Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26107879-20180404070647/@comment-734582-20180607074907

LegionZero wrote: Rasengan and Rasenshuriken are similar jutsu with very different outcomes, effects, and hazards. The Raikages' cloaks amp their nervous system, making their nerves fire faster. I dont see why this wouldnt include nerves in the eyes Naruto's Rasengan actually does suffer from the same issue: it's a jutsu full of openings which allows easy counter-attacks. Which is why he almost always has to do other tactics to land it, like restricting his opponent or outplaying them with clones. Plus, clones by themselves grant him the extra vision and reaction he needs to counteract this. Rasenshuriken was similarly nigh-impossible to land.

Minato fixed these issues by combining speed on every level with sensing capabilities, allowing him to react to any counter attack. FTG itself requires a jutsu like Rasengan to be effective, yet also fixes the issues with Rasengan.

I'm not saying the Raikage's improved reflexes won't help them. I'm saying that the same issues that plague the Chidori plague their jutsu as well, and they will have to consciously counter-act those. Note that Sasuke exploited the tunnel vision effect against the Raikage by ducking at the last possible moment and striking low. It's the same issue (jutsu is predictable and full of openings, leaving the caster few options to deal with those). But that moment IMHO is also proof that the lightning shield is an essential part of counteracting their issues.