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|ref=<ref>First Databook, page 209</ref>
 
|ref=<ref>First Databook, page 209</ref>
|image=Chidori.jpg
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|image=Sasuke's chidori.png
 
|kanji=千鳥
 
|kanji=千鳥
 
|unnamed jutsu=No
 
|unnamed jutsu=No
 
|romaji=Chidori
 
|romaji=Chidori
 
|literal english=One Thousand Birds
 
|literal english=One Thousand Birds
|english tv=<!-- English TV Not Needed: Same as Romaji -->
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|english tv=<!-- English TV Not Needed: Same as Rōmaji -->
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|other names={{translation|Lightning Release: Chidori|雷遁・千鳥|Raiton: Chidori|lit meaning=Lightning Release: One Thousand Birds|engtv=Lightning Style: Chidori}}<ref name="NS417"> ''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 417</ref><ref>''Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Volume 3's Sasuke's Profile''</ref>
 
|jutsu rank=A
 
|jutsu rank=A
|jutsu classification=Ninjutsu, Hiden
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|jutsu classification=Ninjutsu
 
|jutsu type=Lightning Release
 
|jutsu type=Lightning Release
 
|jutsu class type=Offensive
 
|jutsu class type=Offensive
 
|jutsu range=Short
 
|jutsu range=Short
|users=Kakashi Hatake, Sasuke Uchiha,
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|users=Kakashi Hatake, Sasuke Uchiha, Sarada Uchiha, Hidari (God Tree)~manga
 
|hand signs=Ox, Rabbit, Monkey<ref>''Naruto'' episode 134</ref> or Monkey, Dragon, Rat, Bird, Ox, Snake, Dog, Tiger, Monkey<ref>''Naruto'' episode 67</ref>
 
|hand signs=Ox, Rabbit, Monkey<ref>''Naruto'' episode 134</ref> or Monkey, Dragon, Rat, Bird, Ox, Snake, Dog, Tiger, Monkey<ref>''Naruto'' episode 67</ref>
 
|debut manga=113
 
|debut manga=113
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|boruto=No
 
|debut anime=67
 
|debut anime=67
 
|debut shippuden=No
 
|debut shippuden=No
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|boruto anime=No
|game debut=Naruto: Ultimate Ninja
 
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|novel debut=Naruto: Mission: Protect The Waterfall Village! (novel)
 
|game debut=Naruto: Konoha Ninpōchō
 
|movie debut=Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
 
|movie debut=Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
 
|ova debut=Finally a clash! Jōnin vs. Genin!! Indiscriminate Grand Melee Tournament Meeting!!
 
|ova debut=Finally a clash! Jōnin vs. Genin!! Indiscriminate Grand Melee Tournament Meeting!!
|jutsu media=Anime, Manga, Game, Movie
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|jutsu media=Anime, Manga, Novel, Game, Movie
 
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The '''Chidori''' is a high concentration of [[lightning]] [[chakra]] channelled around the user's hand.
The '''Chidori''' is [[Kakashi Hatake]]'s first original technique, though he more frequently uses an [[S-rank]]ed version known as the [[Lightning Cutter]]. He created it around the time he was promoted to [[jōnin]], and later taught it to [[Sasuke Uchiha]].
 
   
== Description and Effect ==
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== Overview ==
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The Chidori was created by [[Kakashi Hatake]] after he failed to apply his lightning-[[nature]] to the [[Rasengan]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 321</ref> He intended for the Chidori to be a weapon used only to protect friends and loved ones.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 177, page 8</ref> To perform, the user first gathers lightning to their hand; the high concentration of electricity produces a sound reminiscent of many birds chirping, hence the name.<ref name="c113">''Naruto'' chapter 113, page 15</ref> The lightning chakra has been shown on occasions to damage the user's hand, peeling the skin and causing it to smoulder slightly, but this does not appear to actually be debilitating.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 146, pages 13, 17</ref> Once the chakra is gathered, users charge at their target and thrust the Chidori into them, piercing them and typically causing fatal damage. Despite the sound it makes, the rapid speed at which it's used makes it useful for assassinations.<ref name="c113"/>
[[File:Kakashi Chidori.png|thumb|left|Kakashi using Chidori.]]
 
