Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-31058120-20170222000157/@comment-734582-20170223221147

Lorenzo.r.1st wrote: sure, but his range gets shorter, as well as his enemy-bleeding affectivity. he might get at half his full power, without his scythe imo. You're completely missing the point. The big three "schools" in Naruto are Taijutsu, Ninjutsu and Genjutsu. Bukijutsu isn't a specific thing. Skills useful for Taijutsu are also useful for using a weapon. It relies on physical strength, agility etc. This is unlike Ninjutsu which focuses on the usage of Chakra and Genjutsu which focuses on misdirection.

To me, the distinction between bukijutsu and taijutsu (that is, as a primary way of combat) is extremely artificial and largely irrelevant. Other shows have people do truly special things with their swords (e.g. Mihawk from One Piece cutting a boat despite not physically hitting the boat). Naruto doesn't warrant that distinction. Bukijutsu thus falls under Taijutsu.