Tough choice, either Orochimaru or Mangetsu. I say mangetsu cause he can simply summon the samehada to him taking it from Kisame.
He's almost definitely the most skilled hype-wise. Also I think the scroll only works if the blades are currently without owner otherwise Bee and Suigetsu would've lost their blades- likely Chojuro too.
Possible, so maybe he could hope Kisame is slain and then take the blade. I think that's possible given the field of opponents. I don't think Samehada healing lets him survive all the brutality of the other fighters in this.
It definitely comes down to Oro, Mangetsu, Zabuza and Bee.
Yeah I think Orochimaru takes it if he's allowed his unique body jutsu, Paralytic blood is fight ending.
See I simply just don't know much about Orochimaru's moveset. That seems like a jutsu and this is no chakra involved, which means it's equally as banned as Sasuke's lighting-infusion and Hozuki's water hydrification.
But does Oro's snake-like movement come from his body or part of a jutsu he uses?
Nah it's not a jutsu, his true form blood is literally just poisoned blood. His body itself is created by a jutsu but it's not a jutsu technically speaking it's the result of previous jutsu altering him on a genetic level. So it may be allowed.
Bee neg diffed Sasuke even when he was using his Sharingan.
Curious. I think it should still be discounted just because otherwise the Hozuki brothers would deserve their water bodies too and in a sword fight of physical blows? They'd win by a mile.
Is Orochimaru's snake-like slithering him also? I know nothing about the guy.
It's all his unique body, the slithering is the soften body modification. Another scientific technique much like the poison blood we discounted.
Then I might even discount Orochimaru as a finale contender considering it's just a Kenjutsu skill battle. Ouch.