Kassatsu Izayoi Gekka

Kassatsu Izayoi Gekka (Life-or-Death: Sixteen Nights Moon Luster) is Moriya Minakata's Super Secret Slash, first appearing in The Last Blade.

Description
Moriya barrages his opponent with multiple Ittou Oboro at all 3 angles from high-to-low at high speed (thus he always starts with a high Oboro slash), resulting in a total of 16 cuts upon the foe if the attack is cleanly-landed in full as per the technique's name. This move can be delayed via holding it down, but it has no effect on its damage otherwise unlike with Oboro.

In the Last Blade games, it composes of a total of 9 Ittou Oboro total, with the 1st-to-6th one each doing 2 hits, and the 7th and 8th only doing one. The final Oboro does 2 hits like the 1st-to-6th and knocks down, which in total adds up to the aforementioned 16 hits when landed cleanly.

In Neo Geo Battle Coliseum however, the move becomes instead 15 total Oboro slashes in succession with each one doing only 1 hit until the final 15th one doing 2 (thus it still adds up to 16 possible clean hits). However, the attack loses its knockdown property on the final hit.

Also during the barrage in all appearances, Moriya nudges slightly forward as he unleashes the slashes.

Strategy
The best way to use this move is after a super cancel, or as part of a combo. From far away, the slashes may not hit entirely unless the enemy is big. As a juggle move, it's not very effective either.

Despite the looks of the barrage, the low-aimed Oboro slashes do not hit low. Thus, it can be safely blocked while standing or crouching.

Trivia

 * Izayoi is a Japanese term for a sixteen-day-old moon.
 * The technique's name also doubles as a slight title drop to the Last Blade series' Japanese subtitle, Gekka no Kenshi (Swordsman of the Moon Luster), especially more so than Moriya's Hidden Secret Slash.