we do know he has some sort of evil plot to
control the world. His sword will help him accomplish that goal, which is why
he also passed it on to Obito.

Analysis / discussion link to Madara's materialized will
[here](http://www.narutoforums.com/showthread.php?t=947534)




Check out this excellent post from [Amaterasu's
Son](http://www.narutoforums.com/showthread.php?t=947456)

> Madara once said will cannot be passed down.
>
> I propose that he was right to a degree. Obito never met the Rikudo Sennin,
> he never saw him with his own eyes, he never heard his voice or touched his
> heart. Rikudo Sennin couldn't pass down his will to him.
>
> "His passion and intensity, permeate throughout the blade...you could say
> this blade carries his very essence."
>
> Therein lies the problem.
>
> Obito has no passion. He has no intensity. He has purpose, he has desire,
> and he has determination. But emotionally? He's an empty husk scratching to
> reclaim his own life as he envisions it.
>
> But Obito cannot use that sword. You can't borrow Rikudo Sennin's will and
> passion and subvert it for your own use. If what Obito said was absolutely
> true then that sword breaking was absolutely foreseeable. Lest Obito forgets
> Hagoromo chose his younger son to lead the way to the future. Of the little
> we know about Rikudo Sennin we know that he has already rejected Obito and
> Madara's past thousands of years before they were even born. So if it is his
> essence in that blade, then clearly it broke on purpose because it wants
> Obito to lose.
>
> If Obito was simply speaking metaphorically then it broke because he does
> not have the will and emotional vivacity to use such a weapon. For a man
> with no heart and no identity, using a sword that was supposedly comprised
> of passion is completely impossible.
>
> Peace.

In other words, the Sage used his sword to create the world, life, friendship,
etc. Obito is trying to use the sword to destroy all of that, but the sword
simply cannot be used for those purposes. This is why the sword broke.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1zY2nm.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1zY2n.png)

UPDATE: I realized this answer isn't entirely answering your question and that
is partially because there are no definitive answers to your first 2
questions. Unfortunately, I don't know about Japanese/Chinese history to
answer the third.

To answer the first, I believe anyone who has similar powers to the Sage of
Six Paths can create one. So far, we have seen Obito wielding Rikudou
Sennin's, Madara with his own, and this might be a stretch, but Naruto+Sasuke
with their mighty sword.

Basically, the sword is a materialized version of the creator's will. By this,
I mean that one of the requirements to make this type of sword is a very
powerful will from its owner. I believe the sword Naruto had defeated Obito's
sword was only because Naruto's will was stronger than Obito. Similar to what
Amaterasu's Son was saying, I think Obito and his sword was not as powerful
because the user himself did not have the will of fire.

Now let's talk about the abilities of this sword. All we know is that Obito
said the Sage of Six Paths created the world with this sword. Madara's version
for Obito also had his will in the sword. So despite not knowing exactly what
the abilities are, we know that the sword's abilities will help accomplish
their goals / will. Rikudou Sennin's sword was to create the world of peace,
so that is what his sword abilities will complement. Although we don't know
what exactly Madara's goal is yet, we do know he has some sort of evil plot to
control the world. His sword will help him accomplish that goal, which is why
he also passed it on to Obito.

Analysis / discussion link to Madara's materialized will
[here](http://www.narutoforums.com/showthread.php?t=947534)

