 In the episode "Kindred", Hiro leaves messages for Ando in the hilt of the sword, which Ando (in possession of the sword in present-day Japan) receives hundreds of years later.Shortly after first obtaining the sword, Hiro Nakamura states in one of his online blog entries that Kensei called the sword , and considers renaming it as a pun.In "Heroes Reborn" the sword acts as the key to Miko Otomo's ability to transport herself into and out of the video game "Evernow".