Has Sakamoto reached his past strengths?

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• Fans speculate about Sakamoto's key strengths that remain hidden. The story hints at untapped powers that have yet to be revealed.

• The narrative strategy of maintaining Sakamoto's true level of power is obscured to mirror the progression of a typical anime protagonist.

• Despite hints at Sakamoto's past achievements, current events indicate that he has not yet surpassed his core strength level.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Sakamoto Days Manga.By now, fans are more than convinced that Sakamoto's appearance is the biggest deception in shonen history. And being repeatedly mentioned as the greatest killer of all time doesn't help in this case either. It leaves only the reader wanting to see. Retired legendary assassin Returned to his former glory But some might argue that an assassin may already exist.

This desire was first sparked in Chapter 44 of Sakamoto Days after Miyo directly compared current Sakamoto to the Sakamoto of 'The Order', stating that he could only measure up to. 30 percent of his prime– However, as the story progressed, fans were able to notice a similar sense of progression as the average overpowered protagonist, without any signs of indifference. The protagonist continues to show more of his latent strength. and can now trade attack for attack with Command level opponent–

Misconception: Sakamoto's strengths after retirement

Direct comparison between youth and adults

By continuing the story five years after his infamous retirement. The author leaves a sense of ambiguity in the narrative. This expansion allows the writers to continually maintain the true level of Sakamoto's power. This strategy follows the same storytelling principles in the anime. Where the protagonist has more abilities than what is shown, however, only this time. Not because the man wanted to. But because this strong point is no longer accessible– Intelligent play that provides:

• The freedom the author needed to nerf Sakamoto's power.

• This allows enough time for characters like Nagumo to shift the balance of power.

• Fans began thinking about other characters. That must be improved over time.

And when combined The belief that Sakamoto (Prime) may no longer be the greatest or strongest was born. A claim that is further substantiated by evidence found in Chapter 164 where Sakamoto is forced to admit his inferiority to Takamura:

Compared to when I was in The Order…he's much stronger!

But do these cases mean that his strength can no longer be measured? No, the manga has and continues to take the liberty of mentioning enough minor details in later chapters. Go and previous chapters, for example, during Sakamoto's fight with Kanaguri. Both are quite strong. But Sakamoto always had the advantage.

Meanwhile, the teen Sakamoto, along with Uzui, Rion, and Nagumo, were able to defeat Kindaka (who was above Kanaguri in size) without much trouble. The only way to measure this success is by acknowledging how the teens were introduced in The Order afterward, however, seeing that they needed each other's help. Scaling the teenage Sakamoto into an Order level threat doesn't make sense and to make it easier to understand. (Even if they were able to clear most of the verses) the four of them would be considered to be low level threats–

The following direct comparison highlights those with similar strengths/abilities as Assassins. And add to that the fact that Sakamoto is currently just It went out in the evening. With a much younger version that likely won't suffice even as a warm-up for the real thing. This means that it is no longer a question of how much more powerful Sakamoto is. But it is a question of how much of an impact this five year gap had on the assassination.

Firing test: degraded performance

The JCC penetration arc is the starting point.

The author uses the JCC infiltration arc to give fans an idea of ​​the gaps that need to be closed. In Chapter 75, Sakamoto's shot mark, despite his disguise, proved to be remarkable. But it's still nothing compared to his all-time high. In fact, Sakamoto is shown owning this decline in the same chapter:

What's interesting about this is that This “all-time high” was achieved while Sakamoto was still a schoolboy. Considering this time period in percentiles alone would mean that Sakamoto is. 22.5 percent less effective in comparison

Now, the disguise indicates that the person playing is Skinnymoto. If the reader considers this possibility. Sakamota may also scale down to teenage Sakamoto in terms of control, precision, and speed, and even though the author was stingy with the information, But this man's teenage years were gruesome enough to show just how tall the best of assassins must be.

An inevitable outcome with self-imposed limitations.

Will fans get any clarity on Sakatomo's current status?

Despite the above explanation But it cannot be denied that the manga has no plans to leave this question unanswered. The author builds on this untapped strength from the first chapter. And there is no way that the fans It would still be confusing if Sakamoto had already reached that point. On the other hand, Yuto Suzuki might follow the storytelling principles of Chekhov's Gun–

We must never place a loaded rifle on the stage. If no one thinks of shooting it.

Miyo's statement in chapter 44 may very well be the author's guide to using this concept. It hints at a later conversation that will address Sakamoto's current/future stance. Although Sakamoto limited the assassination factor by using The rule prohibits killing. (The basic rules set by his wife) according to the general interpretation of the matter. Most people agree that this has little impact on the performance while playing.

Finally, from what has been discussed so far. It is fair to conclude that Sakamoto has not touched or progressed The peak of his former strength, however, this ascension was only a matter of time. This is because the series progresses slowly. towards an inevitable end