Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-30241447-20170503042327/@comment-27924662-20170507215300

Thekillman wrote: Considering that Itachi only used it against either a stationary target or someone who couldn't see the attack coming and only used it in very specific cases, it can't possibly be as OP as some people think it is. Their isn't much to say considering data about Totsuka performance against mobile target is non existent. Though it doesn't mean that you could go around saying it won't hit mobile targets. Thekillman wrote: I don't think it can seal the ten-tails unless it's user is a being of equivalent power. Hashirama's gates could barely hold the beast. I think it makes sense that the Totsuka's blade simply scales with the strength of the owner. You are pulling stuff out of blue which doesn't even make any sense. Itachi's in his near death condition would have never been able to seal Orochimaru in his massive 7 headed avatar if this was even remotely true. The like I said before Weapon is most likely similar to the Sage's tool(the sealing pot and urn etc),The only required condition is for the blade to pierce the opponent. Thekillman wrote: As to the nature, it's likely a physical weapon. Keep in mind that Orochimaru was able to use his Kusanagi in his own jutsu e.g. Hidden Snake Hands could also summon smaller Kusanagi. So Itachi could simply have the weapon on him (sealed in his eyes or whatever) and then manifest it in his Susanoo. I think the weapon is spiritual counterpart to kusanagi blade. The weapon doesn't seems to harm people(like breaking bones, cuts etc) like a physical sword(like kusanagi) does but rather seals them by sucking in the opponents innards into the sake bottle carried by itachi's susanoo.