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You've presented an interesting point but unless he himself manipulated shadows (sink to shadow like Kyoraku, fire off shadow waves, engulf enemies with shadow, etc.) I'd still believe Zangetsu is a melee type with a special ranged attack much like Zabimaru's Hikotsu Taiho. One thing though, "Moonless Sky" may refer to not being able to see another "Moon (Getsuga)" technique after Mugetsu, since he's on FINAL Getsuga Tensho form and it will drain off all of the user's powers.