The ability to be a master of wielding ninjatō, either innately or through training. Variation of Ninjutsu Mastery and Enhanced Swordsmanship. Not to be confused with Katana Proficiency
Also Called[]
- Ninjaken/Ninja Sword/Shinobigatana Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency
- Ninjatō Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery
Capabilities[]
The user, either innately or through training, is a master of wielding ninjatō, the preferred weapon that the shinobi of feudal Japan carried, usually carried on the persons back, specifically horizontally at a height of around that of the person's waist. Unlike the katana, the ninjatō's blade is straight and shorter.
The scabbards of the ninjatō are often said to have been used for various purposes such as a respiration pipe (snorkel) in underwater activities or for secretly overhearing conversations. The scabbard is also said to have been longer than the blade of the ninjatō in order to hide various objects such as chemicals used to blind pursuers. The tsuba (hand guard) of the ninjato is often described as being larger than average and square instead of the much more common round tsuba. One theory on the ninjatō tsuba size and shape is that it was used as a tool, the sword would be leaned against a wall and ninja would use the tsuba as a step to extend his normal reach, the sword would then be retrieved by pulling it up by the sageo (saya cord).
Applications[]
- Aquatic Breathing and Enhanced Hearing with the scabbard
- Martial Arts Mastery - Limited to Japanese Swordsmanship.
- Wallcrawling with the tsuba (handguard)
Associations[]
- Enhanced/Supernatural Swordsmanship
- Multi-Mode Weapon Proficiency
- Ninjutsu Mastery
- Surveillance Mastery
- Sword Manipulation
- Weapon Manipulation
- Weapon Proficiency
- Weapon Proficiency Touch
Limitations[]
- May require a degree of training or exposure.
- May take time to achieve mastery.
- May be at a disadvantage against opponents who have a much longer reach compared to them, such as an archer or a spearman.
Known Users[]
- Rentaro Kagura/Kamen Rider Shinobi (Kamen Rider Zi-O/Rider Time: Kamen Rider Shinobi)
- Isamichi Konjo/Kamen Rider Hattori (Rider Time: Kamen Rider Shinobi)
- Player (MADNESS: Project Nexus)
- Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion (Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance)
- Hanzo Hattori (Samurai Shodown)
- Galford D. Weller (Samurai Shodown)
- Asuka (Senran Kagura)
- Hokura (Senran Kagura)
- Dandy (Shadow Fight)
- Ghost (Shadow Fight)
- Harbinger (Shadow Fight)
- Kitsune-1 (Shadow Fight)
- Shadow (Shadow Fight)
- Shadow's Descendant (Shadow Fight)
- Wolf (Shadow Fight)
- Goh (Shinobido)
- Black☆Star (Soul Eater)
Known Ninjatō[]
- Justice Blade (Samurai Shodown)
- Green Willow & Red Blossom (Senran Kagura)
- Kitsune-1's Havoc (Shadow Fight)
- Revival (Shadow Fight)
- Tsubaki Nakatsukasa (Soul Eater); as the Ninja Sword and the Uncanny Sword
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