my flame proof jacket is on, i made this thread becuz both of these jutsus have a difference in them even though they both related to lightning, 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. 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 The Chidori is Kakashi Hatake's first original technique, though he more frequently uses an S-ranked version known as the Lightning Cutter. He created it around the time he was promoted to jōnin, and later taught it to sasuke, sasuke can now use full body chidori simular to raiton armor,,,Raiton (Lightning Release) techniques are Jutsu that convert the user's chakra into electricity. Because of this, they require great deal of chakra to be performed. Raiton techniques are fast-moving, easily able to pierce matter, and tend to numb the target. It seems to be common to Kumogakure ninja. Lightning techniques are strong against Earth and are weakened by Wind. Lightning release techniques are usally used with the monkey hand seal. Together with Water, it likely makes up the components for Ranton (Storm Release).