Black Lightning
Name
Kanji	黒い雷
Rōmaji	Kuroi Kaminari
Literal English	Black Lightning
Debut
Manga	Chapter #526
Anime	Naruto Shippūden Episode #268
Game	Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
Appears in	Anime, Manga and Game
Data
Classification	Ninjutsu, Fighting Style
Type	Lightning Release
Rank	A-rank
Class	Offensive
Range	Long-range
Derived jutsu Lightning Release: Black Panther Double Black Panther
Users Third Raikage Darui

Black Lightning is a unique form of Lightning Release utilised by the Third Raikage, who passed it on to Darui.^[1] Not much is known about it but as the name suggests, the lightning produced by this ability's techniques is black in colour.

Trivia

• Both users have the stylised kanji for "lightning" (雷, kaminari) tattooed on their shoulders; Darui on his left and the Raikage on his right. This seems to be a distinctive trait, as Ginkaku and Kinkaku recognised Darui's possession of this ability through his tattoo.^[2]
• It is similar to Amaterasu in that it is the only other black-coloured elemental technique.

References

1. ↑ Naruto chapter 526, pages 8-9
2. ↑ Naruto chapter 526, page 17