This technique channels a large amount of [[lightning]] [[chakra]] to the user's hand. The amount of chakra is so great that it becomes visible. The high concentration of electricity produces a sound reminiscent of many birds chirping, hence the name.<ref name="c113">''Naruto'' chapter 113, page 15</ref> Once the technique is completed, the user charges forward and thrusts the Chidori into the target. This produces heavy amounts of damage that is usually fatal. This technique is classified as an assassination technique because of the speed at which it is performed, despite the loud noise it produces.<ref name="c113"/>
 
   
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The speed at which the Chidori is performed, despite being one of its greatest assets, also represents one of its biggest drawbacks: users move at their target so fast that its causes a [[wikipedia:tunnel vision|tunnel vision]]-like effect for them. Because they charge in a straight line it is easy for opponents to attack them, and because of the tunnel vision it is difficult for the user to see these attacks, much less react to them. For this reason, most ninja cannot use the Chidori safely.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 240, page 14</ref> However, a user of the [[Sharingan]] can overcome these drawbacks due to its heightened visual perception preventing the tunnel vision from occurring and its predictive capabilities making it easier for the user to avoid counterattacks.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 244, pages 4-6</ref> Kakashi's skill with the Chidori eventually became so good that he was able to split a bolt of lightning with it, earning his Chidori the name "[[Lightning Cutter]]".<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 114, page 3</ref>
As shown against [[Killer B]], Chidori can also be used to simply give the opponent a large electrical shock without impaling them.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 412, pages 13-14</ref>
 
   
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The Chidori requires a large amount of chakra to be performed, placing a limit on how many times it can be used per day. In Part I, Kakashi can use it four times per day<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 128, page 11</ref> and [[Sasuke Uchiha]] can use it twice per day under his own power.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 128, page 9</ref> Both increase their limits to an unspecified number in Part II. During Part II, Sasuke demonstrates several variations of the Chidori that have been given [[shape transformation]], such as [[Chidori Senbon]] and [[Chidori Sharp Spear]], both of which allow him to attack at a longer range than the Chidori is capable of.
== Drawbacks ==
 
This technique has a major drawback, however. The speed at which the attack must be done, combined with the fact that the user must run in a straight line, causes a tunnel vision-like effect for the user. This allows the enemy to easily counter the attack, making it a potentially lethal move for the user. Though this drawback would seem to make learning the technique fairly pointless, Sasuke and Kakashi are able to avoid the drawback because of their [[Sharingan]], which takes in every detail, regardless of how fast the user is moving.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 128, page 10</ref>
 
   
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== Variants ==
As an additional drawback, the large amount of chakra required limits the number of times this technique can be performed per day. In Part I, Sasuke can only use it twice a day (under his own power)<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 128, page 9</ref> and Kakashi can use it four times,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 128, page 11</ref> though their limits have been shown to have increased to an unspecified level in Part II. Should the user attempt to go beyond their limit, all of their chakra will be drained and their very life force could go along with it.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 128, pages 11-12</ref>
 
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Sasuke has been shown using the Chidori with different chakra sources to grant his Chidori additional properties:
 
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An additional problem, though not necessarily a debilitating one, is the fact that the large amount of chakra can also injure the user's hand if they put too much force into the attack. In Part I, Sasuke does this when confronting his brother [[Itachi]], causing some of the skin to peel from his hand and leaving it slightly smouldering after the attack was finished.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 146, pages 13, 17</ref>
 
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== Use and Improvement ==
 
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|When drawing on the chakra of his [[Cursed Seal of Heaven]], Sasuke uses a {{translation|"'''Flapping Chidori'''"|羽撃く千鳥|Habataku Chidori|lit meaning=Flapping One Thousand Birds|engtv=Black Chidori}},<ref>Second Databook, page 51</ref> which is stronger, darker in colour, and sounds like flapping wings rather than chirping birds.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 232, pages 11-13</ref> Different video games have called it {{translation|"'''Wailing Chidori'''"|慟哭の千鳥|Dōkoku no Chidori|''Game translation:'' Chidori Lament|lit meaning=Wailing One Thousand Birds}} and {{translation|"'''Black Chidori'''"|黒い千鳥|Kuroi Chidori|lit meaning=Black One Thousand Birds}}. If accessed in his first state of the Cursed Seal, the Chidori is normally coloured purple instead in most forms of media.
Originally, when Kakashi invented the Chidori, he suffered the drawback of the technique being a straight-line attack, which prompted [[Minato Namikaze]] to tell him not to use it, as the risk is too dangerous, and the technique would be rendered useless as the targets could simply evade or easily counter it.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 240, page 14</ref> However, after acquiring the Sharingan from his friend, [[Obito Uchiha]], Kakashi has eliminated the drawback, as he can predict the opponents' movements and aim at them much easier, making it rather difficult for the enemy to evade the attack.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 244</ref> Sometime after mastering the Chidori, Kakashi improved it into a far more powerful version, the Lightning Cutter, which he uses more often than the Chidori itself.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 114, page 3</ref> The Lightning Cutter is powerful enough to drive a hole through the chest of a person struck by it, as seen when Haku protected Zabuza from Kakashi.
 
