Chidori Current

From Narutopedia

Chidori Current[1]
Name
Kanji	千鳥流し
Rōmaji	Chidori Nagashi
Literal English	One Thousand Birds Current
English TV	Chidori Stream
Debut
Manga	Chapter #308
Anime	Naruto Shippuden Episode #52
Data
Classification	Ninjutsu
Type	Lightning Release
Rank	A-rank
Class	Offensive
Range	Short-range
Other jutsu
Parent jutsu	Chidori
Directly Derived jutsu Kusanagi Sword: Chidori Katana
Users Sasuke Uchiha

A variation on a regular Chidori developed by Sasuke Uchiha during his two-and-a-half year training with Orochimaru, this jutsu allows the user to generate non-focused electrically charged chakra from his body, instead of concentrating it in his hand. Because the electricity isn't focused, it doesn't kill on contact, instead only paralyzing its victims. By sending the current into the ground Sasuke can stun opponents from a distance. Sasuke can also channel the electricity through metallic weapons like his Kusanagi sword, increasing their cutting power, as well as making body parts numb by cutting them.

[edit] References

1. ↑ Third Databook, page 284