Originally posted by: kupalmaru
Originally posted by: HotSauce
Originally posted by: kupalmaru
Originally posted by: Merezz
chidori takes a long time to set up and can only be done 2-3 times by Sasuke before he is screwed. Rasengan can't be copied because it isn't a bunch of seals that are moved, it's about chakra control, Sasuke can't see chakra moving - Neji can
But chidori is good for a quick kill.

When Jiraya demonstrated rasengan for the first time to Naruto, Jiraya just stun the guy.

If Chidori was use instead of rasengan, the guy should be dead on the spot.


I don't know if this point has been already posted.
If you payed attention, you would have distinctly heard that Jiraya had held back alot so that the man wouldnt die. If he used even half the power the man would be dead, had he used 100% of his power I bet the man would explode!
First of all Im not saying that chidori is more powerfull than rasengan. I said it is good for a quick kill.

Unlike chidori, you dont get rasengan at full power. Which could put you on a unfavorable position.

A good example of this is when Naruto hit Kabuto with rasengan. When Kabuto got hit by rasengan for the first time, the power of rasengan is still weak. Because the power of rasengan is still weak, Kabuto manage to move his hand and stop the flow of chakra to Naruto's heart.

If chidori was use instead of rasengan, Kabuto may not have been able to move his hand.
chidori is easier to learn than resengan tho. resengan is all about controling the chakra where as chidori is un controled its only a whole heap of chakra that has been focused on the hand. also it needs to be touching something when its used other wise he will lose it. sasuke learnt how to use chidori and master it, the only downside is he is still slow. resengan is much harder to learn. it took the 4th 3 years to master it..., look what happened to the tree when he showed naruto the difference between a little bit of chakra and 100%. he took the tree out in a second. if naruto could use it at 100% then he could have put it through kabuto.