Thunder Sakura are large tree-trunks infused with Electro. There are five of them across Kannazuka. When the player gets close to one, they will target the player with deadly lightning bolts, dealing AoE Electro DMG. During the World Quest Sakura Arborism, the player is tasked with healing the trees in Kannazuka. After a tree is healed, it will be inert and no longer attack the player with lightning.
There are also five Thunder Sakura roots located throughout Narukami Island, which the Traveler purifies during the World Quest series Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual.
Overview[]
The Thunder Sakura are believed to symbolize the Electro Archon's eternal watch over Inazuma and purify evil by absorbing filth from the land. The Thunder Sakura are side branches of the Sacred Sakura, so the filth accumulated in a Thunder Sakura will spread up the roots and to the central roots of the Sacred Sakura beneath Mt. Yougou. If too much filth accumulates, the roots will begin to corrode and form tumors, thus it is necessary to routinely perform a Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual to purify the filth from the roots.[1][2]
The Thunder Sakura are either guarding or suppressing something located under the trees, which is why the Grand Narukami Shrine grew concerned over their condition and Miyuki was dispatched to investigate.[3][Note 1]
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All 5 Thunder Sakura Locations
The five Thunder Sakura trees are not difficult to find. You just have to follow the western shoreline from the northernmost point of the Kujou Encampment islet to northernmost point of Tatarasuna — you'll encounter three of them that way. As for the other two, one is on the mountain northwest of Tatarasuna, the other is on another mountain to the southwest.
—Miyuki, Sakura Arborism
- North of Kujou Encampment
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- South of Kujou Encampment
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- North of Tatarasuna's Statue of The Seven
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- Northwest of Mikage Furnace
- South of the Teleport Waypoint.
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- Southwest of Tatarasuna
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Notes[]
- ↑ In Sakura Arborism, Miyuki remarks that the Thunder Sakura "serve to suppress the one who lies beneath." The equivalent Chinese line says 毕竟树下还镇守着那位大人的… "After all, these trees are still guarding what lies beneath, that Great One's...," where 大人 dàrén is a respectful term of address for someone of high rank and 的 de indicates that whatever Miyuki left unsaid somehow relates back to this person. The phrase translated as "to suppress" is 镇守 "to guard", which is translated as "guard" or "defender" in other parts of the game; "suppress" and "seal" are typically used to translate the words 压制 "to repress" or 镇压 "to suppress". However, there is too little information to determine whether the English interpretation is necessarily incorrect, as Miyuki's line was left unfinished.
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References[]
- ↑ World Quest, Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual: Sacrificial Offering
- ↑ Book: Sacred Sakura Cleansing Summary
- ↑ World Quest: Sakura Arborism