Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-31966672-20200409171208/@comment-1930928-20200412205001

Ravenlot 27 wrote: Genosyber wrote: Fundamentaly the chidori/raikiri and rasengan are the same type of attack. As Might Guy put it, "It's just a jab". Therefore suffer from the same disadvantages when used. So I ask, how can the sharingan be required for the chidori and not the rasengan? It's funny that you mentioned the description of Chidori as a jab without noticing the further description of its mechanics in the same scene. Guy specifically noted it's an utra-fast jab meant for assassination. Rasengan doesn't need the speed aspect, which is one of the benefits, but at the same time you often have to stall the opponent or something (like Naruto did with Kabuto with his first Rasengan) to make sure that the hit lands.

I didn't mention it because it's not relevant to my argument. Whether it's "ultra-fast" or used for "assassination" it doesn't matter. It's still just a jab which is what the rasengan is. "Rasengan doesn't need the speed aspect, which is one of the benefits". Who ever said that? The answer is nobody. You don't have to stall an opponent to use the rasengan, you just have to catch an opponent off guard/by surprise and hit them with it. As it is for every jutsu in naruto. The chidori is not the exception to the rule in this regard. How many times was the chidori used in high speed mode vs just catching someone off guard and hitting them with it?