Originally posted by: thundrakkon
Is that the same sword Oro was using in the fight with the third? If it is, then how did he get it back?
it looks like the kusanagi sword is retractable. It kinda lives in one of the snakes in him, along with his big freaky tongue. I don't remember if we saw him take it back or not ... but the third was dead when he left...

Could just be a forgotten issue at the end of the third fight though.