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Kakashi taught Sasuke the Chidori as a means to persuade him not to use the [[Cursed Seal of Heaven]] as well as to forfeit his desires for revenge. He also emphasised that the Chidori was a blade to protect his friends. Unfortunately for Kakashi and the others, Sasuke has warped it into a blade to sever those bonds in his desire for power and vengeance. In Part II, Sasuke has mastered the principles of lightning manipulation and developed a number of other Lightning Release techniques, most of which are derived from the Chidori. Sasuke can also transmit his Chidori through weapons as he does with both his [[Sword of Kusanagi (Sasuke Uchiha)|sword]] and with his [[fūma shuriken]].
 
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|When imbued with the [[Chakra#Six Paths|Six Paths Power]], Sasuke's Chidori can be used to damage the [[Ten-Tails]]' [[jinchūriki]], whose body is otherwise impervious to standard ninjutsu.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 674</ref> In ''[[Ultimate Ninja Storm 4]]'', this is called {{translation|"'''Dark Chidori'''"|黒き千鳥|Kuroki Chidori|''Game translation:'' Onyx Chidori|lit meaning=Dark One Thousand Birds}}.
 
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== Cursed Seal of Heaven's Influence ==
 
[[File:Flapping Chidori HD.png|thumb|right|Sasuke preparing the Flapping Chidori.]]
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|[[File:Kagutsuchi Chidori.png|center|200x200px]]
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|Sasuke is briefly shown combining Chidori with [[Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 698, page 3</ref> When it is clashed with [[Naruto Uzumaki]]'s Rasengan, the resulting explosion destroys the statues at the [[Valley of the End]] and as well as both of their dominant arms.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 698, page 6</ref>
Sasuke has shown that by forcing more chakra from the [[Cursed Seal of Heaven]], he can use an additional Chidori after reaching his daily limit. Due to the influence exhibited by the cursed seal, this additional Chidori is stronger than the standard version of it while essentially being the same technique, despite its new name of {{translation|'''Flapping Chidori'''|羽撃く千鳥|Habataku Chidori|lit meaning=Flapping One Thousand Birds|engtv=Black Chidori}}. This version of the Chidori gives off a black glow along with the sound of flapping wings in flight, instead of the standard blue glow and chirping noise.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 232, pages 11-13</ref> Sasuke has not used this technique since he lost his [[Cursed Seal of Heaven]] during his battle with Itachi. It is presumed that he cannot use the Flapping Chidori after losing the Cursed Seal, due to the lack of its influence on the regular Chidori. In the first ''Ultimate Ninja Storm'' games, it is referred to as "Chidori Lament".
 
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* The name Chidori comes from a story about famous samurai {{translation|[[Wikipedia:Tachibana Dōsetsu|Tachibana Dōsetsu]]|立花道雪|Tachibana Dōsetsu}} (22 April 1513–2 November 1585). Tachibana was in possession of a famous sword called {{translation|Chidori|千鳥|lit meaning=A Thousand Birds}}. One day, while he was still a young man, he was taking shelter under a tree, as it was raining. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck him. However, Tachibana used his Chidori to cut the [[Wikipedia:Raijin|Thunder God]] inside the lightning bolt, allowing him to survive. After this incident, he renamed his Chidori to {{translation|Raikiri|雷切|lit meaning=Lightning Cutter}}.
 
* In the anime, Chidori looks like a white, sphere-shaped amount of electricity that emits small lights that surround the palm. In the manga, it has no form. It is just a coverage of electricity all over the hand. Later in the anime, the appearance of Sasuke's Chidori changes to resemble the one in the manga.
 
 
* {{Translation|"Chidori"|千鳥}} can also be translated to "[[Wikipedia:Plover|plover]]".
 
* {{Translation|"Chidori"|千鳥}} can also be translated to "[[Wikipedia:Plover|plover]]".
 
