Same jutsu, but one is stronger than the other. Chidori is only Raikiri because Kakashi enhanced it.
Same damn jutsu, different name. Gai outright says it. Chidori is the proper name for the damn technique.
We had this discussion on NF a few weeks ago. They are the exact same jutsu, raikiri is simply an alternative name (Gai and Sasuke confirm this). P1 Kakashi's Raikiri was stronger than Sasuke's Chidori for obvious reasons. However, are you going to say that Kakashi's usage is forever better b/c he calls it Raikiri? Even Rinnegan Sasuke calls it Chidori....when PS uses it it's called Chidori. The name is completely irrelevant.
Raikiri exhibits greater change in chakra because it accomplishes everything Chidori does along with fashioning the discharged lightning into a blade. That's really the only difference from what I can tell.
No. I only said Raikiri came into being because Kakashi enhanced his Chidori after saying it's the same jutsu. We are literally saying the same thing here.
That's what is said in the DB, but in the manga Gai and Sasuke explain clearly that Raikiri is just a nickname.
Which is irrelevant to the point. I never said it wasn't a nickname nor did I say that the name had anything to do with the power in general terms. Kakashi made his Chidori stronger thus he started to call it Raikiri.
Where is the manga proof of this? Gai says it is nicknamed Raikiri b/c Kakashi "allegedly" cut a lightning bolt with it. Is there a manga reference that I'm missing?
That's what the databook's info leads to. Stop arguing that there is zero difference between both jutsu when one is A-Ranked and the other is S-Ranked. If there were zero difference you wouldn't see different ranks for each jutsu.
Let me ask you, do you believe Amaterasu is as hot as the sun?
Rubbish. You were already refuted on this point on NF. The jutsu have the exact same shape. Show us what "fashion the lightning into a blade" means or gtfo.
The only one who has ever fashioned chidori into a sword is Sasuke (Chidori eiso).
No, now let me ask you a question. Are you dishonest and deluded enough to equate databook hyperbole to rank assignments for Ninjutsu?
I refuted that outlandish claim because Chidori Eisou is a spear, not a blade. Kishimoto notes a difference, so your superficial view over the manga doesn't contradict what's established in the Databook.
Let me say this once again, show me how the appearance of the two differs, or gtfo.
Ninjutsu rank was something created in the databook. It has basis in the manga. For your information, the databook isn't actually penned by Kishimoto.
Where is the manga proof of this? Gai says it is nicknamed Raikiri b/c Kakashi allegedly cut a lightning bolt with it. Is there a manga reference that I'm missing?
It's obvious that Kakashi calls it Raikiri b/c it is a name that strikes fear in the hearts of enemies.
Let me ask you, do you believe Amaterasu is as hot as the sun?