{"id":"chidori","name":"Chidori","japanese":"千鳥","category":"techniques","subtitle":"Lightning gathered in one hand.","summary":"A lightning technique created by Kakashi and taught to Sasuke, which concentrates chakra for a piercing attack.","facts":[["Creador","Kakashi"],["Naturaleza","Lightning"]],"lvl":0,"sections":[{"h":"A thousand birds","t":"The Chidori concentrates lightning chakra in the hand and drives it home in a high-speed charge. Its name, “a thousand birds”, comes from the sound it makes, like the chirping of many birds. Kakashi teaches it to Sasuke before the fight against Gaara in the Chūnin Exam, and Sasuke debuts it by piercing the sand defense. The technique depends on speed: the user has to accelerate to the maximum for the blow to work. Kakashi had already used his own version against Zabuza and Haku in the Land of Waves.","lvl":0,"ch":"naruto-114","pos":114},{"h":"Twice a day","t":"Kakashi warns Sasuke that the Chidori uses a lot of chakra and that, at his level, he can only use it twice a day. In the pursuit of Gaara, Sasuke tries a third time and only manages it because the curse mark boosts him, at the cost of his body. That warning marks the technique's main cost in Part I. Besides, the Chidori is too fast for anyone who cannot follow it with their eyes: that is where the Sharingan comes in.","lvl":0,"ch":"naruto-128","pos":128},{"h":"Chidori against Rasengan","t":"The Chidori becomes part of the rivalry between Sasuke and Naruto. When Sasuke uses it against Itachi, Itachi deflects it effortlessly. Shortly after, Sasuke and Naruto clash on the hospital roof, Chidori against Rasengan, and Kakashi stops them. At the Valley of the End, the clash repeats with greater force: Sasuke, with the curse mark, wins out and leaves with Orochimaru. That clash of techniques becomes a symbol of their relationship.","lvl":0,"ch":"naruto-228","pos":228},{"h":"The origin","t":"Kakashi Gaiden reveals the Chidori's origin: Kakashi created it when he was young, before he had the Sharingan. The problem was that at that speed he could not see his rival's counterattack and was left exposed, a blind spot that puts him in danger on his mission. The Sharingan Obito gives him solves exactly that: it lets him see the counterattack as he charges. Kakashi's version ends up getting another name, Raikiri, “Lightning Cutter”.","lvl":0,"ch":"naruto-244","pos":244},{"h":"Sasuke's variants","t":"In Shippūden, Sasuke takes the Chidori further. He spreads it over his whole body (Chidori Current), channels it into his sword, throws it as senbon or extends it like a spear. Against Deidara, he even applies it to himself to destroy some microscopic bombs. In his fight with Itachi, he uses the natural lightning of a storm to call down Kirin, which is no longer the Chidori but a separate technique. Meanwhile, Kakashi uses the Raikiri against Kakuzu, and it is clear the teacher's version follows its own path.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-391","pos":391},{"h":"The last clash and the legacy","t":"In the final fight between Naruto and Sasuke, Sasuke's most powerful Chidori collides with Naruto's Rasengan, and both lose an arm. It closes the duel that began on the hospital roof. Years later, in Boruto, Sarada also uses the Chidori. That a technique passes from Kakashi to Sasuke and from Sasuke to Sarada does not mean they all master it the same way: each one learns it and adapts it to their level.","lvl":2,"ch":"boruto-42","pos":742}],"characters":["sasuke"],"related":["sharingan","chakra","ninjutsu"],"reference":"Naruto, chapters 113–114 and 239–244.","sources":[{"title":"Kakashi: el Sharingan recibido y la enseñanza del Chidori","url":"https://naruto-official.com/en/news/01_1903"},{"title":"Sasuke: su familia y el camino de la venganza","url":"https://naruto-official.com/en/news/01_1856"},{"title":"Obito: el Equipo Minato y el sueño perdido","url":"https://naruto-official.com/en/news/01_1706"}],"figures":["
CONCENTRATED LIGHTNING
Chidori · Original diagramLightning chakra concentrated in the hand. The attack's speed makes perceiving counterattacks important.
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