Raikiri is the same as Chidori

[Tazzilla88]

Many people believe that raikiri is a more powerful version of Chidori but I disagree. Raikiri is just a nickname for Kakashi's chidori. But the manga states they are the same thing.

Spoiler

You must be registered for see images

I know this isn't mind blowing but I just wanted to clear up a misconception. But that does pose the question of whether Kakashi could cut through Kirin.

 

[Vasto Lordé]

How dare you!!!
.
.
.
.
Anyway I was also thinking about this for a while >.>

 

[-S-]

no it's not :/

raikiri is lightning blade

chidori is a thousand birds


raikiri is a piercing effect

 

[Ninpou]

no it's not :/

raikiri is lightning blade

chidori is a thousand birds


raikiri is a piercing effect

Chidori also has a peircing effect, they just have different names.

 

[Tazzilla88]

no it's not :/

raikiri is lightning blade

chidori is a thousand birds


raikiri is a piercing effect

The manga just said raikiri is a nickname Kakashi's chidori earned because of its feat of cutting a lightning bolt. So they're the same. His just has a feat that earned it a nickname

 

[Midday]

It's a more concentrated version of chidori. Like how Odama rasengan is to a normal rasengan.

 

[-Blade-]

Chidori numbs

Raikiri kills

 

[LionDemon]

I already know that xD

 

[Killahkels]

Lightning blade is different than chidori only true spear chidori is comparable

 

[Kyrik]

They are the same thing.

 

[Ambriel]

Yup deidara called it raikiri too

You must be registered for see images

 

[LionDemon]

Lightning blade is different than chidori only true spear chidori is comparable

Ok, in dubbed versions, Sasuke says 'Lighting Blade'
in the same episode in Japanese, Sasuke says 'Chidori'
in the manga, they say 'Raikiri'

 

[ThePieness]

Raikiri (in my own guess) has more volts of lighting compacted into it, it has more visible chakra than chidori, it also (once again a guess) has a better piercing effect.

 

[itachi49]

Chidori = A rank
Raikiri = S rank

Yup deidara called it raikiri too

You must be registered for see images

Since when Deidara know better than Sasuke what jutsu he's using?
You missed the next pages when Sasuke said himself that it's not raikiri but chidori.

You must be registered for see images

You must be registered for see images

 

[Uchihajin Sasuke]

Chidori also has a peircing effect, they just have different names.

They are just different names, besides Chidori sounds much cooler

 

[Ambriel]

Chidori = A rank
Raikiri = S rank



You missed the next page when Sasuke said himself that it's not raikiri but chidori.

You must be registered for see images

Its the same thing he just calls it chidori

 

[hokutoshinken]

Chidori = A rank
Raikiri = S rank


Since when Deidara know better than Sasuke what jutsu he's using?
You missed the next pages when Sasuke said himself that it's not raikiri but chidori.

You must be registered for see images

You must be registered for see images

What he said and Sasuke have to cut a lighting bolt to learn raikiri.Raikiri is stronger S rank , Chidori i s A rank.
It's like regular rasengan and Chōōdama Rasengan

 

[itachi49]

To end the misconception i'll add some databook pages.
If chidori and raikiri would be the same jutsu they would be on same level .
There,the databook is clear and kishi made 2 different pages for both jutsu which are from different rank.A rank for chidori and S rank for raikiri.Even if there are some similarities,it's not the same jutsu.

source : databook 1 page 209 (chidori) and databook1 page 225 (raikiri)

You must be registered for see images

You must be registered for see images

 

[Sasuke2]

It's 2 different techniques, fail thread.
Raikiri is S-rank

 

[Tazzilla88]

To end the misconception i'll add some databook pages.
If chidori and raikiri would be the same jutsu they would be on same level .
There,the databook is clear and kishi made 2 different pages for both jutsu which are from different rank.A rank for chidori and S rank for raikiri.Even if there are some similarities,it's not the same jutsu.

source : databook 1 page 209 (chidori) and databook1 page 225 (raikiri)

You must be registered for see images

You must be registered for see images

In your own link it called it Kakashi's chidori. I'm just saying. And the handseals are the same. Ox-rabbit-monkey