Having just recently joined SL and discovering just how things are handled here, I find it asinine to sit on the weapons without them even being used in RP. That essentially bars anyone from ever getting a hold of them for their own stories. Though it's not just Kirigakure that does it from what I am seeing. Literally every person who has a reputable cannon tool will throw the entire kitchen sink at you if it means keeping their precious little claims, even when they are not important to their overall character. This is a flaw of SL that needs to be addressed.
To those who say "You need to RP something for once" obviously need to rethink their lives, because apparently that almost never works. Having discussed with several people, whenever it comes to plundering a Village/Shinobi for their goods, the RP will more than likely be voided before any headway can be made in actually getting the desired items. So what's the point of even trying to RP in the first place? Why waste potentially months only to be met with vicious arguments after 2 rounds of posts? It's actually stupid. It's substantially easier to dedicate - what like a couple weeks? - to stripping them of those items so other people can actually get the chance to distinguish their character and move on with their lives.
Then there is the "Custom tool" argument that was made earlier. While it sounds good on paper, it's a fairly naive sentiment. With how the show progressed the power scaling became absolutely ridiculous, so naturally people are going to want items/tools that rival those powers so they can be relevant. The problem with that is, making special abilities like that draws a fine line between god mod and acceptable. It's incredibly easy to make something that is broken without even thinking about it, which in of itself can lead to their own set of arguments and voids. It's just easier to say "Oh I have Samehada, it's in the canon so it's just accepted."
I'm on Bocc/Shadow/Vail's side on this; Provide some modicum of evidence that the tools were used during the time the original strip was enacted and the topic will be dropped. If no evidence can be provided, then the tools will be given to those who are attempting to claim them.