Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26636534-20180830184727/@comment-34656247-20181107224146

LoneNinja wrote: @Jason I don't deny it can move at a decent speed depending on the wielder. But when people try to say it's "instant" or that it can't be reacted to, that's when I got to call out the falsity. It's just a tool. It moves just as fast as any other sword. The wielder is the speed factor. In this case the wielder was able to thrust after a few words were spoken. Respected.

Also just because Itachi closed his eyes doesn't mean his sword wasn't already in movement. We can't see Susanoo in that panel or the blade of Totsuka, so unless you got a direct quote from Kishimoto saying Susanoo wasn't moving then you have zero evidence to support that claim. I however, can rely on canon policy and utilize the anime portrayal. The anime shows the exact same thing and shows precisely when the sword began it's movement. Orochimaru is always able to a word or two before the blade hits after it begins it's movements both in the Manga and Anime. Seeing as they aren't anywhere from being 1000 feet apart it's clear the thrust isn't mach 1 speed since that requires a movement of 1100 feet per second. But in this case Susanoo struck in about a dozen feet per second, being far from sound speed due to the fact it would have to strike before the word could even leave Orochimaru's lips. Since you're turning to the anime now, i rechecked the episode and saw that only a single second was used up for the susanoo to thrust the blade in orochimaru's gut. Now either way you're kinda trapped with how the anime and manga presented it,clearly not much of a time...i mean 1 second to dodge isn't a lot of time, most of it will be consumed with you reacting to the incoming attack alone. Also the length of the blade can play a crucial role here, but the length doesn't seem to be fixed....in the battle with nagato the blade's length seemed rather longer compared to it's length in the vs orochimaru battle so we can say that it's alterable, to further back that up the blade is literally formed from liquid (sake)