Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-26379028-20150531155829/@comment-2043993-20150531181232

I'm in favor of the first Mizukage being a swordsman, his appearance fits well with the seven swordsmen (scar and teeth, but not his dresscode, though that one may be formal), the scar could also indicate that he was a melee figther.

Third mizukage is nigh impossible even gues about.

the Raikage: since all raikage should be capable of using lariat it seems obvious that they're all at least competent taijutsu users, but individually: The second Raikage wore those small medalions, so I'm going to take a wild guess and say he's proficient in juinjutsu, seals and curses. the guy had the Kin-gin brothers and their tools so it's not unlikely that he was atleast knowledgeable in the field. His shoulder armour could indicate that he was an active melee fighter (perhaps (unlike the other raikage) he was even a swordsman. Besides, the databook mentions his skill in politics, so he gotta have had his head screwed on right.

The first Raikage is alot harder to decipher, given his superficial similarity to Hendrix I'm going to go with music or sound related abilities, possibly an ofshoot of lightning or storm release. Alternativily, given him having a tag team partner (and presumably started the tradition), he could have the lava release (rubber form) and create his very own wrestling ring.

on the other kage, I'm going to provide a small bit of critisism on some points

First Kazekage: don't think he was in on sealing Shukaku, he just says the people of the temple did it.

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the first Tsuchikage was only said to use insects in the anime, so that's not canon.

othervise I largely agree