Icelerate
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Introduction
Alright so in this thread, I will be analysing Temari's ultimate attack and correcting some misconceptions that some people like to spew in Versus threads involving Temari.
If you don't know what I am talking about, please open the spoiler and see the attack for yourself.
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Analysis of Kiri Kiri Mae
Just to behold how strong this attack is, take a good look at how far away the range of its devastation goes out for. I used to estimate its range to be around 100 m but I severely underestimated it. It turns out the effects of KKM stretch out for hundreds of meters. If you want proof of where I got this number, just check out the 2nd data book hidden beneath this next spoiler. Lastly, if it wasn't for all the trees in the forest, the attack would span an even greater range and be even faster due to less resistance.
Databook 2 - Kuchiyose: Kirikiri Mai: said:
Bear in mind that we can't really tell how far the area of effect stretches out because we see the attack, not from bird's eye view but from a slanted perspective. Thus we can't perceive the full distance this attack spans.
Also it is important to note what exactly this attack is and how it is delivered. First off, Temari rubs blood on her fan. Then she swings her fan and out comes
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, the weasel that decimates everything that comes close to it. This creature is clearly visible when Temari first summons it but once it starts moving,you can no longer see it in any other panels. This is because, as the
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says, once it starts moving, Kamatari can not be seen by the unaided eye. Considering Kamatari is the medium through which this attack travels, it means this attack is very fast which is proven by the fact that it managed to cover a distance spanning several hundreds of meters in a very small amount of time.Next, notice the data book says that Temari whips up a tempest, then Kamatari rides this tempest slashing everything in its path. This means the gust of wind that Temari whips up is what causes Kamatari to move so fast. Since current Temari has faster and much more powerful wind attacks, this means that if Temari were to use KKM as of now, the attack would be even faster and its range of devastation would be much greater.
The databook says that kamaitachis in Japanese folklore are weasels that can cut things without touching them. We know that Kishi likes to use Japanese mythology especially with the Uchiha and he also does this with Temari which I'll explain onwards. Take a good look at this
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between the red lines. Basically while Kamatari is riding the wind current created by Temari, it itself creates massive wind currents from its own scythe. My point in demonstrating this fact is to show that merely attacking Kamatari to stop this jutsu is futile since anyone coming close to Kamatari will get sliced apart before they launch any close range attacks and most long range attacks will most likely get repelled by the heavy wind currents. Coupled with Kamatari's immense speed and destructive power, this jutsu is very difficult to dodge, block and/or stop.
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Now to Correct some common Misconceptions
Misconception #1: Tayuya's skin tanked Kiri Kiri Mae
I've seen quite a few people underrate this technique because they say that Tayuya wasn't sliced apart by the wind slash created by KKM. It is true that Tayuya didn't get cut by the wind slash but this is not because she tanked it, but it is because she never got hit by the wind slash itself. Recall that the data book says that the winds created by KKM end up blowing debris everywhere and this debris, in this case logs of trees, was what hit Tayuya, killing her instantly. Since the wind created by Kamatari sliced apart trees and then blew those logs in all directions, the logs ended up crushing Tayuya before the wind slash itself hit her. Now you must be wondering, why did KKM not hit Tayuya afterwards. Well this is because the incoming tree logs buried Tayuya under a pile of rubble laying Tayuya down. Since Tayuya was laid down, the wind currents created by Kamatari and Kamatari itself passed over herself, thus she never actually got hit by the attack. Another point to note is that Temari was
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on a
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when KKM was used thus further supporting the fact that KKM passed over Tayuya as opposed to actually hitting her directly.
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Misconception #2: Kiri Kiri Mae can't decapitate opponents
Misconception #2 stems from misconception #1 where people think that KKM never scratched Tayuya's skin, therefore, it can't slice an opponent in half. Now that I have tackled misconception #1, tackling this one should be relatively easy. This proof will use a lot of A>B>C logic which should be valid in this case and possibly some arbitrary and questionable assumptions but you'd most likely be very dense and stubborn if it doesn't occur to you that KKM can decapitate (slice in half) ordinary shinobi.
Proof #1: In english, Kuchiyose: Kiri Kiri Mae is translated to be
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according to the Naruto Wiki. Of course the English translation of the anime or manga won't use such a gruesome name so it was renamed Summoning: Blade Dance. Anyway the name depicts the technique to be quick which I already explained previously in great detail. Next it also implies that it can behead shinobi which makes sense since nothing less can be expected from a powerful slicing based fuuton.Proof #2: Weaker attacks compared to Temari's ultimate attack have decapitated opponents so Temari herself is capable of decapitation. For example, Asuma's
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decapitated Hidan whose durability allowed him to
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a powerful pressure based wind attack called
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an attack which can crush ordinary shinobi. The winds/shockwaves created by Kiba's
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managed to
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into several pieces. Bear in mind Juubi clones are larger than ordinary ninjas and made out of thick skin
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so they are obviously more durable than ordinary shinobi. The reason why I consider Temari's KKM to have superior cutting ability than Asuma's hien is because of several reasons:1. In part one alone, Temari managed to slice hundreds of trees worth of wood and those trees were around a meter thick each. If we take several hundred meters to equal 500 m, it would imply that Temari cut through approximately 500 m worth of wood. This means if a giant wooden structure that is 500 m thick were to face the attack, it would get sliced in half. This is something which Asuma is most likely
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. Bare in mind I just used a feat of part one Temari's to compare to Asuma's and current Temari is on a whole other level hence that 500 m worth of wood she can cut may actually now be well over 1 km. 2. Temari hasn't used KKM in Shippuden but she was about to use it before Naruto showed up and she stated
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which managed to inflict some wounds into the 3rd Raikage's immensely durable body. The reason why KKM's power should be comparable is because if it wasn't, Temari would not have contemplated trying to use it. She should have general knowledge on how strong these attacks are since she is a proficient and skilled fuuton user who has them in her arsenal. In the spoiler below, you will notice that
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who is better than her when it comes to using fuuton so I highly doubt an average jounin who doesn't specialize in fuuton, like Asuma, will trump a jounin like Temari who actually specializes in using fuuton.
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3. As for Temari's attacks being stronger than Kiba's, shouldn't this be obvious? A chakra based slicing wind attack from a jounin should be much much more powerful than a non chakra based slicing attack from a chunin. Not debatable. KKM in and of itself isn't a chakra based slicing attack which you will learn later on but it is stronger than Temari's other jutsus which are chakra based.
Proof #3: The Anime team depicted Temari's ability to slice opponents in half. Towards the end of
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, Temari manages to slice the priest in half before he is sealed. Logically speaking, experts who are in charge of the anime should logically know a lot about the Narutoverse and thus make informed choices when a character does something. This just goes to show that there are experts who agree with me that KKM is capable of decapitation. Misconception #3: Kiri Kiri Mae is Chakra Based
Most people make the mistake of assuming that since KKM is a ninjutsu, it can be absorbed by chakra absorbing techniques. This isn't true and now that you have read everything else in my thread, you will realize why it isn't. The way the technique is cast is similar to how Madara's perfect susanoo creates
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just by swinging its sword, but obviously on a much smaller scale. KKM isn't a wind natured chakra attack since it is Kamatari that produces the massive slicing winds through swinging its scythe and traveling at high speeds. In conclusion, this attack utilises natural winds as a medium of attack, not something made of chakra.
