um... I'm sorry for making such a displeasing character?
If you really looked into my character sheet... the first man she beheaded to prove her worth had a bastard sword, and that was where she got it. She does NOT use it for normal tactics, hence why I put down that is is an occaisional weapon, used mostly during one-on-one battles or against several opponents. She doesn't use it often, and GOD no she wouldn't use that as a shinobi. People have forgotten, Shinobis and ninjas are not what things like the anime 'Naruto' and Co. present them as. They are more slice-your-throat-as-you-sleep than attack you head on, and thats why they fell so often to the samurai. They lack in traditional melee. 
For the sake of there being a war, I felt it necessary to give her a fighting chance. Does it displease you?

Thank you for accepting me ^^