Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26107879-20181004003653/@comment-34194151-20181125195837

@Ninja of War

The idea that the chidori requires your absolute top speed to be used makes sense. but then again saying it's a requirement is misleading because we have clearly seen that sasuke and kakashi don't always run while using it. It's just optimal to use your absolute top speed so that it finishes your opponent with maximum efficiency and effectiveness with penetration while minimizing the reaction time. It's just how kakashi designed the technique to be used. I don't think there is an inconsistency with chidori between standing and running in terms of the tunnel vision. The tunnel vision is purely due to running too fast in a singular direction as rock lee stated. that's how tunnel vision works in real life. You move too fast and it's hard for your eyes to see objects in each of your peripheral vision centers. The only inconsistency however is the fact that the characters opt to use it standing still where they aren't running, which seems to defeat the purpose of the technique. At that point, why wouldn't kakashi simply use rasengan? it doesn't require hand signs, doesn't drain his chakra as heavily, and can kill easily on it's own with the grinding and explosion effect. Hokage kakashi stopped using the rakiri technique but it isn't completely useless. kakashi had no trouble using raikri even though he was only standing a few inches from deva pain when he got stabbed by Deva's rod, but I don't see why he would opt to use raikiri over rasengan unless it's just kakashi's personality to always use raikiri.