Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-31966672-20200409171208/@comment-1930928-20200412093933

UltimaDude wrote: The Rasengan doesn't require the user to run at high speeds, unlike the Chidori. Naruto usually lands his Rasengans in a situation where the opponent either refuses to parry (Sasuke in every Rasengan vs. Chidori clash) or simply can't (Kabuto being held on by Naruto, and Pain recharging after a ST blast while Naruto was thrown into his direction).

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? The you pointed out how the rasengan can be used surely applies to the chidori/raikiri as well?

LegionZero wrote: Genosyber wrote:

The sharingan being the only thing useful for a chidori/raikari jutsu is an absolute joke. Naruto managed to use the rasengan perfectly fine, no prediction abilities required. Rasengan doesnt need predictive abilities to use and it was never stated that it did.

Genosyber wrote:

Besides the Byakugan would be way better for the type of jutsu. It's all well and good prediction the person in front of you, but what about any enemies to the side or behind you? Given how its suppose to overwhelm the target with speed, the Sharingan user would see other enemies before closing in on the target.

Generally the user shouldnt be using with with too many enemies around anyways. It's a 1 hit kill assissination technique meant to take out 1 enemy.

Byakugan also doesnt have the predictive capabilities that would be needed to make adjustments if needed. In VOTE1 Sasuke couldnt touch Naruto until his 3rd tomoe came in and then he was literally seeing movements before they happened and then Naruto couldnt touch Sasuke

I don't understand. I never said that the Rasengan require predictive abilities. I was only trying to point out that chidori/rasengan are the same type of ability that require you to trust the jutsu into the opponent. So I'm not sure why one requires the sharingan when the other doesn't.

As for the sharingan being required. AT FIRST you get to see all the ninja in your field of vision, but as you get closer to the target and field of vision is going to get very small very quickly. If there are enemies hidden behind any solid objects like say a tree or rock, then your sharingan is unlikely to save you.

I find the people over-play the benefits of the sharingan's predictive capabilities. You can count on your hand the number of times it's actually been useful. The Byakugan would allow for complete awareness] which i think is way more useful.