Yeah, I've noticed that a lot of things come out of Japanese mythology in this show, and this thing about the sword is pretty neat. What with "orochi" being a mythical 8-headed serpent. So the sword being pulled out of Orochimaru... Pretty darn neat. ^___^ I wonder, though, since you mention Amaterasu in relation to the sword, if that means Itachi learned that technique "Amaterasu" from him.
highly unlikely. before itachi used amaterasu in the hall ways, the animators purposely zoomed in his eyes closing just like how he performed tsukuyomi. that suggests that it's one of the jutsus performed via mangekyou sharingan.Originally posted by: Halo2298
I wonder, though, since you mention Amaterasu in relation to the sword, if that means Itachi learned that technique "Amaterasu" from him.
Just another reference for the Goku thing, if you watch one of the original 3 Read or Die OVA's (I think it's in the 2nd one?) they encounter a "Rebirth" of a fallen buddhist monk that uses the staff of Goku, as well as riding around on a cloud and breathing fire. While the character himself is not Goku they do fill in the story about the staff and its origin.
As to the sword, pretty cool stuff. I've always found foreign history much more interesting than US history.
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