Kyoketsu Shoge

Kyoketsu Shoge, which its name literally meaned “to run around in the countryside”, was the result of some inside joke no one quite remembers. It consisted of a long rope, usually made of hair, with an iron loop tied to one end and a dagger with an additional sideways barb (resembling the head of a kamayari) tied to the other. The loop could be thrown over hooks or protrusions, and the barbed dagger could be sunk into soft things, allowing the shinobi to scale a wall quickly.