* The name Chidori comes from a story about famous samurai [[Wikipedia:Tachibana Dōsetsu|Tachibana Dōsetsu]]: Tachibana was in possession of a famous sword called {{translation|Chidori|千鳥|lit meaning=A Thousand Birds}}. One day, while he was still a young man, he was taking shelter under a tree, as it was raining. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck him. However, Tachibana used his Chidori to cut the [[Wikipedia:Raijin|Thunder God]] inside the lightning bolt, allowing him to survive. After this incident, he renamed his Chidori to {{translation|Raikiri|雷切|lit meaning=Lightning Cutter}}.
* In ''[[Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3]]'', if the player customises a few characters (such as Naruto), they will be able to use this technique.
 
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* In the original ''Naruto'' anime, Chidori looks like a white, sphere-shaped amount of electricity that surrounds the palm. This is corrected in the ''Naruto: Shippūden'' anime, where the Chidori is depicted as it is in the manga: a formless coverage of electricity all over the hand.
* In the Naruto Illustration Book, one image depicts Sasuke extending a Chidori from his hand to [[Chakra Flow|cover]] multiple thrown [[kunai]].
 
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** However, in the video game ''J-Stars Victory Vs''. and its ''+'' version, Sasuke's Chidori takes its incorrectly rendered sphere shape as aforementioned, but with the sphere contained within his hand (only during its startup animation and when Sasuke is running with the Chidori active).
* Kakashi noted that the Chidori was a blade that was to be used to protect ones friends. It was later revealed that he had actually used this technique to kill [[Rin Nohara]].
 
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* In both ''[[Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2]]'' and ''[[Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3|3]]'', players can customise some characters to be able to use Chidori. In the former case, it is called "Young Lightning" in the English script when used by Anbu Kakashi.
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** Also, in some forms of media like the aforementioned games (along with ''[[Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 4]]'' and ''[[Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2]]''), Sasuke in his Cursed Seal of Heaven state (both level 1 and 2) often has the ability to perform both the normal version of his Chidori and its Cursed Seal version as separate techniques.
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** However, in ''[[Jump Super Stars]]'', despite using the Cursed Seal Chidori in his State 2 form for his Battle 7 Koma, Sasuke's Chidori is coloured purple akin to the State 1 version instead of dark-white.
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* In the trailers for ''[[Boruto: Naruto the Movie]]'', [[Lightning Release Bullet: Powerful Breath]] makes the unique sound that Chidori makes.
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* In the anime, [[Indra Ōtsutsuki]] was capable of using a similar technique.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 465</ref>
   
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
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* [[Drilling Hand of Sage Lightning]]
 
* [[Hell Stab]]
 
* [[Hell Stab]]
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* [[Lightning Release: Purple Electricity]]
 
* [[Nadeshiko-Style Hardliner Gale Fist]]
 
* [[Nadeshiko-Style Hardliner Gale Fist]]
   
 
== References ==
 
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Latest revision as of 16:58, 20 December 2023

The Chidori is a high concentration of lightning chakra channelled around the user's hand.

Overview

The Chidori was created by Kakashi Hatake after he failed to apply his lightning-nature to the Rasengan.[6] He intended for the Chidori to be a weapon used only to protect friends and loved ones.[7] To perform, the user first gathers lightning to their hand; the high concentration of electricity produces a sound reminiscent of many birds chirping, hence the name.[8] The lightning chakra has been shown on occasions to damage the user's hand, peeling the skin and causing it to smoulder slightly, but this does not appear to actually be debilitating.[9] Once the chakra is gathered, users charge at their target and thrust the Chidori into them, piercing them and typically causing fatal damage. Despite the sound it makes, the rapid speed at which it's used makes it useful for assassinations.[8]

The speed at which the Chidori is performed, despite being one of its greatest assets, also represents one of its biggest drawbacks: users move at their target so fast that its causes a tunnel vision-like effect for them. Because they charge in a straight line it is easy for opponents to attack them, and because of the tunnel vision it is difficult for the user to see these attacks, much less react to them. For this reason, most ninja cannot use the Chidori safely.[10] However, a user of the Sharingan can overcome these drawbacks due to its heightened visual perception preventing the tunnel vision from occurring and its predictive capabilities making it easier for the user to avoid counterattacks.[11] Kakashi's skill with the Chidori eventually became so good that he was able to split a bolt of lightning with it, earning his Chidori the name "Lightning Cutter".[12]

The Chidori requires a large amount of chakra to be performed, placing a limit on how many times it can be used per day. In Part I, Kakashi can use it four times per day[13] and Sasuke Uchiha can use it twice per day under his own power.[14] Both increase their limits to an unspecified number in Part II. During Part II, Sasuke demonstrates several variations of the Chidori that have been given shape transformation, such as Chidori Senbon and Chidori Sharp Spear, both of which allow him to attack at a longer range than the Chidori is capable of.

