Wouldn't kunai work just as well

[GiantShuriken]

as Chidori or Rasengan? Or Hinata's lion fist, or any of the other melee chakra moves? I mean, lets say for the ending of Naruto vs Pain, rather than Rasengan he just kunai'd pain in the face. what's the difference?

 

[-Logic-]

Kunais have never done anything significant. And they never will. :|

 

[lol99]

kunai = lame

 

[GiantShuriken]

Like when Kakashi chidori'd Kakuzu after Naruto knocked him out with the FRS... Couldn't he have just Kunai'd Kakuzu to death? Why does it always have to be a chidori/rasengan ftw when a Kunai to the face or heart works just as well???!?

 

[tobitaka]

the kyuubi slammed pain into the floor like a tent peg and it didnt kill him. what do you think a kunai will do?

 

[Dantee]

Kunais have never done anything significant. And they never will. :|

That's not true. Ask Minato.

 

[Narutohokage7]

Anti-climax, it is far more fun to end with a cool move.

 

[Unorthodox]

the kyuubi slammed pain into the floor like a tent peg and it didnt kill him. what do you think a kunai will do?

LMFAO at that sig

 

[GiantShuriken]

the kyuubi slammed pain into the floor like a tent peg and it didnt kill him. what do you think a kunai will do?

well that didnt work because tendo pain was already dead, his body was just being controlled by nagato... but if you kunai his head off I think that would be fine.

 

[Gooner4life]

Depends on the situation, stabbing Pain in the face would work but stabbing someone in the torso isn't a certain quick kill. Rasengan does plenty of internal damage too which makes sure most people would die from a direct hit. Chidori produces a clean stab, and paralyses the target, produces more penetration. The gentle fist techniques also do internal damage, making it harder to retaliate.

In short it is the added effects of these techniques that are useful but if you going to hit someone somewhere where it would be a one hit kill anyway, a kunai works just as well.

 

[lol99]

That's not true. Ask Minato.

holy shit i almost forgot about him , i withdraw my previous statement

the kyuubi slammed pain into the floor like a tent peg and it didnt kill him. what do you think a kunai will do?

epic sig xd

 

[GiantShuriken]

Anti-climax, it is far more fun to end with a cool move.

true. But in actuality, a kunai to the face or heart would be just as devastating/lethal and would take less chakra! So when Naruto does those moves where he confuses them with his shadow clones then rasengans out of nowhere, he could have just as well kunai'd them in the face!

 

[-A-]

Kunais have never done anything significant. And they never will. :|

FTG is done by a kunai...

 

[Gregsta]

Because the kunai can be caught or deflected and even if it hits, the wound wouldn't be fatal unless it hits a vital organ. Also some enemies have special abilities that would never be penetrated by a simple kunai, such as susano. Early on in the anime kunai and swords did some damage to characters but now they are too fast and strong to be taken down by something like that. Also it looks lame and anti-climatic
Oh and also their fists probably deal more damage then a Kunai now. Naruto was taking down some paths of pain with just his frog-fu punches in sage mode

 

[zombiejesus]

well i admit a kunai to the face is funny to me every ninja just throws their own and deflects it they are useless unless you are deflecting your enemies kunai away lol

 

[yellowxflash]

nothing but it's anime all the special moves are what make it

 

[Pain saga]

as Chidori or Rasengan? Or Hinata's lion fist, or any of the other melee chakra moves? I mean, lets say for the ending of Naruto vs Pain, rather than Rasengan he just kunai'd pain in the face. what's the difference?

Being ninja is more about using ninjutsu(Except for guy and lee ).. Ninjustsu certainly damages an enemy to a greater extent and improves the destructive power of kunai when used along with the ninjutsu.

Do you remember naruto while strengthening his grip on his wind element, goes to asuma and asks for the tip..?. Asuma showed what kunai could do with and without ninjutsu