The ninjato had the following uses other than slashing, (not cutting) or thrusting by the Fuma/Omi Ryu ninja.

   1. A climbing aid (use of tsuba/sageo) sword guard/lanyard.
   2. The saya (scabbard) used as a breathing tube in pits/shallows.
   3. A tornique (to stem blood flow in wound)
   4. A signalling device (fire or sunlight reflection).
   5. A mirror (to apply disuise/inton skills and see behind in close quarter combat).
   6. An anchor for the hankyu (bow/arrow).
   7. A strangle tool (The sageo cord used for shimewaza).
   8. A digging tool (The large square tsuba/sword guard).
   9. A throwing weapon (tsuba/hi used as a shuriken) projectile. The tsuba resembled a nanban shaken, 4 sided throwing star.
  10. A fukiya (blowgun) the straight sayer/scabbard acted as a tube.
  11. A listening device (This was pushed through castle wall appetures).
  12. A survival fire-making tool (sun heat reflective).
  13. A shaver (removing facial/body hair for diguise or covering moon relective surfaces).
  14. A balance ningu (place sword blade in tip of saya (scabbard), hold at arms length and balance with sageo/cord in mouth when entering a darkened area to identify if the area is already occupied).
  15. A blinding cord (swing the sageo over the head with shaken (metal star) attached to end).
  16. A poison (doku) carrier the end of the hollow sayer/scabbard was detachable, held or concealed poisons, flint, herbs, messages, and possible tetsubishi (natural caltrops)
  17. Nito Ryu (two sword school) the scabbard was used in the hand as a weapon with a sword in the other hand.
  18. A measurement tool (along with predetermined ashi techniques (foot), the scabbard can be used as a simple rule/guage.
  19. A catapult (the sword was drawn along with the sayer/scabbard and the scabbard was thrown or ‘projected’ at an opponent, followed by a tsuki (thrust) from the ninjato.
  20. A sui teppo (water gun) The tip of the hollow scabbard (koijiri) allowed a liquid to be ‘shot’ from within the scabbard using a reed and leather seppa (washer) into an opponents face. The liquid was usually poisoned or contained blinding properties.
  21. A fishing line/baggage tie. (Used with hook from koijiri) rope twine/undergarment for fishing.