Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-36512555-20200302063012/@comment-43403813-20200315005229

@Jason

To be fair, I also think that just because items or weapons are "legendary", it doesn't mean that we should propel their capabilities to insane levels.

Again, I'm not saying that Totsuka Blade doesn't potentially have this capability. Although, similar concepts to this one have been proven not to be the case when they fail to do something/don't match the expectations. Totsuka had around 30 seconds of total screentime before it could establish such a thing.

I'm gonna try and use a good example for this. Say, the Rinnegan. At the time of its introduction, we had Jiraiya explain its origins and its power. He obviously did his research, considering he was the first person to outwardly state that he knew exactly what it was when he first saw Nagato. Jiraiya described it as "a legendary eye that would either bring an era of peace or utter chaos". Sounds pretty mighty, am I right? We can compare this awe and sensation to what people in this thread (and others who have watched the anime) think about Totsuka Blade. It being called "corporeal in origin" or "invincible" have the same effect as what was said about the Rinnegan.

I'm sure I don't have to spell out the difference between these two concepts. One has had enough screentime to adapt, and analyse, and break-down, and build on its strengths and weaknesses. The other has not. Thus, we cannot assume the limitations of the Totsuka Blade to be low, or to be high. But, given that we have seen weaknesses/limitations (no matter how slight they are) of the Rinnegan's abilities, especially in Pain's invasion, we can understand that it is no where near as monumental and legendary as it was initially described. For instance, the Rinnegan was initially made out to be the bringer of the apocalypse, and a divine power that no normal human could comprehend. Don't get me wrong, the Rinnegan is strong as hell, but it's showcasing does not match its first description, at least in my eyes. It would need to be on some DBZ shit to match that. Hence, I don't think that its right to consider Totsuka as limitless in all aspects.

Now, here's the kicker. All of those statements that I mentioned about these two concepts... are subjective. Jiraiya saying that the Rinnegan would bring "an era of peace or utter chaos" is subjective. Black Zetsu calling the Totsuka Blade and Yata Mirror "invincible", is subjective. These statements are by no means a measurement or quantifiable; we cannot make such claims, or deduce such debates, with just these statements. Sure, they might help if they add to your argument, but it cannot be your entire argument.

Jason, I get what your argument is, and I can't prove it wrong. But you can't prove it right either. It's like science, it will just float as an unbacked theory forever, because Kishimoto will never address this ever.