Is Orochimaru's kenjutsu skills greater than Sasuke's?

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Aside from the Sharingan i would have to put Orochimaru above Sasuke but i think Orochimaru has displayed true skill and mastery within the art of kenjutsu add that with the conjunction of his snake summoning makes him a more fearsome opponent
 

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Aside from the Sharingan i would have to put Orochimaru above Sasuke but i think Orochimaru has displayed true skill and mastery within the art of kenjutsu add that with the conjunction of his snake summoning makes him a more fearsome opponent

He's at least on Hebi Sasuke level in terms of pure Kenjutsu, probably higher, but I'm almost sure he's below current Sasuke.
 

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Orochimaru is very skilled he's probably on par with or greater than a no sharingan Sasuke (shippuden) in kenjutsu. The Sharingan gives the added effect of clarity and precognition the moment that comes into play Orochimaru falls short by a margin.
 

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the only thing that makes Sasuke better is his eyes and his lightning affinity to which he uses for offensive and defensive boost


but Orochimaru was his teacher so at one point Orochi taught everything Sasuke knew in kenjutsu
 

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Probably , however Sasuke is superior because he has precog
 

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The only P2 version of Sasuke you could call inferior to Oro in kenjutsu is Hebi since that's the freshest he's been after his training was done, and that goes only if we don't take into account the Sharingan and Raiton.

Any other version and especially Adult Sasuke is easily above him in raw kenjutsu skill, with or without said advantages.
 

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Maybe Teen Sasuke(no sharingan) but any versions above that, especially adult Sasuke low diffs.
 

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I would personally put him on MS Sasuke kenjutsu level. He can be higher than this if he really uses elements while fighting with the sword and if he actually got skilled more with it by using it more in battles, his kusunagi blade itself got superior abilities to Sasuke's one.
 

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Since Sasuke inherited Kinjutsu from Orochimaru and then to Boruto I would say Orochimaru is on leagues of his own. He has fetish with sword like Suigetsu and Itachi find out Totsuka before him only to counter him.
 

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I would personally put him on MS Sasuke kenjutsu level. He can be higher than this if he really uses elements while fighting with the sword and if he actually got skilled more with it by using it more in battles, his kusunagi blade itself got superior abilities to Sasuke's one.

I agree but how well do you think Oro can perform against Killer Bee in a kenjutsu battle?
 

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I agree but how well do you think Oro can perform against Killer Bee in a kenjutsu battle?

With the Kusunagi blade, I think he'll win. With the feats he showed in the latest episode and the abilities his blade got ( using countless numbers of them, controlling it using his fingers, turning it into a snake, Can be extended, etc..) Oro should win, but with high diff.
 
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Most likely equal to Hebi Sasuke. Oro did teach Sasuke to use kusangi blades like him. While Oro lacks the Sharingan for Precognition like his student. He makes up for it with his unorthodox style like killer Bee.
 

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I agree but how well do you think Oro can perform against Killer Bee in a kenjutsu battle?

Killer Bee would stomp him worse than he did to Sasuke and Itachi. His unorthodox style made Sharingan precognition useless, and Suigetsu who is a skilled swordsman couldn't read it. No reason to think Orochimaru is putting up a fight.
 

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Nah. Sasuke's gotten to a celestial level now, he's like a hawk, he rises above everyone else in Kenjutsu. Hebi Sasuke, maybe, but even Hebi Sasuke's Kenjutsu was considered lethal. With his Sharingan, escape from his blade was nearly impossible. The reason he lost against Killer Bee was obviously due to lack of experience. Before then, he had never met his match or even someone possessing superior Kenjutsu, so he underestimated him a little, which caught him off guard when Killer Bee turned out to be more proficient than he was, and his unorthodox fighting style was too peculiar to follow with his MS. Otherwise, had Sasuke had been faster and more adept at handling sophisticated word styles and been adapting or malleable, he would've adjusted much quicker and been more challenging. Regardless, Orochimaru is at least Hebi Sasuke level, as he couldn't go toe to toe with Killer Bee and live. Unfortunately, Sasuke even without Sharingan playing an auxiliary role to his sword play is superior in every way. His sword style has risen to a level greater than all swordsman this series ever exhibited. He can even incorporate aerial kicks into his sword style now and channel lightning through his sword at the snap of a finger.
 
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