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On 2017-07-20 04:51:37Show All Posts
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I think to be a sword user, the following qualifications needs to be met.
Have a physical bladed weapon.
Said weapon needs to be bigger than a standard kunai
Said weapon needs to be a primary method of attack
Said weapon needs to be primarily used in melee combat (i.e. projectile weapon don't count)

Given that, the only one I don't quite get is the orochi traitor.

As for calling them sword... well, sword was a bit literal in term of translation. The original wording is more like bladed weapon. Take seven swordsmen of the mist, for example, there is the Kabutowari. That's not really... a sword. There lacks, however, adequate words for the classification required. (Also, kenjutsu is not limited to "sword" exactly)
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On 2017-07-20 05:06:23Show All Posts
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  • Benevolence On 2017-07-20 04:57:58
  • I think Konoha's Traitor doesn't work because his entire kit didn't revolve around his Kusanagi sword. His kit on this character is a sword on his finishing combo standard attack. On Sannin war his mystery itself is him using said sword, and the character this version was taken from is one where Orochimaru used his sword heavily before he attacked Konoha
Which would fall under the "as a primary method of attack" bit.
But then comes the question of, just what amount of usage qualifies one on that regard. Sure, he doesn't use it a heck lot, but neither does sasuke or sai, as far as story goes. And if we are talking about in-game attacks, GNW sai and kimimaro does not use their swords to attack in game... I think...
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