A Ninja without Throwing...

[wish12oz]

Ok, do that exact same equation, but now with Sange, and not just 1 regular throw with low level shuriken.

I already explained why sange doesn't work in another thread, but it's the same thing, you lose between 4 and 8 attack rounds using sange and recasting utsu ni.

4-8 rounds is 12->24 attacks worth of damage and tp gain. Sange doesn't come close to this, if you can prove it does, go for it. I just said how much it needs to do to keep up, if you can prove it can do this much, you can prove it can be useful.

I also didn't give exact damage numbers, I only gave delays, and # of attacks, and amount of TP.
If your throwing damage can exceed 6 melee attacks worth of damage and tp gain, then throwing can be better. It just doesn't do that much, unless you're incredibly gimp, or have super duper amazing effing shurikens, like 500+ base damage.