Variants

Sasuke has been shown using the Chidori with different chakra sources to grant his Chidori additional properties:

Flapping Chidori
When drawing on the chakra of his Cursed Seal of Heaven, Sasuke uses a "Flapping Chidori" (羽撃く千鳥, Habataku Chidori, English TV: Black Chidori, literally meaning: Flapping One Thousand Birds),[15] which is stronger, darker in colour, and sounds like flapping wings rather than chirping birds.[16] Different video games have called it "Wailing Chidori" (慟哭の千鳥, Dōkoku no Chidori, literally meaning: Wailing One Thousand Birds, Game translation: Chidori Lament) and "Black Chidori" (黒い千鳥, Kuroi Chidori, literally meaning: Black One Thousand Birds). If accessed in his first state of the Cursed Seal, the Chidori is normally coloured purple instead in most forms of media.
Dark Chidori
When imbued with the Six Paths Power, Sasuke's Chidori can be used to damage the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, whose body is otherwise impervious to standard ninjutsu.[17] In Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, this is called "Dark Chidori" (黒き千鳥, Kuroki Chidori, literally meaning: Dark One Thousand Birds, Game translation: Onyx Chidori).
Kagutsuchi Chidori
Sasuke is briefly shown combining Chidori with Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi.[18] When it is clashed with Naruto Uzumaki's Rasengan, the resulting explosion destroys the statues at the Valley of the End and as well as both of their dominant arms.[19]

Trivia

  • "Chidori" (千鳥) can also be translated to "plover".
  • The name Chidori comes from a story about famous samurai Tachibana Dōsetsu: Tachibana was in possession of a famous sword called Chidori (千鳥, literally meaning: A Thousand Birds). One day, while he was still a young man, he was taking shelter under a tree, as it was raining. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck him. However, Tachibana used his Chidori to cut the Thunder God inside the lightning bolt, allowing him to survive. After this incident, he renamed his Chidori to Raikiri (雷切, literally meaning: Lightning Cutter).
  • In the original Naruto anime, Chidori looks like a white, sphere-shaped amount of electricity that surrounds the palm. This is corrected in the Naruto: Shippūden anime, where the Chidori is depicted as it is in the manga: a formless coverage of electricity all over the hand.
    • However, in the video game J-Stars Victory Vs. and its + version, Sasuke's Chidori takes its incorrectly rendered sphere shape as aforementioned, but with the sphere contained within his hand (only during its startup animation and when Sasuke is running with the Chidori active).
  • In both Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 and 3, players can customise some characters to be able to use Chidori. In the former case, it is called "Young Lightning" in the English script when used by Anbu Kakashi.
    • Also, in some forms of media like the aforementioned games (along with Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 4 and Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2), Sasuke in his Cursed Seal of Heaven state (both level 1 and 2) often has the ability to perform both the normal version of his Chidori and its Cursed Seal version as separate techniques.
    • However, in Jump Super Stars, despite using the Cursed Seal Chidori in his State 2 form for his Battle 7 Koma, Sasuke's Chidori is coloured purple akin to the State 1 version instead of dark-white.
  • In the trailers for Boruto: Naruto the Movie, Lightning Release Bullet: Powerful Breath makes the unique sound that Chidori makes.
  • In the anime, Indra Ōtsutsuki was capable of using a similar technique.[20]

See Also

References

  1. First Databook, page 209
  2. Naruto: Shippūden episode 417
  3. Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Volume 3's Sasuke's Profile
  4. Naruto episode 134
  5. Naruto episode 67
  6. Naruto chapter 321
  7. Naruto chapter 177, page 8
  8. 8.0 8.1 Naruto chapter 113, page 15
  9. Naruto chapter 146, pages 13, 17
  10. Naruto chapter 240, page 14
  11. Naruto chapter 244, pages 4-6
  12. Naruto chapter 114, page 3
  13. Naruto chapter 128, page 11
  14. Naruto chapter 128, page 9
  15. Second Databook, page 51
  16. Naruto chapter 232, pages 11-13
  17. Naruto chapter 674
  18. Naruto chapter 698, page 3
  19. Naruto chapter 698, page 6
  20. Naruto: Shippūden episode 465