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Due to some complications, I'm making this subject staff only:
The contention comes down to whether or not issen is light speed, or the movement of the arm producing it.
Issen (Flash) is depicted as a projectile produced from a sword swing.
Regular samurai can also use it.
Beyond contention on whether is just the projectile speed that is just light speed, the other issue is whether the speed applies to mifune only or all samurai.
Now the wording, I think, pertains more so to Mifune. The speed sentence is followed up with a focus on his blade and swordsmanship in relation to Issen. The databook also shows an image of Mifune specifically. The databooks show images sometimes in relation to a key event or person.
The other contention is whether or not it applies to base mifune. The databooks shows Kurama amped mifune, and he's only ever used issen when amped:
Other Notes:
last thing of note is the durability issue brought up by mabui. A plot point in Shippuden is that moving at light speed can destroy the body if you aren't durable enough (need to be comparable to the fourth raikage).
If the light speed movement pertains to the arm strokes for mifune or the samurai, this needs to be taken in mind. It most likely wouldnt be an issue for Kurama amped Mifune, but samurai are no where near the raikage in durability.
However, if the speed is for the projectile, all of this is a non factor, as it would be attack speed only.
Proposal:
My proposal would be for it to be attack speed only (the projectile), and apply to mifune only. Given the contention on it being base or amped, he could be given a "possibly / likely Speed of Light attack speed with Issen"
光速の一刀は飛ぶ斬撃となって、敵を襲う! 名刀黒澤とミフネの剣技が合致した一撃!!
The light-speed sword becomes a soaring slash to strike down the enemy! A strike that combines the Meito Kurosawa with Mifune's swordsmanship!!
光速 here literally means speed of light (I call it lightspeed but does it really make a difference?)
The contention comes down to whether or not issen is light speed, or the movement of the arm producing it.
Issen (Flash) is depicted as a projectile produced from a sword swing.
Regular samurai can also use it.
Beyond contention on whether is just the projectile speed that is just light speed, the other issue is whether the speed applies to mifune only or all samurai.
Now the wording, I think, pertains more so to Mifune. The speed sentence is followed up with a focus on his blade and swordsmanship in relation to Issen. The databook also shows an image of Mifune specifically. The databooks show images sometimes in relation to a key event or person.
The other contention is whether or not it applies to base mifune. The databooks shows Kurama amped mifune, and he's only ever used issen when amped:
Other Notes:
last thing of note is the durability issue brought up by mabui. A plot point in Shippuden is that moving at light speed can destroy the body if you aren't durable enough (need to be comparable to the fourth raikage).
If the light speed movement pertains to the arm strokes for mifune or the samurai, this needs to be taken in mind. It most likely wouldnt be an issue for Kurama amped Mifune, but samurai are no where near the raikage in durability.
However, if the speed is for the projectile, all of this is a non factor, as it would be attack speed only.
Proposal:
My proposal would be for it to be attack speed only (the projectile), and apply to mifune only. Given the contention on it being base or amped, he could be given a "possibly / likely Speed of Light attack speed with Issen"