Originally posted by: AssertnFailure
first of all.......
kakashi's version is raikiri...
why kakashi would have his own take on a jutsu he created himself is beyond me though.......

and secondly, the whole point behind the chidori, is that in combination with the sharingan, the target CANT dodge or counter to avoid it
people tend to forget that
Kishimoto just changed the name (or forgot what he called it the first time). It isn't a different type of technique.

And the Sharingan (at this point) is imperfect. You are correct though, since without the Gates Sasuke is just as fast as Lee; Lee couldn't avoid the Chidori. A better move would be to blitz Sasuke before he gets the technique ready. However, again, Sasuke is just as fast, almost as skilled, and has the Sharingan. Without the Gates, Lee is pretty much fucked.

umm i remember the first time we see kakashi use chidori, he first uses the dogs because he knows he cant hit zabuza or whatever his name was without them. obviously if you are within the same speed area of the user it is pretty easy to dogde.
No, he did this because he couldn't even see Zabuza to hit him with it, not because he was fast enough to dodge it.