OT: Even if Denjiro didn’t straight up neg diff Sasaki, it’s still a fair (albeit microscopic) measuring stick for how their powers compare. Denjiro, as a Scabbard and Orochi’s bodyguard, has been shown on the rare occasions we’ve seen him in action to be proficient and powerful as a swordsman, and Sasaki’s standing in the Beast Pirates should imply a similar level of discipline. If the artist formerly known as Kyoshiro is able to slip past him with a single attack, there’s no amount of logic bending or mental gymnastics that would make me say he’ll factor that heavily into the final battle.