Board Thread:Fanon Canon/@comment-7040990-20140919092221/@comment-3030647-20140919232058

I don't believe the swordsmen themselves need to have the swords to be part of the Seven Swordsmen. For example, Ragyō Niratoge, while not holding Nuibari, has its apprentice blade Sakushin and was granted the privilege to be part of the swordsmen.