Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-34938099-20180718121304/@comment-34938099-20180722104249

The whole Rasen-Shuriken thing seems to be pretty accurate to me, even through Kakashi's perspective. Just watch that scene. You'll know what I'm talking about. And the only reason I brought Rasen-Shuriken was just for comparison.

Yes, Raikiri is S-rank too. But that doesn't necessarily make it equal to Kirin. That Rank 'S' vastly varies among hundreds of Jutsu. Not all S-Rank Jutsu are of the same level. Hell, some are leagues apart. Like for example: Rasen-Shuriken and Lightning Cutter. Just look at the difference between the power levels. Rasen-Shuriken is FAAAAAR more dangerous, while both are literaly classfied in the same rank ( i.e the 'S' rank ).

I don't know about real Lightning. According to what we are told about Kirin, it seriously makes it impossible for anyone to react to it ( Except only a few probably.