Very good, your answers were a bit shabby but nothing too serious. Lightning is a vicious and powerful element. In the Narutoverse, it is one of the fastest elements that exist. With lightning and electricity, the molecules in the element move at such a high velocity they are so powerful and hard to control and that instability is reflected upon in the in the use of the element. In Raiton techniques, there is always some level of discharge showing the lightning’s rebellious and difficult to control nature. The speed generated by lightning doesn't only increase its instability but it can also increase properties such as sharpness. The radip flow of molecules being condensed to vibrate at high frequencies and speed allow for applications on bladed weapons. Take Sasuke's use of lightning with his katana, or Ameyuri Ringo, one of the seven swordsmen of the mist with her blades, Kiba. Lighting is added to those blades which increases their ability to slice through almost anything like butter. Though this isn't the only practical use for lightning, there is also the properties of electrocution. The amount of electricity a lightning technique possesses can cause so much damage from paralyzing one's opponent to completely overloading their bodies with electricity and killing instantly. Some cases (as suspected with Kirin though never proven), the complete obliteration of one's opponent. Not only electrocution but heat. One generally thinks of Fire when the word heat is brought up, however why is that? Higher energy is generated when molecules move more rapidly. As mentioned before, those within lightning and electricity move at great speeds, thus allowing for burns to be generated with lightning release as well, however that's not commonly thought of.
Now, Lightning jutsu can be summed up into 5 fields, done by fellow Mods and Senseis Scorps and Reborn and ex-sensei Lili-Chawn.
Method 1: Bolts/Projectiles
Alright, this first method fairly simple. Projectiles, just like kunai and shuriken, projectiles are weapons that leave you and travel towards your opponent. The power of the projectiles depends on the amount of force you implement in it. For example if you launch a kunai using with half your energy, it won't have as much speed and power as it would if you launched it with all your energy. That's somewhat what the concept is in parallel to rank. A D-ranked projectile technique is not as strong as a C-ranked because it doesn't have as much chakra and energy thrown into it. Now with that said we go onto to the element itself. With lightning projectiles you first:
~Gather a fixed amount you raiton chakra into the point of release (hands, feet, etc, etc)
~Condense it using shape manipulation to give it shape and focus all the chakra you gathered into the single manifestation
~Release it in the desired direction towards your target.
Now in the case where you produce multiple lightning projectiles you would follow these steps
~Gather a fixed amount of your raiton chakra into the point of release
~Condense it using shape manipulation to give it shape
~Divide the chakra equally among the projectiles you are releasing allowing you to release them in close proximities (near instantly after one another)
~Then release.
The reason for this is, in the RP, when you release multiple projectiles using one jutsu, the equivalent of those individual techniques is the rank of the jutsu you release.
Example:
Projectile Lightning Technique
Rank: A
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra cost: 30
Damage: 60
Description: User shoots a single or multiple projectiles of Lightning from his hand to his enemy
*note not a real technique* But with this technique it says you release multiple projectiles that could be like 5 projectiles. Are all those projectiles A-rank? No, the sum of their energy is A-rank. If they were all A-rank that would mean you used five techniques. So what you do is, you divide the chakra and the sum of the five projectiles launched is A-rank. What does this mean? It means you can take advantage and destroy individual projectiles more easily. Say your opponent uses this technique and you do as well. If he launches 5 projectiles and you launch one, Your 1=Their 5 collective, thus meaning your 1>their 1 or their 2, or 3. You can destroy some of their projectiles and have it continue towards them. However in that case, they still have other projectiles coming towards you so it's like a double edged sword.
Method 2: Currents/Wide Spread
The techniques in this next method all adhere to constant waves or currents of lightning, meaning you're constantly placing chakra into the technique as opposed to projectiles where you gather all your chakra and then release it all in one/several condensed shots. This is where the element gets into the real conductive nature of Lightning. In gathering your chakra for these techniques you will start like you would any other technique, you gather the fixed amount of chakra in the point of release. However, instead of releasing it in a confined condensed projectile you release a constant flow of lightning from the point of release and, generally through a medium like the ground, a weapon, or an object. You will not be releasing your chakra all at once, it will be flowing out of you from the point of release in a steady manor until the chakra you've built up for the technique is gone. Since you're focusing less on condensing the chakra and more on spreading it out to cover a wider range, this takes away from force and piercing ability and you get more of the electrocution properties. The techniques in this method are more so designed to have that stunning and overloading the body with lightning.
Method 3: Melee
My favorite method to explain. Chidori and its variants like Negashi and spear, etc. Explaining Chidori will basically outline the rest. This is simply another shape+nature manipulation technique. Channel the raiton chakra in your hand; concentrate it so that the vibrations are so much so that they create the sound of chirping birds. The high amount of vibrations gives you a tremendous increase in power making the basic chidori technique capable of peircing straight through flesh and bone and even harder substances. Then the variants only have some slight modifications, however they all start with the creation of an initial Chidori in the palm (note: this does not mean you have to use Chidori before you use any of the variants) The modification is generally some general form of shape manipulation or merely an enhancement or sudden release of the built up energy from Chidori.
Method 4: Specifics
This method, like the rest of the final methods in all the five basic elements, is composed of techniques that have no real direct relationship with one another nor can fit into any of the above categories. They are all unique beyond categorization within this system of training but they possess the basic properties of lightning which would be electrical force/energy and possibly high vibrations for cutting, etc.
Now, I want you to go through the Lightning jutsu list and find an example of each method and give me the advantages and disadvantages of each method. This is to test your knowledge and understanding of the above.