A sword is nothing but a weapon, and Kenjitsu is nothing but a means to kill. This truth cannot be changed by a beautiful words or false pretensions. To slay one to protect the other, to kill one so another can live, this is the reality of Kenjitsu.

Hiko Seijuro

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