Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-44142243-20200416151624/@comment-26636534-20200429124955

CyberianGinseng wrote: Orochimaru's sword has an existence independent of him. We've seen it lying on the ground. Show me SoT's independent existence. Show SoT lying on the ground. You can't. As @Legion has stated, that argument doesn't mean much. But, the TB has been called a variant of the Kusanagi snake sword, which indicates independent existence.

CyberianGinseng wrote: He could program Koto to activate under any circumstances he wanted. He certainly didn't need to rely on Sasuke having his eyes. It's asinine to believe that the only reason he wanted Sasuke stronger was so he could Koto him. Except that's what happened. Itachi planned for Sasuke to take his eyes and planned for koto to be used when Sasuke used Itachi's eyes. I don't know what point you are trying to get at for saying otherwise.

CyberianGinseng wrote: Any number of conclusions could be drawn from that such as 1) Orochimaru was looking for a legend he didn't understand and 2) Orochimaru mistakenly drew the same false conclusion that you did, because Oro is known for making all sorts of mistakes, like attacking Itach twice. I don't see how a conclusion of "Orochimaru making a mistake" can be drawn from searching for legends. If a legend exists apart from Itachi, then why would searching for it be impossible? And the TB being a variant of the Kusanagi snake sword, means it can be found.