Originally posted by: Mut@chi
Originally posted by: Jadugar
Originally posted by: Mut@chi
We've seen Sasuke hit Naruto with the chidori without needing speed. Chidori can be used EXACTLY the same as rasengan.
I remember Gai explaining the Chidori move during chunin exam, when Sasuke was fighting Gara, that how Kakashi trained Sasuke and improved his speed and movement before teaching him Chidori.
That's how Kakashi's chose to have chidori used because of the sharingan. The speed allows far more destructive power than just hitting without it. Not only that, it reduces the opponent's time to react, and it's not a problem for the chidori user since the user has sharingan.
I agree. Chidori does not NEED the speed to be useful, but the speed is pretty much essential if you want to make it devestating. Which is why Kakashi and Gai both mentioned the speed when explaining it.

But I'd also have to say that Rasengan is not a "Thrust" move. Naruto can be completely stationary and just tap an enemy with it, or slowly push it into him - and it would have just about the same effect as if he "thrusted" it. That's what makes it so powerful imo (note, I'm not referring to the overal quality of the move, just it's raw power). So I don't think Chidori can be used exactly the same way as rasengan, because the speed of the thrust is needed for it.