^This. Minus the "hence the name" part.Raikiri is an upgrade version of chidori. It's more concentrated and has a higher force, hence the name.
^This. Minus the "hence the name" part.
Yes but the name of the Raikiri and Chidori both come from Japanese mythology. Chidori was originally a name of a sword that was handed down to a Samurai and unfortunately, while taking shelter from a thunderstorm under a tree he was struck by lightning and apparently he used his chidori sword to cut the thunder god within the bolt of lightning and after that event, he renamed his chidori to raikiri - lightning cutter. That would be the precipice for "hence the name".
I added hence the name because Lightning Blade sounds badass compared to 1000 Birds chirping.
Kiri also means mist. It's about the Kanji used.raikiri means a blade made of lightning not lightning cutter(like kazekiri = wind blade)
Wow, +rep man. I didn't know that. Thanks.Yes but the name of the Raikiri and Chidori both come from Japanese mythology. Chidori was originally a name of a sword that was handed down to a Samurai and unfortunately, while taking shelter from a thunderstorm under a tree he was struck by lightning and apparently he used his chidori sword to cut the thunder god within the bolt of lightning and after that event, he renamed his chidori to raikiri - lightning cutter. That would be the precipice for "hence the name".
definately a rep +Yes but the name of the Raikiri and Chidori both come from Japanese mythology. Chidori was originally a name of a sword that was handed down to a Samurai and unfortunately, while taking shelter from a thunderstorm under a tree he was struck by lightning and apparently he used his chidori sword to cut the thunder god within the bolt of lightning and after that event, he renamed his chidori to raikiri - lightning cutter. That would be the precipice for "hence the name".
They're both based on the same concept. The user concentrates Lightning-based chakra in their hand. Then, utilizing the speed of the thrust, the user pierces the enemy with their Lightning enhanced hand. The Chidori/Raikiri, according to Gai, is an assassination move based on it's ability to one-hit kill.Hey people i was just wondering
whats the difference between a chidori and a raikiri?